September 19, 1999 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
@ANA 4 BOS 7
DET 3 NYY 11
@CLE 7 OAK 12
KCR 3 MIN 2
@SEA 1 TBD 15
@TEX 2 CHW 3
@TOR 2 ARI 8
FLA 7 ATL 5
MON 1 CHC 8
MIL 7
(10) LAD 5
@COL 2
(7) NYM 8
PHI 6 PIT 8
CIN 5 SDP 6
SFG 3 HOU 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,777

Sunday, September 19, 1999, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Tigers

60-88

Lost 4

3rd, 29½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  0
Red Sox         0  4  0   2  0  0   1  0  X    7 11  0

W: T Wakefield (6-10), L: D Mlicki (13-12), S: D Lowe (14)

Red Sox

87-62

Won 5

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .836   16    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .778   17    5   0   HBP
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .870   13    5   1   
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .261  .846   13    1   2   HR
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .798   13    1   1   
J Encarnacion LF              4   2   2   2    0   1  .258  .741   12    4   0   2·HR
G Kapler CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .754   17    3   0   SB
K Garcia RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .722    7    3   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .727    7    1   0   

D Mlicki P                                                               1   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   2
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   5   3    1   6              115   24   6

BATTING

HR: J Encarnacion 2 (18, 2 off T Wakefield; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Palmer (34, off T Wakefield; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

HBP: B Ausmus (13, by T Wakefield).

TB: J Encarnacion 8; D Palmer 4; T Clark; D Cruz.

RBI: J Encarnacion 2 (68); D Palmer (91).

2-out RBI: J Encarnacion.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Kapler (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .830   24    3   2   
D Buford CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .646   19    3   0   
J Varitek C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .272  .818   13    6   0   2B,SF
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   2   2    1   0  .360 1.024   11    0   5   HR
T O'Leary LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .859   19    0   0   
M Stanley 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .278  .866   14   12   0   
S Hatteberg DH                3   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .678   22    0   0   HBP
W Veras 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .306  .762   11    0   2   
T Nixon RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .280  .850   20    3   0   HR

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   1
Totals                       34   7  11   7    5   5              153   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (36, off D Mlicki).

HR: N Garciaparra (25, off D Mlicki; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out); T Nixon (15, off N Cruz; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J Varitek (8, off D Mlicki).

HBP: S Hatteberg (1, by D Mlicki).

TB: N Garciaparra 5; T Nixon 4; S Hatteberg 2; J Varitek 2; M Stanley; W Veras; D Buford; T O'Leary; J Offerman.

RBI: W Veras 2 (12); N Garciaparra 2 (99); T Nixon (51); J Varitek (70); J Offerman (67).

2-out RBI: T Nixon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mlicki, L (13-12)            4     8   6   6    5   3   1   4.73   26  100-53   30· 9·14    7· 5· 5· 0     20    -     1.10  -0.37
N Cruz                         3     2   1   1    0   2   1   5.88   11   44-29   15· 2·12    3· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
T Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    5   5   2          41  153-88   50·11·27   11·10· 9· 0           -

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 (6-10)          5.2   4   3   3    1   3   3   5.35   23   78-50   33· 8· 9    4·14· 0· 0     51    -     0.80   0.03
D Lowe, S (14)                 3.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.69   11   36-25   15· 5· 5    7· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.47   0.13
Totals                         9     5   3   3    1   6   3          34  114-75   48·13·14   11·14· 1· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (4; B Ausmus); D Mlicki (12; S Hatteberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 30,777.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Polonia            DH    1. J Offerman           2B 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. D Buford             CF 
3. T Clark              1B    3. J Varitek            C  
4. D Palmer             3B    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. D Easley             2B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. J Encarnacion        LF    6. M Stanley            1B 
7. G Kapler             CF    7. S Hatteberg          DH 
8. K Garcia             RF    8. W Veras              3B 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. T Nixon              RF 

   D Mlicki             P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-4  -2-  2   14%  83% N Garciaparra   D Mlicki        Home Run (Fly Ball); Varitek Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  123  3   11%  64% W Veras         D Mlicki        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Leary Scores; Stanley Scores; Hatteberg to 2B
   t 4   2  4-2  ---  3   -9%  66% J Encarnacion   T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  3   -9%  41% D Palmer        T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 2   1  0-1  ---  1   -9%  34% J Encarnacion   T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   55%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Buford        Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   52%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   41%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   43%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      ---  1   34%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   36%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   37%  K Garcia        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   40%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   46%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Leary to 2B
          12-  7   54%  S Hatteberg     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); O'Leary to 3B; Stanley to 2B
   RR     123  3   64%  W Veras         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Leary Scores; Stanley Scores; Hatteberg to 2B
          12-  6   71%  T Nixon         Walk; Hatteberg to 3B; Veras to 2B
   R      123  8   78%  J Offerman      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Hatteberg Scores; Veras to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   O      123  5   73%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  2   72%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Veras Scores
          12-  4   75%  N Garciaparra   Walk; Nixon to 3B; Offerman to 2B
   O      123  1   69%  T O'Leary       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   72%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   74%  L Polonia       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   72%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   75%  T Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   73%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   75%  S Hatteberg     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   73%  W Veras         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  6   74%  T Nixon         Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      12-  6   71%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   74%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  3   66%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   65%  G Kapler        Walk
          1--      64%  K Garcia        Kapler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dave Mlicki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   69%  J Varitek       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  2   83%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball); Varitek Scores
   O      ---  3   82%  T O'Leary       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   83%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  6   84%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3  2   81%  W Veras         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   84%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  L Polonia       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   87%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Dave Mlicki pitching
   O      ---  2   86%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   85%  J Offerman      Lineout: CF
          ---  5   85%  D Buford        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   84%  J Varitek       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  T Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   84%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   87%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  Derek Lowe replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      1--  1   90%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nelson Cruz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5   88%  T O'Leary       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   87%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   91%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   93%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nelson Cruz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   92%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   92%  W Veras         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   96%  T Nixon         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   95%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   98%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Jones replaces Nelson Cruz pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  D Buford        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   98%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   98%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   98%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   99%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 7.

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