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Scores
Standings
NYY
@ANA		6
7		 
(10)
TOR
@BAL		5
1
MIN
@KCR		7
2
DET
@OAK		6
7
CLE
@SEA		4
3
CHW
@TBD		3
2
BOS
@TEX		4
5
LAD
@ATL		2
9
STL
@CHC		1
6
SDP
@FLA		10
0
COL
@MIL		3
2
CIN
@MON		17
4
SFG
@NYM		5
6
ARI
@PHI		4
3		 
(10)
HOU
@PIT		3
1
Sunday, August 26, 2001 1:04PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,575, Time of Game: 2:45
Twins
7
69-62
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Royals
2
51-80
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
5th, 22½ GB
W: Brad Radke (11-8)
L: Blake Stein (5-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  5  0   0  2  0    7 12  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  3  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .277 .738 15 8 -0.070 0.83 0.010 -0.080 -1.4 3 0 GDP
Cristian Guzman SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .314 .848 14 10 0.065 0.92 0.123 -0.058 0.2 1 2 SB
Doug Mientkiewicz DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 .324 .896 23 15 0.019 0.64 0.039 -0.021 -0.1
Corey Koskie 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 .276 .853 15 11 0.080 0.89 0.141 -0.061 1.3 0 4 SB
Torii Hunter CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .246 .740 15 11 -0.018 0.71 0.042 -0.060 0.2 5 0 SB
David Ortiz 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 .252 .846 17 8 0.037 1.00 0.066 -0.029 -0.2 6 0 SB
   Denny Hocking 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244 .644 3 1 0.026 0.34 0.026 0.000 0.8 4 0
Brian Buchanan RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .289 .878 9 6 0.063 0.91 0.108 -0.045 1.7 2 0 2·2B
   John Barnes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .178 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 .728 20 15 0.032 0.95 0.109 -0.077 0.2 6 0 CS
Luis Rivas 2B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .247 .651 13 8 -0.049 0.66 0.025 -0.074 -1.0 0 2 SB
Brad Radke P 2
   Todd Jones P
   Eddie Guardado P
   LaTroy Hawkins P
Team Totals 36 7 12 6 4 8 .333 .789 144 93 0.185 0.79 0.689 -0.505 1.7 27 10
2B: B Buchanan 2 (9, 1 off J Grimsley, 1 off B Stein).
TB: B Buchanan 5; C Koskie 2; A Pierzynski 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; D Hocking; C Guzman; T Hunter.
GIDP: J Jones (7).
RBI: C Koskie 2 (83); L Rivas (40); A Pierzynski (41); T Hunter (71); C Guzman (40).
2-out RBI: C Koskie 2; C Guzman; T Hunter.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
E: C Guzman (15).
Baserunning
SB: C Guzman (21, 2nd base off B Stein/B Mayne); T Hunter (7, 2nd base off C Bailey/B Mayne); C Koskie (20, 3rd base off C Bailey/B Mayne); L Rivas (23, 2nd base off B Stein/B Mayne); D Ortiz (1, 2nd base off B Stein/B Mayne).
CS: A Pierzynski (6, 2nd base by B Stein/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Febles 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 .576 18 14 -0.022 0.86 0.045 -0.067 -0.3 3 5 SB
Neifi Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .718 13 8 -0.083 0.81 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 4 3
Carlos Beltran CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .292 .815 20 10 0.058 0.87 0.090 -0.032 1.1 4 0 2·SB
Raul Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .856 16 12 -0.094 0.87 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 0 1
Mark Quinn RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .277 .773 10 8 -0.039 0.73 0.026 -0.065 -0.5 1 0 HBP
Dee Brown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .684 13 8 0.014 0.70 0.061 -0.047 0.1
Dave McCarty 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .243 .735 14 9 -0.008 1.10 0.038 -0.046 0.0 5 0 SF
Brent Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .731 10 9 -0.081 1.02 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 8 1
Donnie Sadler 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .472 6 5 -0.059 0.86 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 2 0 SH
Blake Stein P
   Cory Bailey P
   Jason Grimsley P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 29 2 3 2 1 6 .103 .260 120 83 -0.314 0.86 0.260 -0.574 -3.3 27 10
SF: D McCarty (3, off B Radke).
SH: D Sadler (3, off B Radke).
HBP: M Quinn (4, by B Radke).
TB: C Beltran; C Febles; D McCarty.
RBI: D McCarty (23); C Beltran (69).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Febles-N Perez-D McCarty.
Outfield Assists: R Ibanez (D Mientkiewicz at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Febles (5, 2nd base off B Radke/A Pierzynski); C Beltran 2 (24, 3rd base off B Radke/A Pierzynski, 2nd base off B Radke/A Pierzynski).

Minnesota Twins

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
Brad Radke, W (11-8) 7 3 2 1 0 5 0 4.04 26 95 66 43 9 14 8 12 3 0 70 0.284 1.00 2.1
Todd Jones 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.25 3 14 10 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.25 0.6
Eddie Guardado 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.13 3 9 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.34 0.2
LaTroy Hawkins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.80 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.003 0.10 0.4
Team Totals 9 3 2 1 1 6 0 1.00 33 120 83 54 10 19 11 14 3 0 70 1 0 0.315 0.79 3.3

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, L (5-7) 4.2 6 5 5 4 6 0 5.21 23 91 58 39 8 11 6 7 4 0 34 -0.193 1.15 -2.5
Cory Bailey 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.74 9 26 18 10 1 7 4 3 2 0 2 0 0.060 0.40 1.7
Jason Grimsley 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.25 5 12 7 6 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 -0.055 0.24 -1.4
Roberto Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.88 3 15 10 7 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 4 8 0 7.00 40 144 93 62 11 20 13 15 9 0 34 2 0 -0.186 0.86 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: J Grimsley (4).
HBP: B Radke (8; M Quinn).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 13,575.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Jacque Jones LF 1 Carlos Febles 2B
2 Cristian Guzman SS 2 Neifi Perez SS
3 Doug Mientkiewicz DH 3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Corey Koskie 3B 4 Raul Ibanez LF
5 Torii Hunter CF 5 Mark Quinn RF
6 David Ortiz 1B 6 Dee Brown DH
7 Brian Buchanan RF 7 Dave McCarty 1B
8 A.J. Pierzynski C 8 Brent Mayne C
9 Luis Rivas 2B 9 Donnie Sadler 3B
Brad Radke P Blake Stein P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR MIN C. Koskie B. Stein 13% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Jones Scores; Guzman Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
t5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Guzman B. Stein 12% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Rivas Scores; Jones to 3B
t5 0-0 1 -2- 8,(1-2)  R MIN A. Pierzynski B. Stein 11% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN B. Buchanan B. Stein 6% 56% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t3 0-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O MIN L. Rivas B. Stein -6% 48% Strikeout Swinging

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, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Jones B. Stein -2% 48% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Guzman B. Stein -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz B. Stein -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles B. Radke 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR N. Perez B. Radke 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie B. Stein -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter B. Stein -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz B. Stein -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Quinn B. Radke 2% 49% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. Brown B. Radke 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN B. Buchanan B. Stein 6% 56% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t3 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN A. Pierzynski B. Stein -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Buchanan to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O MIN L. Rivas B. Stein -6% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Jones B. Stein -4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. McCarty B. Radke -4% 40% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 4% 44% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Sadler B. Radke 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McCarty to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles B. Radke 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Guzman B. Stein -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz B. Stein 3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Koskie B. Stein -4% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Hunter B. Stein -3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez B. Radke 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 1% 50% Foul Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Stein 5% 55% Walk
t5 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Buchanan B. Stein -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging, Ortiz Steals 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- 8,(1-2)  R MIN A. Pierzynski B. Stein 11% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores
t5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN L. Rivas B. Stein -5% 58% Pierzynski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN L. Rivas B. Stein 1% 59% Walk
t5 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Jones B. Stein 1% 61% Rivas Steals 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Jones B. Stein 1% 62% Walk
t5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Guzman B. Stein 12% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Rivas Scores; Jones to 3B
t5 2-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz B. Stein 1% 74% Guzman Steals 2B
t5 2-0 2 -23 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz B. Stein 1% 75% Walk
t5 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR MIN C. Koskie B. Stein 13% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Jones Scores; Guzman Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
t5 4-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R MIN T. Hunter B. Stein 4% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Koskie to 2B
Cory Bailey replaces Blake Stein pitching
t5 5-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Ortiz C. Bailey 0% 93% Koskie Steals 3B; Hunter Steals 2B
t5 5-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz C. Bailey -2% 91% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
Denny Hocking replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 6th
b5 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Quinn B. Radke -3% 88% Hit By Pitch
b5 0-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Brown B. Radke -6% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Quinn to 3B
b5 0-5 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO KCR D. McCarty B. Radke 3% 85% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Quinn Scores/unER; Brown to 2B
b5 1-5 1 -2- 6,(0-2)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Sadler B. Radke 3% 90% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Cory Bailey facing 7-8-9
t6 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Buchanan C. Bailey 1% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 5-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski C. Bailey -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN L. Rivas C. Bailey -1% 89% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t6 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Jones C. Bailey -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b6 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Febles B. Radke -4% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR N. Perez B. Radke 3% 88% Flyball: LF
b6 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Beltran B. Radke -1% 87% Febles Steals 2B
b6 1-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R KCR C. Beltran B. Radke -6% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Febles Scores
b6 2-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke -1% 80% Beltran Steals 2B
b6 2-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 4% 84% Flyball: LF
b6 2-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Quinn B. Radke -0% 84% Beltran Steals 3B
b6 2-5 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Quinn B. Radke 4% 88% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Cory Bailey facing 2-3-4
t7 5-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Guzman C. Bailey -1% 87% Popfly: SS
t7 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz C. Bailey -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN C. Koskie C. Bailey 1% 86% Single (Ground Ball)
t7 5-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Hunter C. Bailey -1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
b7 2-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR D. Brown B. Radke 3% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 2-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. McCarty B. Radke 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
Jason Grimsley replaces Cory Bailey pitching
t8 5-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN D. Hocking J. Grimsley 1% 93% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Buchanan J. Grimsley 3% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hocking to 3B
t8 5-2 0 -23 2,(0-1)  R MIN A. Pierzynski J. Grimsley 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Hocking Scores; Buchanan to 3B
t8 6-2 0 --3 4,(1-2)  MIN A. Pierzynski J. Grimsley 0% 98% Single (Ground Ball); Buchanan stays at 3B
t8 6-2 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO MIN L. Rivas J. Grimsley -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Buchanan Scores
t8 7-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN J. Jones J. Grimsley -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Twins' Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
Todd Jones replaces Brad Radke pitching
b8 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Sadler T. Jones 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-7 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles T. Jones 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b8 2-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR N. Perez T. Jones 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Roberto Hernandez facing 2-3-4
Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
t9 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Guzman R. Hernandez -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 7-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Mientkiewicz out at 2B/LF-2B
t9 7-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Hernandez -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
Eddie Guardado replaces Todd Jones pitching
John Barnes replaces Brian Buchanan playing RF batting 7th
b9 2-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran E. Guardado -1% 98% Walk
b9 2-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez E. Guardado 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B; Beltran to 2B
b9 2-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Quinn E. Guardado 1% 100% Flyball: CF; Beltran to 3B
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
b9 2-7 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Brown L. Hawkins 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 2.

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  • 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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