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@BOS		8
9
CLE
@BOS		8
5
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@KCR		3
8
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@MIN		9
4
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@SEA		5
2
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@TOR		1
3
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13
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12
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8
HOU
@STL		7
5
Thursday, September 21, 2000 7:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,743, Time of Game: 3:29
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Indians
8
83-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7½ GB
 at Red Sox
5
80-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
W: Chuck Finley (14-11)
L: Tim Wakefield (6-10)
 
                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

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .281 .802 28 16 0.130 0.82 0.175 -0.045 1.0 7 0 2B
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 .281 .745 20 10 0.041 0.55 0.072 -0.032 1.7 2 3
Roberto Alomar 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .297 .835 22 13 0.016 0.82 0.082 -0.066 0.5 1 1
   John McDonald 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Manny Ramirez RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .350 1.141 25 10 0.000 0.85 0.064 -0.064 -0.2 4 0
   Dave Roberts PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .586 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Thome 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .926 22 12 -0.165 0.86 0.000 -0.165 -2.9 3 1 GDP
David Segui DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .335 .901 17 12 -0.082 0.67 0.001 -0.084 -0.9
Travis Fryman 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 .323 .917 13 10 0.182 0.70 0.184 -0.002 1.7 1 0
Russell Branyan LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .223 .866 7 7 0.068 1.38 0.133 -0.066 1.0 0 0
   Jolbert Cabrera PR-LF-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .617 5 3 0.001 0.07 0.003 -0.002 0.4 1 0
Sandy Alomar C 5 2 2 1 0 1 .298 .743 15 11 0.050 0.61 0.083 -0.033 0.2 6 0 2B,GDP
Chuck Finley P 1
   Steve Karsay P
   Ricardo Rincon P 1
   Paul Shuey P
   Bob Wickman P
Team Totals 41 8 15 8 4 4 .366 .837 174 104 0.241 0.75 0.797 -0.559 2.4 27 7
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
DP: 1. R Alomar-O Vizquel-J Thome.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Trot Nixon RF 3 1 3 0 2 0 .290 .863 24 14 0.114 0.65 0.114 0.000 1.6 1 0
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .709 18 10 -0.126 1.23 0.000 -0.126 -1.6 3 1
   Darren Lewis CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .616 1 1 0.031 0.55 0.031 0.000 0.9 1 0
Dante Bichette DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 .292 .824 17 11 -0.159 1.01 0.008 -0.167 -0.5 HR,GDP
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .371 1.023 7 4 -0.010 0.62 0.019 -0.028 -0.3 0 4
   Manny Alexander SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .581 1 1 0.013 0.35 0.013 0.000 0.6 1 1
   Midre Cummings PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .729 2 2 0.031 0.63 0.031 0.000 0.8
Troy O'Leary LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .729 12 7 -0.061 0.74 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 3 1
   Bernard Gilkey PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .539 7 4 -0.051 0.93 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 0 0
Lou Merloni 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .337 .820 27 14 0.023 0.61 0.075 -0.051 1.1 2 2 2B
Brian Daubach 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .784 14 10 -0.046 0.74 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 8 1
   Israel Alcantara PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .857 6 2 0.020 0.52 0.020 0.000 0.4 1 0
Scott Hatteberg C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .824 9 4 0.031 0.68 0.037 -0.005 0.1 3 2
   Jason Varitek PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .744 3 3 -0.019 1.04 0.000 -0.019 -0.3 0 0
Donnie Sadler CF-2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .198 .535 9 4 -0.030 0.95 0.006 -0.036 -0.5 3 1 SF
   Carl Everett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .964 5 3 -0.022 0.66 0.000 -0.022 -0.7
   Mike Lansing 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .670 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tim Wakefield P 1
   Hector Carrasco P
   Sang-Hoon Lee P
   Rich Croushore P 1
Team Totals 37 5 12 5 4 6 .324 .813 162 94 -0.261 0.78 0.354 -0.612 -0.6 27 14
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
DP: 2. N Garciaparra-L Merloni-B Daubach; M Alexander-I Alcantara.
PB: S Hatteberg (9).
E: S Hatteberg (6); L Merloni 2 (7).
Outfield Assists: T O'Leary (R Alomar at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Finley, W (14-11) 7 9 3 3 2 5 1 4.26 31 119 68 37 9 22 3 20 9 1 50 0.231 0.82 1.9
Steve Karsay 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.93 2 10 5 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.005 0.39 -0.6
Ricardo Rincon 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.08 2 9 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.78 -0.1
Paul Shuey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.10 1 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.022 0.66 0.7
Bob Wickman 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.15 6 19 13 9 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.011 0.76 -1.4
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 4 6 1 5.00 42 162 94 53 12 29 6 25 12 1 50 4 1 0.259 0.75 0.6
C Finley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim 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 -0.165 1.19 -1.6
Hector Carrasco 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.76 4 18 9 7 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 -0.087 0.37 -3.1
Sang-Hoon Lee 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.15 8 35 17 11 1 5 2 4 2 0 2 0 0.007 0.06 0.7
Rich Croushore 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8.16 7 28 13 10 1 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 0.005 0.06 1.7
Team Totals 9 15 8 7 4 4 0 7.00 45 174 104 64 16 24 14 23 13 0 33 5 1 -0.240 0.78 -2.4
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.

Starting Lineups

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

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield -1% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon C. Finley -3% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Offerman C. Finley 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bichette C. Finley 3% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley -2% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley 4% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield -1% 44% 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 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS L. Merloni C. Finley -6% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(0-2)  O BOS B. Daubach C. Finley 2% 40% Flyball: RF; Merloni to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley -2% 38% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO BOS D. Sadler C. Finley -1% 38% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Merloni Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon C. Finley -2% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Offerman C. Finley 4% 40% 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 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield 4% 44% Single (Ground Ball)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield -4% 40% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CLE S. Alomar T. Wakefield 4% 44% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Fryman to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  RR CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield 17% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive); Fryman Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
t3 2-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging; Lofton to 3B/Passed Ball; Vizquel to 1B
t3 2-1 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield -5% 60% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Vizquel to 2B
t3 2-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield -6% 54% 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 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Bichette C. Finley 3% 57% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley 2% 59% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b3 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley 1% 61% 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 2-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield -3% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield 1% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield -3% 55% 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 1-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS L. Merloni C. Finley 3% 58% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS B. Daubach C. Finley 2% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley -2% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Sadler C. Finley 3% 62% 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 2-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CLE S. Alomar T. Wakefield -3% 59% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE K. Lofton T. Wakefield -2% 57% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel T. Wakefield -1% 56% 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 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS T. Nixon C. Finley -5% 51% Walk
b5 1-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Offerman C. Finley 5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS D. Bichette C. Finley 8% 64% 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 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE R. Alomar T. Wakefield 4% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield 3% 71% Wild Pitch; Alomar to 2B
t6 2-1 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE M. Ramirez T. Wakefield 3% 74% Walk
t6 2-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Thome T. Wakefield -6% 68% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 2-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CLE D. Segui T. Wakefield -5% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CLE T. Fryman T. Wakefield 13% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Fryman to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t6 3-1 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR CLE R. Branyan T. Wakefield 13% 89% 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 5-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CLE S. Alomar H. Carrasco 4% 93% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cabrera Scores
t6 6-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CLE K. Lofton H. Carrasco 0% 93% Walk
t6 6-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R CLE O. Vizquel H. Carrasco 3% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Lofton to 3B
t6 7-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  R CLE R. Alomar H. Carrasco 2% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 2B
Sang-Hoon Lee replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t6 8-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez S. Lee -0% 97% 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 1-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Finley 1% 98% Lineout: 3B
b6 1-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary C. Finley 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b6 1-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS L. Merloni C. Finley -0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS B. Daubach C. Finley 1% 99% 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 8-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE J. Thome S. Lee -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t7 8-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE D. Segui S. Lee 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 8-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE T. Fryman S. Lee -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 8-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE J. Cabrera S. Lee -0% 98% 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 1-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg C. Finley 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 1-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Sadler C. Finley 0% 99% Popfly: SS
b7 1-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS T. Nixon C. Finley -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 1-8 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Offerman C. Finley 0% 99% 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 8-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE S. Alomar S. Lee 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 8-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CLE K. Lofton S. Lee -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 8-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CLE O. Vizquel S. Lee 0% 99% Walk; Alomar to 2B
Rich Croushore replaces Sang-Hoon Lee pitching
t8 8-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O CLE R. Alomar R. Croushore -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B; Alomar to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
t8 8-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  CLE M. Ramirez R. Croushore 0% 99% Walk
Dave Roberts pinch runs for Manny Ramirez (RF) batting 4th
t8 8-1 2 123 5,(3-1)  O CLE J. Thome R. Croushore -0% 99% 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 1-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R BOS D. Bichette C. Finley -1% 98% Home Run (CF-RF)
b8 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Alexander C. Finley -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Steve Karsay replaces Chuck Finley pitching
Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Troy O'Leary (LF) batting 5th
b8 2-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS B. Gilkey S. Karsay -0% 97% Defensive Indifference; Alexander to 2B
b8 2-8 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Gilkey S. Karsay 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 2-8 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R BOS L. Merloni S. Karsay -1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); Alexander Scores
Ricardo Rincon replaces Steve Karsay pitching
Israel Alcantara pinch hits for Brian Daubach (1B) batting 7th
b8 3-8 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS I. Alcantara R. Rincon -2% 95% Walk; Merloni to 2B
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 8th
b8 3-8 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek R. Rincon 2% 97% 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 3-8 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Everett P. Shuey 2% 99% 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 8-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE D. Segui R. Croushore -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 8-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE T. Fryman R. Croushore 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 8-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CLE J. Cabrera R. Croushore 0% 99% Single (Ground Ball); Fryman to 3B/Adv on E5
t9 8-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO CLE S. Alomar R. Croushore -1% 99% 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 3-8 0 --- 9,(3-2)  BOS T. Nixon B. Wickman -1% 98% Walk
b9 3-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Lewis B. Wickman -3% 95% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon to 3B
b9 3-8 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO BOS D. Bichette B. Wickman 3% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon Scores; Lewis to 2B
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Manny Alexander (SS) batting 4th
b9 4-8 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS M. Cummings B. Wickman -3% 94% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lewis Scores
b9 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS B. Gilkey B. Wickman 4% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 5-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS L. Merloni B. Wickman 2% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 5.

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