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Wednesday, September 23, 1998 7:05
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 23,240, Time of Game: 2:52
Devil Rays
4
63-95
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 47 GB
 at Red Sox
5
89-69
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 21 GB
W: Steve Avery (10-7)
L: Bryan Rekar (2-8)
S: Tom Gordon (44)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  4   0  1  0   0  0  X    5  6  1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Quinton McCracken CF-LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .294 .753 21 14 -0.048 1.72 0.111 -0.159 -0.8 3 0
Wade Boggs DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 .281 .749 21 11 -0.051 1.82 0.190 -0.241 0.3 3B,GDP
Bob Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .281 .780 14 8 0.042 0.99 0.077 -0.035 0.2 2 2
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .283 .813 14 9 -0.006 1.39 0.081 -0.087 0.4 11 2
Bubba Trammell LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .934 11 7 0.017 1.27 0.102 -0.085 -0.2 1 1
   Randy Winn PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .719 -0.104 2.89 0.000 -0.104 -0.5 1 0 CS
Aaron Ledesma SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .325 .745 12 8 -0.010 1.12 0.055 -0.065 -0.3 0 1
Mike Kelly RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .239 .688 12 5 0.045 0.85 0.067 -0.021 0.4 0 0 SB
   Paul Sorrento PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .720 6 3 -0.084 2.81 0.000 -0.084 -0.4 0 0
Miguel Cairo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .268 .675 16 10 -0.014 1.61 0.108 -0.122 0.5 0 6
Mike Difelice C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .606 6 6 -0.067 1.33 0.033 -0.099 -0.6 5 1
   Rich Butler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .635 4 4 -0.059 2.26 0.000 -0.059 -0.2
Bryan Rekar P 1
   Jim Mecir P
   Scott Aldred P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 3 9 .257 .630 137 85 -0.339 1.46 0.824 -1.161 -1.2 24 13
3B: W Boggs (4, off S Avery).
TB: W Boggs 3; M Cairo 2; F McGriff; B Smith; M Difelice; B Trammell; Q McCracken; A Ledesma.
GIDP: W Boggs (13).
RBI: W Boggs 2 (52); B Trammell (35); F McGriff (81).
2-out RBI: W Boggs 2; F McGriff.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B Trammell (T O'Leary at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Kelly (13, 2nd base off D Lowe/S Hatteberg).
CS: R Winn (11, 2nd base by J Corsi/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 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .713 18 11 -0.080 1.25 0.034 -0.114 -1.0 0 0
John Valentin 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .791 14 7 -0.015 0.98 0.039 -0.054 -0.4 0 2 SH
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .332 .980 8 5 0.036 1.07 0.093 -0.057 0.3 9 1
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 .320 .935 9 5 0.233 1.06 0.276 -0.043 2.0 1 5 HR,2B
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 .774 11 7 0.024 0.83 0.080 -0.057 -0.1 0 0
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .273 .767 19 14 -0.028 0.54 0.016 -0.044 -0.3 3 0
Midre Cummings DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .859 21 12 0.050 0.72 0.062 -0.012 0.5 SB
   Keith Mitchell PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .732 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Trot Nixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .300 4 3 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
Scott Hatteberg C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .795 13 9 -0.066 0.76 0.008 -0.075 -0.8 9 2
Mike Benjamin 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .690 15 12 0.031 0.89 0.061 -0.030 0.4 4 1 2B
Steve Avery P 2
   Derek Lowe P
   Jim Corsi P
   Tom Gordon P 1
Team Totals 29 5 6 5 5 6 .207 .703 132 85 0.165 0.90 0.669 -0.506 0.4 27 13
2B: N Garciaparra (36, off B Rekar); M Benjamin (23, off B Rekar).
HR: N Garciaparra (33, off B Rekar; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: J Valentin (2, off B Rekar).
TB: N Garciaparra 6; M Benjamin 3; M Vaughn; T O'Leary.
RBI: N Garciaparra 3 (116); T O'Leary (81); M Vaughn (111).
2-out RBI: T O'Leary.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Avery-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.
E: N Garciaparra (25).
Baserunning
SB: M Cummings (3, 2nd base off B Rekar/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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
Bryan Rekar, L (2-8) 5.2 6 5 5 5 4 1 5.10 27 106 67 43 4 20 11 7 4 0 36 -0.268 0.98 -2.2
Jim Mecir 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 4 14 9 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 0.067 0.58 1.2
Scott Aldred 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45 2 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.54 -0.0
Roberto Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 2 6 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.037 0.69 0.6
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 5 6 1 5.62 35 132 85 50 8 27 14 10 5 0 36 3 0 -0.164 1.46 -0.4

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
Steve Avery, W (10-7) 5 5 3 0 2 3 0 4.99 22 76 45 24 8 13 9 8 4 0 52 -0.001 1.12 -0.1
Derek Lowe, H (12) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.06 4 18 10 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.071 1.03 0.6
Jim Corsi, H (18) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 2.63 7 20 14 7 1 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.026 1.63 -0.1
Tom Gordon, S (44) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.68 5 23 16 5 4 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.240 2.64 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 4 1 3 9 0 1.00 38 137 85 42 14 29 16 10 5 0 52 1 0 0.336 0.90 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: S Aldred (2); T Gordon 2 (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 23,240.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR BOS N. Garciaparra B. Rekar 25% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores
t3 0-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  RR TBD W. Boggs S. Avery -19% 31% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kelly Scores/unER; Cairo Scores/unER
t9 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Gordon 12% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t8 4-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBD A. Ledesma J. Corsi 10% 83% Winn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 3-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TBD B. Trammell J. Corsi -10% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TBD Q. McCracken S. Avery -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TBD W. Boggs S. Avery 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD B. Smith S. Avery 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Lewis to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Rekar -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lewis to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Rekar -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD F. McGriff S. Avery 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD B. Trammell S. Avery 2% 54% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD A. Ledesma S. Avery 1% 55% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Rekar -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  BOS M. Cummings B. Rekar 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Rekar -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBD M. Kelly S. Avery -4% 46% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBD M. Cairo S. Avery -9% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O TBD M. Difelice S. Avery 6% 43% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t3 0-0 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken S. Avery 7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  RR TBD W. Boggs S. Avery -19% 31% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kelly Scores/unER; Cairo Scores/unER
t3 2-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  TBD B. Smith S. Avery -1% 30% Walk
t3 2-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TBD F. McGriff S. Avery -8% 22% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Boggs Scores/unER; Smith to 3B
t3 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O TBD B. Trammell S. Avery 3% 26% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 10,(3-2)  BOS M. Benjamin B. Rekar 4% 29% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar -4% 26% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar 4% 30% Walk; Benjamin to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn B. Rekar 9% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Benjamin Scores; Valentin to 2B
b3 1-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR BOS N. Garciaparra B. Rekar 25% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores
b3 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b3 4-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Rekar -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
t4 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD A. Ledesma S. Avery 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
t4 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBD M. Kelly S. Avery 2% 67% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD M. Cairo S. Avery -2% 65% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t4 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD M. Difelice S. Avery -3% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cairo to 3B
t4 3-4 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken S. Avery 6% 68% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 7-8-9
b4 4-3 0 --- 10,(3-2)  BOS M. Cummings B. Rekar 3% 71% Walk
b4 4-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Rekar -3% 68% Lineout: CF
b4 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Benjamin B. Rekar 2% 70% Cummings Steals 2B
b4 4-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Benjamin B. Rekar -3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Cummings to 3B
b4 4-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar -4% 63% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
t5 3-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBD W. Boggs S. Avery 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD B. Smith S. Avery 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff S. Avery 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
b5 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Rekar -2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra B. Rekar 2% 68% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 4-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RO BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar 8% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Garciaparra Scores; O'Leary out at 3B/LF-2B-1B-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
Derek Lowe replaces Steve Avery pitching
t6 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD B. Trammell D. Lowe 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma D. Lowe 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD M. Kelly D. Lowe -2% 80% Walk
t6 3-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD M. Cairo D. Lowe -1% 79% Kelly Steals 2B
t6 3-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD M. Cairo D. Lowe 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 6-7-8
b6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Rekar -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b6 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Cummings B. Rekar -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 5-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg B. Rekar 1% 82% Walk
b6 5-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS M. Benjamin B. Rekar 2% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 3B
Jim Mecir replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
b6 5-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis J. Mecir -4% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 9-1-2
Jim Corsi replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t7 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD M. Difelice J. Corsi 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken J. Corsi 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD W. Boggs J. Corsi 2% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 2-3-4
b7 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin J. Mecir -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Mecir -1% 86% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b7 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Mecir -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 3-4-5
t8 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD B. Smith J. Corsi -7% 78% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t8 3-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Corsi 5% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Smith to 2B
t8 3-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TBD B. Trammell J. Corsi -10% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith Scores
Randy Winn pinch runs for Bubba Trammell (LF) batting 5th
t8 4-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBD A. Ledesma J. Corsi 10% 83% Winn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 4-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD A. Ledesma J. Corsi -3% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
Tom Gordon replaces Jim Corsi pitching
Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Mike Kelly (RF) batting 7th
t8 4-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  TBD P. Sorrento T. Gordon -2% 77% Wild Pitch; Ledesma to 2B
t8 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento T. Gordon 8% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Devil Rays' Scott Aldred facing 5-6-7
Scott Aldred replaces Jim Mecir pitching
Quinton McCracken moves from CF to LF
Randy Winn moves from PR to CF
Paul Sorrento moves from PH to RF
b8 5-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary S. Aldred -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Bragg S. Aldred 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Bragg to 1B
Roberto Hernandez replaces Scott Aldred pitching
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Keith Mitchell batting 7th
Keith Mitchell pinch hits for Midre Cummings (DH) batting 7th
b8 5-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon R. Hernandez -2% 84% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 5-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg R. Hernandez -2% 82% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD M. Cairo T. Gordon 8% 90% Strikeout Swinging
Rich Butler pinch hits for Mike Difelice (C) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBD R. Butler T. Gordon 6% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Gordon -4% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBD W. Boggs T. Gordon -3% 88% Wild Pitch; McCracken to 2B
t9 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Gordon 12% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, 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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