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@KCR		3
0
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@MIN		4
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6
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7
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6
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3
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@STL		5
6
Friday, September 25, 1998 7:05
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,644, Time of Game: 2:52
Orioles
3
78-82
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
4th, 34 GB
 at Red Sox
8
91-69
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 21 GB
W: Tim Wakefield (17-8)
L: Chris Fussell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    3  7  4
Red Sox         3  1  0   0  3  0   0  1  X    8 11  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Davis DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 .327 .966 13 10 0.101 0.77 0.117 -0.016 1.0
Jerry Hairston 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 15 11 -0.116 1.11 0.000 -0.116 -1.4 2 1
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .947 7 5 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 3 0
   Calvin Pickering 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .889 4 3 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 2 0
Danny Clyburn LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .292 .737 18 14 0.044 0.36 0.069 -0.025 0.9 2 0 HR
Brady Anderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .775 10 8 -0.043 0.46 0.005 -0.048 0.3 3 0 HR
Cal Ripken 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .726 9 6 0.014 0.62 0.040 -0.026 -0.0 1 0
   Ryan Minor 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 2 2 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.3 0 0
Lyle Mouton RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .294 .810 9 5 0.072 0.78 0.082 -0.009 0.9 1 0
   B.J. Surhoff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .774 2 2 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Jeff Reboulet SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .675 12 9 -0.098 1.23 0.000 -0.098 -1.3 0 2
   Rich Becker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198 .664 4 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Charlie Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .563 11 9 -0.077 1.04 0.000 -0.077 -1.0 10 0
Chris Fussell P 1
   Doug Drabek P
   Arthur Rhodes P
   Rocky Coppinger P
   Alan Mills P
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 1 10 .206 .611 116 87 -0.171 0.70 0.313 -0.483 -2.2 24 4
HR: D Clyburn (1, off T Wakefield; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); B Anderson (18, off J Wasdin; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: D Clyburn 5; B Anderson 4; E Davis 2; C Ripken; L Mouton.
RBI: D Clyburn (3); E Davis (88); B Anderson (51).
2-out RBI: D Clyburn; E Davis.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Hairston-R Palmeiro.
E: J Hairston 2 (2); R Minor (1); C Pickering (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Donnie Sadler SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .716 21 14 -0.061 0.54 0.000 -0.061 -2.4 2 1 SH
Damon Buford CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .282 .865 16 8 0.019 0.40 0.032 -0.013 -0.1 3 0 SF
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 2 2 2 1 2 .336 .989 21 10 0.149 0.41 0.160 -0.011 2.0 5 0 HR,2B,IW
   Mike Benjamin 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .686 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Stanley DH 1 2 0 0 3 0 .255 .848 18 5 0.057 0.47 0.057 0.000 1.4
   Midre Cummings PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .863 6 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.4
Trot Nixon RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .240 .480 14 7 0.046 0.64 0.079 -0.033 1.0 1 0
Keith Mitchell LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .290 .776 11 8 0.072 0.59 0.090 -0.017 1.7 1 0 2B
Jason Varitek C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .256 .722 15 10 0.014 0.48 0.034 -0.020 0.8 5 2
   Mandy Romero C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .136 .451 11 4 0.002 0.05 0.002 -0.001 -0.4 5 0
Chris Snopek 3B 4 1 1 1 1 3 .200 .525 22 14 0.022 0.28 0.037 -0.015 -0.1 0 2
Lou Merloni 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .732 19 11 0.011 0.31 0.030 -0.020 -0.7 5 0
Tim Wakefield P
   Carlos Valdez P
   Carlos Reyes P
   John Wasdin P
Team Totals 35 8 11 8 8 10 .314 .889 174 93 0.331 0.43 0.521 -0.191 3.4 27 5
2B: K Mitchell (2, off D Drabek); M Vaughn (31, off R Coppinger).
HR: M Vaughn (39, off C Fussell; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SF: D Buford (2, off C Fussell).
SH: D Sadler (5, off C Fussell).
IBB: M Vaughn (13, by C Fussell).
TB: M Vaughn 6; T Nixon 3; K Mitchell 3; C Snopek; D Buford; J Varitek; L Merloni.
RBI: K Mitchell 3 (6); M Vaughn 2 (113); D Buford (42); J Varitek (33); C Snopek (5).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 5 for 17.

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
Chris Fussell, L (0-1) 1.2 3 4 4 5 2 1 8.38 13 44 19 8 4 7 2 4 3 0 30 -0.276 0.77 -3.7
Doug Drabek 2.1 3 3 3 1 3 0 7.29 12 49 29 11 6 12 1 7 4 0 3 0 -0.076 0.56 -1.4
Arthur Rhodes 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.48 8 32 19 11 4 4 2 4 3 0 2 1 0.020 0.23 1.5
Rocky Coppinger 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.91 8 31 16 7 2 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.07 -1.3
Alan Mills 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.77 4 18 10 3 5 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 0.001 0.03 1.4
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 8 10 1 9.00 45 174 93 40 21 32 7 20 12 0 30 8 2 -0.330 0.70 -3.4
D Drabek faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
R Coppinger faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Tim Wakefield, W (17-8) 6 6 2 2 0 5 1 4.58 24 73 59 36 12 11 6 13 5 0 57 0.130 0.90 1.5
Carlos Valdez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 4 18 9 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.021 0.49 0.6
Carlos Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.64 3 15 10 3 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.20 0.6
John Wasdin 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.31 4 10 9 4 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.08 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 10 2 3.00 35 116 87 45 17 25 6 18 6 0 57 0 0 0.169 0.43 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Fussell (1; M Vaughn).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 32,644.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph 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
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell 15% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
t5 1-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield -8% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Mouton to 2B
b5 4-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek 7% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stanley Scores; Nixon to 3B
t5 1-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield -6% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ripken to 2B
t5 1-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield 6% 78% Strikeout Swinging

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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' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield -3% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield 3% 50% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield 3% 53% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(0-2)  O BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Chris Fussell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Sadler C. Fussell -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Buford C. Fussell 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell 15% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Stanley C. Fussell 2% 72% Walk
b1 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon C. Fussell 4% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Stanley to 3B
b1 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS K. Mitchell C. Fussell 1% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Stanley Scores; Mitchell to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b1 3-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Fussell -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield 2% 78% Flyball: CF
t2 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield 2% 80% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t2 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield 1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Chris Fussell facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS C. Snopek C. Fussell 2% 83% Walk
b2 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS L. Merloni C. Fussell 3% 86% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Snopek to 2B
b2 3-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Sadler C. Fussell -0% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Snopek to 3B; Merloni to 2B
b2 3-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO BOS D. Buford C. Fussell 0% 86% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Snopek Scores
b2 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b2 4-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Stanley C. Fussell 1% 87% Walk; Merloni to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
Doug Drabek replaces Chris Fussell pitching
b2 4-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Nixon D. Drabek -3% 84% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
t3 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield 2% 86% Groundout: C-1B
t3 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL C. Greene T. Wakefield 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
b3 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Varitek D. Drabek 1% 88% Reached on E4 (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b3 4-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Snopek D. Drabek -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS L. Merloni D. Drabek -1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield 2% 88% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield 1% 89% Popfly: CF
t4 0-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield -6% 84% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t4 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield 1% 85% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orioles' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b4 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Sadler D. Drabek -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Buford D. Drabek -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Drabek -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t5 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield -4% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield -6% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ripken to 2B
t5 1-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield 6% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BAL C. Greene T. Wakefield 5% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield -8% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Mouton to 2B
t5 2-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b5 4-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Stanley D. Drabek 2% 82% Walk
b5 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. Nixon D. Drabek 3% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stanley to 2B
b5 4-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek 7% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stanley Scores; Nixon to 3B
b5 5-2 0 -23 7,(3-2)  R BOS J. Varitek D. Drabek 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Mitchell to 3B
Arthur Rhodes replaces Doug Drabek pitching
b5 6-2 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  R BOS C. Snopek A. Rhodes 2% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Mitchell Scores; Varitek to 3B
b5 7-2 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O BOS L. Merloni A. Rhodes -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b5 7-2 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  OO BOS D. Sadler A. Rhodes -2% 94% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t6 2-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield 1% 96% Groundout: C-1B
t6 2-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield -1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t6 2-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield 2% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t6 2-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Orioles' Arthur Rhodes facing 2-3-4
Calvin Pickering replaces Rafael Palmeiro playing 1B batting 3rd
Ryan Minor replaces Cal Ripken playing 3B batting 6th
b6 7-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Buford A. Rhodes 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 7-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn A. Rhodes -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Stanley A. Rhodes 0% 97% Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Buford to 2B
b6 7-2 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Nixon A. Rhodes -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Buford to 3B; Stanley to 2B
b6 7-2 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS K. Mitchell A. Rhodes -1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Carlos Valdez facing 7-8-9
Carlos Valdez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
Mandy Romero replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 7th
t7 2-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BAL L. Mouton C. Valdez -2% 94% Walk
t7 2-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BAL J. Reboulet C. Valdez 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 2-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Greene C. Valdez 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BAL E. Davis C. Valdez 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Orioles' Rocky Coppinger facing 7-8-9
Rocky Coppinger replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
b7 7-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Romero R. Coppinger 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Snopek R. Coppinger -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS L. Merloni R. Coppinger 0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Romero to 2B
b7 7-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Sadler R. Coppinger -0% 98% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b7 7-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Buford R. Coppinger -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Carlos Reyes facing 2-3-4
Carlos Reyes replaces Carlos Valdez pitching
t8 2-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL J. Hairston C. Reyes 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 2-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Pickering C. Reyes 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL D. Clyburn C. Reyes 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Orioles' Rocky Coppinger facing 3-4-5
b8 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Vaughn R. Coppinger 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive)
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 4th
b8 7-2 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Cummings R. Coppinger 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon R. Coppinger 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vaughn to 3B; Cummings to 2B
Alan Mills replaces Rocky Coppinger pitching
b8 7-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  R BOS K. Mitchell A. Mills 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Vaughn Scores; Cummings to 3B; Nixon to 2B
b8 8-2 0 123 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Romero A. Mills -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Snopek A. Mills -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  O BOS L. Merloni A. Mills -0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 5-6-7
John Wasdin replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
Mike Benjamin replaces Mo Vaughn playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R BAL B. Anderson J. Wasdin -0% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 3-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL R. Minor J. Wasdin 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
B.J. Surhoff pinch hits for Lyle Mouton (RF) batting 7th
t9 3-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL B. Surhoff J. Wasdin 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
Rich Becker pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet (SS) batting 8th
t9 3-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Becker J. Wasdin 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.

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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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