April 6, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
BOS 1
(11) CHW 5
TEX 4 CLE 6
@OAK 5 SEA 8
NYY 0 CHC 3
MON 2 MIL 8
@FLA 5 HOU 13
COL 4 PIT 4
@NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 21,352

Monday, April 6, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:17

Red Sox

3-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0    1  5  1
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    2  9  1

W: M Holtz (1-0), L: T Gordon (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Angels

3-3

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              5   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .810   12    4   2   SB
J Valentin 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .500   18    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .423 1.214   18    7   0   
J Leyritz DH                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .618   20    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .143  .343   16    9   2   
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .555   11    2   0   CS
  T O'Leary PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .431    9    0   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .946   13    3   2   
M Cummings RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .600   12    2   0   2B
D Lewis LF                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .586    9    3   0   SB
  S Hatteberg PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.189    5    0   0   HBP
  D Bragg PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .666         1   0   

P Martinez P                                                             0   2
  S Avery P                                                              0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   1   5   1    2  13              143   31   8

BATTING

2B: M Cummings (1, off T Percival).

HBP: S Hatteberg (1, by T Percival).

TB: M Cummings 2; M Vaughn; N Garciaparra; J Leyritz; D Lewis.

RBI: M Vaughn (8).

2-out RBI: M Vaughn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Benjamin-N Garciaparra.

E: N Garciaparra (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Garciaparra (1, 2nd base off C Finley/M Walbeck); D Lewis (1, 2nd base off C Finley/M Walbeck).

CS: D Buford (1, 2nd base by C Finley/M Walbeck).

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .654   12   12   2   
D Hollins 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .227  .701   12    0   2   2B
T Salmon RF                   4   0   0   0    1   3  .227  .865   22    2   0   
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .619   17    1   0   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .703   22    0   0   
G Anderson LF                 3   1   0   0    2   0  .304  .795   19    2   0   
C Shipley 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .666   12    1   3   
  C Garcia PR-2B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    6    0   0   
M Walbeck C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .813   18   12   2   SH
G DiSarcina SS                3   0   1   0    0   2  .368  .926    9    1   4   HBP

C Finley P                                                               2   1
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
  M Holtz P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   2   9   2    4  10              149   33  15

BATTING

2B: D Hollins (1, off P Martinez).

SH: M Walbeck (1, off D Eckersley).

HBP: G DiSarcina (1, by D Eckersley).

TB: D Hollins 3; C Shipley 2; C Garcia; G DiSarcina; D Erstad; J Edmonds; M Walbeck.

RBI: J Edmonds (4); M Walbeck (4).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Walbeck (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: G Anderson (1st base by P Martinez).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez                     7     7   1   1    3   9   0   0.64   30  109-69   36·18·15    4· 6· 8· 0     65    -     1.18   0.33
S Avery                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3    5-5     2· 3· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.12
D Eckersley                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    4    5-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.22   0.15
T Gordon, L (0-1)              1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.93    7   30-18   14· 1· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.55  -0.20
Totals                        10.1   9   2   2    4  10   0          44  149-96   55·22·19    8·11·10· 0           -

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley                       9     4   1   1    2  10   0   1.13   32  102-65   36·11·20   13· 3· 4· 0     83    -     1.29   0.60
T Percival                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5   25-18    9· 6· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.15
M Holtz, W (1-0)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
Totals                        11     5   1   1    2  13   0          40  137-89   48·19·24   14· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: P Martinez (1; G Anderson, 1st base).

HBP: D Eckersley (1; G DiSarcina); T Percival (1; S Hatteberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 21,352.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Anaheim Angels                       
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. D Erstad             1B 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. D Hollins            3B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. T Salmon             RF 
4. J Leyritz            DH    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. J Varitek            C     5. C Fielder            DH 
6. D Buford             CF    6. G Anderson           LF 
7. M Benjamin           2B    7. C Shipley            2B 
8. M Cummings           RF    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. D Lewis              LF    9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   P Martinez           P        C Finley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  1-1  12-  2  -22%  50% D Erstad        D Eckersley     Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b11   1  1-1  1--  6   18%  83% C Garcia        T Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Anderson to 3B
   b11   1  1-1  1-3  5   17% 100% M Walbeck       T Gordon        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Anderson Scores; Garcia to 2B
   t 6   2  1-0  --3  4  -13%  54% M Vaughn        C Finley        Single to LF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores
   t10   2  1-1  12-  3   12%  65% N Garciaparra   T Percival      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   54%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Erstad        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   57%  D Hollins       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  6   53%  T Salmon        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  5   62%  J Edmonds       Single to LF (Line Drive); Hollins Scores
          1--  4   63%  C Fielder       Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  G Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   56%  J Leyritz       Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   63%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   65%  M Benjamin      Buford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   68%  C Shipley       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   65%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   63%  G DiSarcina     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   60%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   63%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   64%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  1   66%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   64%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   63%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  J Edmonds       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   65%  J Leyritz       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   68%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   64%  G Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   65%  C Shipley       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   63%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   66%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   70%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   68%  G DiSarcina     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   70%  D Erstad        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   73%  D Hollins       Single to CF (Line Drive); Erstad to 2B
          12-  5   79%  T Salmon        Walk; Erstad to 3B; Hollins to 2B
   O      123  2   72%  J Edmonds       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      123  5   65%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   59%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   64%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          1--      58%  J Valentin      Lewis Steals 2B; Lewis to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  6   67%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  4   54%  M Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores
   O      1--  9   58%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   63%  G Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      54%  C Shipley       Anderson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Walbeck       Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   59%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   65%  G DiSarcina     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   59%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   56%  D Hollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Erstad to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   55%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   59%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   56%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      54%  J Valentin      Garciaparra Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Avery replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
   O      ---  1   57%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   53%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  G Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  M Vaughn        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   61%  J Leyritz       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Steve Avery pitching
          ---  1   72%  C Shipley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Carlos Garcia pinch runs for Craig Shipley batting 7th
   O      1--  1   71%  M Walbeck       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Garcia to 2B
          -2-  1   72%  G DiSarcina     Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  2   50%  D Erstad        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Troy Percival facing 6-7-8
                  Troy Percival replaces Chuck Finley pitching; Carlos Garcia moves to 2B; Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Damon Buford batting 6th
   O      ---  9   56%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   54%  M Cummings      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Darren Lewis batting 9th
          -2-  5   53%  S Hatteberg     Hit By Pitch
                  Darren Bragg pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg batting 9th
   O      12-  3   65%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Gordon replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching; Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Darren Bragg moves to CF
   O      ---  2   59%  D Hollins       Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   54%  T Salmon        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Holtz facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Holtz replaces Troy Percival pitching
   O      ---  2   56%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   61%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  J Leyritz       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   59%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   65%  G Anderson      Walk
          1--  6   83%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Anderson to 3B
   R      1-3  5  100%  M Walbeck       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Anderson Scores; Garcia to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA199804060

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation