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@KCR		5
4
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@MIN		12
2
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2
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@SEA		3
11
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3
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@TEX		6
19
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9
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,589, Time of Game: 3:01
Indians
5
2-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 3 GB
 at Royals
4
5-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jensen Lewis (1-0)
S: Kerry Wood (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  0  1   3  0  0    5 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  2   1  1  0    4  7  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Grady Sizemore CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .211 .766 23 10 0.008 1.27 0.166 -0.159 0.2 5 0 2B,IW
Mark DeRosa 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .171 .523 7 6 0.077 1.31 0.177 -0.100 -0.2 1 1
Victor Martinez C 3 1 0 0 2 0 .361 1.048 27 13 -0.045 1.02 0.024 -0.069 -0.2 8 0 IW
Travis Hafner DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 .286 1.126 16 7 0.209 1.13 0.233 -0.023 2.2 2·2B,HBP
Shin-Soo Choo RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .917 14 9 0.071 1.18 0.122 -0.051 0.4 1 1 SF
Ryan Garko 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .813 11 9 -0.062 1.24 0.072 -0.135 -0.9 6 0 GDP
Ben Francisco LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .484 14 10 -0.110 1.06 0.000 -0.110 -1.4 2 0
Tony Graffanino 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .143 .536 18 9 0.041 0.85 0.084 -0.044 0.2 2 3 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .276 .762 11 8 0.042 1.19 0.107 -0.065 -0.1 1 1 2B,SH
Aaron Laffey P 1
   Joe Smith P
   Jensen Lewis P
   Rafael Betancourt P
   Kerry Wood P
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 5 6 .303 .855 141 81 0.231 1.15 0.985 -0.756 0.3 27 6
2B: T Hafner 2 (3, 1 off R Mahay, 1 off S Ponson); G Sizemore (3, off H Ramirez); A Cabrera (3, off K Farnsworth); T Graffanino (1, off S Ponson).
SF: S Choo (1, off R Mahay).
SH: A Cabrera (1, off S Ponson).
IBB: G Sizemore (1, by S Ponson); V Martinez (1, by H Ramirez).
HBP: T Hafner (1, by R Tejeda).
TB: T Hafner 4; G Sizemore 3; S Choo 2; A Cabrera 2; T Graffanino 2; R Garko; M DeRosa.
GIDP: R Garko (3).
RBI: G Sizemore (6); T Hafner (7); S Choo (4); M DeRosa (7); R Garko (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. M DeRosa-T Graffanino-R Garko.
Outfield Assists: S Choo (M Teahen at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .226 .965 25 13 0.075 1.36 0.165 -0.091 1.0 2 0 3B
Willie Bloomquist 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .462 9 5 0.099 1.57 0.190 -0.091 0.6 1 3 GDP
   Mike Aviles PH-SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .194 .470 6 5 0.016 1.68 0.065 -0.049 0.5 0 0
David DeJesus LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .639 14 8 -0.009 1.56 0.061 -0.071 0.2 2 0
John Buck DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .400 1.504 18 8 -0.144 1.68 0.030 -0.174 -0.7
Mark Teahen RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 .684 16 9 -0.117 1.86 0.021 -0.138 -1.1 2 0
Billy Butler 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .472 8 6 -0.085 1.66 0.000 -0.085 -0.9 9 1
   Mike Jacobs PH-1B 1 1 1 1 1 0 .280 1.019 10 4 0.162 2.17 0.162 0.000 1.3 2 0 HR
Alex Gordon 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .095 .507 16 11 0.060 2.28 0.166 -0.106 0.3 0 4
Miguel Olivo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .333 17 11 -0.179 1.74 0.000 -0.179 -1.2 7 1
Tony Pena SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 6 -0.028 0.54 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 1 3
   Alberto Callaspo PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .699 4 3 -0.120 2.32 0.000 -0.120 -0.5 0 0
Sidney Ponson P 1
   Kyle Farnsworth P
   Ron Mahay P
   Horacio Ramirez P
   Rob Tejeda P
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 6 8 .219 .717 149 89 -0.270 1.70 0.860 -1.132 -0.7 27 12
3B: C Crisp (3, off J Lewis).
HR: M Jacobs (2, off J Lewis; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: M Jacobs 4; C Crisp 3; W Bloomquist 2; M Teahen; D DeJesus; M Aviles.
GIDP: W Bloomquist (1).
RBI: M Jacobs (4); A Gordon (3); M Aviles (2); D DeJesus (2).
2-out RBI: A Gordon.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pena-W Bloomquist-B Butler.

Cleveland Indians

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
Aaron Laffey 5.1 3 2 2 3 5 0 3.38 21 87 54 22 8 24 7 6 0 0 56 0.086 1.27 1.2
Joe Smith, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 1 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.104 2.41 0.6
Jensen Lewis, BS (1), W (1-0) 1.2 4 2 2 3 1 1 6.75 11 41 20 12 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 1 -0.209 2.21 -1.9
Rafael Betancourt, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60 2 8 6 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.081 1.57 0.3
Kerry Wood, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 7 6 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.209 2.70 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 6 8 1 4.00 38 149 89 42 16 31 12 12 1 0 56 2 1 0.271 1.15 0.7

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
Sidney Ponson 6 6 2 2 3 3 0 4.50 26 89 50 33 5 12 14 6 1 0 52 0.068 1.15 1.2
Kyle Farnsworth, L (0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 16.20 4 17 10 5 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.228 1.66 -1.4
Ron Mahay 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.75 6 17 13 4 7 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.110 0.81 -0.5
Horacio Ramirez 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.57 3 10 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.052 0.90 -0.7
Rob Tejeda 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 8 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.093 1.26 1.2
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 5 6 0 5.00 41 141 81 49 14 18 16 13 3 0 52 4 2 -0.229 1.70 -0.3
Balks: K Farnsworth (1).
WP: None.
HBP: R Tejeda (1; T Hafner).
IBB: H Ramirez (1; V Martinez); S Ponson (1; G Sizemore).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Dan Iassogna.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 13,589.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R KCR A. Gordon J. Lewis -17% 40% Walk; Bloomquist Scores; Teahen to 3B; Jacobs to 2B
b6 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey -17% 51% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Crisp to 3B; Bloomquist to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 2-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CLE M. DeRosa K. Farnsworth 16% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera Scores
t7 3-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CLE T. Hafner R. Mahay 14% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Martinez to 3B
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Jacobs J. Lewis -12% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey -2% 45% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey -6% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bloomquist to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Buck A. Laffey -3% 36% Walk; DeJesus to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey 7% 43% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler A. Laffey 7% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CLE T. Hafner S. Ponson 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE S. Choo S. Ponson 6% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hafner to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO CLE R. Garko S. Ponson -11% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Hafner to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CLE B. Francisco S. Ponson -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo A. Laffey 2% 49% Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena A. Laffey 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE T. Graffanino S. Ponson 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE A. Cabrera S. Ponson -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Graffanino to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson 11% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Graffanino Scores; Sizemore to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 1-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson -3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson -3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey -4% 52% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey 9% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey 1% 62% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE T. Hafner S. Ponson -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE S. Choo S. Ponson -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE R. Garko S. Ponson -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck A. Laffey 3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler A. Laffey 1% 64% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE B. Francisco S. Ponson -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE T. Graffanino S. Ponson 4% 66% Double to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera S. Ponson -4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson 1% 63% Intentional Walk
t5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson -5% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Laffey 3% 62% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b5 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Olivo A. Laffey 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Pena A. Laffey 2% 66% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson -3% 63% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t6 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE T. Hafner S. Ponson 5% 68% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t6 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  CLE S. Choo S. Ponson 5% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hafner to 3B
t6 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CLE R. Garko S. Ponson 7% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hafner Scores; Choo to 2B
t6 2-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Francisco S. Ponson -3% 77% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 2-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Graffanino S. Ponson -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey -6% 68% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey -17% 51% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Crisp to 3B; Bloomquist to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 0-2 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey 1% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Crisp Scores; Bloomquist to 3B
Joe Smith replaces Aaron Laffey pitching
b6 1-2 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Smith 10% 62% Strikeout Swinging
Jensen Lewis replaces Joe Smith pitching
b6 1-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Lewis -2% 60% Walk
Mike Jacobs pinch hits for Billy Butler (1B) batting 6th
b6 1-2 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Jacobs J. Lewis -4% 56% Walk; Teahen to 2B
b6 1-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R KCR A. Gordon J. Lewis -17% 40% Walk; Bloomquist Scores; Teahen to 3B; Jacobs to 2B
b6 2-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Lewis 10% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Gordon to 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
Mike Jacobs moves from PH to 1B
t7 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE A. Cabrera K. Farnsworth 11% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CLE G. Sizemore K. Farnsworth -7% 53% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
t7 2-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CLE M. DeRosa K. Farnsworth 16% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera Scores
t7 3-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CLE V. Martinez K. Farnsworth 2% 71% Balk; DeRosa to 2B
t7 3-2 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  CLE V. Martinez K. Farnsworth 2% 73% Walk
Ron Mahay replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
t7 3-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CLE T. Hafner R. Mahay 14% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Martinez to 3B
t7 4-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO CLE S. Choo R. Mahay 1% 88% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Martinez Scores
t7 5-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CLE R. Garko R. Mahay -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Indians' Jensen Lewis facing 9-1-2
Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Tony Pena (SS) batting 9th
b7 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Lewis 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Crisp J. Lewis -6% 83% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
Mike Aviles pinch hits for Willie Bloomquist (2B) batting 2nd
b7 2-5 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR M. Aviles J. Lewis -7% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Crisp Scores
b7 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Lewis 5% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 3-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Lewis 4% 86% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 7-8-9
Alberto Callaspo moves from PH to 2B
Mike Aviles moves from PH to SS
t8 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE B. Francisco R. Mahay -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Graffanino R. Mahay -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE A. Cabrera R. Mahay -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Jensen Lewis facing 5-6-7
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Lewis 5% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen out at 2B/RF-SS
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Jacobs J. Lewis -12% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Rafael Betancourt replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
b8 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Betancourt 5% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Olivo R. Betancourt 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Horacio Ramirez facing 1-2-3
Horacio Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
t9 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE G. Sizemore H. Ramirez 5% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 5-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CLE M. DeRosa H. Ramirez -0% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Sizemore to 3B
t9 5-4 1 --3 4,(3-0)  CLE V. Martinez H. Ramirez 1% 88% Intentional Walk
Rob Tejeda replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
t9 5-4 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CLE T. Hafner R. Tejeda -6% 82% Baserunner Out Advancing; Sizemore out at Hm/C; Martinez to 2B
t9 5-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  CLE T. Hafner R. Tejeda 0% 83% Hit By Pitch
t9 5-4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CLE S. Choo R. Tejeda -3% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
Kerry Wood replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
b9 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo K. Wood 9% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Crisp K. Wood 7% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 4-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles K. Wood 5% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

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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.

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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