September 20, 2000 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
OAK 0 OAK 4
@BAL 0 CLE 2
@BOS 1 CLE 5
@BOS 4 CHW 13
@DET 6 ANA 7
@KCR 4
(10) TEX 6
@MIN 4
(12) SEA 5
@TBD 4 TOR 7
NYY 2 NYM 6
@ATL 3 SDP 15
@COL 11 LAD 1
ARI 0 MIL 3
CHC 2
(10) MON 4
FLA 2 PIT 7
@PHI 6
(10) SFG 4
CIN 2 STL 11
HOU 6

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,002

Wednesday, September 20, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Indians

81-67

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: S Woodard (3-10), L: P Martinez (17-6), S: B Wickman (27)

Red Sox

79-71

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .278  .799   16    2   0   HR
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .283  .747   14    5   2   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .294  .833   16    0   3   GDP
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .347 1.136   16    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .934   23    8   4   
B Selby LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .480   12    4   0   
  J Cabrera PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .616         1   0   CS
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .916   19    0   1   
R Branyan DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .902   20    0   0   
E Diaz C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .706   10    4   2   

S Woodard P                                                              2   1
  P Shuey P                                                              1   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   2   7   2    2   9              146   27  14

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (14, off D Lowe; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: K Lofton 5; O Vizquel 2; M Ramirez; R Alomar; T Fryman.

GIDP: R Alomar (19).

RBI: R Alomar (77); K Lofton (63).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Thome-O Vizquel-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cabrera (4, 2nd base by P Martinez/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Nixon RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .830   20    1   1   GDP
J Offerman 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .710   16    2   2   
J Varitek C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .255  .750   10    9   1   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   2   0    0   0  .369 1.027    6    3   4   2·2B
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .723   14    1   0   
D Bichette DH                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .822   15    0   0   2B
B Daubach 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .798   19    9   0   
M Alexander 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .574    7    1   1   
  M Cummings PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .727    2    0   0   
  L Merloni 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .772         0   0   
D Lewis CF                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .615    5    1   0   SB
  C Everett PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .968    5    0   0   
  D Sadler PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .551         0   0   

P Martinez P                                                             0   1
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  J Fassero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   5              119   27  10

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra 2 (51, off B Wickman, off S Woodard); D Bichette (31, off S Woodard).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; D Bichette 2; C Everett; D Lewis; T O'Leary.

GIDP: T Nixon (11).

RBI: T O'Leary (62).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Alexander-B Daubach; N Garciaparra-B Daubach.

E: M Alexander (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lewis (10, 2nd base off S Woodard/E Diaz).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Woodard, W (3-10)            6     3   0   0    0   4   0   6.06   21   68-45   24· 6·15    6· 8· 3· 0     70    -     1.06   0.43
P Shuey, H (24)                2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.16    7   26-16    8· 3· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.99   0.28
B Wickman, S (27)              1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    6   19-10    6· 2· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.49   0.12
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   5   0          34  113-71   38·11·22   13· 9· 5· 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 (17-6)           8     5   1   1    1   9   0   1.78   27  122-81   43·18·20    8· 4· 5· 0     76    -     0.89   0.39
D Lowe                         0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   2.64    4   15-7     5· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.08
J Fassero                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    1    7-4     3· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   9   1          32  144-92   51·19·22   10· 4· 6· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Woodard (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 33,002.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. T Nixon              RF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. J Offerman           2B 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. J Varitek            C  
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. J Thome              1B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. B Selby              LF    6. D Bichette           DH 
7. T Fryman             3B    7. B Daubach            1B 
8. R Branyan            DH    8. M Alexander          3B 
9. E Diaz               C     9. D Lewis              CF 

   S Woodard            P        P Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  1-3  1   29%  81% D Bichette      B Wickman       Fielder's Choice P; Garciaparra out at Hm/P-C; O'Leary to 2B; Bichette to 1B
   b 9   1  2-0  1--  2  -19%  68% N Garciaparra   B Wickman       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Varitek to 3B
   b 9   2  2-1  12-  6   19% 100% B Daubach       B Wickman       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  2-0  -23  3  -16%  51% T O'Leary       B Wickman       Single (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   b 8   1  1-0  1--  2   16%  81% T Nixon         P Shuey         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   61%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lofton to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   62%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B; Alomar out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      --3  3   57%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   54%  J Thome         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   56%  T Nixon         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   58%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   57%  B Selby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  T Fryman        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   54%  R Branyan       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   57%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   59%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   56%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-      56%  B Daubach       Wild Pitch; Bichette to 3B
   O      --3  4   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   57%  E Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   56%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   54%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   57%  M Alexander     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   54%  D Lewis         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      53%  T Nixon         Lewis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   57%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   61%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   58%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   55%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   58%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   58%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   62%  D Bichette      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   59%  B Selby         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   56%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  B Daubach       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   62%  M Alexander     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   64%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  E Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   59%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   60%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   57%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   62%  T Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Varitek       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   64%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   67%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  B Selby         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Jolbert Cabrera pinch runs for Bill Selby batting 6th
   O      1--  2   60%  T Fryman        Cabrera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Shuey facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Shuey replaces Steve Woodard pitching; Jolbert Cabrera moves to LF
   O      ---  2   65%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   69%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   66%  D Bichette      Walk
   O      1--  4   72%  B Daubach       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   79%  T Fryman        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Fryman to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2- 10   74%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     -2-  1   65%  E Diaz          Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Fryman out at 3B/3B; Diaz out at 1B/3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Shuey facing 8-9-1
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Manny Alexander batting 8th
   O      ---  2   72%  M Cummings      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Carl Everett pinch hits for Darren Lewis batting 9th
          ---  5   65%  C Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Carl Everett batting 9th
   OO     1--  2   81%  T Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
                  Derek Lowe replaces Pedro Martinez pitching; Lou Merloni replaces Midre Cummings playing 3B batting 8th; Donnie Sadler moves to CF
   R      ---  2   91%  K Lofton        Home Run
          ---  6   92%  O Vizquel       Walk
   OO     1--  5   89%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  2   89%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   O      1--  7   88%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Wickman facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Wickman replaces Paul Shuey pitching
          ---  5   78%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   68%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Varitek to 3B
   R      -23  3   51%  T O'Leary       Single (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   O      1-3  1   81%  D Bichette      Fielder's Choice P; Garciaparra out at Hm/P-C; O'Leary to 2B; Bichette to 1B
   O      12-  6  100%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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