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OAK
@ANA		3
0
NYY
@BOS		2
6
DET
@CLE		3
10
KCR
@MIN		7
9
TEX
@SEA		5
0
CHW
@TBD		0
3
BAL
@TOR		11
2
FLA
@ATL		4
5
CIN
@CHC		10
11
MIL
@HOU		0
2
PIT
@NYM		7
6
MON
@PHI		2
4
ARI
@SDP		5
0
LAD
@SFG		3
2
COL
@STL		5
13
Friday, April 16, 2004 7:10PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 22,553, Time of Game: 3:02
Royals
7
4-6
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
 at Twins
9
6-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Juan Rincon (2-0)
L: Jaime Cerda (0-1)
S: Joe Nathan (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   1  0  2   3  0  0    7  9  3
Twins           0  2  2   3  0  0   2  0  X    9 11  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Graffanino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .568 16 10 -0.123 0.90 0.000 -0.123 -1.3 0 4
   Matt Stairs PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .598 4 2 0.026 0.50 0.026 0.000 0.1
Carlos Beltran CF 3 2 1 3 2 1 .333 1.253 26 10 0.318 1.07 0.359 -0.041 2.6 5 1 HR
Mike Sweeney DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 .262 .804 19 13 -0.048 1.13 0.079 -0.127 0.0 HR
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 2 4 3 0 0 .325 .974 12 7 0.281 0.95 0.281 0.000 3.5 1 0 2·HR,2B
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .306 .794 17 11 -0.144 1.31 0.000 -0.144 -1.3 3 2
Ken Harvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .818 13 7 -0.040 0.98 0.043 -0.082 -0.3 6 2
Benito Santiago C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .736 8 7 -0.042 1.54 0.089 -0.131 -0.3 5 2
Aaron Guiel LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .229 .839 16 10 -0.127 1.23 0.000 -0.127 -1.2 2 0
Mendy Lopez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .647 15 10 -0.011 0.86 0.045 -0.056 -0.2 0 0
Jimmy Gobble P 1
   Jaime Cerda P 1
   Jason Grimsley P
   Nate Field P
Team Totals 37 7 9 7 2 9 .243 .877 146 87 0.090 1.10 0.922 -0.831 1.8 24 11
2B: J Gonzalez (1, off J Romero).
HR: J Gonzalez 2 (3, 2 off J Santana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Beltran (5, off J Rincon; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); M Sweeney (3, off J Santana; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Gonzalez 11; M Sweeney 4; C Beltran 4; B Santiago; M Stairs; M Lopez.
RBI: C Beltran 3 (11); J Gonzalez 3 (5); M Sweeney (9).
2-out RBI: C Beltran 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: K Harvey (1); J Gonzalez (1); J Gobble ().
Outfield Assists: C Beltran (C Koskie at 3rd base).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .325 .931 17 9 0.138 0.83 0.173 -0.034 1.7 1 0
Luis Rivas 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .263 .677 20 12 0.032 0.57 0.065 -0.033 0.5 0 3 SB
Jose Offerman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .324 1.055 25 14 0.023 0.72 0.067 -0.044 -0.5 9 1
Corey Koskie 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .226 .923 14 8 0.034 1.03 0.091 -0.057 -0.3 0 1 CS
Michael Cuddyer DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .562 11 7 0.022 1.25 0.105 -0.084 0.5
Jacque Jones RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .843 9 8 0.070 1.09 0.111 -0.041 0.1 4 0 SB
Lew Ford CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 .409 1.208 12 7 0.297 0.74 0.303 -0.005 2.8 3 0 HR,3B
Henry Blanco C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .321 1.222 16 8 0.018 0.66 0.064 -0.045 0.2 9 0
Cristian Guzman SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .710 14 8 -0.045 0.54 0.010 -0.055 -0.6 0 4
Johan Santana P 1
   Juan Rincon P
   J.C. Romero P
   Joe Nathan P
Team Totals 34 9 11 8 5 6 .324 .881 138 81 0.589 0.82 0.989 -0.398 4.4 27 9
3B: L Ford (1, off J Grimsley).
HR: L Ford (2, off J Gobble; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: L Ford 8; L Rivas 2; J Jones 2; C Koskie; M Cuddyer; S Stewart; J Offerman.
RBI: L Ford 3 (5); L Rivas 2 (5); J Jones (8); S Stewart (9); M Cuddyer (6).
2-out RBI: L Ford.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
E: C Koskie (1); J Rincon ().
Baserunning
SB: J Jones (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago); L Rivas (1, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago).
CS: C Koskie (2, 3rd base by J Gobble/B Santiago).

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
Jimmy Gobble 5 7 7 5 4 2 1 4.09 26 90 50 33 6 11 9 11 3 0 27 -0.374 0.74 -4.1
Jaime Cerda, L (0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.06 5 20 14 8 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.111 0.92 -0.4
Jason Grimsley 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.50 4 10 8 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.122 1.77 -0.4
Nate Field 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.59 4 18 9 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.38 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 9 7 5 6 1 7.88 39 138 81 47 12 22 12 16 5 0 27 2 1 -0.589 1.10 -4.4
J Cerda faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Johan Santana 6.1 6 6 6 1 6 3 6.46 27 94 59 29 13 17 9 11 1 0 42 -0.020 0.81 -0.9
Juan Rincon, BS (1), W (2-0) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.76 3 20 12 8 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 -0.239 1.81 -2.0
J.C. Romero, H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 19 10 5 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.128 1.85 0.8
Joe Nathan, S (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.06 4 13 6 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.042 1.45 0.3
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 2 9 4 7.00 39 146 87 45 16 26 13 15 2 0 42 2 2 -0.089 0.82 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Gobble (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 22,553.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-7 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RRR KCR C. Beltran J. Rincon -30% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores; Lopez Scores
b2 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN L. Ford J. Gobble 16% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores/unER
b7 8-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R MIN L. Ford J. Grimsley 12% 87% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
b7 7-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO MIN J. Jones J. Grimsley 10% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Koskie out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Gonzalez J. Santana -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

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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' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Santana 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Santana 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN S. Stewart J. Gobble -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN L. Rivas J. Gobble -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Offerman J. Gobble 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Gobble -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Gonzalez J. Santana -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 2% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR K. Harvey J. Santana 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Santiago J. Santana 1% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer J. Gobble 4% 49% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Jones J. Gobble -2% 47% Groundout: 2B-P; Cuddyer to 2B
b2 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN L. Ford J. Gobble 16% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores/unER
b2 2-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN H. Blanco J. Gobble -2% 61% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Gobble -1% 60% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Santana 3% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Santana 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Santana 1% 66% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN S. Stewart J. Gobble 3% 70% Walk
b3 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-1)  MIN L. Rivas J. Gobble 5% 75% Stewart Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Stewart to 3B
b3 2-1 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R MIN L. Rivas J. Gobble 3% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
b3 3-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Offerman J. Gobble -2% 75% Flyball: RF
b3 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-2)  MIN C. Koskie J. Gobble 1% 77% Rivas Steals 2B
b3 3-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  MIN C. Koskie J. Gobble 1% 78% Walk
b3 3-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Gobble 7% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores; Koskie to 2B
b3 4-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Jones J. Gobble -3% 82% Koskie Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Cuddyer to 2B
b3 4-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones J. Gobble -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
t4 1-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Beltran J. Santana 2% 82% Flyball: RF
t4 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana -8% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Gonzalez J. Santana -3% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR K. Harvey J. Santana -4% 71% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 3B; Harvey to 2B
t4 2-4 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Santiago J. Santana 7% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 7-8-9
b4 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN L. Ford J. Gobble 2% 80% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b4 4-2 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN H. Blanco J. Gobble 4% 84% Walk; Ford to 2B
b4 4-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Gobble -4% 80% Bunt Popfly: 3B
b4 4-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN S. Stewart J. Gobble 9% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ford Scores; Blanco to 3B; Stewart to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
b4 5-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  R MIN L. Rivas J. Gobble 3% 92% Wild Pitch; Blanco Scores/No RBI; Stewart to 3B
b4 6-2 1 --3 5,(3-1)  R MIN L. Rivas J. Gobble 2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores/unER
b4 7-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Offerman J. Gobble -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Gobble -1% 93% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Twins' Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
t5 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Santana 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Santana 1% 95% Flyball: LF
t5 2-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Santana 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 5-6-7
b5 7-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Gobble -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b5 7-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Jones J. Gobble 0% 95% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b5 7-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN L. Ford J. Gobble -1% 95% Lineout: LF
b5 7-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN H. Blanco J. Gobble 0% 95% Jones Steals 2B
b5 7-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN H. Blanco J. Gobble -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Twins' Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
t6 2-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran J. Santana -2% 92% Walk
t6 2-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Santana 2% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Beltran to 2B
t6 2-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR J. Gonzalez J. Santana -6% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores
t6 4-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Santana 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Harvey J. Santana 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Royals' Jaime Cerda facing 9-1-2
Jaime Cerda replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b6 7-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN C. Guzman J. Cerda -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 7-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN S. Stewart J. Cerda -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 7-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN L. Rivas J. Cerda -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 7.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Twins' Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
t7 4-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Santiago J. Santana -4% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
t7 4-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Santana 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-7 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR M. Lopez J. Santana -5% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); Santiago to 2B
Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
t7 4-7 1 12- 5,(3-2)  KCR T. Graffanino J. Rincon -4% 79% Santiago Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Santiago to 3B; Lopez to 2B
t7 4-7 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Rincon 8% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-7 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RRR KCR C. Beltran J. Rincon -30% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores; Lopez Scores
t7 7-7 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Rincon 2% 59% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 7-7, Royals' Jaime Cerda facing 3-4-5
b7 7-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Offerman J. Cerda 5% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 7-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN C. Koskie J. Cerda 8% 73% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Offerman to 2B
Jason Grimsley replaces Jaime Cerda pitching
b7 7-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Grimsley -8% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO MIN J. Jones J. Grimsley 10% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Koskie out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
b7 8-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R MIN L. Ford J. Grimsley 12% 87% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
b7 9-7 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O MIN H. Blanco J. Grimsley -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-9, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 4-5-6
J.C. Romero replaces Juan Rincon pitching
t8 7-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Gonzalez J. Romero -9% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t8 7-9 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa J. Romero 7% 83% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-9 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O KCR K. Harvey J. Romero 6% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gonzalez to 3B
t8 7-9 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Santiago J. Romero 5% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-7, Royals' Nate Field facing 9-1-2
Nate Field replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
b8 9-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Guzman N. Field 1% 94% Walk
b8 9-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN S. Stewart N. Field -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman to 2B
b8 9-7 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN L. Rivas N. Field -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b8 9-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Offerman N. Field -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-9, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 8-9-1
t9 7-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Romero 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Joe Nathan replaces J.C. Romero pitching
t9 7-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Nathan 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Tony Graffanino (2B) batting 1st
t9 7-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Stairs J. Nathan -3% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 7-9 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran J. Nathan -4% 92% Walk; Stairs to 2B
t9 7-9 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Nathan 8% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 9.

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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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