September 11, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
ANA 3 BOS 6
DET 2 CHW 3
@CLE 2 SEA 6
@KCR 3 KCR 8
SEA 5 OAK 3
@MIN 2 TOR 5
@NYY 4 TBD 3
TEX 2 ATL 8
FLA 2 MIL 13
@CHC 11 CIN 13
ARI 1 HOU 8
STL 2 MON 5
NYM 1 PIT 6
@PHI 1 SDP 1
LAD 0 COL 7
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,131

Friday, September 11, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:04

Tigers

55-92

Lost 1

5th, 26 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2 10  2
Red Sox         0  5  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    6  9  1

W: B Saberhagen (13-7), L: B Powell (3-7), S: T Gordon (40)

Red Sox

83-62

Won 1

2nd, 20 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .254  .637   11    1   0   2B
B Higginson LF                4   1   0   0    1   1  .286  .836   17    2   0   
J Encarnacion RF              5   1   2   0    0   2  .323  .903   20    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .286  .864   24    9   0   HBP
D Easley 2B-SS                4   0   2   1    0   0  .274  .804   21    1   5   2·2B
L Gonzalez DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .808   13    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .251  .670   15    1   1   SB
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .665   14    6   1   
  G Berroa PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .629         0   0   
  T Beamon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .786    3    0   0   
  J Siddall C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .685         1   0   
D Cruz SS                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .653    5    1   3   3B
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         2   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .760    5    2   1   

B Powell P                                                               0   0
  W Brunson P                                                            0   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  M Santana P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   2  10   2    1   7              148   24  11

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (28, off B Saberhagen); D Easley 2 (34, off J Corsi, off B Saberhagen).

3B: D Cruz (3, off B Saberhagen).

HBP: T Clark (3, by B Saberhagen).

TB: D Easley 4; B Hunter 3; D Cruz 3; J Randa 2; J Encarnacion 2; T Clark.

RBI: D Easley (88); T Clark (91).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark.

E: T Clark (13); B Higginson (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Randa (7, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .261  .695   21    5   0   CS
J Valentin 3B                 3   1   1   3    1   0  .257  .808   24    1   1   HR
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .987   14    8   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   2  .322  .942   15    1   2   
T O'Leary LF                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .269  .787   17    0   0   
D Bragg RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .285  .802   12    5   0   
S Hatteberg C                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .280  .819   16    7   0   
M Romero DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .325   24    0   0   GDP
M Benjamin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .687   12    0   2   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   4    3   7              155   27   6

BATTING

HR: J Valentin (21, off B Powell; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Valentin 4; S Hatteberg 2; M Vaughn 2; M Romero; D Bragg; D Lewis; T O'Leary.

GIDP: M Romero (1).

RBI: J Valentin 3 (64); D Lewis (61).

2-out RBI: J Valentin 3; D Lewis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: M Vaughn (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Lewis (11, 2nd base by B Powell/P Bako).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Powell, L (3-7)              5.1   6   6   0    2   5   1   7.03   24  102-70   44·11·15    9· 4· 4· 0     47    -     0.66  -0.25
W Brunson                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0  10.13    2   10-5     2· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.12  -0.01
D Bochtler                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.32    3   13-6     2· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.00
M Santana                      1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.93    7   23-16    7· 7· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   0    3   7   1          36  148-97   55·20·22   12· 8· 6· 0          3-1

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
B Saberhagen, W (13-7)         6     5   0   0    0   6   0   4.00   24   95-65   41·12·12    4·11· 2· 0     68    -     0.60   0.22
D Lowe                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.16    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
J Corsi                        0     3   2   1    0   0   0   2.62    4   14-7     5· 1· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.55  -0.13
G Swindell, H (22)             0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.63    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.53   0.09
D Eckersley, H (8)             1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    5   16-10    5· 3· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.35   0.04
T Gordon, S (40)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    10   2   1    1   7   0          40  146-96   60·19·17   12·15· 4· 0          6-0

J Corsi faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Brunson (1); M Santana (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Saberhagen (5; T Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 29,131.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Hunter             CF    1. D Lewis              CF 
2. B Higginson          LF    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. J Encarnacion        RF    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. D Easley             2B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. L Gonzalez           DH    6. D Bragg              RF 
7. J Randa              3B    7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. P Bako               C     8. M Romero             DH 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. M Benjamin           2B 

   B Powell             P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-2  12-  3   17%  90% J Valentin      B Powell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Romero Scores/unER; Lewis Scores/unER; Valentin Scores/unER
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  8   12%  71% M Romero        B Powell        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); O'Leary Scores/No RBI/unER; Bragg to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3  3    8%  73% D Lewis         B Powell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bragg Scores/unER; Romero to 2B
   t 8   0  6-1  12-  5   -8%  86% D Easley        J Corsi         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Encarnacion Scores; Clark to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3  3   -6%  65% M Benjamin      B Powell        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   44%  B Hunter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   48%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   52%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   55%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Valentin      Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  4   52%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   54%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  3   53%  J Randa         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      52%  P Bako          Randa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   59%  T O'Leary       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   64%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); O'Leary to 2B
   O      12-  8   59%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  8   71%  M Romero        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); O'Leary Scores/No RBI/unER; Bragg to 3B
   O      1-3  3   65%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   73%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bragg Scores/unER; Romero to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   90%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Romero Scores/unER; Lewis Scores/unER; Valentin Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   89%  M Vaughn        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   91%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   89%  B Hunter        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   91%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   92%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Powell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   92%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   91%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   91%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   92%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   94%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Powell facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   95%  S Hatteberg     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   93%  M Romero        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   93%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   94%  D Cruz          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      --3  1   95%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   95%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          --- 10   95%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  5   95%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   94%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   96%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   96%  T Clark         Hit By Pitch
          1--  9   94%  D Easley        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark to 3B
   O      -23  3   97%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Powell facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   98%  T O'Leary       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
                  Will Brunson replaces Brian Powell pitching
   O      -2-  4   97%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B; O'Leary to 3B
   R      --3      98%  M Romero        Wild Pitch; O'Leary Scores/unER
          ---  6   98%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Will Brunson pitching
   O      1--  1   98%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
                  Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
          ---  4   97%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   98%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Randa to 2B
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   99%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Randa to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Doug Bochtler facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS
          ---  6   99%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Marino Santana replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
          1--  3   99%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis to 3B
   O      1-3  5   99%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   99%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Corsi facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Corsi replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  1   98%  B Higginson     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  6   97%  J Encarnacion   Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Higginson to 2B
   R      12-  2   94%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores/unER; Encarnacion to 2B
   R      12-  5   86%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Encarnacion Scores; Clark to 3B
                  Greg Swindell replaces Jim Corsi pitching
   O      -23  1   91%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      -23  5   95%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching; Trey Beamon pinch hits for Geronimo Berroa batting 8th; Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 8th
   O      -23  3   99%  T Beamon        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Marino Santana facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Siddall replaces Trey Beamon playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  2   98%  D Bragg         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   99%  S Hatteberg     Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   98%  M Romero        Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
          1--      99%  M Benjamin      Wild Pitch; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4  100%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  4   99%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson to 2B
                  Tom Gordon replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      12-  2  100%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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