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@LAA		2
4
BAL
@BOS		9
6		 
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@DET		0
8
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@KCR		3
5
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@NYY		9
10		 
(14)
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1
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11
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4		 
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6
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7
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@HOU		1
4
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4
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@PHI		8
2
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@SFG		4
8
MIL
@WSN		4
10
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 6:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 24,304, Time of Game: 2:47
Indians
3
62-90
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
5
70-81
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Will Smith (6-8)
L: Ubaldo Jimenez (9-17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3 10  2
Royals          2  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    5  9  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shin-Soo Choo RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 .278 .806 26 11 0.028 0.75 0.073 -0.045 0.2 4 0
Asdrubal Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .757 17 9 -0.135 0.91 0.023 -0.159 -1.3 1 3 GDP
Carlos Santana C 5 1 2 0 0 1 .254 .778 15 8 -0.014 0.82 0.058 -0.072 -0.1 3 1
Michael Brantley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .739 10 6 0.089 1.10 0.144 -0.054 1.0 2 0
Russ Canzler 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .270 .642 11 7 0.033 1.32 0.115 -0.082 0.4 9 0
Matt LaPorta DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 .589 11 9 -0.199 1.56 0.013 -0.211 -1.7 GDP
Lonnie Chisenhall 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .743 14 8 -0.061 1.17 0.027 -0.088 -0.7 0 1
Thomas Neal LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .188 .438 22 15 0.000 1.00 0.048 -0.048 -0.1 3 0
   Casey Kotchman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .630 1 1 -0.069 2.70 0.000 -0.069 -0.4
   Vinny Rottino LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .568 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cord Phelps 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .111 .436 17 12 0.139 1.17 0.208 -0.069 1.1 1 1 HR
Ubaldo Jimenez P 1 0
   Chris Seddon P 0 0
   Frank Herrmann P 0 0
   Tony Sipp P 0 0
   Jeanmar Gomez P 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 10 2 4 7 .286 .730 144 86 -0.189 1.11 0.709 -0.897 -1.5 24 6
HR: C Phelps (1, off W Smith; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Phelps 4; C Santana 2; S Choo 2; R Canzler 2; M Brantley; M LaPorta; T Neal.
GIDP: M LaPorta (1); A Cabrera (16).
RBI: C Phelps 2 (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: T Neal (1); L Chisenhall (4).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jarrod Dyson CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 .268 .670 16 8 -0.030 1.15 0.059 -0.089 -0.6 4 0 SB
   Jason Bourgeois PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .732 5 3 -0.011 0.21 0.000 -0.011 -0.3 1 0
Alcides Escobar SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .295 .726 10 7 0.025 0.92 0.092 -0.067 -0.0 2 1 2B
Alex Gordon LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .291 .805 19 11 -0.009 0.74 0.046 -0.055 -0.4 2 0
Billy Butler DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 .312 .880 18 13 0.074 0.90 0.118 -0.044 1.5 2·2B
Mike Moustakas 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 .720 20 10 0.001 0.87 0.046 -0.045 -0.4 0 1
Jeff Francoeur RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .654 5 3 0.049 1.08 0.081 -0.032 -0.0 3 1 HBP
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .680 16 11 0.114 1.34 0.154 -0.040 0.9 7 1 SB
Brayan Pena C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 .629 15 8 0.051 1.02 0.080 -0.029 0.2 5 2 3B,SF
Irving Falu 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .344 .797 14 8 0.045 0.69 0.101 -0.056 0.3 2 2 CS
Will Smith P 1 0
   Aaron Crow P 0 0
   Kelvin Herrera P 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 4 3 3 .281 .789 138 82 0.309 0.93 0.777 -0.468 1.0 27 8
2B: A Escobar (29, off U Jimenez); B Butler 2 (29, 1 off F Herrmann, 1 off U Jimenez).
3B: B Pena (1, off U Jimenez).
SF: B Pena (4, off C Seddon).
HBP: J Francoeur (6, by U Jimenez).
TB: B Butler 5; B Pena 3; A Escobar 2; I Falu 2; E Hosmer; J Francoeur.
RBI: B Butler (100); I Falu (7); B Pena (25); A Escobar (50).
2-out RBI: I Falu.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Moustakas-I Falu-E Hosmer; I Falu-E Hosmer.
E: J Bourgeois (3).
Outfield Assists: J Francoeur (S Choo at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Dyson (28, 2nd base off U Jimenez/C Santana); E Hosmer (16, 3rd base off U Jimenez/C Santana).
CS: I Falu (1, 2nd base by F Herrmann/C Santana).

Cleveland Indians

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
Ubaldo Jimenez, L (9-17) 4.1 7 5 2 3 3 0 5.40 24 94 52 36 5 11 5 12 8 0 35 -0.176 1.06 -1.1
Chris Seddon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.34 3 9 6 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 -0.199 2.19 -1.9
Frank Herrmann 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.87 6 21 15 10 1 4 2 4 1 0 2 0 0.040 0.32 1.1
Tony Sipp 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.010 0.37 0.4
Jeanmar Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 3 13 7 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 5 2 3 3 0 2.25 37 140 83 56 10 17 11 19 11 0 35 6 3 -0.311 1.11 -1.0

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, W (6-8) 7 8 2 2 2 5 1 4.88 29 104 63 45 6 12 9 13 3 0 56 0.107 0.97 1.5
Aaron Crow, H (19) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3.36 6 19 11 7 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.009 1.84 -0.5
Kelvin Herrera, S (2) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.33 4 21 12 7 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.073 1.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 4 7 1 2.00 39 144 86 59 11 16 10 18 6 0 56 0 0 0.189 0.93 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: U Jimenez (8; J Francoeur).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 24,304.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Royals
1 Shin-Soo Choo RF 1 Jarrod Dyson CF
2 Asdrubal Cabrera SS 2 Alcides Escobar SS
3 Carlos Santana C 3 Alex Gordon LF
4 Michael Brantley CF 4 Billy Butler DH
5 Russ Canzler 1B 5 Mike Moustakas 3B
6 Matt LaPorta DH 6 Jeff Francoeur RF
7 Lonnie Chisenhall 3B 7 Eric Hosmer 1B
8 Thomas Neal LF 8 Brayan Pena C
9 Cord Phelps 2B 9 Irving Falu 2B
Ubaldo Jimenez P Will Smith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CLE C. Phelps W. Smith -21% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Neal Scores
t8 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CLE M. Brantley A. Crow -11% 78% Reached on E8 (Line Drive to Deep CF); Santana Scores/No RBI/unER; Brantley to 2B
b5 2-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  R KCR E. Hosmer C. Seddon 11% 80% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gordon Scores/unER/No RBI; Moustakas to 3B; Francoeur to 2B
t5 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE A. Cabrera W. Smith 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Escobar U. Jimenez 9% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Dyson Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Will Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE S. Choo W. Smith 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE A. Cabrera W. Smith 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE C. Santana W. Smith 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Dyson U. Jimenez 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Escobar U. Jimenez 2% 61% Dyson Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Escobar U. Jimenez 9% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Dyson Scores
b1 1-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon U. Jimenez -4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R KCR B. Butler U. Jimenez 7% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Escobar Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas U. Jimenez -2% 72% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur U. Jimenez -2% 70% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Will Smith facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Brantley W. Smith 2% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE R. Canzler W. Smith 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE M. LaPorta W. Smith -1% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE L. Chisenhall W. Smith 2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. Hosmer U. Jimenez 2% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 2-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pena U. Jimenez -2% 75% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b2 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR I. Falu U. Jimenez 2% 78% Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS); Hosmer to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dyson U. Jimenez 2% 80% Hosmer Steals 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dyson U. Jimenez -5% 75% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Escobar U. Jimenez -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Will Smith facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Neal W. Smith 2% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE C. Phelps W. Smith 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE S. Choo W. Smith -1% 74% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE A. Cabrera W. Smith 2% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon U. Jimenez -2% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler U. Jimenez 3% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b3 2-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas U. Jimenez -2% 76% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Francoeur U. Jimenez 1% 76% Hit By Pitch
b3 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer U. Jimenez -3% 73% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Will Smith facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE C. Santana W. Smith 3% 76% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE M. Brantley W. Smith -3% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE R. Canzler W. Smith -7% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Brantley to 3B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O CLE M. LaPorta W. Smith 8% 73% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CLE L. Chisenhall W. Smith 6% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez facing 8-9-1
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Pena U. Jimenez 7% 86% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-0 0 --3 7,(3-2)  O KCR I. Falu U. Jimenez -3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dyson U. Jimenez -4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Escobar U. Jimenez -3% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Will Smith facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- 12,(3-2)  CLE T. Neal W. Smith -5% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t5 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CLE C. Phelps W. Smith -21% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Neal Scores
t5 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE S. Choo W. Smith -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE A. Cabrera W. Smith 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 2-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE C. Santana W. Smith -2% 53% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t5 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Brantley W. Smith 3% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez facing 3-4-5
b5 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon U. Jimenez 5% 61% Walk
b5 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler U. Jimenez -4% 57% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 2-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Moustakas U. Jimenez 5% 61% Walk; Gordon to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Francoeur U. Jimenez 8% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gordon to 3B; Moustakas to 2B
Chris Seddon replaces Ubaldo Jimenez pitching
b5 2-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  R KCR E. Hosmer C. Seddon 11% 80% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gordon Scores/unER/No RBI; Moustakas to 3B; Francoeur to 2B
b5 3-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO KCR B. Pena C. Seddon 1% 81% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Moustakas Scores/unER
b5 4-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR I. Falu C. Seddon 8% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Francoeur Scores/unER; Hosmer to 3B/Adv on E7
Frank Herrmann replaces Chris Seddon pitching
Jason Bourgeois pinch hits for Jarrod Dyson (CF) batting 1st
b5 5-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Bourgeois F. Herrmann -2% 87% Falu Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Will Smith facing 5-6-7
Jason Bourgeois moves from PH to CF
t6 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE R. Canzler W. Smith -4% 83% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 2-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE M. LaPorta W. Smith 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE L. Chisenhall W. Smith 1% 91% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Frank Herrmann facing 1-2-3
b6 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Bourgeois F. Herrmann -1% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar F. Herrmann -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon F. Herrmann -0% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Will Smith facing 8-9-1
t7 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Neal W. Smith 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE C. Phelps W. Smith 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 2-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE S. Choo W. Smith -1% 92% Walk
t7 2-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera W. Smith 2% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Frank Herrmann facing 4-5-6
b7 5-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Butler F. Herrmann 2% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 5-2 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas F. Herrmann -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Butler to 3B
b7 5-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur F. Herrmann -2% 94% Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
Tony Sipp replaces Frank Herrmann pitching
b7 5-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer T. Sipp -1% 93% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Aaron Crow facing 3-4-5
Aaron Crow replaces Will Smith pitching
t8 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE C. Santana A. Crow -4% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t8 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CLE M. Brantley A. Crow -11% 78% Reached on E8 (Line Drive to Deep CF); Santana Scores/No RBI/unER; Brantley to 2B
t8 3-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CLE R. Canzler A. Crow 7% 84% Lineout: RF
t8 3-5 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. LaPorta A. Crow 6% 90% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t8 3-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CLE L. Chisenhall A. Crow -3% 87% Walk
Casey Kotchman pinch hits for Thomas Neal (LF) batting 8th
t8 3-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE C. Kotchman A. Crow 7% 94% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Jeanmar Gomez facing 8-9-1
Jeanmar Gomez replaces Tony Sipp pitching
Vinny Rottino replaces Casey Kotchman (PH) playing LF batting 8th
b8 5-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena J. Gomez -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 5-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR I. Falu J. Gomez -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 5-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Bourgeois J. Gomez -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Kelvin Herrera facing 9-1-2
Kelvin Herrera replaces Aaron Crow pitching
t9 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE C. Phelps K. Herrera 4% 96% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 3-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE S. Choo K. Herrera 2% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Choo out at 2B/RF-SS
t9 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE A. Cabrera K. Herrera -2% 96% Walk
t9 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE C. Santana K. Herrera 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 5.

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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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