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@BOS		4
6
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@CHW		3
0
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@SEA		2
7
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@TEX		8
1
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@TOR		7
2
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@LAD		3
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5
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9
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@STL		2
4
Monday, April 17, 1989 11:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,923, Time of Game: 3:27
Orioles
4
5-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Red Sox
6
5-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Lee Smith (1-1)
L: Brian Holton (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    4  7  1
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  5  X    6 10  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .304 .874 18 10 0.085 1.18 0.151 -0.066 0.6 6 0 2B,SB
Phil Bradley LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 .825 16 12 0.001 1.26 0.084 -0.083 -0.1 3 0
Mike Devereaux RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .814 9 7 -0.133 1.29 0.000 -0.133 -1.2 1 0 GDP
   Joe Orsulak PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .724 3 3 -0.044 1.59 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 1 0
Cal Ripken SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 .186 .663 18 13 -0.031 0.80 0.033 -0.064 -0.1 3 0
Larry Sheets DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .616 24 16 -0.033 0.86 0.038 -0.071 -0.0
Randy Milligan 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 .313 .984 22 14 0.064 0.98 0.106 -0.042 0.9 6 0
Bob Melvin C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.176 11 7 -0.012 1.07 0.037 -0.048 -0.0 3 0
   Francisco Melendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 6 3 -0.059 2.90 0.000 -0.059 -0.3
Craig Worthington 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .606 14 9 -0.129 1.12 0.000 -0.129 -1.2 0 3 GDP
   Jim Traber PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .160 .401 6 3 -0.055 2.23 0.000 -0.055 0.0 SF
Rene Gonzales 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .212 .532 24 15 0.158 1.32 0.206 -0.048 1.2 1 1 2·SB
Jose Bautista P 1
   Brian Holton P
   Mark Williamson P
   Kevin Hickey P
Team Totals 32 4 7 3 3 8 .219 .528 171 112 -0.188 1.20 0.655 -0.842 -0.6 24 5
2B: B Anderson (5, off W Gardner).
SF: J Traber (1, off B Stanley).
TB: C Ripken 2; B Anderson 2; R Milligan; L Sheets; B Melvin; P Bradley.
GIDP: C Worthington (2); M Devereaux (1).
RBI: J Traber (2); R Milligan (5); B Anderson (5).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: R Gonzales (2).
Baserunning
SB: R Gonzales 2 (4, 3rd base off W Gardner/R Cerone, 2nd base off W Gardner/R Cerone); B Anderson (4, 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 5 0 1 0 0 2 .396 .955 16 13 -0.073 1.07 0.050 -0.123 -1.6 3 1 2B
Marty Barrett 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .357 .943 21 13 -0.042 1.19 0.084 -0.126 1.3 4 3 2B
Ellis Burks CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .283 .856 17 7 0.300 1.06 0.325 -0.024 1.0 1 0 3B,SB
Mike Greenwell LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .318 1.003 19 11 0.300 1.56 0.347 -0.047 1.3 3 0 HR
Jim Rice DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 .340 .794 11 8 -0.055 1.41 0.020 -0.074 -0.3 SF
   Randy Kutcher PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .888 19 12 -0.112 1.11 0.000 -0.112 -1.2 1 0
Danny Heep 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 8 5 -0.018 0.86 0.072 -0.090 0.1 5 1
Jody Reed SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .229 .614 19 9 -0.038 1.04 0.025 -0.063 0.1 1 3
Rick Cerone C 3 0 2 1 1 0 .545 1.299 22 13 0.052 1.04 0.088 -0.036 1.2 9 0
Wes Gardner P
   Lee Smith P
   Bob Stanley P
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 5 3 .303 .900 152 91 0.314 1.14 1.011 -0.695 1.9 27 8
2B: M Barrett (8, off J Bautista); W Boggs (5, off B Holton).
3B: E Burks (2, off B Holton).
HR: M Greenwell (4, off B Holton; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: J Rice (1, off J Bautista).
TB: M Greenwell 4; E Burks 3; M Barrett 3; W Boggs 2; R Cerone 2; J Reed; J Rice; D Heep.
RBI: M Greenwell 2 (8); M Barrett 2 (8); R Cerone (4); J Rice (9).
2-out RBI: M Barrett 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Boggs-M Barrett-D Heep; J Reed-M Barrett-D Heep.
PB: R Cerone (1).
Baserunning
SB: E Burks (1, 2nd base off J Bautista/B Melvin).
Pickoffs: D Heep (1st base by J Bautista).

Baltimore Orioles

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
Jose Bautista 6 4 1 1 3 1 0 5.21 25 104 64 43 3 18 3 18 5 0 58 0.252 1.05 2.1
Brian Holton, BS (1), L (1-2) 1.1 5 4 4 0 1 1 8.31 9 24 15 8 0 7 2 6 2 0 0 0 -0.489 1.56 -2.2
Mark Williamson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1.29 2 13 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.055 1.27 -1.4
Kevin Hickey 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 7 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 -0.022 0.50 -0.4
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 5 3 1 6.75 39 152 91 58 5 28 5 26 8 0 58 5 3 -0.314 1.20 -1.9
M Williamson faced 2 batters in the 8th 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 7 4 2 2 3 8 0 4.91 27 129 83 47 14 22 7 9 3 0 66 0.083 1.11 1.2
Lee Smith, W (1-1) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 27.00 6 29 22 16 3 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 -0.047 1.16 -1.1
Bob Stanley, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3 13 7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.150 2.13 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 3 8 0 4.00 36 171 112 67 18 27 12 13 5 0 66 3 1 0.186 1.14 0.6
W Gardner faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
L Smith faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Bautista (1; D Heep, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 32,923.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Boston Red Sox
1 Brady Anderson CF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Phil Bradley LF 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Mike Devereaux RF 3 Ellis Burks CF
4 Cal Ripken SS 4 Mike Greenwell LF
5 Larry Sheets DH 5 Jim Rice DH
6 Randy Milligan 1B 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 Bob Melvin C 7 Danny Heep 1B
8 Craig Worthington 3B 8 Jody Reed SS
9 Rene Gonzales 2B 9 Rick Cerone C
Jose Bautista P Wes Gardner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-2 0 --3 2,(1-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell B. Holton 29% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
b8 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS E. Burks B. Holton 27% 58% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO BAL C. Worthington W. Gardner 10% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 0-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO BAL M. Devereaux W. Gardner 8% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Anderson Scores/No RBI
t4 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  BAL P. Bradley W. Gardner -8% 46% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Anderson to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson W. Gardner 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL P. Bradley W. Gardner 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux W. Gardner 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Boggs J. Bautista -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett J. Bautista 4% 57% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  BOS E. Burks J. Bautista 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  BOS M. Greenwell J. Bautista 6% 64% Walk; Barrett to 3B; Burks to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO BOS J. Rice J. Bautista -0% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Barrett Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Evans J. Bautista -4% 60% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken W. Gardner 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O BAL L. Sheets W. Gardner 2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Milligan W. Gardner 1% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Heep J. Bautista 3% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(2-1)  O BOS J. Reed J. Bautista -5% 64% Heep Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Reed J. Bautista -1% 62% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS R. Cerone J. Bautista 1% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Boggs J. Bautista -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL B. Melvin W. Gardner 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL C. Worthington W. Gardner 2% 66% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
t3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Gonzales W. Gardner 1% 67% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett J. Bautista -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS E. Burks J. Bautista 2% 67% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Greenwell J. Bautista 2% 69% Burks Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell J. Bautista -3% 65% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
b3 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Rice J. Bautista -3% 62% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BAL B. Anderson W. Gardner -8% 55% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  BAL P. Bradley W. Gardner -8% 46% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
t4 0-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO BAL M. Devereaux W. Gardner 8% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Anderson Scores/No RBI
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL C. Ripken W. Gardner -2% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BAL L. Sheets W. Gardner 3% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Evans J. Bautista -3% 53% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b4 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Heep J. Bautista -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Reed J. Bautista 2% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b4 1-1 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  BOS R. Cerone J. Bautista 3% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive); Reed to 3B
b4 1-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O BOS W. Boggs J. Bautista -6% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL R. Milligan W. Gardner 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL B. Melvin W. Gardner 2% 55% Lineout: 3B
t5 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL C. Worthington W. Gardner 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 2-3-4
b5 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Barrett J. Bautista -3% 54% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS E. Burks J. Bautista -2% 52% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b5 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell J. Bautista -2% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
t6 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BAL R. Gonzales W. Gardner -5% 45% Walk
t6 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BAL B. Anderson W. Gardner -4% 41% Gonzales Steals 2B
t6 1-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  BAL B. Anderson W. Gardner -5% 36% Gonzales Steals 3B
t6 1-1 0 --3 7,(3-2)  R BAL B. Anderson W. Gardner -6% 30% Fielder's Choice 2B; Gonzales Scores; Anderson to 1B
t6 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BAL P. Bradley W. Gardner 4% 34% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL M. Devereaux W. Gardner -2% 32% Anderson Steals 2B
t6 2-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux W. Gardner 4% 36% Foul Lineout: 3B (3B Foul)
t6 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken W. Gardner 4% 40% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Jose Bautista facing 5-6-7
b6 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Rice J. Bautista -4% 36% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 1-2 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O BOS D. Evans J. Bautista -3% 33% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
b6 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Heep J. Bautista -2% 31% Popfly: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
t7 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL L. Sheets W. Gardner 3% 33% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 2-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  BAL R. Milligan W. Gardner -3% 31% Walk
t7 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BAL B. Melvin W. Gardner -4% 27% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Milligan to 2B
t7 2-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO BAL C. Worthington W. Gardner 10% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Brian Holton facing 8-9-1
Brian Holton replaces Jose Bautista pitching
b7 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Reed B. Holton -5% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Cerone B. Holton -4% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS W. Boggs B. Holton 5% 33% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b7 1-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Holton -7% 26% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
t8 2-1 0 --- 12,(3-2)  BAL R. Gonzales W. Gardner -3% 22% Walk
Lee Smith replaces Wes Gardner pitching
t8 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BAL B. Anderson L. Smith -3% 19% Passed Ball; Gonzales to 2B
t8 2-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BAL B. Anderson L. Smith 4% 23% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 2-1 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O BAL P. Bradley L. Smith 3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzales to 3B
Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Mike Devereaux (RF) batting 3rd
t8 2-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BAL J. Orsulak L. Smith 4% 31% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Brian Holton facing 3-4-5
Joe Orsulak moves from PH to RF
b8 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS E. Burks B. Holton 27% 58% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 1-2 0 --3 2,(1-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell B. Holton 29% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
b8 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Rice B. Holton 2% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
Randy Kutcher pinch runs for Jim Rice (DH) batting 5th
b8 3-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Holton -2% 87% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
b8 3-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Heep B. Holton 4% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kutcher to 3B
Mark Williamson replaces Brian Holton pitching
b8 3-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Reed M. Williamson 1% 92% Walk; Heep to 2B
b8 3-2 1 123 7,(3-2)  R BOS R. Cerone M. Williamson 4% 96% Walk; Kutcher Scores; Heep to 3B; Reed to 2B
Kevin Hickey replaces Mark Williamson pitching
b8 4-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Boggs K. Hickey -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Barrett K. Hickey 4% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Heep Scores; Reed Scores; Cerone to 2B
b8 6-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS E. Burks K. Hickey -0% 98% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 4-5-6
t9 2-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  BAL C. Ripken L. Smith -2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t9 2-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  BAL L. Sheets L. Smith -4% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ripken to 2B
t9 2-6 0 12- 3,(0-2)  R BAL R. Milligan L. Smith -8% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Sheets to 2B
Bob Stanley replaces Lee Smith pitching
Francisco Melendez pinch hits for Bob Melvin (C) batting 7th
t9 3-6 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O BAL F. Melendez B. Stanley 6% 91% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sheets to 3B; Melendez to 1B
Jim Traber pinch hits for Craig Worthington (3B) batting 8th
t9 3-6 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO BAL J. Traber B. Stanley 6% 96% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Sheets Scores
t9 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Gonzales B. Stanley 4% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 6.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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