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2
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5
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3
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2
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4
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5
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13
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8
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@SFG		1
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Saturday, September 12, 1998 1:15
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 31,220, Time of Game: 2:39
Tigers
3
56-92
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 25 GB
 at Red Sox
2
83-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 20 GB
W: Matt Anderson (4-1)
L: Tom Gordon (7-4)
S: Todd Jones (24)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  7  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .633 12 8 -0.139 1.30 0.000 -0.139 -1.1 4 0
Bobby Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .830 15 9 -0.101 0.97 0.000 -0.101 -0.8 2 0
Juan Encarnacion RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .324 .903 10 5 -0.008 0.65 0.033 -0.041 0.0 2 0
Tony Clark 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .287 .865 11 9 0.070 1.41 0.124 -0.053 0.2 8 0
   Kimera Bartee PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 .684 0.056 3.40 0.056 0.000 0.2 SB
   Frank Catalanotto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .760 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 .802 20 12 -0.150 1.99 0.036 -0.186 -0.7 2 2
Jason Wood DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 .400 1.255 6 5 0.144 1.23 0.193 -0.049 0.6 HR
   Luis Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .807 1 1 -0.097 3.26 0.000 -0.097 -0.4
Joe Randa 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .253 .680 16 9 0.330 2.01 0.498 -0.169 0.8 0 1 HR,CS
Joe Siddall C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .656 15 8 -0.050 0.87 0.011 -0.060 -0.4 7 1
Deivi Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .648 9 6 -0.083 1.02 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 2 1
Bryce Florie P 1
   Matt Anderson P 1
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 .212 .651 115 72 -0.028 1.35 0.951 -0.978 -2.2 27 7
HR: J Randa (7, off T Gordon; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Wood (1, off P Schourek; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: J Randa 5; J Wood 4; T Clark 2; J Encarnacion; D Easley.
RBI: J Randa 2 (43); J Wood (1).
2-out RBI: J Randa 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: J Siddall (3).
E: B Florie ().
Baserunning
SB: K Bartee (7, 2nd base off T Gordon/S Hatteberg).
CS: J Randa (6, 2nd base by P Schourek/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .260 .694 18 7 -0.049 1.27 0.057 -0.106 -0.1 1 0 SB,CS
John Valentin 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .807 6 2 -0.010 0.98 0.023 -0.033 -0.1 0 2 HBP
   Donnie Sadler 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .767 14 8 -0.138 2.15 0.000 -0.138 -1.1 0 2
Mo Vaughn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .331 .982 17 7 -0.093 1.50 0.011 -0.105 -0.8 13 0 IW
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .322 .940 13 8 -0.095 1.46 0.036 -0.131 -0.9 4 4
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .786 10 7 0.029 1.06 0.105 -0.075 0.5 0 0 2B
Darren Bragg RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .282 .795 21 13 -0.112 1.17 0.000 -0.112 -1.0 0 0 SF
Scott Hatteberg C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .809 15 12 -0.091 0.83 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 6 1
Mandy Romero DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 .105 .385 15 5 0.040 1.15 0.063 -0.024 0.3
   Keith Mitchell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .496 0.010 2.18 0.010 0.000 0.0
   Midre Cummings PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .296 .882 5 2 0.036 0.66 0.036 0.000 1.0 HR
Mike Benjamin 2B-3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .689 10 6 0.002 1.41 0.070 -0.069 -0.1 3 4 SH
   Trot Nixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 1 1 -0.054 2.00 0.000 -0.054 -0.1
Pete Schourek P 1
   Derek Lowe P
   Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 28 2 4 2 5 6 .143 .571 145 78 -0.525 1.30 0.411 -0.938 -3.2 27 14
2B: T O'Leary (32, off B Florie).
HR: M Cummings (5, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: D Bragg (4, off B Florie).
SH: M Benjamin (13, off M Anderson).
IBB: M Vaughn (12, by B Florie).
HBP: J Valentin (7, by B Florie).
TB: M Cummings 4; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra; M Benjamin.
RBI: D Bragg (52); M Cummings (14).
2-out RBI: M Cummings.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: D Lewis (27, 2nd base off B Florie/J Siddall).
CS: D Lewis (12, 2nd base by B Florie/J Siddall).

Detroit Tigers

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
Bryce Florie 6 3 1 1 4 3 0 4.95 25 100 50 30 3 17 7 10 3 0 61 0.209 1.10 2.5
Matt Anderson, W (4-1) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.31 7 31 17 10 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.209 1.87 1.2
Todd Jones, S (24) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.47 4 18 13 9 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.108 1.51 -0.4
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 5 6 1 2.00 36 149 80 49 6 25 9 15 4 0 61 0 0 0.526 1.35 3.2

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
Pete Schourek 6.2 5 1 1 2 5 1 4.79 26 93 59 29 10 20 10 9 4 0 63 0.281 1.14 2.9
Derek Lowe 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 4 9 5 4 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.137 1.30 0.7
Tom Gordon, L (7-4) 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.79 5 13 8 6 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.392 2.59 -1.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 2 3.00 35 115 72 39 12 21 13 14 6 0 63 0 0 0.026 1.30 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: M Anderson (2); P Schourek (6).
HBP: B Florie (4; J Valentin).
IBB: B Florie (6; M Vaughn).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 31,220.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph 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
t9 1-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR DET J. Randa T. Gordon 44% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores
t7 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET J. Wood P. Schourek 18% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Siddall P. Schourek -10% 46% Randa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Florie -10% 31% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra to 3B
t9 1-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez T. Gordon -10% 46% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Hunter P. Schourek -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Higginson P. Schourek -2% 46% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET J. Encarnacion P. Schourek 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark P. Schourek -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Lewis B. Florie -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Florie 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Florie 3% 48% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Florie 2% 50% Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET D. Easley P. Schourek 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Wood P. Schourek -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET J. Randa P. Schourek 2% 52% Wild Pitch; Wood to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O DET J. Randa P. Schourek -4% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  DET J. Siddall P. Schourek 1% 49% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Cruz P. Schourek -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra B. Florie -4% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Florie -10% 31% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO BOS D. Bragg B. Florie 2% 33% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Garciaparra Scores
b2 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Florie 3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Romero B. Florie -1% 35% Walk, Passed Ball; O'Leary to 3B
b2 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Benjamin B. Florie 5% 40% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Hunter P. Schourek -3% 37% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Higginson P. Schourek -2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion P. Schourek -1% 34% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Florie 2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Valentin B. Florie -2% 34% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Florie 3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Florie 2% 39% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 4-5-6
Donnie Sadler replaces John Valentin (3B) playing 2B batting 2nd
Mike Benjamin moves from 2B to 3B
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark P. Schourek -3% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley P. Schourek -2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Wood P. Schourek -1% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Florie 2% 34% Popfly: C
b4 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Florie 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Florie 1% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Randa P. Schourek -3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Siddall P. Schourek -2% 31% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz P. Schourek -2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Romero B. Florie 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS M. Benjamin B. Florie -2% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 1-0 1 1-- BOS D. Lewis B. Florie -5% 25% Benjamin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Benjamin to 3B
b5 1-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Lewis B. Florie -1% 24% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Sadler B. Florie 6% 30% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-0 2 1-3 BOS M. Vaughn B. Florie -1% 29% Lewis Steals 2B
b5 1-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Vaughn B. Florie -1% 28% Intentional Walk
b5 1-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Florie 7% 35% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter P. Schourek -4% 31% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Higginson P. Schourek -3% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t6 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET J. Encarnacion P. Schourek 2% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t6 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET T. Clark P. Schourek 4% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B
t6 0-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley P. Schourek -8% 27% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Florie 2% 29% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b6 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Florie 2% 31% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b6 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Florie 1% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 6-7-8
t7 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET J. Wood P. Schourek 18% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET J. Randa P. Schourek 6% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Siddall P. Schourek -10% 46% Randa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Siddall P. Schourek -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
Derek Lowe replaces Pete Schourek pitching
t7 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Cruz D. Lowe -2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
Matt Anderson replaces Bryce Florie pitching
b7 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Romero M. Anderson -5% 35% Walk
Keith Mitchell pinch runs for Mandy Romero (DH) batting 8th
b7 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin M. Anderson 2% 37% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 2B
b7 1-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Anderson 6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Sadler M. Anderson -1% 43% Wild Pitch; Mitchell to 3B
b7 1-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Sadler M. Anderson 7% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
t8 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter D. Lowe -5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET B. Higginson D. Lowe -4% 41% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t8 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion D. Lowe -3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 3-4-5
b8 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn M. Anderson 5% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Anderson 4% 47% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Anderson 3% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
Tom Gordon replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t9 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET T. Clark T. Gordon 8% 58% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Tony Clark (1B) batting 4th
t9 1-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley T. Gordon -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging, Bartee Steals 2B
Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Jason Wood (DH) batting 6th
t9 1-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez T. Gordon -10% 46% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t9 1-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR DET J. Randa T. Gordon 44% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores
t9 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Siddall T. Gordon -1% 89% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
Todd Jones replaces Matt Anderson pitching
Frank Catalanotto replaces Kimera Bartee (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
b9 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg T. Jones 5% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-3 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg T. Jones 4% 98% Flyball: CF
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Keith Mitchell (DH) batting 8th
b9 1-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R BOS M. Cummings T. Jones -4% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Mike Benjamin (3B) batting 9th
b9 2-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Nixon T. Jones 5% 100% Lineout: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

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  • 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.

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