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CHW
@LAA		17
3
TOR
@BAL		1
4
TBR
@CLE		10
11
DET
@KCR		13
1
BOS
@MIN		6
5
SEA
@OAK		1
6
NYY
@TEX		11
1
SDP
@ARI		9
7		 
(10)
PIT
@CHC		10
8
HOU
@CIN		5
8
LAD
@COL		16
6
STL
@MIL		0
1		 
(10)
WSN
@NYM		2
5
FLA
@PHI		5
3
ATL
@SFG		2
8
Monday, May 25, 2009 1:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 34,524, Time of Game: 2:52
Tigers
13
25-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
1
22-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
L: Gil Meche (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  0  2   0  3  0   2  0  4   13 19  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 5 2 3 1 1 2 .250 .809 30 18 0.042 0.33 0.053 -0.012 1.5 0 0 2B,SB
Placido Polanco 2B 6 2 1 1 0 0 .259 .653 17 11 0.064 0.45 0.099 -0.036 0.7 1 2
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .266 .705 26 13 -0.002 0.46 0.028 -0.029 0.2 3 0
   Josh Anderson PR-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .680 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.7 1 0
Miguel Cabrera 1B 6 2 4 3 0 1 .378 1.046 20 16 0.164 0.42 0.165 -0.001 3.7 7 2 2·2B
   Ryan Raburn PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .817 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jeff Larish DH 5 1 1 0 1 4 .235 .885 26 16 0.005 0.41 0.045 -0.039 -0.9
Brandon Inge 3B 6 2 3 2 0 1 .280 .929 23 15 0.069 0.54 0.103 -0.034 0.9 0 1
Clete Thomas LF-RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .269 .743 15 9 0.012 0.48 0.046 -0.034 0.9 1 0
Gerald Laird C 3 2 1 2 2 0 .246 .693 17 6 0.006 0.37 0.032 -0.025 1.9 10 0 HR
Ramon Santiago SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .348 .935 14 9 -0.072 0.36 0.004 -0.076 -1.2 2 2 SF,GDP
Justin Verlander P 1
   Zach Miner P
   Ryan Perry P
Team Totals 45 13 19 13 5 9 .422 1.026 194 117 0.288 0.41 0.575 -0.286 8.3 27 7
2B: M Cabrera 2 (10, 1 off G Meche, 1 off J Wright); C Granderson (5, off R Mahay).
HR: G Laird (2, off R Mahay; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Santiago (1, off S Ponson).
TB: M Cabrera 6; G Laird 4; C Granderson 4; B Inge 3; R Santiago 2; C Thomas 2; J Larish; J Anderson; M Ordonez; P Polanco.
GIDP: R Santiago (1).
RBI: M Cabrera 3 (36); G Laird 2 (13); B Inge 2 (33); C Thomas 2 (8); R Santiago (20); P Polanco (18); M Ordonez (18); C Granderson (27).
2-out RBI: G Laird 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 8 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Cabrera-R Santiago-M Cabrera.
Baserunning
SB: C Granderson (6, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck).

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 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .751 14 9 0.005 0.63 0.034 -0.029 -0.1 3 0
   Mitch Maier CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .857 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 0 0 3B
David DeJesus LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .242 .678 10 9 -0.077 0.53 0.006 -0.083 0.2 1 0 GDP
Billy Butler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .794 10 7 -0.007 0.24 0.010 -0.017 -0.5 7 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .827 13 6 -0.011 0.43 0.018 -0.029 0.1 4 0
Mike Jacobs DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .835 16 9 -0.055 0.53 0.000 -0.055 -1.2
Mark Teahen 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .751 8 6 -0.017 0.34 0.000 -0.017 -0.4 0 3
   Luis Hernandez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .347 8 8 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
Alberto Callaspo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .832 10 7 -0.013 0.47 0.007 -0.020 0.0 1 1
   Tug Hulett PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 11 7 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
John Buck C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .784 9 6 -0.021 0.28 0.000 -0.021 -0.7 9 0
Willie Bloomquist SS-3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .298 .776 13 9 -0.013 0.17 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 2 2
Gil Meche P
   Sidney Ponson P 1
   Ron Mahay P
   Roman Colon P
   Jamey Wright P
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 10 .212 .508 124 84 -0.210 0.35 0.075 -0.285 -3.7 27 7
3B: M Maier (1, off Z Miner).
TB: M Maier 3; D DeJesus 2; A Callaspo; C Crisp; J Guillen; B Butler.
GIDP: D DeJesus (5).
RBI: D DeJesus (18).
2-out RBI: D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Callaspo-W Bloomquist-B Butler.
E: M Teahen (2).

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
Justin Verlander, W (5-2) 7 5 0 0 0 8 0 3.55 25 96 66 38 11 17 6 11 5 0 75 0.210 0.47 3.7
Zach Miner 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.76 5 11 8 4 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 -0.5
Ryan Perry 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.33 4 17 10 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 10 0 1.00 34 124 84 48 14 22 9 14 6 0 75 0 0 0.211 0.41 3.7

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
Gil Meche, L (2-5) 2.1 6 4 2 3 1 0 4.55 17 73 40 26 4 10 6 7 3 0 31 -0.292 0.93 -4.0
Sidney Ponson 3.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 6.49 14 47 30 20 4 6 7 5 1 0 3 0 0.009 0.33 0.2
Ron Mahay 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 4.32 7 22 14 9 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 -0.006 0.02 -1.5
Roman Colon 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 4 21 14 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Jamey Wright 1 5 4 4 1 2 0 3.86 9 31 19 10 3 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -3.5
Team Totals 9 19 13 11 5 9 1 11.00 51 194 117 70 17 30 17 20 8 0 31 3 0 -0.289 0.35 -8.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Angel Campos, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 34,524.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET P. Polanco G. Meche 10% 63% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Short LF); Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR DET B. Inge G. Meche 8% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera Scores
t3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Cabrera G. Meche 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ordonez to 3B
t1 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R DET M. Cabrera G. Meche 7% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco Scores/unER
b4 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  DET C. Granderson G. Meche 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET P. Polanco G. Meche 10% 63% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Short LF); Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RO DET M. Ordonez G. Meche -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Granderson Scores/unER
t1 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R DET M. Cabrera G. Meche 7% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco Scores/unER
t1 2-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET J. Larish G. Meche 3% 71% Walk; Cabrera to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge G. Meche -3% 68% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Thomas G. Meche -3% 65% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Crisp J. Verlander 2% 67% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 2% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander 1% 70% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Laird G. Meche -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Santiago G. Meche -1% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t2 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET C. Granderson G. Meche 1% 67% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Polanco G. Meche 1% 68% Granderson Steals 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Polanco G. Meche -3% 66% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander 3% 68% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Ordonez G. Meche 3% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET M. Cabrera G. Meche 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ordonez to 3B
t3 2-0 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Larish G. Meche -4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR DET B. Inge G. Meche 8% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera Scores
t3 4-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Thomas G. Meche 2% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Inge to 2B
t3 4-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  DET G. Laird G. Meche 2% 90% Walk; Inge to 3B; Thomas to 2B
Sidney Ponson replaces Gil Meche pitching
t3 4-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO DET R. Santiago S. Ponson -6% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Verlander 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist J. Verlander 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
t4 4-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson S. Ponson -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Polanco S. Ponson -1% 86% Lineout: RF
t4 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez S. Ponson -0% 85% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR C. Crisp J. Verlander -3% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b4 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Verlander -1% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander -2% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Butler to 2B
b4 0-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
t5 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Cabrera S. Ponson 1% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Larish S. Ponson 2% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cabrera to 2B
t5 4-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Inge S. Ponson 2% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cabrera to 3B; Larish to 2B
t5 4-0 0 123 6,(3-2)  RR DET C. Thomas S. Ponson 3% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cabrera Scores; Larish Scores; Inge to 3B
t5 6-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Laird S. Ponson -1% 97% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t5 6-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO DET R. Santiago S. Ponson 0% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Inge Scores
t5 7-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson S. Ponson -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
b5 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Verlander 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Verlander -1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 0-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Buck J. Verlander 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 0-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist J. Verlander 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
t6 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco S. Ponson -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 7-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez S. Ponson -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 7-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera S. Ponson -0% 98% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b6 0-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Crisp J. Verlander 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Verlander -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 0-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Verlander 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 0-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Verlander 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 5-6-7
Ron Mahay replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
Willie Bloomquist moves from SS to 3B
Luis Hernandez replaces Mark Teahen (3B) playing SS batting 6th
Mitch Maier replaces Coco Crisp playing CF batting 1st
t7 7-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET J. Larish R. Mahay -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET B. Inge R. Mahay 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 7-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Thomas R. Mahay -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t7 7-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR DET G. Laird R. Mahay 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Inge Scores
t7 9-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  DET R. Santiago R. Mahay 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 9-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET C. Granderson R. Mahay 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive); Santiago to 3B
t7 9-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco R. Mahay -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b7 0-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Verlander 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b7 0-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR L. Hernandez J. Verlander 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Tug Hulett pinch hits for Alberto Callaspo (2B) batting 7th
b7 0-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR T. Hulett J. Verlander 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Royals' Roman Colon facing 3-4-5
Roman Colon replaces Ron Mahay pitching
Tug Hulett moves from PH to 2B
t8 9-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Ordonez R. Colon 0% 100% Walk
Josh Anderson pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez (RF) batting 3rd
t8 9-0 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Colon -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Larish R. Colon -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge R. Colon -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-9, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
Zach Miner replaces Justin Verlander pitching
Josh Anderson moves from PR to LF
Clete Thomas moves from LF to RF
b8 0-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Miner 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 0-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist Z. Miner 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Maier Z. Miner -0% 100% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b8 0-9 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR D. DeJesus Z. Miner -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Maier Scores
b8 1-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Miner 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
Jamey Wright replaces Roman Colon pitching
t9 9-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Thomas J. Wright 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Laird J. Wright 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET R. Santiago J. Wright 0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Laird to 2B
t9 9-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Granderson J. Wright 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Laird Scores; Santiago to 2B
t9 10-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R DET P. Polanco J. Wright 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Santiago Scores; Granderson to 2B
t9 11-1 1 12- 6,(2-2)  DET J. Anderson J. Wright 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
t9 11-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR DET M. Cabrera J. Wright 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Granderson Scores; Polanco Scores; Anderson to 3B
Ryan Raburn pinch runs for Miguel Cabrera (1B) batting 4th
t9 13-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Larish J. Wright 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 13-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Inge J. Wright 0% 100% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 13, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-13, Tigers' Ryan Perry facing 4-5-6
Ryan Perry replaces Zach Miner pitching
Ryan Raburn moves from PR to 1B
b9 1-13 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Guillen R. Perry 0% 100% Walk
b9 1-13 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs R. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b9 1-13 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O KCR L. Hernandez R. Perry 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-13 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Hulett R. Perry 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Royals 1.

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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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