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MIL
@BOS		2
3
CLE
@CHW		10
4
ANA
@DET		0
6
OAK
@KCR		2
1		 
(11)
SEA
@MIN		13
8
BAL
@NYY		8
6
TEX
@TOR		1
8
PHI
@CIN		5
8
PHI
@CIN		4
8
STL
@COL		7
9
FLA
@LAD		3
5
NYM
@MON		4
3
CHC
@PIT		2
1
ATL
@SDP		12
5
HOU
@SFG		3
4
Monday, May 26, 1997, 1:06
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 28,438, Time of Game: 2:29
Brewers
2
22-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
19-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Chris Hammond (2-3)
L: Doug Jones (3-1)
 
                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
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .786 0 0 -0.144 1.08 0.020 -0.165 -1.5 1 0 GDP
Jeff Cirillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .805 0 0 -0.118 0.91 0.000 -0.118 -1.4 0 4 GDP
Dave Nilsson 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .305 .847 0 0 0.035 0.80 0.081 -0.045 0.2 10 0 SB
John Jaha DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .883 0 0 -0.023 0.79 0.000 -0.023 -0.3
   Marc Newfield PH 3 0 1 0 0 2 .243 .639 0 0 -0.063 0.85 0.000 -0.063 -0.7
Jeromy Burnitz CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .296 .969 0 0 -0.069 0.99 0.047 -0.116 -0.7 2 0 CS
Matt Mieske RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .854 0 0 -0.094 0.83 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 1 0
Jose Valentin SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .240 .730 0 0 0.080 0.91 0.103 -0.023 0.8 0 0 SB,HBP
Mark Loretta 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .623 0 0 0.009 1.17 0.039 -0.030 -0.0 0 3
Mike Matheny C 3 1 2 2 0 1 .255 .691 0 0 0.192 1.41 0.219 -0.027 1.5 11 0 HR
Ben McDonald P 0 0
   Doug Jones P 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 8 2 2 9 .258 .678 0 0 -0.195 0.95 0.509 -0.704 -3.1 25 8
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).
Pickoffs: D Nilsson (1st base by T Wakefield).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .778 0 0 -0.154 2.27 0.000 -0.154 -0.9 1 4 SF
Darren Bragg CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .894 0 0 -0.217 1.90 0.000 -0.217 -1.2 1 1
Wil Cordero LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .306 .829 0 0 0.054 1.68 0.136 -0.081 -0.2 0 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .311 .960 0 0 0.179 1.82 0.229 -0.050 0.7 12 0 SB
   Jeff Frye PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 .707 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Reggie Jefferson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .850 0 0 -0.047 2.15 0.020 -0.067 -0.7
Tim Naehring 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .293 .898 0 0 0.328 2.50 0.440 -0.112 0.4 0 1 2B
Troy O'Leary RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .274 .769 0 0 -0.002 1.11 0.056 -0.058 -0.3 0 0
John Valentin 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .240 .674 0 0 0.161 1.33 0.176 -0.015 1.2 5 4 2B
Bill Haselman C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .753 0 0 -0.083 1.34 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 7 1
   Scott Hatteberg PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .893 0 0 0.087 3.89 0.087 0.000 0.4
   Shane Mack PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .730 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Stanley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tim Wakefield P 0 2
   Chris Hammond P 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 1 11 .226 .533 0 0 0.306 1.91 1.144 -0.837 -1.4 27 13
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).
Outfield Assists: D Bragg (M Newfield at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Vaughn (2, 2nd base off B McDonald/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers

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
Ben McDonald 7.1 4 1 1 1 11 0 4.24 27 7 4 0 4 76 0.260 1.19 2.9
Doug Jones, BS (1), L (3-1) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.93 6 2 2 0 2 3 1 -0.565 5.27 -1.5
Team Totals 8.1 7 3 3 1 11 0 3.24 33 9 6 0 6 76 3 1 -0.305 0.95 1.4

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
Tim Wakefield 8 8 2 2 2 8 1 4.99 31 10 4 0 6 64 0.149 0.99 2.5
Chris Hammond, W (2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.36 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.58 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 9 1 2.00 34 12 4 0 6 64 0 0 0.195 1.91 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (1).
HBP: T Wakefield (3; J Valentin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Wakefield (1; D Nilsson, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 28,438.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Brewers         Boston Red Sox
1 Gerald Williams LF 1 Nomar Garciaparra SS
2 Jeff Cirillo 3B 2 Darren Bragg CF
3 Dave Nilsson 1B 3 Wil Cordero LF
4 John Jaha DH 4 Mo Vaughn 1B
5 Jeromy Burnitz CF 5 Reggie Jefferson DH
6 Matt Mieske RF 6 Tim Naehring 3B
7 Jose Valentin SS 7 Troy O'Leary RF
8 Mark Loretta 2B 8 John Valentin 2B
9 Mike Matheny C 9 Bill Haselman C
Ben McDonald P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-2 1 -23 RR BOS T. Naehring D. Jones 44% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores; Frye Scores
b9 1-2 0 1-- BOS M. Vaughn D. Jones 18% 54% Single to RF; Cordero to 2B
t5 0-0 1 --3 RR MIL M. Matheny T. Wakefield -16% 28% Home Run; Valentin Scores
b8 1-2 2 1-3 O BOS D. Bragg D. Jones -15% 18% Groundout: P-1B
b9 1-2 0 --- BOS W. Cordero D. Jones 14% 36% Single to CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIL G. Williams T. Wakefield 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIL J. Cirillo T. Wakefield 2% 54% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- MIL D. Nilsson T. Wakefield -1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MIL J. Jaha T. Wakefield 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS N. Garciaparra B. McDonald -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Bragg B. McDonald -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS W. Cordero B. McDonald -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- MIL J. Burnitz T. Wakefield -4% 46% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Burnitz to 1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIL M. Mieske T. Wakefield 6% 52% Burnitz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIL M. Mieske T. Wakefield 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIL J. Valentin T. Wakefield 1% 55% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS M. Vaughn B. McDonald 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Jefferson B. McDonald -3% 56% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS T. Naehring B. McDonald -3% 52% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 1-- BOS T. O'Leary B. McDonald 1% 53% Vaughn Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O BOS T. O'Leary B. McDonald -3% 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, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- MIL M. Loretta T. Wakefield -4% 46% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- MIL M. Matheny T. Wakefield -6% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Loretta to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- OO MIL G. Williams T. Wakefield 11% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Loretta to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O MIL J. Cirillo T. Wakefield 4% 56% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Valentin B. McDonald 6% 62% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O BOS B. Haselman B. McDonald -5% 58% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 -2- O BOS N. Garciaparra B. McDonald -4% 54% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 -2- O BOS D. Bragg B. McDonald -4% 50% 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, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- MIL D. Nilsson T. Wakefield -4% 46% Walk
Marc Newfield pinch hits for John Jaha (DH) batting 4th
t4 0-0 0 1-- O MIL M. Newfield T. Wakefield 4% 50% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 1-- O MIL J. Burnitz T. Wakefield 2% 52% Strikeout, Nilsson Steals 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- O MIL M. Mieske T. Wakefield 4% 56% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Cordero B. McDonald -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Vaughn B. McDonald -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Jefferson B. McDonald -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- MIL J. Valentin T. Wakefield -5% 45% Single to CF
t5 0-0 0 1-- MIL M. Loretta T. Wakefield -3% 42% Valentin Steals 2B
t5 0-0 0 -2- O MIL M. Loretta T. Wakefield 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Valentin to 3B
t5 0-0 1 --3 RR MIL M. Matheny T. Wakefield -16% 28% Home Run; Valentin Scores
t5 2-0 1 --- MIL G. Williams T. Wakefield -2% 26% Single (LF-CF)
t5 2-0 1 1-- OO MIL J. Cirillo T. Wakefield 4% 31% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Naehring B. McDonald -3% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O BOS T. O'Leary B. McDonald -2% 25% Strikeout
b5 0-2 2 --- O BOS J. Valentin B. McDonald -2% 23% 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, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- O MIL D. Nilsson T. Wakefield 2% 25% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-0 1 --- O MIL M. Newfield T. Wakefield 1% 27% Single to CF (LF-CF); Newfield out at 2B/CF-2B
t6 2-0 2 --- MIL J. Burnitz T. Wakefield -1% 26% Walk
t6 2-0 2 1-- O MIL M. Mieske T. Wakefield 2% 28% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- O BOS B. Haselman B. McDonald -4% 24% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 --- O BOS N. Garciaparra B. McDonald -3% 21% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O BOS D. Bragg B. McDonald -2% 20% 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, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- MIL J. Valentin T. Wakefield -2% 17% Hit By Pitch
t7 2-0 0 1-- O MIL M. Loretta T. Wakefield 1% 18% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Loretta to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t7 2-0 1 -2- O MIL M. Matheny T. Wakefield 3% 21% Strikeout
t7 2-0 2 -2- O MIL G. Williams T. Wakefield 3% 24% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
b7 0-2 0 --- O BOS W. Cordero B. McDonald -4% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- O BOS M. Vaughn B. McDonald -3% 17% Strikeout
b7 0-2 2 --- O BOS R. Jefferson B. McDonald -2% 15% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
t8 2-0 0 --- O MIL J. Cirillo T. Wakefield 2% 16% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-0 1 --- MIL D. Nilsson T. Wakefield -2% 15% Single to LF
t8 2-0 1 1-- O MIL M. Newfield T. Wakefield 3% 18% Nilsson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t8 2-0 2 --- O MIL M. Newfield T. Wakefield 1% 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, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
b8 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Naehring B. McDonald -5% 14% Strikeout
b8 0-2 1 --- BOS T. O'Leary B. McDonald 6% 19% Single to CF
b8 0-2 1 1-- BOS J. Valentin B. McDonald 11% 30% Single to CF; O'Leary to 3B
Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman (C) batting 9th
b8 0-2 1 1-3 BOS S. Hatteberg B. McDonald 9% 39% Walk; Valentin to 2B
Doug Jones replaces Ben McDonald pitching
Shane Mack pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg (PH) batting 9th
b8 0-2 1 123 RO BOS N. Garciaparra D. Jones -7% 32% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; O'Leary Scores; Valentin to 3B
b8 1-2 2 1-3 O BOS D. Bragg D. Jones -15% 18% 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, Red Sox' Chris Hammond facing 5-6-7
Chris Hammond replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
Mike Stanley replaces Shane Mack (PR) playing C batting 9th
t9 2-1 0 --- O MIL J. Burnitz C. Hammond 2% 20% Strikeout
t9 2-1 1 --- O MIL M. Mieske C. Hammond 1% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-1 2 --- O MIL J. Valentin C. Hammond 1% 22% 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, Brewers' Doug Jones facing 3-4-5
b9 1-2 0 --- BOS W. Cordero D. Jones 14% 36% Single to CF
b9 1-2 0 1-- BOS M. Vaughn D. Jones 18% 54% Single to RF; Cordero to 2B
Jeff Frye pinch runs for Mo Vaughn (1B) batting 4th
b9 1-2 0 12- O BOS R. Jefferson D. Jones 2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cordero to 3B; Frye to 2B
b9 1-2 1 -23 RR BOS T. Naehring D. Jones 44% 100% 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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