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BOS  9
CLE  8
 CLE  8
@BOS  5
 KCR  8
ANA  3
 CHW  9
@MIN  4
 OAK  5
@SEA  2
 TOR  3
NYY  1
 COL 13
SDP  4
 MIL 12
PIT  2
 MON 10
FLA  3
 PHI  6
NYM  5
 SFG  8
ARI  7
 HOU  7
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,743

 Thursday, September 21, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:29
Indians
8
83-68
Won 1
2nd, 7½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  2   0  0  6   0  0  0    8 15  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  2    5 12  3
W: Chuck Finley (14-11), L: Tim Wakefield (6-10)
 Red Sox
5
80-73
Lost 1
3rd, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .281  .802   28   16    7   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .281  .745   20   10    2   3   
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .297  .835   22   13    1   1   
  J McDonald 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .857              1   1   
M Ramirez RF                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .350 1.141   27   10    4   0   
  D Roberts PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586              0   0   
J Thome 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .926   22   12    3   1   GDP
D Segui DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .335  .901   17   12    0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   5   2   4   1    0   0  .323  .917   13   10    1   0   
R Branyan LF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .223  .866    7    7    0   0   
  J Cabrera PR-LF-RF          2   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .617    5    3    1   0   
S Alomar C                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .298  .743   15   11    6   0   2B,GDP

C Finley P                                                                    0   1
  S Karsay P                                                                  0   0
  R Rincon P                                                                  1   0
  P Shuey P                                                                   0   0
  B Wickman P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       41   8  15   0    4   4              176  104   27   7
Batting Events
2B: K Lofton (22, off T Wakefield); S Alomar (15, off H Carrasco).
TB: T Fryman 4; S Alomar 3; R Alomar 3; K Lofton 2; J Cabrera; D Segui; M Ramirez; R Branyan; O Vizquel.
GIDP: J Thome (8); S Alomar (9).
RBI: K Lofton 2 (66); R Branyan 2 (35); O Vizquel (61); T Fryman (102); S Alomar (38); R Alomar (80).
2-out RBI: R Branyan 2; R Alomar; S Alomar; T Fryman; O Vizquel.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Alomar-O Vizquel-J Thome.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Nixon RF                    3   1   3   0    2   0  .290  .863   24   14    1   0   
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .709   18   10    3   1   
  D Lewis CF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .616    1    1    1   0   
D Bichette DH                 5   1   1   2    0   1  .292  .824   17   11    0   0   HR,GDP
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   1   0    0   0  .371 1.023    7    4    0   4   
  M Alexander SS              1   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .581    1    1    1   1   
  M Cummings PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .729    2    2    0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .729   12    7    3   1   
  B Gilkey PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .539    9    5    0   0   
L Merloni 3B                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .337  .820   27   14    2   2   2B
B Daubach 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .784   14   10    8   1   
  I Alcantara PH-1B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .857    6    2    1   0   
S Hatteberg C                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .824    9    4    3   2   
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .744    3    3    0   0   
D Sadler CF-2B                2   0   0   1    0   0  .198  .535    9    4    3   1   SF
  C Everett PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .964    5    3    0   0   
  M Lansing 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .670              0   0   

T Wakefield P                                                                 1   0
  H Carrasco P                                                                0   0
  S Lee P                                                                     0   0
  R Croushore P                                                               0   1
Totals                       37   5  12   0    4   6              164   95   27  14
Batting Events
2B: L Merloni (9, off C Finley).
HR: D Bichette (22, off C Finley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SF: D Sadler (2, off C Finley).
TB: L Merloni 4; D Bichette 4; T Nixon 3; N Garciaparra; D Lewis; S Hatteberg; M Cummings; M Alexander.
GIDP: D Bichette (21).
RBI: D Bichette 2 (87); D Sadler (9); L Merloni (15); M Cummings (24).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. N Garciaparra-L Merloni-B Daubach; M Alexander-I Alcantara.
PB: S Hatteberg (9).
E: S Hatteberg (6); L Merloni 2 (7).

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, W (14-11)            7     9   3   3    2   5   1   4.26   31  119-68   37· 9·22    3·20· 9· 1     50    -     0.83   0.23
S Karsay                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    2   10-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.34  -0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    2    9-5     2· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.69   0.00
P Shuey                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.10    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.59   0.02
B Wickman                      1     2   2   2    1   0   0   3.15    6   19-13    9· 0· 4    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.70   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    4   6   1          42  162-94   53·12·29    6·25·12· 1          4-1
C Finley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
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, L (6-10)          5.2   8   6   5    1   3   0   5.46   26   93-65   36·14·15    8·14· 7· 0     33    -     1.19  -0.16
H Carrasco                     0     3   2   2    1   0   0   4.76    4   18-9     7· 0· 2    0· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.32  -0.09
S Lee                          1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    8   35-17   11· 1· 5    2· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.04   0.01
R Croushore                    1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   8.16    7   28-13   10· 1· 2    4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   7    4   4   0          45  174-104  64·16·24   14·23·13· 0          5-1
H Carrasco faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Travis Katzenmeier, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 32,743.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Kenny Lofton                 CF       1. Trot Nixon                   RF
2. Omar Vizquel                 SS       2. Jose Offerman                2B
3. Roberto Alomar               2B       3. Dante Bichette               DH
4. Manny Ramirez                RF       4. Nomar Garciaparra            SS
5. Jim Thome                    1B       5. Troy O'Leary                 LF
6. David Segui                  DH       6. Lou Merloni                  3B
7. Travis Fryman                3B       7. Brian Daubach                1B
8. Russell Branyan              LF       8. Scott Hatteberg               C
9. Sandy Alomar                  C       9. Donnie Sadler                CF

   Chuck Finley                  P          Tim Wakefield                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 1 12- RR 7,(3-2)  17% 61% 0-1 CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield Double to LF (Line Drive); Fryman Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
t6 2 -23 RR 2,(0-1)  13% 89% 3-1 CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Fryman Scores; Branyan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 2 12- R 2,(0-1)  13% 76% 2-1 CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Fryman to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b5 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  8% 64% 1-2 BOS D. Bichette C. Finley Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0 1-- OO 6,(2-2)  -8% 46% 0-0 CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alomar out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 42% 0-0 BOS T. Nixon C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 45% 0-0 BOS J. Offerman C. Finley Flyball: RF
b1 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 48% 0-0 BOS D. Bichette C. Finley Strikeout Looking
b1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 46% 0-0 BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
b1 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  4% 50% 0-0 BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  4% 54% 0-0 CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t2 0 1-- OO 6,(2-2)  -8% 46% 0-0 CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 44% 0-0 CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -6% 39% 0-0 BOS L. Merloni C. Finley Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0 -2- O 5,(0-2)  2% 40% 0-0 BOS B. Daubach C. Finley Flyball: RF; Merloni to 3B
b2 1 --3 4,(3-0)  -2% 38% 0-0 BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley Walk
b2 1 1-3 RO 3,(2-0)  -1% 38% 0-0 BOS D. Sadler C. Finley Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Merloni Scores
b2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  -2% 36% 1-0 BOS T. Nixon C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 2B
b2 2 12- O 7,(3-2)  4% 40% 1-0 BOS J. Offerman C. Finley Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 44% 0-1 CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield Single (Ground Ball)
t3 0 1-- O 4,(0-2)  -4% 40% 0-1 CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield Flyball: CF
t3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  4% 44% 0-1 CLE S. Alomar T. Wakefield Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Fryman to 2B
t3 1 12- RR 7,(3-2)  17% 61% 0-1 CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield Double to LF (Line Drive); Fryman Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
t3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  4% 66% 2-1 CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging; Lofton to 3B/Passed Ball; Vizquel to 1B
t3 1 1-3 O 5,(1-2)  -5% 60% 2-1 CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Vizquel to 2B
t3 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -6% 54% 2-1 CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 57% 1-2 BOS D. Bichette C. Finley Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 59% 1-2 BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 61% 1-2 BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 58% 2-1 CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 56% 2-1 CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1% 58% 2-1 CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 55% 2-1 CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  3% 58% 1-2 BOS L. Merloni C. Finley Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 61% 1-2 BOS B. Daubach C. Finley Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 59% 1-2 BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 62% 1-2 BOS D. Sadler C. Finley Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  -3% 59% 2-1 CLE S. Alomar T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 57% 2-1 CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 56% 2-1 CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 51% 1-2 BOS T. Nixon C. Finley Walk
b5 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  5% 56% 1-2 BOS J. Offerman C. Finley Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  8% 64% 1-2 BOS D. Bichette C. Finley Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 68% 2-1 CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  3% 71% 2-1 CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield Wild Pitch; Alomar to 2B
t6 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  3% 74% 2-1 CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield Walk
t6 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  -6% 68% 2-1 CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 63% 2-1 CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 12- R 2,(0-1)  13% 76% 2-1 CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Fryman to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t6 2 -23 RR 2,(0-1)  13% 89% 3-1 CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Fryman Scores; Branyan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Hector Carrasco replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Jolbert Cabrera pinch runs for Russell Branyan (LF) batting 8th
t6 2 -2- R 2,(0-1)  4% 93% 5-1 CLE S. Alomar H. Carrasco Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cabrera Scores
t6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  0% 93% 6-1 CLE K. Lofton H. Carrasco Walk
t6 2 12- R 4,(2-1)  3% 96% 6-1 CLE O. Vizquel H. Carrasco Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Lofton to 3B
t6 2 1-3 R 6,(3-2)  1% 98% 7-1 CLE R. Alomar H. Carrasco Single to LF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 2B
Sang-Hoon Lee replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t6 2 12- O 6,(2-2)  -0% 97% 8-1 CLE M. Ramirez S. Lee Strikeout Swinging
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
Jolbert Cabrera moves from PR to LF
b6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 98% 1-8 BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley Lineout: 3B
b6 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  0% 99% 1-8 BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -0% 98% 1-8 BOS L. Merloni C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  0% 99% 1-8 BOS B. Daubach C. Finley Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Red Sox' Sang-Hoon Lee facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 99% 8-1 CLE J. Thome S. Lee Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 99% 8-1 CLE D. Segui S. Lee Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 99% 8-1 CLE T. Fryman S. Lee Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 98% 8-1 CLE J. Cabrera S. Lee Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 99% 1-8 BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  0% 99% 1-8 BOS D. Sadler C. Finley Popfly: SS
b7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  -0% 99% 1-8 BOS T. Nixon C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  0% 99% 1-8 BOS J. Offerman C. Finley Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Red Sox' Sang-Hoon Lee facing 9-1-2
Donnie Sadler moves from CF to 2B; Manny Alexander replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing SS batting 4th; Darren Lewis replaces Jose Offerman (2B) playing CF batting 2nd
t8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 8-1 CLE S. Alomar S. Lee Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 0 1-- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 99% 8-1 CLE K. Lofton S. Lee Flyball: LF
t8 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 8-1 CLE O. Vizquel S. Lee Walk; Alomar to 2B
Rich Croushore replaces Sang-Hoon Lee pitching
t8 1 12- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 99% 8-1 CLE R. Alomar R. Croushore Groundout: P-1B; Alomar to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
t8 2 -23 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 8-1 CLE M. Ramirez R. Croushore Walk
Dave Roberts pinch runs for Manny Ramirez (RF) batting 4th
t8 2 123 O 5,(3-1)  -0% 99% 8-1 CLE J. Thome R. Croushore Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
John McDonald replaces Roberto Alomar playing 2B batting 3rd; Dave Roberts moves from PR to LF; Jolbert Cabrera moves from LF to RF
b8 0 --- R 5,(2-2)  -1% 98% 1-8 BOS D. Bichette C. Finley Home Run (CF-RF)
b8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 97% 2-8 BOS M. Alexander C. Finley Single to CF (Line Drive)
Steve Karsay replaces Chuck Finley pitching; Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Troy O'Leary (LF) batting 5th
b8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -0% 97% 2-8 BOS B. Gilkey S. Karsay Defensive Indifference; Alexander to 2B
b8 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  1% 98% 2-8 BOS B. Gilkey S. Karsay Flyball: CF
b8 1 -2- R 4,(2-1)  -1% 97% 2-8 BOS L. Merloni S. Karsay Single to RF (Line Drive); Alexander Scores
Ricardo Rincon replaces Steve Karsay pitching; Israel Alcantara pinch hits for Brian Daubach (1B) batting 7th
b8 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  -2% 95% 3-8 BOS I. Alcantara R. Rincon Walk; Merloni to 2B
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 8th
b8 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  2% 97% 3-8 BOS J. Varitek R. Rincon Groundout: 1B-P; Merloni to 3B; Alcantara to 2B
Paul Shuey replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching; Carl Everett pinch hits for Donnie Sadler (2B) batting 9th
b8 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  2% 99% 3-8 BOS C. Everett P. Shuey Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Red Sox' Rich Croushore facing 6-7-8
Jason Varitek moves from PH to C; Israel Alcantara moves from PH to 1B; Mike Lansing replaces Carl Everett (PH) playing 2B batting 9th; Bernard Gilkey moves from PH to LF
t9 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 99% 8-3 CLE D. Segui R. Croushore Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 99% 8-3 CLE T. Fryman R. Croushore Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  0% 99% 8-3 CLE J. Cabrera R. Croushore Single (Ground Ball); Fryman to 3B/Adv on E5
t9 1 1-3 OO 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 8-3 CLE S. Alomar R. Croushore Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
Bob Wickman replaces Paul Shuey pitching
b9 0 --- 9,(3-2)  -1% 98% 3-8 BOS T. Nixon B. Wickman Walk
b9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -3% 95% 3-8 BOS D. Lewis B. Wickman Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon to 3B
b9 0 1-3 RO 2,(0-1)  3% 97% 3-8 BOS D. Bichette B. Wickman Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon Scores; Lewis to 2B
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Manny Alexander (SS) batting 4th
b9 1 -2- R 2,(0-1)  -3% 94% 4-8 BOS M. Cummings B. Wickman Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lewis Scores
b9 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  4% 98% 5-8 BOS B. Gilkey B. Wickman Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  2% 100% 5-8 BOS L. Merloni B. Wickman Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 5.

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