May 25, 2003 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
TBD 1 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CHW 8
DET 5
(12) TOR 5
@NYY 3 OAK 4
KCR 3
(10) MIN 3
@SEA 1 BAL 13
@TEX 10 ARI 9
SDP 5 ATL 3
NYM 1 FLA 6
@CIN 2 COL 5
SFG 1 CHC 7
@HOU 3 LAD 5
@MIL 1 MON 5
PHI 3 PIT 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,318

Sunday, May 25, 2003, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Indians

18-31

Won 1

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  2   1  0  0   1  0  0    6 10  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  7  0

W: J Davis (4-4), L: C Fossum (4-3), S: D Baez (9)

Red Sox

30-19

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .221  .699   17    5   0   2B
  J Gerut RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .660         2   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .261  .705   19    0   3   2B
E Burks DH                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .260  .787   14    0   0   
  B Selby PH                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .103  .291    5    0   0   
M Bradley CF                  5   1   3   3    0   0  .331  .934   17    1   0   2·2B,SB
S Spencer RF-LF               2   0   0   2    0   0  .231  .646   18    3   0   2·SF
C Blake 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .748   22    1   1   2B
B Broussard 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .736   17    7   0   
T Laker C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .685   12    8   0   
J McDonald 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .713   16    0   2   

J Davis P                                                                0   0
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
  D Baez P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    3   7              157   27   6

BATTING

2B: O Vizquel (10, off C Fossum); C Blake (12, off C Fossum); M Lawton (8, off C Fossum); M Bradley 2 (14, 2 off C Fossum).

SF: S Spencer 2 (2, off R Seanez, off C Fossum).

TB: M Bradley 5; M Lawton 2; C Blake 2; O Vizquel 2; B Selby; T Laker; J McDonald; E Burks.

RBI: M Bradley 3 (13); S Spencer 2 (13); M Lawton (26).

2-out RBI: M Lawton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bradley (5, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Mirabelli).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .754   23    7   0   2B
T Walker 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .321  .794   10    1   2   2B
N Garciaparra SS              3   1   1   2    0   1  .311  .912    9    0   1   2B,HBP
D Ortiz 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .781   14    6   0   
  M Ramirez PH-LF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .896    4    0   0   
K Millar LF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .291  .823   15    2   0   
  D Jackson PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .599         0   0   
  J Varitek C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .857         1   0   
T Nixon RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .836   19    3   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B-1B           4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .756    9    1   4   
J Giambi DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .742   13    0   0   
D Mirabelli C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .648    5    6   0   
  B Mueller PH-3B             1   0   0   0    1   1  .390 1.103   10    0   0   

C Fossum P                                                               0   0
  R Seanez P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  B Lyon P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   5              131   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Walker (9, off J Davis); N Garciaparra (15, off J Davis); J Damon (16, off J Davis).

HBP: N Garciaparra (4, by J Davis).

TB: T Walker 3; J Damon 3; K Millar 2; N Garciaparra 2.

RBI: N Garciaparra 2 (36); K Millar 2 (29).

2-out RBI: K Millar 2; N Garciaparra 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

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
J Davis, W (4-4)               7.2   6   4   4    0   4   0   5.66   30   95-66   45· 6·15    6·15· 4· 0     55    -     0.74   0.19
B Traber                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.07    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.99  -0.02
D Riske, H (2)                 0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    2   11-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.12   0.01
D Baez, S (9)                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.88    4   19-9     3· 3· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.47   0.11
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   5   0          37  129-84   53·11·20    7·18· 4· 0          3-1

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
C Fossum, L (4-3)              5     8   5   5    2   4   0   4.92   25   98-60   36· 7·17    8·10· 1· 0     33    -     0.73  -0.24
R Seanez                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.00    8   30-16    7· 4· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.00
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.57    3   16-8     4· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
B Lyon                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.09    4   12-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   7   0          40  156-90   51·13·26   11·16· 3· 0           -

B Traber faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Davis (4; N Garciaparra).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 34,318.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Lawton             LF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. T Walker             2B 
3. E Burks              DH    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. M Bradley            CF    4. D Ortiz              1B 
5. S Spencer            RF    5. K Millar             LF 
6. C Blake              3B    6. T Nixon              RF 
7. B Broussard          1B    7. S Hillenbrand        3B 
8. T Laker              C     8. J Giambi             DH 
9. J McDonald           2B    9. D Mirabelli          C  

   J Davis              P        C Fossum             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1   15%  69% M Bradley       C Fossum        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Vizquel Scores; Burks Scores
   b 8   2  6-4  -23  5   13%  92% T Nixon         D Riske         Strikeout Looking
   b 8   2  6-3  12-  6  -12%  78% K Millar        D Riske         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Garciaparra Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Millar to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 3   1  1-2  1--  1   11%  71% M Bradley       C Fossum        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Burks Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  12-  1  -10%  55% K Millar        J Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker Scores; Garciaparra to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Fossum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   52%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   54%  E Burks         Walk
   RR     12-  1   69%  M Bradley       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Vizquel Scores; Burks Scores
   O      -2-  4   66%  S Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B; Bradley to 3B
   O      --3  5   63%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   66%  J Damon         Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   63%  T Walker        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   60%  N Garciaparra   Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  9   64%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      12-  1   55%  K Millar        Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   O      1-3  7   60%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Casey Fossum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   57%  B Broussard     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   56%  T Laker         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   57%  J McDonald      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   57%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   60%  D Mirabelli     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Casey Fossum facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   58%  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   61%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   71%  M Bradley       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Burks Scores
          -2-      74%  S Spencer       Bradley Steals 3B
   RO     --3  9   75%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bradley Scores
   O      ---  7   75%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   69%  J Damon         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   73%  T Walker        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  1   77%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   80%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Casey Fossum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   78%  B Broussard     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  1   80%  T Laker         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   78%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  2   85%  M Lawton        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McDonald Scores
          -2-  4   86%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      12-  6   84%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jason Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  T Nixon         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   88%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   87%  M Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   87%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   88%  C Blake         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  7   86%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jason Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  D Mirabelli     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rudy Seanez facing 8-9-1
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Casey Fossum pitching
   O      ---  3   90%  T Laker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  J McDonald      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   89%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jason Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   92%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   93%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rudy Seanez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  Bill Selby pinch hits for Ellis Burks batting 3rd
          ---  2   93%  B Selby         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   95%  M Bradley       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Selby to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   96%  S Spencer       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Selby Scores; Bradley to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   95%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  T Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   98%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Alan Embree facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Embree replaces Rudy Seanez pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  T Laker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  J McDonald      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   98%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
                  Bill Mueller pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   97%  T Walker        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Damon to 3B
   RR     -23  1   93%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Walker Scores
                  Billy Traber replaces Jason Davis pitching; Manny Ramirez pinch hits for David Ortiz batting 4th
          -2-  4   91%  M Ramirez       Walk
                  David Riske replaces Billy Traber pitching
   R      12-  6   78%  K Millar        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Garciaparra Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Millar to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Damian Jackson pinch runs for Kevin Millar batting 5th
   O      -23  5   92%  T Nixon         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brandon Lyon facing 1-2-3
                  Brandon Lyon replaces Alan Embree pitching; Jason Varitek replaces Damian Jackson playing C batting 5th; Shea Hillenbrand moves to 1B; Bill Mueller moves to 3B; Manny Ramirez moves to LF
   O      ---  1   91%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   92%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  B Selby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   89%  M Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Danys Baez facing 7-8-9
                  Danys Baez replaces David Riske pitching; Shane Spencer moves to LF; Jody Gerut replaces Matt Lawton playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   95%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   95%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--      95%  J Damon         Defensive Indifference; Mueller to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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