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Thursday, August 22, 2002
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 11,785, Time of Game: 3:14
Twins
8
76-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
6
52-76
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 23½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  0   0  1  0   2  2  0    8 12  1
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  3    6 11  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 2 1 0 1 .292 .839 16 11 0.095 0.77 0.127 -0.032 0.9 1 0 HR
Cristian Guzman SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 .275 .676 16 13 0.263 0.98 0.284 -0.021 2.4 1 1 HR,2B
Corey Koskie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .803 14 10 -0.097 0.83 0.000 -0.097 -1.3 1 0
   Denny Hocking 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .620 10 8 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 1
David Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .278 .869 19 10 0.002 0.55 0.040 -0.038 -0.3 2B
Torii Hunter CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .303 .886 14 8 0.008 0.81 0.087 -0.079 0.1 4 0 SB
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .261 .780 13 6 0.077 0.86 0.118 -0.041 0.9 6 0 2B
Dustan Mohr RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .772 15 11 -0.094 0.89 0.000 -0.094 -1.2 7 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .301 .777 10 9 -0.054 0.73 0.031 -0.085 -0.3 6 0 2B,GDP
Luis Rivas 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .254 .698 10 6 0.085 0.79 0.128 -0.044 1.7 1 2 HR,2B
Johan Santana P
   Tony Fiore P
   J.C. Romero P
   Bob Wells P
   Eddie Guardado P
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 3 7 .316 1.050 137 92 0.284 0.78 0.815 -0.532 2.6 27 4
2B: D Mientkiewicz (23, off R Hernandez); C Guzman (23, off R Hernandez); L Rivas (16, off R Hernandez); D Ortiz (26, off R Hernandez); A Pierzynski (24, off D May).
HR: C Guzman (8, off D May; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Jones (23, off R Hernandez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); L Rivas (4, off D May; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Guzman 7; L Rivas 6; J Jones 5; A Pierzynski 3; D Ortiz 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; T Hunter.
GIDP: A Pierzynski (12).
RBI: C Guzman 3 (47); L Rivas 2 (29); J Jones (73); T Hunter (78); D Mientkiewicz (62).
2-out RBI: D Mientkiewicz; T Hunter.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: C Koskie (10).
Baserunning
SB: T Hunter (22, 2nd base off R Hernandez/A Hinch).

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 2 .216 .579 22 12 -0.054 0.92 0.048 -0.103 0.1 3 0
Carlos Beltran CF 5 2 1 2 0 0 .271 .835 21 12 -0.010 1.03 0.101 -0.111 0.1 2 0 HR
Mike Sweeney 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 .351 1.018 17 10 0.088 1.07 0.124 -0.036 1.0 9 0 HBP
Joe Randa 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .772 15 12 -0.130 1.43 0.032 -0.161 -0.5 0 1
Raul Ibanez RF 5 0 3 3 0 0 .285 .890 27 19 0.214 1.17 0.243 -0.029 2.6 2 0
Kit Pellow DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .650 24 14 -0.182 1.70 0.021 -0.203 -1.3
Neifi Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .552 8 6 -0.101 1.07 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 2 4
Luis Ordaz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .623 19 12 -0.084 0.91 0.011 -0.096 -0.5 2 2
A.J. Hinch C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .236 .704 24 14 0.045 0.81 0.085 -0.041 0.1 7 0 2B
Runelvys Hernandez P 1
   Darrell May P
   Blake Stein P
Team Totals 38 6 11 6 3 6 .289 .752 177 111 -0.214 1.14 0.665 -0.881 0.6 27 8
2B: A Hinch (5, off T Fiore).
HR: C Beltran (21, off J Santana; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: M Sweeney (4, by T Fiore).
TB: C Beltran 4; A Hinch 3; R Ibanez 3; M Sweeney 2; C Knoblauch; J Randa; L Ordaz.
RBI: R Ibanez 3 (88); C Beltran 2 (78); J Randa (67).
2-out RBI: R Ibanez 2; J Randa.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Perez-M Sweeney.

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
Johan Santana, W (7-5) 6 6 3 3 2 5 1 3.46 26 105 68 38 12 18 3 15 4 1 51 0.117 1.19 0.6
Tony Fiore, H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.92 4 18 9 4 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.010 1.44 0.1
J.C. Romero, H (26) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.58 4 20 12 8 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.077 0.71 1.1
Bob Wells 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 5.79 6 29 17 12 1 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.038 0.43 -1.9
Eddie Guardado, S (35) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0.049 2.81 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 3 6 1 6.00 42 177 111 65 15 31 8 23 6 1 51 4 1 0.215 0.78 -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
Runelvys Hernandez, L (3-2) 5 7 4 4 2 4 1 3.63 23 78 51 32 9 10 8 8 4 1 39 -0.120 1.00 -1.0
Darrell May 3 5 4 4 1 2 2 5.46 15 45 29 19 6 4 6 4 1 2 0 0 -0.167 0.58 -2.2
Blake Stein 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.62 3 14 12 8 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 3 7 3 8.00 41 137 92 59 18 15 14 14 5 3 39 0 0 -0.285 1.14 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Santana (13).
HBP: T Fiore (5; M Sweeney).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Scott Packard, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Jay Klemm.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 11,785.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR MIN C. Guzman D. May 16% 88% Home Run; Jones Scores
b9 6-8 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Pellow E. Guardado 11% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez J. Santana -11% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R KCR C. Beltran J. Santana -10% 55% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN J. Jones R. Hernandez 9% 59% Home Run (LF-CF)

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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' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN J. Jones R. Hernandez 9% 59% Home Run (LF-CF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN C. Guzman R. Hernandez 5% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t1 1-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Hernandez -4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz R. Hernandez -3% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Guzman to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R MIN T. Hunter R. Hernandez 7% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Guzman Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez 1% 66% Hunter Steals 2B
t1 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez 8% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hunter Scores
t1 3-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Mohr R. Hernandez -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Knoblauch J. Santana -3% 67% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Santana 3% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana -3% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 2B
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 4% 71% Lineout: 3B; Knoblauch to 3B/Adv on E5
b1 0-3 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez J. Santana -7% 64% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Sweeney to 2B
b1 1-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR K. Pellow J. Santana 4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez -2% 66% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t2 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN L. Rivas R. Hernandez -1% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN J. Jones R. Hernandez -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez J. Santana 3% 66% Flyball: CF
b2 1-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR L. Ordaz J. Santana 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Hinch J. Santana -1% 67% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch J. Santana 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 2-3-4
t3 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Guzman R. Hernandez -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Hernandez -1% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Ortiz R. Hernandez 2% 68% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t3 3-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Hunter R. Hernandez -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
b3 1-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R KCR C. Beltran J. Santana -10% 55% Home Run
b3 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana -4% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b3 2-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Ibanez J. Santana -2% 53% Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
b3 2-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez J. Santana -11% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sweeney Scores; Ibanez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 3-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Pellow J. Santana -2% 40% Walk
b3 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR N. Perez J. Santana 4% 44% Flyball: RF; Ibanez to 3B
b3 3-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Ordaz J. Santana 6% 50% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
t4 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Hernandez 4% 54% Walk
t4 3-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Mohr R. Hernandez -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN A. Pierzynski R. Hernandez -7% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
b4 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Hinch J. Santana 3% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b4 3-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Knoblauch J. Santana 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Santana 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
t5 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN L. Rivas R. Hernandez 8% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t5 3-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Jones R. Hernandez -2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rivas to 3B
t5 3-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R MIN C. Guzman R. Hernandez 7% 63% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Rivas Scores
t5 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Hernandez -3% 59% Popfly: SS
t5 4-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Ortiz R. Hernandez 2% 61% Walk; Guzman to 2B
t5 4-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter R. Hernandez -5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
b5 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 3% 63% Flyball: RF
b5 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Santana 2% 64% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 6-7-8
Darrell May replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
t6 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz D. May -3% 62% Flyball: LF
t6 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mohr D. May -2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski D. May 1% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t6 4-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN L. Rivas D. May -3% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
b6 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Pellow J. Santana 4% 62% Foul Flyball: RF
b6 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez J. Santana 3% 65% Popfly: 1B
b6 3-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Ordaz J. Santana 2% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 1-2-3
t7 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Jones D. May 4% 71% Single to 2B (Bunt)
t7 4-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR MIN C. Guzman D. May 16% 88% Home Run; Jones Scores
t7 6-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie D. May -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t7 6-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Ortiz D. May -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 6-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Hunter D. May 1% 86% Walk
t7 6-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz D. May -1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Tony Fiore facing 9-1-2
Tony Fiore replaces Johan Santana pitching
Denny Hocking replaces Corey Koskie playing 3B batting 3rd
b7 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Hinch T. Fiore -7% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b7 3-6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Knoblauch T. Fiore 6% 83% Flyball: LF
b7 3-6 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran T. Fiore 5% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 3-6 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Fiore -2% 86% Hit By Pitch
J.C. Romero replaces Tony Fiore pitching
b7 3-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa J. Romero 6% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Darrell May facing 7-8-9
t8 6-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mohr D. May -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski D. May 2% 92% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t8 6-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR MIN L. Rivas D. May 5% 97% Home Run; Pierzynski Scores
t8 8-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones D. May -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman D. May -0% 97% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 5-6-7
b8 3-8 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Romero 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Pellow J. Romero 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR N. Perez J. Romero 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Royals' Blake Stein facing 3-4-5
Blake Stein replaces Darrell May pitching
t9 8-3 0 --- 10,(2-2)  O MIN D. Hocking B. Stein -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz B. Stein -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 8-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter B. Stein -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Twins' Bob Wells facing 8-9-1
Bob Wells replaces J.C. Romero pitching
b9 3-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR L. Ordaz B. Wells -1% 98% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b9 3-8 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O KCR A. Hinch B. Wells 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 3-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR C. Knoblauch B. Wells -1% 98% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Ordaz to 3B
b9 3-8 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR C. Beltran B. Wells 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ordaz Scores
b9 4-8 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Wells -1% 98% Walk; Beltran to 2B
b9 4-8 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Randa B. Wells -3% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran Scores; Sweeney to 2B
Eddie Guardado replaces Bob Wells pitching
b9 5-8 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR R. Ibanez E. Guardado -6% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sweeney Scores; Randa to 3B
b9 6-8 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Pellow E. Guardado 11% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.

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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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