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BOS  8
BAL  3
 CHW  3
@KCR  0
 MIN  5
CLE  4
 NYY  6
TBD  1
 OAK  7
ANA  2
 SEA 15
TEX  4
 DET  7
@TOR  5
 ARI  6
SDP  3
 ATL  6
NYM  5
 CIN  4
PIT  1
 SFG  8
@COL  6
 HOU  6
CHC  2
 LAD  3
MIL  2
 STL  6
MON  5
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,644

 Friday, September 25, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:52
Orioles
3
78-82
Lost 6
4th, 34 GB
 
                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
W: Tim Wakefield (17-8), L: Chris Fussell (0-1)
 Red Sox
8
91-69
Won 4
2nd, 21 GB

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
E Davis DH                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .327  .966   13   10    0   0   
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15   11    2   1   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .947    7    5    3   0   
  C Pickering 1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .889    4    3    2   0   
D Clyburn LF                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .292  .737   18   14    2   0   HR
B Anderson CF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .236  .775   10    8    3   0   HR
C Ripken 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .726    9    6    1   0   
  R Minor 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    2    2    0   0   
L Mouton RF                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .810    9    5    1   0   
  B Surhoff PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .774    2    2    0   0   
J Reboulet SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .675   12    9    0   2   
  R Becker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .664    4    3    0   0   
C Greene C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .563   11    9   10   0   

C Fussell P                                                                   0   1
  D Drabek P                                                                  0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                                  0   0
  R Coppinger P                                                               0   0
  A Mills P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   0    1  10              116   87   24   4
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. J Hairston-R Palmeiro.
E: J Hairston 2 (2); R Minor (1); C Pickering (1).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Sadler SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .716   21   14    2   1   SH
D Buford CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .282  .865   16    8    3   0   SF
M Vaughn 1B                   4   2   2   2    1   2  .336  .989   21   10    5   0   HR,2B,IW
  M Benjamin 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .686              0   0   
M Stanley DH                  1   2   0   0    3   0  .255  .848   18    5    0   0   
  M Cummings PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .863    6    2    0   0   
T Nixon RF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .240  .480   14    7    1   0   
K Mitchell LF                 5   1   2   3    0   0  .290  .776   11    8    1   0   2B
J Varitek C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .722   15   10    5   2   
  M Romero C                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .136  .451   11    4    5   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   3  .200  .525   22   14    0   2   
L Merloni 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .732   19   11    5   0   

T Wakefield P                                                                 0   0
  C Valdez P                                                                  0   0
  C Reyes P                                                                   0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       35   8  11   0    8  10              174   93   27   5
Batting Events
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.

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C 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    -     0.77  -0.28
D Drabek                       2.1   3   3   3    1   3   0   7.29   12   49-29   11· 6·12    1· 7· 4· 0          3-0    0.55  -0.07
A Rhodes                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.48    8   32-19   11· 4· 4    2· 4· 3· 0          2-1    0.21   0.02
R Coppinger                    1     2   1   1    2   1   0   4.91    8   31-16    7· 2· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
A Mills                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.66    4   18-10    3· 5· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          3-1    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    8  10   1          45  174-93   40·21·32    7·20·12· 0          8-2
D Drabek faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
R Coppinger faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
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
T Wakefield, W (17-8)          6     6   2   2    0   5   1   4.58   24   73-59   36·12·11    6·13· 5· 0     57    -     0.89   0.13
C Valdez                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   18-9     2· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.02
C Reyes                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.64    3   15-10    3· 1· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
J Wasdin                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.31    4   10-9     4· 2· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1  10   2          35  116-87   45·17·25    6·18· 6· 0           -
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.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Eric Davis                   DH       1. Donnie Sadler                SS
2. Jerry Hairston               2B       2. Damon Buford                 CF
3. Rafael Palmeiro              1B       3. Mo Vaughn                    1B
4. Danny Clyburn                LF       4. Mike Stanley                 DH
5. Brady Anderson               CF       5. Trot Nixon                   RF
6. Cal Ripken                   3B       6. Keith Mitchell               LF
7. Lyle Mouton                  RF       7. Jason Varitek                 C
8. Jeff Reboulet                SS       8. Chris Snopek                 3B
9. Charlie Greene                C       9. Lou Merloni                  2B

   Chris Fussell                 P          Tim Wakefield                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  16% 71% 0-0 BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
t5 2 12- R 2,(0-1)  -8% 75% 1-4 BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Mouton to 2B
b5 0 12- R 1,(0-0)  7% 93% 4-2 BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stanley Scores; Nixon to 3B
t5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -6% 72% 1-4 BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ripken to 2B
t5 0 12- O 5,(1-2)  6% 78% 1-4 BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 50% 0-0 BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield Popfly: 2B
t1 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 53% 0-0 BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t1 2 1-- O 6,(0-2)  2% 55% 0-0 BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield 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 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 BOS D. Sadler C. Fussell Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Buford C. Fussell Walk
b1 1 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  16% 71% 0-0 BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buford Scores
b1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  2% 72% 2-0 BOS M. Stanley C. Fussell Walk
b1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  5% 77% 2-0 BOS T. Nixon C. Fussell Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Stanley to 3B
b1 1 1-3 RO 1,(0-0)  1% 78% 2-0 BOS K. Mitchell C. Fussell Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Stanley Scores; Mitchell to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b1 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 76% 3-0 BOS J. Varitek C. Fussell 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 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 79% 0-3 BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 80% 0-3 BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t2 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 81% 0-3 BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield 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 0 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 83% 3-0 BOS C. Snopek C. Fussell Walk
b2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 86% 3-0 BOS L. Merloni C. Fussell Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Snopek to 2B
b2 0 12- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 86% 3-0 BOS D. Sadler C. Fussell Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Snopek to 3B; Merloni to 2B
b2 1 -23 RO 1,(0-0)  0% 86% 3-0 BOS D. Buford C. Fussell Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Snopek Scores
b2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 86% 4-0 BOS M. Vaughn C. Fussell Intentional Walk
b2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  1% 87% 4-0 BOS M. Stanley C. Fussell Walk; Merloni to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
Doug Drabek replaces Chris Fussell pitching
b2 2 123 O 3,(2-0)  -3% 84% 4-0 BOS T. Nixon D. Drabek 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 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 86% 0-4 BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield Groundout: C-1B
t3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 88% 0-4 BAL C. Greene T. Wakefield Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 88% 0-4 BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 87% 4-0 BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  1% 88% 4-0 BOS J. Varitek D. Drabek Reached on E4 (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b3 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 87% 4-0 BOS C. Snopek D. Drabek Strikeout Swinging
b3 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 86% 4-0 BOS L. Merloni D. Drabek 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 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 88% 0-4 BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield Popfly: 2B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 89% 0-4 BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield Popfly: CF
t4 2 --- R 5,(1-2)  -6% 84% 0-4 BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t4 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 85% 1-4 BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield 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 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 84% 4-1 BOS D. Sadler D. Drabek Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 83% 4-1 BOS D. Buford D. Drabek Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 82% 4-1 BOS M. Vaughn D. Drabek 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 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 78% 1-4 BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -6% 72% 1-4 BAL L. Mouton T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ripken to 2B
t5 0 12- O 5,(1-2)  6% 78% 1-4 BAL J. Reboulet T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 12- O 5,(1-2)  5% 83% 1-4 BAL C. Greene T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 12- R 2,(0-1)  -8% 75% 1-4 BAL E. Davis T. Wakefield Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Mouton to 2B
t5 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  6% 80% 2-4 BAL J. Hairston T. Wakefield 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 0 --- 7,(3-2)  2% 82% 4-2 BOS M. Stanley D. Drabek Walk
b5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  3% 86% 4-2 BOS T. Nixon D. Drabek Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stanley to 2B
b5 0 12- R 1,(0-0)  7% 93% 4-2 BOS K. Mitchell D. Drabek Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stanley Scores; Nixon to 3B
b5 0 -23 R 7,(3-2)  2% 96% 5-2 BOS J. Varitek D. Drabek Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Mitchell to 3B
Arthur Rhodes replaces Doug Drabek pitching
b5 0 1-3 R 3,(0-2)  2% 97% 6-2 BOS C. Snopek A. Rhodes Single to CF (Line Drive); Mitchell Scores; Varitek to 3B
b5 0 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  -1% 96% 7-2 BOS L. Merloni A. Rhodes Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 1-3 OO 7,(3-2)  -2% 94% 7-2 BOS D. Sadler A. Rhodes 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 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 96% 2-7 BAL R. Palmeiro T. Wakefield Groundout: C-1B
t6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 94% 2-7 BAL D. Clyburn T. Wakefield Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t6 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 96% 2-7 BAL B. Anderson T. Wakefield Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t6 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  1% 97% 2-7 BAL C. Ripken T. Wakefield 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 0 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 97% 7-2 BOS D. Buford A. Rhodes Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 0 1-- O 7,(3-2)  -0% 97% 7-2 BOS M. Vaughn A. Rhodes Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  0% 97% 7-2 BOS M. Stanley A. Rhodes Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Buford to 2B
b6 1 12- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 97% 7-2 BOS T. Nixon A. Rhodes Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Buford to 3B; Stanley to 2B
b6 2 -23 O 3,(1-1)  -1% 96% 7-2 BOS K. Mitchell A. Rhodes 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 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 94% 2-7 BAL L. Mouton C. Valdez Walk
t7 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  2% 96% 2-7 BAL J. Reboulet C. Valdez Flyball: CF
t7 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  1% 98% 2-7 BAL C. Greene C. Valdez Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  1% 98% 2-7 BAL E. Davis C. Valdez 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 0 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 99% 7-2 BOS M. Romero R. Coppinger Walk
b7 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 98% 7-2 BOS C. Snopek R. Coppinger Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 7-2 BOS L. Merloni R. Coppinger Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Romero to 2B
b7 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 98% 7-2 BOS D. Sadler R. Coppinger Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b7 2 12- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 98% 7-2 BOS D. Buford R. Coppinger 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 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 99% 2-7 BAL J. Hairston C. Reyes Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 2-7 BAL C. Pickering C. Reyes Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  0% 99% 2-7 BAL D. Clyburn C. Reyes 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 0 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 7-2 BOS M. Vaughn R. Coppinger Double to CF (Line Drive)
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Mike Stanley (DH) batting 4th
b8 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 7-2 BOS M. Cummings R. Coppinger Walk
b8 0 12- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 7-2 BOS T. Nixon R. Coppinger Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vaughn to 3B; Cummings to 2B
Alan Mills replaces Rocky Coppinger pitching
b8 0 123 R 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 7-2 BOS K. Mitchell A. Mills Single to CF (Line Drive); Vaughn Scores; Cummings to 3B; Nixon to 2B
b8 0 123 O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 8-2 BOS M. Romero A. Mills Strikeout Looking
b8 1 123 O 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 8-2 BOS C. Snopek A. Mills Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 123 O 6,(3-2)  -0% 100% 8-2 BOS L. Merloni A. Mills 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 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 2-8 BAL B. Anderson J. Wasdin Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 3-8 BAL R. Minor J. Wasdin Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
B.J. Surhoff pinch hits for Lyle Mouton (RF) batting 7th
t9 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 3-8 BAL B. Surhoff J. Wasdin Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
Rich Becker pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet (SS) batting 8th
t9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 3-8 BAL R. Becker J. Wasdin Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.

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