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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		2
0
CAL
@CLE		10
11		 
(10)
BOS
@MIL		2
3
KCR
@MIN		7
4
CHW
@OAK		3
2
TEX
@SEA		1
2
DET
@TOR		9
10
SFG
@ATL		5
10
STL
@CHC		5
3
HOU
@CIN		5
3
SDP
@LAD		1
3
PIT
@NYM		8
2
MON
@PHI		7
4
Saturday, September 26, 1987
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 46,263, Time of Game: 3:04
Royals
7
78-77
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
 at Twins
4
83-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: John Davis (5-2)
L: Jeff Reardon (8-8)
S: Gene Garber (17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  2   1  0  3    7 11  1
Twins           2  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    4  7  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .283 .706 0.079 1.57 0.185 -0.106 0.5 1 0
Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .322 .864 -0.002 1.61 0.086 -0.088 -0.2 1 3 SF
George Brett 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .299 .913 0.151 1.75 0.243 -0.092 0.3 10 0 2B,IW
Danny Tartabull RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 .307 .918 0.161 1.91 0.280 -0.119 1.2 0 0 HR
Frank White 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .698 0.026 1.22 0.130 -0.105 0.1 4 4 2B,HBP
Steve Balboni DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 .211 .709 -0.091 1.18 0.091 -0.183 -0.2 HR
Bill Pecota SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .754 0.032 0.97 0.050 -0.018 0.2 1 0
   Jim Eisenreich PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .750 0.225 2.73 0.225 0.000 1.7 2B
   Angel Salazar SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .205 .465 -0.042 0.82 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 2 4
Larry Owen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .584 -0.171 1.40 0.000 -0.171 -1.3 6 0
   Jamie Quirk PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .670 0.026 1.03 0.026 0.000 0.1 1 1
Gary Thurman LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .647 -0.010 0.81 0.018 -0.027 -0.1 0 0
   Thad Bosley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .680 0.068 1.72 0.068 0.000 0.4
   Lonnie Smith PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .715 -0.054 1.84 0.000 -0.054 -0.3 0 0
Bret Saberhagen P 1 1
   John Davis P 2
   Gene Garber P
Team Totals 37 7 11 7 4 5 .297 .913 0.398 1.46 1.402 -1.005 1.9 27 15
2B: G Brett (18, off J Reardon); J Eisenreich (7, off J Berenguer); F White (30, off S Carlton).
HR: S Balboni (24, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Tartabull (31, off J Reardon; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SF: K Seitzer (1, off J Berenguer).
IBB: G Brett (14, by J Berenguer).
HBP: F White (2, by S Carlton).
TB: D Tartabull 5; S Balboni 4; J Eisenreich 2; G Brett 2; F White 2; W Wilson 2; J Quirk; K Seitzer; T Bosley.
RBI: D Tartabull 3 (93); J Eisenreich 2 (19); S Balboni (60); K Seitzer (80).
2-out RBI: J Eisenreich 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Salazar-F White-G Brett; K Seitzer-F White-G Brett.
E: K Seitzer (23).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .260 .699 -0.006 1.35 0.066 -0.072 0.0 3 0
   Mark Davidson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .643 -0.148 2.49 0.000 -0.148 -0.8 0 0 CS
Greg Gagne SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 .264 .747 -0.012 1.28 0.084 -0.097 0.3 0 1 SH
Randy Bush DH 2 0 1 1 1 1 .260 .774 0.181 1.41 0.219 -0.038 1.1 HBP,SH
Kirby Puckett CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .329 .898 -0.086 1.42 0.095 -0.182 -0.8 4 0 GDP
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .798 -0.113 1.01 0.019 -0.132 -1.3 2 4 GDP
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .282 .926 0.090 1.11 0.142 -0.052 1.0 8 1
Tom Brunansky RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .846 0.003 1.00 0.034 -0.031 -0.0 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .640 -0.067 1.14 0.011 -0.078 -1.0 3 1
   Roy Smalley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .775 -0.044 1.49 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
   Al Newman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .595 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tom Nieto C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .590 0.038 1.13 0.060 -0.022 0.3 2 0 HBP
   Chris Pittaro PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Tim Laudner C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .636 0.063 1.82 0.063 0.000 0.4 1 0
   Billy Beane PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Sal Butera C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .508 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Steve Carlton P 1 1
   Juan Berenguer P
   Keith Atherton P
   Jeff Reardon P
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 7 7 .233 .644 -0.101 1.30 0.793 -0.896 -1.1 27 8
SH: G Gagne (10, off B Saberhagen); R Bush (5, off B Saberhagen).
HBP: R Bush (3, by G Garber); T Nieto (3, by B Saberhagen).
TB: K Hrbek 2; D Gladden 2; G Gaetti; R Bush; K Puckett.
GIDP: G Gaetti (25); K Puckett (15).
RBI: K Puckett 2 (96); K Hrbek (85); R Bush (44).
2-out RBI: R Bush; K Hrbek.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gaetti-K Hrbek.
E: G Gagne (17).
Baserunning
CS: M Davidson (2, 2nd base by J Davis/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen 6 7 4 4 6 6 0 3.41 31 42 -0.154 1.24 -0.6
John Davis, W (5-2) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.96 7 0 0 0.208 1.61 1.1
Gene Garber, S (17) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.18 3 0 0 0.049 1.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 7 7 0 4.00 41 42 0 0 0.103 1.46 1.1

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 5.78 23 48 0.095 1.00 0.9
Juan Berenguer, BS (5) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.03 7 2 2 -0.308 2.29 -1.9
Keith Atherton 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 6 2 0 0.266 2.04 1.5
Jeff Reardon, L (8-8) 1 3 3 3 1 2 1 4.66 7 0 0 -0.451 1.67 -2.4
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 4 5 2 7.00 43 48 4 2 -0.398 1.30 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Garber (2; R Bush); S Carlton (4; F White); B Saberhagen (6; T Nieto).
IBB: J Berenguer (7; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 46,263.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Dan Gladden LF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Greg Gagne SS
3 George Brett 1B 3 Randy Bush DH
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Kirby Puckett CF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Steve Balboni DH 6 Kent Hrbek 1B
7 Bill Pecota SS 7 Tom Brunansky RF
8 Larry Owen C 8 Steve Lombardozzi 2B
9 Gary Thurman LF 9 Tom Nieto C
Bret Saberhagen P Steve Carlton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 1 -23 RRR KCR D. Tartabull J. Reardon 24% 96% Home Run (LF-CF); Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores
t6 1-3 2 -23 RR KCR J. Eisenreich J. Berenguer 22% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tartabull Scores; White Scores
t9 4-4 1 1-- KCR G. Brett J. Reardon 22% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Seitzer to 3B
t7 3-4 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson J. Berenguer 16% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith to 3B
b6 3-3 2 -2- R MIN R. Bush B. Saberhagen -15% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Pittaro Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Carlton -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer S. Carlton 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett S. Carlton -3% 47% Foul Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Tartabull S. Carlton -2% 45% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN D. Gladden B. Saberhagen -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN G. Gagne B. Saberhagen -5% 36% Walk; Gladden to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O MIN R. Bush B. Saberhagen 1% 37% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gladden to 3B; Gagne to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 RR MIN K. Puckett B. Saberhagen -10% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Gladden Scores; Gagne Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- OO MIN G. Gaetti B. Saberhagen 4% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. White S. Carlton -2% 29% Lineout: 3B
t2 0-2 1 --- R KCR S. Balboni S. Carlton 9% 38% Home Run
t2 1-2 1 --- O KCR B. Pecota S. Carlton -2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-2 2 --- O KCR L. Owen S. Carlton -1% 35% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Saberhagen 2% 37% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- O MIN T. Brunansky B. Saberhagen 2% 38% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-1 2 --- MIN S. Lombardozzi B. Saberhagen -1% 37% Walk
b2 2-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Nieto B. Saberhagen 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O KCR G. Thurman S. Carlton -3% 37% Strikeout
t3 1-2 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Carlton -2% 35% Flyball: LF
t3 1-2 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Carlton -1% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- MIN D. Gladden B. Saberhagen -3% 30% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
b3 2-1 0 1-- O MIN G. Gagne B. Saberhagen 2% 32% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Gladden to 2B
b3 2-1 1 -2- MIN R. Bush B. Saberhagen -2% 30% Walk
b3 2-1 1 12- O MIN K. Puckett B. Saberhagen 3% 34% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Gladden to 3B
b3 2-1 2 1-3 O MIN G. Gaetti B. Saberhagen 5% 38% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Carlton -3% 35% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-2 1 --- O KCR D. Tartabull S. Carlton -2% 33% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- KCR F. White S. Carlton 2% 35% Hit By Pitch
t4 1-2 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni S. Carlton -3% 32% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- MIN K. Hrbek B. Saberhagen -3% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 2-1 0 1-- O MIN T. Brunansky B. Saberhagen 2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hrbek to 2B
b4 2-1 1 -2- O MIN S. Lombardozzi B. Saberhagen 3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hrbek to 3B
b4 2-1 2 --3 MIN T. Nieto B. Saberhagen -1% 32% Walk
b4 2-1 2 1-3 O MIN D. Gladden B. Saberhagen 5% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- KCR B. Pecota S. Carlton 5% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pecota to 1B
t5 1-2 0 1-- OO KCR L. Owen S. Carlton -11% 31% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- KCR G. Thurman S. Carlton 2% 33% Walk
t5 1-2 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson S. Carlton 3% 36% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thurman to 2B
t5 1-2 2 12- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Carlton -6% 30% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
b5 2-1 0 --- MIN G. Gagne B. Saberhagen -3% 26% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- O MIN R. Bush B. Saberhagen 3% 30% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-1 1 1-- O MIN K. Puckett B. Saberhagen 3% 33% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 2 1-- MIN G. Gaetti B. Saberhagen -2% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gagne to 2B
b5 2-1 2 12- R MIN K. Hrbek B. Saberhagen -11% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gagne Scores; Gaetti to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 MIN T. Brunansky B. Saberhagen -1% 19% Walk; Hrbek to 2B
b5 3-1 2 123 O MIN S. Lombardozzi B. Saberhagen 5% 23% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Carlton -3% 20% Lineout: 2B
t6 1-3 1 --- KCR D. Tartabull S. Carlton 4% 24% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t6 1-3 1 1-- KCR F. White S. Carlton 11% 35% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Tartabull to 3B
Juan Berenguer replaces Steve Carlton pitching
t6 1-3 1 -23 O KCR S. Balboni J. Berenguer -10% 25% Foul Flyball: 1B
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Bill Pecota (SS) batting 7th
t6 1-3 2 -23 RR KCR J. Eisenreich J. Berenguer 22% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tartabull Scores; White Scores
t6 3-3 2 -2- O KCR L. Owen J. Berenguer -5% 42% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
Angel Salazar replaces Jim Eisenreich (PH) playing SS batting 7th
b6 3-3 0 --- MIN T. Nieto B. Saberhagen -5% 37% Hit By Pitch
Chris Pittaro pinch runs for Tom Nieto (C) batting 9th
b6 3-3 0 1-- O MIN D. Gladden B. Saberhagen 2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B; Pittaro to 2B
b6 3-3 1 -2- O MIN G. Gagne B. Saberhagen 5% 45% Flyball: 3B
b6 3-3 2 -2- R MIN R. Bush B. Saberhagen -15% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Pittaro Scores
b6 4-3 2 1-- O MIN K. Puckett B. Saberhagen 2% 32% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
Tim Laudner replaces Chris Pittaro (PR) playing C batting 9th
Mark Davidson replaces Dan Gladden playing LF batting 1st
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Gary Thurman (LF) batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 --- KCR T. Bosley J. Berenguer 7% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Lonnie Smith pinch runs for Thad Bosley (PH) batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson J. Berenguer 16% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith to 3B
t7 3-4 0 1-3 RO KCR K. Seitzer J. Berenguer -1% 53% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores; Wilson to 2B
t7 4-4 1 -2- KCR G. Brett J. Berenguer 3% 56% Intentional Walk
Keith Atherton replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
t7 4-4 1 12- O KCR D. Tartabull K. Atherton -7% 48% Popfly: 1B
t7 4-4 2 12- O KCR F. White K. Atherton -8% 41% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' John Davis facing 5-6-7
John Davis replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
Lonnie Smith moves from PR to LF
b7 4-4 0 --- O MIN G. Gaetti J. Davis 4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-4 1 --- O MIN K. Hrbek J. Davis 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-4 2 --- MIN T. Brunansky J. Davis -2% 46% Walk
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi (2B) batting 8th
b7 4-4 2 1-- O MIN R. Smalley J. Davis 4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
Al Newman replaces Roy Smalley (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 4-4 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni K. Atherton -5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-4 1 --- O KCR A. Salazar K. Atherton -4% 41% Strikeout Looking
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Larry Owen (C) batting 8th
t8 4-4 2 --- KCR J. Quirk K. Atherton 3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 4-4 2 1-- O KCR L. Smith K. Atherton -5% 39% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' John Davis facing 9-1-2
Jamie Quirk moves from PH to C
b8 4-4 0 --- MIN T. Laudner J. Davis -6% 32% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Laudner to 1B
Billy Beane pinch runs for Tim Laudner (C) batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 1-- O MIN M. Davidson J. Davis 6% 39% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 4-4 1 1-- O MIN G. Gagne J. Davis 8% 47% Davidson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 4-4 2 --- O MIN G. Gagne J. Davis 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
Jeff Reardon replaces Keith Atherton pitching
Sal Butera replaces Billy Beane (PR) playing C batting 9th
t9 4-4 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Reardon -6% 44% Strikeout
t9 4-4 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer J. Reardon 6% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t9 4-4 1 1-- KCR G. Brett J. Reardon 22% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Seitzer to 3B
t9 4-4 1 -23 RRR KCR D. Tartabull J. Reardon 24% 96% Home Run (LF-CF); Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores
t9 7-4 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Reardon -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 7-4 2 --- KCR S. Balboni J. Reardon 0% 96% Walk
t9 7-4 2 1-- O KCR A. Salazar J. Reardon -0% 95% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
Gene Garber replaces John Davis pitching
b9 4-7 0 --- MIN R. Bush G. Garber -5% 90% Hit By Pitch
b9 4-7 0 1-- OO MIN K. Puckett G. Garber 9% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 4-7 2 --- O MIN G. Gaetti G. Garber 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.

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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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