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1
Monday, April 9, 2007 7:19PM
, Rogers Centre
Attendance: 50,125, Time of Game: 3:08
Royals
1
2-5
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
 at Blue Jays
9
4-2
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: A.J. Burnett (1-1)
L: Odalis Perez (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  2
Blue Jays       0  4  0   1  3  0   1  0  X    9 14  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .975 12 9 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 -0.7 2 0
Esteban German 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .455 1.084 15 7 -0.005 0.34 0.016 -0.021 0.3 1 1 SB
Mark Teahen RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .278 .980 16 10 -0.005 0.34 0.010 -0.016 -0.6 4 0
Mike Sweeney DH 2 0 2 0 1 0 .235 .585 14 7 0.069 0.57 0.069 0.000 1.4 HBP
Alex Gordon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .045 .170 14 8 -0.010 0.82 0.056 -0.066 -0.9 0 1 HBP
Emil Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .105 .308 19 11 -0.076 0.68 0.000 -0.076 -1.7 1 1
Ryan Shealy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .105 .385 19 12 0.045 0.64 0.060 -0.015 -0.0 4 2
John Buck C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 1.071 17 10 -0.155 0.70 0.003 -0.159 -0.9 10 0 HR,GDP
Tony Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .749 15 11 -0.034 0.32 0.000 -0.034 -0.8 2 3
Odalis Perez P
   Jason Standridge P
   Ryan Braun P
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Todd Wellemeyer P
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 8 .133 .511 141 85 -0.215 0.54 0.214 -0.431 -4.0 24 8
HR: J Buck (2, off A Burnett; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: A Gordon (2, by A Burnett); M Sweeney (1, by A Burnett).
TB: J Buck 4; M Sweeney 2; E German.
GIDP: J Buck (1).
RBI: J Buck (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Buck (2); A Gordon (2).
Outfield Assists: E Brown (V Wells at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: E German (1, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Reed Johnson LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .276 .758 23 15 0.053 0.73 0.085 -0.032 -0.2 1 0
Lyle Overbay 1B 5 0 1 3 0 2 .259 .741 17 12 0.120 0.60 0.144 -0.024 1.1 13 3 2B
Vernon Wells CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .333 1.037 14 10 0.038 0.30 0.052 -0.015 0.5 0 0 HR
   Matt Stairs RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 5 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Frank Thomas DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .842 19 11 0.002 0.35 0.019 -0.017 -0.4
   Jason Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.200 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Troy Glaus 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .353 1.006 24 11 -0.024 0.52 0.018 -0.042 0.2 0 2
Alexis Rios RF-CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .296 .704 8 7 -0.027 0.42 0.009 -0.036 0.6 2 0
Aaron Hill 2B 3 2 3 2 1 0 .348 1.032 16 10 0.059 0.31 0.059 0.000 3.5 0 2 2·2B
Gregg Zaun C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .211 .716 13 7 0.072 0.46 0.086 -0.014 -0.1 8 1 2B
Royce Clayton SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .929 18 12 -0.008 0.55 0.012 -0.020 -0.3 2 4 2B
A.J. Burnett P 1 1
   Scott Downs P
   Jeremy Accardo P
   Victor Zambrano P
Team Totals 37 9 14 8 3 9 .378 1.020 158 100 0.285 0.45 0.484 -0.200 4.6 27 13
2B: G Zaun (1, off O Perez); R Clayton (3, off R Braun); A Hill 2 (3, 1 off J Standridge, 1 off J Gobble); L Overbay (4, off O Perez).
HR: V Wells (2, off J Standridge; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: A Hill 5; V Wells 5; G Zaun 2; L Overbay 2; T Glaus 2; R Clayton 2; A Rios 2; F Thomas; R Johnson.
RBI: L Overbay 3 (4); A Hill 2 (6); R Johnson (7); G Zaun (4); V Wells (6).
2-out RBI: V Wells.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Overbay-R Clayton-L Overbay.

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
Odalis Perez, L (0-2) 1.1 7 4 4 1 1 0 10.80 11 50 31 22 4 5 2 6 4 1 24 -0.275 1.19 -3.6
Jason Standridge 2.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 13.50 14 53 33 19 4 10 5 5 2 0 1 0 -0.007 0.37 -1.7
Ryan Braun 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.00 7 31 16 6 2 8 1 3 1 0 2 2 -0.002 0.03 0.6
Jimmy Gobble 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 15 12 7 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.5
Todd Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.00 3 9 8 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 14 9 8 3 9 1 9.00 40 158 100 59 11 30 10 17 8 1 24 3 2 -0.285 0.54 -4.6
J Standridge faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

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
A.J. Burnett, W (1-1) 6.2 3 1 1 3 5 1 7.27 27 102 60 32 10 18 13 4 0 0 66 0.211 0.70 2.7
Scott Downs 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.1
Jeremy Accardo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 20 11 6 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.002 0.06 0.6
Victor Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 3 15 11 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 8 1 1.00 36 141 85 44 17 24 15 7 2 0 66 0 0 0.215 0.45 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: R Braun (1).
HBP: A Burnett 2 (2; A Gordon, M Sweeney).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 50,125.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Reed Johnson LF
2 Esteban German 2B 2 Lyle Overbay 1B
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 Vernon Wells CF
4 Mike Sweeney DH 4 Frank Thomas DH
5 Alex Gordon 3B 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Emil Brown LF 6 Alexis Rios RF
7 Ryan Shealy 1B 7 Aaron Hill 2B
8 John Buck C 8 Gregg Zaun C
9 Tony Pena SS 9 Royce Clayton SS
Odalis Perez P A.J. Burnett P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 123 6,(2-2)  OO KCR J. Buck A. Burnett 15% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b2 1-0 1 123 4,(0-2)  RRR TOR L. Overbay O. Perez 14% 88% Ground-rule Double; Zaun Scores; Clayton Scores; Johnson Scores
b2 0-0 1 123 6,(2-2)  R TOR R. Johnson O. Perez 9% 73% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Hill Scores; Zaun to 3B; Clayton to 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR G. Zaun O. Perez 8% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Hill to 3B
t2 0-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR R. Shealy A. Burnett -6% 40% Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Gordon to 2B

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, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Burnett 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. German A. Burnett 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Burnett 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR R. Johnson O. Perez -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR L. Overbay O. Perez -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR V. Wells O. Perez 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  TOR F. Thomas O. Perez 2% 54% Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS); Wells to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O TOR T. Glaus O. Perez -4% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wells out at Hm/LF-C; Thomas to 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Burnett -4% 46% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon A. Burnett -6% 41% Hit By Pitch; Sweeney to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 7,(3-2)  O KCR E. Brown A. Burnett 5% 46% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t2 0-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR R. Shealy A. Burnett -6% 40% Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Gordon to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 6,(2-2)  OO KCR J. Buck A. Burnett 15% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Rios O. Perez -2% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  TOR A. Hill O. Perez 3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR G. Zaun O. Perez 8% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Hill to 3B
b2 0-0 1 -23 9,(3-2)  TOR R. Clayton O. Perez 1% 65% Walk
b2 0-0 1 123 6,(2-2)  R TOR R. Johnson O. Perez 9% 73% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Hill Scores; Zaun to 3B; Clayton to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 4,(0-2)  RRR TOR L. Overbay O. Perez 14% 88% Ground-rule Double; Zaun Scores; Clayton Scores; Johnson Scores
Jason Standridge replaces Odalis Perez pitching
b2 4-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TOR V. Wells J. Standridge -1% 86% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b2 4-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TOR F. Thomas J. Standridge -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena A. Burnett 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t3 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Burnett 1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 0-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR E. German A. Burnett -1% 87% Walk
t3 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Teahen A. Burnett -1% 87% German Steals 2B
t3 0-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen A. Burnett -1% 86% Walk
t3 0-4 2 12- 5,(1-2)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Burnett -3% 83% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); German to 3B; Teahen to 2B
t3 0-4 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Burnett 6% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Jason Standridge facing 5-6-7
b3 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR T. Glaus J. Standridge 1% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 4-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Rios J. Standridge -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b3 4-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  TOR A. Hill J. Standridge 1% 90% Walk; Glaus to 2B
b3 4-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O TOR G. Zaun J. Standridge -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Glaus to 3B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O TOR R. Clayton J. Standridge -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 6-7-8
t4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown A. Burnett 2% 89% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Shealy A. Burnett 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Buck A. Burnett 1% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Jason Standridge facing 1-2-3
b4 4-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR R. Johnson J. Standridge -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR L. Overbay J. Standridge -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R TOR V. Wells J. Standridge 4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 5-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR F. Thomas J. Standridge -0% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 9-1-2
t5 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR T. Pena A. Burnett 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 0-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Burnett 1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t5 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. German A. Burnett 0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Jason Standridge facing 5-6-7
b5 5-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR T. Glaus J. Standridge 1% 96% Walk
b5 5-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR A. Rios J. Standridge 1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Glaus to 2B
b5 5-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R TOR A. Hill J. Standridge 2% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Glaus Scores; Rios to 3B
Ryan Braun replaces Jason Standridge pitching
b5 6-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  RO TOR G. Zaun R. Braun 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-2B-1B (2B-1B); Rios Scores; Hill to 3B
b5 7-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R TOR R. Clayton R. Braun 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Hill Scores/No RBI
b5 8-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  TOR R. Clayton R. Braun 0% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 8-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TOR R. Johnson R. Braun -0% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Clayton to 3B
b5 8-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TOR L. Overbay R. Braun -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 3-4-5
t6 0-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Burnett 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Burnett -0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t6 0-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Burnett 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t6 0-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR E. Brown A. Burnett -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Gordon to 2B
t6 0-8 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown A. Burnett 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Ryan Braun facing 3-4-5
b6 8-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR V. Wells R. Braun 0% 100% E2 on Foul Ball
b6 8-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR V. Wells R. Braun -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR F. Thomas R. Braun -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 8-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR T. Glaus R. Braun -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Blue Jays' A.J. Burnett facing 7-8-9
Alexis Rios moves from RF to CF
Matt Stairs replaces Vernon Wells (CF) playing RF batting 3rd
t7 0-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Shealy A. Burnett 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
t7 0-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Buck A. Burnett -0% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 1-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena A. Burnett 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Scott Downs replaces A.J. Burnett pitching
t7 1-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus S. Downs 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 6-7-8
Jimmy Gobble replaces Ryan Braun pitching
b7 8-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR A. Rios J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Rios to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b7 8-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TOR A. Hill J. Gobble 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rios Scores/unER
b7 9-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR G. Zaun J. Gobble -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 9-1 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O TOR R. Clayton J. Gobble -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TOR R. Johnson J. Gobble -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Blue Jays' Jeremy Accardo facing 2-3-4
Jeremy Accardo replaces Scott Downs pitching
t8 1-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR E. German J. Accardo -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 1-9 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Accardo 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-9 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney J. Accardo -0% 100% Walk; German to 2B
t8 1-9 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Accardo 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t8 1-9 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. Brown J. Accardo 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-1, Royals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
Todd Wellemeyer replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
b8 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR L. Overbay T. Wellemeyer -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 9-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR M. Stairs T. Wellemeyer 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
Jason Smith pinch hits for Frank Thomas (DH) batting 4th
b8 9-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Smith T. Wellemeyer -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 9.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Blue Jays' Victor Zambrano facing 7-8-9
Victor Zambrano replaces Jeremy Accardo pitching
t9 1-9 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR R. Shealy V. Zambrano 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-9 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck V. Zambrano 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena V. Zambrano 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 9.

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  • 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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