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NYY
@BAL		12
9
OAK
@BOS		6
9
TEX
@CHW		0
4
SEA
@CLE		7
3
DET
@KCR		3
7
MIN
@TBD		4
2
ANA
@TOR		5
6
FLA
@CIN		3
0
SDP
@COL		6
13
CHC
@HOU		3
7
LAD
@MIL		1
2		 
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ATL
@MON		6
1
PHI
@NYM		7
4
ARI
@SFG		3
4
PIT
@STL		11
8
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 19,534, Time of Game: 2:51
Tigers
3
21-24
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
 at Royals
7
15-28
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
W: Darrell May (2-6)
L: Gary Knotts (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3 12  2
Royals          2  0  2   0  1  0   2  0  X    7 10  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Sanchez CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 .361 .814 18 14 0.015 0.93 0.107 -0.092 0.0 2 0 CS
Carlos Guillen SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 .315 .905 26 12 -0.089 0.81 0.048 -0.138 0.2 1 2 HR,GDP
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .839 18 12 -0.140 0.95 0.000 -0.140 -2.2 8 0 GDP
Rondell White LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .317 .927 10 5 0.079 0.65 0.097 -0.019 1.0 1 0 2·2B
Craig Monroe RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .653 9 5 -0.071 1.08 0.000 -0.071 -0.8 3 1
   Eric Munson PH-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 .621 8 4 0.005 0.17 0.005 0.000 0.1 0 0
Bobby Higginson DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .784 11 5 -0.067 0.75 0.021 -0.087 0.0
Brandon Inge 3B-RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .283 .818 11 6 0.125 0.86 0.158 -0.033 1.4 2 2 3B,HBP
Chris Shelton 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .638 8 5 -0.027 1.16 0.040 -0.066 -0.4 3 1
   Carlos Pena PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .677 5 4 -0.052 1.89 0.000 -0.052 -0.8 0 0
Omar Infante 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .803 18 11 -0.043 0.96 0.041 -0.084 -0.8 3 1 GDP
Gary Knotts P 1
   Esteban Yan P
   Jamie Walker P
   Al Levine P
   Ugueth Urbina P
Team Totals 35 3 12 3 3 4 .343 .953 142 83 -0.265 0.90 0.517 -0.782 -2.2 24 7
2B: R White 2 (11, 2 off D May).
3B: B Inge (2, off D May).
HR: C Guillen (4, off D May; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
HBP: B Inge (2, by S Sullivan).
TB: R White 5; B Inge 4; C Guillen 4; A Sanchez 3; C Shelton; B Higginson; O Infante.
GIDP: O Infante (1); I Rodriguez (6); C Guillen (4).
RBI: C Guillen (27); B Higginson (27); B Inge (20).
2-out RBI: B Higginson; B Inge.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Inge-O Infante-C Shelton.
E: O Infante (3); I Rodriguez (1).
Outfield Assists: C Monroe (J Randa at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: A Sanchez (10, 2nd base by D May/B Santiago).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Angel Berroa SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .236 .617 17 11 -0.039 0.50 0.009 -0.049 -0.1 4 4 2B
Carlos Beltran CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .271 .902 15 7 0.055 0.54 0.069 -0.014 0.3 2 0 SB
Mike Sweeney DH 4 3 3 2 0 0 .275 .816 14 9 0.050 0.76 0.079 -0.029 2.0 HR
Matt Stairs RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .283 .835 11 7 0.149 0.86 0.196 -0.047 1.9 2 0 HR
Ken Harvey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .331 .848 14 8 -0.049 0.64 0.009 -0.058 -1.3 7 0 GDP
Joe Randa 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .744 12 6 0.117 0.58 0.121 -0.004 1.7 0 2 HBP
Benito Santiago C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 .653 14 10 0.000 0.72 0.039 -0.039 -0.8 5 1
Desi Relaford 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .197 .536 15 8 -0.010 0.37 0.017 -0.027 -0.4 5 3
Brandon Berger LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .389 13 10 -0.037 0.37 0.000 -0.037 -1.0 2 0
Darrell May P
   Scott Sullivan P
   Jaime Cerda P
   Jeremy Affeldt P
Team Totals 33 7 10 5 2 7 .303 .876 125 76 0.236 0.59 0.539 -0.304 2.4 27 10
2B: A Berroa (7, off E Yan).
HR: M Stairs (6, off G Knotts; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); M Sweeney (8, off E Yan; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Randa (4, by G Knotts).
TB: M Sweeney 6; M Stairs 5; A Berroa 2; C Beltran 2; B Santiago; K Harvey.
GIDP: K Harvey (5).
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (32); M Stairs 2 (18); B Santiago (12).
2-out RBI: M Stairs 2; B Santiago.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. A Berroa-K Harvey; A Berroa-D Relaford-K Harvey; J Randa-D Relaford-K Harvey.
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran (11, 2nd base off G Knotts/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers

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
Gary Knotts, L (1-1) 5 8 5 3 1 5 1 5.16 24 79 52 33 6 13 9 8 3 0 39 -0.229 0.83 -2.1
Esteban Yan 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.15 6 23 13 7 1 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.15 -1.2
Jamie Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.83 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.2
Al Levine 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.53 1 6 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.1
Ugueth Urbina 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.76 4 14 7 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.08 0.6
Team Totals 8 10 7 5 2 7 2 5.62 36 125 76 45 9 22 11 15 4 0 39 0 0 -0.235 0.90 -2.4

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
Darrell May, W (2-6) 7.2 10 3 3 1 2 1 5.43 31 105 63 45 3 15 7 21 7 0 48 0.249 0.95 2.2
Scott Sullivan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.05 3 14 7 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -0.054 0.47 -1.5
Jaime Cerda, H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.46 4 21 12 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.032 0.75 0.4
Jeremy Affeldt, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.038 1.07 1.0
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 3 4 1 3.00 39 142 83 55 7 21 9 22 8 0 48 6 1 0.265 0.59 2.2
S Sullivan faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Sullivan (2; B Inge); G Knotts (2; J Randa).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 19,534.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR KCR M. Stairs G. Knotts 16% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Beltran Scores
t3 1-2 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO DET C. Guillen D. May 12% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Infante to 3B
b3 2-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR J. Randa G. Knotts 10% 76% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores/unER/No RBI; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
t2 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET B. Inge D. May -10% 61% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); White Scores
t3 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Sanchez D. May -6% 50% Single to 1B/Bunt; Infante to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Darrell May facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET A. Sanchez D. May -3% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen D. May 6% 52% Sanchez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Guillen D. May 2% 54% Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET I. Rodriguez D. May 1% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Gary Knotts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa G. Knotts -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR C. Beltran G. Knotts 2% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney G. Knotts -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Stairs G. Knotts 1% 54% Beltran Steals 2B; Beltran to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR KCR M. Stairs G. Knotts 16% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Beltran Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Harvey G. Knotts 1% 70% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF)
b1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa G. Knotts 1% 72% Hit By Pitch; Harvey to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Santiago G. Knotts -3% 69% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Darrell May facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET R. White D. May -4% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe D. May 4% 68% Popfly: 2B (RF Line)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson D. May 3% 71% Popfly: SS
t2 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET B. Inge D. May -10% 61% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); White Scores
t2 1-2 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Shelton D. May 4% 65% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Gary Knotts facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Relaford G. Knotts -2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Berger G. Knotts -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa G. Knotts -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Darrell May facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET O. Infante D. May -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Sanchez D. May -6% 50% Single to 1B/Bunt; Infante to 2B
t3 1-2 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO DET C. Guillen D. May 12% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Infante to 3B
t3 1-2 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez D. May 4% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Gary Knotts facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Beltran G. Knotts 3% 70% Single to 3B/Bunt
b3 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Knotts 5% 74% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Beltran to 2B
b3 2-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Stairs G. Knotts -5% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Harvey G. Knotts -4% 66% Flyball: RF
b3 2-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR J. Randa G. Knotts 10% 76% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores/unER/No RBI; Sweeney to 3B; Randa to 2B
b3 3-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RO KCR B. Santiago G. Knotts 4% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores/unER; Randa out at Hm/RF-C
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Darrell May facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET R. White D. May -6% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 1-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Monroe D. May 2% 77% Flyball: RF; White to 3B
t4 1-4 1 --3 4,(3-0)  O DET B. Higginson D. May 5% 82% Flyball: LF
t4 1-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Inge D. May 3% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Gary Knotts facing 8-9-1
b4 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Relaford G. Knotts 2% 87% Walk
b4 4-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Berger G. Knotts -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa G. Knotts -2% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 4-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran G. Knotts -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Darrell May facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET C. Shelton D. May -4% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET O. Infante D. May 4% 82% Popfly: SS
t5 1-4 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O DET A. Sanchez D. May 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Guillen D. May -2% 83% Walk; Shelton to 2B
t5 1-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez D. May 4% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Gary Knotts facing 3-4-5
b5 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Knotts 2% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Stairs G. Knotts 4% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
b5 4-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  ROO KCR K. Harvey G. Knotts -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Sweeney Scores/No RBI
b5 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Randa G. Knotts -0% 91% Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Darrell May facing 4-5-6
t6 1-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET R. White D. May 2% 93% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 1-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Monroe D. May 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson D. May 1% 94% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Esteban Yan facing 7-8-9
Esteban Yan replaces Gary Knotts pitching
b6 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Santiago E. Yan -1% 94% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
b6 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Relaford E. Yan -0% 94% Lineout: 2B
b6 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Berger E. Yan -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Darrell May facing 7-8-9
t7 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Inge D. May -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 1-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Shelton D. May 3% 93% Flyball: RF
t7 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO DET O. Infante D. May 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Esteban Yan facing 1-2-3
b7 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Berroa E. Yan 1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b7 5-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Beltran E. Yan -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Berroa to 3B
b7 5-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  RR KCR M. Sweeney E. Yan 2% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
Jamie Walker replaces Esteban Yan pitching
b7 7-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Stairs J. Walker -0% 99% Flyball: RF
Al Levine replaces Jamie Walker pitching
b7 7-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Harvey A. Levine -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Royals' Darrell May facing 1-2-3
t8 1-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET A. Sanchez D. May 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R DET C. Guillen D. May -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t8 2-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET I. Rodriguez D. May 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  DET R. White D. May -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Scott Sullivan replaces Darrell May pitching
Eric Munson pinch hits for Craig Monroe (RF) batting 5th
t8 2-7 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  DET E. Munson S. Sullivan -1% 98% Walk
t8 2-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET B. Higginson S. Sullivan -2% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Munson to 3B
t8 3-7 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  DET B. Inge S. Sullivan -3% 93% Hit By Pitch; Higginson to 2B
Jaime Cerda replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
Carlos Pena pinch hits for Chris Shelton (1B) batting 8th
t8 3-7 2 123 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Pena J. Cerda 5% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tigers' Ugueth Urbina facing 6-7-8
Ugueth Urbina replaces Al Levine pitching
Carlos Pena moves from PH to 1B
Eric Munson moves from PH to 3B
Brandon Inge moves from 3B to RF
b8 7-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Randa U. Urbina 0% 99% Walk
b8 7-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Santiago U. Urbina -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 7-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Relaford U. Urbina -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 7-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Berger U. Urbina -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Jaime Cerda facing 9-1-2
t9 3-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET O. Infante J. Cerda 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET A. Sanchez J. Cerda -1% 98% Single to P/Bunt
t9 3-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET C. Guillen J. Cerda -2% 96% Walk; Sanchez to 2B
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jaime Cerda pitching
t9 3-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO DET I. Rodriguez J. Affeldt 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 7.

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  • 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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