September 22, 2002 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 13
@BAL 2 CHW 8
MIN 2 NYY 4
@DET 3 CLE 6
@KCR 5 OAK 7
TEX 5 SEA 3
ANA 2 TOR 12
@TBD 6 ATL 4
FLA 1 PHI 4
@CIN 3 COL 11
ARI 7 SFG 3
@MIL 1 MON 5
@NYM 1 PIT 5
CHC 4 LAD 4
@SDP 3 STL 7
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 30,573

Sunday, September 22, 2002
Time of Game: 3:11

Red Sox

89-66

Won 3

2nd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  2  0   0  0  0   5  1  4   13 14  0
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0

W: P Martinez (20-4), L: S Ponson (7-8)

Orioles

67-88

Lost 5

4th, 31 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   3   2   3    1   0  .286  .808   16    4   0   2·HR
  T Clark PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .559    4    1   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              5   0   2   2    0   1  .296  .790   14    0   0   2B
  K Brown C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
N Garciaparra SS              5   2   2   1    0   0  .314  .888   12    1   0   HR,2B
  L Merloni 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .744         1   1   
M Ramirez DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .346 1.093   13    0   0   
  S Andrews PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    6    0   1   
C Floyd LF                    4   1   1   2    1   2  .291  .929   20    2   0   HR
  B Agbayani PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .221  .629         0   0   
B Daubach 1B-RF               4   1   0   0    1   1  .261  .802   26    2   0   
J Varitek C                   5   1   2   0    0   3  .264  .715   21   11   0   
  W Banks P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Nixon RF-CF                 4   2   2   4    1   2  .257  .815   20    1   0   HR
R Sanchez 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .664   10    3   0   SH
  F Sanchez PH-SS             0   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    4    0   0   

P Martinez P                                                             0   1
  R Arrojo P                                                             0   0
  W Gomes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40  13  14  13    5  10              166   27   3

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra (55, off S Bechler); S Hillenbrand (42, off S Ponson).

HR: N Garciaparra (23, off S Ponson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Floyd (28, off B Ryan; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); J Damon 2 (14, off E DuBose, off S Ponson; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); T Nixon (24, off S Bechler; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: R Sanchez (5, off S Ponson).

TB: J Damon 8; N Garciaparra 6; T Nixon 5; C Floyd 4; S Hillenbrand 3; M Ramirez 2; J Varitek 2; R Sanchez.

RBI: T Nixon 4 (90); J Damon 3 (62); S Hillenbrand 2 (80); C Floyd 2 (76); N Garciaparra (115); M Ramirez (104).

2-out RBI: T Nixon 4; S Hillenbrand 2; J Damon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Andrews-L Merloni-T Clark.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .270  .712   14    1   2   2B
  E Rogers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   GDP
C Singleton CF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .720   15    0   0   2B
J Conine DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .760   13    0   0   
T Batista 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .252  .793   23    1   4   
J Gibbons RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .768   20    1   0   
M Mora LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .752   25    4   0   
C Richard 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .671   23   10   0   
G Gil C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .641    9    8   0   
  R Casanova C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .497    6    2   0   
L Lopez SS                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .188  .516   27    0   2   

S Ponson P                                                               0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
  E DuBose P                                                             0   0
  S Bechler P                                                            0   0
  T Driskill P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2    2  11              181   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Singleton (29, off P Martinez); J Hairston (25, off P Martinez).

TB: C Singleton 3; J Hairston 3; J Conine 2; L Lopez; T Batista; G Gil.

GIDP: E Rogers (1).

RBI: T Batista (86); C Singleton (49).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

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, W (20-4)           6     7   2   2    1   6   0   2.26   26  115-78   51·13·14    5·10· 4· 0     55    -     1.37   0.19
R Arrojo                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.98    5   30-17   11· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.01
W Gomes                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.91    3   13-9     4· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
W Banks                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.41    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2  11   0          37  174-114  71·16·27    7·12· 5· 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
S Ponson, L (7-8)              6.1  10   7   7    2   6   2   4.15   31  110-74   47·14·13   11· 5· 5· 2     29    -     1.06  -0.25
B Ryan                         0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.53    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.14  -0.04
E DuBose                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    4   13-9     4· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
S Bechler                      0.2   2   4   4    2   1   1  13.50    6   26-13    9· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
T Driskill                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.76    2    8-4     1· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  13  13    5  10   5          46  166-106  64·21·21   13· 6· 7· 5          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: P Martinez (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Brian Runge.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 30,573.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. J Hairston           2B 
2. S Hillenbrand        3B    2. C Singleton          CF 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. J Conine             DH 
4. M Ramirez            DH    4. T Batista            3B 
5. C Floyd              LF    5. J Gibbons            RF 
6. B Daubach            1B    6. M Mora               LF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. C Richard            1B 
8. T Nixon              RF    8. G Gil                C  
9. R Sanchez            2B    9. L Lopez              SS 

   P Martinez           P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  2-1  -23  3   18%  59% S Hillenbrand   S Ponson        Double to RF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores; Nixon Scores
   t 7   0  2-3  1--  3   16%  89% J Damon         S Ponson        Home Run (CF-RF); Sanchez Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  -2-  2  -10%  39% C Singleton     P Martinez      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hairston Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  6    9%  63% M Ramirez       S Ponson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Hillenbrand to 2B
   b 5   2  3-2  -23  7    9%  66% J Gibbons       P Martinez      Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Damon         Walk
          1--  3   59%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  N Garciaparra   Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      12-  6   63%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Hillenbrand to 2B
   O      12-  5   59%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  9   55%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   49%  J Hairston      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   R      -2-  2   39%  C Singleton     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hairston Scores
          -2-  5   33%  J Conine        Single to LF (Line Drive); Singleton to 3B
   R      1-3  5   28%  T Batista       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Singleton Scores; Conine to 2B
   O      12-  6   32%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   36%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   40%  C Richard       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   44%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   50%  T Nixon         Walk; Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Varitek to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   O      -23  3   41%  J Damon         Popfly: 3B
   RR     -23  3   59%  S Hillenbrand   Double to RF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores; Nixon Scores
   O      -2-  2   56%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   52%  G Gil           Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      49%  L Lopez         Wild Pitch; Gil to 2B
   O      -2-  8   54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   58%  J Hairston      Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      -2-  1   61%  C Singleton     Foul Flyball: 2B (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   59%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  C Floyd         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   56%  B Daubach       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   59%  J Conine        Popfly: SS
          ---  7   56%  T Batista       Walk
   O      1--  3   59%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-- 10   62%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   60%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   62%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   60%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   57%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   60%  C Richard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  G Gil           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   64%  L Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   61%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   58%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   53%  J Hairston      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   58%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   53%  J Conine        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hairston to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  T Batista       Flyball: LF; Hairston to 3B; Conine to 2B
   O      -23  7   66%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  B Daubach       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   63%  J Varitek       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   60%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  M Mora          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  8   67%  C Richard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   69%  G Gil           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   73%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   RR     1--  3   89%  J Damon         Home Run (CF-RF); Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  2   88%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   94%  N Garciaparra   Home Run
          ---  5   94%  M Ramirez       Single (Ground Ball)
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   RR     1--  3   98%  C Floyd         Home Run (CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  B Daubach       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Rolando Arrojo facing 9-1-2
                  Rolando Arrojo replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
          ---  4   97%  L Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  9   98%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   97%  C Singleton     Single (Ground Ball); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  6   99%  T Batista       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Eric DuBose facing 8-9-1
                  Eric DuBose replaces B.J. Ryan pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  T Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3  100%  J Damon         Home Run
   O      ---  3   99%  S Hillenbrand   Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Wayne Gomes facing 5-6-7
                  Wayne Gomes replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gibbons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Mora          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  C Richard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Bechler facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Bechler replaces Eric DuBose pitching; Raul Casanova replaces Geronimo Gil playing C batting 8th
          ---  1  100%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Shane Andrews pinch hits for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
   O      -2-  6  100%  S Andrews       Groundout: 2B-1B; Garciaparra to 3B
          --3  7  100%  C Floyd         Walk
                  Benny Agbayani pinch runs for Cliff Floyd batting 5th
          1-3  6  100%  B Daubach       Walk; Agbayani to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  2  100%  T Nixon         Home Run; Garciaparra Scores; Agbayani Scores; Daubach Scores
                  Travis Driskill replaces Steve Bechler pitching; Freddy Sanchez pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  F Sanchez       Walk
                  Tony Clark pinch hits for Johnny Damon batting 1st
   O      1--  4  100%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 13, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-13, Willie Banks facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Banks replaces Jason Varitek pitching and batting 7th; Kevin Brown replaces Shea Hillenbrand playing C batting 2nd; Tony Clark moves to 1B; Lou Merloni replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing 2B batting 3rd; Shane Andrews moves to 3B (team loses DH); Freddy Sanchez moves to SS; Benny Agbayani moves to LF; Trot Nixon moves to CF; Brian Daubach moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  L Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Eddie Rogers pinch hits for Jerry Hairston batting 1st
   OO     1--  6  100%  E Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 13, Orioles 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL200209220

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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