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OAK
@BOS		4
7
BAL
@CHW		5
12
SEA
@CLE		3
5
ANA
@NYY		6
4
ANA
@NYY		6
7
MIN
@TBD		7
3
DET
@TEX		6
8
KCR
@TOR		7
2
PIT
@ARI		4
3
CHC
@CIN		9
2
MIL
@COL		6
5
ATL
@HOU		6
2
MON
@LAD		3
4
SDP
@PHI		2
0
NYM
@SFG		4
1
FLA
@STL		7
6		 
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Wednesday, August 26, 1998 7:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 26,379, Time of Game: 3:08
Athletics
4
60-73
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 at Red Sox
7
78-52
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 16½ GB
W: John Wasdin (6-4)
L: Tim Worrell (2-7)
S: Tom Gordon (38)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  6  1
Red Sox         0  3  0   1  0  0   0  3  X    7 10  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .226 .696 17 12 -0.043 0.93 0.047 -0.090 -0.3 1 0 HBP
Bip Roberts CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .684 13 10 0.010 0.90 0.094 -0.085 0.3 5 0 2B
Jason Giambi 1B 4 0 0 1 1 3 .285 .845 22 11 -0.022 0.74 0.022 -0.044 -0.5 5 1
Matt Stairs DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .312 .941 16 10 -0.094 1.09 0.028 -0.122 -0.8
Ben Grieve RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 .836 15 9 -0.039 1.27 0.064 -0.103 -0.2 2 0
Scott Spiezio 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .269 .734 9 5 0.175 1.59 0.213 -0.038 1.5 2 3
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .691 9 7 -0.119 1.64 0.026 -0.145 -1.3 3 0
Miguel Tejada SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 .235 .697 14 6 0.170 1.77 0.223 -0.053 1.4 0 1 2B
Mike Macfarlane C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .228 .665 16 12 -0.193 1.75 0.000 -0.193 -1.3 5 1
Blake Stein P
   Mark Holzemer P 1
   Tim Worrell P 1
   Gil Heredia P
Team Totals 35 4 6 3 3 8 .171 .485 131 82 -0.155 1.27 0.717 -0.873 -1.2 24 7
2B: B Roberts (15, off B Saberhagen); M Tejada (17, off B Saberhagen).
HBP: R Henderson (4, by B Saberhagen).
TB: B Roberts 2; S Spiezio 2; M Tejada 2; M Stairs; B Grieve.
RBI: M Tejada 2 (34); J Giambi (84).
2-out RBI: M Tejada 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Giambi (13).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF 4 0 1 3 0 1 .273 .724 18 13 0.099 1.88 0.178 -0.079 0.5 2 0 SF
John Valentin 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .263 .805 21 9 0.043 0.73 0.074 -0.031 0.0 0 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .331 .984 13 10 0.032 0.97 0.093 -0.061 0.6 7 0
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .950 13 8 -0.085 1.01 0.030 -0.115 -1.2 0 5 2B
Troy O'Leary LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .270 .791 16 8 -0.033 1.26 0.051 -0.085 -0.0 4 0
Mike Stanley DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 .257 .863 13 8 0.131 1.24 0.169 -0.038 0.9 2B
   Damon Buford PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 .886 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Darren Bragg RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 .291 .826 20 12 -0.014 1.65 0.075 -0.089 -0.1 2 0 SH
Scott Hatteberg C 3 1 2 1 1 1 .282 .831 11 6 0.135 1.36 0.161 -0.026 1.9 8 0 IW
   Donnie Sadler PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 .799 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Benjamin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .686 11 7 -0.064 0.87 0.036 -0.099 -0.9 2 2
   Jason Varitek PH-C 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 .712 6 2 0.099 3.51 0.099 0.000 0.7 1 0
Bret Saberhagen P
   Dennis Eckersley P
   Jim Corsi P
   John Wasdin P
   Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 32 7 10 6 6 5 .312 .785 142 83 0.343 1.28 0.966 -0.623 2.4 27 7
2B: N Garciaparra (30, off B Stein); M Stanley (21, off B Stein).
SF: D Lewis (4, off B Stein).
SH: D Bragg (3, off T Worrell).
IBB: S Hatteberg (3, by T Worrell).
TB: M Stanley 3; S Hatteberg 2; M Vaughn 2; N Garciaparra 2; J Valentin; D Lewis; T O'Leary.
RBI: D Lewis 3 (57); S Hatteberg (35); M Vaughn (91); D Bragg (49).
2-out RBI: M Vaughn.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
PB: S Hatteberg (13).
E: N Garciaparra (20); J Corsi ().

Oakland Athletics

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
Blake Stein 5 5 4 3 4 2 0 5.70 24 87 50 33 4 13 5 13 6 0 41 -0.173 0.92 -1.1
Mark Holzemer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 2 11 8 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.061 1.17 0.5
Tim Worrell, L (2-7) 1.2 4 3 3 2 2 0 5.22 11 37 20 11 4 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 -0.215 2.36 -1.7
Gil Heredia 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 3 7 5 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 -0.018 0.46 -0.0
Team Totals 8 10 7 6 6 5 0 6.75 40 142 83 51 9 23 9 20 10 0 41 2 1 -0.345 1.27 -2.4

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
Bret Saberhagen 5.2 6 4 2 1 6 0 4.28 26 84 53 28 7 18 8 10 2 0 50 -0.038 1.13 -0.2
Dennis Eckersley, BS (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.52 2 7 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 -0.013 2.26 -0.1
Jim Corsi 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.47 6 21 12 6 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.114 1.31 0.6
John Wasdin, W (6-4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.17 2 10 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.054 2.67 0.3
Tom Gordon, S (38) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73 3 9 7 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.50 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 4 2 3 8 0 2.00 39 131 82 43 11 28 13 14 2 0 50 3 1 0.157 1.28 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Stein (11).
HBP: B Saberhagen (4; R Henderson).
IBB: T Worrell (3; S Hatteberg).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 26,379.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR OAK M. Tejada B. Saberhagen -18% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores; Grieve Scores; Spiezio to 3B
b8 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS D. Lewis T. Worrell 17% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buford Scores; Sadler Scores; Varitek to 2B
t6 3-4 2 -23 3,(0-2)  R OAK M. Macfarlane D. Eckersley -11% 52% Passed Ball; Spiezio Scores/unER; Tejada to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Stanley B. Stein 11% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); O'Leary to 3B
b8 4-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek T. Worrell 10% 77% Walk; Buford to 3B; Sadler to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK R. Henderson B. Saberhagen -3% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK B. Roberts B. Saberhagen -9% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Henderson to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 4,(3-0)  RO OAK J. Giambi B. Saberhagen 0% 37% Groundout: SS-1B; Henderson Scores/unER; Roberts to 3B
t1 1-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Stairs B. Saberhagen 5% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Grieve B. Saberhagen 3% 46% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Stein -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Valentin B. Stein 3% 46% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Stein -3% 43% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Stein -2% 40% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Spiezio B. Saberhagen -3% 37% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK E. Sprague B. Saberhagen 3% 40% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada B. Saberhagen 3% 43% Popfly: 2B
t2 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane B. Saberhagen 2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Stein 4% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Stanley B. Stein 11% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); O'Leary to 3B
b2 0-1 0 -23 6,(3-2)  R BOS D. Bragg B. Stein 8% 67% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); O'Leary Scores; Stanley to 3B; Bragg to 1B
b2 1-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R BOS S. Hatteberg B. Stein 8% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Stanley Scores; Bragg to 3B
b2 2-1 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin B. Stein -5% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  RO BOS D. Lewis B. Stein 1% 72% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bragg Scores/unER
b2 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Stein -2% 70% Lineout: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson B. Saberhagen 3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK B. Roberts B. Saberhagen 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Giambi B. Saberhagen 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 3-4-5
b3 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Stein -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra B. Stein 3% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Stein 1% 78% Walk
b3 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Stein -3% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
b3 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Stein -3% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs B. Saberhagen 3% 74% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Grieve B. Saberhagen 2% 76% Flyball: LF
t4 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Spiezio B. Saberhagen -1% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Sprague B. Saberhagen 3% 78% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg B. Stein 2% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 3-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Benjamin B. Stein 4% 84% Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
b4 3-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Stein -1% 82% Flyball: RF (Short RF); Hatteberg to 3B
b4 3-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS J. Valentin B. Stein 4% 86% Wild Pitch; Hatteberg Scores; Benjamin to 2B
b4 4-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Stein -2% 83% Walk; Benjamin out at 3B/C-3B
b4 4-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Stein -1% 82% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK M. Tejada B. Saberhagen 3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane B. Saberhagen 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK R. Henderson B. Saberhagen -1% 85% Hit By Pitch
t5 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Roberts B. Saberhagen 2% 87% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
b5 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Stein -1% 86% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Stein -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Stein -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Giambi B. Saberhagen 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Stairs B. Saberhagen -3% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK B. Grieve B. Saberhagen -6% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stairs to 3B
t6 1-4 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio B. Saberhagen -5% 73% Walk; Grieve to 2B
t6 1-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Sprague B. Saberhagen 9% 82% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 1-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR OAK M. Tejada B. Saberhagen -18% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores; Grieve Scores; Spiezio to 3B
Dennis Eckersley replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t6 3-4 2 -23 3,(0-2)  R OAK M. Macfarlane D. Eckersley -11% 52% Passed Ball; Spiezio Scores/unER; Tejada to 3B
t6 4-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane D. Eckersley 6% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Mark Holzemer facing 7-8-9
Mark Holzemer replaces Blake Stein pitching
b6 4-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg M. Holzemer -4% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg M. Holzemer -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
Tim Worrell replaces Mark Holzemer pitching
b6 4-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin T. Worrell -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t7 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Henderson D. Eckersley 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
Jim Corsi replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t7 4-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK B. Roberts J. Corsi 3% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Giambi J. Corsi -2% 55% Walk
t7 4-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs J. Corsi 4% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
b7 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis T. Worrell -4% 55% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin T. Worrell 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b7 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Vaughn T. Worrell 5% 65% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Valentin to 2B
b7 4-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Worrell -7% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 4-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Worrell -8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 5-6-7
t8 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK B. Grieve J. Corsi 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio J. Corsi 4% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 4-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK E. Sprague J. Corsi -3% 56% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
John Wasdin replaces Jim Corsi pitching
t8 4-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Tejada J. Wasdin -4% 52% Walk; Sprague to 2B
t8 4-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane J. Wasdin 9% 62% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 6-7-8
b8 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Stanley T. Worrell 6% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Damon Buford pinch runs for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 6th
b8 4-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Bragg T. Worrell -2% 66% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Buford to 2B
b8 4-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg T. Worrell 2% 68% Intentional Walk
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Mike Benjamin (2B) batting 9th
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 8th
b8 4-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek T. Worrell 10% 77% Walk; Buford to 3B; Sadler to 2B
b8 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS D. Lewis T. Worrell 17% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buford Scores; Sadler Scores; Varitek to 2B
Gil Heredia replaces Tim Worrell pitching
b8 6-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin G. Heredia -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 6-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn G. Heredia 4% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Varitek Scores; Lewis to 3B
b8 7-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra G. Heredia -1% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
Tom Gordon replaces John Wasdin pitching
Jason Varitek moves from PH to C
Donnie Sadler moves from PR to 2B
t9 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson T. Gordon 2% 98% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t9 4-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Roberts T. Gordon 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 4-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Giambi T. Gordon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 7.

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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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