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BOS
@BAL		2
1
MIN
@CHW		3
5
DET
@KCR		6
4
ANA
@SEA		12
7
NYY
@TBD		7
3
OAK
@TEX		2
5
CLE
@TOR		0
3
STL
@ARI		7
8
MON
@ATL		2
3		 
(11)
CHC
@COL		12
10
CIN
@HOU		3
0
SDP
@LAD		2
1
FLA
@NYM		2
3
PIT
@PHI		5
7
Thursday, June 24, 1999 1:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 22,506, Time of Game: 2:54
Tigers
6
31-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 17½ GB
 at Royals
4
29-41
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
W: Nelson Cruz (2-1)
L: Terry Mathews (2-1)
S: Todd Jones (12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  1   1  0  1    6  9  1
Royals          0  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 13  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .999 8 7 -0.157 1.43 0.000 -0.157 -1.3 0 0
   Juan Encarnacion LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .277 .773 1 1 0.115 0.45 0.115 0.000 1.0 0 0 HR
Brad Ausmus C 5 0 1 1 0 3 .282 .797 21 15 0.132 1.10 0.229 -0.097 0.4 7 0 3B
Bobby Higginson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .742 16 10 -0.143 1.06 0.000 -0.143 -1.2 3 0
Dean Palmer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .915 10 6 -0.047 1.05 0.040 -0.088 -0.5 1 0
Tony Clark DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 .245 .737 16 11 0.092 1.08 0.138 -0.046 0.8 2B
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .790 14 8 -0.168 1.25 0.000 -0.168 -1.5 1 4
Frank Catalanotto 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .258 .768 18 10 0.179 1.31 0.194 -0.015 1.5 8 1
Gabe Kapler CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .246 .834 17 10 0.015 1.61 0.187 -0.172 0.7 1 0 HR,GDP
Deivi Cruz SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .254 .603 13 11 0.109 0.90 0.126 -0.016 0.8 5 4
Nelson Cruz P 1 2
   Masao Kida P
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 36 6 9 6 2 6 .250 .789 134 89 0.127 1.18 1.029 -0.902 0.6 27 11
2B: T Clark (12, off K Appier).
3B: B Ausmus (2, off T Mathews).
HR: J Encarnacion (8, off T Mathews; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); G Kapler (12, off K Appier; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: G Kapler 4; J Encarnacion 4; T Clark 3; B Ausmus 3; D Cruz 2; F Catalanotto; D Palmer.
GIDP: G Kapler (5).
RBI: G Kapler 3 (30); J Encarnacion (33); F Catalanotto (19); B Ausmus (29).
2-out RBI: F Catalanotto; J Encarnacion.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-F Catalanotto 2.
E: N Cruz ().

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 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .795 13 9 -0.075 0.98 0.033 -0.109 -0.5 1 0
Joe Randa 3B 3 2 3 0 0 0 .293 .806 7 4 0.084 0.78 0.084 0.000 1.1 0 1
   Scott Leius 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .498 8 6 -0.084 1.56 0.000 -0.084 -0.5 1 1
Johnny Damon LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .857 14 11 -0.071 1.11 0.080 -0.150 -1.2 3 0 GDP
Mike Sweeney DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 .313 .865 16 11 -0.117 1.56 0.097 -0.214 0.2 2B,GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .297 .869 9 7 0.080 1.29 0.163 -0.083 0.6 2 0
Jeremy Giambi 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0 .294 .808 7 5 0.088 0.86 0.088 0.000 1.1 6 0 HBP
   Steve Scarsone 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .518 6 3 0.049 0.98 0.049 0.000 0.2 3 1 2B
Tim Spehr C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 .783 15 11 -0.177 1.56 0.000 -0.177 -1.6 6 0
Carlos Febles 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .288 .839 19 12 -0.015 1.38 0.083 -0.098 0.5 3 3 HR,HBP
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .627 19 13 -0.136 1.24 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 1 3
Kevin Appier P
   Terry Mathews P 1
Team Totals 38 4 13 4 0 6 .342 .849 133 92 -0.374 1.22 0.677 -1.051 -1.4 27 9
2B: S Scarsone (3, off M Kida); M Sweeney (19, off N Cruz).
HR: C Febles (6, off N Cruz; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: C Febles (4, by N Cruz); J Giambi (1, by N Cruz).
TB: C Febles 4; M Sweeney 3; J Randa 3; S Scarsone 2; J Damon 2; J Giambi 2; C Beltran; J Dye.
GIDP: M Sweeney (8); J Damon (6).
RBI: J Dye 2 (48); M Sweeney (38); C Febles (32).
2-out RBI: J Dye 2; M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Randa-C Febles-J Giambi.
E: C Febles (7).

Detroit Tigers

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
Nelson Cruz, W (2-1) 6 11 4 4 0 4 1 6.48 30 93 64 39 10 15 11 13 9 0 38 -0.013 1.00 -0.4
Masao Kida, H (4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 4 17 11 6 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.116 1.71 0.6
Doug Brocail, H (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.88 3 11 7 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.157 1.95 0.6
Todd Jones, S (12) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 3 12 10 4 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.114 2.14 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 0 6 1 4.00 40 133 92 52 14 26 16 16 11 0 38 0 0 0.374 1.18 1.4

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 6 6 4 4 2 5 1 5.03 26 97 64 37 10 17 7 12 6 0 47 -0.013 1.19 -0.4
Terry Mathews, L (2-1) 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 3.97 12 37 25 16 2 7 4 7 4 0 0 0 -0.113 1.15 -0.2
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 2 6 2 6.00 38 134 89 53 12 24 11 19 10 0 47 0 0 -0.126 1.22 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Cruz 2 (2; C Febles, J Giambi).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 22,506.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Luis Polonia LF 1 Carlos Beltran CF
2 Brad Ausmus C 2 Joe Randa 3B
3 Bobby Higginson RF 3 Johnny Damon LF
4 Dean Palmer 3B 4 Mike Sweeney DH
5 Tony Clark DH 5 Jermaine Dye RF
6 Damion Easley 2B 6 Jeremy Giambi 1B
7 Frank Catalanotto 1B 7 Tim Spehr C
8 Gabe Kapler CF 8 Carlos Febles 2B
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Rey Sanchez SS
Nelson Cruz P Kevin Appier P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R DET B. Ausmus T. Mathews 23% 73% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores
t5 0-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR DET G. Kapler K. Appier 19% 34% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Catalanotto Scores
b3 0-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Dye N. Cruz -16% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Randa Scores; Sweeney Scores
t6 3-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier 13% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Palmer Scores; Clark to 2B
b9 4-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR M. Sweeney T. Jones 13% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET L. Polonia K. Appier -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET B. Ausmus K. Appier -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Higginson K. Appier -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Beltran N. Cruz -3% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Randa N. Cruz -5% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR J. Damon N. Cruz 10% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B); Beltran to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney N. Cruz 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Palmer K. Appier -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark K. Appier -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye N. Cruz 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Giambi N. Cruz -3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-2)  KCR T. Spehr N. Cruz -1% 43% Giambi Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Giambi to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Spehr N. Cruz 4% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles N. Cruz -1% 45% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez N. Cruz 5% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 10,(3-2)  DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO DET G. Kapler K. Appier -8% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET D. Cruz K. Appier 1% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Polonia K. Appier -3% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Beltran N. Cruz 3% 47% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Randa N. Cruz -3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Damon N. Cruz 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney N. Cruz -4% 43% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Randa to 3B
b3 0-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Dye N. Cruz -16% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Randa Scores; Sweeney Scores
b3 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Giambi N. Cruz -1% 26% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dye to 2B
b3 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Spehr N. Cruz 3% 29% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Ausmus K. Appier -3% 26% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t4 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson K. Appier -2% 24% Lineout: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Palmer K. Appier -1% 23% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 8-9-1
b4 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR C. Febles N. Cruz -7% 16% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez N. Cruz 1% 17% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran N. Cruz 1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa N. Cruz -1% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Damon N. Cruz -1% 16% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Randa to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney N. Cruz -6% 10% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Randa Scores; Damon to 3B
b4 4-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye N. Cruz 2% 12% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
Scott Leius replaces Joe Randa playing 3B batting 2nd
t5 0-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  DET T. Clark K. Appier 4% 17% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t5 0-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -4% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 0-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier 2% 15% Walk
t5 0-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR DET G. Kapler K. Appier 19% 34% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Catalanotto Scores
t5 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Cruz K. Appier 5% 40% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
t5 3-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Polonia K. Appier -5% 35% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Ausmus K. Appier -5% 30% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
b5 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Giambi N. Cruz -3% 27% Hit By Pitch
b5 4-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Spehr N. Cruz 3% 30% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
b5 4-3 1 1-- 7,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles N. Cruz 3% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez N. Cruz 3% 36% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
Steve Scarsone replaces Jeremy Giambi playing 1B batting 6th
t6 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Higginson K. Appier -4% 32% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Palmer K. Appier 4% 36% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t6 3-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET T. Clark K. Appier 9% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmer to 3B
t6 3-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley K. Appier -10% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R DET F. Catalanotto K. Appier 13% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Palmer Scores; Clark to 2B
t6 4-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET G. Kapler K. Appier -7% 42% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
b6 4-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran N. Cruz 4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Leius N. Cruz 3% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon N. Cruz 2% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Terry Mathews facing 9-1-2
Terry Mathews replaces Kevin Appier pitching
t7 4-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET D. Cruz T. Mathews 6% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Polonia T. Mathews -6% 50% Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 4-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R DET B. Ausmus T. Mathews 23% 73% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores
t7 5-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Higginson T. Mathews -7% 66% Flyball: LF
t7 5-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Palmer T. Mathews -5% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Masao Kida facing 4-5-6
Masao Kida replaces Nelson Cruz pitching
Juan Encarnacion replaces Luis Polonia playing LF batting 1st
b7 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Kida 5% 66% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b7 4-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye M. Kida 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR S. Scarsone M. Kida -5% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b7 4-5 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O KCR T. Spehr M. Kida 8% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Terry Mathews facing 5-6-7
t8 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark T. Mathews -3% 70% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
t8 5-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley T. Mathews -2% 67% Flyball: LF
t8 5-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto T. Mathews -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
Doug Brocail replaces Masao Kida pitching
b8 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Febles D. Brocail 7% 73% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
b8 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez D. Brocail 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran D. Brocail 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Terry Mathews facing 8-9-1
t9 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET G. Kapler T. Mathews -2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Cruz T. Mathews -2% 78% Lineout: LF
t9 5-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET J. Encarnacion T. Mathews 11% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 6-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Ausmus T. Mathews -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
b9 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Leius T. Jones 6% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 4-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  KCR J. Damon T. Jones -7% 87% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b9 4-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR M. Sweeney T. Jones 13% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 4.

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  • 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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