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Monday, April 5, 1999, 1:03PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 40,257, Time of Game: 2:51
Red Sox
5
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
3
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
L: Kevin Appier (0-1)
S: Tom Gordon (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  2   0  0  1    5 13  1
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 .800 2.200 24 16 0.181 0.87 0.204 -0.023 2.2 3B,2B,SB
Darren Lewis CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 23 13 -0.138 0.95 0.000 -0.138 -1.7 1 0
John Valentin 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .400 1.600 17 9 0.126 1.20 0.224 -0.098 1.4 0 1 HR,2B
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 15 6 -0.019 0.81 0.056 -0.074 -0.0 1 1
Troy O'Leary LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .500 1.350 11 6 0.118 1.10 0.197 -0.078 0.2 4 0 2B,GDP
Mike Stanley 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .667 1.417 9 5 0.088 1.49 0.180 -0.092 0.8 4 0 HBP,GDP
Scott Hatteberg C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .500 1.250 14 5 0.012 1.44 0.123 -0.110 0.1 13 0 GDP
Jeff Frye 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 15 8 -0.032 1.44 0.057 -0.089 -0.3 2 2
Trot Nixon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 14 8 -0.266 1.56 0.000 -0.266 -2.9 2 0 GDP
Pedro Martinez P 0 0
   Derek Lowe P 0 2
   Tom Gordon P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 13 5 4 2 .361 1.022 142 76 0.070 1.17 1.041 -0.968 -0.4 27 6
2B: T O'Leary (1, off K Appier); J Offerman (1, off K Appier); J Valentin (1, off S Service).
3B: J Offerman (1, off S Service).
HR: J Valentin (1, off K Appier; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
HBP: M Stanley (1, by M Whisenant).
TB: J Offerman 7; J Valentin 6; T O'Leary 3; M Stanley 2; N Garciaparra; J Frye; S Hatteberg.
GIDP: T Nixon (1); S Hatteberg (1); T O'Leary (1); M Stanley (1).
RBI: J Valentin 3 (3); M Stanley (1); S Hatteberg (1).
2-out RBI: J Valentin 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Frye-N Garciaparra-M Stanley.
E: J Valentin (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (1, 2nd base off K Appier/C Kreuter).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Beltran CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 10 8 -0.046 1.45 0.053 -0.100 -0.4 1 0 SB
Joe Randa 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 1.250 21 12 -0.057 1.43 0.091 -0.148 -0.0 0 1 HR
Johnny Damon LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 21 14 -0.099 1.28 0.034 -0.134 -0.4 3 0 SB
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 19 11 -0.096 1.16 0.024 -0.120 -0.6 15 0 SB
Larry Sutton DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .750 18 10 -0.018 1.15 0.083 -0.101 0.3 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 22 13 -0.058 1.16 0.041 -0.099 -0.4 1 0
Chad Kreuter C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 20 11 -0.078 1.33 0.067 -0.145 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .750 15 12 0.097 1.08 0.131 -0.033 0.8 3 6 2B
Carlos Febles 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 7 -0.073 1.84 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 2 7 SH
Kevin Appier P 0 2
   Don Wengert P 0 0
   Matt Whisenant P 0 0
   Scott Service P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 2 12 .188 .579 156 98 -0.428 1.30 0.524 -0.953 -2.4 27 16
2B: R Sanchez (1, off P Martinez); L Sutton (1, off P Martinez).
HR: J Randa (1, off P Martinez; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SH: C Febles (1, off D Lowe).
TB: J Randa 4; R Sanchez 2; L Sutton 2; C Beltran; J Dye; J Damon.
GIDP: C Kreuter (1).
RBI: J Randa (1); L Sutton (1); C Beltran (1).
2-out RBI: L Sutton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 4. C Febles-R Sanchez-J King 2; R Sanchez-C Febles-J King; K Appier-R Sanchez-J King.
Baserunning
SB: J King (1, 2nd base off P Martinez/S Hatteberg); C Beltran (1, 2nd base off P Martinez/S Hatteberg); J Damon (1, 2nd base off P Martinez/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pedro Martinez, W (1-0) 6 6 2 2 1 9 1 3.00 24 121 78 37 15 26 2 12 3 0 60 0.187 0.98 1.6
Derek Lowe, H (1) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 8 23 12 7 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.129 2.37 0.2
Tom Gordon, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 12 8 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.112 1.39 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 2 2 12 1 2.00 35 156 98 46 19 33 7 14 3 0 60 0 0 0.428 1.17 2.4

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Appier, L (0-1) 5.1 8 4 4 3 1 1 6.75 25 85 47 28 3 16 10 11 5 0 34 -0.182 1.19 -1.4
Don Wengert 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 23 12 8 0 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0.118 1.13 1.6
Matt Whisenant 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 9 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.036 1.05 -0.4
Scott Service 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 7 25 14 7 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 0.029 1.21 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 4 2 1 5.00 41 142 76 45 5 26 20 14 5 0 34 4 0 -0.071 1.30 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Whisenant (1; M Stanley).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 40,257.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 30mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Jose Offerman DH 1 Carlos Beltran CF
2 Darren Lewis CF 2 Joe Randa 3B
3 John Valentin 3B 3 Johnny Damon LF
4 Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Troy O'Leary LF 5 Larry Sutton DH
6 Mike Stanley 1B 6 Jermaine Dye RF
7 Scott Hatteberg C 7 Chad Kreuter C
8 Jeff Frye 2B 8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Trot Nixon RF 9 Carlos Febles 2B
Pedro Martinez P Kevin Appier P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  RR BOS J. Valentin K. Appier 17% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball); Offerman Scores
t8 4-3 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO BOS T. Nixon S. Service -16% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 12% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 3B
t2 0-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier -11% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); O'Leary to 3B
b7 2-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Sanchez D. Lowe -10% 58% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Kreuter to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Offerman K. Appier 5% 55% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -4% 51% Popfly: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Valentin K. Appier -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra K. Appier -3% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran P. Martinez 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R KCR J. Randa P. Martinez -9% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Damon P. Martinez -2% 36% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. King P. Martinez -1% 35% Damon Steals 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. King P. Martinez 3% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR L. Sutton P. Martinez -8% 29% Double to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
b1 2-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Dye P. Martinez 3% 32% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 4% 35% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Stanley K. Appier 6% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive); O'Leary to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier -11% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); O'Leary to 3B
t2 0-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Frye K. Appier -4% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Kreuter P. Martinez 2% 28% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Sanchez P. Martinez -3% 25% Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
b2 2-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Febles P. Martinez 2% 28% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Sanchez to 3B
b2 2-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran P. Martinez 3% 30% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon K. Appier -3% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Offerman K. Appier 3% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS D. Lewis K. Appier 1% 32% Offerman Steals 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -3% 29% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Offerman to 3B
t3 0-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  RR BOS J. Valentin K. Appier 17% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball); Offerman Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra K. Appier -1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
b3 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Randa P. Martinez 3% 47% Lineout: CF
b3 2-2 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR J. Damon P. Martinez 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. King P. Martinez -1% 47% Walk
b3 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR L. Sutton P. Martinez -1% 46% King Steals 2B
b3 2-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Sutton P. Martinez 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS M. Stanley K. Appier -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier 2% 47% Walk
t4 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Frye K. Appier -3% 44% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Dye P. Martinez -4% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO KCR C. Kreuter P. Martinez 9% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez P. Martinez 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. Nixon K. Appier -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS J. Offerman K. Appier -2% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -2% 43% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Febles P. Martinez 3% 46% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
b5 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR C. Beltran P. Martinez -3% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 2-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR J. Randa P. Martinez -2% 41% Beltran Steals 2B
b5 2-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Randa P. Martinez 5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Damon P. Martinez 5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
t6 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin K. Appier -4% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 2-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra K. Appier 4% 50% Walk
t6 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 12% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 3B
t6 2-2 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R BOS M. Stanley K. Appier 10% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra Scores; O'Leary to 3B
t6 3-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier 7% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Leary Scores; Stanley to 2B
Don Wengert replaces Kevin Appier pitching
t6 4-2 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Frye D. Wengert -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Stanley to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
t6 4-2 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Nixon D. Wengert -5% 71% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
b6 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. King P. Martinez 4% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 2-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Sutton P. Martinez 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Dye P. Martinez 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
t7 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Offerman D. Wengert 3% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 4-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Wengert -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Offerman to 2B
t7 4-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Wengert -3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Wengert -3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
Derek Lowe replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
b7 2-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Kreuter D. Lowe -7% 68% Walk
b7 2-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Sanchez D. Lowe -10% 58% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Kreuter to 2B
b7 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles D. Lowe 2% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Kreuter to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
b7 2-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO KCR C. Beltran D. Lowe 5% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Kreuter Scores/unER
b7 3-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa D. Lowe 8% 72% Flyball: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Matt Whisenant facing 5-6-7
Matt Whisenant replaces Don Wengert pitching
t8 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Whisenant -3% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Stanley M. Whisenant 3% 72% Hit By Pitch
t8 4-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg M. Whisenant 4% 76% Walk; Stanley to 2B
Scott Service replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
t8 4-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Frye S. Service 6% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Stanley to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
t8 4-3 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO BOS T. Nixon S. Service -16% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
b8 3-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon D. Lowe 7% 73% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. King D. Lowe 5% 78% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Sutton D. Lowe 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Scott Service facing 1-2-3
t9 4-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS J. Offerman S. Service 8% 90% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t9 4-3 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis S. Service -4% 86% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R BOS J. Valentin S. Service 6% 92% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Offerman Scores
t9 5-3 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra S. Service 2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Valentin to 3B
t9 5-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO BOS T. O'Leary S. Service -5% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
Tom Gordon replaces Derek Lowe pitching
b9 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye T. Gordon 6% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Kreuter T. Gordon 4% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez T. Gordon 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Royals 3.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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