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@CLE		6
4
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3
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@MIN		1
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@NYY		3
4
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5
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1
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@SFG		1
2
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 10,811, Time of Game: 2:52
Rangers
4
75-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
3
56-77
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Tommy Hunter (12-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  0
Royals          0  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    3 10  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elvis Andrus SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 .278 .675 19 10 -0.059 1.01 0.079 -0.138 -0.9 2 3 SB
Michael Young 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .288 .805 29 19 -0.117 1.06 0.009 -0.126 -1.4 1 1
David Murphy LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .278 .773 20 15 0.078 0.98 0.110 -0.033 0.8 4 0 SB
Vladimir Guerrero DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .834 12 10 -0.134 1.25 0.000 -0.134 -1.5
Nelson Cruz RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .313 .943 17 10 0.090 1.13 0.161 -0.071 0.8 6 0
Mitch Moreland 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .256 .830 16 8 0.117 0.84 0.156 -0.040 0.9 8 0 HR
Bengie Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .613 8 6 -0.066 0.86 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 3 1
Andres Blanco 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 .687 15 11 0.098 0.67 0.122 -0.024 1.0 1 3 2B
Julio Borbon CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .270 .645 10 8 0.053 0.85 0.077 -0.025 0.8 2 0 SB
Tommy Hunter P 0 2
   Michael Kirkman P 0 0
   Darren O'Day P 0 0
   Darren Oliver P 0 0
   Neftali Feliz P 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 3 6 .278 .722 146 97 0.060 0.93 0.714 -0.657 -0.4 27 10
2B: A Blanco (10, off B Bullington).
HR: M Moreland (5, off B Bullington; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Moreland 4; D Murphy 3; A Blanco 3; J Borbon 2; N Cruz; M Young.
RBI: N Cruz 2 (66); M Moreland (11); A Blanco (9).
2-out RBI: N Cruz 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Blanco-E Andrus-M Moreland.
Baserunning
SB: E Andrus (28, 2nd base off B Bullington/B Pena); J Borbon (11, 2nd base off B Bullington/B Pena); D Murphy (11, 2nd base off B Bullington/B Pena).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .683 15 10 -0.210 1.97 0.000 -0.210 -1.4 1 0 SH
Mike Aviles 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .293 .682 13 10 -0.050 1.78 0.099 -0.149 -0.1 4 2 2B,SF
Wilson Betemit 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .971 21 11 -0.125 1.54 0.013 -0.138 -0.5 1 3
Billy Butler DH 2 0 0 0 3 1 .308 .831 28 11 0.013 1.51 0.111 -0.098 0.2
Kila Ka'aihue 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .185 .533 17 12 -0.108 1.86 0.112 -0.220 -0.5 11 1 CS
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 .721 15 8 0.217 1.85 0.284 -0.067 1.6 1 6 HR,2B
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .666 7 7 -0.301 2.08 0.000 -0.301 -2.1 2 0 GDP
Brayan Pena C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .213 .536 16 8 0.017 1.16 0.080 -0.063 0.4 6 1
Mitch Maier RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .262 .724 12 7 0.105 1.48 0.150 -0.045 1.0 0 0 2B
Bryan Bullington P 0 0
   Philip Humber P 1 0
   Gil Meche P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 10 3 5 3 .303 .869 144 84 -0.442 1.70 0.849 -1.291 -1.4 27 13
2B: Y Betancourt (25, off D Oliver); M Aviles (11, off D O'Day); M Maier (13, off T Hunter).
HR: Y Betancourt (15, off T Hunter; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: M Aviles (3, off T Hunter).
SH: G Blanco (2, off T Hunter).
TB: Y Betancourt 6; M Maier 4; B Pena 2; K Ka'aihue 2; M Aviles 2.
GIDP: A Gordon (9).
RBI: Y Betancourt 2 (65); M Aviles (19).
2-out RBI: Y Betancourt.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. Y Betancourt-W Betemit.
Baserunning
CS: K Ka'aihue (1, 2nd base by T Hunter/B Molina).

Texas Rangers

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
Tommy Hunter, W (12-2) 5.2 7 2 2 4 3 1 3.64 26 94 55 33 6 16 8 11 4 0 46 0.107 1.32 0.7
Michael Kirkman, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.034 1.90 0.2
Darren O'Day, H (19) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.53 3 9 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.111 1.99 -0.7
Darren Oliver, H (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.52 6 21 12 8 0 4 4 2 1 0 2 1 0.214 2.73 0.7
Neftali Feliz, S (34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26 3 15 10 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.197 2.61 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 5 3 1 3.00 40 144 84 53 7 24 13 19 6 0 46 3 1 0.441 0.93 1.4

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
Bryan Bullington, L (1-4) 5.1 8 4 4 3 3 1 6.11 26 93 59 41 7 11 11 9 4 0 36 -0.218 1.04 -1.6
Philip Humber 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 9 43 30 20 2 8 4 3 1 0 1 0 0.123 0.78 1.5
Gil Meche 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.52 4 10 8 6 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.53 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 3 6 1 4.00 39 146 97 67 10 20 17 13 6 0 36 1 0 -0.058 1.70 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 10,811.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Elvis Andrus SS 1 Gregor Blanco CF
2 Michael Young 3B 2 Mike Aviles 2B
3 David Murphy LF 3 Wilson Betemit 3B
4 Vladimir Guerrero DH 4 Billy Butler DH
5 Nelson Cruz RF 5 Kila Ka'aihue 1B
6 Mitch Moreland 1B 6 Yuniesky Betancour SS
7 Bengie Molina C 7 Alex Gordon LF
8 Andres Blanco 2B 8 Brayan Pena C
9 Julio Borbon CF 9 Mitch Maier RF
Tommy Hunter P Bryan Bullington P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR Y. Betancourt D. Oliver -17% 62% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Aviles Scores; Butler to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RR TEX N. Cruz B. Bullington 16% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Andrus Scores; Murphy Scores
b7 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon D. Oliver 13% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR A. Gordon T. Hunter 12% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX M. Moreland B. Bullington 12% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX E. Andrus B. Bullington 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Bullington -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging, Andrus Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  TEX D. Murphy B. Bullington 5% 57% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Andrus to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(1-2)  O TEX V. Guerrero B. Bullington -6% 51% Strikeout Swinging, Murphy Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RR TEX N. Cruz B. Bullington 16% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Andrus Scores; Murphy Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Moreland B. Bullington -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Blanco T. Hunter 2% 68% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Aviles T. Hunter 2% 69% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Betemit T. Hunter 1% 70% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Molina B. Bullington -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX A. Blanco B. Bullington -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX J. Borbon B. Bullington -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler T. Hunter -4% 62% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Ka'aihue T. Hunter -6% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Butler to 2B
b2 0-2 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt T. Hunter 3% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Butler to 3B
b2 0-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR A. Gordon T. Hunter 12% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX E. Andrus B. Bullington 3% 74% Walk
t3 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Young B. Bullington -3% 72% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX D. Murphy B. Bullington 3% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Andrus to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX V. Guerrero B. Bullington -3% 72% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Andrus to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O TEX N. Cruz B. Bullington -4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Pena T. Hunter -4% 64% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Maier T. Hunter -7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pena to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR G. Blanco T. Hunter 1% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pena to 3B; Maier to 2B
b3 0-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO KCR M. Aviles T. Hunter 1% 59% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Pena Scores
b3 1-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR W. Betemit T. Hunter -1% 57% Walk
b3 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler T. Hunter 5% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. Moreland B. Bullington 4% 66% Walk
t4 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Molina B. Bullington -2% 65% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Moreland to 2B
t4 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX A. Blanco B. Bullington 10% 75% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Moreland Scores
t4 3-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Borbon B. Bullington 4% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Blanco to 3B
t4 3-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  TEX E. Andrus B. Bullington 1% 80% Borbon Steals 2B
t4 3-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  OO TEX E. Andrus B. Bullington -11% 70% Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Blanco out at 3B/SS-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR K. Ka'aihue T. Hunter -5% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt T. Hunter 8% 73% Ka'aihue Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR Y. Betancourt T. Hunter -12% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 2-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Hunter 2% 63% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b4 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR B. Pena T. Hunter -2% 61% Walk
b4 2-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Maier T. Hunter -5% 56% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pena to 3B
b4 2-3 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O KCR G. Blanco T. Hunter 8% 64% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 2-3-4
t5 3-2 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Bullington -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX D. Murphy B. Bullington 3% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 3-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX V. Guerrero B. Bullington -3% 61% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t5 3-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX N. Cruz B. Bullington -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 2-3-4
b5 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Aviles T. Hunter 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR W. Betemit T. Hunter 2% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b5 2-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler T. Hunter -2% 63% Walk
b5 2-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue T. Hunter 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Bryan Bullington facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX M. Moreland B. Bullington 12% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Molina B. Bullington -2% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX A. Blanco B. Bullington 2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Philip Humber replaces Bryan Bullington pitching
t6 4-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Borbon P. Humber 2% 81% Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Blanco to 2B
t6 4-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX E. Andrus P. Humber -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Blanco to 3B; Borbon to 2B
t6 4-2 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young P. Humber -4% 75% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 6-7-8
b6 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt T. Hunter 3% 78% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Hunter 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR B. Pena T. Hunter -2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Michael Kirkman replaces Tommy Hunter pitching
b6 2-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Maier M. Kirkman -3% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pena to 2B
b6 2-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Blanco M. Kirkman 7% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Philip Humber facing 3-4-5
t7 4-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX D. Murphy P. Humber -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX V. Guerrero P. Humber -1% 80% Popfly: 2B
t7 4-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX N. Cruz P. Humber -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Darren O'Day facing 2-3-4
Darren O'Day replaces Michael Kirkman pitching
b7 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Aviles D. O'Day -10% 69% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Betemit D. O'Day 4% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Aviles to 3B
b7 2-4 1 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler D. O'Day -5% 68% Walk
Darren Oliver replaces Darren O'Day pitching
b7 2-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue D. Oliver 11% 79% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR Y. Betancourt D. Oliver -17% 62% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Aviles Scores; Butler to 3B
b7 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon D. Oliver 13% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Philip Humber facing 6-7-8
t8 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Moreland P. Humber -2% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Molina P. Humber -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 4-3 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O TEX A. Blanco P. Humber -1% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
b8 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena D. Oliver 6% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Maier D. Oliver 5% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 3-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR G. Blanco D. Oliver 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
Gil Meche replaces Philip Humber pitching
t9 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Borbon G. Meche -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX E. Andrus G. Meche -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. Young G. Meche 1% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Murphy G. Meche -2% 80% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Rangers' Neftali Feliz facing 2-3-4
Neftali Feliz replaces Darren Oliver pitching
b9 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles N. Feliz 9% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 3-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR W. Betemit N. Feliz 6% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler N. Feliz 5% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3.

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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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