September 18, 1990 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
BOS 1 DET 3
@CAL 2 CLE 8
MIL 3 MIN 10
KCR 4 CHW 8
@OAK 2 SEA 7
TEX 3 TOR 3
NYY 2 LAD 6
@ATL 2 CHC 8
PIT 5 SFG 5
@CIN 3 SDP 8
@HOU 1 MON 4
@NYM 3 PHI 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 23,308

Tuesday, September 18, 1990, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:58

Red Sox

81-68

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  X    4  6  1

W: J Mesa (2-2), L: T Bolton (9-4), S: G Olson (32)

Orioles

66-81

Won 1

6th, 14 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .768   17    4   2   2B
C Quintana 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .764   16    5   0   
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .312  .822   29    0   0   
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .848   11    3   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .757   12    6   0   GDP
D Evans DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .753   16    0   0   
K Romine RF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .704   12    2   0   SB
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .484    9    0   0   
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .657   22    4   0   IW
L Rivera SS                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .229  .639   19    0   4   

T Bolton P                                                               0   0
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   4              163   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Reed (43, off J Mesa).

IBB: T Pena (3, by J Mesa).

TB: J Reed 2; D Evans; W Boggs; E Burks.

GIDP: M Greenwell (16).

RBI: W Boggs (60).

2-out RBI: W Boggs.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Quintana (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Romine (4, 2nd base off J Mesa/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .659   18    3   0   
D Gallagher LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .601   11    1   0   
  B Anderson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .676    5    0   0   
L Gomez 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833   18    0   3   
C Ripken SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .752   11    1   3   
C Worthington DH              2   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .647   13    0   0   
  S Horn PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .830    3    0   0   2B
C Hoiles C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .132  .401   13    5   0   
M Devereaux CF                3   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .664   16    3   0   
D Segui 1B                    2   1   1   3    1   1  .247  .709   11   11   1   HR
B Ripken 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .704   12    2   4   2B

J Mesa P                                                                 1   3
  C Schilling P                                                          0   0
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3   4              131   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Ripken (21, off T Bolton); S Horn (12, off J Reardon).

HR: D Segui (2, off T Bolton; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Segui 4; B Ripken 2; S Horn 2; C Hoiles; C Ripken; M Devereaux.

RBI: D Segui 3 (14); M Devereaux (41).

2-out RBI: D Segui 3; M Devereaux.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mesa-C Ripken-D Segui.

E: L Gomez (3).

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
T Bolton, L (9-4)              6.2   5   4   4    2   4   1   3.43   27  103-63   35· 4·24    6·10· 5· 0     50    -     1.20  -0.24
W Gardner                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.36   0.01
J Reardon                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    5   20-9     6· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   4    3   4   1          33  127-74   42· 4·28    8·12· 6· 0          1-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Mesa, W (2-2)                7     3   1   1    3   3   0   4.22   27  124-81   57· 6·18   12· 7· 2· 0     67    -     0.98   0.21
C Schilling, H (5)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.27    3   18-10    7· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
G Olson, S (32)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    4   17-11    7· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.03
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   4   0          34  159-102  71· 7·24   14·10· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Mesa (1; T Pena).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 23,308.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Reed               2B    1. S Finley             RF 
2. C Quintana           1B    2. D Gallagher          LF 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. L Gomez              3B 
4. E Burks              CF    4. C Ripken             SS 
5. M Greenwell          LF    5. C Worthington        DH 
6. D Evans              DH    6. C Hoiles             C  
7. K Romine             RF    7. M Devereaux          CF 
8. T Pena               C     8. D Segui              1B 
9. L Rivera             SS    9. B Ripken             2B 

   T Bolton             P        J Mesa               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  12-  2   37%  94% D Segui         T Bolton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hoiles Scores; Devereaux Scores
   b 7   2  1-0  12-  2   24%  57% M Devereaux     T Bolton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ripken Scores; Hoiles to 2B
   t 6   2  0-0  -2-  7  -16%  36% W Boggs         J Mesa          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reed Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  3    8%  54% M Greenwell     J Mesa          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 6   1  0-0  ---  4   -6%  47% J Reed          J Mesa          Double to 3B (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  C Quintana      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      --- 10   55%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  S Finley        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   51%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---      51%  L Gomez         E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  E Burks         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   54%  M Greenwell     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   55%  C Worthington   Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  C Hoiles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  7   50%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   52%  K Romine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   53%  L Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  J Reed          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   59%  D Segui         Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   53%  S Finley        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  6   50%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  C Quintana      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
          ---  3   53%  E Burks         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   56%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  L Gomez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   51%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  C Worthington   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   55%  K Romine        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   56%  T Pena          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bolton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  C Hoiles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   51%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  D Segui         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mesa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  J Reed          Double to 3B (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   52%  C Quintana      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  7   36%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reed Scores
   O      1--  3   38%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Bolton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   34%  B Ripken        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   31%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   30%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Mesa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   32%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   34%  D Evans         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   32%  K Romine        Walk
          1--      31%  T Pena          Romine Steals 2B
          -2- 10   30%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   35%  L Rivera        Foul Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Bolton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   30%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   35%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   29%  C Worthington   Lineout: 2B
          1--  2   34%  C Hoiles        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ripken to 2B
   R      12-  2   57%  M Devereaux     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ripken Scores; Hoiles to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   94%  D Segui         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hoiles Scores; Devereaux Scores
          ---  5   94%  B Ripken        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Wes Gardner replaces Tom Bolton pitching
   O      -2-  4   94%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Schilling replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  J Reed          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   97%  C Quintana      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   98%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Reardon facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Wes Gardner pitching; Brady Anderson pinch hits for Dave Gallagher batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   97%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  L Gomez         Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Sam Horn pinch hits for Craig Worthington batting 5th
          1--  3   98%  S Horn          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gomez to 3B
   O      -23  3   97%  C Hoiles        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Gregg Olson facing 4-5-6
                  Gregg Olson replaces Curt Schilling pitching; Brady Anderson moves to LF
   O      ---  1   99%  E Burks         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   99%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Kevin Romine batting 7th
          1--      99%  D Heep          Defensive Indifference; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL199009180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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