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Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
7
TEX
@CAL		2
7
BAL
@DET		7
8
CHW
@MIN		4
5
KCR
@OAK		3
0
MIL
@SEA		5
1
CLE
@TOR		3
4		 
(10)
STL
@CHC		3
0
LAD
@CIN		0
1
SFG
@HOU		5
4
MON
@NYM		3
4
PIT
@PHI		7
5
Friday, September 16, 1988 7:37
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 35,226, Time of Game: 2:59
Yankees
4
78-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Red Sox
7
83-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Wes Gardner (8-4)
L: Steve Shields (4-5)
S: Lee Smith (27)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  8  0
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  5  0   0  0  X    7  9  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .295 .772 21 14 0.005 1.04 0.081 -0.076 -0.1 2 0 SB
Claudell Washington CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .324 .809 16 12 0.054 0.97 0.133 -0.079 0.9 2 0 2B
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .306 .796 12 8 0.021 0.89 0.080 -0.059 0.2 10 1 2B
Dave Winfield RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .335 .967 13 9 -0.069 0.79 0.031 -0.100 0.3 0 0 2B,GDP
Jack Clark DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .810 9 5 -0.020 0.56 0.019 -0.039 -0.5
Mike Pagliarulo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .215 .637 12 7 -0.053 0.78 0.015 -0.068 -0.8 4 2
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .667 15 9 -0.008 0.62 0.038 -0.046 -0.2 4 4
Joel Skinner C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .223 .588 11 9 -0.042 0.54 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 2 0
   Hal Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 6 4 -0.032 1.55 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
Rafael Santana SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 .240 .586 15 8 -0.034 0.71 0.013 -0.047 -0.0 0 5
   Ken Phelps PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .947 6 2 0.042 0.99 0.042 0.000 0.2
   Randy Velarde PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .607 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Al Leiter P
   Steve Shields P 1
   Dale Mohorcic P
   Lee Guetterman P
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 8 .235 .639 136 87 -0.136 0.82 0.452 -0.588 -0.6 24 13
2B: D Winfield (36, off D Lamp); D Mattingly (35, off W Gardner); C Washington (19, off W Gardner).
TB: D Mattingly 3; C Washington 3; R Henderson 2; D Winfield 2; W Randolph.
GIDP: D Winfield (17).
RBI: D Winfield 2 (106); D Mattingly (79); C Washington (61).
2-out RBI: D Winfield 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Santana-W Randolph-D Mattingly 2; W Randolph-D Mattingly.
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (84, 2nd base off W Gardner/R Cerone).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .355 .942 21 14 0.022 0.55 0.054 -0.033 -0.3 1 4
Marty Barrett 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .657 15 9 0.112 0.86 0.167 -0.055 0.4 2 2 2B
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .299 .848 11 8 0.031 0.78 0.097 -0.066 0.1 2 0 GDP
Mike Greenwell LF 3 2 2 0 0 0 .340 .988 12 9 0.094 0.66 0.095 -0.001 0.7 2 0 HBP
Ellis Burks CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .302 .865 15 8 0.142 1.12 0.144 -0.001 1.4 1 0
Jim Rice DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .733 6 3 -0.034 2.15 0.085 -0.119 -0.3 HBP,GDP
   Carlos Quintana PH 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .500 11 6 0.067 0.91 0.067 -0.001 0.9
Larry Parrish 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .632 7 4 -0.147 2.15 0.000 -0.147 -1.4 4 1 GDP
   Todd Benzinger PH-1B 1 0 1 2 1 0 .264 .752 8 2 0.072 0.63 0.072 0.000 2.1 4 1
Jody Reed SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .785 14 10 0.067 0.74 0.099 -0.032 0.7 1 2 HBP,SH
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .722 12 8 -0.061 0.57 0.000 -0.061 -1.5 8 0
Wes Gardner P 1 1
   Dennis Lamp P
   Lee Smith P 1
Team Totals 29 7 9 6 4 2 .310 .789 132 81 0.365 0.90 0.880 -0.516 2.9 27 11
2B: M Barrett (25, off S Shields).
SH: J Reed (10, off L Guetterman).
HBP: M Greenwell (9, by S Shields); J Reed (3, by D Mohorcic); J Rice (2, by A Leiter).
TB: M Greenwell 2; M Barrett 2; E Burks 2; J Reed; T Benzinger; D Evans; W Boggs.
GIDP: D Evans (15); L Parrish (7); J Rice (18).
RBI: T Benzinger 2 (65); C Quintana (1); J Reed (26); M Barrett (55); D Evans (99).
2-out RBI: T Benzinger 2; M Barrett; J Reed; D Evans; C Quintana.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed-L Parrish.

New York Yankees

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
Al Leiter 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.92 6 27 14 7 1 6 2 1 0 0 41 -0.139 1.41 -1.3
Steve Shields, L (4-5) 3.2 7 5 5 1 1 0 4.56 18 66 45 26 3 16 12 3 2 0 3 2 -0.181 1.24 -1.9
Dale Mohorcic 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.43 3 9 5 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 -0.060 0.61 -1.2
Lee Guetterman 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.12 10 30 17 12 1 4 3 5 3 0 0 0 0.016 0.09 1.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 4 2 0 7.88 37 132 81 49 5 27 17 11 6 0 41 6 4 -0.364 0.82 -2.9
A Leiter faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.

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
Wes Gardner, W (8-4) 7.1 6 4 4 2 8 0 3.49 29 104 69 32 18 19 10 9 4 0 56 0.093 0.72 0.9
Dennis Lamp 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.16 3 9 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 -0.032 0.63 -1.2
Lee Smith, S (27) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.90 6 23 14 8 0 6 2 3 1 0 2 0 0.075 1.39 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 8 0 4.00 38 136 87 43 18 26 13 13 6 0 56 4 2 0.136 0.90 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Mohorcic (7; J Reed); S Shields (2; M Greenwell); A Leiter (5; J Rice).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 35,226.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Barrett S. Shields 17% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 2-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS J. Rice S. Shields -12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R NYY C. Washington W. Gardner -11% 35% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
b2 0-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  ROO BOS L. Parrish S. Shields -10% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell Scores/No RBI; Burks to 3B
b5 3-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R BOS D. Evans S. Shields 10% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY R. Henderson W. Gardner -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R NYY C. Washington W. Gardner -11% 35% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
t1 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R NYY D. Mattingly W. Gardner -6% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores
t1 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO NYY D. Winfield W. Gardner 6% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Clark W. Gardner 1% 35% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs A. Leiter 4% 39% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Barrett A. Leiter -4% 35% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS D. Evans A. Leiter -5% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo W. Gardner 2% 32% Popfly: 2B
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY W. Randolph W. Gardner 1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Skinner W. Gardner 1% 34% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Greenwell A. Leiter 4% 38% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS E. Burks A. Leiter 6% 44% Walk; Greenwell to 2B
b2 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Rice A. Leiter 8% 53% Hit By Pitch; Greenwell to 3B; Burks to 2B
Steve Shields replaces Al Leiter pitching
b2 0-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  ROO BOS L. Parrish S. Shields -10% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell Scores/No RBI; Burks to 3B
b2 1-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R BOS J. Reed S. Shields 10% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive); Burks Scores
b2 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Cerone S. Shields -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
t3 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. Santana W. Gardner 3% 53% Lineout: 3B
t3 2-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY R. Henderson W. Gardner -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t3 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Washington W. Gardner -2% 48% Henderson Steals 2B
t3 2-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Washington W. Gardner 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Henderson to 3B
t3 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly W. Gardner 4% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Steve Shields facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS W. Boggs S. Shields -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Barrett S. Shields -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 2-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Evans S. Shields -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
t4 2-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYY D. Winfield W. Gardner 3% 53% Lineout: LF
t4 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Clark W. Gardner 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY M. Pagliarulo W. Gardner -2% 53% Walk
t4 2-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY W. Randolph W. Gardner 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Steve Shields facing 4-5-6
b4 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Greenwell S. Shields 4% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS E. Burks S. Shields 6% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Greenwell to 2B
b4 2-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS J. Rice S. Shields -12% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell to 3B
b4 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS L. Parrish S. Shields -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Skinner W. Gardner 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY R. Santana W. Gardner 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY R. Henderson W. Gardner 1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Steve Shields facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Reed S. Shields -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b5 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Cerone S. Shields -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS W. Boggs S. Shields 2% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Barrett S. Shields 17% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 3-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R BOS D. Evans S. Shields 10% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores
b5 4-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS M. Greenwell S. Shields 1% 81% Hit By Pitch; Evans to 2B
b5 4-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  BOS E. Burks S. Shields 2% 83% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Evans to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Jim Rice (DH) batting 6th
b5 4-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R BOS C. Quintana S. Shields 7% 89% Walk; Evans Scores; Greenwell to 3B; Burks to 2B
Dale Mohorcic replaces Steve Shields pitching
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Larry Parrish (1B) batting 7th
b5 5-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR BOS T. Benzinger D. Mohorcic 7% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Greenwell Scores; Burks Scores; Quintana to 3B
b5 7-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Reed D. Mohorcic 0% 96% Hit By Pitch; Benzinger to 2B
b5 7-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Cerone D. Mohorcic -1% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
Todd Benzinger moves from PH to 1B
t6 2-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY C. Washington W. Gardner 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Mattingly W. Gardner -2% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 2-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O NYY D. Winfield W. Gardner 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Clark W. Gardner 1% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
Lee Guetterman replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
b6 7-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS W. Boggs L. Guetterman -0% 97% Lineout: 3B
b6 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Barrett L. Guetterman -0% 97% Lineout: 3B
b6 7-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans L. Guetterman -0% 97% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
t7 2-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo W. Gardner 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY W. Randolph W. Gardner 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Skinner W. Gardner 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
b7 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell L. Guetterman -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 7-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS E. Burks L. Guetterman -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Quintana L. Guetterman -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
t8 2-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY R. Santana W. Gardner -1% 97% Walk
t8 2-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Henderson W. Gardner 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Washington W. Gardner -2% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Santana to 3B
Dennis Lamp replaces Wes Gardner pitching
t8 2-7 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly D. Lamp 2% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Washington to 2B
t8 2-7 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR NYY D. Winfield D. Lamp -3% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive); Santana Scores; Washington Scores
t8 4-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Clark D. Lamp -2% 93% Walk
Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t8 4-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo L. Smith 4% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 7-8-9
b8 7-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS T. Benzinger L. Guetterman 0% 98% Walk
b8 7-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Reed L. Guetterman -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Benzinger to 2B
b8 7-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS R. Cerone L. Guetterman -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 7-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS W. Boggs L. Guetterman -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-7, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
t9 4-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  NYY W. Randolph L. Smith -4% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Hal Morris pinch hits for Joel Skinner (C) batting 8th
t9 4-7 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O NYY H. Morris L. Smith 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Randolph to 2B
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Rafael Santana (SS) batting 9th
t9 4-7 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYY K. Phelps L. Smith -4% 92% Walk
t9 4-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Henderson L. Smith 5% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
Randy Velarde pinch runs for Ken Phelps (PH) batting 9th
t9 4-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Washington L. Smith 3% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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