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@BAL		9
6
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@DET		5
8
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@MIN		3
4
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@OAK		4
3
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@SEA		1
2
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@TBR		8
4
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@TEX		2
5
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@TEX		2
5
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@CHC		1
4
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@CIN		5
11
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@COL		3
8
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@FLA		4
3
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@LAD		3
4
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@PHI		0
1
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@SDP		1
4
MIL
@STL		6
7
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:08PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 10,039, Time of Game: 3:00
Royals
4
51-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 19½ GB
 at Athletics
3
58-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 20½ GB
W: Kyle Davies (6-9)
L: Jay Marshall (0-2)
S: Joakim Soria (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  9  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .275 .778 15 11 -0.058 0.88 0.052 -0.110 -1.1 1 0 GDP
Mitch Maier RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .693 9 6 0.027 1.00 0.076 -0.049 0.1 3 0
Billy Butler 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 .295 .822 21 9 0.186 1.06 0.197 -0.011 1.8 8 0 3B
Mike Jacobs DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .705 7 5 -0.182 1.71 0.000 -0.182 -1.6
   Jose Guillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .685 3 3 -0.019 0.80 0.000 -0.019 -0.4
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .294 .773 8 5 0.153 1.63 0.216 -0.063 1.2 1 3
Mark Teahen 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .754 16 11 -0.017 1.10 0.050 -0.067 0.0 0 0
Miguel Olivo C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 .743 14 10 0.053 0.91 0.117 -0.064 0.5 10 0 CS
Josh Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 .576 12 8 -0.047 0.93 0.031 -0.078 -0.9 3 0 SB
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .616 12 10 -0.049 0.90 0.025 -0.074 -0.4 1 5
Kyle Davies P 1
   Roman Colon P
   Jamey Wright P
   John Bale P
   Kyle Farnsworth P
   Joakim Soria P
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 7 .265 .648 117 78 0.047 1.08 0.764 -0.717 -0.8 27 9
3B: B Butler (1, off E Gonzalez).
TB: B Butler 3; M Olivo 2; A Callaspo 2; M Maier; M Teahen; D DeJesus; Y Betancourt.
GIDP: D DeJesus (10).
RBI: A Callaspo 2 (52); M Teahen (46); M Olivo (48).
2-out RBI: M Olivo.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler.
Baserunning
SB: J Anderson (17, 2nd base off E Gonzalez/K Suzuki).
CS: M Olivo (2, 2nd base by E Gonzalez/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adam Kennedy 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .276 .726 19 15 0.057 2.05 0.220 -0.163 -0.2 1 0 GDP
Rajai Davis CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .293 .774 22 8 0.300 2.10 0.341 -0.041 1.6 2 0 HR
Kurt Suzuki C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .713 15 10 -0.383 2.72 0.000 -0.383 -2.0 8 1
Jack Cust DH 3 1 0 0 2 3 .237 .764 31 15 -0.103 2.10 0.094 -0.197 -0.3
Scott Hairston LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .784 20 14 0.058 1.35 0.122 -0.064 0.0 2 0
   Eric Patterson PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .442 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nomar Garciaparra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .659 3 3 -0.177 6.75 0.000 -0.177 -0.5
Ryan Sweeney RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .720 22 12 0.074 1.81 0.151 -0.077 0.2 1 0
Mark Ellis 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .280 .747 16 7 0.050 1.80 0.078 -0.028 0.5 4 6
Daric Barton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .628 15 8 -0.192 2.22 0.053 -0.245 -0.9 8 1
Cliff Pennington SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .252 .650 23 14 -0.137 2.48 0.064 -0.202 -0.3 1 3
Edgar Gonzalez P
   Jay Marshall P
   Jeff Gray P
   Jerry Blevins P
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 8 10 .212 .669 186 106 -0.453 2.20 1.123 -1.577 -1.8 27 11
HR: R Davis (3, off K Davies; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: R Davis 4; M Ellis 2; A Kennedy 2; S Hairston; C Pennington.
GIDP: A Kennedy (6).
RBI: R Davis (32); M Ellis (46); A Kennedy (50).
2-out RBI: A Kennedy.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton.

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
Kyle Davies, W (6-9) 6 4 1 1 2 6 1 5.71 23 99 60 33 8 19 8 7 1 0 64 0.246 0.90 2.2
Roman Colon, H (2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.42 2 12 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.94 -0.0
Jamey Wright, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.48 2 9 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.004 2.10 0.0
John Bale 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.93 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 -0.085 2.06 -0.9
Kyle Farnsworth, H (2) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.65 4 17 7 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 -0.125 3.24 -0.6
Joakim Soria, S (21) 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 2.83 9 45 27 14 5 8 1 2 1 0 2 1 0.417 5.38 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 8 10 1 3.00 41 186 106 59 14 33 11 12 4 0 64 7 2 0.453 1.08 1.8
J Bale faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
K Farnsworth faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Oakland Athletics

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
Edgar Gonzalez 5 3 1 1 1 5 0 4.91 18 69 45 27 5 13 8 4 1 0 61 0.188 0.97 1.7
Jay Marshall, L (0-2) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14.73 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.128 1.71 -1.0
Jeff Gray 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 1.17 10 31 19 11 2 6 2 5 2 0 2 2 -0.199 1.33 -1.3
Jerry Blevins 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.53 7 14 12 9 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0.093 0.87 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 7 0 4.00 37 118 78 49 9 20 13 14 6 0 61 3 2 -0.046 2.20 0.8
J Marshall faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
J Gray faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 10,039.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR A. Callaspo J. Gray 19% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Maier Scores; Butler Scores; Jacobs to 3B
b9 3-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki J. Soria 19% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Davis J. Soria -18% 47% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b8 3-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton J. Soria 18% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK N. Garciaparra J. Soria 18% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)

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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, Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus E. Gonzalez -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Maier E. Gonzalez -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler E. Gonzalez -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy K. Davies 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R OAK R. Davis K. Davies -10% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Suzuki K. Davies 1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Cust K. Davies 1% 40% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs E. Gonzalez -2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Callaspo E. Gonzalez 3% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen E. Gonzalez -2% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B; Callaspo to 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  R KCR M. Olivo E. Gonzalez 9% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Callaspo Scores
t2 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Anderson E. Gonzalez -2% 45% Olivo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hairston K. Davies 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney K. Davies 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Ellis K. Davies -1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Barton K. Davies 2% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Anderson E. Gonzalez -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt E. Gonzalez -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus E. Gonzalez -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  OAK C. Pennington K. Davies -4% 40% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO OAK A. Kennedy K. Davies 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Davis K. Davies 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Maier E. Gonzalez -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR B. Butler E. Gonzalez 8% 55% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Jacobs E. Gonzalez -7% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Callaspo E. Gonzalez -5% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki K. Davies 3% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Cust K. Davies 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hairston K. Davies 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen E. Gonzalez -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Olivo E. Gonzalez -2% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Anderson E. Gonzalez 2% 46% Walk
t5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt E. Gonzalez 1% 48% Anderson Steals 2B
t5 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt E. Gonzalez -5% 43% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney K. Davies 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Ellis K. Davies -3% 43% Single to P (Ground Ball)
b5 1-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Barton K. Davies 4% 47% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK C. Pennington K. Davies -3% 44% Walk; Ellis to 2B
b5 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy K. Davies 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Jay Marshall facing 1-2-3
Jay Marshall replaces Edgar Gonzalez pitching
t6 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Marshall 5% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 1-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Maier J. Marshall 8% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); DeJesus to 2B
Jeff Gray replaces Jay Marshall pitching
t6 1-1 0 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler J. Gray 9% 72% Walk; DeJesus to 3B; Maier to 2B
t6 1-1 0 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Jacobs J. Gray -9% 64% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Maier to 3B; Butler to 2B
t6 1-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR KCR A. Callaspo J. Gray 19% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Maier Scores; Butler Scores; Jacobs to 3B
t6 3-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Teahen J. Gray 5% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jacobs Scores; Callaspo to 2B
t6 4-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Gray -2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Callaspo to 3B
t6 4-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Anderson J. Gray -3% 83% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK R. Davis K. Davies 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki K. Davies 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b6 1-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Cust K. Davies -2% 86% Walk
b6 1-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hairston K. Davies 3% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Jeff Gray facing 9-1-2
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Gray -1% 88% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t7 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Gray -1% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Maier J. Gray -1% 87% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Roman Colon facing 6-7-8
Roman Colon replaces Kyle Davies pitching
b7 1-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK R. Sweeney R. Colon 3% 90% Lineout: LF
b7 1-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK M. Ellis R. Colon -3% 86% Walk
Jamey Wright replaces Roman Colon pitching
b7 1-4 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Barton J. Wright -5% 81% Walk; Ellis to 2B
b7 1-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Wright 6% 87% Flyball: RF; Ellis to 3B
John Bale replaces Jamey Wright pitching
b7 1-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R OAK A. Kennedy J. Bale -8% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ellis Scores; Barton to 2B
Kyle Farnsworth replaces John Bale pitching
b7 2-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Davis K. Farnsworth -6% 72% Walk; Barton to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b7 2-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki K. Farnsworth 14% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Jeff Gray facing 3-4-5
t8 4-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler J. Gray 2% 88% Walk
Jerry Blevins replaces Jeff Gray pitching
Jose Guillen pinch hits for Mike Jacobs (DH) batting 4th
t8 4-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Blevins -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Blevins -2% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Blevins -2% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
b8 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Cust K. Farnsworth -8% 75% Walk
b8 2-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK S. Hairston K. Farnsworth -12% 62% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cust to 2B
Joakim Soria replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
Eric Patterson pinch runs for Scott Hairston (LF) batting 5th
b8 2-4 0 12- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Sweeney J. Soria -15% 47% Walk; Cust to 3B; Patterson to 2B
b8 2-4 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO OAK M. Ellis J. Soria 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Cust Scores; Patterson to 3B
b8 3-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton J. Soria 18% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Soria 14% 83% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 7-8-9
Eric Patterson moves from PR to LF
t9 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Olivo J. Blevins 3% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Anderson J. Blevins -3% 83% Bunt Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
t9 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Blevins 2% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Olivo to 2B
t9 4-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR D. DeJesus J. Blevins -7% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 1-2-3
b9 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK A. Kennedy J. Soria -14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b9 3-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Davis J. Soria -18% 47% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b9 3-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki J. Soria 19% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-4 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O OAK J. Cust J. Soria 17% 82% Strikeout Looking
Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Eric Patterson (LF) batting 5th
b9 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK N. Garciaparra J. Soria 18% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 3.

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  • 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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