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TEX
@BAL		7
1
MIN
@BOS		4
5
MIL
@CAL		3
2
CHW
@DET		7
5
KCR
@NYY		3
5
CLE
@OAK		1
4
CLE
@OAK		2
5
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@SEA		2
5
PHI
@ATL		4
3
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@CHC		2
4
MON
@CIN		7
8		 
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NYM
@HOU		0
1
SFG
@PIT		2
11
LAD
@STL		6
1
Wednesday, July 18, 1990 1:00
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 32,246, Time of Game: 3:25
Royals
3
40-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 17 GB
 at Yankees
5
32-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 16 GB
W: Eric Plunk (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    3  9  0
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  2   0  2  X    5 13  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .753 17 9 -0.096 1.12 0.013 -0.108 -1.0 0 1
Bill Pecota SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .351 .880 16 9 -0.037 1.33 0.068 -0.105 -0.1 5 1 SB
George Brett DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 .287 .767 10 4 0.147 0.98 0.204 -0.056 1.7 HR,2B
Jim Eisenreich LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .748 12 5 0.053 1.18 0.091 -0.037 -0.1 1 0
Pat Tabler RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .708 17 11 -0.079 1.30 0.057 -0.136 -0.5 0 0 2B
Gerald Perry 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 .687 13 6 0.044 1.37 0.084 -0.040 0.5 6 0 SB,IW
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .697 12 8 -0.205 1.89 0.000 -0.205 -1.5 3 0
Rey Palacios C 4 1 2 1 0 2 .256 .798 22 12 0.014 1.39 0.193 -0.179 -0.2 7 3 HR,CS
Frank White 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239 .622 24 16 -0.009 1.05 0.068 -0.077 -0.3 2 2 2B
Tom Gordon P
   Steve Crawford P
   Mark Davis P 1
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 3 7 .265 .854 143 80 -0.168 1.29 0.778 -0.943 -1.3 24 8
2B: P Tabler (8, off C Cary); G Brett (20, off C Cary); F White (8, off C Cary).
HR: G Brett (4, off C Cary; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Palacios (2, off C Cary; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
IBB: G Perry (3, by E Plunk).
TB: G Brett 6; R Palacios 5; F White 3; P Tabler 2; G Perry; B Pecota.
RBI: G Brett 2 (36); R Palacios (9).
2-out RBI: G Brett.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. K Seitzer-F White-G Perry; R Palacios-B Pecota; F White-B Pecota-G Perry.
Baserunning
SB: B Pecota (4, 2nd base off C Cary/M Nokes); G Perry (11, 2nd base off C Cary/M Nokes).
CS: R Palacios (2, 2nd base by C Cary/M Nokes).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Deion Sanders CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .152 .480 23 13 -0.112 1.29 0.030 -0.142 -1.3 3 0
Steve Sax 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .669 12 9 0.058 1.67 0.124 -0.066 0.4 2 2
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .636 14 8 -0.258 2.15 0.049 -0.307 -1.6 10 1 GDP
Matt Nokes C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .286 .791 18 10 0.199 1.71 0.269 -0.070 1.5 7 1 HR
   Bob Geren C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .624 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jim Leyritz 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .297 .743 11 6 0.031 1.57 0.163 -0.132 0.5 0 3 2·CS
Kevin Maas DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .300 1.016 25 14 -0.156 1.99 0.024 -0.179 -1.3
Oscar Azocar RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 .800 2.400 12 9 0.220 1.77 0.306 -0.086 1.0 2 0 HR,2B
Alvaro Espinoza SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .527 8 3 -0.028 1.42 0.080 -0.108 -0.3 2 0 GDP
   Steve Balboni PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .754 4 0 0.020 3.90 0.020 0.000 0.2
   Wayne Tolleson PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .370 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roberto Kelly LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .284 .705 10 8 0.358 2.08 0.421 -0.064 2.0 0 0 2·SB
Chuck Cary P 1
   Lee Guetterman P
   Eric Plunk P
   Dave Righetti P
Team Totals 33 5 13 5 4 7 .394 1.066 137 80 0.332 1.80 1.486 -1.154 1.1 27 8
2B: O Azocar (1, off S Crawford).
HR: O Azocar (1, off T Gordon; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M Nokes (9, off T Gordon; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: O Azocar 7; M Nokes 5; R Kelly 2; S Sax 2; J Leyritz 2; D Mattingly; K Maas.
GIDP: D Mattingly (11); A Espinoza (8).
RBI: M Nokes 2 (29); R Kelly 2 (29); O Azocar (1).
2-out RBI: R Kelly 2; O Azocar.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Mattingly.
Baserunning
SB: R Kelly 2 (21, 2nd base off M Davis/R Palacios, 2nd base off S Crawford/R Palacios).
CS: J Leyritz 2 (2, 2nd base by T Gordon/R Palacios 2).

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
Tom Gordon 6 9 3 3 3 5 2 3.56 26 93 53 29 12 12 5 13 3 0 44 -0.095 1.67 -0.1
Steve Crawford, L (3-2) 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 3.93 10 40 24 15 4 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.252 2.35 -1.5
Mark Davis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.54 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.013 0.51 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 5 5 4 7 2 5.62 37 137 80 46 16 18 9 17 5 0 44 2 0 -0.334 1.29 -1.1

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
Chuck Cary 7 9 3 3 1 5 2 4.23 29 109 62 44 9 8 7 16 8 0 51 -0.009 1.11 0.4
Lee Guetterman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.76 2 8 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.003 1.60 -0.0
Eric Plunk, W (3-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.91 3 11 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.107 2.83 0.5
Dave Righetti, S (19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 3 15 10 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.071 0.94 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 7 2 3.00 37 143 80 55 11 13 10 17 8 0 51 1 0 0.166 1.80 1.3
Balks: E Plunk (1).
WP: T Gordon (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: E Plunk (3; G Perry).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - (none), 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 32,246.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Kevin Seitzer 3B 1 Deion Sanders CF
2 Bill Pecota SS 2 Steve Sax 2B
3 George Brett DH 3 Don Mattingly 1B
4 Jim Eisenreich LF 4 Matt Nokes C
5 Pat Tabler RF 5 Jim Leyritz 3B
6 Gerald Perry 1B 6 Kevin Maas DH
7 Willie Wilson CF 7 Oscar Azocar RF
8 Rey Palacios C 8 Alvaro Espinoza SS
9 Frank White 2B 9 Roberto Kelly LF
Tom Gordon P Chuck Cary P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR NYY R. Kelly S. Crawford 31% 94% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Maas Scores; Azocar Scores; Tolleson to 3B
b5 1-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO NYY D. Mattingly T. Gordon -22% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R NYY O. Azocar T. Gordon 20% 52% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR R. Palacios C. Cary -15% 38% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R NYY M. Nokes T. Gordon 14% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep 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, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer C. Cary 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pecota C. Cary 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR G. Brett C. Cary -10% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Eisenreich C. Cary 1% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Sanders T. Gordon -2% 42% Flyball: SS
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY S. Sax T. Gordon -2% 40% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly T. Gordon -1% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR P. Tabler C. Cary -6% 34% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Perry C. Cary -6% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive); Tabler to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  KCR W. Wilson C. Cary -1% 26% Perry Steals 2B
t2 1-0 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Cary 5% 31% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Palacios C. Cary 7% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 -23 8,(2-2)  O KCR F. White C. Cary 5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY M. Nokes T. Gordon -3% 41% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY J. Leyritz T. Gordon 3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO NYY K. Maas T. Gordon -6% 38% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Leyritz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer C. Cary 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Pecota C. Cary 2% 42% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett C. Cary 1% 43% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY O. Azocar T. Gordon 4% 47% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO NYY A. Espinoza T. Gordon -9% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Kelly T. Gordon -1% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Eisenreich C. Cary 2% 39% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Cary 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Perry C. Cary 1% 42% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Sanders T. Gordon -3% 39% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY S. Sax T. Gordon 3% 42% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b4 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Mattingly T. Gordon 5% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Sax to 2B
b4 0-1 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R NYY M. Nokes T. Gordon 13% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sax Scores; Mattingly to 2B
b4 1-1 1 12- 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Leyritz T. Gordon 7% 67% Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Nokes to 2B
b4 1-1 1 123 5,(2-2)  O NYY K. Maas T. Gordon -9% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 123 4,(0-2)  O NYY O. Azocar T. Gordon -9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Cary 3% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR R. Palacios C. Cary -15% 38% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t5 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR F. White C. Cary -3% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR K. Seitzer C. Cary 5% 41% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
b5 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY A. Espinoza T. Gordon 6% 46% Walk
b5 1-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY R. Kelly T. Gordon -5% 41% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Sanders T. Gordon 3% 44% Wild Pitch; Espinoza to 2B
b5 1-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  NYY D. Sanders T. Gordon 3% 47% Walk
b5 1-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  NYY S. Sax T. Gordon 9% 56% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Espinoza to 3B; Sanders to 2B
b5 1-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO NYY D. Mattingly T. Gordon -22% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 2-3-4
t6 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Pecota C. Cary -4% 30% Single to P (Bunt to P's Right)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR G. Brett C. Cary -3% 27% Pecota Steals 2B
t6 2-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR G. Brett C. Cary -10% 17% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pecota Scores
t6 3-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Eisenreich C. Cary 1% 17% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brett to 3B
t6 3-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Cary 5% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR G. Perry C. Cary 3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R NYY M. Nokes T. Gordon 14% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY J. Leyritz T. Gordon 6% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 2-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYY K. Maas T. Gordon -6% 39% Flyball: CF
b6 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY O. Azocar T. Gordon -7% 32% Leyritz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b6 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R NYY O. Azocar T. Gordon 20% 52% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY A. Espinoza T. Gordon -2% 50% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Chuck Cary facing 7-8-9
t7 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Cary 4% 54% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t7 3-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Palacios C. Cary -4% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR F. White C. Cary 7% 57% Palacios Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t7 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR F. White C. Cary -4% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t7 3-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR K. Seitzer C. Cary -1% 51% Walk
t7 3-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pecota C. Cary 7% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
Steve Crawford replaces Tom Gordon pitching
b7 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY R. Kelly S. Crawford 6% 64% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b7 3-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Sanders S. Crawford 5% 70% Kelly Steals 2B
b7 3-3 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY D. Sanders S. Crawford -7% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O NYY S. Sax S. Crawford -5% 57% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Kelly to 3B
b7 3-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly S. Crawford -7% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 3-4-5
Lee Guetterman replaces Chuck Cary pitching
t8 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR G. Brett L. Guetterman 5% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Eisenreich L. Guetterman -5% 50% Walk
Eric Plunk replaces Lee Guetterman pitching
t8 3-3 1 1-- 3,(1-2)  KCR P. Tabler E. Plunk -4% 46% Balk; Eisenreich to 2B
t8 3-3 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR P. Tabler E. Plunk 7% 53% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Perry E. Plunk -1% 52% Intentional Walk
t8 3-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson E. Plunk 9% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Steve Crawford facing 4-5-6
b8 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY M. Nokes S. Crawford -5% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Leyritz S. Crawford -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY K. Maas S. Crawford 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 3-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY O. Azocar S. Crawford 6% 61% Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Maas to 3B
Steve Balboni pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza (SS) batting 8th
b8 3-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY S. Balboni S. Crawford 2% 63% Walk
Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Steve Balboni (PH) batting 8th
b8 3-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR NYY R. Kelly S. Crawford 31% 94% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Maas Scores; Azocar Scores; Tolleson to 3B
Mark Davis replaces Steve Crawford pitching
b8 5-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Sanders M. Davis 0% 94% Kelly Steals 2B
b8 5-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Sanders M. Davis -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
Dave Righetti replaces Eric Plunk pitching
Bob Geren replaces Matt Nokes playing C batting 4th
Wayne Tolleson moves from PR to SS
t9 3-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Palacios D. Righetti 4% 97% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t9 3-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR F. White D. Righetti 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Righetti 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5.

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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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