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@CLE		3
2
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1
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@KCR		6
5
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5
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2
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4
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6
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11
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5		 
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Friday, July 9, 1999 7:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 22,652, Time of Game: 3:56
Astros
6
49-37
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Royals
5
35-50
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 20 GB
W: Jose Cabrera (1-0)
S: Chris Holt (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  3    6  9  2
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  2    5 12  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 3 2 1 0 1 2 .292 .844 19 10 0.154 1.71 0.234 -0.080 0.4 2 4 SB,HBP
Derek Bell RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .667 14 11 -0.176 1.64 0.000 -0.176 -1.9 0 0 GDP
Jeff Bagwell 1B 2 3 1 2 3 0 .312 1.105 21 6 0.279 1.74 0.290 -0.011 2.8 7 2 HR,SB,IW
Bill Spiers 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .284 .776 19 15 0.098 2.18 0.249 -0.150 0.1 1 1 2B
Richard Hidalgo CF-LF 3 0 2 1 2 0 .252 .807 20 8 0.126 1.18 0.203 -0.077 1.4 1 0 2B,CS
Jack Howell DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 .240 .726 21 10 0.088 1.17 0.114 -0.025 1.1
   Carl Everett PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .312 .871 2 2 0.079 1.84 0.079 0.000 1.3
Matt Mieske LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .969 25 19 -0.195 1.43 0.000 -0.195 -2.3 2 0
   Glen Barker CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .714 6 3 -0.006 0.36 0.001 -0.007 -0.3 2 0 SB
Paul Bako C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .279 .792 18 10 -0.041 1.10 0.061 -0.102 -1.0 8 1
Tim Bogar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .706 10 7 -0.100 1.85 0.056 -0.157 -1.0 3 3
Shane Reynolds P 1
   Jose Cabrera P
   Jay Powell P
   Trever Miller P
   Chris Holt P
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 9 7 .265 .844 175 101 0.306 1.52 1.287 -0.980 0.6 27 11
2B: B Spiers (14, off J Montgomery); R Hidalgo (21, off J Witasick).
HR: J Bagwell (28, off J Witasick; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: J Bagwell (10, by J Montgomery).
HBP: C Biggio (8, by J Witasick).
TB: J Bagwell 4; R Hidalgo 3; B Spiers 3; C Everett; C Biggio; J Howell; P Bako.
GIDP: D Bell (11).
RBI: J Bagwell 2 (76); C Everett 2 (63); R Hidalgo (51); B Spiers (23).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Biggio-T Bogar-J Bagwell; C Biggio-J Bagwell.
E: R Hidalgo (2); P Bako (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (17, 2nd base off J Montgomery/C Kreuter); J Bagwell (16, 2nd base off J Witasick/C Kreuter); G Barker (11, 2nd base off M Whisenant/C Kreuter).
CS: R Hidalgo (4, 2nd base by S Service/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 5 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .804 13 8 -0.036 1.63 0.167 -0.202 0.2 2 0 CS
Joe Randa 3B 5 2 5 1 0 0 .321 .864 22 12 0.469 2.00 0.469 0.000 2.5 1 2 3B
Johnny Damon LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .299 .849 20 11 0.299 2.45 0.356 -0.058 1.2 0 0 SB
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .323 .901 15 10 -0.631 3.39 0.079 -0.709 -2.1 9 1 SF,GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .302 .892 20 16 0.026 1.76 0.131 -0.105 0.2 1 0
Jeremy Giambi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 .730 16 10 -0.246 1.60 0.000 -0.246 -1.7 GDP
Chad Kreuter C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .256 .738 17 9 0.074 1.23 0.125 -0.052 0.3 7 1
   Carlos Febles PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .822 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Jed Hansen 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 .190 .701 15 11 -0.063 1.58 0.037 -0.100 -0.5 1 0 SH
Rey Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .259 .641 14 12 -0.148 1.78 0.000 -0.148 -1.0 5 6
   Scott Pose PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 .767 6 2 0.063 1.39 0.063 0.000 0.4
Jay Witasick P 1
   Scott Service P
   Jeff Montgomery P
   Matt Whisenant P 1
Team Totals 35 5 12 5 3 8 .343 .785 158 101 -0.193 1.97 1.427 -1.620 -0.4 27 11
3B: J Randa (6, off S Reynolds).
SF: M Sweeney (3, off J Cabrera).
SH: J Hansen (3, off S Reynolds).
TB: J Randa 7; J Damon 2; C Kreuter; M Sweeney; C Beltran; J Dye; J Hansen.
GIDP: M Sweeney (11); J Giambi (1).
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (58); J Randa (41); J Dye (65); C Beltran (58).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Sanchez-M Sweeney; J Randa-J Hansen.
E: R Sanchez (6).
Baserunning
SB: J Damon (15, 2nd base off S Reynolds/P Bako).
CS: C Beltran (6, 3rd base by S Reynolds/P Bako).

Houston Astros

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
Shane Reynolds 7 10 3 3 0 6 0 3.62 30 116 79 46 13 20 14 10 5 0 51 -0.012 1.48 0.9
Jose Cabrera, BS (1), W (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 3 12 8 5 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0.152 2.47 0.9
Jay Powell, H (7) 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 3.86 5 23 11 3 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.309 2.49 -2.4
Trever Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.39 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.194 7.16 -0.7
Chris Holt, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.23 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.557 8.42 1.7
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 3 8 0 5.00 40 158 101 55 18 28 16 13 7 0 51 7 1 0.194 1.52 0.4
S Reynolds faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
T Miller faced 1 batter in the 9th 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
Jay Witasick 6 4 3 3 4 6 1 6.98 25 104 65 37 10 18 7 7 3 0 54 0.009 1.23 0.6
Scott Service 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 6.06 11 45 27 16 7 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0.131 1.61 1.2
Jeff Montgomery, L (1-4) 0.1 1 3 3 3 0 0 7.54 5 16 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.385 3.08 -2.1
Matt Whisenant 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 3 10 6 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 -0.061 0.74 -0.3
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 9 7 1 6.00 44 175 101 60 18 23 14 13 7 0 54 3 2 -0.306 1.97 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Witasick (5; C Biggio).
IBB: J Montgomery (2; J Bagwell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 3:56.
Attendance: 22,652.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 0mph, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Kansas City Royals
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Carlos Beltran CF
2 Derek Bell RF 2 Joe Randa 3B
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Johnny Damon LF
4 Bill Spiers 3B 4 Mike Sweeney 1B
5 Richard Hidalgo CF 5 Jermaine Dye RF
6 Jack Howell DH 6 Jeremy Giambi DH
7 Matt Mieske LF 7 Chad Kreuter C
8 Paul Bako C 8 Jed Hansen 2B
9 Tim Bogar SS 9 Rey Sanchez SS
Shane Reynolds P Jay Witasick P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO KCR M. Sweeney C. Holt 56% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
b8 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds -25% 41% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
t9 3-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers J. Montgomery 21% 88% Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
b9 5-6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Damon T. Miller -19% 44% Walk; Beltran to 3B; Randa to 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell J. Witasick 18% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Witasick -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Bell J. Witasick -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Witasick -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Reynolds 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds -2% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon S. Reynolds 3% 48% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Sweeney S. Reynolds -1% 46% Damon Steals 2B; Damon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney S. Reynolds -8% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Damon Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dye S. Reynolds 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Spiers J. Witasick 4% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Witasick 6% 50% Walk; Spiers to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Howell J. Witasick 7% 57% Walk; Spiers to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
t2 0-1 0 123 7,(2-2)  O HOU M. Mieske J. Witasick -7% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU P. Bako J. Witasick -8% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Witasick -8% 35% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Giambi S. Reynolds 2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Kreuter S. Reynolds 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Hansen S. Reynolds 1% 40% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio J. Witasick 4% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU D. Bell J. Witasick -4% 40% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell J. Witasick 18% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores
t3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Witasick -2% 56% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t3 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Witasick -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez S. Reynolds 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR C. Beltran S. Reynolds -5% 53% Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds 7% 60% Beltran Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b3 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds -2% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b3 1-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Damon S. Reynolds 3% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Howell J. Witasick -3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-1 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O HOU M. Mieske J. Witasick -2% 57% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU P. Bako J. Witasick -1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Reynolds 3% 59% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dye S. Reynolds 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Giambi S. Reynolds 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Bogar J. Witasick -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio J. Witasick 3% 62% Hit By Pitch
t5 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU D. Bell J. Witasick -6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Kreuter S. Reynolds 4% 60% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b5 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Hansen S. Reynolds -4% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b5 1-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez S. Reynolds 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Reynolds 4% 64% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jay Witasick facing 3-4-5
t6 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Witasick 4% 68% Walk
t6 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Spiers J. Witasick 3% 71% Bagwell Steals 2B
t6 2-1 0 -2- 8,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Witasick -5% 66% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Hidalgo J. Witasick 11% 77% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores
t6 3-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Howell J. Witasick 1% 79% Walk
t6 3-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Mieske J. Witasick -7% 71% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds -6% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 1-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Damon S. Reynolds -9% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Randa to 2B
b6 1-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Reynolds 8% 65% Flyball: LF
b6 1-3 1 12- 8,(3-2)  R KCR J. Dye S. Reynolds -13% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Randa Scores; Damon to 2B
b6 2-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO KCR J. Giambi S. Reynolds 15% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Scott Service facing 8-9-1
Scott Service replaces Jay Witasick pitching
t7 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU P. Bako S. Service 4% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t7 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Bogar S. Service 6% 77% Reached on E6 (throw) (catch) (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B to 1B); Bako to 2B
t7 3-2 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Service -6% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Bell S. Service -5% 66% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 3-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell S. Service 3% 69% Walk; Bako to 3B; Bogar to 2B
t7 3-2 2 123 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers S. Service -8% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
b7 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Kreuter S. Reynolds -7% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 2-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Hansen S. Reynolds 4% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Kreuter to 2B
b7 2-3 1 -2- 7,(1-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez S. Reynolds 8% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran S. Reynolds 8% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Scott Service facing 5-6-7
t8 3-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo S. Service 4% 76% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 3-2 0 1-- 3,(2-1)  O HOU J. Howell S. Service -6% 70% Hidalgo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Howell S. Service 3% 72% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 3-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Mieske S. Service -3% 69% Popfly: SS
t8 3-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU P. Bako S. Service 2% 71% Walk; Howell to 2B
t8 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O HOU T. Bogar S. Service -5% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to LF
Glen Barker replaces Matt Mieske (LF) playing CF batting 7th
b8 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Reynolds -25% 41% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b8 2-3 0 --3 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Damon S. Reynolds -6% 35% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Randa stays at 3B
Jose Cabrera replaces Shane Reynolds pitching
b8 2-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR M. Sweeney J. Cabrera 4% 38% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Randa Scores
b8 3-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Cabrera 6% 44% Lineout: CF
b8 3-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Giambi J. Cabrera 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 1-2-3
Jeff Montgomery replaces Scott Service pitching
t9 3-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio J. Montgomery 8% 58% Walk
t9 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU D. Bell J. Montgomery 8% 67% Biggio Steals 2B
t9 3-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Bell J. Montgomery -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Biggio to 3B
t9 3-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Montgomery 1% 67% Intentional Walk
t9 3-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers J. Montgomery 21% 88% Double to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
t9 4-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Montgomery 0% 88% Walk
Matt Whisenant replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
Carl Everett pinch hits for Jack Howell (DH) batting 6th
t9 4-3 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Everett M. Whisenant 8% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Spiers Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
t9 6-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Barker M. Whisenant -1% 96% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Hidalgo to 3B
t9 6-3 2 1-3 HOU P. Bako M. Whisenant 0% 96% Barker Steals 2B
t9 6-3 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O HOU P. Bako M. Whisenant -1% 95% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Jay Powell facing 7-8-9
Jay Powell replaces Jose Cabrera pitching
b9 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Kreuter J. Powell -5% 89% Walk
Carlos Febles pinch runs for Chad Kreuter (C) batting 7th
b9 3-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Hansen J. Powell 5% 94% Strikeout Looking
Scott Pose pinch hits for Rey Sanchez (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR S. Pose J. Powell -6% 88% Walk; Febles to 2B
b9 3-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Beltran J. Powell -12% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Febles Scores; Pose to 3B
b9 4-6 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR J. Randa J. Powell -12% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pose Scores; Beltran to 2B
Trever Miller replaces Jay Powell pitching
b9 5-6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Damon T. Miller -19% 44% Walk; Beltran to 3B; Randa to 2B
Chris Holt replaces Trever Miller pitching
b9 5-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO KCR M. Sweeney C. Holt 56% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Royals 5.

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