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@ANA		3
5
CLE
@BAL		5
8
NYY
@BOS		7
2
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@MIL		3
4
TOR
@OAK		13
3
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@SEA		4
2
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@TEX		1
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@ATL		6
4
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@FLA		8
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@HOU		12
5
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@NYM		3
10
MON
@PIT		4
2
LAD
@STL		3
6
Saturday, May 31, 1997 1:15
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,736, Time of Game: 2:55
Yankees
7
29-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
 at Red Sox
2
22-29
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 14 GB
W: Andy Pettitte (7-3)
L: Tim Wakefield (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  2   1  2  0    7  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Pose CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .286 .804 20 11 0.082 1.14 0.153 -0.072 0.8 2 0 2B
   Bernie Williams CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .942 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tim Raines LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .304 .800 18 13 0.053 0.84 0.108 -0.055 1.1 1 0
Paul O'Neill RF 5 2 3 3 0 1 .315 .969 12 9 0.077 0.65 0.151 -0.074 2.2 2 0 2·HR
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .306 1.005 22 15 -0.022 0.68 0.021 -0.044 -0.9 8 0
Cecil Fielder DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 .264 .711 23 10 -0.057 0.78 0.027 -0.084 -0.4
   Mark Whiten PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .880 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .669 20 16 -0.077 0.60 0.000 -0.077 -1.4 0 3
Derek Jeter SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .268 .737 18 9 0.023 0.54 0.050 -0.027 0.5 1 2 SB,HBP
Joe Girardi C 4 2 0 0 0 2 .239 .585 21 13 0.024 0.74 0.070 -0.047 -0.1 10 1 HBP
Luis Sojo 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .261 .575 17 10 0.015 0.86 0.038 -0.023 0.2 3 2 SB
Andy Pettitte P
   Jeff Nelson P
Team Totals 37 7 9 7 6 8 .243 .810 171 106 0.118 0.76 0.618 -0.503 1.9 27 8
2B: S Pose (1, off T Wakefield).
HR: P O'Neill 2 (10, 2 off T Wakefield; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: D Jeter (3, by R Garces); J Girardi (1, by T Wakefield).
TB: P O'Neill 9; S Pose 2; T Raines 2; L Sojo 2; D Jeter.
RBI: P O'Neill 3 (38); T Raines 2 (17); S Pose 2 (2).
2-out RBI: S Pose 2; T Raines; P O'Neill.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Sojo-D Jeter-T Martinez.
PB: J Girardi (7).
Baserunning
SB: L Sojo (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/B Haselman); D Jeter (7, 3rd base off T Wakefield/B Haselman).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .767 9 7 -0.094 0.84 0.014 -0.108 0.2 3 1 2B,GDP
Darren Bragg CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .315 .893 21 11 0.115 0.88 0.129 -0.014 1.5 2 0 2B,SB
Wil Cordero LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .314 .845 16 12 -0.120 1.06 0.000 -0.120 -1.7 1 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .312 1.006 15 11 -0.104 0.93 0.000 -0.104 -1.6 11 0
Mike Stanley DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .837 12 6 -0.018 0.90 0.014 -0.032 -0.3
   Troy O'Leary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .764 2 2 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
Tim Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .910 11 8 -0.082 0.78 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 1 1
John Valentin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .645 13 10 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 0 6
Bill Haselman C 3 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .751 8 7 0.026 0.57 0.050 -0.023 1.1 7 0 2B
Rudy Pemberton RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .747 10 9 -0.052 0.78 0.004 -0.056 -0.3 2 0
Tim Wakefield P 1
   Rich Garces P
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 1 11 .212 .538 117 83 -0.384 0.77 0.211 -0.594 -3.1 27 9
2B: B Haselman (12, off A Pettitte); N Garciaparra (11, off A Pettitte); D Bragg (13, off A Pettitte).
TB: D Bragg 4; B Haselman 3; N Garciaparra 2; R Pemberton.
GIDP: N Garciaparra (5).
RBI: N Garciaparra 2 (24).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
PB: B Haselman 2 (5).
Baserunning
SB: D Bragg (3, 2nd base off J Nelson/J Girardi).

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
Andy Pettitte, W (7-3) 7.1 7 2 2 1 8 0 3.06 29 99 69 31 17 21 9 11 4 0 63 0.331 0.82 1.3
Jeff Nelson 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.14 5 18 14 5 1 8 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.052 0.47 1.8
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 11 0 2.00 34 117 83 36 18 29 10 12 4 0 63 2 0 0.383 0.76 3.1

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, L (1-4) 7 6 5 5 5 4 2 5.21 33 115 71 36 11 24 11 12 7 0 44 -0.104 0.98 -1.0
Rich Garces 2 3 2 0 1 4 0 3.38 12 56 35 20 7 8 2 4 2 0 0 0 -0.013 0.07 -0.9
Team Totals 9 9 7 5 6 8 2 5.00 45 171 106 56 18 32 13 16 9 0 44 0 0 -0.117 0.77 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: A Pettitte (4).
HBP: R Garces (1; D Jeter); T Wakefield (4; J Girardi).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 32,736.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Scott Pose CF 1 Nomar Garciaparra SS
2 Tim Raines LF 2 Darren Bragg CF
3 Paul O'Neill RF 3 Wil Cordero LF
4 Tino Martinez 1B 4 Mo Vaughn 1B
5 Cecil Fielder DH 5 Mike Stanley DH
6 Wade Boggs 3B 6 Tim Naehring 3B
7 Derek Jeter SS 7 John Valentin 2B
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Bill Haselman C
9 Luis Sojo 2B 9 Rudy Pemberton RF
Andy Pettitte P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield 13% 90% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores; Sojo Scores
t5 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield 12% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield 10% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive); Girardi Scores; Pose to 3B
t3 1-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Fielder T. Wakefield -7% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte 6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Bragg A. Pettitte -4% 43% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O BOS W. Cordero A. Pettitte 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn A. Pettitte 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Fielder T. Wakefield 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Wakefield -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Jeter T. Wakefield -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. Naehring A. Pettitte 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte 1% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY J. Girardi T. Wakefield 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY L. Sojo T. Wakefield -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Girardi to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield 3% 55% Passed Ball; Girardi to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield 2% 57% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield 10% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive); Girardi Scores; Pose to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield -6% 60% Foul Popfly: 3B (Short LF Foul)
t3 1-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield 2% 62% Walk; Raines to 2B
t3 1-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Fielder T. Wakefield -7% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS B. Haselman A. Pettitte -4% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Pemberton A. Pettitte 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte 6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Wakefield -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Jeter T. Wakefield 3% 62% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Girardi T. Wakefield -3% 59% Lineout: RF
t4 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY L. Sojo T. Wakefield 2% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive); Jeter to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield -5% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Bragg A. Pettitte -5% 51% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Cordero A. Pettitte 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn A. Pettitte 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Bragg to 2B
b4 0-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte -1% 57% Walk
b4 0-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Naehring A. Pettitte 6% 63% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield 12% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield -1% 70% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Fielder T. Wakefield -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte 3% 73% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b5 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS B. Haselman A. Pettitte 2% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 0-2 2 --- 6,(0-2)  O BOS R. Pemberton A. Pettitte 2% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Wakefield -2% 75% Lineout: 1B
t6 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Jeter T. Wakefield 2% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi T. Wakefield -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Jeter to 2B
t6 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY L. Sojo T. Wakefield 0% 76% Jeter Steals 3B
t6 2-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  NYY L. Sojo T. Wakefield 1% 76% Walk
t6 2-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield 1% 77% Sojo Steals 2B
t6 2-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR NYY S. Pose T. Wakefield 13% 90% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores; Sojo Scores
t6 4-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b6 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg A. Pettitte 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero A. Pettitte 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t7 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield 3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 5-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Fielder T. Wakefield -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 5-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Wakefield -0% 95% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b7 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn A. Pettitte 1% 97% Lineout: RF
b7 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. Naehring A. Pettitte 0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 7-8-9
Rich Garces replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t8 5-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter R. Garces -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  NYY J. Girardi R. Garces 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Girardi to 1B
t8 5-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY L. Sojo R. Garces 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Girardi to 2B
t8 5-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYY S. Pose R. Garces -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Girardi to 3B
t8 5-0 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  R NYY T. Raines R. Garces 1% 99% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Girardi Scores/unER; Pose to 2B
t8 6-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill R. Garces 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pose Scores/unER; Raines to 2B
t8 7-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O NYY T. Martinez R. Garces -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
b8 0-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte 0% 100% Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
b8 0-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS B. Haselman A. Pettitte -0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 0-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  BOS R. Pemberton A. Pettitte -0% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Haselman stays at 2B
b8 0-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte -0% 99% Passed Ball; Haselman to 3B; Pemberton to 2B
b8 0-7 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte -1% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Haselman Scores; Pemberton Scores
Bernie Williams replaces Scott Pose playing CF batting 1st
b8 2-7 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Bragg A. Pettitte -2% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Garciaparra to 3B
Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
b8 2-7 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  BOS W. Cordero J. Nelson -1% 94% Bragg Steals 2B
b8 2-7 1 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS W. Cordero J. Nelson 3% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 2-7 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Nelson 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 5-6-7
t9 7-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY C. Fielder R. Garces 0% 99% Walk
Mark Whiten pinch runs for Cecil Fielder (DH) batting 5th
t9 7-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY W. Boggs R. Garces -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 7-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY D. Jeter R. Garces 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Whiten to 2B
t9 7-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Girardi R. Garces -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O NYY L. Sojo R. Garces -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 5-6-7
Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 5th
b9 2-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Nelson 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS T. Naehring J. Nelson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Valentin J. Nelson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

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  • 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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