September 18, 2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
TBD 2 NYY 11
@CHW 3 CLE 11
KCR 2 MIN 8
DET 3 SEA 4
ANA 0 OAK 6
@TEX 5 TOR 8
BAL 5 CIN 6
CHC 5 COL 10
ARI 9 SDP 3
@LAD 2 FLA 3
@MON 1 PHI 4
ATL 3 NYM 7
@PIT 5 HOU 3
@SFG 2 STL 9
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,909

Tuesday, September 18, 2001, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Devil Rays

50-94

Lost 5

5th, 37 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  5   0  0  X    7 11  2

W: H Nomo (12-8), L: T Sturtze (8-12)

Red Sox

73-69

Won 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tyner LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .649   10    5   0   SB
B Abernathy 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .721   14    3   2   SB
A Huff DH                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .642   16    0   0   
S Cox 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .695   15    2   0   
T Hall C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .776    7    5   1   2B
R Winn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .283  .773   19    2   0   CS
B Grieve RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .731   19    2   0   
J Sandberg 3B                 3   0   1   2    0   1  .228  .594    8    1   0   
C Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .665    8    4   2   

T Sturtze P                                                              0   0
  D Creek P                                                              0   0
  V Zambrano P                                                           0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
Totals                       33   2   5   2    1  11              116   24   5

BATTING

2B: T Hall (11, off H Nomo).

TB: T Hall 2; J Sandberg; B Abernathy; A Huff; J Tyner.

RBI: J Sandberg 2 (11).

2-out RBI: J Sandberg 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Abernathy-C Gomez-S Cox.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Abernathy (6, 2nd base off H Nomo/S Hatteberg); J Tyner (23, 2nd base off H Nomo/S Hatteberg).

CS: R Winn (8, Home by H Nomo/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Santos 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   14    0   3   SF,GDP
T Nixon CF                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .273  .857   18    0   0   CS
M Ramirez DH                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .308 1.020   18    0   0   HR
  C Pickering PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    4    0   0   
B Daubach LF-1B               3   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .846   16    5   0   SF
T O'Leary RF-LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .732    8    1   0   
I Alcantara 1B                1   1   1   0    2   0  .333  .772   14    5   1   
  D Lewis RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .677    1    2   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              3   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .690    7    0   3   HBP
S Hatteberg C                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .249  .695   19   12   2   
L Merloni SS                  3   2   2   1    0   1  .253  .637   12    1   2   2B,HBP

H Nomo P                                                                 1   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   0
  R Arrojo P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   7  11   7    4   5              131   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Merloni (7, off T Sturtze).

HR: M Ramirez (40, off T Sturtze; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: A Santos (1, off T Sturtze); B Daubach (6, off T Sturtze).

HBP: S Hillenbrand (6, by T Sturtze); L Merloni (3, by T Sturtze).

TB: M Ramirez 5; T Nixon 3; L Merloni 3; S Hillenbrand; I Alcantara; B Daubach; D Lewis.

GIDP: A Santos (1).

RBI: M Ramirez 3 (119); L Merloni (8); B Daubach (57); A Santos (1); T Nixon (76).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2; T Nixon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: I Alcantara (1); A Santos (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Nixon (3, 2nd base by T Sturtze/T Hall).

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
T Sturtze, L (8-12)            5.2   9   7   7    4   2   1   4.72   30   99-54   35· 9·10    5·11· 5· 1     21    -     1.43  -0.31
D Creek                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.24    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
V Zambrano                     0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.70    4   14-10    5· 3· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
E Yan                          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.42    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    4   5   1          39  127-74   46·14·14    6·13· 8· 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
H Nomo, W (12-8)               7     5   2   0    1  11   0   4.16   28   88-64   24·22·18    8· 4· 4· 0     73    -     1.16   0.17
T Wakefield                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    3   11-7     3· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Arrojo                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    3   13-8     4· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   0    1  11   0          34  112-79   31·22·26   11· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Sturtze 2 (8; S Hillenbrand, L Merloni).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Chris Guccione.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 30,909.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Tyner              LF    1. A Santos             2B 
2. B Abernathy          2B    2. T Nixon              CF 
3. A Huff               DH    3. M Ramirez            DH 
4. S Cox                1B    4. B Daubach            LF 
5. T Hall               C     5. T O'Leary            RF 
6. R Winn               CF    6. I Alcantara          1B 
7. B Grieve             RF    7. S Hillenbrand        3B 
8. J Sandberg           3B    8. S Hatteberg          C  
9. C Gomez              SS    9. L Merloni            SS 

   T Sturtze            P        H Nomo               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-0  123  3  -19%  50% J Sandberg      H Nomo          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Huff Scores/unER; Hall Scores/unER; Winn to 3B
   b 6   1  2-2  12-  3   19%  81% L Merloni       T Sturtze       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alcantara Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
   b 4   1  2-2  123  8  -17%  50% A Santos        T Sturtze       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  12-  3   13%  72% M Ramirez       T Sturtze       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Merloni Scores; Nixon to 3B
   t 4   1  2-0  123  3    9%  69% B Grieve        H Nomo          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Tyner         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  B Abernathy     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   53%  A Huff          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   55%  S Cox           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  A Santos        Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   55%  T Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   52%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   50%  B Daubach       Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  T Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  B Daubach       Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   56%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
          1--  4   59%  I Alcantara     Single to LF (Line Drive); Daubach to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   50%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  J Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  C Gomez         Popfly: SS
          ---  1   53%  J Tyner         Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      52%  B Abernathy     Tyner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   60%  L Merloni       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   56%  A Santos        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          1--  6   60%  T Nixon         Walk; Merloni to 2B
   R      12-  3   72%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Merloni Scores; Nixon to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   74%  B Daubach       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Nixon Scores
   O      1--  3   72%  T O'Leary       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideo Nomo facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   68%  A Huff          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   72%  S Cox           Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   65%  T Hall          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Huff to 3B
          1-3  5   60%  R Winn          Walk; Hall to 2B
   O      123  3   69%  B Grieve        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   RR     123  3   50%  J Sandberg      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Huff Scores/unER; Hall Scores/unER; Winn to 3B
   O      1-3  1   56%  C Gomez         Winn Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tanyon Sturtze facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   60%  I Alcantara     Walk
          1--  2   67%  S Hillenbrand   Hit By Pitch; Alcantara to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF; Alcantara to 3B
          1-3  1   67%  L Merloni       Hit By Pitch; Hillenbrand to 2B
   OO     123  8   50%  A Santos        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  C Gomez         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Tyner         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   54%  B Abernathy     Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      52%  A Huff          Abernathy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tanyon Sturtze facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   61%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   57%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   53%  B Daubach       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   54%  S Cox           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  T Hall          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   53%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   58%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tanyon Sturtze facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   63%  I Alcantara     Walk
   O      1--  1   58%  S Hillenbrand   Popfly: SS
          1--  6   63%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Alcantara to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  L Merloni       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alcantara Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
   RO     -23  1   83%  A Santos        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Hatteberg Scores
   R      -2-  2   89%  T Nixon         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Merloni Scores
   RR     1--  5   97%  M Ramirez       Home Run; Nixon Scores
                  Doug Creek replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-7, Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Daubach moves to 1B; Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Darren Lewis replaces Israel Alcantara playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  1   97%  J Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   98%  C Gomez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Doug Creek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   98%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF
                  Victor Zambrano replaces Doug Creek pitching
          ---  1   98%  D Lewis         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   99%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Line Drive); Lewis to 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   98%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-7, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Wakefield replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  B Abernathy     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  A Huff          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  S Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Esteban Yan facing 1-2-3
                  Esteban Yan replaces Victor Zambrano pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  A Santos        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF
                  Calvin Pickering pinch hits for Manny Ramirez batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   99%  C Pickering     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-7, Rolando Arrojo facing 5-6-7
                  Rolando Arrojo replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  T Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  R Winn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  B Grieve        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Red Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation