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@BOS		6
9
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@KCR		4
6
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@MIN		0
2
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@NYY		2
5
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@OAK		10
6
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@SEA		9
3
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@LAD		1
4
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@SFG		2
6
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@STL		3
6
Thursday, September 24, 1998 7:05
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 30,997, Time of Game: 3:08
Orioles
6
78-81
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
4th, 33 GB
 at Red Sox
9
90-69
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 21 GB
W: Pedro Martinez (19-7)
L: Sidney Ponson (8-9)
S: Tom Gordon (45)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  2  0   1  0  0   2  1  0    6  8  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   3  4  0   1  0  X    9 18  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Alomar 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .284 .765 11 11 -0.033 0.83 0.045 -0.079 -0.4 2 5
Eric Davis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .325 .965 20 11 -0.091 0.97 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 3 1
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .952 17 9 -0.074 0.85 0.014 -0.087 -0.7 7 1
Calvin Pickering DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 .235 .938 17 11 0.126 0.80 0.157 -0.031 1.0 HR,SB
Cal Ripken 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .727 9 8 -0.034 0.68 0.021 -0.054 -0.6 0 2
   Ryan Minor 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .889 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
B.J. Surhoff LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .275 .775 11 9 -0.030 0.69 0.052 -0.082 1.0 2 0 2·HR,GDP
Chris Hoiles C 4 2 2 2 0 0 .261 .833 10 6 0.170 0.85 0.211 -0.042 2.0 4 1 HR,2B
   Charlie Greene C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .692 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rich Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .199 .667 20 14 -0.080 0.81 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 1 0
Mike Bordick SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 .261 .741 17 10 0.019 0.69 0.055 -0.036 0.3 4 1
Sidney Ponson P 1
   Doug Johns P
   Pete Smith P
   Jesse Orosco P
   Armando Benitez P
Team Totals 34 6 8 6 3 9 .235 .915 132 89 -0.027 0.80 0.555 -0.582 0.8 24 11
2B: C Hoiles (12, off P Martinez).
HR: C Hoiles (15, off P Martinez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); C Pickering (2, off P Martinez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); B Surhoff 2 (20, 1 off D Eckersley, 1 off P Martinez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: B Surhoff 8; C Hoiles 6; C Pickering 4; C Ripken; R Alomar; M Bordick.
GIDP: B Surhoff (13).
RBI: C Hoiles 2 (56); B Surhoff 2 (89); M Bordick (51); C Pickering (3).
2-out RBI: C Hoiles 2; B Surhoff.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Ripken-R Alomar-R Palmeiro.
PB: C Hoiles (2).
Outfield Assists: E Davis (M Vaughn at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: C Pickering (1, 2nd base off P Martinez/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 5 1 2 0 0 0 .269 .714 23 14 0.011 0.55 0.048 -0.037 -0.8 3 0
John Valentin 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .784 18 11 -0.084 0.63 0.000 -0.084 -1.3 0 1
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .334 .982 17 13 0.098 0.57 0.111 -0.013 1.1 8 0
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 4 3 3 0 0 .323 .948 23 15 0.141 0.99 0.189 -0.049 2.0 3 3 2·HR
Mike Stanley DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 .256 .846 17 12 0.196 0.99 0.230 -0.034 1.9 2B
Troy O'Leary LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .269 .778 11 7 0.133 0.91 0.152 -0.019 1.2 0 0 2B,SF
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .275 .769 19 12 -0.055 0.69 0.045 -0.100 -0.1 2 0 CS
Scott Hatteberg C 4 0 4 1 0 0 .278 .811 13 10 0.164 0.71 0.164 0.000 1.8 9 0 2B
Mike Benjamin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .686 16 8 -0.130 0.85 0.004 -0.133 -1.3 2 5 GDP
Pedro Martinez P 1
   Greg Swindell P
   Dennis Eckersley P
   Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 39 9 18 8 1 4 .462 1.156 157 102 0.474 0.77 0.943 -0.469 4.4 27 10
2B: T O'Leary (35, off S Ponson); S Hatteberg (23, off S Ponson); M Stanley (25, off D Johns).
HR: N Garciaparra 2 (35, 1 off P Smith, 1 off S Ponson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: T O'Leary (5, off D Johns).
TB: N Garciaparra 9; S Hatteberg 5; M Vaughn 3; M Stanley 3; T O'Leary 3; D Lewis 2; D Bragg 2.
GIDP: M Benjamin (11).
RBI: N Garciaparra 3 (119); T O'Leary 2 (83); D Bragg (56); S Hatteberg (43); M Stanley (79).
2-out RBI: D Bragg; S Hatteberg.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Martinez-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.
Baserunning
CS: D Bragg (3, 2nd base by S Ponson/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles

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
Sidney Ponson, L (8-9) 4.1 9 5 5 0 1 1 5.27 20 74 49 30 6 13 8 11 7 0 26 -0.225 1.15 -1.7
Doug Johns 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 4.57 5 15 11 9 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 1 -0.247 1.03 -3.7
Pete Smith 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 5.50 7 33 22 13 4 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 -0.016 0.15 0.1
Jesse Orosco 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.18 5 21 10 6 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.20 0.3
Armando Benitez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90 4 16 11 7 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.008 0.14 0.6
Team Totals 8 18 9 9 1 4 2 10.12 41 159 103 65 15 23 13 23 15 0 26 2 1 -0.475 0.80 -4.4

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
Pedro Martinez, W (19-7) 6.1 6 5 5 3 6 3 2.89 27 101 66 29 16 21 9 9 2 0 44 -0.081 0.79 -1.6
Greg Swindell, H (23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.63 4 8 6 5 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0.071 1.49 0.9
Dennis Eckersley 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.66 3 8 6 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.26 -0.7
Tom Gordon, S (45) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.64 3 15 11 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.50 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 3 9 4 6.00 37 132 89 41 21 27 11 14 4 0 44 1 0 0.026 0.77 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 30,997.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR BAL C. Hoiles P. Martinez -17% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pickering Scores
b4 1-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary S. Ponson 14% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garciaparra Scores; Stanley to 3B
b4 3-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS S. Hatteberg S. Ponson 12% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); O'Leary Scores
t4 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R BAL C. Pickering P. Martinez -11% 30% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra S. Ponson 10% 45% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Alomar P. Martinez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Davis P. Martinez 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL R. Palmeiro P. Martinez 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Lewis S. Ponson -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Valentin S. Ponson -2% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn S. Ponson -1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL C. Pickering P. Martinez -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BAL C. Ripken P. Martinez 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL B. Surhoff P. Martinez -2% 48% Pickering Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff P. Martinez 4% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR BAL C. Hoiles P. Martinez -17% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pickering Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL R. Becker P. Martinez 1% 36% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra S. Ponson 10% 45% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Stanley S. Ponson -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary S. Ponson -2% 41% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Bragg S. Ponson 1% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg S. Ponson -3% 40% Bragg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL M. Bordick P. Martinez 2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL R. Alomar P. Martinez 2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis P. Martinez 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg S. Ponson 4% 49% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS M. Benjamin S. Ponson -9% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Lewis S. Ponson 2% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin S. Ponson -3% 39% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
t4 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Palmeiro P. Martinez 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R BAL C. Pickering P. Martinez -11% 30% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL C. Ripken P. Martinez -2% 28% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 3-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO BAL B. Surhoff P. Martinez 5% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Vaughn S. Ponson 5% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra S. Ponson -4% 33% Popfly: RF-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS M. Stanley S. Ponson 8% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Garciaparra to 3B
b4 1-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary S. Ponson 14% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garciaparra Scores; Stanley to 3B
b4 2-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  R BOS D. Bragg S. Ponson 7% 62% Passed Ball; Stanley Scores; O'Leary to 3B
b4 3-3 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg S. Ponson -7% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 3-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS S. Hatteberg S. Ponson 12% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); O'Leary Scores
b4 4-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin S. Ponson -3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
t5 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL C. Hoiles P. Martinez 3% 66% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t5 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Becker P. Martinez 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL M. Bordick P. Martinez -2% 67% Walk
t5 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BAL R. Alomar P. Martinez 3% 70% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b5 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis S. Ponson 3% 73% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b5 4-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin S. Ponson -3% 70% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
Doug Johns replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
b5 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Vaughn D. Johns 6% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lewis to 3B
b5 4-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R BOS N. Garciaparra D. Johns 6% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lewis Scores; Vaughn to 2B
b5 5-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Stanley D. Johns 9% 91% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
b5 6-3 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO BOS T. O'Leary D. Johns 1% 92% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Garciaparra Scores
b5 7-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS D. Bragg D. Johns 3% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores
Pete Smith replaces Doug Johns pitching
b5 8-3 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg P. Smith 0% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bragg to 2B
b5 8-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin P. Smith -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
t6 3-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis P. Martinez 1% 96% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
t6 3-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL R. Palmeiro P. Martinez -1% 94% Walk
t6 3-8 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BAL C. Pickering P. Martinez 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t6 3-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL C. Ripken P. Martinez 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Orioles' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b6 8-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis P. Smith -0% 97% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b6 8-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin P. Smith -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b6 8-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn P. Smith -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
t7 3-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R BAL B. Surhoff P. Martinez -3% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 4-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BAL C. Hoiles P. Martinez -4% 89% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 4-8 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Becker P. Martinez 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Hoiles to 3B
t7 4-8 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R BAL M. Bordick P. Martinez -4% 88% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Hoiles Scores
Greg Swindell replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
t7 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BAL R. Alomar G. Swindell -5% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bordick to 2B
t7 5-8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O BAL E. Davis G. Swindell 5% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Bordick to 3B
t7 5-8 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Palmeiro G. Swindell 5% 93% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Orioles' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
b7 8-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra P. Smith 3% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b7 9-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Stanley P. Smith -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Jesse Orosco replaces Pete Smith pitching
b7 9-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary J. Orosco 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 9-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg J. Orosco -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg J. Orosco 0% 96% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); O'Leary to 2B
b7 9-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Benjamin J. Orosco 0% 97% Walk; O'Leary to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
b7 9-5 2 123 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis J. Orosco -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
t8 5-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL C. Pickering G. Swindell 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
t8 5-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken D. Eckersley 1% 98% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t8 5-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R BAL B. Surhoff D. Eckersley -2% 96% Home Run (Line Drive)
t8 6-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL C. Hoiles D. Eckersley 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-6, Orioles' Armando Benitez facing 2-3-4
Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
Charlie Greene replaces Chris Hoiles playing C batting 7th
Ryan Minor replaces Cal Ripken playing 3B batting 5th
b8 9-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Benitez -0% 97% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
b8 9-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Vaughn A. Benitez 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 9-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra A. Benitez -0% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 9-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Stanley A. Benitez -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-9, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
Tom Gordon replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t9 6-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL R. Becker T. Gordon 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-9 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL M. Bordick T. Gordon 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Alomar T. Gordon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 9.

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  • 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.
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  • 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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