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Sunday, July 10, 1988, 1:35
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 55,318, Time of Game: 3:30
Royals
5
46-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
3
49-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Rick Anderson (1-0)
L: Tim Stoddard (2-2)
S: Steve Farr (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  1    5 14  0
Yankees         0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 .280 .657 21 12 0.281 1.33 0.302 -0.022 2.5 1 0 SB
Bill Pecota SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 .178 .457 15 11 -0.053 1.34 0.024 -0.077 -0.6 6 1
   Bill Buckner PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .593 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Kurt Stillwell PH-SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .765 6 4 -0.024 2.46 0.017 -0.041 -0.4 0 2
George Brett 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .329 .958 20 10 0.018 1.40 0.138 -0.121 0.5 9 1 SB
Danny Tartabull RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .276 .884 16 10 0.084 1.45 0.176 -0.092 0.4 3 0 2B,SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .311 .814 15 10 -0.006 1.12 0.067 -0.073 -0.3 0 5 HBP
Frank White 2B 3 0 1 2 1 1 .263 .685 24 14 0.081 1.67 0.165 -0.084 0.7 2 4 2B,SF
Bo Jackson LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .287 .819 20 11 -0.116 1.01 0.004 -0.120 -1.1 3 1
Pat Tabler DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .249 .642 21 14 0.012 0.88 0.083 -0.071 -0.7 GDP
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .723 13 6 -0.054 1.21 0.048 -0.102 -0.4 3 0 GDP
Floyd Bannister P 0 0
   Israel Sanchez P 0 0
   Rick Anderson P 0 0
   Steve Farr P 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 14 4 4 9 .368 .853 171 102 0.223 1.31 1.024 -0.803 0.7 27 14
2B: D Tartabull (22, off T Stoddard); F White (15, off D Righetti).
SF: F White (4, off T Stoddard).
HBP: K Seitzer (4, by D Righetti).
TB: W Wilson 4; D Tartabull 3; K Seitzer 2; P Tabler 2; F White 2; M Macfarlane; B Pecota; G Brett.
GIDP: P Tabler (4); M Macfarlane (5).
RBI: F White 2 (38); K Stillwell (36); D Tartabull (46).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Seitzer-F White-G Brett; G Brett-B Pecota-G Brett.
Outfield Assists: B Jackson (J Clark at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Tartabull (6, 2nd base off T John/D Slaught); W Wilson (15, 3rd base off T John/D Slaught); G Brett (9, 3rd base off T John/D Slaught).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .309 .829 23 14 0.010 1.39 0.136 -0.126 0.1 3 0 2B
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 .223 .610 19 8 0.129 1.31 0.206 -0.077 1.3 2 4 2B
Don Mattingly 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .817 13 8 -0.121 1.35 0.029 -0.150 -1.1 6 0
Jack Clark DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 .254 .890 16 11 0.020 1.21 0.132 -0.111 0.4
Dave Winfield RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .346 1.012 16 6 0.019 1.64 0.081 -0.062 0.6 1 0 IW
Gary Ward CF-3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .599 12 6 -0.141 2.04 0.032 -0.172 -0.9 3 1
Don Slaught C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .340 .953 13 8 0.004 1.38 0.116 -0.112 -0.6 10 0 2B,GDP
   Ron Guidry PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joel Skinner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .569 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Randy Velarde 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .653 9 7 0.017 1.41 0.075 -0.058 0.2 0 2 HBP
   Claudell Washington PH-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .784 3 2 0.023 3.49 0.023 0.000 0.1 0 0 HBP
Rafael Santana SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .248 .618 10 7 -0.120 1.54 0.044 -0.164 -0.9 0 2 GDP
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .504 4 3 -0.121 4.74 0.000 -0.121 -0.4
   Bob Meacham SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Tommy John P 0 0
   Neil Allen P 0 0
   Pat Clements P 1 0
   Tim Stoddard P 0 0
   Dave Righetti P 0 0
   Cecilio Guante P 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 4 3 .294 .782 138 80 -0.281 1.59 0.874 -1.153 -1.3 27 10
2B: D Slaught (16, off R Anderson); W Randolph (13, off F Bannister); R Henderson (14, off F Bannister).
IBB: D Winfield (8, by F Bannister).
HBP: C Washington (2, by S Farr); R Velarde (1, by F Bannister).
TB: W Randolph 3; D Slaught 3; R Henderson 2; J Clark 2; D Winfield; R Santana; D Mattingly.
GIDP: R Santana (13); D Slaught (4).
RBI: R Henderson (30); J Clark (54); W Randolph (21).
2-out RBI: R Henderson; J Clark; W Randolph.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Randolph-B Meacham-D Mattingly; R Santana-W Randolph-D Mattingly.
E: D Slaught (6).

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
Floyd Bannister 3.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 4.50 20 71 39 26 3 10 6 9 6 0 35 -0.206 1.61 -1.4
Israel Sanchez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.032 1.15 0.3
Rick Anderson, W (1-0) 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 4.29 13 46 26 17 1 8 4 7 3 0 0 0 0.267 1.31 1.6
Steve Farr, S (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.95 6 19 13 7 0 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 0.185 2.20 0.8
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 4 3 0 3.00 40 138 80 51 4 25 13 18 11 0 35 2 0 0.278 1.31 1.3

New York Yankees

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
Tommy John 3.1 7 2 2 2 6 0 3.38 18 72 41 20 7 14 6 4 3 0 42 -0.081 1.21 -0.6
Neil Allen 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2.78 10 39 23 13 3 7 3 5 2 0 1 0 0.010 1.57 0.3
Pat Clements, BS (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 2 9 6 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.018 2.17 0.2
Tim Stoddard, L (2-2) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.44 7 19 11 8 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 -0.180 1.35 -0.9
Dave Righetti 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.98 6 28 18 13 2 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 -0.014 0.98 -0.5
Cecilio Guante 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.027 0.59 0.9
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 4 9 0 5.00 44 171 102 62 13 27 13 17 8 0 42 7 1 -0.220 1.59 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Righetti (1; K Seitzer); S Farr (1; C Washington); F Bannister (2; R Velarde).
IBB: F Bannister (3; D Winfield).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 3:30.
Attendance: 55,318.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 92° F, Sunny, Showers.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Bill Pecota SS 2 Willie Randolph 2B
3 George Brett 1B 3 Don Mattingly 1B
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Jack Clark DH
5 Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 Dave Winfield RF
6 Frank White 2B 6 Gary Ward CF
7 Bo Jackson LF 7 Don Slaught C
8 Pat Tabler DH 8 Randy Velarde 3B
9 Mike Macfarlane C 9 Rafael Santana SS
Floyd Bannister P Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO NYY R. Santana F. Bannister 14% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Slaught to 3B
b4 1-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister -14% 46% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Slaught Scores
b4 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -14% 32% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores
b3 0-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYY J. Clark F. Bannister -13% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santana Scores; Randolph to 3B; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw
b8 3-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Cruz S. Farr 12% 84% Strikeout Looking

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, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR W. Wilson T. John 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pecota T. John -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Brett T. John 4% 54% Walk; Wilson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  RO KCR D. Tartabull T. John 5% 59% Strikeout Swinging, Wilson Steals 3B; Wilson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B); Brett to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Seitzer T. John 1% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brett to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O KCR F. White T. John -4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister 2% 58% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly F. Bannister 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Clark F. Bannister 2% 61% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Jackson T. John -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR P. Tabler T. John 2% 61% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR M. Macfarlane T. John -5% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY D. Winfield F. Bannister -4% 52% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY G. Ward F. Bannister 4% 56% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Slaught F. Bannister 3% 59% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Velarde F. Bannister 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson T. John -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR B. Pecota T. John 2% 62% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Brett T. John 6% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pecota to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. Tartabull T. John 7% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pecota Scores; Brett to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR K. Seitzer T. John 4% 79% Brett Steals 3B; Tartabull Steals 2B
t3 2-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. John -6% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR F. White T. John 1% 74% Walk
t3 2-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson T. John -5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY R. Santana F. Bannister -4% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister 4% 68% Lineout: SS
b3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -4% 63% Walk; Santana to 2B
b3 0-2 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly F. Bannister 5% 69% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b3 0-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYY J. Clark F. Bannister -13% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santana Scores; Randolph to 3B; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 1-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Winfield F. Bannister -2% 54% Intentional Walk
b3 1-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O NYY G. Ward F. Bannister 9% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
t4 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR P. Tabler T. John -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Macfarlane T. John 2% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Neil Allen replaces Tommy John pitching
t4 2-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR W. Wilson N. Allen 4% 67% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Macfarlane to 2B
t4 2-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pecota N. Allen -4% 62% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O KCR G. Brett N. Allen -4% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY D. Slaught F. Bannister -5% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b4 1-2 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  NYY R. Velarde F. Bannister -8% 45% Hit By Pitch; Slaught to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO NYY R. Santana F. Bannister 14% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Slaught to 3B
b4 1-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R NYY R. Henderson F. Bannister -14% 46% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Slaught Scores
b4 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYY W. Randolph F. Bannister -14% 32% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores
Israel Sanchez replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
b4 3-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly I. Sanchez 3% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
t5 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull N. Allen -3% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR K. Seitzer N. Allen 4% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 2-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR F. White N. Allen -4% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson N. Allen -3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 4-5-6
Rick Anderson replaces Israel Sanchez pitching
b5 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Clark R. Anderson 2% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Clark out at 2B/LF-2B-SS
b5 3-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Winfield R. Anderson -2% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 3-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY G. Ward R. Anderson -3% 25% Walk; Winfield to 2B
b5 3-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO NYY D. Slaught R. Anderson 8% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Neil Allen facing 8-9-1
t6 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR P. Tabler N. Allen 6% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t6 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Macfarlane N. Allen -6% 34% Lineout: LF
t6 2-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR W. Wilson N. Allen 11% 44% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Tabler to 3B
Pat Clements replaces Neil Allen pitching
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bill Pecota (SS) batting 2nd
Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Bill Buckner batting 2nd
t6 2-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR K. Stillwell P. Clements 2% 46% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Tabler Scores
t6 3-3 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett P. Clements -4% 43% Groundout: 2B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 8-9-1
Kurt Stillwell moves from PH to SS
b6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Velarde R. Anderson 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Santana R. Anderson 2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 3-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. Henderson R. Anderson 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 4-5-6
Tim Stoddard replaces Pat Clements pitching
t7 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Tartabull T. Stoddard 11% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 3-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. Stoddard -1% 60% Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Tartabull to 3B
t7 3-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR F. White T. Stoddard 6% 66% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Tartabull Scores
t7 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Jackson T. Stoddard -1% 65% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 2-3-4
b7 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY W. Randolph R. Anderson 5% 69% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly R. Anderson 3% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 3-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Clark R. Anderson 2% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 8-9-1
t8 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR P. Tabler T. Stoddard -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Macfarlane T. Stoddard 2% 75% Walk
t8 4-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR W. Wilson T. Stoddard 3% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Macfarlane to 2B
Dave Righetti replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
t8 4-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell D. Righetti -4% 75% Foul Flyball: C
t8 4-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Brett D. Righetti -4% 70% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 5-6-7
b8 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Winfield R. Anderson 6% 77% Flyball: RF
b8 3-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY G. Ward R. Anderson 4% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Slaught R. Anderson -7% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Steve Farr replaces Rick Anderson pitching
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Randy Velarde (3B) batting 8th
Ron Guidry pinch runs for Don Slaught (C) batting 7th
b8 3-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  NYY C. Washington S. Farr -2% 72% Hit By Pitch
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rafael Santana (SS) batting 9th
b8 3-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Cruz S. Farr 12% 84% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
Joel Skinner replaces Ron Guidry (PR) playing C batting 7th
Gary Ward moves from CF to 3B
Bob Meacham replaces Jose Cruz (PH) playing SS batting 9th
Claudell Washington moves from PH to CF
t9 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull D. Righetti -2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR K. Seitzer D. Righetti 2% 84% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-3 1 1-- 11,(3-2)  R KCR F. White D. Righetti 9% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
t9 5-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Jackson D. Righetti 0% 94% Walk
Cecilio Guante replaces Dave Righetti pitching
t9 5-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR P. Tabler C. Guante -3% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
b9 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Henderson S. Farr 4% 96% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b9 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY W. Randolph S. Farr 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY D. Mattingly S. Farr -3% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b9 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Clark S. Farr 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 3.

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