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Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 31,650, Time of Game: 2:39
Athletics
7
31-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
 at Royals
6
27-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Jim Mecir (1-0)
S: Keith Foulke (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  3    7  7  1
Royals          0  0  0   4  0  1   0  0  1    6 10  3

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Byrnes CF-LF 5 2 1 3 0 0 .345 .973 17 12 0.695 2.00 0.789 -0.094 2.4 1 0 HR
Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .731 24 11 0.155 1.04 0.190 -0.034 0.9 5 0
Miguel Tejada SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 .226 .693 11 7 0.102 1.81 0.237 -0.135 1.1 3 3 HR
Erubiel Durazo DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .855 15 8 -0.049 1.36 0.024 -0.073 -0.5 IW
Ramon Hernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .795 17 11 -0.178 1.67 0.000 -0.178 -1.2 7 0
Mark Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .703 12 8 -0.129 1.20 0.000 -0.129 -0.8 3 1
Adam Piatt LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .162 .477 8 4 -0.002 0.35 0.010 -0.012 0.0 1 0
   Chris Singleton PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .321 .810 3 3 0.039 2.00 0.085 -0.046 0.0 0 0
Terrence Long RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .246 .721 11 7 0.032 1.70 0.108 -0.077 -0.3 4 0
Frank Menechino 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .160 .580 11 7 0.017 0.76 0.058 -0.042 0.7 2 2 HR
   Billy McMillon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.145 6.02 0.000 -0.145 -0.5
   Eric Chavez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .759 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Lilly P 1
   Jim Mecir P
   Keith Foulke P 1
Team Totals 36 7 7 7 2 4 .194 .681 133 81 0.537 1.56 1.501 -0.965 1.8 27 7
HR: E Byrnes (4, off M MacDougal; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); F Menechino (1, off D May; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Tejada (10, off D May; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: E Durazo (4, by S Lowe).
TB: M Tejada 4; F Menechino 4; E Byrnes 4; R Hernandez; A Piatt; C Singleton; S Hatteberg.
RBI: M Tejada 3 (33); E Byrnes 3 (24); F Menechino (1).
2-out RBI: E Byrnes 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ellis-M Tejada-S Hatteberg.
E: F Menechino (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brent Abernathy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .053 .105 20 16 -0.065 0.61 0.000 -0.065 -0.9 1 3
   Desi Relaford PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .789 2 2 0.037 0.66 0.037 0.000 0.3 3B
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .225 .690 19 10 0.029 0.89 0.079 -0.050 0.5 0 2
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .306 .949 19 11 0.153 1.25 0.169 -0.016 0.7 11 0
Ken Harvey DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 .228 .649 13 8 -0.229 2.52 0.089 -0.318 -1.0 GDP
Carlos Beltran CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .857 10 9 0.017 1.23 0.090 -0.073 0.4 3 0 SB
Mendy Lopez LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .267 .657 17 10 0.218 1.36 0.256 -0.038 2.1 5 0 SB
   Aaron Guiel LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Michael Tucker RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 .264 .777 17 13 0.050 1.38 0.089 -0.038 0.4 1 1 SF
Angel Berroa SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 .257 .703 11 6 -0.064 1.47 0.017 -0.081 -0.5 1 3 SF,IW
Brent Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .687 15 12 -0.108 1.01 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 5 0
Darrell May P
   Jason Grimsley P
   Sean Lowe P
   Mike MacDougal P
Team Totals 35 6 10 5 3 7 .286 .668 143 97 0.038 1.31 0.826 -0.787 0.8 27 9
3B: D Relaford (2, off K Foulke).
SF: M Tucker (2, off T Lilly); A Berroa (1, off T Lilly).
IBB: A Berroa (2, by T Lilly).
TB: D Relaford 3; C Beltran 2; M Sweeney 2; M Lopez 2; M Tucker; J Randa; K Harvey.
GIDP: K Harvey (7).
RBI: M Tucker 2 (27); A Berroa (18); M Lopez (3); J Randa (22).
2-out RBI: J Randa.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: A Berroa 2 (15); C Beltran (1).
Outfield Assists: M Tucker (S Hatteberg at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran (8, 2nd base off J Mecir/R Hernandez); M Lopez (2, Home off T Lilly/R Hernandez).

Oakland Athletics

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
Ted Lilly 7 6 5 4 3 3 0 4.21 30 107 70 43 8 19 11 13 5 0 47 -0.184 1.11 -0.9
Jim Mecir, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.00 4 17 12 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.67 0.6
Keith Foulke, S (13) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.28 6 19 15 10 3 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 0.109 2.86 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 6 5 3 7 0 5.00 40 143 97 55 17 25 12 18 8 0 47 0 0 -0.037 1.56 -0.8

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
Darrell May 6 4 4 3 1 3 2 4.13 24 83 53 28 5 20 7 13 3 0 52 -0.057 0.87 -0.5
Jason Grimsley, H (13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82 3 9 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.102 1.28 0.6
Sean Lowe, H (5) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.70 5 22 11 5 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.130 2.70 0.6
Mike MacDougal, BS (4), L (1-3) 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 3.04 6 19 11 7 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.711 3.49 -2.4
Team Totals 9 7 7 3 2 4 3 3.00 38 133 81 43 6 32 13 19 5 0 52 0 0 -0.536 1.31 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Lilly (1; A Berroa); S Lowe (4; E Durazo).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 31,650.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Eric Byrnes CF 1 Brent Abernathy 2B
2 Scott Hatteberg 1B 2 Joe Randa 3B
3 Miguel Tejada SS 3 Mike Sweeney 1B
4 Erubiel Durazo DH 4 Ken Harvey DH
5 Ramon Hernandez C 5 Carlos Beltran CF
6 Mark Ellis 2B 6 Mendy Lopez LF
7 Adam Piatt LF 7 Michael Tucker RF
8 Terrence Long RF 8 Angel Berroa SS
9 Frank Menechino 3B 9 Brent Mayne C
Ted Lilly P Darrell May P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR OAK E. Byrnes M. MacDougal 75% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Singleton Scores/unER; Long Scores/unER; Byrnes Scores/unER
t6 1-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR OAK M. Tejada D. May 24% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball); Byrnes Scores/unER; Hatteberg Scores
b9 6-7 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Foulke 22% 100% Lineout: SS
t9 4-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. McMillon M. MacDougal -14% 15% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Lopez T. Lilly -12% 30% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran to 3B; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes D. May -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg D. May 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada D. May -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Durazo D. May -2% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Abernathy T. Lilly 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Randa T. Lilly -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Lilly -3% 41% Walk; Randa to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR K. Harvey T. Lilly 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Hernandez D. May -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Ellis D. May -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK A. Piatt D. May -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Beltran T. Lilly 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Lopez T. Lilly 2% 49% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Tucker T. Lilly 1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Long D. May -3% 47% Lineout: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK F. Menechino D. May -2% 45% Lineout: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes D. May -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa T. Lilly 3% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne T. Lilly 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 10,(2-2)  O KCR B. Abernathy T. Lilly 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg D. May -3% 47% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Tejada D. May -2% 45% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Durazo D. May -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa T. Lilly 3% 46% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
b4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Lilly -3% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR K. Harvey T. Lilly -4% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- 4,(0-2)  KCR C. Beltran T. Lilly -6% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sweeney to 3B; Harvey to 2B
b4 0-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  R KCR M. Lopez T. Lilly -9% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Harvey to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b4 1-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Tucker T. Lilly -7% 16% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Harvey Scores; Beltran to 3B; Lopez to 2B
b4 2-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO KCR A. Berroa T. Lilly -1% 15% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Beltran Scores; Lopez to 3B
b4 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-1)  R KCR B. Mayne T. Lilly -4% 11% Lopez Steals Hm
b4 4-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Mayne T. Lilly 1% 12% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Darrell May facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK R. Hernandez D. May -2% 10% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Ellis D. May -1% 9% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK A. Piatt D. May 1% 10% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 0-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK T. Long D. May -2% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
b5 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Abernathy T. Lilly 1% 9% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa T. Lilly 1% 9% Lineout: 2B
b5 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney T. Lilly 0% 9% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Darrell May facing 9-1-2
t6 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R OAK F. Menechino D. May 6% 15% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK E. Byrnes D. May 4% 19% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t6 1-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK S. Hatteberg D. May 7% 26% Walk; Byrnes to 2B
t6 1-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR OAK M. Tejada D. May 24% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball); Byrnes Scores/unER; Hatteberg Scores
t6 4-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Durazo D. May -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez D. May -3% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Ellis D. May -2% 42% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
b6 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR K. Harvey T. Lilly -5% 37% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b6 4-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Beltran T. Lilly 5% 42% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Lopez T. Lilly -12% 30% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran to 3B; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 4-4 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO KCR M. Tucker T. Lilly -1% 29% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Beltran Scores/unER
b6 5-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Berroa T. Lilly -1% 28% Intentional Walk
b6 5-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne T. Lilly 4% 32% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
Jason Grimsley replaces Darrell May pitching
Chris Singleton pinch hits for Adam Piatt (LF) batting 7th
t7 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Singleton J. Grimsley -5% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Long J. Grimsley -3% 24% Flyball: LF
t7 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK F. Menechino J. Grimsley -2% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Athletics' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
Eric Byrnes moves from CF to LF
Chris Singleton moves from PH to CF
b7 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Abernathy T. Lilly 2% 24% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 5-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa T. Lilly 2% 26% Flyball: RF
b7 5-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney T. Lilly 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Sean Lowe facing 1-2-3
Sean Lowe replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
t8 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes S. Lowe -6% 21% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg S. Lowe 10% 31% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Hatteberg to 2B
t8 4-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Tejada S. Lowe -9% 23% Flyball: LF
t8 4-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK E. Durazo S. Lowe 2% 25% Intentional Walk
t8 4-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez S. Lowe -11% 14% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hatteberg out at Hm/RF-C; Durazo to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 4-5-6
Jim Mecir replaces Ted Lilly pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Harvey J. Mecir 2% 16% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR C. Beltran J. Mecir -2% 14% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b8 5-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Mecir 2% 16% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR M. Tucker J. Mecir -1% 15% Beltran Steals 2B
b8 5-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Tucker J. Mecir 3% 18% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 6-7-8
Mike MacDougal replaces Sean Lowe pitching
Aaron Guiel replaces Mendy Lopez playing LF batting 6th
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Ellis M. MacDougal -8% 10% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Singleton M. MacDougal 8% 19% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 4-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK T. Long M. MacDougal 11% 29% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Singleton to 2B
Billy McMillon pinch hits for Frank Menechino (3B) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. McMillon M. MacDougal -14% 15% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR OAK E. Byrnes M. MacDougal 75% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Singleton Scores/unER; Long Scores/unER; Byrnes Scores/unER
t9 7-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg M. MacDougal -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Athletics' Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
Keith Foulke replaces Jim Mecir pitching
Eric Chavez replaces Billy McMillon (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
b9 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Berroa K. Foulke 5% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-7 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR B. Mayne K. Foulke 4% 98% Popfly: P
Desi Relaford pinch hits for Brent Abernathy (2B) batting 1st
b9 5-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Relaford K. Foulke -4% 95% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 5-7 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Randa K. Foulke -6% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive); Relaford Scores
b9 6-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney K. Foulke -11% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa to 3B
b9 6-7 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Harvey K. Foulke 22% 100% Lineout: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 6.

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  • 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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