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Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,942, Time of Game: 2:45
Yankees
7
102-41
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
82-62
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
L: Tim Wakefield (15-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  1   3  1  0   0  1  0    7  7  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  1  0   0  0  0    5  8  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 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .758 10 8 -0.069 0.65 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 3 3
Derek Jeter SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 .334 .894 10 7 0.152 0.66 0.193 -0.041 1.6 2 3 2·HR
Paul O'Neill RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .318 .879 13 11 0.209 0.68 0.234 -0.025 1.7 0 0 2·HR
Bernie Williams CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .342 1.017 11 5 -0.012 0.56 0.028 -0.041 -0.2 1 0 HBP
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .288 .872 15 13 0.047 0.70 0.092 -0.044 0.7 9 1 2B
Tim Raines LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .285 .768 12 6 -0.016 0.86 0.037 -0.054 -0.3 1 0
   Ricky Ledee LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .731 4 3 -0.009 0.32 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 1 0
Darryl Strawberry DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .909 11 9 -0.075 0.88 0.000 -0.075 -1.0
   Chili Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .899 3 2 -0.010 0.36 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
Jorge Posada C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 .853 17 10 0.014 0.67 0.067 -0.054 0.3 8 0 2B
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .294 .831 22 12 -0.011 0.68 0.046 -0.057 0.2 1 2
Orlando Hernandez P 0 0
   Ramiro Mendoza P 1 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0
   Mariano Rivera P 0 1
Team Totals 34 7 7 7 1 8 .206 .868 128 86 0.220 0.68 0.697 -0.479 1.8 27 10
2B: J Posada (22, off T Wakefield); T Martinez (30, off T Wakefield).
HR: P O'Neill 2 (21, 1 off J Wasdin, 1 off G Swindell; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Jeter 2 (19, 2 off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
HBP: B Williams (1, by T Wakefield).
TB: D Jeter 8; P O'Neill 8; T Martinez 2; J Posada 2; S Brosius.
RBI: P O'Neill 2 (106); D Jeter 2 (77); J Posada (59); S Brosius (85); T Martinez (113).
2-out RBI: D Jeter; S Brosius; J Posada.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Knoblauch-D Jeter-T Martinez; S Brosius-C Knoblauch-T Martinez.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Bragg CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .285 .805 18 15 -0.159 1.26 0.000 -0.159 -1.3 4 0
John Valentin 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .256 .802 20 8 0.107 1.17 0.138 -0.031 0.8 1 2 HBP
Mo Vaughn 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .331 .986 13 5 -0.196 2.10 0.063 -0.259 -0.9 10 0 GDP
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .325 .950 16 10 0.124 1.31 0.170 -0.046 1.2 0 3 2B
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .789 13 9 -0.056 1.68 0.089 -0.146 -0.7 2 0
Mike Stanley DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 .256 .857 14 6 -0.100 1.55 0.034 -0.134 -0.7 GDP
   Chris Snopek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .527 4 3 -0.049 1.83 0.000 -0.049 -0.3
Scott Hatteberg C 3 1 1 4 0 0 .277 .817 7 5 0.189 1.18 0.225 -0.036 2.3 6 1 HR
   Keith Mitchell PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .496 4 3 -0.033 1.27 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 0 0
Trot Nixon RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 10 6 -0.021 0.96 0.033 -0.054 -0.1 3 0
   Jason Varitek PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .695 4 3 -0.020 0.71 0.000 -0.020 -0.1 1 0
Donnie Sadler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 .258 .784 11 7 -0.012 1.26 0.046 -0.058 -0.1 0 3
   Mike Benjamin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .696 6 4 -0.054 2.03 0.000 -0.054 -0.3
Tim Wakefield P 0 0
   John Wasdin P 0 0
   Greg Swindell P 0 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 4 4 8 .242 .706 140 84 -0.280 1.40 0.798 -1.079 -0.2 27 9
2B: N Garciaparra (33, off R Mendoza).
HR: S Hatteberg (12, off O Hernandez; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
HBP: J Valentin (6, by R Mendoza).
TB: N Garciaparra 4; S Hatteberg 4; M Vaughn; D Sadler; T Nixon; T O'Leary.
GIDP: M Vaughn (11); M Stanley (11).
RBI: S Hatteberg 4 (39).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
PB: S Hatteberg (17).

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
Orlando Hernandez 3.2 5 4 4 4 5 1 3.50 20 77 41 24 4 13 4 7 2 0 36 -0.189 1.23 -2.5
Ramiro Mendoza, W (9-2) 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.18 11 37 23 14 6 3 4 5 3 0 3 0 0.206 1.72 1.3
Mike Stanton, H (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.87 4 16 12 5 1 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.156 1.41 0.8
Mariano Rivera, S (35) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.75 3 10 8 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.108 1.35 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 4 8 1 5.00 38 140 84 49 13 22 11 14 5 0 36 4 0 0.281 0.68 0.2

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 (15-8) 4 5 5 5 1 4 2 4.71 19 61 42 20 12 10 2 11 5 0 35 -0.220 0.73 -2.7
John Wasdin 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.09 10 34 22 11 2 9 5 4 2 0 0 0 0.062 0.74 0.7
Greg Swindell 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.66 4 18 13 7 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.084 0.58 -0.4
Dennis Eckersley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 3 15 9 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 7 7 1 8 4 7.00 36 128 86 41 17 28 9 17 8 0 35 0 0 -0.219 1.40 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Wakefield (14; B Williams); R Mendoza (8; J Valentin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 32,942.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 21mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B 1 Darren Bragg 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 Tim Raines LF 6 Mike Stanley DH
7 Darryl Strawberry DH 7 Scott Hatteberg C
8 Jorge Posada C 8 Trot Nixon RF
9 Scott Brosius 3B 9 Donnie Sadler 2B
Orlando Hernandez P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-5 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR BOS S. Hatteberg O. Hernandez -22% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra Scores; Stanley Scores
b7 5-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS M. Vaughn R. Mendoza 16% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY P. O'Neill G. Swindell 12% 85% Home Run (Line Drive)
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill J. Wasdin 11% 72% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 4-6 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  ROO BOS M. Stanley R. Mendoza 11% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra Scores/No RBI

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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 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch T. Wakefield -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYY D. Jeter T. Wakefield 9% 57% Home Run (Line Drive)
t1 1-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield -2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY B. Williams T. Wakefield -1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg O. Hernandez 2% 57% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin O. Hernandez -3% 54% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Vaughn O. Hernandez -4% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra O. Hernandez 5% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary O. Hernandez 4% 60% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield -2% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield 2% 60% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Strawberry T. Wakefield 1% 61% Passed Ball; Raines to 2B
t2 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Strawberry T. Wakefield -3% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Posada T. Wakefield -3% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Orlando Hernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Stanley O. Hernandez 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg O. Hernandez 2% 59% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Nixon O. Hernandez 1% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY S. Brosius T. Wakefield -2% 58% Lineout: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch T. Wakefield -2% 56% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY D. Jeter T. Wakefield 10% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Wakefield -1% 65% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Sadler O. Hernandez 3% 68% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Bragg O. Hernandez 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin O. Hernandez 1% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY B. Williams T. Wakefield 3% 74% Hit By Pitch
t4 2-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R NYY T. Martinez T. Wakefield 9% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Williams Scores
t4 3-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY T. Raines T. Wakefield -3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry T. Wakefield -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYY J. Posada T. Wakefield 7% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
t4 4-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R NYY S. Brosius T. Wakefield 5% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Posada Scores
t4 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Knoblauch T. Wakefield -1% 89% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Orlando Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Vaughn O. Hernandez -3% 86% Walk
b4 0-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra O. Hernandez -6% 80% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Vaughn to 3B
b4 0-5 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary O. Hernandez 5% 85% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-5 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Stanley O. Hernandez -3% 82% Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
b4 0-5 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR BOS S. Hatteberg O. Hernandez -22% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra Scores; Stanley Scores
b4 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon O. Hernandez -3% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
b4 4-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Sadler O. Hernandez -5% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
b4 4-5 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg O. Hernandez 6% 57% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Valentin O. Hernandez -4% 53% Walk; Nixon to 3B; Sadler to 2B
Ramiro Mendoza replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching
b4 4-5 2 123 3,(2-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn R. Mendoza 10% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 2-3-4
John Wasdin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t5 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Wasdin -3% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill J. Wasdin 11% 72% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 6-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams J. Wasdin -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 6-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez J. Wasdin -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
b5 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra R. Mendoza -8% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b5 4-6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary R. Mendoza -9% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 3B
b5 4-6 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  ROO BOS M. Stanley R. Mendoza 11% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra Scores/No RBI
b5 5-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg R. Mendoza 2% 65% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 6-7-8
t6 6-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Raines J. Wasdin -3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 6-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry J. Wasdin -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY J. Posada J. Wasdin -1% 59% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
b6 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon R. Mendoza 4% 63% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b6 5-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Sadler R. Mendoza 3% 66% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Mendoza 2% 68% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
t7 6-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY S. Brosius J. Wasdin -3% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY C. Knoblauch J. Wasdin -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Wasdin -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
Ricky Ledee replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 6th
b7 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Valentin R. Mendoza -7% 54% Hit By Pitch
b7 5-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS M. Vaughn R. Mendoza 16% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 5-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra R. Mendoza -3% 68% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
Mike Stanton replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
b7 5-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Stanton 5% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
Greg Swindell replaces John Wasdin pitching
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY P. O'Neill G. Swindell 12% 85% Home Run (Line Drive)
t8 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Williams G. Swindell -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 7-5 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O NYY T. Martinez G. Swindell -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Ledee G. Swindell -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Yankees' Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
Chris Snopek pinch hits for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 6th
b8 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Snopek M. Stanton 5% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
Keith Mitchell pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 7th
b8 5-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Mitchell M. Stanton 3% 90% Flyball: CF
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Trot Nixon (RF) batting 8th
b8 5-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Stanton 2% 91% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
Jason Varitek moves from PH to C
Keith Mitchell moves from PH to RF
Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 7th
t9 7-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Davis D. Eckersley -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 7-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY J. Posada D. Eckersley -1% 90% Popfly: 3B
t9 7-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY S. Brosius D. Eckersley -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Donnie Sadler (2B) batting 9th
b9 5-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin M. Rivera 5% 95% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b9 5-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg M. Rivera 4% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Rivera 2% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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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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