September 6, 2000 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 6
@BOS 4 CHW 13
TEX 1 CLE 6
TBD 2 ANA 1
@DET 0 KCR 3
NYY 2 MIN 4
BAL 1 TOR 7
SEA 3 ATL 7
ARI 1 CIN 11
NYM 8 CHC 8
@COL 5
(11) HOU 13
FLA 5 PIT 8
@LAD 3 SDP 7
MIL 6 SFG 5
PHI 4 MON 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,262

Wednesday, September 6, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:26

Athletics

73-65

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  3  1   0  0  0   0  1  1    6 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  2  0    4  9  2

W: M Mulder (8-10), L: R Arrojo (9-11), S: J Mecir (5)

Red Sox

72-64

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Long CF                     5   2   3   1    0   1  .295  .815   14    5   1   
R Velarde 2B                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .281  .761   23    2   5   2B
J Giambi 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .321 1.062   15   10   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .220  .736   16    2   0   HR,SF
M Tejada SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .809   19    1   3   
B Grieve DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .853   10    0   0   2B
  F Menechino PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .776         0   0   
A Piatt LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .311  .898   20    1   0   
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .832   16    0   2   
S Fasano C                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .207  .721   14    3   0   
  M Stanley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .775    5    0   0   
  R Hernandez C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .684         3   0   

M Mulder P                                                               0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   1
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   6  13   6    1   7              152   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Grieve (33, off R Beck); R Velarde (22, off R Arrojo).

HR: M Stairs (20, off R Arrojo; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: M Stairs (5, off D Lowe).

TB: M Stairs 4; T Long 3; R Velarde 2; B Grieve 2; A Piatt 2; M Tejada 2; J Giambi 2; S Fasano.

RBI: R Velarde 2 (33); M Stairs 2 (69); T Long (61); A Piatt (19).

2-out RBI: R Velarde 2; T Long.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Tejada-R Velarde-J Giambi; T Long-J Giambi.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .626    6    3   0   
  T Nixon PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .840         0   0   
  B Gilkey PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .561    7    0   0   
J Offerman 1B                 5   2   2   1    0   2  .242  .666   19    8   0   HR
C Everett CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .984   14    3   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   0    0   0  .363 1.017   16    3   3   
D Bichette DH                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .295  .818   23    0   0   HR
  R Brogna PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .658         0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .261  .734   15    2   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .764   12    7   0   GDP
D Sadler 2B                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .219  .595    7    0   4   SB
  B Daubach PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .808    7    0   0   
  L Merloni 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .764    6    1   0   
M Alexander 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .560   10    0   0   
  M Cummings PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .721    5    0   0   
  M Lansing 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .673         0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .801    9    0   0   

R Arrojo P                                                               0   1
  R Cormier P                                                            0   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   0
  R Beck P                                                               0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4   6              156   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Offerman (6, off M Mulder; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Bichette (17, off M Mulder; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Offerman 5; D Bichette 5; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra; D Sadler; B Gilkey.

GIDP: J Varitek (14).

RBI: D Bichette 2 (78); J Offerman (34); T O'Leary (54).

2-out RBI: D Bichette.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: J Varitek (13).

E: T O'Leary (3); N Garciaparra (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Sadler (2, 2nd base off M Mulder/S Fasano).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mulder, W (8-10)             6     5   2   2    3   2   2   5.57   24   82-47   28· 2·17    8· 7· 2· 2     53    -     0.99   0.12
J Tam, H (16)                  0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.63    3   12-6     1· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.17   0.08
M Magnante, H (13)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.90   0.08
D Jones                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.14    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.05
J Mecir, S (5)                 2     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.27    9   51-34   20· 1·13    5· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.04   0.10
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   6   2          38  150-90   51· 5·34   15· 8· 3· 2          4-1

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
R Arrojo, L (9-11)             3     8   4   4    0   2   1   5.61   17   56-37   22· 5·10    6· 4· 4· 1     29    -     1.04  -0.20
R Cormier                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.88    6   26-18    9· 2· 7    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.06
T Wakefield                    2     0   0   0    1   2   0   5.45    7   26-18    7· 3· 8    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.55   0.08
R Beck                         1     3   1   1    0   0   0   2.25    6   31-21   12· 2· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.05
D Lowe                         1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.78    5   12-9     5· 3· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.95  -0.07
Totals                         9    13   6   6    1   7   1          41  151-103  55·15·33   14· 9· 9· 1           -

M Mulder faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
D Jones faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Tam (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 31,262.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Long               CF    1. D Lewis              RF 
2. R Velarde            2B    2. J Offerman           1B 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. C Everett            CF 
4. M Stairs             RF    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. M Tejada             SS    5. D Bichette           DH 
6. B Grieve             DH    6. T O'Leary            LF 
7. A Piatt              LF    7. J Varitek            C  
8. E Chavez             3B    8. D Sadler             2B 
9. S Fasano             C     9. M Alexander          3B 

   M Mulder             P        R Arrojo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  5   16%  74% R Velarde       R Arrojo        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Fasano Scores; Long Scores
   b 8   1  5-2  12-  8  -15%  68% D Bichette      J Mecir         Single to RF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   b 6   0  4-1  ---  3  -10%  70% J Offerman      M Mulder        Home Run
   b 2   1  3-0  12-  1    9%  77% J Varitek       M Mulder        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3  1    9%  58% T Long          R Arrojo        Single to RF (Line Drive); Piatt Scores; Fasano to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  T Long          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Velarde       Popfly: SS
          1--  2   56%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Long to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   45%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  C Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  B Grieve        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  A Piatt         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   48%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B; Piatt to 2B
          -2-  3   50%  S Fasano        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Piatt to 3B
   R      1-3  1   58%  T Long          Single to RF (Line Drive); Piatt Scores; Fasano to 2B
   RR     12-  5   74%  R Velarde       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Fasano Scores; Long Scores
   O      -2-  5   72%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   74%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
          ---  6   72%  D Bichette      Walk
          1--  4   68%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Bichette to 2B
   OO     12-  1   77%  J Varitek       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   83%  M Stairs        Home Run
          ---  5   85%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   84%  B Grieve        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Grieve to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  4   82%  A Piatt         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   80%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   77%  D Sadler        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   80%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   83%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   85%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rheal Cormier facing 9-1-2
                  Rheal Cormier replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
   O      ---  8   84%  S Fasano        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  R Velarde       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Mulder facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   79%  C Everett       Walk
   OO     1--  7   86%  N Garciaparra   Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
   R      ---  4   80%  D Bichette      Home Run
   O      ---  4   81%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rheal Cormier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   80%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   77%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   80%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   77%  D Sadler        Walk
          1--      76%  M Alexander     Sadler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   80%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  2   84%  D Lewis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Wakefield replaces Rheal Cormier pitching
   O      ---  2   82%  B Grieve        Lineout: RF
          ---  6   84%  A Piatt         Walk
          1--      85%  E Chavez        Passed Ball; Piatt to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Piatt to 3B
   O      --3  3   80%  S Fasano        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   70%  J Offerman      Home Run
   O      ---  4   74%  C Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   77%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   77%  T Long          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   75%  R Velarde       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   74%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   68%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Jeff Tam replaces Mark Mulder pitching
   O      1--  3   74%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Brian Daubach pinch hits for Donnie Sadler batting 8th
          1--      72%  B Daubach       Wild Pitch; O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Manny Alexander batting 9th
          -2-  5   76%  M Cummings      Walk
                  Mike Magnante replaces Jeff Tam pitching; Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Trot Nixon batting 1st; Trot Nixon pinch hits for Darren Lewis batting 1st
   O      12-  1   84%  B Gilkey        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rod Beck facing 4-5-6
                  Rod Beck replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Mike Lansing replaces Midre Cummings playing 2B batting 9th; Lou Merloni replaces Brian Daubach playing 3B batting 8th; Bernard Gilkey moves to RF
   O      ---  4   82%  M Stairs        Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   84%  M Tejada        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   89%  B Grieve        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tejada to 3B
   R      -23  6   94%  A Piatt         Single (Ground Ball); Tejada Scores; Grieve to 3B
                  Frank Menechino pinch runs for Ben Grieve batting 6th
   O      1-3  5   91%  E Chavez        Popfly: SS
                  Mike Stanley pinch hits for Sal Fasano batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   89%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Jones replaces Mike Magnante pitching; Ramon Hernandez replaces Mike Stanley playing C batting 9th
          ---  4   83%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
                  Jim Mecir replaces Doug Jones pitching
   O      1--  4   89%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   83%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Offerman to 2B
   R      12-  8   68%  D Bichette      Single to RF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
                  Rico Brogna pinch runs for Dante Bichette batting 5th
   RO     1-3  3   74%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garciaparra Scores
   O      1--  5   81%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
                  Derek Lowe replaces Rod Beck pitching
          ---  2   84%  T Long          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   81%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   87%  J Giambi        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Long to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   90%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Long Scores; Giambi to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   O      -2-  4   88%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Jim Mecir facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   94%  L Merloni       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Mike Lansing batting 9th
   O      ---  9   98%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   94%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation