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@BAL		4
6
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@CHW		4
6
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@CLE		5
11
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@DET		13
0
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@MIN		5
0
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@NYY		14
5
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@NYY		7
9
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@TOR		1
4
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@ATL		2
3
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@CIN		1
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@LAD		7
2
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@PHI		2
4
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7
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@SFG		7
4
Friday, July 14, 1989 7:55
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 40,672, Time of Game: 3:06
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Royals
7
50-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Yankees
9
45-44
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
L: Steve Farr (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   2  2  1   0  0  0    7 15  1
Yankees         2  0  2   1  0  0   0  1  3    9 11  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 .576 15 11 -0.082 1.14 0.037 -0.120 -0.8 1 0 CS,SH
Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 .282 .731 19 9 0.020 0.79 0.050 -0.030 0.3 0 2
George Brett 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .256 .704 14 11 0.152 1.30 0.214 -0.062 1.1 14 0 GDP
Danny Tartabull DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 .253 .774 21 14 0.041 1.36 0.163 -0.121 0.4 2B
Jim Eisenreich LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .288 .763 16 7 0.135 1.22 0.161 -0.025 1.4 3 0 SB
Pat Tabler RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .280 .656 20 12 0.099 1.73 0.263 -0.164 -0.1 3 0 2B
   Frank White 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Boone C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .734 20 15 -0.066 1.04 0.038 -0.104 -0.4 4 0
Bill Pecota SS-RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .320 1.233 12 6 0.053 0.98 0.157 -0.104 -0.2 0 2 HR,GDP
Brad Wellman 2B-SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 .235 .560 17 11 0.133 1.22 0.197 -0.064 0.9 0 5 HR
Charlie Leibrandt P 1
   Jeff Montgomery P
   Steve Farr P
Team Totals 38 7 15 7 5 5 .395 1.070 154 96 0.485 1.21 1.280 -0.794 2.7 25 10
2B: P Tabler (6, off E Plunk); D Tartabull (11, off E Plunk).
HR: B Wellman (1, off C Parker; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B Pecota (3, off C Parker; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SH: W Wilson (5, off C Parker).
TB: B Wellman 5; B Pecota 5; D Tartabull 3; G Brett 3; P Tabler 2; B Boone 2; J Eisenreich; K Seitzer; W Wilson.
GIDP: B Pecota (2); G Brett (8).
RBI: G Brett 2 (33); P Tabler 2 (27); D Tartabull (35); B Wellman (10); B Pecota (4).
2-out RBI: D Tartabull.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: W Wilson (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Eisenreich (19, 2nd base off C Parker/B Geren).
CS: W Wilson (5, 2nd base by E Plunk/B Geren).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Sax 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .775 11 8 0.025 1.42 0.104 -0.079 0.2 1 2
   Mike Pagliarulo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .201 .577 4 3 -0.031 1.23 0.000 -0.031 -0.1 0 0
Luis Polonia LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .287 .694 15 12 -0.105 1.70 0.044 -0.149 -0.5 2 0
Don Mattingly 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 .314 .840 18 13 0.094 1.50 0.181 -0.087 0.3 6 1
Steve Balboni DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 .255 .809 10 7 0.280 1.43 0.314 -0.034 2.9 HR,2B
   Mel Hall PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .793 8 4 0.087 3.06 0.125 -0.038 0.2
Jesse Barfield RF 2 1 1 3 3 0 .236 .770 25 8 0.701 2.16 0.726 -0.025 0.4 4 0 HR,IW
Tom Brookens 3B-2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .234 .627 14 10 0.088 1.31 0.119 -0.031 0.4 2 1 SF
Bob Geren C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .379 .962 15 10 -0.052 1.91 0.105 -0.157 -0.9 6 1
Wayne Tolleson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .402 9 6 -0.113 1.43 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 3 3
   Ken Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .747 7 4 -0.052 2.68 0.000 -0.052 -0.2
   Alvaro Espinoza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Roberto Kelly CF 2 1 0 1 2 1 .311 .820 18 7 0.061 1.20 0.089 -0.028 0.7 2 1
Clay Parker P 1
   Eric Plunk P
   Lee Guetterman P 1
Team Totals 35 9 11 9 5 4 .314 .905 154 92 0.983 1.68 1.807 -0.824 2.6 27 11
2B: S Balboni (7, off C Leibrandt).
HR: S Balboni (11, off C Leibrandt; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Barfield (15, off S Farr; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: T Brookens (1, off C Leibrandt).
IBB: J Barfield (4, by C Leibrandt).
TB: S Balboni 6; J Barfield 4; D Mattingly 3; M Hall; T Brookens; L Polonia; S Sax; B Geren.
RBI: S Balboni 3 (35); J Barfield 3 (44); L Polonia (30); T Brookens (12); R Kelly (29).
2-out RBI: S Balboni 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Sax-W Tolleson-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-T Brookens-D Mattingly.
E: A Espinoza (12).
Outfield Assists: R Kelly (J Eisenreich at home plate).

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
Charlie Leibrandt 5 7 5 4 4 2 1 4.05 26 96 56 38 6 12 10 10 3 0 33 -0.325 1.20 -2.6
Jeff Montgomery, H (11) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.55 11 45 28 18 2 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 0.147 1.80 0.4
Steve Farr, BS (4), L (0-4) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 3.97 4 13 8 6 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.808 4.42 -0.4
Team Totals 8.1 11 9 8 5 4 2 8.64 41 154 92 62 10 20 18 14 6 0 33 0 0 -0.986 1.21 -2.6

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
Clay Parker 4.1 8 6 6 4 0 2 3.27 23 71 44 32 3 9 6 13 9 0 19 -0.310 1.42 -2.5
Eric Plunk 3.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 1.81 15 64 41 22 10 9 4 5 2 0 2 2 -0.223 0.95 -0.9
Lee Guetterman, W (2-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.01 6 19 11 7 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 0.048 1.01 0.7
Team Totals 9 15 7 7 5 5 2 7.00 44 154 96 61 13 22 13 21 13 0 19 3 2 -0.485 1.68 -2.7
Balks: None.
WP: J Montgomery (4); E Plunk (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Leibrandt (3; J Barfield).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 40,672.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Steve Sax 2B
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Luis Polonia LF
3 George Brett 1B 3 Don Mattingly 1B
4 Danny Tartabull DH 4 Steve Balboni DH
5 Jim Eisenreich LF 5 Jesse Barfield RF
6 Pat Tabler RF 6 Tom Brookens 3B
7 Bob Boone C 7 Bob Geren C
8 Bill Pecota SS 8 Wayne Tolleson SS
9 Brad Wellman 2B 9 Roberto Kelly CF
Charlie Leibrandt P Clay Parker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR NYY J. Barfield S. Farr 67% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mattingly Scores; Hall Scores
t5 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR P. Tabler E. Plunk -26% 33% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brett Scores; Eisenreich Scores
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYY S. Balboni C. Leibrandt 19% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mattingly Scores
t3 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR G. Brett C. Parker -15% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pecota Scores; Wellman Scores; Seitzer to 2B
t6 6-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R KCR D. Tartabull E. Plunk -14% 22% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brett Scores

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' Clay Parker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Parker 2% 52% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Seitzer C. Parker -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR G. Brett C. Parker 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY S. Sax C. Leibrandt -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY L. Polonia C. Leibrandt -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Mattingly C. Leibrandt 1% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYY S. Balboni C. Leibrandt 19% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mattingly Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 1% 72% Walk
b1 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Brookens C. Leibrandt -2% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Clay Parker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull C. Parker 2% 73% Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Eisenreich C. Parker -3% 70% Walk
t2 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR P. Tabler C. Parker -2% 69% Eisenreich Steals 2B
t2 0-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Parker 4% 72% Lineout: SS
t2 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Boone C. Parker 3% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Eisenreich out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Geren C. Leibrandt -2% 74% Popfly: 1B
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY W. Tolleson C. Leibrandt -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY R. Kelly C. Leibrandt -1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Clay Parker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Pecota C. Parker -4% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Wellman C. Parker -7% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pecota to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Parker 1% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pecota to 3B; Wellman to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -23 5,(3-1)  KCR K. Seitzer C. Parker -2% 60% Walk
t3 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR G. Brett C. Parker -15% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pecota Scores; Wellman Scores; Seitzer to 2B
t3 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull C. Parker 5% 51% Flyball: RF
t3 2-2 2 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Eisenreich C. Parker -3% 47% Walk; Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B
t3 2-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Parker 8% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Sax C. Leibrandt -2% 53% Lineout: LF
b3 2-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY L. Polonia C. Leibrandt 3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 2-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYY D. Mattingly C. Leibrandt 7% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Polonia to 3B
b3 2-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R NYY S. Balboni C. Leibrandt 12% 75% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF Line); Polonia Scores; Mattingly to 3B
b3 3-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 1% 76% Intentional Walk
b3 3-2 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO NYY T. Brookens C. Leibrandt 2% 78% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Mattingly Scores; Balboni to 3B; Barfield to 2B
b3 4-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O NYY B. Geren C. Leibrandt -4% 74% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Clay Parker facing 7-8-9
t4 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Boone C. Parker 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR B. Pecota C. Parker -11% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t4 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR B. Wellman C. Parker -13% 53% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Parker 2% 55% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
t4 4-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer C. Parker 1% 56% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b4 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY W. Tolleson C. Leibrandt -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 4-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY R. Kelly C. Leibrandt 3% 56% Walk
b4 4-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY S. Sax C. Leibrandt 10% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kelly to 3B/Adv on E8; Sax to 2B
b4 4-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO NYY L. Polonia C. Leibrandt 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Kelly Scores/unER; Sax to 3B
b4 5-4 2 --3 8,(2-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly C. Leibrandt -4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Clay Parker facing 3-4-5
t5 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR G. Brett C. Parker -5% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 4-5 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull C. Parker 5% 64% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t5 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Eisenreich C. Parker -5% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brett to 2B
Eric Plunk replaces Clay Parker pitching
t5 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR P. Tabler E. Plunk -26% 33% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brett Scores; Eisenreich Scores
t5 6-5 1 -2- 5,(0-2)  O KCR B. Boone E. Plunk 4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Pecota E. Plunk -2% 35% Walk, Wild Pitch; Tabler to 3B
t5 6-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Wellman E. Plunk 5% 41% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b5 5-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY S. Balboni C. Leibrandt -3% 37% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b5 5-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 4% 41% Walk
b5 5-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY T. Brookens C. Leibrandt 10% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Barfield to 3B
b5 5-6 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O NYY B. Geren C. Leibrandt -10% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-6 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O NYY W. Tolleson C. Leibrandt -8% 33% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Yankees' Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
t6 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR W. Wilson E. Plunk -4% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 6-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer E. Plunk 6% 36% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer E. Plunk 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 2 --- 6,(1-2)  KCR G. Brett E. Plunk -1% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 6-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R KCR D. Tartabull E. Plunk -14% 22% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brett Scores
t6 7-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Eisenreich E. Plunk 3% 25% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
Jeff Montgomery replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
b6 5-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY R. Kelly J. Montgomery 6% 31% Walk
b6 5-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Sax J. Montgomery -3% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelly to 2B
b6 5-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYY L. Polonia J. Montgomery -5% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 3B
b6 5-7 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly J. Montgomery -5% 17% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Yankees' Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
Tom Brookens moves from 3B to 2B
Mike Pagliarulo replaces Steve Sax (2B) playing 3B batting 1st
t7 7-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR P. Tabler E. Plunk 1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 7-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Boone E. Plunk 1% 20% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 7-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Pecota E. Plunk 1% 21% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
Mel Hall pinch hits for Steve Balboni (DH) batting 4th
b7 5-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY M. Hall J. Montgomery -4% 17% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 5-7 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYY J. Barfield J. Montgomery -3% 14% Flyball: LF
b7 5-7 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY T. Brookens J. Montgomery -2% 13% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Yankees' Eric Plunk facing 9-1-2
t8 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Wellman E. Plunk 1% 14% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t8 7-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson E. Plunk 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Seitzer E. Plunk -1% 14% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Lee Guetterman replaces Eric Plunk pitching
t8 7-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR G. Brett L. Guetterman 1% 15% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-7, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 7-8-9
b8 5-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY B. Geren J. Montgomery 8% 23% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson (SS) batting 8th
b8 5-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY K. Phelps J. Montgomery 3% 26% Wild Pitch; Geren to 2B
b8 5-7 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY K. Phelps J. Montgomery -5% 21% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Geren to 3B
b8 5-7 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO NYY R. Kelly J. Montgomery -2% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Geren Scores
b8 6-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo J. Montgomery -3% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
Alvaro Espinoza replaces Ken Phelps (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 7-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. Tartabull L. Guetterman -2% 13% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t9 7-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Eisenreich L. Guetterman -3% 10% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Tartabull to 2B
t9 7-6 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR P. Tabler L. Guetterman 3% 13% Flyball: LF
t9 7-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Boone L. Guetterman -4% 10% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Tartabull to 3B; Eisenreich to 2B
t9 7-6 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO KCR B. Pecota L. Guetterman 10% 19% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 6-7, Royals' Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
Frank White replaces Pat Tabler (RF) playing 2B batting 6th
Brad Wellman moves from 2B to SS
Bill Pecota moves from SS to RF
b9 6-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY L. Polonia S. Farr -9% 11% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Mattingly S. Farr 10% 20% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b9 6-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY M. Hall S. Farr 12% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mattingly to 2B
b9 6-7 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR NYY J. Barfield S. Farr 67% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mattingly Scores; Hall Scores
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 9.

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