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NYY  8
@BOS  4
 BAL  5
@CHW  4
 CLE  6
SEA  1
 MIN 10
@KCR  3
 OAK  9
DET  4
 TEX  4
@TBR  0
 TOR  8
LAA  3
 ATL  7
FLA  5
 COL  4
SFG  2
 ARI  7
@HOU  5
 CHC  3
@LAD  1
 PHI  9
@NYM  7
 CIN  4
@PIT  1
 STL  5
@SDP  2
 WSN  8
MIL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,680

 Sunday, August 23, 2009, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:55
Twins
10
61-63
Won 3
3rd, 4½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   8  0  1   10 14  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    3 10  1
W: Carl Pavano (11-9), L: Brian Bannister (7-10)
 Royals
3
47-76
Lost 4
5th, 18 GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     5   1   2   3    0   2  .303  .787   18   11    3   0   3B
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .691   19   12    1   5   2B,SF
J Mauer C                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .378 1.084   24   15    2   0   
J Kubel DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .908   22   13    0   0   
M Cuddyer 1B                  5   2   3   3    0   0  .276  .861   19   11   13   1   2·HR
B Harris 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .678   19    9    1   2   2B
D Young LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .256  .662   21   14    4   0   GDP
C Gomez CF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .243  .663    6    5    2   0   
A Casilla 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .519   15   11    0   3   

C Pavano P                                                                    0   1
  J Manship P                                                                 1   0
  B Keppel P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       40  10  14  10    1   4              163  101   27  12
Batting Events
2B: O Cabrera (29, off B Chen); B Harris (17, off B Bannister).
3B: D Span (7, off K Farnsworth).
HR: M Cuddyer 2 (22, 1 off K Farnsworth, 1 off B Bannister; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: O Cabrera (7, off K Farnsworth).
TB: M Cuddyer 9; D Span 4; C Gomez 2; B Harris 2; J Mauer 2; O Cabrera 2; A Casilla; D Young; J Kubel.
GIDP: D Young (16).
RBI: M Cuddyer 3 (63); D Span 3 (50); O Cabrera 2 (53); J Mauer (78); D Young (41).
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .773   20   14    1   0   2B,SF
B Pena C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .822   15    9    5   0   
B Butler 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .838   16   11    8   0   
M Jacobs DH                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .235  .733   16   12    0   0   2B
A Callaspo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .775   20   12    2   2   
M Teahen 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .764   16   11    1   2   
M Maier CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .667   15   12    2   0   
Y Betancourt SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .599   12    7    1   4   
J Anderson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .573   13    9    7   0   

B Bannister P                                                                 0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                              0   0
  B Chen P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    0   2              143   97   27   8
Batting Events
2B: M Jacobs (13, off J Manship); D DeJesus (24, off C Pavano).
SF: D DeJesus (4, off C Pavano).
TB: M Jacobs 3; D DeJesus 3; B Butler 2; J Anderson; M Maier; M Teahen; Y Betancourt.
RBI: M Jacobs 2 (46); D DeJesus (59).
2-out RBI: M Jacobs.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. Y Betancourt-A Callaspo-B Butler.
E: M Teahen (10).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Pavano, W (11-9)             7     8   2   2    0   2   0   5.20   29  108-75   47· 3·25   12·15· 5· 0     55    -     0.97   0.20
J Manship                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.06    5   26-16    9· 1· 6    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.00
B Keppel                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3    9-6     3· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    0   2   0          37  143-97   59· 4·34   17·18· 6· 0           -  
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bannister, L (7-10)          6     6   4   4    1   2   1   4.50   25  102-64   41· 4·19   10·12· 4· 0     45    -     1.04  -0.14
K Farnsworth                   1     5   5   5    0   1   1   5.88    8   29-16   11· 3· 2    4· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.45  -0.16
B Chen                         2     3   1   1    0   1   0   5.04    9   32-21   15· 2· 4    4· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  10  10    1   4   2          42  163-101  67· 9·25   18·19· 6· 0          1-1
B Bannister faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Bannister (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Gerry Davis, LF - , RF - .
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 18,680.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Kansas City Royals                           
1. Denard Span                  RF       1. David DeJesus                LF
2. Orlando Cabrera              SS       2. Brayan Pena                   C
3. Joe Mauer                     C       3. Billy Butler                 1B
4. Jason Kubel                  DH       4. Mike Jacobs                  DH
5. Michael Cuddyer              1B       5. Alberto Callaspo             2B
6. Brendan Harris               3B       6. Mark Teahen                  3B
7. Delmon Young                 LF       7. Mitch Maier                  CF
8. Carlos Gomez                 CF       8. Yuniesky Betancour           SS
9. Alexi Casilla                2B       9. Josh Anderson                RF

   Carl Pavano                   P          Brian Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  19% 69% 1-1 MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 2 -2- R 9,(3-2)  -17% 46% 0-1 KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus Scores
b6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -11% 50% 0-1 KCR D. DeJesus C. Pavano Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t7 0 -2- R 6,(2-2)  8% 84% 2-1 MIN D. Young B. Bannister Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Harris Scores
t3 1 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  7% 65% 0-0 MIN O. Cabrera B. Bannister Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gomez Scores; Span to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 MIN D. Span B. Bannister Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 46% 0-0 MIN O. Cabrera B. Bannister Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 MIN J. Mauer B. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  -3% 42% 0-0 KCR D. DeJesus C. Pavano Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b1 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 45% 0-0 KCR B. Pena C. Pavano Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  -6% 39% 0-0 KCR B. Butler C. Pavano Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B
b1 1 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  6% 45% 0-0 KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b1 2 1-3 O 6,(2-2)  5% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 47% 0-0 MIN B. Harris B. Bannister Walk
t2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  1% 48% 0-0 MIN D. Young B. Bannister Wild Pitch; Harris to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 9,(3-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 MIN D. Young B. Bannister Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 47% 0-0 KCR M. Teahen C. Pavano Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 49% 0-0 KCR M. Maier C. Pavano Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  -1% 48% 0-0 KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Anderson C. Pavano Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  4% 54% 0-0 MIN C. Gomez B. Bannister Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -4% 50% 0-0 MIN A. Casilla B. Bannister Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  7% 57% 0-0 MIN D. Span B. Bannister Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gomez to 3B
t3 1 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  7% 65% 0-0 MIN O. Cabrera B. Bannister Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gomez Scores; Span to 2B
t3 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  -4% 60% 1-0 MIN J. Mauer B. Bannister Flyball: CF
t3 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  -4% 56% 1-0 MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 59% 0-1 KCR D. DeJesus C. Pavano Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 61% 0-1 KCR B. Pena C. Pavano Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 62% 0-1 KCR B. Butler C. Pavano Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  4% 66% 1-0 MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 62% 1-0 MIN B. Harris B. Bannister Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 1 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  -5% 57% 1-0 MIN D. Young B. Bannister Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 60% 0-1 KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 62% 0-1 KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 64% 0-1 KCR M. Teahen C. Pavano Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 61% 1-0 MIN C. Gomez B. Bannister Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t5 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 60% 1-0 MIN A. Casilla B. Bannister Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t5 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 58% 1-0 MIN D. Span B. Bannister Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  3% 62% 0-1 KCR M. Maier C. Pavano Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 64% 0-1 KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 66% 0-1 KCR J. Anderson C. Pavano Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 63% 1-0 MIN O. Cabrera B. Bannister Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t6 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 62% 1-0 MIN J. Mauer B. Bannister Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
t6 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 60% 1-0 MIN J. Kubel B. Bannister Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -11% 50% 0-1 KCR D. DeJesus C. Pavano Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 0 -2- O 2,(0-1)  7% 57% 0-1 KCR B. Pena C. Pavano Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b6 1 -2- O 6,(2-2)  6% 63% 0-1 KCR B. Butler C. Pavano Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 2 -2- R 9,(3-2)  -17% 46% 0-1 KCR M. Jacobs C. Pavano Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus Scores
b6 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  4% 50% 1-1 KCR A. Callaspo C. Pavano Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  19% 69% 1-1 MIN M. Cuddyer B. Bannister Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  7% 76% 2-1 MIN B. Harris B. Bannister Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t7 0 -2- R 6,(2-2)  8% 84% 2-1 MIN D. Young B. Bannister Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Harris Scores
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Brian Bannister pitching
t7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 87% 3-1 MIN C. Gomez K. Farnsworth Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Young to 2B
t7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  4% 91% 3-1 MIN A. Casilla K. Farnsworth Single to 3B (Bunt to Front of Home); Young to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t7 0 123 RRR 4,(2-1)  7% 98% 3-1 MIN D. Span K. Farnsworth Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Gomez Scores; Casilla Scores
t7 0 --3 RO 6,(3-2)  0% 98% 6-1 MIN O. Cabrera K. Farnsworth Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Span Scores
t7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  0% 98% 7-1 MIN J. Mauer K. Farnsworth Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t7 1 1-- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 98% 7-1 MIN J. Kubel K. Farnsworth Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 1-- RR 3,(1-1)  1% 99% 7-1 MIN M. Cuddyer K. Farnsworth Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mauer Scores
t7 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -0% 99% 9-1 MIN B. Harris K. Farnsworth Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -0% 99% 1-9 KCR M. Teahen C. Pavano Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -1% 98% 1-9 KCR M. Maier C. Pavano Single to RF (Line Drive); Teahen to 2B
b7 0 12- O 2,(1-0)  1% 99% 1-9 KCR Y. Betancourt C. Pavano Flyball: RF
b7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  -1% 98% 1-9 KCR J. Anderson C. Pavano Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Teahen to 3B; Maier to 2B
b7 1 123 RO 2,(0-1)  1% 99% 1-9 KCR D. DeJesus C. Pavano Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Teahen Scores
b7 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  1% 100% 2-9 KCR B. Pena C. Pavano Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 7-8-9
Bruce Chen replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
t8 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  0% 100% 9-2 MIN D. Young B. Chen Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 100% 9-2 MIN C. Gomez B. Chen Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 2 --- O 7,(2-2)  -0% 99% 9-2 MIN A. Casilla B. Chen Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Twins' Jeff Manship facing 3-4-5
Jeff Manship replaces Carl Pavano pitching
b8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -0% 99% 2-9 KCR B. Butler J. Manship Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b8 0 1-- R 2,(0-1)  -1% 98% 2-9 KCR M. Jacobs J. Manship Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Butler Scores
b8 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  1% 99% 3-9 KCR A. Callaspo J. Manship Flyball: CF
b8 1 -2- O 6,(3-2)  1% 99% 3-9 KCR M. Teahen J. Manship Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B); Jacobs to 3B
b8 2 --3 O 8,(2-2)  0% 100% 3-9 KCR M. Maier J. Manship Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 9-3 MIN D. Span B. Chen Strikeout Looking
t9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 9-3 MIN O. Cabrera B. Chen Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t9 1 -2- R 6,(2-2)  0% 100% 9-3 MIN J. Mauer B. Chen Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cabrera Scores
t9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 10-3 MIN J. Kubel B. Chen Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Mauer to 2B
t9 1 12- O 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 10-3 MIN M. Cuddyer B. Chen Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t9 2 12- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 10-3 MIN B. Harris B. Chen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-10, Twins' Bobby Keppel facing 8-9-1
Bobby Keppel replaces Jeff Manship pitching
b9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR Y. Betancourt B. Keppel Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR J. Anderson B. Keppel Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR D. DeJesus B. Keppel Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 3.

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  • 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
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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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