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@BAL		2
7
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@CAL		5
7
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@DET		2
4
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@NYY		3
5
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@OAK		4
5
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@TEX		5
3
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@TOR		11
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7
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@CIN		4
1
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@HOU		5
3
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@PIT		5
3
MON
@STL		5
4
Saturday, August 6, 1988, 1:36
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 34,411, Time of Game: 2:58
Royals
11
55-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
1
54-57
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Mark Gubicza (14-6)
L: Dave Stieb (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   1  5  0   0  3  0   11 12  0
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .631 10 7 -0.080 0.65 0.002 -0.082 0.4 0 0 3B
   Nick Capra CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .457 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 2 1 2 1 0 .256 .749 29 18 0.151 0.53 0.167 -0.017 1.1 1 2 HR,SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .308 .796 20 13 0.029 0.39 0.055 -0.026 0.2 1 1
George Brett 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .337 .994 15 10 0.027 0.51 0.061 -0.034 2.0 15 0 HR
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .670 6 4 -0.039 0.61 0.001 -0.040 -0.7 0 4 SH
   Brad Wellman 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .562 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 3
Danny Tartabull RF 3 2 2 1 2 1 .270 .863 20 9 0.146 0.60 0.147 -0.001 1.7 0 0 HR,2B,IW
Pat Tabler DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 .272 .682 22 10 0.082 0.52 0.082 0.000 1.0
Bo Jackson LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .254 .755 25 15 -0.108 0.77 0.000 -0.108 -2.1 0 0
Jamie Quirk C 3 2 2 3 2 0 .202 .639 25 14 0.167 0.42 0.167 0.000 3.1 10 0 HR
   Bill Pecota C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .436 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Gubicza P 0 0
   Steve Farr P 0 0
Team Totals 38 11 12 10 7 7 .316 1.133 179 105 0.375 0.53 0.682 -0.308 6.6 27 10
2B: D Tartabull (26, off D Bair).
3B: W Wilson (8, off F Wills).
HR: J Quirk (4, off D Stieb; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Tartabull (17, off D Stieb; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); G Brett (19, off F Wills; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); K Stillwell (10, off D Stieb; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: F White (5, off F Wills).
IBB: D Tartabull (3, by F Wills).
TB: D Tartabull 6; J Quirk 5; G Brett 5; K Stillwell 4; W Wilson 3; P Tabler 2; B Wellman; K Seitzer.
RBI: J Quirk 3 (11); K Stillwell 2 (44); D Tartabull (59); P Tabler (40); K Seitzer (43); G Brett (81); W Wilson (30).
2-out RBI: J Quirk 2; G Brett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: K Stillwell (4, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .693 14 10 -0.040 0.39 0.000 -0.040 -0.8 1 2
Ernie Whitt C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .678 19 12 -0.048 0.48 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 7 0
Rance Mulliniks DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .883 22 11 0.019 0.32 0.032 -0.013 -0.2
George Bell LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .773 14 9 -0.060 0.83 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 0 0
   Lou Thornton LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Fred McGriff 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .293 1.000 8 3 0.135 0.60 0.138 -0.003 1.0 6 0 HR
   Rick Leach 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .721 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 3 0
Kelly Gruber 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .809 13 8 -0.064 0.91 0.004 -0.068 -0.2 1 0 2B
   Nelson Liriano 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .591 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jesse Barfield RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .219 .677 12 10 -0.003 0.20 0.011 -0.014 0.0 4 0
Rob Ducey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 20 14 -0.039 0.52 0.000 -0.039 -0.9 3 0
Manuel Lee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .698 13 8 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.7 1 2
Dave Stieb P 0 1
   Frank Wills P 0 2
   Doug Bair P 1 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 2 10 .100 .390 142 90 -0.126 0.46 0.185 -0.311 -3.4 27 7
2B: K Gruber (29, off M Gubicza).
HR: F McGriff (27, off M Gubicza; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: F McGriff 4; K Gruber 2; J Barfield.
RBI: F McGriff (64).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

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
Mark Gubicza, W (14-6) 8 3 1 1 2 10 1 2.66 29 131 82 41 19 22 13 3 1 1 80 0.125 0.51 2.9
Steve Farr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 3 11 8 7 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 2 10 1 1.00 32 142 90 48 19 23 16 3 1 1 80 0 0 0.125 0.53 3.4

Toronto Blue Jays

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
Dave Stieb, L (11-8) 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3.33 21 92 51 30 7 14 5 6 2 3 31 -0.261 0.87 -2.4
Frank Wills 3.2 6 6 6 3 3 1 7.59 20 68 41 24 9 8 8 5 3 1 1 1 -0.114 0.29 -4.9
Doug Bair 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 5 19 13 8 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 0.7
Team Totals 9 12 11 11 7 7 4 11.00 46 179 105 62 16 27 14 14 7 4 31 2 1 -0.375 0.46 -6.6
D Stieb faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Gubicza (12); D Stieb (4); F Wills (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: F Wills (1; D Tartabull).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 34,411.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Tony Fernandez SS
2 Kurt Stillwell SS 2 Ernie Whitt C
3 Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 Rance Mulliniks DH
4 George Brett 1B 4 George Bell LF
5 Frank White 2B 5 Fred McGriff 1B
6 Danny Tartabull RF 6 Kelly Gruber 3B
7 Pat Tabler DH 7 Jesse Barfield RF
8 Bo Jackson LF 8 Rob Ducey CF
9 Jamie Quirk C 9 Manuel Lee 2B
Mark Gubicza P Dave Stieb P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb 12% 59% Home Run
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR J. Quirk D. Stieb 12% 50% Home Run
t4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R KCR D. Tartabull D. Stieb 11% 72% Home Run
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR F. McGriff M. Gubicza -11% 36% Home Run
t2 0-0 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb -6% 45% Strikeout Looking

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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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb -2% 46% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez M. Gubicza 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TOR E. Whitt M. Gubicza 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks M. Gubicza 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett D. Stieb -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR F. White D. Stieb -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Tartabull D. Stieb 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR P. Tabler D. Stieb 2% 49% Walk; Tartabull to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb 2% 51% Wild Pitch; Tartabull to 3B; Tabler to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb -6% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR G. Bell M. Gubicza 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR F. McGriff M. Gubicza -11% 36% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR K. Gruber M. Gubicza 1% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Barfield M. Gubicza 1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR J. Quirk D. Stieb 12% 50% Home Run
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb -3% 47% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb 12% 59% Home Run
t3 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb -2% 58% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR G. Brett D. Stieb -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Ducey M. Gubicza 3% 60% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR M. Lee M. Gubicza 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez M. Gubicza 1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
t4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White D. Stieb -2% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R KCR D. Tartabull D. Stieb 11% 72% Home Run
t4 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR P. Tabler D. Stieb 2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t4 3-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Quirk D. Stieb 2% 73% Walk; Tabler to 2B
t4 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb -3% 70% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Whitt M. Gubicza 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR R. Mulliniks M. Gubicza -3% 69% Walk
b4 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR G. Bell M. Gubicza 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TOR F. McGriff M. Gubicza -3% 70% Walk; Mulliniks to 2B
b4 1-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TOR K. Gruber M. Gubicza 5% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb 3% 79% Walk
t5 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb 2% 81% Stillwell Steals 2B
t5 3-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb 6% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stillwell Scores
Frank Wills replaces Dave Stieb pitching
t5 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Brett F. Wills 3% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Seitzer to 2B
t5 4-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White F. Wills 0% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B
t5 4-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Tartabull F. Wills 0% 89% Intentional Walk
t5 4-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  R KCR P. Tabler F. Wills 4% 93% Walk; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
t5 5-1 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson F. Wills -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 2 123 5,(2-2)  R KCR J. Quirk F. Wills 3% 94% Wild Pitch; Brett Scores; Tartabull to 3B; Tabler to 2B
t5 6-1 2 -23 7,(3-2)  RR KCR J. Quirk F. Wills 4% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tartabull Scores; Tabler Scores
t5 8-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson F. Wills -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
b5 1-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  TOR J. Barfield M. Gubicza -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 1-8 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O TOR R. Ducey M. Gubicza 1% 98% Popfly: SS
b5 1-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR M. Lee M. Gubicza 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  TOR T. Fernandez M. Gubicza -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Barfield to 2B
b5 1-8 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez M. Gubicza 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Blue Jays' Frank Wills facing 2-3-4
t6 8-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell F. Wills -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
t6 8-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer F. Wills -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Brett F. Wills -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
b6 1-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR E. Whitt M. Gubicza 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks M. Gubicza 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR G. Bell M. Gubicza 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Blue Jays' Frank Wills facing 5-6-7
t7 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White F. Wills -0% 99% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t7 8-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull F. Wills -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR P. Tabler F. Wills 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t7 8-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Jackson F. Wills -0% 99% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
Brad Wellman replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 5th
b7 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR F. McGriff M. Gubicza 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR K. Gruber M. Gubicza -0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-8 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Barfield M. Gubicza 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-8 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O TOR R. Ducey M. Gubicza 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Blue Jays' Frank Wills facing 9-1-2
Rick Leach replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 5th
Nelson Liriano replaces Kelly Gruber playing 3B batting 6th
Lou Thornton replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
t8 8-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Quirk F. Wills 0% 100% Walk
t8 8-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR W. Wilson F. Wills 0% 100% Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Quirk Scores
t8 9-1 0 --3 8,(2-2)  RO KCR K. Stillwell F. Wills 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson Scores
t8 10-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer F. Wills -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 10-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R KCR G. Brett F. Wills 0% 100% Home Run
t8 11-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Wellman F. Wills 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Doug Bair replaces Frank Wills pitching
t8 11-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR D. Tartabull D. Bair 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wellman to 3B
t8 11-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O KCR P. Tabler D. Bair -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
Nick Capra replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
b8 1-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR M. Lee M. Gubicza 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez M. Gubicza 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR E. Whitt M. Gubicza 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-1, Blue Jays' Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
t9 11-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Bair 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 11-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Quirk D. Bair 0% 100% Lineout: P
t9 11-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR N. Capra D. Bair 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Royals' Steve Farr facing 3-4-5
Steve Farr replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
Bill Pecota replaces Jamie Quirk playing C batting 9th
b9 1-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR L. Thornton S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 1-11 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR R. Leach S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 1.

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  • 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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