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TEX
@ANA		8
1		 
(11)
TBD
@BOS		6
7
DET
@KCR		5
12
CHW
@MIN		6
7
CLE
@NYY		5
3
OAK
@SEA		3
7
BAL
@TOR		1
3
HOU
@ARI		10
7
NYM
@CHC		2
4
SDP
@COL		11
3
MON
@FLA		0
3
ATL
@PHI		4
1		 
(11)
MIL
@PIT		6
7		 
(12)
LAD
@SFG		14
8
CIN
@STL		10
9
Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:06PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,966, Time of Game: 2:39
Tigers
5
32-41
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 12½ GB
 at Royals
12
29-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 16½ GB
W: Dan Reichert (7-6)
L: Willie Blair (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    5  6  2
Royals          0  4  3   0  0  0   5  0  X   12 13  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .664 8 4 -0.038 0.75 0.012 -0.049 -0.3 2 0
   Wendell Magee CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .850 6 3 -0.016 0.58 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
Damion Easley 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 .822 12 9 0.023 0.57 0.058 -0.035 1.2 0 0
   Jose Macias 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Higginson LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .298 .896 14 9 0.110 0.62 0.126 -0.016 1.3 2 0 2B
Tony Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .890 11 7 -0.081 0.70 0.000 -0.081 -1.5 8 1 GDP
   Ryan Jackson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Robert Fick C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .937 14 9 -0.069 0.65 0.000 -0.069 -1.0 5 0
Dean Palmer DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 .771 16 11 -0.047 0.45 0.000 -0.047 -0.7
Juan Encarnacion RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .271 .799 17 7 -0.007 0.47 0.022 -0.029 -0.3 6 0 SB
Shane Halter SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 .294 .800 12 7 0.124 0.97 0.170 -0.047 1.3 0 4 HR
Jarrod Patterson 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .756 10 5 -0.029 0.50 0.007 -0.036 -0.2 1 2
Willie Blair P
   Dave Borkowski P
   Matt Anderson P
   C.J. Nitkowski P
Team Totals 32 5 6 5 2 6 .188 .548 120 71 -0.030 0.62 0.395 -0.425 -0.3 24 7
2B: B Higginson (13, off D Reichert).
HR: S Halter (2, off D Reichert; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: S Halter 4; B Higginson 3; D Easley 2; J Patterson.
GIDP: T Clark (6).
RBI: S Halter 2 (16); B Higginson 2 (31); D Easley (29).
2-out RBI: S Halter 2; B Higginson 2; D Easley.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 3 for 4.
Fielding
E: R Fick (3); R Cedeno (6).
Baserunning
SB: J Encarnacion (5, 2nd base off D Reichert/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Endy Chavez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .496 11 9 -0.053 0.46 0.000 -0.053 -1.7 3 0
Rey Sanchez SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .669 9 9 -0.008 0.49 0.040 -0.048 -0.5 0 3
Mike Sweeney 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .317 .964 19 12 -0.008 0.38 0.024 -0.032 -0.2 12 0
Joe Randa 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .718 16 9 0.067 0.66 0.103 -0.035 0.5 0 1 2·2B
   Carlos Febles 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 .516 6 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 1 1
Jermaine Dye RF 4 3 2 0 1 0 .286 .770 19 10 0.078 0.63 0.086 -0.008 0.6 0 0 SB,IW
Raul Ibanez DH 4 3 2 3 1 1 .217 .532 21 10 0.130 0.94 0.173 -0.043 2.0
Carlos Beltran CF 3 3 2 3 1 0 .253 .678 12 6 0.106 0.82 0.136 -0.029 2.6 4 0 2B
Brent Mayne C 4 0 3 4 0 0 .341 .784 13 11 0.198 0.92 0.214 -0.015 3.7 6 0 2B
Donnie Sadler 2B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .507 16 10 -0.040 0.38 0.006 -0.046 0.1 1 6
Dan Reichert P 1
   Tony Cogan P
   Jeff Austin P
Team Totals 38 12 13 10 4 5 .342 .852 142 88 0.470 0.61 0.782 -0.309 7.3 27 12
2B: J Randa 2 (18, 1 off W Blair, 1 off D Borkowski); C Beltran (9, off W Blair); B Mayne (8, off W Blair).
IBB: J Dye (3, by M Anderson).
TB: J Randa 4; B Mayne 4; C Beltran 3; R Ibanez 2; J Dye 2; M Sweeney; R Sanchez.
RBI: B Mayne 4 (24); R Ibanez 3 (10); C Beltran 3 (34).
2-out RBI: B Mayne 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 8 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Sadler-C Febles-M Sweeney.
Baserunning
SB: J Dye (7, 2nd base off W Blair/R Fick).

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
Willie Blair, L (0-2) 2.2 7 7 7 2 1 0 10.00 17 55 33 21 4 8 4 10 6 0 15 -0.450 0.96 -5.6
Dave Borkowski 3.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 6.58 13 38 27 16 2 9 3 8 2 0 1 0 0.056 0.51 1.1
Matt Anderson 0.1 3 3 2 1 0 0 5.87 6 18 9 7 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 -0.080 0.43 -4.9
C.J. Nitkowski 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.38 6 31 19 10 3 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.003 0.02 2.1
Team Totals 8 13 12 11 4 5 0 12.38 42 142 88 54 10 24 11 22 10 0 15 5 2 -0.471 0.62 -7.3
D Borkowski faced 2 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
Dan Reichert, W (7-6) 7 5 5 5 2 4 1 4.37 28 96 56 31 8 17 11 10 3 1 49 0.024 0.73 -0.9
Tony Cogan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.51 3 8 5 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.14 0.6
Jeff Austin 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 16 10 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 2 6 1 5.00 34 120 71 38 11 22 13 12 4 1 49 0 0 0.029 0.61 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: M Anderson 2 (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Anderson (4; J Dye).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Jay Klemm, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 13,966.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR DET S. Halter D. Reichert -17% 35% Home Run; Encarnacion Scores
b3 4-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR B. Mayne W. Blair 15% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores; Beltran Scores
t5 3-7 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET B. Higginson D. Reichert -11% 76% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley Scores
b2 0-2 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez W. Blair 11% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Randa Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E8; Ibanez to 2B
b2 1-2 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Beltran W. Blair 10% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores

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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' Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Cedeno D. Reichert 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley D. Reichert 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Higginson D. Reichert -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark D. Reichert 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Chavez W. Blair -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez W. Blair -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Blair -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET R. Fick D. Reichert 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Palmer D. Reichert 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Encarnacion D. Reichert -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET S. Halter D. Reichert -1% 52% Encarnacion Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR DET S. Halter D. Reichert -17% 35% Home Run; Encarnacion Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Patterson D. Reichert 1% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Randa W. Blair 6% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dye W. Blair 7% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B
b2 0-2 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez W. Blair 11% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Randa Scores; Dye to 3B/Adv on E8; Ibanez to 2B
b2 1-2 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR C. Beltran W. Blair 10% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores
b2 3-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R KCR B. Mayne W. Blair 6% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Beltran Scores
b2 4-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Sadler W. Blair -2% 74% Flyball: CF
b2 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Chavez W. Blair -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B; Mayne to 2B
b2 4-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez W. Blair -3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
t3 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Cedeno D. Reichert 3% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 2-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley D. Reichert 2% 74% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson D. Reichert 1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
b3 4-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney W. Blair -2% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Randa W. Blair -1% 72% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 4-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Dye W. Blair 1% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 4-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Ibanez W. Blair 1% 74% Dye Steals 2B
b3 4-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR R. Ibanez W. Blair 1% 75% Walk
b3 4-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Beltran W. Blair 2% 77% Walk; Dye to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
b3 4-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR B. Mayne W. Blair 15% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Dye Scores; Ibanez Scores; Beltran Scores
Dave Borkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
b3 7-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Borkowski -1% 91% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 4-5-6
t4 2-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark D. Reichert 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Fick D. Reichert 1% 93% Flyball: LF
t4 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Palmer D. Reichert 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
b4 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Chavez D. Borkowski -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 7-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez D. Borkowski -0% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 7-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Borkowski -0% 92% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 7-8-9
t5 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion D. Reichert 1% 94% Flyball: CF
t5 2-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter D. Reichert 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET J. Patterson D. Reichert -1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t5 2-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Cedeno D. Reichert -1% 93% Walk; Patterson to 2B
t5 2-7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Easley D. Reichert -5% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Patterson Scores; Cedeno to 3B; Easley to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 3-7 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET B. Higginson D. Reichert -11% 76% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores; Easley Scores
t5 5-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark D. Reichert 4% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' Dave Borkowski facing 4-5-6
b5 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Randa D. Borkowski 4% 84% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 7-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Dye D. Borkowski -1% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Randa to 3B
b5 7-5 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez D. Borkowski -4% 79% Flyball: LF
b5 7-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran D. Borkowski -3% 76% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
t6 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET R. Fick D. Reichert 3% 80% Flyball: CF
t6 5-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Palmer D. Reichert 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion D. Reichert 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
Wendell Magee replaces Roger Cedeno playing CF batting 1st
b6 7-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne D. Borkowski -2% 82% Lineout: 1B
b6 7-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Borkowski -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Chavez D. Borkowski -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 8-9-1
t7 5-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET S. Halter D. Reichert 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET J. Patterson D. Reichert 3% 86% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET W. Magee D. Reichert 2% 88% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' Dave Borkowski facing 2-3-4
b7 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Sanchez D. Borkowski 2% 89% Single (Ground Ball)
b7 7-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney D. Borkowski 2% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sanchez to 2B
Matt Anderson replaces Dave Borkowski pitching
b7 7-5 0 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa M. Anderson 2% 94% Wild Pitch; Sanchez to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
b7 7-5 0 -23 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa M. Anderson -2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 7-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Dye M. Anderson 0% 92% Intentional Walk
b7 7-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR R. Ibanez M. Anderson 6% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Sweeney Scores; Dye to 3B
b7 9-5 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Beltran M. Anderson 1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Ibanez to 2B
b7 10-5 1 12- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Mayne M. Anderson 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ibanez to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b7 10-5 1 123 4,(2-1)  R KCR D. Sadler M. Anderson 1% 99% Fielder's Choice 1B; Ibanez Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Beltran to 3B; Mayne to 2B
b7 11-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR E. Chavez M. Anderson 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Beltran Scores; Mayne to 3B; Sadler to 2B
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Matt Anderson pitching
b7 12-5 1 -23 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Chavez C. Nitkowski -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 12-5 2 -23 4,(0-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez C. Nitkowski -0% 99% Flyball: RF
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-12, Royals' Tony Cogan facing 2-3-4
Tony Cogan replaces Dan Reichert pitching
Carlos Febles replaces Joe Randa (3B) playing 2B batting 4th
Donnie Sadler moves from 2B to 3B
t8 5-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley T. Cogan -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 5-12 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Higginson T. Cogan 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 5-12 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO DET T. Clark T. Cogan 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-5, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
Ryan Jackson replaces Tony Clark playing 1B batting 4th
Jose Macias replaces Damion Easley playing 2B batting 2nd
b8 12-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Nitkowski -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 12-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles C. Nitkowski 0% 100% Walk
b8 12-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Dye C. Nitkowski -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 12-5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez C. Nitkowski -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-12, Royals' Jeff Austin facing 5-6-7
Jeff Austin replaces Tony Cogan pitching
t9 5-12 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET R. Fick J. Austin 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-12 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET D. Palmer J. Austin 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-12 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion J. Austin 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 12.

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  • 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.

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