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4
Monday, June 8, 1998 7:40
, Turner Field
Attendance: 44,018, Time of Game: 2:54
Red Sox
6
35-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 11 GB
 at Braves
7
45-19
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Alan Embree (1-0)
L: John Wasdin (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  2  0   0  0  2    6 12  0
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  6    7 11  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .302 .797 20 12 0.031 0.54 0.080 -0.049 0.2 1 0 2B,CS
John Valentin 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 .251 .754 22 12 0.133 0.60 0.145 -0.012 1.7 2 3 2B
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .276 .785 15 9 -0.123 0.69 0.009 -0.133 -0.5 4 3 2B,GDP
Mo Vaughn 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .320 .977 17 7 0.004 0.67 0.053 -0.049 -0.3 6 3
Damon Buford CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .282 .836 17 10 0.085 0.72 0.108 -0.022 0.3 1 0 GDP
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .855 8 6 0.147 1.40 0.182 -0.035 1.4 3 0 SB
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 2 0 1 .250 .658 19 15 -0.004 1.19 0.031 -0.035 -0.6 4 0 SB
Mike Benjamin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .662 13 6 -0.042 0.85 0.012 -0.053 -0.6 3 3 IW
Derek Lowe P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 11 9 -0.085 1.05 0.000 -0.085 -0.9 1 1
   Ron Mahay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Corsi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Leyritz PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .918 3 1 0.010 0.15 0.010 0.000 0.6 2B
   Tom Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Wasdin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 12 6 5 4 .333 .859 145 87 0.156 0.82 0.630 -0.473 1.4 25 13
2B: N Garciaparra (8, off A Embree); D Lewis (12, off T Glavine); J Leyritz (5, off A Embree); J Valentin (18, off T Glavine).
IBB: M Benjamin (1, by T Glavine).
TB: J Valentin 4; D Lewis 4; T O'Leary 2; D Buford 2; J Leyritz 2; N Garciaparra 2.
GIDP: N Garciaparra (7); D Buford (1).
RBI: J Varitek 2 (13); J Valentin 2 (24); T O'Leary (31); N Garciaparra (36).
2-out RBI: T O'Leary.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Lowe-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.
Baserunning
SB: J Varitek (2, 2nd base off T Glavine/J Lopez); T O'Leary (1, 2nd base off T Glavine/J Lopez).
CS: D Lewis (6, 2nd base by A Embree/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Weiss SS 2 1 1 0 3 1 .335 .844 29 14 0.160 1.04 0.182 -0.022 1.8 5 7
Keith Lockhart 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .286 .770 18 12 -0.100 1.55 0.095 -0.195 -0.5 2 6 2B,GDP
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .326 1.016 19 8 -0.016 1.51 0.097 -0.114 -0.3 2 3
Andres Galarraga 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 .317 1.043 20 11 0.260 1.71 0.310 -0.051 1.6 9 0 2B,HBP
   Danny Bautista PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .677 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ryan Klesko LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .251 .773 13 9 0.289 2.36 0.406 -0.117 1.1 2 0
   Gerald Williams PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .721 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Javy Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .890 15 10 -0.140 1.66 0.000 -0.140 -1.4 5 1 SH
Michael Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .285 .882 18 8 -0.056 1.34 0.024 -0.080 -0.3 0 0 IW
Andruw Jones CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .823 12 10 0.235 1.44 0.305 -0.070 -0.5 2 0
Tom Glavine P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .291 5 1 0.033 0.73 0.044 -0.011 0.3 0 1
   Curtis Pride PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .725 1 1 -0.025 0.87 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Mike Cather P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alan Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ozzie Guillen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .181 .457 4 0 0.016 0.58 0.016 0.000 0.9
Team Totals 34 7 11 7 8 4 .324 .847 154 84 0.656 1.48 1.479 -0.825 2.3 27 19
2B: A Galarraga (12, off J Wasdin); K Lockhart (15, off D Lowe).
SH: J Lopez (1, off J Wasdin).
IBB: M Tucker (6, by J Wasdin).
HBP: A Galarraga (5, by D Lowe).
TB: R Klesko 3; K Lockhart 3; A Galarraga 2; A Jones 2; M Tucker; W Weiss; C Jones.
GIDP: K Lockhart (1).
RBI: R Klesko 2 (38); A Galarraga 2 (62); C Jones (50); K Lockhart (20); A Jones (36).
2-out RBI: R Klesko.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Lockhart-W Weiss-A Galarraga; C Jones-K Lockhart-A Galarraga.
E: J Lopez (2).

Boston Red Sox

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
Derek Lowe 6 5 1 1 4 2 0 4.09 27 89 48 30 9 9 14 6 2 0 56 0.227 1.30 2.1
Ron Mahay, H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.20 7 27 16 6 3 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.086 1.06 0.8
Jim Corsi, H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.022 0.75 0.2
Tom Gordon 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 2.20 4 23 10 4 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 -0.176 0.94 -3.0
John Wasdin, BS (1), L (3-3) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.82 5 14 9 6 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 -0.816 3.70 -2.4
Team Totals 8.1 11 7 7 8 4 0 7.56 44 154 84 47 15 22 17 14 8 0 56 3 2 -0.657 0.82 -2.3
T Gordon faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Atlanta Braves

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
Tom Glavine 6 8 4 4 4 2 0 2.37 29 103 62 34 8 20 16 7 4 0 38 -0.167 1.08 -0.9
Mike Cather 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.82 6 21 14 5 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.29 1.0
Alan Embree, W (1-0) 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 6 21 11 8 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 -0.026 0.16 -1.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 4 0 6.00 41 145 87 47 12 28 19 13 7 0 38 0 0 -0.156 1.48 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: T Gordon (4).
HBP: D Lowe (2; A Galarraga).
IBB: T Glavine (1; M Benjamin); J Wasdin (4; M Tucker).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 44,018.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Atlanta Braves
1 Darren Lewis RF 1 Walt Weiss SS
2 John Valentin 3B 2 Keith Lockhart 2B
3 Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Mo Vaughn 1B 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 Damon Buford CF 5 Ryan Klesko LF
6 Troy O'Leary LF 6 Javy Lopez C
7 Jason Varitek C 7 Michael Tucker RF
8 Mike Benjamin 2B 8 Andruw Jones CF
9 Derek Lowe P 9 Tom Glavine P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R ATL A. Jones J. Wasdin 29% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Williams Scores; Tucker to 2B
b9 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R ATL R. Klesko J. Wasdin 27% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bautista Scores
b9 3-6 0 12- 5,(1-2)  RR ATL A. Galarraga J. Wasdin 26% 45% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lockhart Scores; Jones Scores
t5 2-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine -10% 20% Double to CF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R ATL R. Klesko D. Lowe 9% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart Scores; Galarraga 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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis T. Glavine 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL W. Weiss D. Lowe -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL K. Lockhart D. Lowe 4% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Jones D. Lowe -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lockhart to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  ATL A. Galarraga D. Lowe 1% 55% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R ATL R. Klesko D. Lowe 9% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart Scores; Galarraga to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez D. Lowe -4% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine 2% 63% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Buford T. Glavine -3% 60% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine -7% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buford to 3B
t2 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Varitek T. Glavine -2% 51% O'Leary Steals 2B
t2 0-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO BOS J. Varitek T. Glavine 0% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Buford Scores; O'Leary to 3B
t2 1-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Benjamin T. Glavine 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Lowe -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL A. Jones D. Lowe -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Glavine D. Lowe -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lowe T. Glavine 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Lewis T. Glavine 2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine -1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 3% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL W. Weiss D. Lowe 4% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL K. Lockhart D. Lowe -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
b3 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL C. Jones D. Lowe 1% 53% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Galarraga D. Lowe -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine -4% 46% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Buford T. Glavine -7% 39% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Vaughn to 2B
t4 1-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine 3% 42% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Vaughn to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO BOS J. Varitek T. Glavine -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vaughn Scores
t4 2-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Benjamin T. Glavine -2% 39% Varitek Steals 2B; Varitek to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t4 2-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Benjamin T. Glavine -1% 38% Intentional Walk
t4 2-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lowe T. Glavine 5% 43% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL R. Klesko D. Lowe 5% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 1-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Lopez D. Lowe -5% 43% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Lowe -4% 39% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones D. Lowe -3% 36% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Lewis T. Glavine -7% 30% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 2-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine -10% 20% Double to CF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores
t5 3-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 5% 25% Fielder's Choice SS; Valentin out at 3B/SS-3B
t5 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine 2% 27% Groundout: 2B-3B/Forceout at 2B
t5 3-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Buford T. Glavine -2% 25% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vaughn to 2B
t5 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine -9% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Vaughn Scores; Buford to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek T. Glavine 3% 19% Groundout: P-2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL T. Glavine D. Lowe 4% 23% Walk
b5 1-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  ATL W. Weiss D. Lowe 7% 31% Walk; Glavine to 2B
b5 1-4 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O ATL K. Lockhart D. Lowe -7% 24% Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
b5 1-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O ATL C. Jones D. Lowe -5% 19% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Glavine to 3B
b5 1-4 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  ATL A. Galarraga D. Lowe 3% 23% Walk; Jones to 2B
b5 1-4 2 123 4,(2-1)  O ATL R. Klesko D. Lowe -9% 14% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
t6 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin T. Glavine 1% 15% Flyball: CF
t6 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Lowe T. Glavine 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Lewis T. Glavine -1% 15% Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t6 4-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
b6 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Lopez D. Lowe -3% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Lowe -2% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL A. Jones D. Lowe 1% 13% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Tom Glavine (P) batting 9th
b6 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Pride D. Lowe -3% 11% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Mike Cather facing 3-4-5
Mike Cather replaces Curtis Pride (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Cather 1% 11% Foul Popfly: C
t7 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Vaughn M. Cather -1% 11% Walk
t7 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS D. Buford M. Cather 2% 13% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
Ron Mahay replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL W. Weiss R. Mahay 5% 18% Walk
b7 1-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart R. Mahay -5% 13% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O ATL C. Jones R. Mahay -4% 10% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b7 1-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Galarraga R. Mahay -2% 7% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Mike Cather facing 6-7-8
t8 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Cather 1% 8% Lineout: LF
t8 4-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Cather 1% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin M. Cather 0% 9% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Ron Mahay facing 5-6-7
b8 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL R. Klesko R. Mahay -3% 6% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 1-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez R. Mahay -2% 4% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Tucker R. Mahay 1% 6% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
Jim Corsi replaces Ron Mahay pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Jones J. Corsi -2% 3% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
Alan Embree replaces Mike Cather pitching and batting 9th
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Jim Corsi (P) batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Leyritz A. Embree -1% 2% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t9 4-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Lewis A. Embree -1% 2% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Leyritz to 3B
t9 4-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Embree 1% 2% Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 4-1 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R BOS J. Valentin A. Embree -1% 1% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Leyritz Scores
t9 5-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra A. Embree -1% 1% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Valentin Scores
t9 6-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn A. Embree 0% 1% Fielder's Choice P; Garciaparra out at 2B/P-3B-SS
t9 6-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Buford A. Embree 0% 1% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
Tom Gordon replaces Jim Leyritz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ozzie Guillen pinch hits for Alan Embree (P) batting 9th
b9 1-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL O. Guillen T. Gordon 1% 2% Walk
b9 1-6 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  ATL W. Weiss T. Gordon 2% 4% Walk; Guillen to 2B
b9 1-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  ATL K. Lockhart T. Gordon 1% 5% Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B; Weiss to 2B
b9 1-6 0 -23 7,(3-2)  R ATL K. Lockhart T. Gordon 6% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Guillen Scores; Weiss to 3B
b9 2-6 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  R ATL C. Jones T. Gordon 8% 18% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Weiss Scores; Lockhart to 2B
John Wasdin replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-6 0 12- 5,(1-2)  RR ATL A. Galarraga J. Wasdin 26% 45% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lockhart Scores; Jones Scores
Danny Bautista pinch runs for Andres Galarraga (1B) batting 4th
b9 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R ATL R. Klesko J. Wasdin 27% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bautista Scores
Gerald Williams pinch runs for Ryan Klesko (LF) batting 5th
b9 6-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Lopez J. Wasdin -1% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Williams to 2B
b9 6-6 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL M. Tucker J. Wasdin 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b9 6-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R ATL A. Jones J. Wasdin 29% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Williams Scores; Tucker to 2B
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Braves 7.

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