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ANA
@BAL		3
5
NYY
@BOS		3
6
CLE
@CHW		13
0
OAK
@KCR		3
13
MIN
@SEA		1
10
TBD
@TEX		5
4
DET
@TOR		5
7
PIT
@ATL		4
12
CIN
@COL		5
3
CHC
@FLA		4
1		 
(11)
HOU
@LAD		11
3
PHI
@MON		4
7
MIL
@NYM		4
2
STL
@SDP		5
2
ARI
@SFG		7
3
Tuesday, May 18, 1999 7:06PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 14,212, Time of Game: 2:47
Athletics
3
21-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
13
19-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
W: Kevin Appier (5-2)
L: Gil Heredia (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    3  6  0
Royals          0  0  3   1  0  0   6  3  X   13 17  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .926 24 11 -0.059 0.83 0.016 -0.075 -0.5 1 2
Jason McDonald CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .225 .565 14 9 -0.082 0.73 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 3 0
Jason Giambi 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .298 .894 16 8 0.041 0.71 0.072 -0.031 0.1 13 0 2B
John Jaha DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 .343 1.103 14 9 0.143 0.98 0.163 -0.020 1.8 2B
Matt Stairs RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .875 9 7 -0.058 1.01 0.015 -0.073 -0.8 1 0
Ben Grieve LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .132 .468 14 9 -0.053 1.06 0.000 -0.053 -0.9 1 0
Mike Macfarlane C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .509 14 10 -0.015 0.84 0.028 -0.043 -0.6 2 3
Eric Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .686 13 9 -0.110 0.96 0.000 -0.110 -0.6 0 3
Miguel Tejada SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 .711 19 14 0.005 0.75 0.075 -0.070 -0.2 3 5 HR,GDP
Gil Heredia P 2
   Buddy Groom P
   Tim Worrell P
   Brad Rigby P
Team Totals 34 3 6 3 2 5 .176 .546 137 86 -0.188 0.88 0.369 -0.557 -2.4 24 15
2B: J Giambi (7, off K Appier); J Jaha (8, off J Santiago).
HR: M Tejada (3, off K Appier; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: M Tejada 4; J Jaha 4; J Giambi 2; M Stairs.
GIDP: M Tejada (3).
RBI: M Tejada (12); J Jaha (27); B Grieve (11).
2-out RBI: J Jaha; M Tejada.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Beltran CF 5 3 3 2 0 0 .331 .882 17 11 0.119 0.92 0.161 -0.042 2.1 3 0 HR
Joe Randa 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .265 .764 12 9 0.202 0.92 0.233 -0.031 2.1 1 1 3B
Johnny Damon LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .823 9 5 -0.043 0.54 0.033 -0.076 -0.5 3 0
Jeff King 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 .224 .750 17 10 -0.036 0.61 0.034 -0.070 1.4 12 0 HR
   Scott Leius 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .567 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Mike Sweeney DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 .325 .955 14 10 0.002 0.47 0.039 -0.037 2.0 HR,2B,HBP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .284 .896 18 10 0.035 0.43 0.078 -0.043 0.8 1 0 HR,IW
Chad Kreuter C 5 1 3 2 0 0 .244 .717 13 9 0.040 0.49 0.075 -0.036 2.2 4 0 2·2B
Carlos Febles 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .326 .958 17 9 0.023 0.51 0.045 -0.022 -1.0 0 4 3B,SH
Rey Sanchez SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .311 .772 7 5 -0.029 0.87 0.025 -0.054 -1.1 0 2 HBP
   Steve Scarsone SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .319 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 4
Kevin Appier P
   Jose Santiago P
   Scott Service P
Team Totals 40 13 17 13 1 2 .425 1.365 124 78 0.313 0.64 0.723 -0.411 8.2 27 11
2B: C Kreuter 2 (6, 1 off G Heredia, 1 off T Worrell); M Sweeney (8, off T Worrell).
3B: J Randa (2, off G Heredia); C Febles (3, off G Heredia).
HR: J King (3, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Dye (8, off G Heredia; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Beltran (6, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Sweeney (7, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: C Febles (5, off G Heredia).
IBB: J Dye (1, by T Worrell).
HBP: R Sanchez (1, by G Heredia); M Sweeney (1, by G Heredia).
TB: M Sweeney 6; C Beltran 6; J Dye 5; C Kreuter 5; J King 5; J Randa 4; C Febles 4; J Damon.
RBI: J Randa 3 (16); M Sweeney 2 (22); J King 2 (10); C Beltran 2 (28); C Kreuter 2 (8); J Dye (22); J Damon (25).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney; J King.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Febles-S Scarsone-S Leius.
E: S Leius (1).

Oakland Athletics

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
Gil Heredia, L (3-3) 6.1 8 7 7 0 2 1 4.53 29 80 50 37 3 10 14 11 6 0 31 -0.225 0.89 -2.1
Buddy Groom 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 -0.033 0.94 -0.7
Tim Worrell 1.1 8 5 5 1 0 3 6.04 13 37 24 16 2 6 5 7 1 0 2 2 -0.054 0.08 -5.9
Brad Rigby 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.08 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 17 13 13 1 2 4 14.62 44 124 78 56 5 17 20 19 8 0 31 6 3 -0.312 0.88 -8.2
B Groom faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

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, W (5-2) 6 5 3 3 2 4 1 4.34 26 101 61 31 8 22 9 11 5 0 52 0.080 1.05 0.6
Jose Santiago, H (3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.36 7 29 19 13 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.107 0.59 1.2
Scott Service 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 3 7 6 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 36 137 86 49 8 29 17 12 6 0 52 0 0 0.187 0.64 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: K Appier (3).
HBP: G Heredia 2 (5; R Sanchez, M Sweeney).
IBB: T Worrell (1; J Dye).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 14,212.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Tony Phillips 2B 1 Carlos Beltran CF
2 Jason McDonald CF 2 Joe Randa 3B
3 Jason Giambi 1B 3 Johnny Damon LF
4 John Jaha DH 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Matt Stairs RF 5 Mike Sweeney DH
6 Ben Grieve LF 6 Jermaine Dye RF
7 Mike Macfarlane C 7 Chad Kreuter C
8 Eric Chavez 3B 8 Carlos Febles 2B
9 Miguel Tejada SS 9 Rey Sanchez SS
Gil Heredia P Kevin Appier P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Randa G. Heredia 16% 78% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Beltran Scores
b3 0-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR C. Beltran G. Heredia 10% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kreuter Scores; Sanchez to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Jaha K. Appier -8% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores
t6 3-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez K. Appier 8% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Jaha K. Appier -8% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Giambi to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK T. Phillips K. Appier 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. McDonald K. Appier 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK J. Giambi K. Appier -2% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Jaha K. Appier -8% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs K. Appier 2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Beltran G. Heredia -2% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa G. Heredia -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon G. Heredia -1% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Grieve K. Appier 2% 43% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Macfarlane K. Appier 2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK E. Chavez K. Appier 1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. King G. Heredia -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney G. Heredia -2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-1 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye G. Heredia -1% 40% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada K. Appier 2% 42% Lineout: 3B
t3 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK T. Phillips K. Appier 2% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald K. Appier 1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR C. Kreuter G. Heredia 7% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b3 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles G. Heredia -2% 50% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Kreuter to 3B
b3 0-1 1 --3 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Sanchez G. Heredia 2% 52% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR C. Beltran G. Heredia 10% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kreuter Scores; Sanchez to 3B
b3 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Randa G. Heredia 16% 78% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Beltran Scores
b3 3-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Damon G. Heredia -5% 73% Fielder's Choice P; Randa out at 3B/P-3B-C-SS
b3 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King G. Heredia -2% 71% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Giambi K. Appier 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Jaha K. Appier 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t4 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Stairs K. Appier -1% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Grieve K. Appier 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney G. Heredia -2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Dye G. Heredia 8% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Kreuter G. Heredia -1% 82% Groundout: C-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Febles G. Heredia 2% 84% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 4-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez G. Heredia -2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane K. Appier 3% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Chavez K. Appier 2% 86% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 1-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R OAK M. Tejada K. Appier -8% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK T. Phillips K. Appier -2% 77% Walk
t5 2-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. McDonald K. Appier 3% 80% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
b5 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran G. Heredia -2% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 4-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Randa G. Heredia -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon G. Heredia -1% 76% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi K. Appier -5% 71% Walk
t6 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Jaha K. Appier -8% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Giambi to 2B
t6 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Stairs K. Appier 5% 68% Flyball: CF; Giambi to 3B
t6 2-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO OAK B. Grieve K. Appier 0% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Giambi Scores; Jaha to 2B
t6 3-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. Macfarlane K. Appier -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Jaha to 3B; Macfarlane to 1B
t6 3-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez K. Appier 8% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
b6 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King G. Heredia -2% 70% Popfly: SS
b6 4-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Heredia 2% 73% Hit By Pitch
b6 4-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye G. Heredia -3% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b6 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Kreuter G. Heredia -3% 67% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Jose Santiago facing 9-1-2
Jose Santiago replaces Kevin Appier pitching
t7 3-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada J. Santiago 5% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK T. Phillips J. Santiago 3% 75% Lineout: CF
t7 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. McDonald J. Santiago 2% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 8-9-1
b7 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Febles G. Heredia 3% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez G. Heredia -3% 78% Popfly: CF
b7 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR C. Beltran G. Heredia 6% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Febles to 3B
b7 4-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Randa G. Heredia 7% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Febles Scores; Beltran to 3B
Buddy Groom replaces Gil Heredia pitching
b7 5-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Damon B. Groom 3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Beltran Scores; Randa to 2B
Tim Worrell replaces Buddy Groom pitching
b7 6-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. King T. Worrell 3% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Damon to 3B
b7 7-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney T. Worrell 1% 99% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Damon Scores; King to 3B
b7 8-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Dye T. Worrell 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b7 8-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR KCR C. Kreuter T. Worrell 1% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); King Scores; Sweeney Scores; Dye to 3B
b7 10-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles T. Worrell -0% 100% Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Kreuter out at 2B/SS
b7 10-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez T. Worrell -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 10.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Jose Santiago facing 3-4-5
Steve Scarsone replaces Rey Sanchez playing SS batting 9th
t8 3-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Santiago 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. Jaha J. Santiago -0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 3-10 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Stairs J. Santiago 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Jaha to 3B
t8 3-10 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O OAK B. Grieve J. Santiago 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
b8 10-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R KCR C. Beltran T. Worrell 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b8 11-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Randa T. Worrell -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 11-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon T. Worrell 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b8 11-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. King T. Worrell 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 12-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney T. Worrell 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 13-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dye T. Worrell 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 13-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Kreuter T. Worrell 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dye to 2B
Brad Rigby replaces Tim Worrell pitching
b8 13-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles B. Rigby 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 13.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-13, Royals' Scott Service facing 7-8-9
Scott Service replaces Jose Santiago pitching
Scott Leius replaces Jeff King playing 1B batting 4th
t9 3-13 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Macfarlane S. Service 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-13 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK E. Chavez S. Service -0% 100% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
t9 3-13 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO OAK M. Tejada S. Service 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 13.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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