May 21, 2003 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@ANA 6 NYY 4
@BOS 2 CHW 6
TOR 5 CLE 4
DET 0 MIN 4
@OAK 3 KCR 14
@SEA 5 TEX 8
TBD 7 SFG 6
@ARI 0 CIN 9
ATL 3 STL 7
@HOU 4 LAD 3
COL 2 MIL 10
SDP 0 MON 7
FLA 2 NYM 5
PHI 4 PIT 5
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,003

Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

29-17

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Clemens (6-2), L: T Wakefield (4-2), S: M Rivera (4)

Red Sox

28-18

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .317  .957   20    3   3   SB
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .764   15    1   4   
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .202  .707   19   12   0   HR
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .854   18    1   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .686   14    1   0   
J Posada C                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .275  .932   13    8   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .287  .856   19    0   3   2B
R Mondesi RF                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .314  .962   13    1   0   SB
T Zeile DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .655   18    0   0   

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  C Hammond P                                                            0   0
  A Osuna P                                                              0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   4   6   4    3   9              149   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Ventura (5, off R Seanez).

HR: J Giambi (9, off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Giambi 4; R Ventura 2; A Soriano 2; J Posada; R Mondesi.

RBI: R Mondesi (27); J Giambi (28); A Soriano (34); R Ventura (21).

2-out RBI: J Giambi; R Mondesi.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-A Soriano-J Giambi.

E: B Williams (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Soriano (11, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); R Mondesi (10, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .766   21    3   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .320  .795   10    1   3   SB
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   2    0   0  .297  .871   10    2   1   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .299  .857   17    0   0   
K Millar DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .285  .817   33    0   0   SB
T Nixon RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .308  .868   20    2   0   
  D Jackson PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .618         0   0   
S Hillenbrand 1B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .783   13    8   0   GDP
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .381 1.100   13    1   1   
D Mirabelli C                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .246  .671   12   10   0   2B
  J Giambi PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .813    2    0   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  R Seanez P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2    2   7              151   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Mirabelli (3, off R Clemens).

HR: N Garciaparra (9, off R Clemens; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; T Walker 3; B Mueller 2; D Mirabelli 2; S Hillenbrand; T Nixon.

GIDP: S Hillenbrand (7).

RBI: N Garciaparra 2 (31).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Walker (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/J Posada); K Millar (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/J Posada).

PO: D Jackson (1st base by M Rivera).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (6-2)             6     9   2   2    1   7   1   2.92   27  100-68   34·16·18    5· 6· 8· 0     52    -     1.04   0.18
C Hammond, H (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.63    2   11-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.09
A Osuna, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    4   16-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.11
M Rivera, S (4)                1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.08    4   12-10    7· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.45   0.18
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   7   1          37  139-93   50·19·24   11· 9· 8· 0          1-0

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
T Wakefield, L (4-2)           7     4   3   3    2   6   1   4.50   27  106-66   28· 8·30    5·11· 3· 0     61    -     1.12   0.06
M Timlin                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    4   13-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.41   0.06
R Seanez                       1     1   1   1    1   2   0   9.00    5   22-11    5· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.07
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   9   1          36  141-87   40·13·34    8·13· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (6).

IBB: None.

PO: M Rivera (1; D Jackson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 35,003.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Soriano            2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. T Walker             2B 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. K Millar             DH 
6. J Posada             C     6. T Nixon              RF 
7. R Ventura            3B    7. S Hillenbrand        1B 
8. R Mondesi            RF    8. B Mueller            3B 
9. T Zeile              DH    9. D Mirabelli          C  

   R Clemens            P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-2  12-  1   19%  68% R Mondesi       T Wakefield     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Posada Scores; Ventura to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  1--  1  -16%  38% N Garciaparra   R Clemens       Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
   b 9   0  4-2  ---  3  -11%  78% S Hillenbrand   M Rivera        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Hillenbrand to 2B
   t 9   1  2-3  1--  6   10%  92% R Ventura       R Seanez        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Posada Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3    9%  55% J Giambi        T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   46%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   55%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   54%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  J Damon         Lineout: SS
          ---  3   54%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  1   38%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
   O      ---  5   39%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   38%  K Millar        Walk
          1--      37%  T Nixon         Millar Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   40%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   38%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  J Posada        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   35%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   37%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   36%  D Mirabelli     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   40%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   44%  R Mondesi       Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
          1--      41%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Mondesi to 2B
   R      -2-  7   50%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Mondesi Scores
   O      1--  5   47%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  J Giambi        Soriano Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   40%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   44%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   47%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      46%  K Millar        Walker Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   45%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   44%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   40%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  5   49%  S Hillenbrand   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   45%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   43%  T Zeile         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   46%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   43%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   47%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   46%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   44%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  J Giambi        Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   46%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   48%  T Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   46%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   42%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hillenbrand to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   46%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   43%  H Matsui        Popfly: 1B
          ---  3   45%  J Posada        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  5   48%  R Ventura       Walk; Posada to 2B
   R      12-  1   68%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Posada Scores; Ventura to 3B
          1-3      69%  T Zeile         Mondesi Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   62%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Chris Hammond facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Hammond replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   O      ---  7   67%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   70%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Chris Hammond pitching
   O      ---  2   73%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          ---  2   77%  A Soriano       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   79%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B; Soriano to 3B
   O      --3  1   72%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  6   67%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Antonio Osuna facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   74%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   75%  T Nixon         Walk
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Antonio Osuna pitching; Damian Jackson pinch runs for Trot Nixon batting 6th
   O      1--      82%  S Hillenbrand   Jackson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rudy Seanez facing 5-6-7
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Damian Jackson moves to RF
   O      ---  2   80%  H Matsui        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   82%  J Posada        Walk
   R      1--  6   92%  R Ventura       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Posada Scores
   O      -2-  3   91%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   89%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Mariano Rivera facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   78%  S Hillenbrand   Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Hillenbrand to 2B
   O      -2-  5   87%  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jeremy Giambi pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   95%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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