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Standings
ANA
@DET		6
3
KCR
@MIN		12
4
CHW
@TBD		4
3
BAL
@TOR		1
7
ARI
@NYM		2
0
LAD
@PHI		5
7
Monday, August 5, 2002
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 27,182, Time of Game: 2:47
Royals
12
45-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 23½ GB
 at Twins
4
69-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Joe Mays (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   0  2  5   0  3  0   12 17  0
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    4  8  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Guiel RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .229 .629 16 12 0.039 0.84 0.075 -0.036 0.5 0 0
Luis Alicea 3B 4 2 2 4 1 0 .232 .617 20 9 0.045 0.72 0.095 -0.050 3.0 0 1 HR
Carlos Beltran CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .269 .835 14 9 -0.051 0.57 0.009 -0.060 0.7 6 0
Raul Ibanez 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .268 .847 18 11 -0.082 0.60 0.001 -0.083 -1.3 7 0
Joe Randa DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 .274 .789 16 11 -0.017 0.37 0.018 -0.035 0.1
Michael Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .239 .741 16 9 -0.062 0.33 0.001 -0.063 -1.4 3 0 GDP
Neifi Perez SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .554 7 6 0.118 0.45 0.119 -0.001 0.8 4 2 2B
Brent Mayne C 5 3 3 1 0 0 .249 .647 19 11 0.130 0.73 0.175 -0.045 1.8 5 1 2B
Carlos Febles 2B 5 3 4 2 0 0 .228 .659 15 9 0.205 0.68 0.205 0.000 3.1 2 3 2·2B
Shawn Sedlacek P
   Scott Mullen P
   Blake Stein P
Team Totals 43 12 17 12 2 2 .395 .980 141 87 0.325 0.59 0.698 -0.373 7.1 27 7
2B: C Febles 2 (15, 1 off K Frederick, 1 off J Mays); B Mayne (6, off J Mays); N Perez (15, off J Mays).
HR: L Alicea (1, off K Frederick; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: C Febles 6; L Alicea 5; N Perez 4; B Mayne 4; J Randa 2; A Guiel 2; C Beltran.
GIDP: M Tucker (1).
RBI: L Alicea 4 (19); C Beltran 2 (70); C Febles 2 (21); A Guiel 2 (23); B Mayne (20); R Ibanez (69).
2-out RBI: L Alicea 3; B Mayne; A Guiel.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 9 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Perez-C Febles-R Ibanez; C Febles-N Perez-R Ibanez.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .287 .815 21 13 -0.086 0.70 0.000 -0.086 -1.1 4 0
Cristian Guzman SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .265 .653 14 8 -0.037 0.64 0.021 -0.058 0.4 2 3
Torii Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .938 18 8 -0.034 0.65 0.022 -0.056 -0.4 1 0
David Ortiz DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 .286 .869 16 7 -0.009 1.00 0.092 -0.101 0.1 CS,GDP
Bobby Kielty RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .311 .938 12 8 -0.086 0.93 0.000 -0.086 -1.0 3 0 SF
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 2 0 2 0 1 0 .257 .756 19 10 0.085 0.63 0.085 0.000 1.0 12 1
   Michael Cuddyer PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .651 5 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 2 0
Denny Hocking 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .258 .644 13 9 -0.029 0.81 0.011 -0.040 -0.8 0 1 SF
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .310 .807 9 7 0.032 0.49 0.054 -0.022 0.5 2 0 2B
Luis Rivas 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .267 .718 14 6 -0.011 0.98 0.079 -0.091 0.5 0 3 2B,SB,GDP
Joe Mays P 1 2
   Kevin Frederick P
   Tony Fiore P 1
   Bob Wells P
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 5 4 .267 .685 141 79 -0.176 0.73 0.364 -0.541 -0.9 27 11
2B: L Rivas (13, off S Sedlacek); A Pierzynski (21, off S Sedlacek).
SF: B Kielty (1, off S Sedlacek); D Hocking (5, off S Sedlacek).
TB: A Pierzynski 3; C Guzman 2; L Rivas 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; D Ortiz.
GIDP: D Ortiz (3); L Rivas (7).
RBI: L Rivas (26); B Kielty (36); D Hocking (23); C Guzman (40).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Mientkiewicz-C Guzman-J Mays.
E: J Mays ().
Baserunning
SB: L Rivas (7, 2nd base off S Sedlacek/B Mayne).
CS: D Ortiz (2, 2nd base by S Sedlacek/B Mayne).

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
Shawn Sedlacek, W (2-2) 6.1 8 4 4 5 2 0 4.61 30 114 63 43 7 13 9 14 4 0 38 0.128 0.85 -1.2
Scott Mullen 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 4 16 10 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.048 0.31 1.5
Blake Stein 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.40 3 11 6 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 5 4 0 4.00 37 141 79 50 12 17 10 18 5 0 38 2 0 0.177 0.59 0.9

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
Joe Mays, L (1-3) 5.2 12 8 8 0 1 0 8.07 28 80 54 38 3 13 13 14 8 0 14 -0.267 0.91 -3.2
Kevin Frederick 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.63 8 31 15 9 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 2 -0.051 0.09 -3.5
Tony Fiore 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.21 6 20 11 5 3 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 -0.006 0.06 -1.0
Bob Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.02 3 10 7 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 17 12 12 2 2 1 12.00 45 141 87 57 9 21 19 21 11 1 14 4 4 -0.324 0.73 -7.1
K Frederick faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Matt Hollowell, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 27,182.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Aaron Guiel RF 1 Jacque Jones LF
2 Luis Alicea 3B 2 Cristian Guzman SS
3 Carlos Beltran CF 3 Torii Hunter CF
4 Raul Ibanez 1B 4 David Ortiz DH
5 Joe Randa DH 5 Bobby Kielty RF
6 Michael Tucker LF 6 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
7 Neifi Perez SS 7 Denny Hocking 3B
8 Brent Mayne C 8 A.J. Pierzynski C
9 Carlos Febles 2B 9 Luis Rivas 2B
Shawn Sedlacek P Joe Mays P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Mayne J. Mays 12% 55% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Perez to 3B
t5 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Febles J. Mays 11% 76% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Perez Scores
b5 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN L. Rivas S. Sedlacek 9% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-1 0 -23 4,(2-1)  R KCR C. Febles J. Mays 8% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Mayne to 3B
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR N. Perez J. Mays 6% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Mays -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Alicea J. Mays -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Mays -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Jones S. Sedlacek 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Guzman S. Sedlacek 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter S. Sedlacek 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Mays -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Mays -2% 46% Lineout: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Tucker J. Mays -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz S. Sedlacek -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Kielty S. Sedlacek 3% 45% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz S. Sedlacek -6% 38% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ortiz to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO MIN D. Hocking S. Sedlacek -1% 37% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Ortiz Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN A. Pierzynski S. Sedlacek 2% 39% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR N. Perez J. Mays 4% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Mayne J. Mays 12% 55% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Perez to 3B
t3 0-1 0 -23 4,(2-1)  R KCR C. Febles J. Mays 8% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Mayne to 3B
t3 1-1 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO KCR A. Guiel J. Mays -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mayne Scores; Febles to 2B
t3 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Alicea J. Mays -3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Mays -3% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN L. Rivas S. Sedlacek -4% 51% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones S. Sedlacek 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging, Rivas Steals 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN C. Guzman S. Sedlacek 4% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 1-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Hunter S. Sedlacek 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
t4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Mays -2% 59% Foul Flyball: RF
t4 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Randa J. Mays -2% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Tucker J. Mays -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Ortiz S. Sedlacek -5% 52% Walk
b4 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Kielty S. Sedlacek 4% 56% Popfly: 2B
b4 1-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz S. Sedlacek 6% 62% Ortiz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 1-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz S. Sedlacek -2% 60% Walk
b4 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Hocking S. Sedlacek 3% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR N. Perez J. Mays 6% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t5 2-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Mayne J. Mays -5% 65% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R KCR C. Febles J. Mays 11% 76% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Perez Scores
t5 3-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Guiel J. Mays 4% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles to 3B
t5 3-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  R KCR L. Alicea J. Mays 5% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Febles Scores; Guiel to 2B
t5 4-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Mays -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B; Guiel to 3B; Alicea to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Ibanez J. Mays -3% 80% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 8-9-1
b5 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski S. Sedlacek -4% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b5 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN L. Rivas S. Sedlacek 9% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Jones S. Sedlacek 1% 86% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Joe Mays facing 5-6-7
t6 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Randa J. Mays 2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR M. Tucker J. Mays -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t6 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR N. Perez J. Mays 1% 85% Single to P (Bunt); Perez to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
t6 4-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR B. Mayne J. Mays 6% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive); Perez Scores
t6 5-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Febles J. Mays 1% 91% Single (Ground Ball); Mayne to 2B
t6 5-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR A. Guiel J. Mays 4% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mayne Scores; Febles to 2B
Kevin Frederick replaces Joe Mays pitching
t6 6-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR KCR L. Alicea K. Frederick 4% 99% Home Run; Febles Scores; Guiel Scores
t6 9-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Beltran K. Frederick -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 2-3-4
b6 1-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN C. Guzman S. Sedlacek -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b6 1-9 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Hunter S. Sedlacek 1% 99% Popfly: SS
b6 1-9 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Ortiz S. Sedlacek -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Guzman to 3B
b6 1-9 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO MIN B. Kielty S. Sedlacek 1% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Guzman Scores
b6 2-9 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz S. Sedlacek -0% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 2B
b6 2-9 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Hocking S. Sedlacek 1% 99% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Twins' Kevin Frederick facing 4-5-6
t7 9-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez K. Frederick -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa K. Frederick -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 9-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Tucker K. Frederick 0% 99% Walk
t7 9-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR N. Perez K. Frederick -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Royals' Shawn Sedlacek facing 8-9-1
b7 2-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski S. Sedlacek -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b7 2-9 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN L. Rivas S. Sedlacek -2% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pierzynski Scores
b7 3-9 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Jones S. Sedlacek 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivas to 3B
b7 3-9 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN C. Guzman S. Sedlacek -2% 96% Single (Ground Ball); Rivas Scores
b7 4-9 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Hunter S. Sedlacek -2% 93% Walk; Guzman to 2B
Scott Mullen replaces Shawn Sedlacek pitching
b7 4-9 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN D. Ortiz S. Mullen 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Twins' Kevin Frederick facing 8-9-1
t8 9-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR B. Mayne K. Frederick 0% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 9-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR C. Febles K. Frederick 1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive); Mayne to 3B
Tony Fiore replaces Kevin Frederick pitching
t8 9-4 0 -23 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Guiel T. Fiore -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 9-4 1 -23 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Alicea T. Fiore 0% 99% Walk
t8 9-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR KCR C. Beltran T. Fiore 1% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mayne Scores; Febles Scores; Alicea to 3B
t8 11-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO KCR R. Ibanez T. Fiore 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Alicea Scores; Beltran to 2B
t8 12-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Randa T. Fiore 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Beltran to 3B
t8 12-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Tucker T. Fiore -0% 100% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-12, Royals' Scott Mullen facing 5-6-7
b8 4-12 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN B. Kielty S. Mullen 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Michael Cuddyer pinch hits for Doug Mientkiewicz (1B) batting 6th
b8 4-12 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer S. Mullen 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b8 4-12 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Hocking S. Mullen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-4, Twins' Bob Wells facing 7-8-9
Bob Wells replaces Tony Fiore pitching
Michael Cuddyer moves from PH to 1B
t9 12-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR N. Perez B. Wells 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 12-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR B. Mayne B. Wells -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 12-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles B. Wells 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-12, Royals' Blake Stein facing 8-9-1
Blake Stein replaces Scott Mullen pitching
b9 4-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski B. Stein 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 4-12 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN L. Rivas B. Stein 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 4-12 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Jones B. Stein 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.

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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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