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@BOS		1
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@CHW		3
2
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10
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Tuesday, April 9, 1996 1:13
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 56,329, Time of Game: 3:04
Royals
3
2-5
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Yankees
7
3-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Andy Pettitte (2-0)
L: Chris Haney (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3  7  4
Yankees         0  1  0   0  3  0   3  0  X    7 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bip Roberts 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .729 13 8 -0.134 1.57 0.029 -0.162 -1.0 3 3
Tom Goodwin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .591 13 10 -0.097 1.08 0.044 -0.141 -1.1 2 0 CS
Joe Vitiello DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .597 18 9 -0.068 0.60 0.000 -0.068 -0.8
Bob Hamelin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .111 .403 16 8 0.000 0.67 0.044 -0.044 -0.1 5 0
Mike Macfarlane C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .596 16 10 -0.106 1.02 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 5 1
Johnny Damon CF 2 2 1 0 2 1 .391 1.049 15 5 0.063 0.75 0.093 -0.031 0.4 5 0
Joe Randa 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .710 5 3 0.147 1.33 0.147 0.000 1.3 0 1 SB
   Keith Lockhart PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .967 10 4 0.075 1.21 0.077 -0.002 0.5 0 0
Michael Tucker RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 .377 3 2 -0.022 1.94 0.002 -0.024 -0.3 0 0 SH
   Les Norman PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.033 1.10 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 1 0 CS
   Jon Nunnally PH-RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .667 5 3 0.191 3.55 0.191 0.000 1.6 1 0
Jose Offerman SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .485 11 7 -0.089 1.20 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 1 1
   Pat Lennon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .817 5 3 -0.119 3.12 0.000 -0.119 -0.7
   David Howard SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1.098 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Chris Haney P
   Terry Clark P
   Mike Magnante P
   Julio Valera P
   Jason Jacome P
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 3 9 .233 .536 130 72 -0.192 1.19 0.627 -0.819 -2.5 24 7
SH: M Tucker (1, off A Pettitte).
TB: J Randa 2; T Goodwin; J Damon; B Roberts; J Nunnally; B Hamelin.
RBI: J Nunnally 2 (2); M Tucker (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: B Roberts (1); J Randa (2); J Offerman (2); D Howard (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Randa (1, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Girardi).
CS: L Norman (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Girardi); T Goodwin (2, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Girardi).
Pickoffs: J Damon (1st base by A Pettitte).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .472 24 14 -0.022 1.10 0.069 -0.090 -0.9 0 1
Joe Girardi C 5 1 1 0 0 2 .235 .669 15 11 -0.083 1.09 0.057 -0.140 -0.6 9 3 2B
Paul O'Neill RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .320 .793 21 12 0.124 1.17 0.200 -0.076 0.6 1 0
Jim Leyritz DH 3 2 3 2 1 0 .500 1.433 14 6 0.242 1.00 0.242 0.000 2.9 2·2B
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .478 12 6 -0.075 0.94 0.000 -0.075 -1.3 8 2
Bernie Williams CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .200 .780 12 6 -0.020 0.93 0.024 -0.045 -0.3 1 0 SB,SF
Mariano Duncan 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250 .536 15 11 0.051 0.73 0.094 -0.043 1.5 4 6
Gerald Williams LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .414 14 9 0.069 0.60 0.086 -0.017 0.3 0 0 2B
Derek Jeter SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .978 13 6 0.024 0.94 0.076 -0.052 0.1 2 2 CS
Andy Pettitte P 2 1
   Bob Wickman P
   Steve Howe P
   John Wetteland P
Team Totals 35 7 10 7 3 5 .286 .733 140 81 0.310 0.95 0.848 -0.538 2.1 27 15
2B: G Williams (1, off C Haney); J Leyritz 2 (4, 1 off T Clark, 1 off C Haney); J Girardi (2, off T Clark).
SF: B Williams (2, off C Haney).
TB: J Leyritz 5; G Williams 3; J Girardi 2; M Duncan; P O'Neill; D Jeter; W Boggs.
RBI: J Leyritz 2 (4); P O'Neill 2 (4); M Duncan 2 (4); B Williams (7).
2-out RBI: P O'Neill 2; M Duncan 2; J Leyritz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: B Williams (2, 2nd base off J Valera/M Macfarlane).
CS: D Jeter (1, 2nd base by C Haney/M Macfarlane).

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
Chris Haney, L (0-1) 6 7 4 1 2 3 0 2.77 28 93 54 37 5 12 10 13 8 0 49 -0.134 1.11 -0.4
Terry Clark 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 7.71 3 7 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.108 0.97 -1.2
Mike Magnante 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.15 2 11 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.74 0.2
Julio Valera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 25 16 12 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.081 0.40 -1.1
Jason Jacome 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.002 0.08 0.3
Team Totals 8 10 7 4 3 5 0 4.50 39 140 81 57 6 18 13 18 10 0 49 4 2 -0.310 1.19 -2.1

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
Andy Pettitte, W (2-0) 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 0 2.77 24 84 47 23 10 14 12 4 3 0 53 0.193 1.10 2.2
Bob Wickman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.75 2 11 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 -0.268 2.94 -2.3
Steve Howe, H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 5 24 14 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.247 1.51 1.9
John Wetteland 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 15 8 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.24 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 9 0 3.00 34 134 74 36 16 22 16 6 3 0 53 4 2 0.191 0.95 2.5
B Wickman faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: A Pettitte (2; J Damon, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 56,329.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 38° F, Overcast, Snow.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Bip Roberts 2B 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Tom Goodwin LF 2 Joe Girardi C
3 Joe Vitiello DH 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Bob Hamelin 1B 4 Jim Leyritz DH
5 Mike Macfarlane C 5 Tino Martinez 1B
6 Johnny Damon CF 6 Bernie Williams CF
7 Joe Randa 3B 7 Mariano Duncan 2B
8 Michael Tucker RF 8 Gerald Williams LF
9 Jose Offerman SS 9 Derek Jeter SS
Chris Haney P Andy Pettitte P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR NYY P. O'Neill C. Haney 20% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Williams Scores/unER; Jeter Scores/unER; Boggs to 3B
t7 1-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR KCR J. Nunnally B. Wickman -19% 56% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hamelin Scores; Damon Scores; Lockhart to 3B
t7 3-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Lennon S. Howe 12% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Roberts S. Howe 10% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYY J. Leyritz T. Clark 9% 88% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Girardi 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' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Roberts A. Pettitte 2% 52% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin A. Pettitte 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Vitiello A. Pettitte 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY W. Boggs C. Haney -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY J. Girardi C. Haney -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill C. Haney -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Hamelin A. Pettitte 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Macfarlane A. Pettitte 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Damon A. Pettitte -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(1-0)  O KCR J. Randa A. Pettitte 3% 56% Damon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY J. Leyritz C. Haney 6% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYY T. Martinez C. Haney -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Leyritz to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO NYY B. Williams C. Haney 2% 61% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Leyritz Scores
b2 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY M. Duncan C. Haney -1% 60% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Duncan out at 2B/2B-SS
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Randa A. Pettitte -4% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Tucker A. Pettitte 2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Randa to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  KCR J. Offerman A. Pettitte -3% 56% Randa Steals 3B
t3 0-1 1 --3 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman A. Pettitte 6% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Roberts A. Pettitte 4% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY G. Williams C. Haney 5% 71% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Jeter C. Haney 2% 74% Walk
b3 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY W. Boggs C. Haney -5% 69% Popfly: 1B
b3 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Girardi C. Haney -5% 64% Jeter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O NYY J. Girardi C. Haney -3% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR T. Goodwin A. Pettitte -4% 57% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
t4 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Vitiello A. Pettitte 7% 64% Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
t4 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Vitiello A. Pettitte 2% 66% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Hamelin A. Pettitte 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill C. Haney -2% 65% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY J. Leyritz C. Haney 2% 68% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Martinez C. Haney -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Leyritz to 2B
b4 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams C. Haney -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane A. Pettitte 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon A. Pettitte -4% 62% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa A. Pettitte -8% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Damon to 3B
t5 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR M. Tucker A. Pettitte -0% 54% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Damon Scores
Les Norman pinch runs for Michael Tucker (RF) batting 8th
t5 1-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Offerman A. Pettitte 3% 57% Norman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Chris Haney facing 7-8-9
Les Norman moves from PR to RF
b5 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Duncan C. Haney -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY G. Williams C. Haney 3% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b5 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Jeter C. Haney 4% 62% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Williams to 2B
b5 1-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  NYY W. Boggs C. Haney 7% 68% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Williams to 3B; Jeter to 2B
b5 1-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi C. Haney -9% 59% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR NYY P. O'Neill C. Haney 20% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Williams Scores/unER; Jeter Scores/unER; Boggs to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R NYY J. Leyritz C. Haney 7% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores/unER; O'Neill to 2B
b5 4-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O NYY T. Martinez C. Haney -2% 84% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
t6 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman A. Pettitte 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
t6 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Roberts A. Pettitte -3% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin A. Pettitte 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Vitiello A. Pettitte 2% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Chris Haney facing 6-7-8
b6 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY B. Williams C. Haney -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY M. Duncan C. Haney 1% 90% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY G. Williams C. Haney -1% 89% Lineout: RF
b6 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter C. Haney 1% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Duncan to 2B
b6 4-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYY W. Boggs C. Haney -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
t7 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Hamelin A. Pettitte -4% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 1-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane A. Pettitte 4% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-4 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon A. Pettitte -5% 83% Walk; Hamelin to 2B
Bob Wickman replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Joe Randa (3B) batting 7th
t7 1-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Lockhart B. Wickman -8% 75% Walk; Hamelin to 3B; Damon to 2B
Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Les Norman (RF) batting 8th
t7 1-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR KCR J. Nunnally B. Wickman -19% 56% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hamelin Scores; Damon Scores; Lockhart to 3B
Steve Howe replaces Bob Wickman pitching
Pat Lennon pinch hits for Jose Offerman (SS) batting 9th
t7 3-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR P. Lennon S. Howe 12% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Roberts S. Howe 10% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Terry Clark facing 2-3-4
Terry Clark replaces Chris Haney pitching
Keith Lockhart moves from PH to 3B
David Howard replaces Pat Lennon (PH) playing SS batting 9th
Jon Nunnally moves from PH to RF
b7 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY J. Girardi T. Clark 6% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b7 4-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Clark -4% 79% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 4-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYY J. Leyritz T. Clark 9% 88% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores
Mike Magnante replaces Terry Clark pitching
b7 5-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O NYY T. Martinez M. Magnante -2% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Leyritz to 3B
b7 5-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  NYY B. Williams M. Magnante 1% 87% Walk
Julio Valera replaces Mike Magnante pitching
b7 5-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  NYY M. Duncan J. Valera 0% 88% Williams Steals 2B
b7 5-3 2 -23 9,(3-2)  RR NYY M. Duncan J. Valera 8% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Leyritz Scores; Williams Scores
b7 7-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY G. Williams J. Valera -0% 95% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 7.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Yankees' Steve Howe facing 2-3-4
t8 3-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin S. Howe 2% 97% Groundout: C-1B
t8 3-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Vitiello S. Howe 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR B. Hamelin S. Howe 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Royals' Julio Valera facing 9-1-2
b8 7-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Valera -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY W. Boggs J. Valera -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 7-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY J. Girardi J. Valera 0% 98% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Jason Jacome replaces Julio Valera pitching
b8 7-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill J. Jacome -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 7.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Yankees' John Wetteland facing 5-6-7
John Wetteland replaces Steve Howe pitching
t9 3-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane J. Wetteland 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Wetteland 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR K. Lockhart J. Wetteland 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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