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5
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@KCR		3
1
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@KCR		8
7
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@NYY		3
4
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@OAK		1
7
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2
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4
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1
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2
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9
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2
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@MIA		5
3
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@MIL		2
3
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@WSN		10
9
Saturday, September 1, 2012, 3:31PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:31
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Twins
3
54-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
1
59-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Cole De Vries (4-5)
L: Will Smith (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darin Mastroianni CF-RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .271 .725 24 14 0.019 0.76 0.069 -0.049 0.4 4 0
Jamey Carroll 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .253 .630 21 13 0.083 0.71 0.087 -0.004 1.4 0 3 SB,SH
Josh Willingham DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .260 .907 13 4 -0.056 1.03 0.017 -0.073 -0.9 SB,IW
Justin Morneau 1B 2 0 1 2 1 1 .275 .799 15 7 0.089 1.28 0.122 -0.032 0.8 12 1 2B,SF,IW
Ryan Doumit C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .284 .792 11 10 -0.043 1.03 0.064 -0.107 -1.6 4 0 GDP
Chris Parmelee RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .223 .640 12 8 0.044 0.60 0.073 -0.029 0.6 0 0 2B
   Ben Revere CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .699 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .775 12 8 -0.024 0.65 0.013 -0.036 -0.6 1 5
Matt Carson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .320 .680 11 7 -0.099 0.74 0.000 -0.099 -1.2 2 0
Pedro Florimon SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .714 10 8 -0.017 0.73 0.037 -0.054 -0.4 3 1
Cole De Vries P 1 0
   Alex Burnett P 0 0
   Jared Burton P 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 10 3 3 6 .303 .715 129 79 -0.004 0.83 0.482 -0.483 -1.5 27 10
2B: J Morneau (26, off W Smith); C Parmelee (7, off W Smith).
SF: J Morneau (7, off W Smith).
SH: J Carroll (7, off W Smith).
IBB: J Morneau (7, by V Mazzaro); J Willingham (4, by W Smith).
TB: C Parmelee 3; J Carroll 3; J Morneau 2; T Plouffe; R Doumit; D Mastroianni; P Florimon.
GIDP: R Doumit (16).
RBI: J Morneau 2 (66); R Doumit (61).
2-out RBI: R Doumit; J Morneau.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morneau.
Baserunning
SB: J Willingham (3, 2nd base off W Smith/B Pena); J Carroll (7, 2nd base off V Mazzaro/B Pena).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lorenzo Cain CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .681 18 10 -0.073 1.37 0.047 -0.119 -0.5 3 0
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .737 19 12 -0.132 1.35 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 2 2
Alex Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 .819 11 6 0.019 0.95 0.066 -0.047 0.0 2 0
Billy Butler DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .875 18 10 -0.136 1.21 0.017 -0.153 -0.9
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .251 .746 10 8 -0.053 1.24 0.049 -0.102 -0.3 1 4
Brayan Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .607 11 5 0.011 1.22 0.084 -0.072 0.1 6 0
Jeff Francoeur RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .644 12 9 -0.073 1.25 0.032 -0.105 -0.6 2 1 HBP
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .680 15 9 -0.116 1.45 0.014 -0.129 -0.8 7 0
Johnny Giavotella 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .223 .509 12 7 0.049 1.20 0.092 -0.043 0.6 4 2
Will Smith P 0 0
   Vin Mazzaro P 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 .212 .469 126 76 -0.504 1.25 0.401 -0.902 -3.5 27 9
HBP: J Francoeur (5, by G Perkins).
TB: A Gordon; B Pena; E Hosmer; B Butler; J Giavotella; L Cain; M Moustakas.
RBI: J Giavotella (9).
2-out RBI: J Giavotella.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Giavotella-A Escobar-E Hosmer.
Outfield Assists: J Francoeur (J Willingham at 3rd base).

Minnesota Twins

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
Cole De Vries, W (4-5) 6.2 7 1 1 0 3 0 4.41 27 94 58 39 5 14 12 12 2 0 59 0.242 1.11 2.0
Alex Burnett, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.85 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.083 3.02 0.5
Jared Burton, H (15) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.13 3 14 7 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.088 1.72 0.5
Glen Perkins, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 4 12 8 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.090 1.35 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 35 126 76 45 9 22 16 13 3 0 59 2 0 0.503 0.83 3.5

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
Will Smith, L (4-7) 6 9 3 3 2 4 0 5.45 28 92 58 35 6 17 9 13 3 0 44 -0.075 0.98 -0.4
Vin Mazzaro 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.60 10 37 21 11 2 8 3 4 1 0 1 0 0.078 0.43 1.9
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 3 6 0 3.00 38 129 79 46 8 25 12 17 4 0 44 1 0 0.003 1.25 1.5
W Smith faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Perkins (3; J Francoeur).
IBB: V Mazzaro (1; J Morneau); W Smith (1; J Willingham).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Mike Everitt.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Drizzle.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Darin Mastroianni CF 1 Lorenzo Cain CF
2 Jamey Carroll 2B 2 Alcides Escobar SS
3 Josh Willingham DH 3 Alex Gordon LF
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Billy Butler DH
5 Ryan Doumit C 5 Mike Moustakas 3B
6 Chris Parmelee RF 6 Brayan Pena C
7 Trevor Plouffe 3B 7 Jeff Francoeur RF
8 Matt Carson LF 8 Eric Hosmer 1B
9 Pedro Florimon SS 9 Johnny Giavotella 2B
Cole De Vries P Will Smith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R MIN J. Morneau W. Smith 11% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Willingham Scores
b8 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR B. Butler J. Burton 10% 93% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Gordon out at 1B/1B
b7 0-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR J. Giavotella C. De Vries -9% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Moustakas Scores; Pena to 3B
b7 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Pena C. De Vries -8% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moustakas to 2B
b7 1-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Cain A. Burnett 8% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mastroianni W. Smith -2% 48% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Carroll W. Smith 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Willingham W. Smith -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R MIN J. Morneau W. Smith 11% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Willingham Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN R. Doumit W. Smith -3% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Cain C. De Vries 2% 58% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR A. Escobar C. De Vries 2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR A. Gordon C. De Vries -1% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler C. De Vries 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN C. Parmelee W. Smith 6% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe W. Smith -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Parmelee to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Carson W. Smith -6% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-0 2 --3 4,(0-2)  O MIN P. Florimon W. Smith -3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas C. De Vries 3% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena C. De Vries 2% 60% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. De Vries 1% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mastroianni W. Smith -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Carroll W. Smith 2% 62% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Willingham W. Smith -3% 59% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Morneau W. Smith 1% 60% Willingham Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau W. Smith -3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer C. De Vries 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Giavotella C. De Vries 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Cain C. De Vries 1% 63% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Doumit W. Smith -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Parmelee W. Smith -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Plouffe W. Smith 1% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN M. Carson W. Smith -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Escobar C. De Vries 3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon C. De Vries 2% 63% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b4 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Butler C. De Vries -2% 61% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Moustakas C. De Vries 3% 64% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Florimon W. Smith 4% 68% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
t5 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Mastroianni W. Smith 6% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Florimon to 2B
t5 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Carroll W. Smith -0% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Florimon to 3B; Mastroianni to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Willingham W. Smith 1% 74% Intentional Walk
t5 1-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO MIN J. Morneau W. Smith 1% 75% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Florimon Scores
t5 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO MIN R. Doumit W. Smith 6% 81% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Mastroianni Scores; Willingham out at 3B/RF-3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Pena C. De Vries 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. De Vries 2% 86% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b5 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. Hosmer C. De Vries -1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 0-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Giavotella C. De Vries 2% 87% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 6-7-8
t6 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN C. Parmelee W. Smith 2% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 3-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Plouffe W. Smith -2% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Carson W. Smith -1% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t6 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Florimon W. Smith -1% 84% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR L. Cain C. De Vries -5% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b6 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Escobar C. De Vries 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon C. De Vries 3% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Escobar to 2B
b6 0-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler C. De Vries 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 1-2-3
t7 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Mastroianni W. Smith 1% 91% Walk
Vin Mazzaro replaces Will Smith pitching
t7 3-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Carroll V. Mazzaro 3% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mastroianni to 3B
t7 3-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Willingham V. Mazzaro 0% 95% Carroll Steals 2B
t7 3-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Willingham V. Mazzaro -2% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 3-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morneau V. Mazzaro 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t7 3-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO MIN R. Doumit V. Mazzaro -6% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 5-6-7
b7 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Moustakas C. De Vries -5% 83% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Pena C. De Vries -8% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moustakas to 2B
b7 0-3 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur C. De Vries 8% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer C. De Vries 5% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Moustakas to 3B
b7 0-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR J. Giavotella C. De Vries -9% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Moustakas Scores; Pena to 3B
Alex Burnett replaces Cole De Vries pitching
b7 1-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Cain A. Burnett 8% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Vin Mazzaro facing 6-7-8
t8 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Parmelee V. Mazzaro -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe V. Mazzaro -1% 85% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Carson V. Mazzaro -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Jared Burton facing 2-3-4
Jared Burton replaces Alex Burnett pitching
Ben Revere replaces Chris Parmelee (RF) playing CF batting 6th
Darin Mastroianni moves from CF to RF
b8 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar J. Burton 4% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon J. Burton -5% 83% Walk
b8 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR B. Butler J. Burton 10% 93% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Gordon out at 1B/1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Vin Mazzaro facing 9-1-2
t9 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Florimon V. Mazzaro -1% 92% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 3-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mastroianni V. Mazzaro -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Carroll V. Mazzaro -0% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
Glen Perkins replaces Jared Burton pitching
b9 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas G. Perkins 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pena G. Perkins 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Francoeur G. Perkins -3% 96% Hit By Pitch
b9 1-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. Hosmer G. Perkins -0% 95% Defensive Indifference; Francoeur to 2B
b9 1-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer G. Perkins 5% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

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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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