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@ANA		5
0
NYY
@BOS		3
2
DET
@CHW		6
12
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@OAK		5
2
TBD
@SEA		10
0
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@TEX		6
7
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@ARI		6
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@COL		10
11
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@HOU		7
13
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@MON		3
6
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@PHI		4
16
MIL
@PIT		7
8
SFG
@SDP		5
1
CHC
@STL		3
6
Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 7:08
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 33,409, Time of Game: 3:19
Yankees
3
101-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
2
82-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: David Cone (19-5)
L: Pedro Martinez (18-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3  5  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 .763 20 8 0.086 1.25 0.145 -0.058 0.6 1 1
Derek Jeter SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 .333 .882 26 15 0.016 1.48 0.084 -0.069 0.2 2 1
Paul O'Neill RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .867 9 8 -0.043 1.66 0.042 -0.085 -0.7 0 0
Bernie Williams CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .344 1.023 16 7 0.024 1.24 0.078 -0.054 0.3 3 0 IW
Tino Martinez 1B 2 0 0 2 2 1 .288 .873 19 9 0.128 1.75 0.152 -0.025 1.2 6 0
Darryl Strawberry DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .918 14 9 -0.115 1.46 0.000 -0.115 -0.9
   Chili Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .915 5 3 -0.089 1.39 0.000 -0.089 -1.7 GDP
Ricky Ledee LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .744 14 9 -0.094 1.22 0.000 -0.094 -0.7 0 0
   Chad Curtis PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .714 5 3 -0.010 0.36 0.000 -0.010 -0.3 0 0
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .834 20 12 -0.025 0.92 0.053 -0.079 -0.3 0 0 2B
Joe Girardi C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .278 .706 12 9 0.055 1.43 0.126 -0.072 -0.1 15 1
David Cone P 0 1
   Graeme Lloyd P 0 0
   Jeff Nelson P 0 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0
   Mariano Rivera P 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 6 9 .167 .506 160 92 -0.067 1.36 0.680 -0.750 -2.2 27 4
2B: S Brosius (30, off P Martinez).
IBB: B Williams (9, by P Martinez).
TB: S Brosius 2; J Girardi; C Knoblauch; P O'Neill; B Williams.
GIDP: C Davis (5).
RBI: T Martinez 2 (112); P O'Neill (104).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: B Williams (2).

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 0 0 0 2 .260 .691 18 12 -0.107 1.00 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 0 0
John Valentin 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .257 .802 17 11 -0.018 1.15 0.068 -0.086 -0.4 0 5
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .331 .987 10 8 0.105 1.30 0.137 -0.032 0.4 9 2
   Donnie Sadler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .788 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .321 .944 15 10 0.121 1.96 0.229 -0.108 1.0 0 1 HR,CS
Troy O'Leary LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .269 .791 19 11 -0.063 2.78 0.080 -0.143 -0.1 4 1 SF
Mike Stanley DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 .257 .860 22 11 -0.083 3.25 0.028 -0.111 -0.6
   Midre Cummings PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .844 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .816 21 16 -0.234 3.59 0.079 -0.314 -0.7 2 0
Scott Hatteberg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .809 3 3 -0.057 1.07 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 9 1
   Jason Varitek PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .698 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mandy Romero PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .276 4 3 -0.099 4.13 0.000 -0.099 -0.5 1 0
Mike Benjamin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .698 10 7 -0.132 1.65 0.000 -0.132 -0.9 2 2
Pedro Martinez P 0 0
   Greg Swindell P 0 0
   Derek Lowe P 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 2 14 .194 .526 139 92 -0.567 2.10 0.621 -1.189 -3.2 27 12
HR: N Garciaparra (31, off D Cone; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: T O'Leary (4, off M Rivera).
TB: N Garciaparra 5; M Vaughn 2; D Bragg; T O'Leary.
RBI: T O'Leary (79); N Garciaparra (111).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Vaughn-S Hatteberg-M Vaughn.
Outfield Assists: T O'Leary (P O'Neill at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: N Garciaparra (5, 2nd base by D Cone/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
David Cone, W (19-5) 7 2 1 1 0 11 1 3.49 22 98 65 27 18 20 5 6 1 0 80 0.358 0.90 3.0
Graeme Lloyd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.080 1.83 -0.4
Jeff Nelson, H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.41 1 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.073 3.07 0.4
Mike Stanton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.99 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.079 2.47 -0.4
Mariano Rivera, S (34) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1.78 9 30 20 11 5 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 0.297 5.02 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 14 1 2.00 34 141 92 40 24 28 8 10 3 0 80 4 0 0.569 1.36 3.2
G Lloyd faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Stanton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Pedro Martinez, L (18-5) 7.1 5 3 3 6 8 0 2.74 32 140 79 42 21 16 10 8 3 0 58 -0.044 1.45 -0.0
Greg Swindell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.089 1.39 1.7
Derek Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 3 15 10 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 6 9 0 3.00 36 160 92 47 23 22 13 8 3 0 58 3 0 0.068 2.10 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: P Martinez (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Martinez (3; B Williams).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 33,409.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 15mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B 1 Darren Lewis CF
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 John Valentin 3B
3 Paul O'Neill RF 3 Mo Vaughn 1B
4 Bernie Williams CF 4 Nomar Garciaparra SS
5 Tino Martinez 1B 5 Troy O'Leary LF
6 Darryl Strawberry DH 6 Mike Stanley DH
7 Ricky Ledee LF 7 Darren Bragg RF
8 Scott Brosius 3B 8 Scott Hatteberg C
9 Joe Girardi C 9 Mike Benjamin 2B
David Cone P Pedro Martinez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg M. Rivera 29% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra M. Rivera -13% 65% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Valentin to 3B; Sadler to 2B
t8 1-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez 11% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Girardi to 3B
b8 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Romero M. Rivera 10% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra D. Cone -10% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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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' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter P. Martinez -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill P. Martinez -2% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Knoblauch to 3B; O'Neill out at 2B/LF-2B
t1 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O NYY B. Williams P. Martinez -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' David Cone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Cone 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Cone 2% 49% Popfly: C (Short 3B Line)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Cone 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Martinez P. Martinez -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY D. Strawberry P. Martinez -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Ledee P. Martinez -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' David Cone facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra D. Cone -10% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Cone 2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley D. Cone 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- 11,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg D. Cone 1% 40% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius P. Martinez -3% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi P. Martinez -2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez -1% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' David Cone facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg D. Cone 2% 36% Foul Popfly: 1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin D. Cone 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Cone 1% 39% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  NYY D. Jeter P. Martinez 4% 43% Walk
t4 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill P. Martinez -4% 39% Lineout: RF
t4 0-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  NYY B. Williams P. Martinez 8% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jeter to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  RO NYY T. Martinez P. Martinez 1% 48% Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 1B); Jeter Scores; Williams to 2B
t4 1-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry P. Martinez -4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' David Cone facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Cone 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Cone 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Cone 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. Ledee P. Martinez -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY S. Brosius P. Martinez 5% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Girardi P. Martinez -5% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez -5% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' David Cone facing 5-6-7
b5 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Cone 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Stanley D. Cone 2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg D. Cone 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY D. Jeter P. Martinez -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill P. Martinez -3% 44% Flyball: LF
t6 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Williams P. Martinez -2% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' David Cone facing 8-9-1
b6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg D. Cone 4% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b6 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin D. Cone 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Cone 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY T. Martinez P. Martinez 6% 56% Walk
t7 1-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry P. Martinez -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY R. Ledee P. Martinez -5% 45% Foul Flyball: LF
t7 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Brosius P. Martinez -4% 41% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' David Cone facing 2-3-4
b7 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Cone 4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Vaughn D. Cone -4% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 1-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Cone 5% 46% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-1 2 1-- 2,(2-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Cone 4% 50% Garciaparra Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
t8 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY J. Girardi P. Martinez 7% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t8 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez 6% 63% Wild Pitch; Girardi to 2B
t8 1-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  NYY C. Knoblauch P. Martinez 11% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Girardi to 3B
t8 1-1 0 1-3 8,(3-2)  NYY D. Jeter P. Martinez 4% 78% Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
t8 1-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO NYY P. O'Neill P. Martinez 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Girardi Scores; Knoblauch to 3B; Jeter to 2B
t8 2-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY B. Williams P. Martinez 0% 82% Intentional Walk
t8 2-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  R NYY T. Martinez P. Martinez 8% 90% Walk; Knoblauch Scores; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 2B
Greg Swindell replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th
t8 3-1 1 123 5,(2-2)  OO NYY C. Davis G. Swindell -9% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Graeme Lloyd facing 5-6-7
Graeme Lloyd replaces David Cone pitching
b8 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS T. O'Leary G. Lloyd -8% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
b8 1-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Stanley J. Nelson 7% 81% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
b8 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Bragg M. Stanton -8% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Leary to 2B
Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
Mandy Romero pinch hits for Jason Varitek batting 8th
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 8th
b8 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Romero M. Rivera 10% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin M. Rivera 9% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
Derek Lowe replaces Greg Swindell pitching
Mandy Romero moves from PH to C
Chad Curtis pinch hits for Ricky Ledee (LF) batting 7th
t9 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Curtis D. Lowe -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius D. Lowe -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi D. Lowe -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 1-2-3
Chad Curtis moves from PH to LF
b9 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Rivera 5% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b9 1-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin M. Rivera -7% 88% Walk
b9 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Vaughn M. Rivera -10% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Valentin to 2B
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Mo Vaughn (1B) batting 3rd
b9 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra M. Rivera -13% 65% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Valentin to 3B; Sadler to 2B
b9 1-3 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO BOS T. O'Leary M. Rivera 9% 74% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Valentin Scores; Sadler to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw); Garciaparra to 2B
b9 2-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Stanley M. Rivera -3% 71% Walk
Midre Cummings pinch runs for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 6th
b9 2-3 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg M. Rivera 29% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

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  • 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.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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