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Standings
BAL
@LAA		6
4
SEA
@BOS		7
6		 
(11)
OAK
@CLE		3
15
CHW
@KCR		5
0
DET
@MIN		11
9		 
(16)
TOR
@NYY		2
4
TBR
@TEX		1
3
MIL
@CHC		1
2		 
(10)
STL
@CIN		7
4
ARI
@COL		0
5
PIT
@FLA		7
4
NYM
@PHI		2
7
LAD
@SDP		6
3
HOU
@SFG		0
13
ATL
@WSN		9
8
Friday, July 3, 2009, 7:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 39,026, Time of Game: 2:25
White Sox
5
42-38
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
 at Royals
0
33-46
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: John Danks (7-6)
L: Zack Greinke (10-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  2   1  0  0   1  0  0    5 12  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik LF 4 2 3 0 1 1 .317 .785 18 10 0.036 0.60 0.095 -0.059 0.6 0 0 2B,CS
Jayson Nix SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .792 20 13 -0.072 0.52 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 3 2
Jermaine Dye RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .291 .920 21 9 0.017 0.42 0.026 -0.009 0.1 1 0
   Brian Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .631 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Thome DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .253 .897 12 7 0.107 0.77 0.136 -0.029 1.7
Paul Konerko 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .292 .840 15 10 0.052 0.69 0.087 -0.036 0.2 14 0 2B
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .789 10 7 0.069 0.52 0.118 -0.049 0.7 4 1 HR
Chris Getz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .644 10 7 -0.035 0.41 0.004 -0.039 -0.2 1 6
Gordon Beckham 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .731 11 8 0.003 0.30 0.025 -0.021 -1.0 1 4 2B,GDP
Dewayne Wise CF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .194 .534 11 6 0.000 0.54 0.052 -0.053 -0.6 2 0 CS
John Danks P 0 3
   Scott Linebrink P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 12 4 3 8 .333 .885 128 77 0.177 0.53 0.543 -0.367 0.3 27 16
2B: S Podsednik (9, off Z Greinke); G Beckham (5, off Z Greinke); P Konerko (18, off Z Greinke).
HR: A Pierzynski (9, off Z Greinke; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: A Pierzynski 6; S Podsednik 4; P Konerko 2; G Beckham 2; J Thome; J Dye; C Getz; D Wise.
GIDP: G Beckham (1).
RBI: A Pierzynski (25); D Wise (4); P Konerko (50); J Thome (43).
2-out RBI: J Thome; P Konerko.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Nix-C Getz-P Konerko; C Getz-J Nix-P Konerko.
E: J Nix (1).
Baserunning
CS: S Podsednik (7, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo); D Wise (3, 3rd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .707 14 9 0.001 0.70 0.047 -0.045 0.3 1 0
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .794 15 8 -0.088 0.94 0.018 -0.106 -1.8 2 4 GDP
Billy Butler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .779 16 9 -0.049 0.61 0.010 -0.059 -0.3 8 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .714 14 11 -0.023 0.55 0.022 -0.045 0.0 2 0 HBP
Miguel Olivo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .780 19 12 -0.083 0.69 0.000 -0.083 -1.7 8 3 GDP
Mike Jacobs DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .705 15 10 -0.031 0.30 0.000 -0.031 -0.8
Luis Hernandez 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .204 .439 10 6 0.048 0.52 0.055 -0.008 0.7 2 0
Mitch Maier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .655 14 9 -0.025 1.01 0.031 -0.057 -0.0 2 0
Tony Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .093 .250 9 8 -0.073 1.00 0.000 -0.073 -1.1 2 1
Zack Greinke P 0 1
   Rob Tejeda P 0 0
   Roman Colon P 0 0
   Juan Cruz P 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 0 5 .188 .400 126 82 -0.323 0.69 0.183 -0.507 -4.7 27 9
HBP: J Guillen (6, by S Linebrink).
TB: D DeJesus 2; L Hernandez 2; A Callaspo; B Butler.
GIDP: A Callaspo (11); M Olivo (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pena-A Callaspo-B Butler.
E: A Callaspo (10).

Chicago White Sox

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
John Danks, W (7-6) 7.1 5 0 0 0 5 0 3.76 28 105 72 39 8 25 13 10 2 0 73 0.245 0.69 2.6
Scott Linebrink, S (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.05 5 21 10 5 0 5 3 1 0 0 3 0 0.078 0.70 2.1
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 33 126 82 44 8 30 16 11 2 0 73 3 0 0.323 0.53 4.7

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
Zack Greinke, L (10-4) 6 9 4 2 1 6 1 2.00 26 82 51 24 10 17 9 10 3 0 47 -0.162 0.69 -0.8
Rob Tejeda 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.50 6 20 10 4 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.021 0.26 -0.5
Roman Colon 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.21 4 13 8 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.14 0.5
Juan Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 3 13 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 3 3 8 1 3.00 39 128 77 36 14 27 14 14 3 0 47 0 0 -0.177 0.69 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Linebrink (2; J Guillen).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 39,026.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Scott Podsednik LF 1 David DeJesus LF
2 Jayson Nix SS 2 Alberto Callaspo 2B
3 Jermaine Dye RF 3 Billy Butler 1B
4 Jim Thome DH 4 Jose Guillen RF
5 Paul Konerko 1B 5 Miguel Olivo C
6 A.J. Pierzynski C 6 Mike Jacobs DH
7 Chris Getz 2B 7 Luis Hernandez 3B
8 Gordon Beckham 3B 8 Mitch Maier CF
9 Dewayne Wise CF 9 Tony Pena SS
John Danks P Zack Greinke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R CHW J. Thome Z. Greinke 11% 71% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Podsednik Scores/No RBI/unER; Dye to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW A. Pierzynski Z. Greinke 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 2-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHW P. Konerko Z. Greinke 9% 80% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Dye Scores/unER; Thome to 3B
b8 0-5 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO KCR A. Callaspo S. Linebrink 7% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -6% 48% Podsednik Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW S. Podsednik Z. Greinke 4% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -6% 48% Podsednik Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -2% 46% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW J. Dye Z. Greinke 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome Z. Greinke -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' John Danks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Danks 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Danks 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Danks 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko Z. Greinke -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW A. Pierzynski Z. Greinke 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Getz Z. Greinke -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Beckham Z. Greinke -1% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' John Danks facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Danks 3% 58% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Danks 2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Danks 1% 61% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Wise Z. Greinke -2% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW S. Podsednik Z. Greinke 4% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW J. Dye Z. Greinke 1% 60% Walk
t3 1-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R CHW J. Thome Z. Greinke 11% 71% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Podsednik Scores/No RBI/unER; Dye to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHW P. Konerko Z. Greinke 9% 80% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Dye Scores/unER; Thome to 3B
t3 3-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski Z. Greinke -4% 76% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Hernandez J. Danks -4% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Danks 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena J. Danks 3% 79% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Danks 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Getz Z. Greinke -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW G. Beckham Z. Greinke 2% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t4 3-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R CHW D. Wise Z. Greinke 5% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Beckham Scores
t4 4-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW S. Podsednik Z. Greinke 1% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wise to 2B
t4 4-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -2% 87% Wise Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Podsednik to 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Nix Z. Greinke -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' John Danks facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Danks 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Danks 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Danks 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
t5 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dye Z. Greinke -1% 89% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Thome Z. Greinke -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t5 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko Z. Greinke -0% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' John Danks facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Danks 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Danks 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Hernandez J. Danks 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Pierzynski Z. Greinke 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Getz Z. Greinke -1% 92% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 4-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW G. Beckham Z. Greinke -1% 90% Baserunner Out Advancing; Pierzynski out at 2B/C-SS
t6 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW G. Beckham Z. Greinke -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' John Danks facing 8-9-1
b6 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Danks 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena J. Danks 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Danks -1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Danks -2% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeJesus to 2B
b6 0-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Danks 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 9-1-2
Rob Tejeda replaces Zack Greinke pitching
t7 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Wise R. Tejeda -1% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW S. Podsednik R. Tejeda 1% 94% Walk
t7 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Nix R. Tejeda -1% 93% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHW J. Dye R. Tejeda 0% 94% Walk; Podsednik to 2B
t7 4-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Thome R. Tejeda 3% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Podsednik Scores; Dye to 3B
t7 5-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko R. Tejeda -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' John Danks facing 4-5-6
b7 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Danks 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Danks 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 0-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Danks 0% 98% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Roman Colon facing 6-7-8
Roman Colon replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
t8 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW A. Pierzynski R. Colon 0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 5-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHW C. Getz R. Colon 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pierzynski to 2B
t8 5-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW G. Beckham R. Colon -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Pierzynski to 3B
t8 5-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O CHW D. Wise R. Colon -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' John Danks facing 7-8-9
b8 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR L. Hernandez J. Danks -2% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b8 0-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Maier J. Danks -3% 93% Fielder's Choice P; Hernandez to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Maier to 1B
b8 0-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena J. Danks 3% 96% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b8 0-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Danks -4% 92% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hernandez to 3B; Maier to 2B
Scott Linebrink replaces John Danks pitching
b8 0-5 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO KCR A. Callaspo S. Linebrink 7% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
Juan Cruz replaces Roman Colon pitching
t9 5-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik J. Cruz -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Nix J. Cruz -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t9 5-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Dye J. Cruz -0% 99% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Scott Linebrink facing 3-4-5
Brian Anderson replaces Jermaine Dye (RF) playing CF batting 3rd
Dewayne Wise moves from CF to RF
b9 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Butler S. Linebrink -1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 0-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Guillen S. Linebrink -2% 96% Hit By Pitch; Butler to 2B
b9 0-5 0 12- 5,(3-1)  OO KCR M. Olivo S. Linebrink 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Butler to 3B
b9 0-5 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs S. Linebrink 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

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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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