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DET
@CHW		8
11
BOS
@KCR		12
2
BOS
@KCR		8
7
CLE
@MIN		2
4
TOR
@NYY		2
9
ANA
@OAK		5
6
TEX
@SEA		3
5
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@TBD		1
2
COL
@ARI		1
7
FLA
@ATL		2
4
CIN
@CHC		5
3
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@HOU		0
4
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@LAD		5
0
STL
@MIL		3
5
NYM
@MON		3
6
PHI
@PIT		3
9
Sunday, April 21, 2002
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 17,289, Time of Game: 3:13
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
8
12-4
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
7
5-11
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
W: Derek Lowe (3-1)
L: Bryan Rekar (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  4   0  4  0   0  0  0    8 14  1
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  1    7 10  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .292 .726 23 11 -0.043 0.99 0.069 -0.112 -0.8 2 0 HBP,GDP
Johnny Damon CF 5 2 4 4 0 0 .354 1.011 19 14 0.304 0.99 0.321 -0.017 3.9 5 0 HR
Shea Hillenbrand 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .349 1.058 24 15 0.014 0.66 0.075 -0.061 -0.1 0 0 SB,GDP
Manny Ramirez DH 2 1 1 0 3 0 .364 1.259 21 7 0.049 0.73 0.074 -0.025 1.1 IW
Tony Clark 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .184 .531 16 11 -0.018 0.87 0.033 -0.050 -1.0 5 0
Carlos Baerga 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .400 .878 14 7 -0.104 0.89 0.003 -0.107 -2.0 3 2
Trot Nixon RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .657 24 16 -0.112 0.78 0.000 -0.112 -1.9 3 0
Jason Varitek C 5 1 4 3 0 0 .333 .873 16 9 0.183 0.72 0.191 -0.008 3.3 8 1 2·2B
Rey Sanchez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .574 23 13 0.032 0.66 0.061 -0.030 0.2 1 4
Derek Lowe P
   Casey Fossum P
   Sun-Woo Kim P
   Ugueth Urbina P
Team Totals 39 8 14 8 5 5 .359 .932 180 103 0.305 0.81 0.827 -0.522 2.6 27 7
2B: J Varitek 2 (2, 2 off J Affeldt).
HR: J Damon (3, off B Rekar; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: M Ramirez (5, by J Affeldt).
HBP: R Henderson (1, by J Affeldt).
TB: J Damon 7; J Varitek 6; R Sanchez 2; S Hillenbrand 2; M Ramirez; T Clark.
GIDP: S Hillenbrand (2); R Henderson (1).
RBI: J Damon 4 (12); J Varitek 3 (7); T Clark (7).
2-out RBI: J Varitek 3.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
E: R Henderson (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Hillenbrand (2, 2nd base off B Rekar/A Hinch).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Donnie Sadler LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .150 .340 33 23 -0.103 1.23 0.033 -0.136 -0.7 1 0
Michael Tucker RF 5 3 2 1 0 1 .244 .724 20 15 0.048 1.01 0.139 -0.091 1.1 1 0 3B
Carlos Beltran CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 .232 .815 22 11 0.048 0.81 0.089 -0.041 1.2 1 0 HR,SF
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .339 .840 14 8 0.174 1.58 0.209 -0.035 1.5 16 0
Raul Ibanez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .793 12 8 -0.023 0.42 0.000 -0.023 -0.3
   Joe Randa PH 2 0 0 0 1 2 .302 .911 18 9 -0.125 2.96 0.025 -0.150 -0.9
Neifi Perez SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .224 .542 12 9 -0.081 1.85 0.074 -0.156 0.9 1 7
Luis Alicea 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .504 11 8 0.007 1.14 0.089 -0.082 0.3 0 2
A.J. Hinch C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .250 13 9 -0.099 1.09 0.000 -0.099 -1.1 5 0
   Brent Mayne PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .433 2 2 -0.035 1.31 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 0 0
Carlos Febles 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .229 .686 16 6 -0.007 0.99 0.093 -0.100 -0.3 2 5 CS
Bryan Rekar P 1
   Jeremy Affeldt P
   Nate Field P
   Jason Grimsley P
Team Totals 35 7 10 7 5 8 .286 .794 173 108 -0.196 1.30 0.751 -0.948 1.6 27 15
3B: M Tucker (2, off D Lowe).
HR: C Beltran (2, off U Urbina; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: C Beltran (3, off D Lowe).
TB: C Beltran 5; M Tucker 4; M Sweeney 2; N Perez 2; D Sadler; L Alicea.
RBI: N Perez 2 (8); C Beltran 2 (10); L Alicea (3); M Sweeney (9); M Tucker (8).
2-out RBI: N Perez 2; M Sweeney; C Beltran; L Alicea.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney 2.
Baserunning
CS: C Febles (3, 2nd base by D Lowe/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

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
Derek Lowe, W (3-1) 5.1 4 5 5 3 4 0 2.73 22 88 52 35 4 13 7 8 2 0 41 0.012 0.69 -0.1
Casey Fossum 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 2.16 8 37 22 10 3 9 1 3 3 0 3 3 -0.028 1.53 -1.3
Sun-Woo Kim, H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.24 6 21 15 9 0 6 0 5 1 0 2 1 0.097 2.54 0.2
Ugueth Urbina, S (7) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.48 5 27 19 12 3 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.112 2.00 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 5 8 1 7.00 41 173 108 66 10 32 10 17 6 1 41 5 4 0.193 0.81 -1.6

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
Bryan Rekar, L (0-1) 4 7 7 7 3 2 1 15.75 22 89 53 35 4 14 9 7 4 1 19 -0.313 1.04 -3.5
Jeremy Affeldt 3 4 1 1 2 3 0 3.38 15 63 32 14 5 13 4 5 4 0 3 3 -0.054 0.57 -0.4
Nate Field 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 5 19 12 7 1 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0.038 0.72 0.6
Jason Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 3 9 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.30 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 5 5 1 8.00 45 180 103 61 10 32 17 16 11 1 19 3 3 -0.305 1.30 -2.6
B Rekar faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Kim (2).
HBP: J Affeldt (1; R Henderson).
IBB: J Affeldt (1; M Ramirez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Darren Spagnardi, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 17,289.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR BOS J. Damon B. Rekar 26% 67% Home Run; Varitek Scores; Sanchez Scores; Henderson Scores
b7 6-8 2 123 5,(1-2)  O KCR N. Perez S. Kim 14% 84% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Tucker D. Lowe -13% 29% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Sadler Scores
t5 5-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRR BOS J. Varitek J. Affeldt 12% 95% Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Hillenbrand Scores; Ramirez Scores; Baerga Scores
b9 7-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Randa U. Urbina 11% 100% 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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS R. Henderson B. Rekar -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Damon B. Rekar -2% 46% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand B. Rekar -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 10,(2-2)  KCR D. Sadler D. Lowe -3% 42% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Tucker D. Lowe -13% 29% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Sadler Scores
b1 1-0 0 --3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR C. Beltran D. Lowe 1% 30% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Tucker Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Lowe 1% 31% Flyball: RF
b1 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez D. Lowe 1% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez B. Rekar -2% 29% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Clark B. Rekar -2% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS C. Baerga B. Rekar -1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR N. Perez D. Lowe 2% 28% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Alicea D. Lowe 1% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Hinch D. Lowe 1% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bryan Rekar facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Rekar -3% 28% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 3% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS R. Sanchez B. Rekar 4% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 2B
t3 0-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  BOS R. Henderson B. Rekar 6% 41% Walk; Varitek to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t3 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR BOS J. Damon B. Rekar 26% 67% Home Run; Varitek Scores; Sanchez Scores; Henderson Scores
t3 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS S. Hillenbrand B. Rekar 2% 70% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 4-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS M. Ramirez B. Rekar 1% 71% Hillenbrand Steals 2B
t3 4-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez B. Rekar 2% 72% Walk
t3 4-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. Clark B. Rekar -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hillenbrand to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t3 4-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O BOS C. Baerga B. Rekar -5% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
b3 2-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Febles D. Lowe -4% 61% Walk
b3 2-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Lowe 7% 68% Febles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 2-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Lowe 2% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Tucker D. Lowe 1% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Bryan Rekar facing 7-8-9
t4 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Rekar -2% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 2% 71% Single (Ground Ball)
t4 4-2 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O BOS R. Sanchez B. Rekar -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B; Varitek to 2B
t4 4-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Henderson B. Rekar -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
b4 2-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran D. Lowe 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Lowe 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez D. Lowe 1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
t5 4-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS J. Damon B. Rekar 3% 76% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 4-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS S. Hillenbrand B. Rekar 4% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon to 2B
t5 4-2 0 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Ramirez B. Rekar 5% 85% Walk; Damon to 3B; Hillenbrand to 2B
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
t5 4-2 0 123 3,(1-1)  RO BOS T. Clark J. Affeldt 1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B; Damon Scores; Hillenbrand to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t5 5-2 1 -23 5,(3-1)  BOS C. Baerga J. Affeldt 0% 87% Walk
t5 5-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Affeldt -4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRR BOS J. Varitek J. Affeldt 12% 95% Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Hillenbrand Scores; Ramirez Scores; Baerga Scores
t5 8-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BOS R. Sanchez J. Affeldt -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
b5 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR N. Perez D. Lowe -2% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 2-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Alicea D. Lowe 2% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 2-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Hinch D. Lowe 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Febles D. Lowe 1% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
t6 8-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS R. Henderson J. Affeldt 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
t6 8-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Damon J. Affeldt 1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson to 2B
t6 8-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand J. Affeldt 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B; Henderson to 3B; Damon to 2B
t6 8-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Ramirez J. Affeldt 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t6 8-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. Clark J. Affeldt -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O BOS C. Baerga J. Affeldt -1% 96% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
b6 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Lowe 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 2-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Tucker D. Lowe -1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b6 2-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran D. Lowe -2% 94% Walk; Tucker to 2B
b6 2-8 1 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Sweeney D. Lowe -3% 91% Walk; Tucker to 3B; Beltran to 2B
Casey Fossum replaces Derek Lowe pitching
Joe Randa pinch hits for Raul Ibanez (DH) batting 5th
b6 2-8 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa C. Fossum 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-8 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR KCR N. Perez C. Fossum -6% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores; Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
b6 4-8 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR L. Alicea C. Fossum -9% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Perez to 3B; Alicea to 2B/Adv on E7
b6 5-8 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Hinch C. Fossum 8% 88% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
t7 8-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Affeldt -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek J. Affeldt 2% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t7 8-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  BOS R. Sanchez J. Affeldt 2% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 3B
t7 8-5 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  OO BOS R. Henderson J. Affeldt -6% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Red Sox' Casey Fossum facing 9-1-2
b7 5-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles C. Fossum -5% 80% Walk
b7 5-8 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR D. Sadler C. Fossum 5% 85% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-8 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O KCR M. Tucker C. Fossum 4% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 5-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran C. Fossum -3% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive); Tucker to 3B
Sun-Woo Kim replaces Casey Fossum pitching
b7 5-8 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney S. Kim -10% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores; Beltran to 3B
b7 6-8 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Kim -2% 73% Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
b7 6-8 2 -23 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Randa S. Kim -3% 71% Walk
b7 6-8 2 123 5,(1-2)  O KCR N. Perez S. Kim 14% 84% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Nate Field facing 2-3-4
Nate Field replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
t8 8-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  BOS J. Damon N. Field 2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 8-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS S. Hillenbrand N. Field -5% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 8-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Ramirez N. Field 1% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 8-6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS T. Clark N. Field 2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 3B
t8 8-6 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O BOS C. Baerga N. Field -4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Red Sox' Sun-Woo Kim facing 7-8-9
b8 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Alicea S. Kim 5% 86% Flyball: CF
Brent Mayne pinch hits for A.J. Hinch (C) batting 8th
b8 6-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne S. Kim 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Febles S. Kim 2% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
Jason Grimsley replaces Nate Field pitching
Brent Mayne moves from PH to C
t9 8-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Grimsley -1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 8-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Grimsley -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 8-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Sanchez J. Grimsley -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Red Sox' Ugueth Urbina facing 1-2-3
Ugueth Urbina replaces Sun-Woo Kim pitching
b9 6-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Sadler U. Urbina 6% 94% Popfly: 2B
b9 6-8 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Tucker U. Urbina 4% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R KCR C. Beltran U. Urbina -4% 94% Home Run
b9 7-8 2 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR M. Sweeney U. Urbina -6% 89% Single (Ground Ball)
b9 7-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Randa U. Urbina 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

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