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MIN
@ANA		5
2
NYY
@BOS		14
5
DET
@CHW		9
2
TEX
@KCR		5
7
TEX
@KCR		8
9
TBD
@OAK		0
7
BAL
@SEA		1
8
CLE
@TOR		3
1
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@ARI		9
10		 
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@ATL		5
7
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@COL		6
10
CHC
@HOU		5
7
SDP
@MIL		8
7
PHI
@MON		5
6
FLA
@NYM		0
3
STL
@PIT		7
3
Sunday, May 26, 2002,
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:49
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Rangers
5
20-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
7
18-29
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Cory Bailey (1-4)
L: Hideki Irabu (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  2  0    5  8  2
Royals          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  2  3    7  9  3
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rusty Greer LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .290 .720 21 8 0.041 0.86 0.077 -0.036 0.3 1 0
   Gabe Kapler PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266 .638 5 3 -0.047 1.60 0.000 -0.047 -0.6 0 0
Michael Young 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .743 8 5 -0.112 1.29 0.000 -0.112 -1.1 1 4 SH
Alex Rodriguez SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 .309 1.017 16 10 0.414 0.98 0.447 -0.033 3.1 4 3 HR
Rafael Palmeiro DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .883 18 12 -0.061 0.56 0.000 -0.061 -0.7
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .226 .513 14 8 0.038 0.77 0.072 -0.034 0.3 1 0
Carl Everett CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .572 15 10 -0.099 1.17 0.052 -0.152 -0.8 3 0 2B,GDP
   Calvin Murray PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .471 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Herbert Perry 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .326 .918 11 9 0.055 0.69 0.117 -0.062 0.4 1 1 HR
Mike Lamb 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246 .694 12 5 0.008 0.92 0.052 -0.044 0.2 9 0 IW
Bill Haselman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .650 14 11 -0.159 1.50 0.000 -0.159 -1.6 5 0
Ismael Valdez P 0 1
   Francisco Cordero P 0 0
   Rudy Seanez P 0 0
   Hideki Irabu P 0 1
Team Totals 33 5 8 4 3 5 .242 .760 134 81 0.078 0.99 0.817 -0.740 -0.4 25 10
2B: C Everett (2, off C Bailey).
HR: A Rodriguez (14, off M Asencio; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); H Perry (4, off M Asencio; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: M Young (4, off D Reichert).
IBB: M Lamb (2, by C Bailey).
TB: H Perry 5; A Rodriguez 5; J Gonzalez 2; C Everett 2; M Lamb.
GIDP: C Everett (3).
RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (45); H Perry (13).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2; H Perry.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-M Lamb; M Young-A Rodriguez-M Lamb.
E: A Rodriguez (3); M Lamb (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Neifi Perez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .554 13 8 -0.271 1.96 0.000 -0.271 -2.0 1 1
Carlos Febles 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .670 21 12 -0.144 1.50 0.033 -0.177 -0.5 3 3
Carlos Beltran CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .264 .785 17 11 0.109 1.87 0.185 -0.076 -0.1 2 0 SB
Mike Sweeney 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .337 .955 20 12 0.262 1.72 0.362 -0.099 0.1 10 1 GDP
   Chuck Knoblauch PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 .524 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Joe Randa 3B 4 3 2 2 1 1 .293 .831 18 10 0.340 1.44 0.424 -0.084 1.7 0 2 HR
Michael Tucker RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .212 .694 14 9 0.138 1.25 0.179 -0.041 1.5 5 0 2B
Raul Ibanez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .204 .558 15 7 0.154 1.35 0.171 -0.017 1.3 1 0
Luis Alicea DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 .161 .491 16 7 0.087 1.84 0.123 -0.036 0.4 HBP
   Donnie Sadler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .546 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Juan Brito C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .696 12 7 -0.257 2.30 0.016 -0.272 -2.0 4 0 GDP
   Mark Quinn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .489 3 2 0.159 4.07 0.159 0.000 1.6
   A.J. Hinch C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .687 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Miguel Asencio P 0 1
   Dan Reichert P 0 1
   Cory Bailey P 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 9 5 6 5 .265 .773 149 85 0.577 1.73 1.652 -1.073 1.9 27 9
2B: M Tucker (7, off I Valdez).
HR: J Randa (3, off H Irabu; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
HBP: L Alicea (1, by I Valdez).
TB: J Randa 5; M Tucker 3; C Beltran 2; M Sweeney 2; R Ibanez.
GIDP: M Sweeney (2); J Brito (2).
RBI: J Randa 2 (28); M Sweeney (25); R Ibanez (13); J Brito (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Sweeney-N Perez.
E: J Brito (1); N Perez (6); C Beltran (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran (14, 2nd base off H Irabu/B Haselman).

Texas Rangers

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 5.1 6 2 2 3 1 0 3.83 26 90 53 36 5 12 11 10 6 0 46 -0.096 1.17 -0.1
Francisco Cordero, H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.43 4 15 10 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.362 2.05 2.3
Rudy Seanez, H (9) 0.2 0 2 0 3 1 0 4.66 5 20 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.046 1.25 -0.2
Hideki Irabu, BS (2), L (1-3) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 4.34 6 24 15 9 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 2 -0.799 4.04 -3.9
Team Totals 8.1 9 7 5 6 5 1 5.40 41 149 85 54 13 18 15 14 7 0 46 6 2 -0.579 0.99 -1.9

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
Miguel Asencio 6 4 3 3 1 2 2 6.65 22 85 50 27 9 14 8 11 3 0 53 -0.024 0.94 0.6
Dan Reichert 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 5.36 10 25 19 10 2 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.104 1.01 -0.8
Cory Bailey, W (1-4) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.58 5 24 12 5 1 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.049 1.16 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 3 5 2 4.00 37 134 81 42 12 27 11 18 6 0 53 0 0 -0.079 1.73 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: I Valdez (4; L Alicea).
IBB: C Bailey (5; M Lamb).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Kevin Kelley, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Rusty Greer LF 1 Neifi Perez SS
2 Michael Young 2B 2 Carlos Febles 2B
3 Alex Rodriguez SS 3 Carlos Beltran CF
4 Rafael Palmeiro DH 4 Mike Sweeney 1B
5 Juan Gonzalez RF 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Carl Everett CF 6 Michael Tucker RF
7 Herbert Perry 3B 7 Raul Ibanez LF
8 Mike Lamb 1B 8 Luis Alicea DH
9 Bill Haselman C 9 Juan Brito C
Ismael Valdez P Miguel Asencio P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR J. Randa H. Irabu 35% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores
b9 4-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney H. Irabu 34% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores
t6 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez M. Asencio -29% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Young Scores
b6 2-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  OO KCR J. Brito F. Cordero -25% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t8 3-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez D. Reichert -16% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kapler Scores; Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E8 (throw to Hm)/Adv on E2/unER

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, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer M. Asencio 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. Young M. Asencio 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez M. Asencio 1% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR N. Perez I. Valdez -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Febles I. Valdez -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR C. Beltran I. Valdez 1% 52% Single to 3B (Bunt)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez 2% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Beltran to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Randa I. Valdez -4% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Asencio 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez M. Asencio -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX C. Everett M. Asencio 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX H. Perry M. Asencio 3% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Tucker I. Valdez 6% 61% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez I. Valdez -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tucker to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Alicea I. Valdez 2% 62% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR J. Brito I. Valdez 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tucker Scores; Alicea to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR N. Perez I. Valdez -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Lamb M. Asencio 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX B. Haselman M. Asencio 2% 65% Popfly: 1B
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX R. Greer M. Asencio 1% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Febles I. Valdez -2% 64% Lineout: 1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran I. Valdez -2% 62% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez -1% 61% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Young M. Asencio 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez M. Asencio 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Asencio 1% 68% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Randa I. Valdez 3% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Tucker I. Valdez 8% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B
b4 1-0 0 1-3 3,(2-0)  R KCR R. Ibanez I. Valdez 4% 83% Fielder's Choice 1B; Randa Scores; Tucker to 2B; Ibanez to 1B
b4 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Alicea I. Valdez -4% 80% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Ibanez to 2B
b4 2-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Brito I. Valdez -3% 77% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ibanez to 3B
b4 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez I. Valdez -4% 73% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez M. Asencio -5% 69% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TEX C. Everett M. Asencio 10% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
t5 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R TEX H. Perry M. Asencio -10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX M. Lamb M. Asencio 2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
b5 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles I. Valdez 3% 73% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran I. Valdez -3% 70% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR M. Sweeney I. Valdez -6% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 9-1-2
t6 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Haselman M. Asencio 4% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX R. Greer M. Asencio -4% 64% Walk
t6 1-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Young M. Asencio 5% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez M. Asencio -29% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Young Scores
t6 3-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Asencio 1% 42% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
b6 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa I. Valdez -4% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Tucker I. Valdez 4% 42% Walk
b6 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Ibanez I. Valdez 10% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker to 3B
b6 2-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  KCR L. Alicea I. Valdez 5% 57% Hit By Pitch; Ibanez to 2B
Francisco Cordero replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
b6 2-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  OO KCR J. Brito F. Cordero -25% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 5-6-7
Dan Reichert replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
t7 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Reichert 3% 35% Flyball: CF
t7 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX C. Everett D. Reichert 2% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX H. Perry D. Reichert -2% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Lamb D. Reichert -4% 32% Single (Ground Ball); Perry to 3B; Lamb to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t7 3-2 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O TEX B. Haselman D. Reichert 7% 39% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Francisco Cordero facing 1-2-3
b7 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR N. Perez F. Cordero -5% 34% Flyball: LF
b7 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles F. Cordero -4% 30% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran F. Cordero -3% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Dan Reichert facing 1-2-3
t8 3-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Greer D. Reichert -4% 24% Walk
Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Rusty Greer (LF) batting 1st
t8 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Young D. Reichert 2% 26% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kapler to 2B
t8 3-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez D. Reichert -16% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kapler Scores; Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E8 (throw to Hm)/Adv on E2/unER
t8 5-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro D. Reichert 1% 10% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Reichert 1% 11% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Rangers' Rudy Seanez facing 4-5-6
Rudy Seanez replaces Francisco Cordero pitching
Gabe Kapler moves from PR to LF
b8 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Seanez -3% 7% Flyball: CF
b8 2-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Randa R. Seanez 4% 11% Walk
b8 2-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Tucker R. Seanez -4% 7% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-5 2 1-- KCR R. Ibanez R. Seanez 1% 7% Randa Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Randa to 2B
b8 2-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Ibanez R. Seanez 2% 10% Walk
b8 2-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Alicea R. Seanez 5% 15% Walk; Randa to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
Hideki Irabu replaces Rudy Seanez pitching
Mark Quinn pinch hits for Juan Brito (C) batting 9th
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Luis Alicea (DH) batting 8th
b8 2-5 2 123 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Quinn H. Irabu 16% 31% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Randa Scores/No RBI/unER; Ibanez Scores/No RBI/unER; Sadler to 2B
b8 4-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR N. Perez H. Irabu -13% 18% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Cory Bailey facing 6-7-8
Cory Bailey replaces Dan Reichert pitching
A.J. Hinch replaces Mark Quinn (PH) playing C batting 9th
t9 5-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX C. Everett C. Bailey -5% 13% Double to RF (Line Drive)
Calvin Murray pinch runs for Carl Everett (CF) batting 6th
t9 5-4 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Perry C. Bailey 4% 17% Flyball: RF
t9 5-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. Lamb C. Bailey -1% 16% Intentional Walk
t9 5-4 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O TEX B. Haselman C. Bailey 3% 19% Flyball: RF; Murray to 3B
t9 5-4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O TEX G. Kapler C. Bailey 5% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rangers' Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
Calvin Murray moves from PR to CF
b9 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Febles H. Irabu -10% 13% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b9 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran H. Irabu 10% 24% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b9 4-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Sweeney H. Irabu 7% 31% Beltran Steals 2B
b9 4-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney H. Irabu 34% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores
Chuck Knoblauch pinch runs for Mike Sweeney (1B) batting 4th
b9 5-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR J. Randa H. Irabu 35% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, 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.

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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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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