April 13, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 9
@BAL 3 BOS 6
MIL 3 CAL 5
CHW 2 CLE 6
MIN 3 OAK 12
@SEA 7 NYY 5
@TOR 1 HOU 4
@ATL 0 PIT 7
PHI 0 LAD 4
@SDP 3 SFG 5
CIN 4
(11) STL 4
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 14,114

Wednesday, April 13, 1988, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:52

Brewers

2-5

Lost 5

6th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  4  0   0  2  X    6 12  0

W: O Boyd (2-0), L: J Nieves (0-2), S: L Smith (4)

Red Sox

5-3

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .892   14    0   0   
R Yount CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .836   15    2   0   CS
G Braggs RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .691   17    4   0   
G Brock 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .685   13    5   1   
R Deer LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .194  .742   13    2   0   HR
E Riles 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .714   21    1   0   
B Schroeder C                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .125  .347   14    9   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .222  .485   11    0   2   
D Sveum SS                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .694   16    1   1   

J Nieves P                                                               0   1
  D Stapleton P                                                          0   1
  C Crim P                                                               0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   2    3   9              134   24   6

BATTING

HR: R Deer (3, off O Boyd; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Deer 4; J Gantner 2; R Yount; D Sveum; E Riles.

RBI: R Deer (6); D Sveum (4).

2-out RBI: D Sveum.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Gantner-D Sveum-G Brock.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Yount (1, 2nd base by O Boyd/J Marzano).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    5   2   3   2    0   2  .556 1.445   22    1   0   HR,SB
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .270  .594   22    3   1   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   3  .419 1.081   30    2   1   
J Rice DH                     4   0   1   1    1   1  .212  .471   25    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                2   0   0   1    1   0  .391 1.098   18    2   0   HBP
D Evans 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .357  .853   15    7   0   
T Benzinger RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    9    2   0   GDP
J Marzano C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .077  .297   10    9   1   2B
S Owen SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .485   11    1   3   

O Boyd P                                                                 0   0
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   6  12   6    4   7              162   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Marzano (1, off J Nieves).

HR: E Burks (1, off D Plesac; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: M Greenwell (4, by D Stapleton).

TB: E Burks 6; J Marzano 2; D Evans 2; M Barrett 2; J Rice; T Benzinger; W Boggs; S Owen.

GIDP: T Benzinger (1).

RBI: E Burks 2 (2); M Barrett (5); M Greenwell (2); J Rice (4); D Evans (4).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Burks (1, 2nd base off J Nieves/B Schroeder).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Nieves, L (0-2)              4.1   6   4   4    3   4   0   9.72   22   78-50   27· 6·17    6· 8· 1· 0     36    -     1.40  -0.16
D Stapleton                    1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   36-23   12· 4· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.88  -0.05
C Crim                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0  15.43    4   12-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.02   0.04
D Plesac                       1     3   2   2    0   1   1   6.75    6   24-18   13· 1· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.10
Totals                         8    12   6   6    4   7   1          40  150-98   56·11·31   12·11· 5· 0          3-2

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
O Boyd, W (2-0)                6.2   5   3   3    2   4   1   2.13   26   96-57   38· 7·12    9· 6· 5· 0     54    -     0.89   0.18
W Gardner, H (2)               1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    6   20-14    5· 4· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    2.43   0.01
L Smith, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   13-9     0· 4· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   9   1          35  129-80   43·15·22   10· 8· 5· 0          2-2

Balks: D Plesac (2).

WP: D Plesac (1); W Gardner (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Stapleton (1; M Greenwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 14,114.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 40° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Molitor            DH    1. E Burks              CF 
2. R Yount              CF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. G Braggs             RF    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. G Brock              1B    4. J Rice               DH 
5. R Deer               LF    5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. E Riles              3B    6. D Evans              1B 
7. B Schroeder          C     7. T Benzinger          RF 
8. J Gantner            2B    8. J Marzano            C  
9. D Sveum              SS    9. S Owen               SS 

   J Nieves             P        O Boyd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  1-3  5   14%  66% M Barrett       J Nieves        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Marzano Scores; Burks to 3B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  3  -14%  36% R Deer          O Boyd          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  1-1  123  7   11%  80% J Rice          J Nieves        Walk; Burks Scores; Barrett to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   b 7   1  3-4  1-3  2  -10%  74% T Benzinger     C Crim          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  68% T Benzinger     J Nieves        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Evans to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   50%  R Yount         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      54%  G Braggs        Yount Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  E Burks         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  W Boggs         Burks Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   53%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  1   55%  J Rice          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Burks to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   54%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   55%  B Schroeder     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   59%  D Evans         Walk
          1--  1   68%  T Benzinger     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3  2   62%  J Marzano       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1-3  3   55%  S Owen          Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  R Yount         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   55%  G Braggs        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   56%  G Brock         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  D Evans         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   50%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   36%  R Deer          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   32%  E Riles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   36%  B Schroeder     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          1--  1   32%  J Gantner       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Riles to 2B
   O      12-  7   37%  D Sveum         Lineout: LF
   O      12-  6   42%  P Molitor       Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Nieves facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   51%  J Marzano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   44%  S Owen          Flyball: RF
          -2-  1   51%  E Burks         Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B); Marzano to 3B
   R      1-3  5   66%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Marzano Scores; Burks to 3B
          1-3  6   69%  W Boggs         Walk; Barrett to 2B
   R      123  7   80%  J Rice          Walk; Burks Scores; Barrett to 3B; Boggs to 2B
                  Dave Stapleton replaces Juan Nieves pitching
   R      123  4   87%  M Greenwell     Hit By Pitch; Barrett Scores; Boggs to 3B; Rice to 2B
   R      123  4   92%  D Evans         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Boggs Scores; Rice to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      123  4   89%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Greenwell to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123  4   86%  J Marzano       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   89%  R Yount         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   90%  G Braggs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  G Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Stapleton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   90%  S Owen          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   90%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   90%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   89%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   92%  R Deer          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   93%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   92%  B Schroeder     Walk
          1--  3   90%  J Gantner       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Schroeder to 2B
                  Wes Gardner replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
   R      12-  2   82%  D Sveum         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Schroeder Scores; Gantner to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  P Molitor       Wild Pitch; Gantner Scores; Sveum to 2B
   O      -2-  2   79%  " "             Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chuck Crim facing 4-5-6
                  Chuck Crim replaces Dave Stapleton pitching
   O      ---  2   77%  J Rice          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   79%  M Greenwell     Walk
          1--  2   85%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Greenwell to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   74%  T Benzinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-4, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   66%  R Yount         Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   81%  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   87%  R Deer          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Plesac facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Plesac replaces Chuck Crim pitching
   O      ---  1   85%  J Marzano       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   87%  S Owen          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      88%  E Burks         Balk; Owen to 2B
   RR     -2-  4   97%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Owen Scores
   O      ---  5   97%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   97%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      97%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Boggs to 2B
   O      -2-  9   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-6, Lee Smith facing 6-7-8
                  Lee Smith replaces Wes Gardner pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  B Schroeder     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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