May 6, 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 1
@BOS 0 KCR 11
CHW 5 MIN 6
DET 1 NYY 3
BAL 1 SEA 1
ANA 0 TEX 11
OAK 10 CLE 8
@TOR 6 ARI 10
SDP 5 PHI 6
@ATL 0 PIT 11
@CHC 9 STL 3
@CIN 1 FLA 9
NYM 1 LAD 9
HOU 6 MON 3
@MIL 2 SFG 6
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,497

Saturday, May 6, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Devil Rays

11-18

Won 1

5th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: S Trachsel (2-2), L: P Martinez (5-1)

Red Sox

15-11

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .738   11    4   0   
D Martinez RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .734   16    0   0   SB
G Vaughn LF                   4   0   1   1    0   3  .314  .971   20    0   0   
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .829   18    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .743   13    8   2   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .233  .682   19    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .837   17   12   0   
K Stocker SS                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .275  .821   13    0   4   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .624    8    1   3   SB

S Trachsel P                                                             2   1
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1  17              135   27  10

BATTING

TB: F McGriff; G Vaughn; G Williams; J Flaherty; M Cairo; D Martinez.

RBI: G Vaughn (24).

2-out RBI: G Vaughn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: F McGriff (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Martinez (1, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek); M Cairo (5, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .629   16    1   0   
T Nixon RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .322  .992   20    0   0   
B Daubach 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .341 1.040   15    2   1   
C Everett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.059   16    2   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .685    9    3   0   
M Stanley DH                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .247  .860   17    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .338  .962   16   17   0   
M Alexander 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .480   12    0   0   
A Sheets SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   1   

P Martinez P                                                             1   1
Totals                       31   0   3   0    3  11              132   27   3

BATTING

TB: B Daubach 2; T O'Leary.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel, W (2-2)            9     3   0   0    3  11   0   4.85   34  132-75   31·19·25   11· 6· 3· 0     89    -     1.39   0.89
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3  11   0          34  132-75   31·19·25   11· 6· 3· 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
P Martinez, L (5-1)            9     6   1   1    1  17   0   1.22   34  130-91   31·37·23    6· 7· 3· 0     87    -     1.04   0.39
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1  17   0          34  130-91   31·37·23    6· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Fichter, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 32,497.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Williams           CF    1. J Offerman           2B 
2. D Martinez           RF    2. T Nixon              RF 
3. G Vaughn             LF    3. B Daubach            1B 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. C Everett            CF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. M Stanley            DH 
7. J Flaherty           C     7. J Varitek            C  
8. K Stocker            SS    8. M Alexander          3B 
9. M Cairo              2B    9. A Sheets             SS 

   S Trachsel           P        P Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-0  -2-  7   22%  68% G Vaughn        P Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  3   10%  86% T O'Leary       S Trachsel      Flyball: CF
   b 6   1  0-0  1-3  4    9%  42% M Stanley       S Trachsel      Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   1  0-0  1--  1   -9%  33% T O'Leary       S Trachsel      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Daubach to 3B
   b 9   1  1-0  ---  4    8%  94% M Stanley       S Trachsel      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  G Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   47%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   45%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   47%  J Flaherty      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   44%  K Stocker       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  C Everett       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   44%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   47%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   45%  J Varitek       Walk; O'Leary to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  M Alexander     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  M Cairo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   45%  G Williams      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   44%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  A Sheets        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  T Nixon         Walk
          1--  1   44%  B Daubach       Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   46%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  4   43%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   46%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   43%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  M Alexander     Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   46%  M Cairo         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      47%  G Williams      Cairo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   46%  A Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   46%  D Martinez      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   44%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   42%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   37%  B Daubach       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   42%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   33%  T O'Leary       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Daubach to 3B
   O      1-3  4   42%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   43%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   45%  J Flaherty      Walk
   O      1--  4   40%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   44%  M Alexander     Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   48%  A Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   45%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   44%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      46%  G Vaughn        Martinez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  7   68%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   O      1--  6   65%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   72%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   77%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   81%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   79%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   77%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   76%  J Flaherty      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   86%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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