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@LAA		4
8
CHW
@BOS		8
1
SEA
@DET		5
4		 
(10)
NYY
@KCR		8
3
TEX
@OAK		6
9
MIN
@TBD		2
4
CLE
@TOR		2
3
PIT
@CHC		2
7
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@CIN		3
2
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@FLA		0
2
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@MIL		2
1
ATL
@NYM		1
4
ATL
@NYM		0
8
HOU
@PHI		5
3
COL
@SDP		0
2		 
(11)
STL
@WSN		6
7
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 16,421, Time of Game: 2:37
Yankees
8
83-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
3
52-89
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Randy Johnson (16-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  1  3   0  3  0    8 10  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    3  5  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .871 19 10 -0.070 0.79 0.000 -0.070 -1.0 0 0
   Aaron Guiel PH-CF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .802 7 5 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .344 .905 8 5 0.120 0.67 0.139 -0.019 0.9 1 3 2B
   Nick Green 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .563 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 2
Bobby Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .885 23 14 -0.071 0.66 0.000 -0.071 -0.9 2 0
   Craig Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .780 1 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jason Giambi 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .980 8 5 0.001 0.81 0.048 -0.047 0.1 4 0 2B
   Andy Phillips 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .687 5 4 0.006 0.04 0.006 0.000 0.5 3 0 2B
Alex Rodriguez 3B 1 2 0 0 3 0 .282 .893 20 7 0.021 0.64 0.045 -0.024 0.8 1 0
   Andy Cannizaro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jorge Posada C 3 3 2 6 1 1 .280 .864 13 6 0.119 0.81 0.149 -0.030 3.9 8 1 2·HR
   Sal Fasano C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .629 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Robinson Cano 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .340 .862 15 10 0.007 0.57 0.037 -0.030 0.3 4 2
Bernie Williams DH-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 .773 7 5 0.003 0.78 0.037 -0.034 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Melky Cabrera LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .285 .765 17 10 0.003 0.73 0.041 -0.039 0.1 2 0
Randy Johnson P 0 1
   Scott Proctor P 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 10 8 5 5 .286 .918 145 83 0.139 0.63 0.502 -0.364 3.0 27 11
2B: J Giambi (22, off R Hernandez); D Jeter (34, off R Hernandez); A Phillips (11, off J Diaz).
HR: J Posada 2 (19, 1 off J Diaz, 1 off R Hernandez; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: J Posada 8; D Jeter 3; R Cano 2; A Phillips 2; J Giambi 2; M Cabrera; B Williams.
GIDP: B Williams (12).
RBI: J Posada 6 (79); M Cabrera (43); D Jeter (85).
2-out RBI: D Jeter; M Cabrera.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi; N Green-R Cano-A Phillips.
E: N Green (5).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .807 13 9 -0.066 0.84 0.037 -0.103 -0.8 3 1 3B
   Joey Gathright CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .587 3 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.3 2 0
Esteban German LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .320 .836 11 7 -0.023 0.45 0.016 -0.039 1.6 1 0 HR
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .732 12 8 -0.041 0.52 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 1 3
   Andres Blanco 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .612 3 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
Mike Sweeney DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .764 10 8 -0.069 0.65 0.000 -0.069 -0.9
Emil Brown RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .814 9 5 0.005 0.81 0.028 -0.023 0.1 0 0
   Shane Costa PH-RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .705 3 2 0.003 0.07 0.003 0.000 0.6 0 0
Ryan Shealy 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .786 12 9 -0.076 0.65 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 11 2 GDP
   Paul Phillips 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .591 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Buck C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .666 6 4 -0.040 0.56 0.003 -0.043 0.1 6 0
Angel Berroa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .589 8 7 -0.034 0.43 0.000 -0.034 -0.9 1 4 GDP
Jeff Keppinger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 12 7 -0.019 0.24 0.000 -0.019 -0.5 0 1
Runelvys Hernandez P 1 0
   Ryan Braun P 0 0
   Jose Diaz P 1 0
   Joe Nelson P 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 2 10 .172 .571 102 70 -0.362 0.52 0.088 -0.450 -2.0 27 11
3B: D DeJesus (4, off R Johnson).
HR: E German (3, off K Farnsworth; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: E German 4; D DeJesus 3; J Gathright; J Buck; S Costa.
GIDP: A Berroa (19); R Shealy (5).
RBI: E German 2 (20); J Buck (43).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Shealy-A Berroa-J Diaz.
Outfield Assists: D DeJesus (R Cano at home plate).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D DeJesus (3rd base by J Posada).

New York Yankees

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
Randy Johnson, W (16-10) 7 1 0 0 2 8 0 4.76 22 81 54 26 11 17 4 8 2 0 81 0.361 0.70 3.9
Scott Proctor 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.73 4 9 7 5 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.10 -0.4
Kyle Farnsworth 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.42 5 12 9 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 -1.4
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 2 10 1 2.00 31 102 70 36 13 21 9 10 3 0 81 0 0 0.365 0.63 2.0

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 (5-9) 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 6.39 27 99 57 37 8 12 9 12 6 0 38 -0.127 0.93 -1.7
Ryan Braun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 13 7 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Jose Diaz 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 27.00 7 26 14 11 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.017 0.04 -2.4
Joe Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.01 3 7 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 8 8 5 5 2 8.00 40 145 83 54 11 18 14 16 6 0 38 0 0 -0.136 0.52 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Diaz (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 16,421.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 2mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Johnny Damon CF 1 David DeJesus CF
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 Esteban German LF
3 Bobby Abreu RF 3 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
4 Jason Giambi 1B 4 Mike Sweeney DH
5 Alex Rodriguez 3B 5 Emil Brown RF
6 Jorge Posada C 6 Ryan Shealy 1B
7 Robinson Cano 2B 7 John Buck C
8 Bernie Williams DH 8 Angel Berroa SS
9 Melky Cabrera LF 9 Jeff Keppinger 3B
Randy Johnson P Runelvys Hernandez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYY D. Jeter R. Hernandez 11% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores
t6 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR NYY J. Posada R. Hernandez 11% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Rodriguez Scores
b2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO KCR R. Shealy R. Johnson 6% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 0-5 0 --3 2,(1-1)  O KCR E. German R. Johnson 5% 97% DeJesus Picked off 3B (C-3B)
t6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY J. Giambi R. Hernandez 5% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Damon R. Hernandez -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Jeter R. Hernandez 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  O NYY B. Abreu R. Hernandez -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Giambi R. Hernandez -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus R. Johnson 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. German R. Johnson 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek R. Johnson 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY A. Rodriguez R. Hernandez -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY J. Posada R. Hernandez 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  NYY R. Cano R. Hernandez 4% 54% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Posada to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O NYY B. Williams R. Hernandez -3% 51% Groundout: 1B-P; Posada to 3B; Cano to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RO NYY M. Cabrera R. Hernandez 4% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Posada Scores; Cano out at Hm/CF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Johnson 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown R. Johnson -3% 55% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO KCR R. Shealy R. Johnson 6% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Damon R. Hernandez -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter R. Hernandez -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Abreu R. Hernandez -1% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Buck R. Johnson 3% 58% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Berroa R. Johnson 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Keppinger R. Johnson 1% 62% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Giambi R. Hernandez -2% 59% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY A. Rodriguez R. Hernandez 3% 62% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Posada R. Hernandez -3% 59% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Cano R. Hernandez -3% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus R. Johnson 3% 59% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. German R. Johnson 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek R. Johnson 1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY B. Williams R. Hernandez 4% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Cabrera R. Hernandez -4% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYY J. Damon R. Hernandez -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B; Williams to 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYY D. Jeter R. Hernandez 11% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores
t5 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Abreu R. Hernandez -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Johnson 3% 73% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Brown R. Johnson 2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Shealy R. Johnson 1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY J. Giambi R. Hernandez 5% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 2-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYY A. Rodriguez R. Hernandez 2% 83% Walk
t6 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR NYY J. Posada R. Hernandez 11% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Rodriguez Scores
t6 5-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY R. Cano R. Hernandez -0% 94% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t6 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY B. Williams R. Hernandez -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY M. Cabrera R. Hernandez -0% 94% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
b6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Buck R. Johnson 1% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa R. Johnson 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Keppinger R. Johnson 0% 96% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Ryan Braun facing 1-2-3
Ryan Braun replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
t7 5-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY J. Damon R. Braun -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter R. Braun -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Abreu R. Braun -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
Andy Phillips replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 4th
b7 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. DeJesus R. Johnson -4% 92% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 0-5 0 --3 2,(1-1)  O KCR E. German R. Johnson 5% 97% DeJesus Picked off 3B (C-3B)
b7 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German R. Johnson -1% 95% Walk
b7 0-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek R. Johnson 2% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Johnson 1% 98% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Jose Diaz facing 4-5-6
Jose Diaz replaces Ryan Braun pitching
t8 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY A. Phillips J. Diaz 1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t8 5-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  NYY A. Rodriguez J. Diaz 0% 99% Walk
t8 5-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR NYY J. Posada J. Diaz 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Phillips Scores; Rodriguez Scores
t8 8-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY R. Cano J. Diaz 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 8-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO NYY B. Williams J. Diaz -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t8 8-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY M. Cabrera J. Diaz 0% 100% Walk
Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Johnny Damon (CF) batting 1st
t8 8-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY A. Guiel J. Diaz 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 2B
t8 8-0 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O NYY A. Guiel J. Diaz -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Yankees' Scott Proctor facing 5-6-7
Scott Proctor replaces Randy Johnson pitching
Sal Fasano replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 6th
Nick Green replaces Derek Jeter (SS) playing 3B batting 2nd
Andy Cannizaro replaces Alex Rodriguez (3B) playing SS batting 5th
Aaron Guiel moves from PH to CF
Shane Costa pinch hits for Emil Brown (RF) batting 5th
b8 0-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR S. Costa S. Proctor -0% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Costa to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b8 0-8 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Shealy S. Proctor 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-SS-1B; Costa to 3B
b8 0-8 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Buck S. Proctor -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Costa Scores/unER
b8 1-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Berroa S. Proctor 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Royals' Joe Nelson facing 2-3-4
Joe Nelson replaces Jose Diaz pitching
Paul Phillips replaces Ryan Shealy playing 1B batting 6th
Andres Blanco replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 3rd
Joey Gathright replaces David DeJesus playing CF batting 1st
Shane Costa moves from PH to RF
t9 8-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY N. Green J. Nelson -0% 100% Flyball: CF
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Bobby Abreu (RF) batting 3rd
t9 8-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Wilson J. Nelson -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 8-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY A. Phillips J. Nelson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Yankees' Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Craig Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
Bernie Williams moves from DH to CF (team loses DH)
Aaron Guiel moves from CF to RF
b9 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Keppinger K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 1-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Gathright K. Farnsworth -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b9 1-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR E. German K. Farnsworth -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gathright Scores
b9 3-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Blanco K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.

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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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