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Standings
SEA
@DET		6
3
SEA
@DET		7
1
BAL
@MIN		16
9
KCR
@NYY		2
8
KCR
@NYY		2
14
CLE
@TBD		5
1
BOS
@TEX		3
4
OAK
@TOR		7
6
MIL
@CIN		0
17
NYM
@COL		8
7
PHI
@HOU		0
9
PIT
@LAD		1
3
ARI
@MON		6
4
FLA
@SDP		3
6		 
(13)
ATL
@SFG		5
0
CHC
@STL		3
16
Friday, August 7, 1998, 1:05
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 14,425, Time of Game: 3:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
2
52-62
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
8
81-29
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: David Cone (16-4)
L: Pat Rapp (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Yankees         4  1  1   0  0  2   0  0  X    8 12  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .269 .757 15 9 0.105 0.54 0.121 -0.016 1.1 1 0 HR,2B
Hal Morris LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .753 10 7 -0.085 0.72 0.000 -0.085 -1.2 0 0
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 .312 .848 15 8 0.108 0.67 0.123 -0.015 1.5 2 5 2B,SB
Dean Palmer DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .865 14 8 -0.055 0.62 0.007 -0.062 -0.4
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .633 18 12 -0.080 0.73 0.000 -0.080 -1.4 0 0
Jeff King 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .792 23 15 -0.045 0.44 0.000 -0.045 -1.2 8 0
Larry Sutton RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .646 16 8 0.020 0.27 0.030 -0.009 0.2 4 0 HBP
Mike Sweeney C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .270 .742 19 14 -0.035 0.52 0.011 -0.046 -0.4 6 1
Mendy Lopez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .616 17 10 -0.046 0.43 0.000 -0.046 -1.0 3 3
Pat Rapp P 0 0
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0
   Jim Pittsley P 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 0 8 .229 .621 147 91 -0.113 0.55 0.292 -0.404 -2.9 24 9
2B: J Offerman (20, off D Cone); J Damon (20, off D Cone).
HR: J Damon (13, off D Cone; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
HBP: L Sutton (3, by D Cone).
TB: J Damon 6; J Offerman 4; M Sweeney; D Palmer; L Sutton.
RBI: J Damon (37); J Offerman (50).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Offerman-M Lopez-J King.
PB: M Sweeney (8).
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (30, 2nd base off D Cone/J Girardi).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .251 .747 21 13 -0.021 0.40 0.020 -0.041 0.0 1 4
Derek Jeter SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 .322 .871 25 12 0.047 0.36 0.067 -0.020 0.9 1 0 2B,SB
Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .315 .872 19 10 0.058 0.50 0.072 -0.014 -0.1 1 0
Bernie Williams CF 4 2 2 2 1 1 .347 1.023 14 7 0.110 0.75 0.131 -0.021 1.1 7 0 IW
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 .282 .861 24 13 0.122 0.69 0.157 -0.035 2.0 5 0 2·2B,GDP
Darryl Strawberry DH 3 1 1 1 2 1 .263 .989 25 12 0.044 0.48 0.063 -0.019 0.4 HR,IW
Tim Raines LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .287 .782 24 11 0.052 0.67 0.070 -0.018 0.1 2 0
   Chad Curtis LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .771 3 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Scott Brosius 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .287 .789 18 11 -0.005 0.48 0.014 -0.018 -0.1 0 1 CS,SF
Joe Girardi C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .251 .658 19 13 -0.021 0.31 0.008 -0.030 -0.6 10 0
David Cone P 0 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 12 8 9 6 .364 1.034 192 104 0.386 0.50 0.602 -0.216 3.6 27 5
2B: D Jeter (17, off P Rapp); T Martinez 2 (23, 1 off T Byrdak, 1 off P Rapp).
HR: D Strawberry (21, off P Rapp; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: S Brosius (2, off P Rapp).
IBB: B Williams (6, by P Rapp); D Strawberry (4, by P Rapp).
TB: T Martinez 4; D Strawberry 4; B Williams 2; D Jeter 2; J Girardi 2; C Knoblauch 2; P O'Neill; S Brosius.
GIDP: T Martinez (10).
RBI: T Martinez 3 (90); B Williams 2 (58); S Brosius (63); D Strawberry (51); T Raines (37).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: D Jeter (23, 2nd base off P Rapp/M Sweeney).
CS: S Brosius (8, 2nd base by P Rapp/M Sweeney).

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
Pat Rapp, L (9-11) 5.1 10 8 8 7 5 1 5.35 31 133 70 37 9 24 9 10 6 0 14 -0.368 0.66 -3.9
Tim Byrdak 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 20 11 8 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.020 0.19 -0.8
Jim Pittsley 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 6.95 9 39 23 15 3 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 1.1
Team Totals 8 12 8 8 9 6 1 9.00 43 192 104 60 13 31 12 16 9 0 14 2 2 -0.386 0.55 -3.6

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
David Cone, W (16-4) 6.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 3.50 27 107 68 40 7 21 7 14 4 0 59 0.095 0.68 1.4
Mike Stanton 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.16 6 28 16 7 1 8 1 3 1 0 2 0 0.016 0.23 1.0
Joe Borowski 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 12 7 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 8 1 2.00 36 147 91 51 9 31 10 17 5 0 59 2 0 0.114 0.50 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Cone (13; L Sutton).
IBB: P Rapp 2 (7; D Strawberry, B Williams).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 14,425.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         New York Yankees
1 Johnny Damon CF 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Hal Morris LF 2 Derek Jeter SS
3 Jose Offerman 2B 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Dean Palmer DH 4 Bernie Williams CF
5 Terry Pendleton 3B 5 Tino Martinez 1B
6 Jeff King 1B 6 Darryl Strawberry DH
7 Larry Sutton RF 7 Tim Raines LF
8 Mike Sweeney C 8 Scott Brosius 3B
9 Mendy Lopez SS 9 Joe Girardi C
Pat Rapp P David Cone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYY T. Martinez P. Rapp 13% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B
b1 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYY B. Williams P. Rapp 9% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Offerman D. Cone -8% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Damon Scores
b1 2-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  R NYY T. Raines P. Rapp 7% 79% Walk; Williams Scores; Martinez to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
t3 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR J. Damon D. Cone -6% 79% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

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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' David Cone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Damon D. Cone -6% 44% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR H. Morris D. Cone 4% 48% Popfly: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Offerman D. Cone -8% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Damon Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Palmer D. Cone -1% 39% Offerman Steals 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Cone 3% 42% Flyball: CF; Offerman to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pendleton D. Cone 3% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch P. Rapp -2% 43% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b1 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY D. Jeter P. Rapp 3% 45% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY P. O'Neill P. Rapp 4% 49% Walk; Jeter to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYY B. Williams P. Rapp 9% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 2B
b1 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R NYY T. Martinez P. Rapp 13% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B
b1 2-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Strawberry P. Rapp 1% 72% Intentional Walk
b1 2-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  R NYY T. Raines P. Rapp 7% 79% Walk; Williams Scores; Martinez to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
b1 3-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO NYY S. Brosius P. Rapp 1% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores; Strawberry to 3B
b1 4-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O NYY J. Girardi P. Rapp -3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' David Cone facing 6-7-8
t2 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. King D. Cone 2% 79% Foul Popfly: C
t2 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR L. Sutton D. Cone -2% 77% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Cone 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Lopez D. Cone 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
b2 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY C. Knoblauch P. Rapp 2% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 4-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter P. Rapp -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b2 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY P. O'Neill P. Rapp 3% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Knoblauch to 3B
b2 4-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  R NYY B. Williams P. Rapp 4% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; O'Neill to 2B
b2 5-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO NYY T. Martinez P. Rapp -4% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' David Cone facing 1-2-3
t3 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR J. Damon D. Cone -6% 79% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t3 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR H. Morris D. Cone 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t3 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman D. Cone 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Cone 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
b3 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY D. Strawberry P. Rapp 6% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b3 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY T. Raines P. Rapp -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b3 6-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius P. Rapp -1% 87% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b3 6-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  NYY J. Girardi P. Rapp 0% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 6-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch P. Rapp -1% 87% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' David Cone facing 5-6-7
t4 2-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton D. Cone 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-6 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR J. King D. Cone 1% 90% Popfly: 2B
t4 2-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Sutton D. Cone 1% 91% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
b4 6-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY D. Jeter P. Rapp 2% 93% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 6-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill P. Rapp -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jeter to 3B
b4 6-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Williams P. Rapp -2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 6-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  NYY T. Martinez P. Rapp 0% 91% Walk
b4 6-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry P. Rapp -2% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' David Cone facing 8-9-1
t5 2-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Cone 2% 91% Lineout: CF
t5 2-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Lopez D. Cone 1% 92% Foul Popfly: C
t5 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon D. Cone 1% 93% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
b5 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY T. Raines P. Rapp -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY S. Brosius P. Rapp 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 6-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Girardi P. Rapp -1% 91% Brosius Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  NYY J. Girardi P. Rapp 0% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 6-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch P. Rapp -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' David Cone facing 2-3-4
t6 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Morris D. Cone 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t6 2-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Offerman D. Cone -3% 90% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t6 2-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Cone 3% 93% Lineout: CF
t6 2-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton D. Cone 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
b6 6-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Jeter P. Rapp 1% 95% Walk
b6 6-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY P. O'Neill P. Rapp 1% 96% Jeter Steals 2B
b6 6-2 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill P. Rapp -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-2 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  NYY B. Williams P. Rapp 1% 96% Passed Ball; Jeter to 3B
b6 6-2 1 --3 4,(3-0)  NYY B. Williams P. Rapp 0% 96% Intentional Walk
Tim Byrdak replaces Pat Rapp pitching
b6 6-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RR NYY T. Martinez T. Byrdak 2% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Jeter Scores; Williams Scores
b6 8-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry T. Byrdak -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B
b6 8-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY T. Raines T. Byrdak -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Yankees' David Cone facing 6-7-8
Chad Curtis replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 7th
t7 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. King D. Cone 1% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 2-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Sutton D. Cone -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 2-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Sweeney D. Cone -1% 97% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Sutton to 2B
t7 2-8 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Lopez D. Cone 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
Mike Stanton replaces David Cone pitching
t7 2-8 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Damon M. Stanton 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 8-9-1
Jim Pittsley replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
b7 8-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY S. Brosius J. Pittsley 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi J. Pittsley -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY C. Knoblauch J. Pittsley 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Brosius to 2B
b7 8-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Pittsley -0% 99% Lineout: RF
b7 8-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill J. Pittsley -0% 99% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Yankees' Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
t8 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR H. Morris M. Stanton 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Offerman M. Stanton -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 2-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Palmer M. Stanton -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman to 2B
t8 2-8 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton M. Stanton 1% 99% Flyball: CF; Offerman to 3B
t8 2-8 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. King M. Stanton 1% 100% Popfly: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
b8 8-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY B. Williams J. Pittsley -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 8-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Martinez J. Pittsley -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 8-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY D. Strawberry J. Pittsley 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Curtis J. Pittsley -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Yankees' Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
Joe Borowski replaces Mike Stanton pitching
t9 2-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Borowski 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Borowski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-8 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Borowski 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8.

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  • 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.

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