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8
Friday, July 16, 2010, 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 37,312, Time of Game: 2:33
Athletics
5
44-46
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Royals
1
39-50
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Gio Gonzalez (8-6)
L: Zack Greinke (5-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 .271 .868 26 15 0.093 0.58 0.112 -0.019 0.3 3 0 2B
Daric Barton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .767 17 9 0.009 0.75 0.031 -0.022 -0.7 13 1 SH
Kurt Suzuki C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 .718 13 8 -0.035 0.76 0.016 -0.050 -0.0 5 0 SB,CS
Jack Cust DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .288 .812 9 7 -0.069 1.14 0.011 -0.080 -1.2 SF
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .269 .695 5 5 0.213 1.02 0.223 -0.010 1.8 0 2 2B
Mark Ellis 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 .708 16 9 0.120 0.63 0.125 -0.005 1.3 0 4
Gabe Gross RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .625 19 11 -0.050 0.52 0.000 -0.050 -1.2 2 0
Rajai Davis LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .268 .682 14 9 -0.037 0.31 0.017 -0.053 0.4 1 0 SB,GDP
Cliff Pennington SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .262 .725 13 5 0.030 0.35 0.039 -0.009 -0.2 3 7
Gio Gonzalez P 0 1
   Craig Breslow P 0 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 7 4 5 3 .226 .615 132 78 0.274 0.65 0.574 -0.298 0.6 27 15
2B: C Crisp (4, off Z Greinke); K Kouzmanoff (17, off Z Greinke).
SF: J Cust (2, off Z Greinke).
SH: D Barton (11, off Z Greinke).
TB: K Kouzmanoff 3; C Crisp 2; M Ellis 2; K Suzuki; R Davis.
GIDP: R Davis (6).
RBI: K Kouzmanoff 2 (42); M Ellis (23); J Cust (19).
2-out RBI: K Kouzmanoff 2; M Ellis.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton.
E: M Ellis (1).
Baserunning
SB: K Suzuki (2, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Kendall); R Davis (28, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Kendall).
CS: K Suzuki (1, 2nd base by Z Greinke POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .716 13 10 0.008 0.75 0.067 -0.059 -0.0 4 0 2B
Jason Kendall C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .652 18 11 0.028 0.73 0.070 -0.042 0.1 2 1
David DeJesus RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .322 .846 18 11 -0.096 0.73 0.000 -0.096 -1.2 1 0 GDP
Billy Butler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .868 9 7 -0.004 0.56 0.033 -0.037 -0.1 10 2
Jose Guillen DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .802 18 9 0.015 0.73 0.056 -0.040 0.1
Alberto Callaspo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .729 9 6 0.108 0.85 0.119 -0.011 1.0 1 0
Mike Aviles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .704 10 7 -0.126 1.21 0.000 -0.126 -1.4 4 5
Willie Bloomquist CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .625 13 8 -0.066 1.10 0.022 -0.089 -0.9 3 1
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .672 8 5 -0.094 1.62 0.020 -0.114 -0.9 1 4
Zack Greinke P 0 2
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0
   Rob Tejeda P 0 1
   Joakim Soria P 1 0
Team Totals 34 1 7 0 1 5 .206 .464 116 74 -0.227 0.90 0.387 -0.614 -3.4 27 16
2B: S Podsednik (7, off G Gonzalez).
TB: A Callaspo 2; S Podsednik 2; W Bloomquist; J Kendall; B Butler; Y Betancourt.
GIDP: D DeJesus (10).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. Y Betancourt-M Aviles-B Butler.
E: Y Betancourt (11); Z Greinke (1).
Outfield Assists: W Bloomquist (K Kouzmanoff at 3rd base).

Oakland Athletics

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
Gio Gonzalez, W (8-6) 7 7 1 1 1 3 0 3.63 29 99 62 34 7 21 14 11 6 0 61 0.182 1.01 2.4
Craig Breslow 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24 3 11 8 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.36 0.5
Michael Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 3 6 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 35 116 74 39 10 25 16 13 6 0 61 0 0 0.227 0.65 3.4

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 (5-9) 6 4 5 2 4 3 0 3.67 25 93 55 29 5 21 11 7 4 0 49 -0.295 0.97 -2.0
Kyle Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 4 15 10 6 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.27 0.5
Rob Tejeda 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 5 17 11 6 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.14 0.5
Joakim Soria 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 4 11 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 2 5 3 0 2.00 38 136 81 44 8 29 16 14 5 0 49 0 0 -0.274 0.90 -0.6
Balks: J Soria (1).
WP: G Gonzalez (2); K Farnsworth (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: Z Greinke (2; K Suzuki, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 37,312.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Coco Crisp CF 1 Scott Podsednik LF
2 Daric Barton 1B 2 Jason Kendall C
3 Kurt Suzuki C 3 David DeJesus RF
4 Jack Cust DH 4 Billy Butler 1B
5 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B 5 Jose Guillen DH
6 Mark Ellis 2B 6 Alberto Callaspo 3B
7 Gabe Gross RF 7 Mike Aviles 2B
8 Rajai Davis LF 8 Willie Bloomquist CF
9 Cliff Pennington SS 9 Yuniesky Betancour SS
Gio Gonzalez P Zack Greinke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK K. Kouzmanoff Z. Greinke 16% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pennington Scores/unER; Crisp Scores/unER; Suzuki to 2B
b4 1-5 0 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Callaspo G. Gonzalez -8% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler to 3B; Guillen to 2B
t2 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R OAK M. Ellis Z. Greinke 8% 64% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Kouzmanoff Scores
b4 1-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Aviles G. Gonzalez 7% 77% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 2-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Cust Z. Greinke -7% 64% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  OAK C. Crisp Z. Greinke 6% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Barton Z. Greinke 3% 59% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki Z. Greinke -2% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Crisp to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO OAK J. Cust Z. Greinke 1% 58% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Crisp Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK K. Kouzmanoff Z. Greinke -2% 56% Suzuki Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR S. Podsednik G. Gonzalez -6% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Kendall G. Gonzalez -7% 42% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Podsednik to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO KCR D. DeJesus G. Gonzalez 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Podsednik Scores
b1 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler G. Gonzalez 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK K. Kouzmanoff Z. Greinke 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R OAK M. Ellis Z. Greinke 8% 64% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Kouzmanoff Scores
t2 2-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK G. Gross Z. Greinke -3% 61% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO OAK R. Davis Z. Greinke -5% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
b2 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Guillen G. Gonzalez 3% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Callaspo G. Gonzalez -3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Aviles G. Gonzalez 3% 59% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Bloomquist G. Gonzalez -2% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Aviles to 2B
b2 1-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt G. Gonzalez 5% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK C. Pennington Z. Greinke 3% 65% Walk
t3 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK C. Crisp Z. Greinke 5% 70% Fielder's Choice P; Pennington to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Crisp to 1B
t3 2-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Barton Z. Greinke -0% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pennington to 3B; Crisp to 2B
t3 2-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  OAK K. Suzuki Z. Greinke 1% 71% Walk
t3 2-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Cust Z. Greinke -7% 64% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t3 2-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK K. Kouzmanoff Z. Greinke 16% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pennington Scores/unER; Crisp Scores/unER; Suzuki to 2B
t3 4-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RO OAK M. Ellis Z. Greinke 5% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Suzuki Scores/unER; Kouzmanoff out at 3B/CF-3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Podsednik G. Gonzalez 2% 86% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b3 1-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Kendall G. Gonzalez 1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus G. Gonzalez 1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
t4 5-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK G. Gross Z. Greinke -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Davis Z. Greinke -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t4 5-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK C. Pennington Z. Greinke 0% 87% Walk
t4 5-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O OAK C. Crisp Z. Greinke -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
b4 1-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Butler G. Gonzalez -3% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b4 1-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Guillen G. Gonzalez -6% 77% Walk; Butler to 2B
b4 1-5 0 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Callaspo G. Gonzalez -8% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler to 3B; Guillen to 2B
b4 1-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Aviles G. Gonzalez 7% 77% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b4 1-5 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Bloomquist G. Gonzalez 7% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-5 2 123 2,(1-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt G. Gonzalez 7% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
t5 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton Z. Greinke -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Suzuki Z. Greinke -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Cust Z. Greinke -0% 88% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Podsednik G. Gonzalez 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Kendall G. Gonzalez 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus G. Gonzalez 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
t6 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Kouzmanoff Z. Greinke -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis Z. Greinke -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK G. Gross Z. Greinke -0% 91% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler G. Gonzalez 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen G. Gonzalez 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR A. Callaspo G. Gonzalez -1% 93% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b6 1-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Aviles G. Gonzalez 2% 94% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Zack Greinke pitching
t7 5-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK R. Davis K. Farnsworth 1% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t7 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Pennington K. Farnsworth -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Crisp K. Farnsworth 0% 95% Davis Steals 2B
t7 5-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Crisp K. Farnsworth -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 5-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Barton K. Farnsworth 0% 94% Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B
t7 5-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Barton K. Farnsworth -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
b7 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR W. Bloomquist G. Gonzalez 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR Y. Betancourt G. Gonzalez -2% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Podsednik G. Gonzalez 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
b7 1-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Kendall G. Gonzalez -0% 95% Wild Pitch; Podsednik to 2B
b7 1-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Kendall G. Gonzalez 2% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 3-4-5
Rob Tejeda replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
t8 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK K. Suzuki R. Tejeda 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 5-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Cust R. Tejeda -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t8 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Kouzmanoff R. Tejeda -0% 96% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t8 5-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Ellis R. Tejeda 0% 96% Suzuki Steals 2B
t8 5-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis R. Tejeda 0% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Suzuki to 3B
t8 5-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O OAK G. Gross R. Tejeda -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Craig Breslow facing 3-4-5
Craig Breslow replaces Gio Gonzalez pitching
b8 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Breslow 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler C. Breslow 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 1-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen C. Breslow 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
Joakim Soria replaces Rob Tejeda pitching
t9 5-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Davis J. Soria 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Soria -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  OAK C. Crisp J. Soria 0% 99% Balk; Davis to 2B
t9 5-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Crisp J. Soria -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Davis to 3B
t9 5-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Barton J. Soria -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Michael Wuertz facing 6-7-8
Michael Wuertz replaces Craig Breslow pitching
b9 1-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Callaspo M. Wuertz 1% 99% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b9 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Aviles M. Wuertz 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Bloomquist M. Wuertz 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.

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  • 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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