September 26, 2004 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,582

Sunday, September 26, 2004, 2:09PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Yankees

97-59

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4  3  1
Red Sox         4  3  0   0  1  3   0  0  X   11 13  0

W: C Schilling (21-6), L: K Brown (10-5)

Red Sox

93-62

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .817   12    0   0   
  F Escalona PH-SS            1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                2   1   0   0    1   1  .291  .896   11    3   1   
  A Phillips PH-3B            1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 5.000    1    0   0   HR
G Sheffield RF                2   1   0   0    1   1  .292  .937   16    3   0   
  B Crosby PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .508    2    0   0   
H Matsui LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .896   11    0   0   
  R Sierra PH-LF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .774    3    0   0   
B Williams DH                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .779   16    0   0   
J Posada C                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .271  .887    9    7   0   
  J Flaherty C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .745         2   0   
  D Navarro C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    2   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .721   19    4   0   
M Cairo 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .765   16    0   1   
K Lofton CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .742   11    2   0   

K Brown P                                                                0   0
  E Loaiza P                                                             1   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
  B Halsey P                                                             0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   4   3   4    5   7              133   24   2

BATTING

HR: A Phillips (1, off T Adams; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: A Phillips 4; J Posada; R Sierra.

RBI: A Phillips 2 (2); J Posada 2 (80).

2-out RBI: J Posada 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Jeter (13).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .303  .846   23    3   0   
  G Kapler CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .707         1   0   
M Bellhorn 2B                 5   2   3   0    0   2  .261  .818   18    0   2   
  P Reese 2B-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .573         1   0   
M Ramirez LF                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .310 1.014   11    1   0   2B,SF
  D Roberts LF                2   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .739    8    2   0   2B
D Ortiz DH                    2   3   1   2    2   0  .297  .976   16    0   0   2B
  D McCarty PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .704    5    0   0   
T Nixon RF                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .324  .905   12    2   0   2B
  A Hyzdu PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    4    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   2   2    1   1  .297  .870   27    6   0   
  D Mirabelli C               0   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .922    4    1   0   
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .258  .677   18    0   0   SF
  R Gutierrez PH-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .538    3    0   1   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .816   18    1   3   HR
  K Youkilis 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .794         0   1   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    0   3  .239  .675   14    8   1   

C Schilling P                                                            1   0
  P Astacio P                                                            0   0
  T Adams P                                                              0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35  11  13   9    6  11              181   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Roberts (14, off E Loaiza); M Ramirez (42, off K Brown); T Nixon (9, off K Brown); D Ortiz (45, off K Brown).

HR: B Mueller (12, off E Loaiza; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: O Cabrera (10, off S Karsay); M Ramirez (7, off E Loaiza).

TB: B Mueller 5; T Nixon 3; M Bellhorn 3; D Ortiz 2; M Ramirez 2; D Roberts 2; J Varitek 2; D McCarty.

RBI: T Nixon 2 (20); J Varitek 2 (72); D Ortiz 2 (134); B Mueller (56); O Cabrera (58); M Ramirez (127).

2-out RBI: J Varitek.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

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
K Brown, L (10-5)              0.2   6   4   4    0   1   0   4.25    8   32-22   13· 2· 7    2· 2· 3· 0     25    -     0.80  -0.29
E Loaiza                       4.2   6   7   6    5   6   1   5.61   25  109-63   43· 4·16    3· 8· 3· 0          2-0    0.24  -0.07
S Karsay                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          3-2    0.04  -0.00
B Halsey                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.33    3   13-9     4· 1· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
C Nitkowski                    1     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.91    5   21-10    3· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  10    6  11   1          43  180-107  65·11·31    6·13· 7· 0          5-2

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 Schilling, W (21-6)          7     1   2   2    4   6   0   3.26   26  103-59   31· 4·24    6· 8· 2· 0     69    -     0.37   0.13
P Astacio                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0  14.73    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
T Adams                        1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.69    5   14-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.03   0.00
R Mendoza                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     3   4   4    5   7   1          35  133-77   44· 6·27    9·11· 3· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: S Karsay (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 34,582.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Jeter              SS    1. J Damon              CF 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. M Bellhorn           2B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. M Ramirez            LF 
4. H Matsui             LF    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. B Williams           DH    5. T Nixon              RF 
6. J Posada             C     6. J Varitek            C  
7. J Olerud             1B    7. O Cabrera            SS 
8. M Cairo              2B    8. B Mueller            3B 
9. K Lofton             CF    9. D Mientkiewicz       1B 

   K Brown              P        C Schilling          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -23  4   10%  73% D Ortiz         K Brown         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3    8%  63% M Ramirez       K Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bellhorn to 3B
   b 1   1  0-2  -2-  2    7%  80% T Nixon         K Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ortiz Scores
   b 1   1  0-3  -2-  9    5%  85% J Varitek       K Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon Scores
   b 2   2  0-5  -23  5    5%  95% J Varitek       E Loaiza        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Ortiz Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   55%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   55%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   63%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bellhorn to 3B
   RR     -23  4   73%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Ramirez Scores
   R      -2-  2   80%  T Nixon         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ortiz Scores
   R      -2-  9   85%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon Scores
   O      1--  4   83%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   84%  B Mueller       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Varitek to 2B
                  Esteban Loaiza replaces Kevin Brown pitching
   O      12-  2   82%  D Mientkiewicz  Lineout: P
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   86%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   86%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  J Damon         Walk
          1--  5   91%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Damon to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   91%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Damon Scores
          1--  4   92%  D Ortiz         Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  T Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B; Bellhorn to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   RR     -23  5   95%  J Varitek       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Ortiz Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  4   95%  O Cabrera       Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Curt Schilling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   97%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   96%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   96%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   97%  D Jeter         Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   96%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  4   95%  G Sheffield     Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-  4   93%  H Matsui        Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   O      123  3   95%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  1   91%  J Posada        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield Scores; Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   94%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   94%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   93%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF
          1--  6   93%  T Nixon         Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Curt Schilling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   94%  M Cairo         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   95%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   95%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   95%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  6   97%  B Mueller       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   97%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   97%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Curt Schilling facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Roberts replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   97%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   98%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  H Matsui        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   98%  D Roberts       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6   98%  D Ortiz         Walk
   R      12-  1   99%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Roberts Scores; Ortiz to 2B
          12- 10   99%  J Varitek       Walk; Ortiz to 3B; Nixon to 2B
                  Steve Karsay replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   R      123     100%  O Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Ortiz Scores; Nixon to 3B; Varitek to 2B
   RO     -23  4  100%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nixon Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Mueller       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  7  100%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Brad Halsey facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Halsey replaces Steve Karsay pitching; John Flaherty replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Damon         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Terry Adams facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Adams replaces Pedro Astacio pitching; Pedro Astacio replaces Curt Schilling pitching; Doug Mirabelli replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 6th; Pokey Reese replaces Mark Bellhorn playing 2B batting 2nd; Gabe Kapler replaces Johnny Damon playing CF batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  K Lofton        Walk
                  Felix Escalona pinch hits for Derek Jeter batting 1st
   O      1--  3  100%  F Escalona      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Andy Phillips pinch hits for Alex Rodriguez batting 2nd
   RR     1--  1  100%  A Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball); Escalona Scores
                  Bubba Crosby pinch hits for Gary Sheffield batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
                  Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Hideki Matsui batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Brad Halsey pitching; Dioner Navarro replaces John Flaherty playing C batting 6th; Andy Phillips moves to 3B; Felix Escalona moves to SS; Ruben Sierra moves to LF; Bubba Crosby moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  David McCarty pinch hits for David Ortiz batting 4th
          ---  5  100%  D McCarty       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Trot Nixon batting 5th
   O      1--  4  100%  A Hyzdu         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  D Mirabelli     Walk; McCarty to 2B
                  Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Orlando Cabrera batting 7th
   O      12-  3  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-11, Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Terry Adams pitching; Ricky Gutierrez moves to 2B; Kevin Youkilis replaces Bill Mueller playing 3B batting 8th; Pokey Reese moves to SS; Adam Hyzdu moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Navarro       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation