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SEA
@ANA		5
9
TBD
@BOS		6
2
NYY
@DET		1
8
CHW
@KCR		2
7
TEX
@OAK		2
8
BAL
@TOR		6
7
SFG
@ARI		4
10
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@CIN		5
6
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@HOU		5
3
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@MIL		9
4
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@NYM		6
4
FLA
@PHI		3
17
LAD
@SDP		0
3
Friday, April 16, 1999 6:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 18,809, Time of Game: 3:05
Devil Rays
6
5-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
 at Red Sox
2
6-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Bryan Rekar (1-0)
L: Tim Wakefield (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  1  2   0  0  0   1  2  0    6 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Winn CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .273 .636 18 16 -0.017 0.67 0.069 -0.086 -0.7 1 0 CS
Dave Martinez RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .791 14 10 0.002 0.81 0.079 -0.077 -0.1 3 0 2B
Jose Canseco DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 .195 .877 19 13 0.036 0.51 0.063 -0.027 1.8 HR,2B
Fred McGriff 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 .250 .817 24 9 0.019 0.57 0.058 -0.040 0.2 10 0 IW
Danny Clyburn LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 .222 .744 20 14 0.071 0.81 0.120 -0.049 1.0 2 0 2B
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .242 .589 20 16 0.004 0.83 0.079 -0.076 -0.4 0 2 GDP
John Flaherty C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .222 .626 11 9 -0.007 0.82 0.037 -0.044 -0.0 8 0 HBP
Miguel Cairo 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .351 .886 14 8 -0.001 0.89 0.057 -0.058 -0.0 2 5
Kevin Stocker SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .441 1.118 12 7 -0.029 0.71 0.056 -0.085 -1.3 1 4 2B,GDP
Bryan Rekar P
   Rick White P
   Scott Aldred P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 38 6 13 6 4 8 .342 .945 152 102 0.078 0.73 0.618 -0.542 0.5 27 11
2B: D Clyburn (1, off T Wakefield); J Canseco (2, off K Gross); D Martinez (3, off T Wakefield); K Stocker (4, off T Wakefield).
HR: J Canseco (4, off M Guthrie; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: F McGriff (1, by K Gross).
HBP: J Flaherty (3, by K Gross).
TB: J Canseco 6; D Clyburn 4; D Martinez 3; W Boggs 2; K Stocker 2; R Winn; J Flaherty; M Cairo.
GIDP: K Stocker (2); W Boggs (3).
RBI: J Canseco 3 (7); R Winn (3); J Flaherty (5); W Boggs (3).
2-out RBI: J Canseco 2; W Boggs.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 15.
Baserunning
CS: R Winn (1, 2nd base by M Guthrie POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 .421 1.252 24 13 -0.038 0.54 0.020 -0.057 -0.4
Darren Lewis CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .189 .475 20 12 -0.007 0.56 0.035 -0.042 -0.2 2 0
John Valentin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .194 .661 16 10 -0.085 0.69 0.007 -0.092 -0.8 2 2 2B
Mike Stanley 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .423 1.059 18 8 -0.025 0.86 0.041 -0.066 -0.6 8 1
Troy O'Leary LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .314 1.042 13 8 -0.017 0.82 0.045 -0.062 1.4 0 0 HR
Lou Merloni 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .625 1.500 14 10 0.076 0.82 0.111 -0.034 0.8 2 3 2B
Jason Varitek C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .476 13 9 -0.135 1.11 0.000 -0.135 -1.4 7 0
   Reggie Jefferson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.014 0.46 0.000 -0.014 -0.3
   Creighton Gubanich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Donnie Sadler SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .174 .544 17 8 -0.053 1.14 0.015 -0.068 -0.7 4 3
Trot Nixon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .095 .412 14 11 -0.123 1.14 0.000 -0.123 -1.4 1 0
Tim Wakefield P
   Rheal Cormier P 1
   Kip Gross P
   Mark Guthrie P 1
   Derek Lowe P
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 5 8 .206 .661 153 92 -0.421 0.82 0.274 -0.693 -3.5 27 11
2B: L Merloni (2, off B Rekar); J Valentin (2, off R White).
HR: T O'Leary (3, off R White; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T O'Leary 5; L Merloni 4; J Valentin 2; D Lewis.
RBI: T O'Leary 2 (8).
2-out RBI: T O'Leary 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Valentin-L Merloni-M Stanley; D Sadler-M Stanley.
E: J Valentin (2).

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, W (1-0) 6 4 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 25 100 60 33 9 18 8 8 5 0 67 0.356 1.08 3.7
Rick White 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 2.79 8 24 17 12 0 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 0.026 0.33 -1.0
Scott Aldred 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.014 0.46 0.3
Roberto Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.50 5 25 12 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.38 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 8 1 2.00 39 153 92 49 10 33 15 11 6 0 67 1 0 0.421 0.73 3.5

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, L (1-1) 3 6 3 3 2 3 0 3.86 17 52 35 21 6 8 5 7 5 0 36 -0.214 0.98 -3.0
Rheal Cormier 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 8 23 16 9 3 4 3 2 0 0 3 0 0.164 1.03 3.1
Kip Gross 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.45 10 37 23 13 5 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 -0.002 0.61 0.2
Mark Guthrie 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.60 5 27 17 8 5 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.031 0.15 -1.4
Derek Lowe 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 3 13 11 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.14 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 4 8 1 6.00 43 152 102 56 23 23 15 15 9 0 36 3 0 -0.077 0.82 -0.5
T Wakefield faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K Gross (1; J Flaherty).
IBB: K Gross (1; F McGriff).
Pickoffs: M Guthrie (1; R Winn, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 18,809.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 45° F, Wind 13mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         Boston Red Sox
1 Randy Winn CF 1 Jose Offerman DH
2 Dave Martinez RF 2 Darren Lewis CF
3 Jose Canseco DH 3 John Valentin 3B
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Mike Stanley 1B
5 Danny Clyburn LF 5 Troy O'Leary LF
6 Wade Boggs 3B 6 Lou Merloni 2B
7 John Flaherty C 7 Jason Varitek C
8 Miguel Cairo 2B 8 Donnie Sadler SS
9 Kevin Stocker SS 9 Trot Nixon RF
Bryan Rekar P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD D. Clyburn T. Wakefield 10% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McGriff to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS L. Merloni B. Rekar -9% 45% Double to LF (Ground Ball); O'Leary to 3B
b2 0-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Rekar 8% 60% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 8% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBD D. Martinez T. Wakefield 8% 80% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Winn to 3B

Play By Play

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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' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O TBD R. Winn T. Wakefield -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD D. Martinez T. Wakefield -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD J. Canseco T. Wakefield -1% 45% Flyball: CF
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 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Offerman B. Rekar 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar 2% 49% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar 1% 50% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD F. McGriff T. Wakefield 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD D. Clyburn T. Wakefield 10% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McGriff to 3B
t2 0-0 0 -23 6,(2-2)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Wakefield -5% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO TBD J. Flaherty T. Wakefield -0% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); McGriff Scores; Clyburn to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O TBD M. Cairo T. Wakefield -4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Rekar 3% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar -3% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS L. Merloni B. Rekar -9% 45% Double to LF (Ground Ball); O'Leary to 3B
b2 0-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 8% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Sadler B. Rekar -1% 52% Walk
b2 0-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Rekar 8% 60% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD K. Stocker T. Wakefield 6% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TBD R. Winn T. Wakefield 6% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stocker Scores
t3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBD D. Martinez T. Wakefield 8% 80% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Winn to 3B
t3 2-0 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO TBD J. Canseco T. Wakefield 0% 80% Groundout: SS-1B; Winn Scores; Martinez to 3B
t3 3-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Wakefield -4% 76% Lineout: SS
t3 3-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O TBD D. Clyburn T. Wakefield -3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 8,(0-2)  O BOS J. Offerman B. Rekar 3% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b3 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar 1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD W. Boggs T. Wakefield 2% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD J. Flaherty T. Wakefield 3% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Boggs to 2B
t4 3-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  TBD M. Cairo T. Wakefield 4% 88% Walk; Boggs to 3B; Flaherty to 2B
Rheal Cormier replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t4 3-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  O TBD K. Stocker R. Cormier -4% 85% Popfly: 2B
t4 3-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O TBD R. Winn R. Cormier -5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O TBD D. Martinez R. Cormier -5% 75% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Stanley B. Rekar -4% 71% Walk
b4 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar 4% 75% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Merloni B. Rekar 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Rheal Cormier facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD J. Canseco R. Cormier -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD F. McGriff R. Cormier 2% 81% Walk
t5 3-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  TBD D. Clyburn R. Cormier 2% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball); McGriff to 2B
t5 3-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBD W. Boggs R. Cormier -2% 82% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); McGriff to 3B; Clyburn to 2B
t5 3-0 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O TBD J. Flaherty R. Cormier -4% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Sadler B. Rekar 3% 81% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Rekar 2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Offerman B. Rekar -2% 81% Walk
b5 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Lewis B. Rekar -2% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Offerman to 2B
b5 0-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Rekar 5% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Kip Gross facing 8-9-1
Kip Gross replaces Rheal Cormier pitching
t6 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBD M. Cairo K. Gross 2% 86% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TBD K. Stocker K. Gross -4% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD R. Winn K. Gross -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
b6 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Rekar 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Rekar 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS L. Merloni B. Rekar -2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Rekar 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Kip Gross facing 2-3-4
t7 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBD D. Martinez K. Gross -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t7 3-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD J. Canseco K. Gross 2% 88% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t7 3-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TBD F. McGriff K. Gross 1% 89% Intentional Walk
t7 3-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBD D. Clyburn K. Gross -2% 87% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 3-0 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R TBD W. Boggs K. Gross 6% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Canseco Scores; McGriff to 3B
t7 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  TBD J. Flaherty K. Gross 1% 93% Hit By Pitch; Boggs to 2B
t7 4-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O TBD M. Cairo K. Gross -2% 91% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 8-9-1
Rick White replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Sadler R. White 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 0-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon R. White 1% 95% Flyball: CF
b7 0-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Offerman R. White 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Mark Guthrie facing 9-1-2
Mark Guthrie replaces Kip Gross pitching
t8 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBD K. Stocker M. Guthrie -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD R. Winn M. Guthrie 1% 95% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t8 4-0 1 1-- 1,(1-0)  O TBD D. Martinez M. Guthrie -1% 94% Winn Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t8 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TBD D. Martinez M. Guthrie 0% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t8 4-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR TBD J. Canseco M. Guthrie 4% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores
t8 6-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff M. Guthrie -0% 99% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 2-3-4
b8 0-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Lewis R. White 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 0-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Valentin R. White -1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 0-6 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Stanley R. White 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS T. O'Leary R. White -2% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Valentin Scores
b8 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS L. Merloni R. White -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Scott Aldred replaces Rick White pitching
Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Jason Varitek (C) batting 7th
b8 2-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson S. Aldred 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
Derek Lowe replaces Mark Guthrie pitching
Creighton Gubanich replaces Reggie Jefferson (PH) playing C batting 7th
t9 6-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TBD D. Clyburn D. Lowe 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 6-2 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  OO TBD W. Boggs D. Lowe -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t9 6-2 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O TBD J. Flaherty D. Lowe -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Devil Rays' Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
Roberto Hernandez replaces Scott Aldred pitching
b9 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Sadler R. Hernandez 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. Nixon R. Hernandez 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Offerman R. Hernandez -0% 99% Walk
b9 2-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis R. Hernandez -1% 98% Walk; Offerman to 2B
b9 2-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin R. Hernandez 2% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 2.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

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