May 26, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
MIL 2 CLE 10
@CHW 4 DET 6
ANA 0 OAK 2
@KCR 1
(11) SEA 13
@MIN 8 BAL 8
@NYY 6 TOR 8
TEX 1 CIN 8
PHI 5 CIN 8
PHI 4 COL 9
STL 7 LAD 5
FLA 3 NYM 4
@MON 3 CHC 2
@PIT 1 ATL 12
@SDP 5 SFG 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 28,438

Monday, May 26, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:29

Brewers

22-23

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

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

W: C Hammond (2-3), L: D Jones (3-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Red Sox

19-27

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .786    0    1   0   GDP
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .805    0    0   4   GDP
D Nilsson 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .305  .847    0   10   0   SB
J Jaha DH                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .883    0    0   0   
  M Newfield PH               3   0   1   0    0   2  .243  .639    0    0   0   
J Burnitz CF                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .296  .969    0    2   0   CS
M Mieske RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .854    0    1   0   
J Valentin SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .240  .730    0    0   0   SB,HBP
M Loretta 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .623    0    0   3   
M Matheny C                   3   1   2   2    0   1  .255  .691    0   11   0   HR

B McDonald P                                                             0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       31   2   8   2    2   9                    25   8

BATTING

HR: M Matheny (2, off T Wakefield; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Valentin (1, by T Wakefield).

TB: M Matheny 5; D Nilsson 2; M Loretta; J Valentin; G Williams; M Newfield.

GIDP: G Williams (5); J Cirillo (4).

RBI: M Matheny 2 (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nilsson (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/B Haselman); J Valentin (3, 2nd base off T Wakefield/B Haselman).

CS: J Burnitz (4, 2nd base by T Wakefield/B Haselman).

PO: D Nilsson (1st base by T Wakefield).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   0   1    0   1  .278  .778    0    1   4   SF
D Bragg CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .894    0    1   1   
W Cordero LF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .306  .829    0    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .311  .960    0   12   0   SB
  J Frye PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .310  .706         0   0   
R Jefferson DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .850    0    0   0   
T Naehring 3B                 4   0   1   2    0   2  .293  .897    0    0   1   2B
T O'Leary RF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .770    0    0   0   
J Valentin 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .674    0    5   4   2B
B Haselman C                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .753    0    7   1   
  S Hatteberg PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .893    0    0   0   
  S Mack PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .731         0   0   
  M Stanley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .817         1   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   2
  C Hammond P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    1  11                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Valentin (11, off B McDonald); T Naehring (12, off D Jones).

SF: N Garciaparra (1, off D Jones).

TB: J Valentin 3; M Vaughn 2; T Naehring 2; T O'Leary; W Cordero.

RBI: T Naehring 2 (29); N Garciaparra (20).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Garciaparra-J Valentin-M Vaughn 2.

E: N Garciaparra (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Vaughn (2, 2nd base off B McDonald/M Matheny).

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
B McDonald                     7.1   4   1   1    1  11   0   4.24   27     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4     76    -     1.19   0.26
D Jones, BS (1), L (3-1)       1     3   2   2    0   0   0   1.93    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          3-1    5.28  -0.56
Totals                         8.1   7   3   3    1  11   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 6          3-1

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 Wakefield                    8     8   2   2    2   8   1   4.99   31     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 6     64    -     0.99   0.15
C Hammond, W (2-3)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.36    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.05
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   9   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (1).

IBB: None.

PO: T Wakefield (1; D Nilsson, 1st base).

HBP: T Wakefield (3; J Valentin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 28,438.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Williams           LF    1. N Garciaparra        SS 
2. J Cirillo            3B    2. D Bragg              CF 
3. D Nilsson            1B    3. W Cordero            LF 
4. J Jaha               DH    4. M Vaughn             1B 
5. J Burnitz            CF    5. R Jefferson          DH 
6. M Mieske             RF    6. T Naehring           3B 
7. J Valentin           SS    7. T O'Leary            RF 
8. M Loretta            2B    8. J Valentin           2B 
9. M Matheny            C     9. B Haselman           C  

   B McDonald           P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  -23      44% 100% T Naehring      D Jones         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores; Frye Scores
   b 9   0  2-1  1--      18%  54% M Vaughn        D Jones         Single to RF; Cordero to 2B
   t 5   1  0-0  --3     -16%  28% M Matheny       T Wakefield     Home Run; Valentin Scores
   b 8   2  2-1  1-3     -15%  18% D Bragg         D Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   b 9   0  2-1  ---      14%  36% W Cordero       D Jones         Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Williams      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Cirillo       Popfly: 1B
          ---      53%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      55%  J Jaha          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Bragg         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  W Cordero       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Burnitz       Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Burnitz to 1B
   O      1--      52%  M Mieske        Burnitz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  M Vaughn        Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  R Jefferson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      52%  T Naehring      Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  T O'Leary       Vaughn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  M Loretta       Single to RF
          1--      40%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Loretta to 2B
   OO     12-      52%  G Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Loretta to 3B
   O      --3      56%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  J Valentin      Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  B Haselman      Strikeout
   O      -2-      54%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  D Nilsson       Walk
                  Marc Newfield pinch hits for John Jaha batting 4th
   O      1--      50%  M Newfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  J Burnitz       Strikeout, Nilsson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  W Cordero       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Jefferson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  J Valentin      Single to CF
          1--      42%  M Loretta       Valentin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Valentin to 3B
   RR     --3      28%  M Matheny       Home Run; Valentin Scores
          ---      26%  G Williams      Single (LF-CF)
   OO     1--      31%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  T Naehring      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  T O'Leary       Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      25%  D Nilsson       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      27%  M Newfield      Single to CF (LF-CF); Newfield out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      26%  J Burnitz       Walk
   O      1--      28%  M Mieske        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  B Haselman      Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  N Garciaparra   Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      20%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---      17%  J Valentin      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      18%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Loretta to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-      21%  M Matheny       Strikeout
   O      -2-      24%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      20%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  M Vaughn        Strikeout
   O      ---      15%  R Jefferson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      16%  J Cirillo       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      15%  D Nilsson       Single to LF
   O      1--      17%  M Newfield      Nilsson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      18%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  T Naehring      Strikeout
          ---      19%  T O'Leary       Single to CF
          1--      30%  J Valentin      Single to CF; O'Leary to 3B
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman batting 9th
          1-3      39%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Valentin to 2B
                  Doug Jones replaces Ben McDonald pitching; Shane Mack pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg batting 9th
   RO     123      32%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; O'Leary Scores; Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  D Bragg         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Hammond facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Hammond replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Mike Stanley replaces Shane Mack playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  J Burnitz       Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  M Mieske        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      22%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      36%  W Cordero       Single to CF
          1--      54%  M Vaughn        Single to RF; Cordero to 2B
                  Jeff Frye pinch runs for Mo Vaughn batting 4th
   O      12-      56%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cordero to 3B; Frye to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  T Naehring      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores; Frye Scores
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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