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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 42,044 |
Saturday, July 27, 1996, 4:06 Time of Game: 3:02 |
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Royals
4
47-58
Lost 2
5th, 16½ GB
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Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
Yankees 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 10 0
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Yankees
5
62-40
Won 2
1st
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Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Offerman 2B-1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .277 .733 26 14 3 5 J Randa 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .745 14 8 1 2 K Lockhart PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .771 12 8 0 1 B Roberts CF 4 1 3 1 1 0 .313 .753 12 7 0 0 M Macfarlane C 5 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .848 32 19 4 0 M Sweeney DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 .308 .809 13 7 0 0 T Goodwin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .680 4 3 0 0 C Paquette LF-3B 4 0 2 2 0 2 .255 .760 14 8 0 1 CS K Young 1B-LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .243 .728 14 9 6 2 SB M Tucker PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .714 14 10 0 0 J Damon RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .293 .740 20 13 2 0 D Howard SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .627 11 6 6 2 B Hamelin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .830 4 3 0 0 T Belcher P 2 1 H Pichardo P 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 0 6 8 190 115 24 14
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Boggs 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .322 .805 20 11 0 2 2·2B J Girardi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .751 7 4 8 1 P O'Neill RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .307 .885 22 10 0 0 IW B Williams CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .314 .945 15 8 1 0 GDP T Martinez 1B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .297 .818 23 11 6 0 D Strawberry DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .224 .763 15 11 0 0 R Sierra LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .732 8 6 2 0 G Williams LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .824 7 3 0 0 M Duncan 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .323 .795 18 12 5 0 A Fox PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .574 1 0 D Jeter SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .296 .768 15 8 4 1 SB,GDP K Rogers P 0 1 M Rivera P 0 1 J Wetteland P 0 0 Totals 33 5 10 0 4 4 150 84 27 6
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA T Belcher, L (9-6) 7.2 10 5 5 4 4 0 4.09 36 137-78 49·12·17 16·12· 9· 0 39 - 0.99 -0.10 H Pichardo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.13 1 5-3 2· 0· 1 1· 0· 0· 0 2-0 0.58 0.02 Totals 8 10 5 5 4 4 0 37 142-81 51·12·18 17·12· 9· 0 2-0
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA K Rogers, W (7-5) 6 6 3 3 2 4 0 4.59 25 101-60 37· 5·18 7·12· 5· 0 50 - 1.07 0.10 M Rivera, H (20) 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 1.49 9 52-33 23· 6· 4 1· 3· 1· 0 0-0 2.77 0.23 J Wetteland, S (36) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.28 6 24-14 9· 2· 3 1· 2· 1· 0 0-0 3.18 0.09 Totals 9 9 4 4 6 8 0 40 177-107 69·13·25 9·17· 7· 0 -
Kansas City Royals New York Yankees 1. Jose Offerman 2B 1. Wade Boggs 3B 2. Joe Randa 3B 2. Joe Girardi C 3. Bip Roberts CF 3. Paul O'Neill RF 4. Mike Macfarlane C 4. Bernie Williams CF 5. Mike Sweeney DH 5. Tino Martinez 1B 6. Craig Paquette LF 6. Darryl Strawberry DH 7. Kevin Young 1B 7. Ruben Sierra LF 8. Johnny Damon RF 8. Mariano Duncan 2B 9. David Howard SS 9. Derek Jeter SS Tim Belcher P Kenny Rogers P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b3 | 2 | 123 | RR | 4,(1-2) | 18% | 56% | 1-3 | NYY | T. Martinez | T. Belcher | Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Boggs Scores; O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B |
| t9 | 2 | 12- | O | 5,(2-2) | 15% | 100% | 4-5 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | J. Wetteland | Strikeout Swinging |
| t1 | 2 | 123 | RR | 2,(1-0) | -14% | 34% | 0-0 | KCR | C. Paquette | K. Rogers | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Randa Scores; Roberts Scores; Sweeney to 2B |
| t7 | 2 | 123 | O | 5,(2-2) | 14% | 77% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | M. Rivera | Strikeout Swinging |
| b7 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 5,(3-1) | -11% | 72% | 4-3 | NYY | B. Williams | T. Belcher | Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 6,(2-2) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | K. Rogers | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| t1 | 1 | --- | 4,(2-1) | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Randa | K. Rogers | Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF) | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | KCR | B. Roberts | K. Rogers | Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Randa to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 12- | O | 8,(3-2) | 4% | 51% | 0-0 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | K. Rogers | Popfly: SS (Deep SS) |
| t1 | 2 | 12- | 5,(3-1) | -3% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | M. Sweeney | K. Rogers | Walk; Randa to 3B; Roberts to 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | 123 | RR | 2,(1-0) | -14% | 34% | 0-0 | KCR | C. Paquette | K. Rogers | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Randa Scores; Roberts Scores; Sweeney to 2B |
| t1 | 2 | 12- | R | 4,(2-1) | -8% | 26% | 2-0 | KCR | K. Young | K. Rogers | Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sweeney Scores; Paquette to 3B |
| t1 | 2 | 1-3 | 5,(2-2) | -1% | 25% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Damon | K. Rogers | Young Steals 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | -23 | 6,(3-2) | -1% | 25% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Damon | K. Rogers | Walk | |
| t1 | 2 | 123 | O | 1,(0-0) | 5% | 29% | 3-0 | KCR | D. Howard | K. Rogers | Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B) |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 27% | 0-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | T. Belcher | Groundout: 1B-P |
| b1 | 1 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 29% | 0-3 | NYY | J. Girardi | T. Belcher | Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B) | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 5,(1-2) | -3% | 27% | 0-3 | NYY | P. O'Neill | T. Belcher | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Neill to 1B |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4,(2-1) | -2% | 24% | 0-3 | NYY | B. Williams | T. Belcher | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 26% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | K. Rogers | Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left) |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(2-2) | 1% | 27% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Randa | K. Rogers | Strikeout Looking |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 28% | 3-0 | KCR | B. Roberts | K. Rogers | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(3-1) | -2% | 26% | 0-3 | NYY | T. Martinez | T. Belcher | Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole) |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 24% | 0-3 | NYY | D. Strawberry | T. Belcher | Groundout: 1B-P |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -1% | 23% | 0-3 | NYY | R. Sierra | T. Belcher | Groundout: P-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 9,(3-2) | 2% | 24% | 3-0 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | K. Rogers | Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B) |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 26% | 3-0 | KCR | M. Sweeney | K. Rogers | Popfly: SS (SS-2B) |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 1% | 26% | 3-0 | KCR | C. Paquette | K. Rogers | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 7,(2-2) | -3% | 24% | 0-3 | NYY | M. Duncan | T. Belcher | Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 27% | 0-3 | NYY | D. Jeter | T. Belcher | Single to 3B (Ground Ball) | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | R | 1,(0-0) | 10% | 37% | 0-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | T. Belcher | Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jeter Scores |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | O | 1,(0-0) | -4% | 33% | 1-3 | NYY | J. Girardi | T. Belcher | Lineout: RF (Short RF) |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | 7,(3-2) | 1% | 34% | 1-3 | NYY | P. O'Neill | T. Belcher | Walk | |
| b3 | 2 | 12- | 1,(0-0) | 4% | 38% | 1-3 | NYY | B. Williams | T. Belcher | Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Boggs to 3B; O'Neill to 2B | |
| b3 | 2 | 123 | RR | 4,(1-2) | 18% | 56% | 1-3 | NYY | T. Martinez | T. Belcher | Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Boggs Scores; O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B |
| b3 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 8,(3-2) | 10% | 66% | 3-3 | NYY | D. Strawberry | T. Belcher | Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Williams Scores; Martinez to 3B |
| b3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 4,(1-2) | -5% | 61% | 4-3 | NYY | R. Sierra | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 6,(1-2) | 3% | 64% | 3-4 | KCR | K. Young | K. Rogers | Strikeout Swinging |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 2% | 66% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Damon | K. Rogers | Lineout: SS (Deep SS) |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | 1% | 68% | 3-4 | KCR | D. Howard | K. Rogers | Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 6,(2-2) | 3% | 71% | 4-3 | NYY | M. Duncan | T. Belcher | Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B) | |
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 4,(2-1) | -7% | 63% | 4-3 | NYY | D. Jeter | T. Belcher | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 2,(1-0) | 2% | 66% | 4-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | T. Belcher | Double to RF (Line Drive) | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | O | 2,(1-0) | -3% | 62% | 4-3 | NYY | J. Girardi | T. Belcher | Lineout: RF |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 3% | 66% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Offerman | K. Rogers | Strikeout Swinging |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 2% | 68% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Randa | K. Rogers | Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) |
| t5 | 2 | --- | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 66% | 3-4 | KCR | B. Roberts | K. Rogers | Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 5,(3-1) | 3% | 70% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | K. Rogers | Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | -3% | 67% | 4-3 | NYY | P. O'Neill | T. Belcher | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 65% | 4-3 | NYY | B. Williams | T. Belcher | Strikeout Looking |
| b5 | 2 | --- | 7,(3-2) | 1% | 67% | 4-3 | NYY | T. Martinez | T. Belcher | Walk | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 64% | 4-3 | NYY | D. Strawberry | T. Belcher | Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 4% | 68% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Sweeney | K. Rogers | Flyball: LF (Short LF) |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 3,(2-0) | -4% | 64% | 3-4 | KCR | C. Paquette | K. Rogers | Single to LF (Ground Ball) | |
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4,(2-1) | 5% | 69% | 3-4 | KCR | K. Young | K. Rogers | Flyball: LF |
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2,(0-1) | 4% | 73% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Damon | K. Rogers | Paquette Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 70% | 4-3 | NYY | R. Sierra | T. Belcher | Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 69% | 4-3 | NYY | M. Duncan | T. Belcher | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | -1% | 67% | 4-3 | NYY | D. Jeter | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Mariano Rivera replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Gerald Williams replaces Ruben Sierra playing LF batting 7th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 5% | 72% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Damon | M. Rivera | Popfly: 2B |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 8,(3-2) | -5% | 67% | 3-4 | KCR | D. Howard | M. Rivera | Walk | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | 8,(3-2) | -7% | 61% | 3-4 | KCR | J. Offerman | M. Rivera | Walk; Howard to 2B | |
| Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Joe Randa (3B) batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| t7 | 1 | 12- | O | 5,(1-2) | 5% | 66% | 3-4 | KCR | K. Lockhart | M. Rivera | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howard to 3B; Offerman to 2B |
| t7 | 2 | -23 | 7,(3-2) | -2% | 63% | 3-4 | KCR | B. Roberts | M. Rivera | Walk | |
| t7 | 2 | 123 | O | 5,(2-2) | 14% | 77% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | M. Rivera | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Jose Offerman moves from 2B to 1B; Keith Lockhart moves from PH to 2B; Craig Paquette moves from LF to 3B; Kevin Young moves from 1B to LF | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | 6,(3-2) | 6% | 83% | 4-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | T. Belcher | Reached on E9 (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Boggs to 2B | |
| b7 | 0 | -2- | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 86% | 4-3 | NYY | J. Girardi | T. Belcher | Wild Pitch; Boggs to 3B | |
| b7 | 0 | --3 | O | 2,(1-0) | -4% | 82% | 4-3 | NYY | J. Girardi | T. Belcher | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| b7 | 1 | --3 | 4,(3-0) | 1% | 83% | 4-3 | NYY | P. O'Neill | T. Belcher | Intentional Walk | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 5,(3-1) | -11% | 72% | 4-3 | NYY | B. Williams | T. Belcher | Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Mike Sweeney (DH) batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 4,(1-2) | -8% | 64% | 3-4 | KCR | T. Goodwin | M. Rivera | Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) | |
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | 8% | 72% | 3-4 | KCR | C. Paquette | M. Rivera | Strikeout Swinging |
| Michael Tucker pinch hits for Kevin Young (LF) batting 7th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 6,(2-2) | 10% | 82% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Tucker | M. Rivera | Goodwin Picked off 1B (P-1B) |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 8,(2-2) | 3% | 85% | 3-4 | KCR | M. Tucker | M. Rivera | Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Michael Tucker moves from PH to LF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 7,(3-2) | 2% | 88% | 4-3 | NYY | T. Martinez | T. Belcher | Walk | |
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3,(0-2) | -2% | 85% | 4-3 | NYY | D. Strawberry | T. Belcher | Strikeout Looking |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 87% | 4-3 | NYY | G. Williams | T. Belcher | Wild Pitch; Martinez to 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | -2- | O | 4,(2-1) | -2% | 84% | 4-3 | NYY | G. Williams | T. Belcher | Lineout: SS |
| b8 | 2 | -2- | R | 2,(1-0) | 8% | 92% | 4-3 | NYY | M. Duncan | T. Belcher | Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez Scores |
| Andy Fox pinch runs for Mariano Duncan (2B) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 4,(2-1) | 1% | 93% | 5-3 | NYY | D. Jeter | T. Belcher | Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fox to 3B | |
| Hipolito Pichardo replaces Tim Belcher pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | 4,(1-2) | 0% | 93% | 5-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | H. Pichardo | Jeter Steals 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | -23 | O | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 91% | 5-3 | NYY | W. Boggs | H. Pichardo | Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B) |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Yankees' John Wetteland facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| John Wetteland replaces Mariano Rivera pitching; Andy Fox moves from PR to 2B | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -8% | 83% | 3-5 | KCR | J. Damon | J. Wetteland | Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole) | |
| Bob Hamelin pinch hits for David Howard (SS) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | 7% | 90% | 3-5 | KCR | B. Hamelin | J. Wetteland | Strikeout Swinging |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | 6,(3-2) | -8% | 82% | 3-5 | KCR | J. Offerman | J. Wetteland | Walk; Damon to 2B | |
| t9 | 1 | 12- | O | 7,(3-2) | 10% | 92% | 3-5 | KCR | K. Lockhart | J. Wetteland | Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B) |
| t9 | 2 | 12- | R | 1,(0-0) | -7% | 85% | 3-5 | KCR | B. Roberts | J. Wetteland | Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Offerman to 2B |
| t9 | 2 | 12- | O | 5,(2-2) | 15% | 100% | 4-5 | KCR | M. Macfarlane | J. Wetteland | Strikeout Swinging |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 5. | |||||||||||
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