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Tuesday, August 19, 2003, 7:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 34,879, Time of Game: 2:51
Athletics
3
72-53
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
2
71-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
S: Keith Foulke (32)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  3  0
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terrence Long LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .703 12 7 -0.104 0.84 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 1 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .325 .972 18 8 -0.044 0.89 0.015 -0.059 -0.3 1 0 IW
Eric Chavez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .272 .842 15 9 -0.019 1.13 0.059 -0.077 -0.4 1 2
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .728 14 10 -0.133 1.43 0.000 -0.133 -1.2 4 4
Erubiel Durazo DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .261 .821 10 5 -0.026 1.10 0.042 -0.068 -0.5
Ramon Hernandez C 4 1 2 3 0 0 .259 .767 15 11 0.366 1.23 0.402 -0.036 2.1 8 0 HR
Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .722 15 9 -0.041 0.64 0.016 -0.057 -0.4 7 1
Mark Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .678 17 11 -0.070 0.84 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 4 3
Chris Singleton CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .684 11 5 0.025 1.25 0.076 -0.052 0.3 1 0 2·SB
Mark Mulder P 0 2
   Chad Harville P 0 0
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0
   Chad Bradford P 0 0
   Keith Foulke P 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 3 3 4 4 .100 .406 127 75 -0.046 1.05 0.610 -0.656 -2.2 27 12
HR: R Hernandez (17, off S Williamson; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: J Guillen (2, by A Embree).
TB: R Hernandez 5; S Hatteberg.
RBI: R Hernandez 3 (63).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Tejada-M Ellis-S Hatteberg 2; M Mulder-M Tejada-S Hatteberg.
PB: R Hernandez (6).
Baserunning
SB: C Singleton 2 (7, 3rd base off A Embree/J Varitek, 2nd base off A Embree/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 2 0 2 0 2 0 .276 .772 22 10 0.096 0.70 0.096 0.000 1.1 3 0
Bill Mueller 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .325 .951 17 7 -0.033 1.20 0.051 -0.084 -0.1 0 1
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 .320 .919 16 13 -0.046 1.30 0.071 -0.117 0.3 0 3
Manny Ramirez LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .980 16 8 -0.207 1.42 0.013 -0.220 -2.0 2 0 2·GDP
Kevin Millar 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 .855 12 10 -0.043 1.00 0.040 -0.083 -0.6 11 1
David Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .892 19 8 -0.120 1.68 0.018 -0.138 -0.7
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 .889 20 12 -0.182 1.52 0.000 -0.182 -1.7 5 0 GDP
Gabe Kapler RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .708 4 2 0.096 1.05 0.096 0.000 1.0 2 0 SB
   Trot Nixon PH-RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .969 16 9 -0.121 1.51 0.000 -0.121 -0.7 0 0
Damian Jackson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .239 .573 13 10 0.015 0.89 0.082 -0.068 0.3 3 6 CS
Derek Lowe P 1 2
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0
   Scott Williamson P 0 0
   Alan Embree P 0 0
   Mike Timlin P 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 7 2 5 8 .233 .576 155 89 -0.545 1.23 0.467 -1.013 -3.2 27 13
TB: N Garciaparra 2; J Damon 2; K Millar; D Jackson; G Kapler.
GIDP: M Ramirez 2 (20); J Varitek (8).
RBI: D Jackson (6); G Kapler (16).
2-out RBI: D Jackson; G Kapler.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: G Kapler (5, 2nd base off M Mulder/R Hernandez).
CS: D Jackson (8, 2nd base by M Mulder POCS).

Oakland Athletics

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
Mark Mulder 3 6 2 2 1 2 0 3.13 13 60 37 22 6 9 6 4 3 0 40 -0.056 1.13 -0.3
Chad Harville 2.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2.89 10 35 17 9 1 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0.056 0.64 0.7
Ricardo Rincon, W (7-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.53 6 35 20 11 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.170 1.41 1.6
Chad Bradford, H (17) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 3 13 9 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.153 1.92 0.6
Keith Foulke, S (32) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.32 3 15 8 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.224 2.83 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 8 0 2.00 35 158 91 50 14 27 10 12 4 0 40 2 0 0.547 1.05 3.2

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
Derek Lowe 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.83 20 78 50 26 3 21 10 7 1 0 71 0.356 0.76 3.4
Scott Sauerbeck, H (18) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 4.11 3 14 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.063 1.85 -0.4
Scott Williamson, BS (6), L (5-4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.55 4 15 9 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 -0.390 1.36 -2.4
Alan Embree 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.66 4 12 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.097 1.64 1.0
Mike Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 3 8 5 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.59 0.6
Team Totals 9 3 3 3 4 4 1 3.00 34 127 75 37 6 32 14 12 1 0 71 3 2 0.046 1.23 2.2
S Williamson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Mulder (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: A Embree (3; J Guillen).
Pickoffs: M Mulder (7; D Jackson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 34,879.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Boston Red Sox
1 Terrence Long LF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Jose Guillen RF 2 Bill Mueller 3B
3 Eric Chavez 3B 3 Nomar Garciaparra SS
4 Miguel Tejada SS 4 Manny Ramirez LF
5 Erubiel Durazo DH 5 Kevin Millar 1B
6 Ramon Hernandez C 6 David Ortiz DH
7 Scott Hatteberg 1B 7 Jason Varitek C
8 Mark Ellis 2B 8 Gabe Kapler RF
9 Chris Singleton CF 9 Damian Jackson 2B
Mark Mulder P Derek Lowe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RRR OAK R. Hernandez S. Williamson 39% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball); Chavez Scores; Durazo Scores
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz K. Foulke 10% 87% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS G. Kapler M. Mulder -9% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Millar Scores
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS M. Ramirez M. Mulder 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO BOS M. Ramirez M. Mulder 8% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Long D. Lowe -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Guillen D. Lowe -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez D. Lowe -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS J. Damon M. Mulder -3% 42% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS B. Mueller M. Mulder -5% 36% Walk; Damon to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Mulder 5% 41% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS M. Ramirez M. Mulder 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada D. Lowe -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Durazo D. Lowe -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Hernandez D. Lowe 1% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg D. Lowe -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Millar M. Mulder -4% 41% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz M. Mulder 2% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Millar to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Mulder 4% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS G. Kapler M. Mulder -0% 46% Wild Pitch; Millar to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS G. Kapler M. Mulder -9% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Millar Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- BOS D. Jackson M. Mulder -1% 36% Kapler Steals 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS D. Jackson M. Mulder -8% 28% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kapler Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-2)  O BOS J. Damon M. Mulder 2% 30% Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Ellis D. Lowe -3% 27% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Singleton D. Lowe -2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Long D. Lowe -1% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Damon M. Mulder -2% 22% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Mueller M. Mulder 1% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B; Damon to 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra M. Mulder -3% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive); Damon to 3B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO BOS M. Ramirez M. Mulder 8% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Guillen D. Lowe -3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez D. Lowe -2% 24% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada D. Lowe -1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Chad Harville facing 5-6-7
Chad Harville replaces Mark Mulder pitching
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Millar C. Harville 2% 24% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Ortiz C. Harville -2% 22% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Varitek C. Harville 4% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Durazo D. Lowe -3% 23% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez D. Lowe -2% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg D. Lowe 2% 23% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-2 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK M. Ellis D. Lowe -3% 20% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Chad Harville facing 8-9-1
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Gabe Kapler (RF) batting 8th
b5 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Nixon C. Harville 2% 21% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Jackson C. Harville 1% 23% Popfly: 3B
b5 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Damon C. Harville -1% 22% Walk
b5 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS B. Mueller C. Harville 2% 24% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
Trot Nixon moves from PH to RF
t6 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Singleton D. Lowe -3% 20% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK T. Long D. Lowe -2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Guillen D. Lowe -1% 16% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Chad Harville facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra C. Harville -2% 14% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b6 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Ramirez C. Harville -2% 13% Passed Ball; Garciaparra to 2B
b6 2-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez C. Harville -1% 11% Walk
b6 2-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS K. Millar C. Harville 3% 14% Popfly: 2B
Ricardo Rincon replaces Chad Harville pitching
b6 2-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz R. Rincon 2% 17% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garciaparra to 3B
b6 2-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek R. Rincon 3% 20% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Scott Sauerbeck facing 3-4-5
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t7 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK E. Chavez S. Sauerbeck 6% 26% Walk
t7 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada S. Sauerbeck -4% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B; Chavez to 2B
t7 0-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK E. Durazo S. Sauerbeck 4% 26% Walk
Scott Williamson replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching
t7 0-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RRR OAK R. Hernandez S. Williamson 39% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball); Chavez Scores; Durazo Scores
t7 3-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg S. Williamson -2% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis S. Williamson -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Ricardo Rincon facing 8-9-1
b7 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS T. Nixon R. Rincon 5% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-3 1 --- 11,(3-2)  O BOS D. Jackson R. Rincon 4% 70% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Damon R. Rincon -3% 68% Walk
b7 2-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS B. Mueller R. Rincon 5% 73% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Scott Williamson facing 9-1-2
t8 3-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK C. Singleton S. Williamson 4% 77% Walk
Alan Embree replaces Scott Williamson pitching
t8 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK T. Long A. Embree 3% 80% Singleton Steals 2B
t8 3-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Long A. Embree -5% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Guillen A. Embree 2% 77% Intentional Walk
t8 3-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Chavez A. Embree -5% 72% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 3-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Tejada A. Embree 1% 73% Singleton Steals 3B
t8 3-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Tejada A. Embree -6% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Chad Bradford facing 3-4-5
Chad Bradford replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
b8 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Bradford 7% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez C. Bradford 5% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS K. Millar C. Bradford 4% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
Mike Timlin replaces Alan Embree pitching
t9 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK E. Durazo M. Timlin -2% 80% Flyball: LF
t9 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Hernandez M. Timlin -2% 79% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg M. Timlin -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Keith Foulke facing 6-7-8
Keith Foulke replaces Chad Bradford pitching
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz K. Foulke 10% 87% Flyball: CF
b9 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek K. Foulke 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS T. Nixon K. Foulke 5% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

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