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TOR
@BAL		4
1
TOR
@BAL		8
3
ANA
@BOS		2
0
TBD
@CHW		2
5
SEA
@CLE		3
5
OAK
@DET		12
3
MIN
@KCR		6
5
TEX
@NYY		2
3
CHC
@ARI		4
0
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@COL		5
2
CIN
@HOU		5
3		 
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ATL
@LAD		3
4
PIT
@MIL		17
10
FLA
@SDP		8
4
MON
@SFG		7
2
PHI
@STL		4
0
Saturday, August 24, 2002
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 22,180, Time of Game: 3:29
Twins
6
78-53
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
5
52-78
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 25½ GB
W: Brad Radke (6-3)
L: Paul Byrd (14-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  2   2  0  1   0  0  0    6 12  0
Royals          0  3  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    5 16  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 1 2 0 0 1 .293 .840 15 11 0.009 1.32 0.085 -0.075 -0.0 2 0
Cristian Guzman SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 .278 .682 15 9 0.041 1.58 0.156 -0.115 0.3 3 0 2B,SF
Corey Koskie 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .270 .800 21 11 -0.115 1.28 0.039 -0.154 -1.3 1 2
David Ortiz 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 .283 .869 29 19 0.159 1.33 0.225 -0.067 1.9 8 0
   Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .782 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Torii Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .298 .873 21 14 -0.197 1.08 0.000 -0.197 -2.4 0 0 GDP
Bobby Kielty RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .296 .897 20 12 0.111 0.88 0.195 -0.084 1.0 4 0 HR
Matt LeCroy DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .752 16 9 -0.059 0.78 0.014 -0.073 -0.6
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .780 16 12 -0.031 0.77 0.037 -0.068 -0.2 5 0 2B
Denny Hocking 2B 3 2 3 0 1 0 .258 .650 19 12 0.201 1.01 0.201 0.000 2.0 2 6 3·2B
Brad Radke P 1
   LaTroy Hawkins P
   J.C. Romero P
   Eddie Guardado P
Team Totals 37 6 12 6 4 9 .324 .921 172 109 0.119 1.13 0.952 -0.833 0.6 27 8
2B: C Guzman (24, off P Byrd); D Hocking 3 (12, 1 off J Affeldt, 2 off P Byrd); A Pierzynski (26, off P Byrd).
HR: B Kielty (9, off P Byrd; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: C Guzman (6, off P Byrd).
TB: D Hocking 6; B Kielty 4; C Guzman 3; D Ortiz 3; J Jones 2; A Pierzynski 2.
GIDP: T Hunter (12).
RBI: B Kielty 2 (39); D Ortiz 2 (64); C Guzman 2 (50).
2-out RBI: B Kielty 2; D Ortiz.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 14.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Guiel RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 .233 .629 19 14 -0.411 3.16 0.034 -0.445 -1.7 2 0 2B
Carlos Beltran CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .273 .834 14 10 0.018 1.53 0.149 -0.132 0.4 3 0 2B
Mike Sweeney DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 .353 1.014 15 10 0.147 1.61 0.218 -0.070 0.8
Raul Ibanez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .882 26 16 -0.316 2.20 0.000 -0.316 -1.9 6 0
Joe Randa 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .777 19 13 -0.051 1.61 0.100 -0.151 0.4 1 0 2B
Michael Tucker LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .248 .755 15 11 0.034 1.91 0.155 -0.121 0.7 3 0
Brent Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .646 15 11 -0.169 1.88 0.000 -0.169 -1.3 9 0 SH
   Chuck Knoblauch PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .576 4 3 0.056 2.06 0.056 0.000 0.1
Luis Alicea 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .228 .606 12 7 -0.039 1.66 0.106 -0.145 0.2 1 2
   Kit Pellow PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .732 3 3 0.107 3.78 0.107 0.000 0.3
   Neifi Perez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .549 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Luis Ordaz SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 .242 .693 18 10 0.242 2.59 0.269 -0.027 1.7 2 3 2B
Paul Byrd P
   Jeremy Affeldt P
   Jason Grimsley P
Team Totals 42 5 16 5 3 5 .381 .898 160 108 -0.382 2.09 1.194 -1.576 -0.4 27 5
2B: J Randa (32, off B Radke); C Beltran (36, off B Radke); L Ordaz (2, off B Radke); A Guiel (13, off B Radke).
SH: B Mayne (3, off B Radke).
TB: J Randa 4; M Sweeney 3; C Beltran 3; L Ordaz 3; A Guiel 2; M Tucker 2; C Knoblauch; K Pellow; L Alicea.
RBI: L Alicea 2 (22); A Guiel (31); C Beltran (79); M Sweeney (59).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney; C Beltran.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Alicea-L Ordaz-R Ibanez.

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 (6-3) 5.2 11 5 5 1 2 0 5.31 29 96 67 43 9 15 9 17 12 0 28 -0.081 1.15 -1.0
LaTroy Hawkins, H (11) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 5 24 15 11 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 -0.002 2.36 -0.2
J.C. Romero, H (27) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.55 6 19 11 7 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0.232 3.28 1.0
Eddie Guardado, S (36) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.72 6 21 15 7 3 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.233 5.15 0.6
Team Totals 9 16 5 5 3 5 0 5.00 46 160 108 68 14 26 14 24 16 0 28 3 1 0.382 1.13 0.4

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
Paul Byrd, L (14-10) 6 9 6 6 3 6 1 3.53 30 109 72 43 7 22 7 13 6 1 33 -0.298 1.15 -2.4
Jeremy Affeldt 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.12 9 52 31 15 7 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.130 1.19 1.2
Jason Grimsley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 3 11 6 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.050 0.79 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 4 9 1 6.00 42 172 109 62 16 31 10 18 7 1 33 0 0 -0.118 2.09 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: L Hawkins (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jay Klemm, 1B - Scott Packard, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 22,180.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 1mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Jacque Jones LF 1 Aaron Guiel RF
2 Cristian Guzman SS 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Corey Koskie 3B 3 Mike Sweeney DH
4 David Ortiz 1B 4 Raul Ibanez 1B
5 Torii Hunter CF 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Bobby Kielty RF 6 Michael Tucker LF
7 Matt LeCroy DH 7 Brent Mayne C
8 A.J. Pierzynski C 8 Luis Alicea 2B
9 Denny Hocking 2B 9 Luis Ordaz SS
Brad Radke P Paul Byrd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Guiel E. Guardado 29% 100% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR MIN B. Kielty P. Byrd 18% 45% Home Run; Koskie Scores
b8 5-6 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Romero 15% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-6 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney L. Hawkins -13% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Guiel Scores; Beltran to 3B
b4 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Beltran B. Radke -12% 58% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ordaz Scores

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' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Jones P. Byrd 3% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN C. Guzman P. Byrd 5% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Koskie P. Byrd -5% 53% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R MIN D. Ortiz P. Byrd 11% 64% Single (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Guzman to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter P. Byrd -6% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Kielty P. Byrd -5% 54% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Guiel B. Radke 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 2% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke -1% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy P. Byrd -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN A. Pierzynski P. Byrd 4% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Hocking P. Byrd 2% 63% Walk
t2 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones P. Byrd -4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman P. Byrd -4% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Randa B. Radke -4% 51% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Tucker B. Radke -6% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Randa to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 1% 46% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Randa to 3B; Tucker to 2B
b2 0-1 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RR KCR L. Alicea B. Radke -11% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Tucker Scores
b2 2-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR L. Ordaz B. Radke -7% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alicea to 3B
b2 2-1 1 -23 3,(2-0)  RO KCR A. Guiel B. Radke -0% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alicea Scores; Ordaz to 3B
b2 3-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Radke 3% 31% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
t3 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Koskie P. Byrd 4% 34% Walk
t3 1-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz P. Byrd -4% 31% Flyball: LF
t3 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter P. Byrd -3% 27% Flyball: CF
t3 1-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR MIN B. Kielty P. Byrd 18% 45% Home Run; Koskie Scores
t3 3-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. LeCroy P. Byrd 1% 47% Walk
t3 3-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski P. Byrd -3% 44% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
b3 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke 3% 47% Lineout: P
b3 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 2% 49% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Randa B. Radke -2% 46% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 3-3 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  KCR M. Tucker B. Radke -1% 45% Walk
b3 3-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 5% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
t4 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Hocking P. Byrd 7% 57% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t4 3-3 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones P. Byrd -2% 55% Flyball: CF; Hocking to 3B
t4 3-3 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R MIN C. Guzman P. Byrd 8% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hocking Scores
t4 4-3 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN C. Koskie P. Byrd -3% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guzman to 3B
t4 4-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Ortiz P. Byrd 9% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Guzman Scores
t4 5-3 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter P. Byrd -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
b4 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Alicea B. Radke 3% 70% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR L. Ordaz B. Radke -3% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b4 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Guiel B. Radke 4% 70% Flyball: RF
b4 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Beltran B. Radke -12% 58% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ordaz Scores
b4 4-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Radke 4% 62% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
t5 5-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN B. Kielty P. Byrd -3% 60% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. LeCroy P. Byrd -2% 58% Flyball: LF
t5 5-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN A. Pierzynski P. Byrd -1% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
b5 4-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez B. Radke 4% 60% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 4-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa B. Radke -4% 56% Single (Ground Ball)
b5 4-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Tucker B. Radke 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Radke 4% 64% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
t6 5-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN D. Hocking P. Byrd 7% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t6 5-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Jones P. Byrd -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B; Hocking to 3B
t6 5-4 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO MIN C. Guzman P. Byrd 3% 72% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hocking Scores
t6 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Koskie P. Byrd -1% 71% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
b6 4-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Alicea B. Radke 4% 75% Lineout: LF
b6 4-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Ordaz B. Radke 3% 78% Flyball: LF
b6 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR A. Guiel B. Radke -3% 75% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b6 4-6 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  KCR C. Beltran B. Radke -3% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Guiel to 3B
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Brad Radke pitching
b6 4-6 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney L. Hawkins -13% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Guiel Scores; Beltran to 3B
b6 5-6 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez L. Hawkins 9% 67% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Paul Byrd pitching
t7 6-5 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz J. Affeldt -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter J. Affeldt -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 6-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN B. Kielty J. Affeldt 2% 64% Walk
t7 6-5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy J. Affeldt -3% 61% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Twins' LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
b7 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa L. Hawkins 5% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Tucker L. Hawkins -5% 61% Single to 1B (Bunt)
b7 5-6 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  KCR B. Mayne L. Hawkins -3% 57% Wild Pitch; Tucker to 2B
b7 5-6 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O KCR B. Mayne L. Hawkins 8% 65% Strikeout Swinging
J.C. Romero replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
b7 5-6 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Alicea J. Romero 8% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
t8 6-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski J. Affeldt -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN D. Hocking J. Affeldt 5% 74% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t8 6-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  MIN J. Jones J. Affeldt 5% 80% Single (Ground Ball); Hocking to 3B
t8 6-5 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Affeldt -7% 72% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Affeldt -6% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
b8 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR L. Ordaz J. Romero -9% 57% Walk
b8 5-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Romero 9% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Romero 8% 74% Popfly: 2B
b8 5-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Romero -7% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordaz to 3B
b8 5-6 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Romero 15% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
Jason Grimsley replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
t9 6-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Grimsley 3% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 6-5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO MIN T. Hunter J. Grimsley -6% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Kielty J. Grimsley -1% 77% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 5-6-7
Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
Doug Mientkiewicz replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 4th
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa E. Guardado 10% 87% Flyball: RF
b9 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Tucker E. Guardado 8% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
Chuck Knoblauch pinch hits for Brent Mayne (C) batting 7th
b9 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Knoblauch E. Guardado -6% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Kit Pellow pinch hits for Luis Alicea (2B) batting 8th
b9 5-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR K. Pellow E. Guardado -11% 78% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Knoblauch to 3B
Neifi Perez pinch runs for Kit Pellow (PH) batting 8th
b9 5-6 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR L. Ordaz E. Guardado -7% 71% Walk; Perez to 2B
b9 5-6 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Guiel E. Guardado 29% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 5.

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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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