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@LAA		6
9
SEA
@BOS		4
8
OAK
@CLE		5
2
CHW
@KCR		3
6
DET
@MIN		2
6
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@NYY		8
10
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@TEX		2
5
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@CHC		2
8
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1
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@COL		4
3
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@FLA		0
5
NYM
@PHI		0
2
LAD
@SDP		7
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HOU
@SFG		7
1
ATL
@WSN		3
5
Sunday, July 5, 2009, 1:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 15,915, Time of Game: 2:49
White Sox
3
42-40
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
6
35-46
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
S: Joakim Soria (12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   1  0  0   0  1  0    3  7  0
Royals          0  0  1   3  2  0   0  0  X    6 14  0

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 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .770 21 14 -0.038 0.92 0.048 -0.086 -0.6 0 0
Alexei Ramirez SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .731 21 12 -0.050 1.03 0.055 -0.105 -0.5 1 1 SF,GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .291 .935 21 10 -0.009 0.55 0.032 -0.041 0.7 1 0 HR
Jim Thome DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .885 16 10 -0.061 0.71 0.012 -0.072 -0.7
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .793 11 9 0.075 0.76 0.105 -0.030 0.6 6 1 2B
Gordon Beckham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .744 12 8 -0.083 1.00 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 2 2
Chris Getz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .639 18 13 -0.010 0.96 0.077 -0.087 -0.3 2 3
Josh Fields 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .230 .671 18 11 -0.037 1.02 0.015 -0.052 -0.6 8 1
Dewayne Wise CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .203 .550 11 8 0.071 0.84 0.101 -0.029 0.6 3 0 2B
Clayton Richard P 1 1
   D.J. Carrasco P 0 0
   Aaron Poreda P 0 1
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 2 4 .219 .632 149 95 -0.142 0.87 0.445 -0.585 -1.7 24 10
2B: D Wise (3, off B Bannister); A Pierzynski (10, off B Bannister).
HR: J Dye (20, off J Wright; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SF: A Ramirez (3, off B Bannister).
TB: J Dye 4; A Pierzynski 3; D Wise 2; J Thome; C Getz; S Podsednik.
GIDP: A Ramirez (9).
RBI: A Ramirez (40); J Fields (26); J Dye (51).
2-out RBI: J Dye.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .254 .712 21 13 0.036 0.59 0.105 -0.067 0.5 2 0 CS
Willie Bloomquist SS-RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .274 .681 21 15 0.076 0.58 0.108 -0.033 0.8 2 3
Billy Butler 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .289 .778 22 15 0.043 0.47 0.056 -0.013 -0.1 11 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .694 11 7 -0.092 1.18 0.000 -0.092 -1.1 1 0
   Tony Pena SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .244 2 1 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 1
Mark Teahen 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .292 .806 12 10 0.042 0.61 0.085 -0.043 0.4 0 0 2B
Miguel Olivo C 4 1 1 2 0 2 .249 .782 18 11 0.050 0.73 0.127 -0.077 0.9 4 0 HR
Brayan Pena DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .333 .923 20 13 0.152 0.77 0.168 -0.017 0.9 2B
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .304 .812 16 10 0.101 0.78 0.111 -0.010 0.5 3 5
Mitch Maier CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .628 16 11 -0.046 0.79 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 4 0 SH
Brian Bannister P 0 1
   Jamey Wright P 0 1
   John Bale P 0 1
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 14 6 2 6 .389 .949 159 106 0.359 0.69 0.760 -0.401 1.8 27 12
2B: M Teahen (17, off C Richard); B Pena (4, off C Richard).
HR: M Olivo (13, off D Carrasco; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Maier (2, off C Richard).
TB: M Olivo 4; M Teahen 3; D DeJesus 3; W Bloomquist 3; B Pena 2; B Butler 2; A Callaspo 2.
RBI: M Olivo 2 (34); B Pena (5); W Bloomquist (15); D DeJesus (36); A Callaspo (32).
2-out RBI: M Olivo 2; W Bloomquist; D DeJesus.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Bannister-A Callaspo-B Butler.
Baserunning
CS: D DeJesus (2, 2nd base by D Carrasco/A Pierzynski).

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
Clayton Richard, L (3-2) 3.2 8 4 4 0 3 0 4.75 19 80 51 32 5 14 9 7 3 0 32 -0.295 1.16 -2.1
D.J. Carrasco 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 3.18 11 49 31 20 4 7 5 3 0 0 1 0 -0.078 0.38 -0.7
Aaron Poreda 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 12 10 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.12 0.5
Jimmy Gobble 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7.50 5 18 14 9 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.13 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 6 6 2 6 1 6.75 39 159 106 67 14 25 18 13 3 0 32 1 0 -0.359 0.87 -1.8

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
Brian Bannister, W (6-6) 6 5 2 2 2 2 0 3.87 24 99 61 37 6 18 9 11 4 0 54 0.066 1.07 1.2
Jamey Wright 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.23 6 31 19 16 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.35 -0.1
John Bale, H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.39 2 6 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.45 0.1
Joakim Soria, S (12) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.74 3 13 10 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.45 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 4 1 3.00 35 149 95 60 11 24 15 14 5 0 54 0 0 0.141 0.69 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: C Richard (4); A Poreda (1); J Gobble (2); B Bannister 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 15,915.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Scott Podsednik LF 1 David DeJesus LF
2 Alexei Ramirez SS 2 Willie Bloomquist SS
3 Jermaine Dye RF 3 Billy Butler 1B
4 Jim Thome DH 4 Jose Guillen RF
5 A.J. Pierzynski C 5 Mark Teahen 3B
6 Gordon Beckham 3B 6 Miguel Olivo C
7 Chris Getz 2B 7 Brayan Pena DH
8 Josh Fields 1B 8 Alberto Callaspo 2B
9 Dewayne Wise CF 9 Mitch Maier CF
Clayton Richard P Brian Bannister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR B. Pena C. Richard 13% 58% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores
b5 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Olivo D. Carrasco 13% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores
b3 0-1 2 --3 11,(3-2)  R KCR W. Bloomquist C. Richard 10% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Callaspo Scores
t5 2-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHW A. Ramirez B. Bannister 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 3-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus C. Richard 10% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Callaspo Scores

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik B. Bannister 2% 52% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  CHW A. Ramirez B. Bannister -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Dye B. Bannister 3% 53% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHW J. Thome B. Bannister -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Thome B. Bannister 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Clayton Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Richard -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist C. Richard -2% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR B. Butler C. Richard 1% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Guillen C. Richard -2% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW A. Pierzynski B. Bannister -6% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Bannister 2% 45% Flyball: RF; Pierzynski to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Getz B. Bannister 6% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Fields B. Bannister 4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Clayton Richard facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Richard -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Olivo C. Richard -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pena C. Richard -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW D. Wise B. Bannister -7% 43% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHW S. Podsednik B. Bannister -3% 40% Wild Pitch; Wise to 3B
t3 0-0 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik B. Bannister 5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO CHW A. Ramirez B. Bannister -2% 43% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Wise Scores
t3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW J. Dye B. Bannister -1% 42% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW J. Thome B. Bannister 2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Clayton Richard facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Callaspo C. Richard 4% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Maier C. Richard -2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Callaspo to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Richard -4% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Callaspo to 3B
b3 0-1 2 --3 11,(3-2)  R KCR W. Bloomquist C. Richard 10% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Callaspo Scores
b3 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Butler C. Richard 2% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bloomquist to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Guillen C. Richard -5% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW A. Pierzynski B. Bannister -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t4 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Bannister 4% 50% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  CHW C. Getz B. Bannister -8% 42% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Pierzynski to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  RO CHW J. Fields B. Bannister -1% 41% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Pierzynski Scores
t4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW D. Wise B. Bannister 2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Clayton Richard facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Teahen C. Richard 8% 51% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Olivo C. Richard -6% 45% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
b4 1-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR B. Pena C. Richard 13% 58% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores
b4 2-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Callaspo C. Richard 4% 62% Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B
b4 2-2 1 --3 5,(3-1)  R KCR A. Callaspo C. Richard 7% 69% Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Pena Scores
b4 3-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier C. Richard -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Callaspo to 2B
b4 3-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus C. Richard 10% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Callaspo Scores
D.J. Carrasco replaces Clayton Richard pitching
b4 4-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist D. Carrasco -2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
t5 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW S. Podsednik B. Bannister -5% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 2-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHW A. Ramirez B. Bannister 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye B. Bannister 1% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' D.J. Carrasco facing 3-4-5
b5 4-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler D. Carrasco 2% 83% Walk
b5 4-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Guillen D. Carrasco -2% 81% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen D. Carrasco -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Olivo D. Carrasco 13% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores
b5 6-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR B. Pena D. Carrasco 0% 92% Walk
b5 6-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo D. Carrasco -1% 92% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
t6 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Thome B. Bannister 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t6 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski B. Bannister 1% 94% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 2-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Beckham B. Bannister 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, White Sox' D.J. Carrasco facing 9-1-2
b6 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Maier D. Carrasco -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. DeJesus D. Carrasco 0% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 6-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Bloomquist D. Carrasco -1% 94% DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 6-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR W. Bloomquist D. Carrasco 0% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 6-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler D. Carrasco -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
Jamey Wright replaces Brian Bannister pitching
Tony Pena replaces Jose Guillen (RF) playing SS batting 4th
Willie Bloomquist moves from SS to RF
t7 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Getz J. Wright 2% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t7 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Fields J. Wright 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Wise J. Wright 0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, White Sox' Aaron Poreda facing 4-5-6
Aaron Poreda replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
b7 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Pena A. Poreda -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Teahen A. Poreda 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 6-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo A. Poreda -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Teahen to 2B
b7 6-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pena A. Poreda -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
t8 2-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik J. Wright 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Wright 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHW J. Dye J. Wright -2% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
John Bale replaces Jamey Wright pitching
t8 3-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW J. Thome J. Bale -1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Bale 2% 97% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, White Sox' Jimmy Gobble facing 8-9-1
Jimmy Gobble replaces Aaron Poreda pitching
b8 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Gobble -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 6-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier J. Gobble -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Gobble 0% 97% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b8 6-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR W. Bloomquist J. Gobble 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 2B
b8 6-3 2 12- 4,(0-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Gobble 0% 97% Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 3B; Bloomquist to 2B
b8 6-3 2 -23 6,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Gobble -1% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 6-7-8
Joakim Soria replaces John Bale pitching
t9 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Beckham J. Soria 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Getz J. Soria 1% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t9 3-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW J. Fields J. Soria 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 6.

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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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