June 6, 1998 New York Mets at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
COL 1 ATL 10
@BAL 5 NYM 1
@BOS 0 NYY 4
FLA 2 OAK 10
ARI 5 LAD 10
@SEA 6 MON 7
@TBD 5 TEX 3
SDP 0 PHI 10
@TOR 6 CHC 7
CHW 6 CLE 10
@CIN 1 HOU 6
KCR 0 DET 9
@MIL 3 PIT 4
MIN 3
(12) SFG 5
@STL 4
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,545

Saturday, June 6, 1998, 1:17
Time of Game: 2:30

Mets

33-23

Won 2

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: B Jones (5-3), L: T Wakefield (6-3), S: J Franco (13)

Red Sox

34-25

Lost 2

2nd, 10½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .228  .712   21    2   0   SB
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .798   17    2   0   
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .370 1.009   18   11   1   
B Huskey RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .702   17    1   0   GDP
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .773    8    2   4   
E Alfonzo 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .752   11    1   5   
M Franco DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .634    9    0   0   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .539    8    2   1   
A Castillo C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .696    9    6   0   

B Jones P                                                                0   1
  J Franco P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   2   0    1   3              118   27  12

BATTING

TB: E Alfonzo; J Olerud.

GIDP: B Huskey (10).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Alfonzo-J Olerud; J Olerud-R Ordonez-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

SB: B McRae (11, 2nd base off T Wakefield/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .787   15    7   0   
R Jefferson DH                3   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .901   11    0   0   
  D Buford PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .819    5    0   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .790   18    2   4   GDP
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .973   19   11   0   
  S Avery PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .850   15    1   0   GDP
J Valentin 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .730   15    1   1   
S Hatteberg C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .821   12    3   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .689   10    1   3   
  M Cummings PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .806    6    0   0   
  L Merloni 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .826         1   1   
D Bragg RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .825   21    0   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    3   6              147   27  10

BATTING

TB: M Vaughn; R Jefferson; D Lewis; T O'Leary.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (5); T O'Leary (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-L Merloni-M Vaughn.

E: M Benjamin (3); M Vaughn (5).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Jones, W (5-3)               8     3   0   0    3   4   0   3.58   28  125-77   39· 9·29   14· 3· 4· 0     77    -     1.24   0.66
J Franco, S (13)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    4   22-12    4· 1· 7    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.23
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   6   0          32  147-89   43·10·36   16· 3· 4· 0           -

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, L (6-3)           8     1   1   1    1   3   0   4.27   28   97-67   35·13·19   10·13· 1· 0     78    -     0.97   0.34
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.10    3   16-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   3   0          31  113-75   40·14·21   12·13· 2· 0           -

Balks: T Wakefield (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 32,545.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. B McRae              CF    1. D Lewis              CF 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. R Jefferson          DH 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. B Huskey             RF    4. M Vaughn             1B 
5. C Baerga             2B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. E Alfonzo            3B    6. J Valentin           3B 
7. M Franco             DH    7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. M Benjamin           2B 
9. A Castillo           C     9. D Bragg              RF 

   B Jones              P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-0  --3  1   12%  60% B Huskey        T Wakefield     Balk; McRae Scores
   b 9   2  1-0  1--  5   11% 100% T O'Leary       J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  4   10%  47% N Garciaparra   B Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Jefferson to 2B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  5   10%  87% D Buford        J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 9   1  1-0  ---  6    7%  95% N Garciaparra   J Franco        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  D Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  3   36%  R Jefferson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lewis to 2B
   OO     12-  4   47%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Jefferson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   47%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   45%  M Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   41%  T O'Leary       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   44%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   48%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   50%  M Benjamin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  A Castillo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   44%  B McRae         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  D Lewis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  J Olerud        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   47%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   44%  C Baerga        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   44%  M Vaughn        Walk
   OO     1--  2   50%  T O'Leary       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  M Franco        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  1   46%  R Ordonez       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   43%  A Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   46%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   48%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   47%  M Benjamin      Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   55%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  J Olerud        McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; McRae to 3B
   R      --3      60%  B Huskey        Balk; McRae Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   63%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   66%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   68%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   65%  C Baerga        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   63%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   61%  M Franco        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   67%  M Vaughn        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   70%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   70%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   68%  A Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      --- 10   67%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   74%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Mike Benjamin batting 8th
   O      ---  6   79%  M Cummings      Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   75%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  1   82%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Gordon replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Lou Merloni replaces Midre Cummings playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  6   80%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   82%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   77%  B Huskey        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, John Franco facing 2-3-4
                  John Franco replaces Bobby Jones pitching; Damon Buford pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   87%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   89%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Steve Avery pinch runs for Mo Vaughn batting 4th
   O      1--  5  100%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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