September 12, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
ANA 2 DET 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
@CLE 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 OAK 6
@MIN 5 TOR 5
@NYY 3 TEX 8
@TBD 2 ATL 4
FLA 2 CHC 15
MIL 12 CIN 3
ARI 0 HOU 3
STL 2 MON 5
NYM 3 PHI 13
PIT 4 SDP 8
LAD 7 COL 1
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,220

Saturday, September 12, 1998, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:39

Tigers

56-92

Won 1

5th, 25 GB

                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

W: M Anderson (4-1), L: T Gordon (7-4), S: T Jones (24)

Red Sox

83-63

Lost 1

2nd, 20 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .633   12    4   0   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .830   15    2   0   
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .903   10    2   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .865   11    8   0   
  K Bartee PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .224  .684         0   0   SB
  F Catalanotto 1B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .760         0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .274  .802   20    2   2   
J Wood DH                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.255    6    0   0   HR
  L Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .806    1    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .253  .680   18    0   1   HR,CS
J Siddall C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .656   18    7   1   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .648    9    2   1   

B Florie P                                                               0   1
  M Anderson P                                                           0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   6              120   27   7

BATTING

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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .260  .694   18    1   0   SB,CS
J Valentin 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .808    6    0   2   HBP
  D Sadler 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .768   17    0   2   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .331  .982   17   13   0   IW
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   0    0   1  .322  .940   17    4   4   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .786   10    0   0   2B
D Bragg RF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .282  .794   21    0   0   SF
S Hatteberg C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .809   15    6   1   
M Romero DH                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .105  .385   15    0   0   
  K Mitchell PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .497         0   0   
  M Cummings PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .882    5    0   0   HR
M Benjamin 2B-3B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .689   10    3   4   SH
  T Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   0   

P Schourek P                                                             0   1
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2    5   6              152   27  14

BATTING

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).

PO: M Benjamin (1st base by B Florie).

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 Florie                       6     3   1   1    4   3   0   4.95   25   96-48   29· 3·16    7· 7· 3· 0     61    -     1.10   0.21
M 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    1.87   0.21
T Jones, S (24)                1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.47    4   18-13    9· 1· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.47   0.11
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   6   1          36  145-78   48· 6·24    9·11· 4· 0           -

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
P Schourek                     6.2   5   1   1    2   5   1   4.79   26   93-59   29·10·20   10· 5· 4· 0     63    -     1.14   0.28
D Lowe                         1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    4    9-5     4· 1· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.28   0.14
T Gordon, L (7-4)              1     2   2   2    0   1   1   2.79    5   13-8     6· 1· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.59  -0.39
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   6   2          35  115-72   39·12·21   13· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Anderson (2); P Schourek (6).

IBB: B Florie (6; M Vaughn).

PO: B Florie (0; M Benjamin, 1st base).

HBP: B Florie (4; J Valentin).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 31,220.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, 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. J Wood               DH    6. D Bragg              RF 
7. J Randa              3B    7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. J Siddall            C     8. M Romero             DH 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. M Benjamin           2B 

   B Florie             P        P Schourek           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-1  -2-  2   44%  90% J Randa         T Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  2   18%  50% J Wood          P Schourek      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 7   0  1-1  1--  3  -10%  46% J Siddall       P Schourek      Randa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2  -10%  31% T O'Leary       B Florie        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra to 3B
   t 9   1  1-1  -2-  1  -10%  46% L Gonzalez      T Gordon        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   46%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
          ---  4   47%  J Encarnacion   Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  T Clark         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, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   48%  M Vaughn        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  4   50%  N Garciaparra   Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   54%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  J Randa         Wild Pitch; Wood to 2B
   O      -2-  7   48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  6   49%  J Siddall       Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  D Cruz          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, Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   41%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   31%  T O'Leary       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra to 3B
   RO     -23  5   33%  D Bragg         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Garciaparra Scores
   O      -2-  4   37%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   35%  M Romero        Walk, Passed Ball; O'Leary to 3B
   O      1-3  4   40%  M Benjamin      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, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   37%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   35%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  J Encarnacion   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, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   36%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   34%  J Valentin      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   36%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   39%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Schourek facing 4-5-6
                  Donnie Sadler replaces John Valentin playing 2B batting 2nd; Mike Benjamin moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   36%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   33%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   32%  J Wood          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, Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   34%  T O'Leary       Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   36%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   37%  S Hatteberg     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, Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  J Siddall       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   30%  D Cruz          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, Bryce Florie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   32%  M Romero        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   30%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      25%  D Lewis         Benjamin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Benjamin to 3B
          --3  5   24%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  7   30%  D Sadler        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      29%  M Vaughn        Lewis Steals 2B
          -23  4   28%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   35%  N Garciaparra   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, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   31%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   29%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   31%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   35%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B
   O      1-3  3   27%  D Easley        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, Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   29%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  7   31%  D Bragg         Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   32%  S Hatteberg     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, Pete Schourek facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   50%  J Wood          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   56%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      46%  J Siddall       Randa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Derek Lowe replaces Pete Schourek pitching
   O      ---  3   41%  D Cruz          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, Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Anderson replaces Bryce Florie pitching
          ---  5   35%  M Romero        Walk
                  Keith Mitchell pinch runs for Mandy Romero batting 8th
   O      1--  1   37%  M Benjamin      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   44%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      43%  D Sadler        Wild Pitch; Mitchell to 3B
   O      --3  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, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   45%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   41%  B Higginson     Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   38%  J Encarnacion   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, Matt Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   43%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   47%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  T O'Leary       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, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Gordon replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  2   58%  T Clark         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
                  Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Tony Clark batting 4th
   O      1--  6   55%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging, Bartee Steals 2B
                  Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Jason Wood batting 6th
   O      -2-  1   46%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   RR     -2-  2   90%  J Randa         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  J Siddall       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, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Frank Catalanotto replaces Kimera Bartee playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  5   95%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   98%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Keith Mitchell batting 8th
   R      ---  5   95%  M Cummings      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Trot Nixon pinch hits for Mike Benjamin batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Nixon         Lineout: SS
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

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