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5
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5
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2
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3
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1
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@STL		3
6
Sunday, May 18, 2003 1:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 15,462, Time of Game: 2:47
Blue Jays
4
22-22
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 5½ GB
 at Royals
3
24-18
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
L: Kyle Snyder (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  9  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  7  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .781 11 8 -0.056 0.84 0.014 -0.070 -0.6 2 0
Frank Catalanotto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .829 11 7 -0.108 0.96 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 1 0
   Reed Johnson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 1.747 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Vernon Wells CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .878 17 10 0.005 0.77 0.060 -0.055 -0.2 3 0 2B
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 .318 1.087 20 9 0.140 1.00 0.152 -0.012 1.3 8 1 HR,IW
Greg Myers C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .993 12 7 -0.015 1.35 0.073 -0.088 -0.2 9 0
Josh Phelps DH 3 1 1 3 1 0 .275 .843 12 6 0.184 1.43 0.340 -0.155 1.5 HR
   Dave Berg PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 .867 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Eric Hinske 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .680 14 8 -0.060 0.80 0.046 -0.106 -1.2 1 0 CS,GDP
Orlando Hudson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .740 15 10 -0.079 0.93 0.010 -0.090 -0.7 1 4 2B
Chris Woodward SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 .273 .710 21 13 0.000 0.60 0.036 -0.035 -0.1 1 3
Kelvim Escobar P
   Tanyon Sturtze P
   Trever Miller P 1
   Jeff Tam P 1
   Cliff Politte P
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 3 4 .273 .848 133 78 0.011 0.96 0.731 -0.719 -1.2 27 9
2B: V Wells (15, off K Snyder); O Hudson (9, off M MacDougal).
HR: J Phelps (6, off K Snyder; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); C Delgado (13, off K Snyder; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
IBB: C Delgado (9, by K Snyder).
TB: C Delgado 5; J Phelps 4; C Woodward 2; V Wells 2; O Hudson 2; G Myers; S Stewart.
GIDP: E Hinske (6).
RBI: J Phelps 3 (20); C Delgado (40).
2-out RBI: J Phelps 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: O Hudson (7).
Baserunning
CS: E Hinske (1, 2nd base by K Snyder/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Tucker CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .255 .735 19 13 0.070 1.09 0.138 -0.068 0.5 2 0 2B,SB
Desi Relaford SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 .308 .837 29 16 -0.207 1.57 0.000 -0.207 -1.0 3 1
Mike Sweeney 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .293 .916 13 8 0.103 0.86 0.118 -0.015 0.6 6 1
Raul Ibanez LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .799 19 7 -0.075 1.42 0.032 -0.107 -0.4 3 0
Ken Harvey DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .254 .733 12 8 0.102 1.40 0.172 -0.069 0.7 2B
Dee Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .697 13 8 -0.203 1.83 0.000 -0.203 -1.4 5 1
Brent Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .764 12 10 -0.148 1.35 0.000 -0.148 -1.0 5 1
Mendy Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .605 14 7 -0.070 0.96 0.023 -0.093 -0.3 1 0 SB
Carlos Febles 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258 .604 21 13 -0.096 1.16 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 2 5
   Carlos Beltran PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .264 .845 2 2 0.036 0.66 0.036 0.000 1.0 HR
Kyle Snyder P
   Sean Lowe P
   Darrell May P
   Mike MacDougal P
Team Totals 35 3 7 3 3 9 .200 .606 154 92 -0.488 1.27 0.519 -1.006 -2.2 27 9
2B: M Tucker (9, off K Escobar); K Harvey (7, off T Sturtze).
HR: C Beltran (6, off C Politte; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: C Beltran 4; K Harvey 3; M Sweeney 2; M Tucker 2; R Ibanez.
RBI: C Beltran (11); D Relaford (19); K Harvey (23).
2-out RBI: C Beltran.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Relaford-C Febles-M Sweeney; D Brown-B Mayne.
Outfield Assists: D Brown (C Delgado at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Tucker (5, 3rd base off K Escobar/G Myers); M Lopez (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/G Myers).

Toronto Blue Jays

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
Kelvim Escobar 3 2 1 1 3 3 0 7.08 14 61 32 18 6 8 5 3 0 0 51 0.068 0.85 0.7
Tanyon Sturtze, W (4-4) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 6.02 9 36 22 15 2 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0.013 1.06 0.0
Trever Miller, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.63 2 6 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.104 1.88 0.7
Jeff Tam, H (3) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.56 8 31 21 10 2 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.194 1.76 1.2
Cliff Politte, S (6) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.20 5 20 14 10 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.109 1.97 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 9 1 3.00 38 154 92 55 11 26 12 14 1 0 51 1 0 0.488 0.96 2.2

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
Kyle Snyder, L (0-1) 6.1 8 4 4 2 2 2 4.07 27 95 56 35 1 20 4 19 7 0 41 -0.114 1.09 -0.5
Sean Lowe 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.82 2 10 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.043 0.93 0.6
Darrell May 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.21 3 9 7 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.45 0.6
Mike MacDougal 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 4 19 10 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.41 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 2 4.00 36 133 78 47 4 27 8 21 7 0 41 1 0 -0.012 1.27 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Snyder (1; C Delgado).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 15,462.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Shannon Stewart LF 1 Michael Tucker CF
2 Frank Catalanotto RF 2 Desi Relaford SS
3 Vernon Wells CF 3 Mike Sweeney 1B
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Raul Ibanez LF
5 Greg Myers C 5 Ken Harvey DH
6 Josh Phelps DH 6 Dee Brown RF
7 Eric Hinske 3B 7 Brent Mayne C
8 Orlando Hudson 2B 8 Mendy Lopez 3B
9 Chris Woodward SS 9 Carlos Febles 2B
Kelvim Escobar P Kyle Snyder P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR TOR J. Phelps K. Snyder 33% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Wells Scores; Myers Scores
t4 1-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO TOR J. Phelps K. Snyder -14% 44% Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
b6 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R KCR K. Harvey T. Sturtze -12% 69% Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sweeney Scores
b9 3-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Relaford C. Politte 11% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 2-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Brown J. Tam 10% 91% Groundout: P-2B-1B

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, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Stewart K. Snyder -2% 48% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR F. Catalanotto K. Snyder -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TOR V. Wells K. Snyder -1% 45% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Tucker K. Escobar -6% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. Relaford K. Escobar -3% 37% Tucker Steals 3B
b1 0-0 0 --3 7,(3-2)  RO KCR D. Relaford K. Escobar 1% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tucker Scores
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney K. Escobar 1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR R. Ibanez K. Escobar -1% 38% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Escobar 2% 40% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  R TOR C. Delgado K. Snyder 10% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR G. Myers K. Snyder -2% 48% Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
t2 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Phelps K. Snyder -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Hinske K. Snyder -1% 45% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Brown K. Escobar 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne K. Escobar 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Lopez K. Escobar -1% 48% Walk
b2 1-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR C. Febles K. Escobar -1% 47% Lopez Steals 2B
b2 1-1 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O KCR C. Febles K. Escobar 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR O. Hudson K. Snyder -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR C. Woodward K. Snyder -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR S. Stewart K. Snyder 1% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR F. Catalanotto K. Snyder -3% 44% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Tucker K. Escobar 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Relaford K. Escobar 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney K. Escobar -1% 47% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Ibanez K. Escobar -2% 45% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Sweeney to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Escobar 5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR V. Wells K. Snyder -3% 47% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR C. Delgado K. Snyder 3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR G. Myers K. Snyder 7% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive); Delgado to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO TOR J. Phelps K. Snyder -14% 44% Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Tanyon Sturtze facing 6-7-8
Tanyon Sturtze replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Brown T. Sturtze 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Mayne T. Sturtze 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Lopez T. Sturtze 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR E. Hinske K. Snyder 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR O. Hudson K. Snyder -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t5 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR C. Woodward K. Snyder -6% 45% Hinske Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR C. Woodward K. Snyder 2% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Stewart K. Snyder -3% 43% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Tanyon Sturtze facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Febles T. Sturtze 3% 46% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Tucker T. Sturtze 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Relaford T. Sturtze 2% 50% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR F. Catalanotto K. Snyder -4% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR V. Wells K. Snyder 6% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t6 1-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR C. Delgado K. Snyder 3% 55% Intentional Walk
t6 1-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TOR G. Myers K. Snyder -5% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wells to 3B
t6 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR TOR J. Phelps K. Snyder 33% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Wells Scores; Myers Scores
t6 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Hinske K. Snyder -1% 82% Popfly: 3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Blue Jays' Tanyon Sturtze facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Sturtze -5% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez T. Sturtze 5% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R KCR K. Harvey T. Sturtze -12% 69% Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sweeney Scores
Trever Miller replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
b6 2-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Brown T. Miller 5% 74% Groundout: 1B-P; Harvey to 3B
b6 2-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Mayne T. Miller 5% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Kyle Snyder facing 8-9-1
t7 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR O. Hudson K. Snyder -2% 78% Flyball: CF
t7 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Woodward K. Snyder 2% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Sean Lowe replaces Kyle Snyder pitching
t7 4-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart S. Lowe -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B; Woodward to 2B
t7 4-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TOR F. Catalanotto S. Lowe -3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Jeff Tam facing 8-9-1
Jeff Tam replaces Trever Miller pitching
b7 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Tam 4% 80% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles J. Tam 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Tucker J. Tam 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Darrell May facing 3-4-5
Darrell May replaces Sean Lowe pitching
t8 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR V. Wells D. May -2% 83% Flyball: RF
t8 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado D. May -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR G. Myers D. May -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Jeff Tam facing 2-3-4
b8 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Relaford J. Tam 5% 86% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Tam -6% 80% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b8 2-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Tam 6% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 2-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR K. Harvey J. Tam -5% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
b8 2-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Brown J. Tam 10% 91% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 6-7-8
Mike MacDougal replaces Darrell May pitching
t9 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Phelps M. MacDougal 1% 93% Walk
Dave Berg pinch runs for Josh Phelps (DH) batting 6th
t9 4-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO TOR E. Hinske M. MacDougal -3% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 4-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR O. Hudson M. MacDougal 1% 91% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 4-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Woodward M. MacDougal -2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Cliff Politte facing 7-8-9
Cliff Politte replaces Jeff Tam pitching
Reed Johnson replaces Frank Catalanotto playing RF batting 2nd
b9 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Mayne C. Politte 5% 95% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b9 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Lopez C. Politte 4% 98% Strikeout Looking
Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Carlos Febles (2B) batting 9th
b9 2-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR C. Beltran C. Politte -4% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b9 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Tucker C. Politte -6% 89% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Tucker to 1B
b9 3-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Relaford C. Politte 11% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 3.

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  • 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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