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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
10
TOR
@BOS		12
11
MIN
@KCR		8
6
TEX
@OAK		3
8
CHW
@SEA		6
5
SDP
@ARI		0
2
PHI
@ATL		2
7
CHC
@CIN		4
5
PIT
@NYM		2
6
COL
@STL		2
10
Monday, April 1, 2002,
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 40,605, Time of Game: 3:07
Twins
8
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
6
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
W: J.C. Romero (1-0)
L: Cory Bailey (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  1  0   0  0  1   4  0  0    8 12  1
Royals          0  1  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    6 10  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 .600 2.400 17 13 0.444 1.17 0.473 -0.029 2.9 4 0 2·HR
Cristian Guzman SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 9 6 -0.139 0.99 0.000 -0.139 -1.5 1 3
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 15 10 -0.046 0.57 0.015 -0.061 -0.7 10 0
David Ortiz DH 4 1 3 1 1 0 .750 2.550 28 14 0.160 0.69 0.178 -0.018 1.7 HR,2B
Torii Hunter CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .250 1.400 21 12 -0.032 1.04 0.085 -0.117 -0.1 3 0 HR,GDP,IW
Corey Koskie 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 16 10 0.065 1.24 0.114 -0.049 0.5 0 1
Brian Buchanan RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .500 1.750 12 10 0.049 1.32 0.139 -0.089 0.3 1 0 HR
   Denny Hocking RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 13 9 -0.091 1.07 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 6 0
Luis Rivas 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 15 12 0.068 0.80 0.089 -0.021 0.3 1 3
Brad Radke P 0 1
   Jack Cressend P 0 1
   J.C. Romero P 0 0
   Michael Jackson P 0 0
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 3 5 .316 1.103 146 96 0.478 0.98 1.093 -0.614 2.6 27 9
2B: D Ortiz (1, off C Bailey).
HR: B Buchanan (1, off J Suppan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D Ortiz (1, off J Suppan; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); T Hunter (1, off J Suppan; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); J Jones 2 (2, 1 off J Suppan, 1 off C Bailey; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
IBB: T Hunter (1, by C Bailey).
TB: J Jones 9; D Ortiz 7; B Buchanan 5; T Hunter 4; L Rivas 2; D Mientkiewicz.
GIDP: T Hunter (1).
RBI: J Jones 4 (4); C Koskie (1); B Buchanan (1); T Hunter (1); D Ortiz (1).
2-out RBI: C Koskie; D Ortiz; T Hunter.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz; C Guzman-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz.
E: A Pierzynski (1).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 21 13 0.010 1.34 0.090 -0.080 -0.1 1 0
Neifi Perez SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 .600 1.600 21 13 0.047 1.84 0.180 -0.133 1.3 0 2 3B
Carlos Beltran CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 .333 1.250 12 10 -0.025 1.44 0.062 -0.086 0.1 1 0 3B,SF,GDP
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500 1.250 12 7 0.222 1.36 0.276 -0.054 1.3 14 1 2B
Michael Tucker RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 18 9 -0.040 1.26 0.066 -0.106 0.2 1 0 2·SB
Joe Randa 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 22 14 -0.158 1.37 0.006 -0.164 -1.4 1 2 SF,GDP
Raul Ibanez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 13 7 -0.045 0.56 0.000 -0.045 -0.6
   Donnie Sadler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.056 2.09 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
Brent Mayne C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 15 10 0.017 0.65 0.042 -0.024 0.1 5 0
   Brandon Berger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.037 1.41 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
Carlos Febles 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1.167 18 12 0.044 0.89 0.093 -0.049 0.3 3 6 2B
Jeff Suppan P 1 3
   Cory Bailey P 0 0
   Brian Shouse P 0 0
   Jason Grimsley P 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 3 6 .303 .827 159 100 -0.021 1.27 0.815 -0.834 0.6 27 15
2B: C Febles (1, off B Radke); M Sweeney (1, off B Radke).
3B: N Perez (1, off B Radke); C Beltran (1, off J Cressend).
SF: J Randa (1, off B Radke); C Beltran (1, off B Radke).
TB: N Perez 5; M Sweeney 3; C Beltran 3; C Febles 2; B Mayne; C Knoblauch; M Tucker.
GIDP: C Beltran (1); J Randa (1).
RBI: C Beltran 2 (2); M Sweeney 2 (2); J Randa (1); N Perez (1).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney.
Baserunning
SB: M Tucker 2 (2, 2nd base off B Radke/A Pierzynski, 2nd base off J Cressend/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 4.1 8 6 5 0 2 0 10.38 20 91 60 39 4 17 8 10 4 0 27 -0.315 1.18 -3.0
Jack Cressend 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 15 7 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.012 0.83 0.0
J.C. Romero, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 20 13 7 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.130 0.80 1.2
Michael Jackson, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.105 2.48 0.6
Eddie Guardado, S (1) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 5 26 14 7 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.113 1.95 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 6 5 3 6 0 5.00 38 159 100 62 10 28 12 17 5 0 27 1 1 0.021 0.98 -0.6

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
Jeff Suppan 6 7 4 4 0 3 4 6.00 24 88 61 45 5 11 12 9 1 0 45 0.004 0.79 -0.4
Cory Bailey, BS (1), L (0-1) 0.2 5 4 4 1 0 1 54.00 8 18 11 9 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 -0.487 1.63 -3.2
Brian Shouse 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 5 25 16 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 -0.021 1.33 0.4
Jason Grimsley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 15 8 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.33 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 3 5 5 8.00 41 146 96 70 10 16 17 16 4 0 45 3 1 -0.480 1.27 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Bailey (1; T Hunter).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 40,605.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Jacque Jones LF 1 Chuck Knoblauch LF
2 Cristian Guzman SS 2 Neifi Perez SS
3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 David Ortiz DH 4 Mike Sweeney 1B
5 Torii Hunter CF 5 Michael Tucker RF
6 Corey Koskie 3B 6 Joe Randa 3B
7 Brian Buchanan RF 7 Raul Ibanez DH
8 A.J. Pierzynski C 8 Brent Mayne C
9 Luis Rivas 2B 9 Carlos Febles 2B
Brad Radke P Jeff Suppan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR MIN J. Jones C. Bailey 35% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Buchanan Scores; Rivas Scores
b3 2-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke -20% 36% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Knoblauch Scores; Perez Scores
t7 7-6 2 123 7,(3-2)  R MIN C. Koskie B. Shouse 11% 81% Walk; Mientkiewicz Scores; Ortiz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
b8 6-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR J. Randa M. Jackson 11% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 6-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR N. Perez E. Guardado 10% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)

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' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R MIN J. Jones J. Suppan 9% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Suppan -2% 57% Foul Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R MIN D. Ortiz J. Suppan 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 2-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter J. Suppan -1% 63% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch B. Radke 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR N. Perez B. Radke -3% 63% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
b1 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 5% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Suppan -2% 66% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN B. Buchanan J. Suppan 8% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski J. Suppan -1% 73% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 3-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rivas J. Suppan -1% 72% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke 2% 75% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Tucker B. Radke -3% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Randa B. Radke -3% 69% Tucker Steals 2B; Tucker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b2 0-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RO KCR J. Randa B. Radke -1% 68% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Tucker Scores/unER
b2 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 1% 69% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN J. Jones J. Suppan -2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Suppan -1% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan -1% 65% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
b3 1-3 0 --- 8,(2-2)  KCR B. Mayne B. Radke -4% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b3 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Febles B. Radke 4% 65% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR C. Knoblauch B. Radke -4% 61% Single (Ground Ball); Mayne to 2B
b3 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  KCR N. Perez B. Radke -7% 54% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Mayne to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
b3 1-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 1% 55% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mayne Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
b3 2-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke -20% 36% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Knoblauch Scores; Perez Scores
b3 4-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Tucker B. Radke 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
t4 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Suppan 4% 43% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t4 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN T. Hunter J. Suppan -10% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 3-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Suppan -1% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
b4 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Randa B. Radke 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 2% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 1% 38% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
t5 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Buchanan J. Suppan -3% 34% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski J. Suppan -2% 32% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN L. Rivas J. Suppan 2% 33% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
t5 3-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Jones J. Suppan 4% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive); Rivas to 3B
t5 3-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Suppan -7% 30% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
b5 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Febles B. Radke -6% 24% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
b5 4-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Knoblauch B. Radke 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B; Febles to 3B
b5 4-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR N. Perez B. Radke -9% 17% Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Febles Scores
Jack Cressend replaces Brad Radke pitching
b5 5-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR C. Beltran J. Cressend -6% 11% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Perez Scores
b5 6-3 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Cressend 3% 14% Groundout: P-1B
b5 6-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Tucker J. Cressend -1% 13% Walk
b5 6-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Randa J. Cressend -0% 13% Tucker Steals 2B
b5 6-3 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Cressend 3% 16% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
t6 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan -3% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-6 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz J. Suppan -2% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  R MIN T. Hunter J. Suppan 7% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Suppan -1% 17% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
J.C. Romero replaces Jack Cressend pitching
b6 6-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Romero 2% 18% Flyball: CF
b6 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Mayne J. Romero 1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles J. Romero 1% 21% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Cory Bailey facing 7-8-9
Cory Bailey replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
t7 4-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN B. Buchanan C. Bailey 6% 26% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 4-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN A. Pierzynski C. Bailey -4% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B; Buchanan to 2B
t7 4-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN L. Rivas C. Bailey 7% 30% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Buchanan to 3B
t7 4-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR MIN J. Jones C. Bailey 35% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Buchanan Scores; Rivas Scores
t7 7-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman C. Bailey -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 7-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz C. Bailey 2% 64% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 7-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Ortiz C. Bailey 4% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mientkiewicz to 3B
t7 7-6 2 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Hunter C. Bailey 1% 69% Intentional Walk
Brian Shouse replaces Cory Bailey pitching
t7 7-6 2 123 7,(3-2)  R MIN C. Koskie B. Shouse 11% 81% Walk; Mientkiewicz Scores; Ortiz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
t7 8-6 2 123 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Buchanan B. Shouse -6% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 1-2-3
Denny Hocking replaces Brian Buchanan playing RF batting 7th
b7 6-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch J. Romero 4% 79% Foul Flyball: RF
b7 6-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR N. Perez J. Romero 3% 83% Flyball: LF
b7 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Romero 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Brian Shouse facing 8-9-1
t8 8-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski B. Shouse -2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN L. Rivas B. Shouse -1% 82% Flyball: RF
t8 8-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Jones B. Shouse -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Michael Jackson facing 4-5-6
Michael Jackson replaces J.C. Romero pitching
b8 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney M. Jackson -8% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b8 6-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Tucker M. Jackson 7% 80% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b8 6-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR J. Randa M. Jackson 11% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 2-3-4
Jason Grimsley replaces Brian Shouse pitching
t9 8-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Grimsley -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t9 8-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Grimsley -1% 89% Popfly: 2B
t9 8-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Grimsley 1% 90% Walk
t9 8-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Hunter J. Grimsley -1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
Eddie Guardado replaces Michael Jackson pitching
Donnie Sadler pinch hits for Raul Ibanez (DH) batting 7th
b9 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Sadler E. Guardado 6% 94% Flyball: CF
Brandon Berger pinch hits for Brent Mayne (C) batting 8th
b9 6-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Berger E. Guardado 4% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles E. Guardado -3% 95% Walk
b9 6-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR C. Knoblauch E. Guardado -5% 90% Walk; Febles to 2B
b9 6-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR N. Perez E. Guardado 10% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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