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@BOS		1
3
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@CHW		5
7
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@CLE		2
8
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@DET		5
4
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@KCR		4
12
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18
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6
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@SFG		3
5
Tuesday, July 18, 2000, 7:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 28,898, Time of Game: 2:51
Cubs
4
39-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
12
41-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Blake Stein (1-2)
L: Ismael Valdez (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    4  8  1
Royals          3  1  0   0  5  0   2  1  X   12 20  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jeff Huson 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .190 .553 22 12 0.031 0.60 0.057 -0.026 0.2 2 5
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .775 6 5 0.112 1.09 0.129 -0.017 1.1 3 2
   Jose Nieves PH-SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 .716 5 1 0.003 0.05 0.003 0.000 0.6 0 1
Mark Grace 1B 2 0 1 2 0 0 .284 .825 13 7 0.053 1.41 0.064 -0.012 0.7 4 0 SF
   Brant Brown PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .579 4 2 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 1 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .315 1.007 18 12 -0.018 1.12 0.079 -0.096 0.7 1 0 HR
Henry Rodriguez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .866 12 7 -0.084 0.77 0.000 -0.084 -1.4 3 0
   Gary Matthews LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Glenallen Hill DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .774 12 10 0.061 0.49 0.068 -0.007 0.2
Willie Greene 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .734 21 12 -0.125 0.75 0.000 -0.125 -1.7 0 0 GDP
Joe Girardi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .773 12 8 -0.045 0.39 0.000 -0.045 -0.9 4 0
Damon Buford CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .761 11 8 -0.060 0.55 0.000 -0.060 -0.9 5 0
Ismael Valdez P 0 1
   Daniel Garibay P 0 0
   Steve Rain P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 8 4 2 6 .242 .611 136 84 -0.075 0.71 0.400 -0.475 -1.5 24 9
HR: S Sosa (28, off B Stein; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: M Grace (5, off B Stein).
TB: S Sosa 5; R Gutierrez 2; G Hill 2; J Huson; M Grace.
GIDP: W Greene (3).
RBI: S Sosa 2 (83); M Grace 2 (39).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Huson-M Grace; J Huson-R Gutierrez-M Grace.
E: S Sosa (6).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 6 1 5 2 0 0 .288 .801 15 12 0.162 0.47 0.162 0.000 3.4 3 0 4·2B
   Scott Pose RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .475 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rey Sanchez SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .243 .579 19 12 -0.082 0.54 0.001 -0.083 -0.9 0 6
   Luis Ordaz PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .472 3 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.8 0 0
Mike Sweeney 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .356 .968 18 10 0.077 0.67 0.114 -0.037 -0.7 10 0 HR,SF
Jermaine Dye DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .314 .985 16 9 0.062 0.36 0.083 -0.021 0.0 HR
Joe Randa 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 .326 .861 17 12 0.125 0.35 0.151 -0.026 2.2 1 1 HR
Mark Quinn LF 3 1 2 0 2 1 .277 .833 21 9 0.052 0.29 0.060 -0.008 2.7 1 0 2·2B
Todd Dunwoody RF-CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .606 14 9 0.026 0.51 0.064 -0.038 -0.8 2 0 2B,GDP
Jorge Fabregas C 4 2 1 0 1 0 .248 .652 18 10 -0.059 0.43 0.004 -0.063 -0.1 7 0 2B
Carlos Febles 2B 4 2 3 2 1 0 .280 .723 15 6 0.063 0.38 0.077 -0.014 2.2 3 3
Blake Stein P 0 0
   Jose Santiago P 0 0
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0
Team Totals 41 12 20 11 5 3 .488 1.434 156 91 0.426 0.43 0.716 -0.290 7.1 27 10
2B: J Damon 4 (19, 2 off I Valdez, 2 off D Garibay); T Dunwoody (2, off I Valdez); M Quinn 2 (15, 1 off I Valdez, 1 off S Rain); J Fabregas (3, off D Garibay).
HR: J Randa (11, off I Valdez; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Dye (23, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Sweeney (16, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: M Sweeney (7, off I Valdez).
TB: J Damon 9; J Randa 6; J Dye 5; M Quinn 4; M Sweeney 4; C Febles 3; T Dunwoody 3; J Fabregas 2; R Sanchez.
GIDP: T Dunwoody (1).
RBI: J Damon 2 (38); M Sweeney 2 (82); C Febles 2 (18); J Randa 2 (60); J Dye (67); R Sanchez (20); T Dunwoody (9).
2-out RBI: J Randa 2; C Febles; J Damon.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Sanchez-C Febles-M Sweeney.

Chicago Cubs

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
Ismael Valdez, L (1-4) 4.1 11 8 8 1 3 3 5.70 25 80 50 34 2 14 4 17 9 0 11 -0.366 0.71 -4.4
Daniel Garibay 1.2 7 3 3 2 0 0 4.94 13 43 21 17 0 4 2 9 7 0 2 2 -0.061 0.22 -4.2
Steve Rain 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 2.95 9 33 20 13 4 3 3 4 2 0 2 0 0.001 0.01 1.6
Team Totals 8 20 12 12 5 3 3 13.50 47 156 91 64 6 21 9 30 18 0 11 4 2 -0.426 0.71 -7.1
D Garibay faced 4 batters 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
Blake Stein, W (1-2) 7.1 8 4 4 2 5 1 7.36 31 115 71 41 9 21 11 13 5 0 49 0.070 0.82 0.3
Jose Santiago 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 2 9 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.004 0.09 0.6
Ricky Bottalico 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.34 3 12 7 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 6 1 4.00 36 136 84 51 11 22 12 16 6 0 49 1 0 0.075 0.43 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: D Garibay (3); B Stein (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Scott Packard, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 28,898.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Kansas City Royals
1 Jeff Huson 2B 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Ricky Gutierrez SS 2 Rey Sanchez SS
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Mike Sweeney 1B
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Jermaine Dye DH
5 Henry Rodriguez LF 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Glenallen Hill DH 6 Mark Quinn LF
7 Willie Greene 3B 7 Todd Dunwoody RF
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Jorge Fabregas C
9 Damon Buford CF 9 Carlos Febles 2B
Ismael Valdez P Blake Stein P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR J. Randa I. Valdez 15% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Dye Scores
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez 10% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t4 2-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC W. Greene B. Stein 9% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R CHC S. Sosa B. Stein -8% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez B. Stein -7% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 10,(2-2)  O CHC J. Huson B. Stein 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez B. Stein 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace B. Stein 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Damon I. Valdez 5% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez I. Valdez -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Damon to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez 1% 60% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Damon Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Dye I. Valdez 1% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR J. Randa I. Valdez 15% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Dye Scores
b1 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Quinn I. Valdez -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R CHC S. Sosa B. Stein -8% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC H. Rodriguez B. Stein 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t2 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC G. Hill B. Stein -3% 68% Single (Ground Ball)
t2 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC W. Greene B. Stein 3% 71% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Stein 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
b2 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR T. Dunwoody I. Valdez 2% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 3-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Fabregas I. Valdez -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 3-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Febles I. Valdez 4% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fabregas to 3B
b2 3-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Damon I. Valdez 7% 85% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fabregas Scores; Febles to 3B
b2 4-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez I. Valdez -4% 81% Fielder's Choice SS; Febles out at Hm/SS-C; Damon to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
b2 4-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez -4% 77% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Buford B. Stein 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Huson B. Stein -2% 77% Walk
t3 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez B. Stein -6% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B
t3 1-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace B. Stein -6% 65% Single (Ground Ball); Huson Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
t3 2-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Stein 5% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC H. Rodriguez B. Stein 5% 75% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cubs' Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
b3 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Dye I. Valdez -2% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 4-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa I. Valdez -1% 72% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b3 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Quinn I. Valdez 2% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 4-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Dunwoody I. Valdez -3% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
t4 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC G. Hill B. Stein -4% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 2-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC W. Greene B. Stein 9% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Stein 1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cubs' Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
b4 4-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Fabregas I. Valdez -2% 75% Lineout: LF
b4 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Febles I. Valdez -1% 74% Flyball: CF
b4 4-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Damon I. Valdez 1% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 4-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez I. Valdez -2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
t5 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Buford B. Stein 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Huson B. Stein -3% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez B. Stein -7% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Huson to 3B
t5 2-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO CHC M. Grace B. Stein -0% 65% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Huson Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
t5 3-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Stein 5% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez 10% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b5 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Dye I. Valdez 7% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b5 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa I. Valdez -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Quinn I. Valdez 1% 87% Walk
b5 6-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR T. Dunwoody I. Valdez 4% 91% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Quinn to 3B
Daniel Garibay replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
b5 6-3 1 -23 3,(2-0)  R KCR J. Fabregas D. Garibay 3% 93% Wild Pitch; Quinn Scores; Dunwoody to 3B
b5 7-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Fabregas D. Garibay -2% 91% Lineout: SS
b5 7-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Febles D. Garibay 3% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Dunwoody Scores
b5 8-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Damon D. Garibay 2% 97% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Febles Scores
b5 9-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez D. Garibay -0% 96% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Royals' Blake Stein facing 5-6-7
t6 3-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC H. Rodriguez B. Stein 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Hill B. Stein 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC W. Greene B. Stein 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Cubs' Daniel Garibay facing 3-4-5
b6 9-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney D. Garibay 0% 98% Walk
b6 9-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Dye D. Garibay -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b6 9-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa D. Garibay 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
b6 9-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Quinn D. Garibay 0% 99% Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
b6 9-3 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO KCR T. Dunwoody D. Garibay -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Royals' Blake Stein facing 8-9-1
t7 3-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Stein 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Buford B. Stein 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Huson B. Stein 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Cubs' Daniel Garibay facing 8-9-1
b7 9-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Fabregas D. Garibay 0% 99% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Fabregas to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to 2B)
b7 9-3 0 --3 3,(2-0)  R KCR C. Febles D. Garibay 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Fabregas Scores
b7 10-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon D. Garibay 0% 100% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Febles to 3B
b7 10-3 0 -23 8,(3-2)  R KCR R. Sanchez D. Garibay 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Febles Scores; Damon to 3B
Steve Rain replaces Daniel Garibay pitching
Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Rey Sanchez (SS) batting 2nd
b7 11-3 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  OO KCR M. Sweeney S. Rain -0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b7 11-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Dye S. Rain -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Royals 11.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Royals' Blake Stein facing 2-3-4
Luis Ordaz moves from PR to SS
Jose Nieves pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez (SS) batting 2nd
t8 3-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Nieves B. Stein -0% 100% Walk
Brant Brown pinch hits for Mark Grace (1B) batting 3rd
t8 3-11 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. Brown B. Stein -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Nieves to 2B
t8 3-11 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. Brown B. Stein 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nieves to 3B
t8 3-11 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Sosa B. Stein -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Nieves Scores
Jose Santiago replaces Blake Stein pitching
t8 4-11 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Santiago 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 4-11 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Hill J. Santiago 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-4, Cubs' Steve Rain facing 5-6-7
Brant Brown moves from PH to 1B
Jose Nieves moves from PH to SS
Gary Matthews replaces Henry Rodriguez playing LF batting 5th
b8 11-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Rain 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b8 11-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR M. Quinn S. Rain 0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Randa to 3B
b8 11-4 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RO KCR T. Dunwoody S. Rain 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Randa Scores; Quinn to 3B
b8 12-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Fabregas S. Rain 0% 100% Walk
b8 12-4 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles S. Rain 0% 100% Walk; Fabregas to 2B
b8 12-4 1 123 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Rain -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 12-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Ordaz S. Rain -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 12.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-12, Royals' Ricky Bottalico facing 7-8-9
Ricky Bottalico replaces Jose Santiago pitching
Todd Dunwoody moves from RF to CF
Scott Pose replaces Johnny Damon (CF) playing RF batting 1st
t9 4-12 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC W. Greene R. Bottalico 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-12 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Girardi R. Bottalico 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
t9 4-12 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Buford R. Bottalico 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Royals 12.

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  • 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.
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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
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  • 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.

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