October 4, 2003 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3 at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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2003 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
2003 postseason: WS: FLA-NYY / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: FLA-CHC / Div. Series: NYY-MIN / BOS-OAK / FLA-SFG / CHC-ATL

Game 1
OAK  5
BOS  4
(12) Game 2
OAK  5
BOS  1
Game 3
BOS  3
OAK  1
(11) Game 4
BOS  5
OAK  4
Game 5
BOS  4
@OAK  3

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,460

Saturday, October 4, 2003, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:42

Athletics

Ken Macha

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0    1  6  4
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    3  7  2

W: S Williamson (1-0), L: R Harden (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Red Sox

Grady Little

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McMillon LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167   18    1   0   
E Durazo DH                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .250  .733   23    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .134   18    4   2   
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .067   16    2   3   IW
R Hernandez C                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .564   13    8   1   
S Hatteberg 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453   12    7   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .629   17    6   3   
T Long RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .661    8    2   0   
E Byrnes CF                   4   0   3   0    0   1  .556 1.223   23    1   0   SB

T Lilly P                                                                0   1
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Harden P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   1   6   0    2   7              148   31  10

BATTING

IBB: E Chavez (1, by D Lowe).

TB: E Byrnes 3; T Long; M Ellis; S Hatteberg.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Chavez-M Ellis-S Hatteberg 2.

E: E Chavez 2 (2); R Hernandez (1); M Tejada (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Byrnes (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .862   16    2   0   2B,HBP
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   2   0    1   0  .417  .950   20    1   1   SB,GDP
B Mueller 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .414   18    0   1   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .083  .350   21    1   1   IW
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .133   22    0   0   IW
K Millar 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .214  .481   20    9   5   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.250   14    5   0   
  A Brown PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Mirabelli C               1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.250    4    4   0   
G Kapler RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    2   0   GDP
  T Nixon PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    3    0   0   HR
D Jackson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    3   3   
  T Walker PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.400    2    0   0   

D Lowe P                                                                 6   2
  M Timlin P                                                             0   2
  S Williamson P                                                         0   0
Totals                       39   3   7   2    4   8              162   33  15

BATTING

2B: J Damon (2, off T Lilly).

HR: T Nixon (1, off R Harden; 11th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: D Ortiz (1, by C Bradford); M Ramirez (1, by J Mecir).

HBP: J Damon (1, by T Lilly).

TB: T Nixon 4; N Garciaparra 2; J Damon 2; J Varitek; K Millar; D Mirabelli.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (1); G Kapler (1).

RBI: T Nixon 2 (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Lowe (); N Garciaparra (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Garciaparra (1, 2nd base off J Mecir/R Hernandez).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Lilly                        7     2   1   0    2   5   0   0.00   28  106-73   40·14·19   11· 8· 0· 1     74    -     1.17   0.34
C Bradford                     1.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   23-15    8· 4· 3    3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.66   0.23
R Rincon                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.11
J Mecir                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    3.11   0.09
R Harden, L (1-1)              0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1  13.50    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.39  -0.34
Totals                        10.1   7   3   2    4   8   1          44  160-104  59·19·26   14·12· 0· 5           -

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
D Lowe                         7     6   1   0    2   2   0   1.04   29  100-66   43· 5·18   17· 1· 3· 4     63    -     1.64   0.34
M Timlin                       3     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    9   33-23   13· 4· 6    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.74   0.43
S Williamson, W (1-0)          1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-8     4· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.16
Totals                        11     6   1   0    2   7   0          41  147-97   60·12·25   20· 5· 3· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Mecir (1; M Ramirez); D Lowe (2; E Chavez); C Bradford (2; D Ortiz).

HBP: T Lilly (1; J Damon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:42.

Attendance: 35,460.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B McMillon           LF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. E Durazo             DH    2. N Garciaparra        SS 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. B Mueller            3B 
4. E Chavez             3B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. R Hernandez          C     5. D Ortiz              DH 
6. S Hatteberg          1B    6. K Millar             1B 
7. M Ellis              2B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. T Long               RF    8. G Kapler             RF 
9. E Byrnes             CF    9. D Jackson            2B 

   T Lilly              P        D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  1-1  1--  3   35% 100% T Nixon         R Harden        Home Run; Mirabelli Scores
   b 9   0  1-1  1--  3  -19%  54% G Kapler        C Bradford      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   2  1-1  123  4   12%  60% E Durazo        D Lowe          Lineout: CF
   b10   2  1-1  12-  6  -12%  50% D Ortiz         J Mecir         Popfly: SS
   t 7   1  1-1  123  3   12%  47% B McMillon      D Lowe          Lineout: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B McMillon      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   54%  E Durazo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  M Tejada        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  J Damon         Double to LF
          -2-  6   64%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   O      12-  5   59%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   54%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   54%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   56%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   59%  K Millar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   64%  J Varitek       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Millar to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Varitek to 3B/Adv on E5
   R      1-3  2   68%  D Jackson       Fielder's Choice C/Interference called; Varitek Scores/Safe on E5 (catch)/unER/No RBI; Kapler to 2B; Jackson to 1B
   O      12-  2   64%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   60%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   63%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  T Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   63%  E Byrnes        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   66%  B McMillon      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   64%  B Mueller       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   62%  M Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   64%  E Durazo        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   66%  M Tejada        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   68%  E Chavez        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   71%  K Millar        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   68%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   65%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   62%  D Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   66%  R Hernandez     Lineout: P
          ---  2   62%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF
   O      1--  1   67%  M Ellis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   70%  T Long          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   73%  J Damon         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  5   66%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   59%  E Byrnes        Single to CF
          1--      55%  B McMillon      Byrnes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   58%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Byrnes to 3B
          --3  5   55%  E Durazo        Walk
   O      1-3  3   63%  M Tejada        Fielder's Choice P; Byrnes out at Hm/P-C; Durazo to 3B; Tejada to 2B/Adv on E1
          -23  4   61%  E Chavez        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   58%  R Hernandez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Durazo Scores/unER/No RBI; Tejada out at Hm/LF-C; Chavez to 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   55%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   54%  K Millar        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   54%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   50%  M Ellis         Single to LF
          1--  1   44%  T Long          Single to RF; Ellis to 2B
          12-  4   35%  E Byrnes        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ellis to 3B; Long to 2B
   O      123  3   47%  B McMillon      Lineout: 2B
   O      123  4   60%  E Durazo        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   55%  G Kapler        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   52%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Timlin facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Timlin replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   O      ---  1   55%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   59%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Bradford facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Bradford replaces Ted Lilly pitching
          ---  4   68%  N Garciaparra   Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   66%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      -2-  5   58%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   59%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Timlin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   57%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   66%  T Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Bradford facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   73%  J Varitek       Single to CF
                  Adrian Brown pinch runs for Jason Varitek batting 7th
   OO     1--  3   54%  G Kapler        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Chad Bradford pitching; Todd Walker pinch hits for Damian Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---  2   50%  T Walker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Timlin facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Mirabelli replaces Adrian Brown playing C batting 7th; Todd Walker moves to 2B
   O      ---  9   57%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  B McMillon      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   66%  E Durazo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Mecir replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
          ---  2   65%  N Garciaparra   Single to RF
   O      1--  4   57%  B Mueller       Popfly: 3B
          1--      62%  M Ramirez       Garciaparra Steals 2B
          -2-  4   62%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   50%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 11th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Williamson facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Williamson replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  5   57%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   66%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Harden replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      ---  2   59%  K Millar        Popfly: SS
          ---  4   65%  D Mirabelli     Single to RF
                  Trot Nixon pinch hits for Gabe Kapler batting 8th
   RR     1--  3  100%  T Nixon         Home Run; Mirabelli Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS200310040

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation