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Sunday, August 31, 2008, 1:38PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,391, Time of Game: 2:47
White Sox
4
77-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
2
79-57
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Gavin Floyd (15-6)
L: Tim Wakefield (8-9)
S: Bobby Jenks (27)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    4  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .685 17 13 -0.031 0.62 0.020 -0.052 -0.4 0 3
Nick Swisher RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .769 12 9 -0.079 0.77 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 1 0
Carlos Quentin LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .290 .972 14 9 0.025 0.55 0.045 -0.020 0.4 3 0 2B
Jim Thome DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 .253 .898 15 10 0.136 0.88 0.189 -0.052 1.3 HR,2B
Paul Konerko 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235 .742 17 11 0.106 0.70 0.135 -0.029 1.0 9 0 2B
Ken Griffey CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .771 17 10 -0.093 0.70 0.000 -0.093 -1.7 3 0 GDP
   Brian Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .718 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alexei Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 .816 10 7 -0.037 0.43 0.005 -0.042 -0.4 1 3
Joe Crede 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 .775 14 10 0.005 0.56 0.054 -0.049 0.5 1 0 2B
Toby Hall C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .649 17 15 -0.056 0.52 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 9 0
Gavin Floyd P 0 1
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
   Bobby Jenks P 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 1 4 .257 .735 133 94 -0.024 0.64 0.448 -0.472 -1.1 27 7
2B: J Thome (26, off T Wakefield); C Quentin (26, off T Wakefield); J Crede (18, off J Masterson); P Konerko (16, off T Wakefield).
HR: J Thome (29, off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Thome 6; P Konerko 3; C Quentin 3; J Crede 2; A Ramirez; O Cabrera.
GIDP: K Griffey (12).
RBI: J Thome 2 (79); J Crede (55); P Konerko (47).
2-out RBI: J Thome 2; J Crede; P Konerko.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 0 3 1 1 0 .267 .697 16 10 0.301 1.61 0.325 -0.024 2.6 4 0 2B,2·SB
Jed Lowrie 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .780 26 18 -0.306 2.05 0.000 -0.306 -1.9 0 1
David Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 .270 .869 27 15 -0.051 1.30 0.066 -0.117 -0.6
   Coco Crisp PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .716 0.050 3.73 0.050 0.000 0.1 SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .326 .861 20 11 -0.077 1.83 0.126 -0.203 -0.1 0 2 2·SB
Mark Kotsay RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .768 14 5 -0.087 1.53 0.015 -0.102 -0.5 4 0
Jason Bay LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .889 16 10 -0.204 1.97 0.000 -0.204 -1.7 4 0
Jeff Bailey 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .269 .768 18 11 -0.077 1.18 0.032 -0.109 -0.5 8 1
Alex Cora SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 .720 12 8 0.024 0.97 0.079 -0.054 0.2 1 4
Kevin Cash C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .637 9 7 -0.049 1.30 0.025 -0.075 -0.4 4 0
   Jonathan Van Every PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 4 3 -0.048 2.01 0.000 -0.048 -0.4
Tim Wakefield P 1 0
   Manny Delcarmen P 1 0
   Justin Masterson P 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 5 9 .229 .582 162 98 -0.524 1.62 0.718 -1.242 -3.1 27 8
2B: J Ellsbury (15, off G Floyd).
TB: J Ellsbury 4; D Ortiz; J Bailey; D Pedroia; A Cora; K Cash.
RBI: J Lowrie (35); J Ellsbury (40).
2-out RBI: J Ellsbury.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Pedroia-A Cora-J Bailey.
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury 2 (43, 2nd base off M Thornton/T Hall, 2nd base off G Floyd/T Hall); D Pedroia 2 (16, 2nd base off O Dotel/T Hall, 2nd base off G Floyd/T Hall); C Crisp (17, 2nd base off B Jenks/T Hall).

Chicago White 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
Gavin Floyd, W (15-6) 6.2 7 1 1 2 5 0 3.61 29 109 71 42 8 21 9 13 6 0 59 0.331 1.28 2.7
Matt Thornton, H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78 1 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.042 1.61 0.3
Octavio Dotel, H (20) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.68 4 20 10 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.101 2.17 0.6
Bobby Jenks, S (27) 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1.82 6 27 14 8 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.050 2.60 -0.4
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 5 9 0 2.00 40 162 98 52 13 33 11 15 7 0 59 1 0 0.524 0.64 3.1

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
Tim Wakefield, L (8-9) 6 6 3 3 0 3 1 3.76 24 82 65 37 14 14 3 18 2 0 51 -0.018 0.74 0.4
Manny Delcarmen 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.97 7 28 17 10 3 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.076 0.49 1.1
Justin Masterson 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.33 5 23 12 9 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 -0.035 0.32 -0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 4 1 4.00 36 133 94 56 19 19 10 21 4 0 51 0 0 0.023 1.62 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 37,391.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 19mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 Orlando Cabrera SS 1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 Nick Swisher RF 2 Jed Lowrie 3B
3 Carlos Quentin LF 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Jim Thome DH 4 Dustin Pedroia 2B
5 Paul Konerko 1B 5 Mark Kotsay RF
6 Ken Griffey CF 6 Jason Bay LF
7 Alexei Ramirez 2B 7 Jeff Bailey 1B
8 Joe Crede 3B 8 Alex Cora SS
9 Toby Hall C 9 Kevin Cash C
Gavin Floyd P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield 16% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Quentin Scores
b9 2-4 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Jenks 16% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t6 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield 12% 75% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Thome Scores
b4 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -12% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bailey Scores; Cash to 3B
b9 1-4 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO BOS J. Lowrie B. Jenks 9% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cora Scores; Ellsbury to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera T. Wakefield -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW N. Swisher T. Wakefield -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield 2% 48% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield 16% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Quentin Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -1% 63% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd 2% 66% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie G. Floyd 2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd -1% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd -3% 64% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 3B
b1 0-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Kotsay G. Floyd -1% 63% Pedroia Steals 2B
b1 0-2 2 -23 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Kotsay G. Floyd -2% 61% Walk
b1 0-2 2 123 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Bay G. Floyd 8% 69% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW K. Griffey T. Wakefield -2% 67% Lineout: LF
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Wakefield -1% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Crede T. Wakefield -1% 64% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 7-8-9
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Bailey G. Floyd 3% 67% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS A. Cora G. Floyd -3% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Cash G. Floyd 3% 67% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -4% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cora to 3B
b2 0-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Lowrie G. Floyd 6% 70% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 10,(1-2)  O CHW T. Hall T. Wakefield -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  CHW O. Cabrera T. Wakefield 2% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHW N. Swisher T. Wakefield -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield 2% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Cabrera to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield -4% 66% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 3-4-5
b3 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd 2% 70% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Kotsay G. Floyd 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -2% 70% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW K. Griffey T. Wakefield -1% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Wakefield -1% 67% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Bay G. Floyd 3% 70% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Bailey G. Floyd -3% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS A. Cora G. Floyd 4% 71% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS K. Cash G. Floyd -3% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bailey to 2B
b4 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -12% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bailey Scores; Cash to 3B
b4 1-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Lowrie G. Floyd -1% 55% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b4 1-2 2 -23 10,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie G. Floyd 8% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
t5 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Crede T. Wakefield -3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Hall T. Wakefield -2% 58% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t5 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera T. Wakefield -1% 57% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 3-4-5
b5 1-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd 4% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd 3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Kotsay G. Floyd 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW N. Swisher T. Wakefield -3% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield 3% 63% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF Line)
t6 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield 12% 75% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Thome Scores
t6 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Griffey T. Wakefield -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bay G. Floyd 4% 76% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bailey G. Floyd 3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS A. Cora G. Floyd 2% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 7-8-9
Manny Delcarmen replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t7 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez M. Delcarmen -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Crede M. Delcarmen -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW T. Hall M. Delcarmen -1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 9-1-2
b7 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Cash G. Floyd 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -5% 75% Walk
b7 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Lowrie G. Floyd 5% 81% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Matt Thornton replaces Gavin Floyd pitching
b7 1-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Ortiz M. Thornton -1% 80% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b7 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz M. Thornton 5% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 1-2-3
t8 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera M. Delcarmen -2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW N. Swisher M. Delcarmen -1% 82% Lineout: P (P's Left)
t8 3-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW C. Quentin M. Delcarmen 1% 83% Walk
t8 3-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Thome M. Delcarmen -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
Octavio Dotel replaces Matt Thornton pitching
b8 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia O. Dotel -8% 73% Walk
b8 1-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay O. Dotel 7% 81% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b8 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Bay O. Dotel 6% 87% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Bailey O. Dotel -1% 86% Pedroia Steals 2B
b8 1-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bailey O. Dotel 6% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 5-6-7
Justin Masterson replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
t9 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW P. Konerko J. Masterson 1% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 3-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHW K. Griffey J. Masterson -3% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Ramirez J. Masterson 1% 90% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t9 3-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R CHW J. Crede J. Masterson 5% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores
t9 4-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW T. Hall J. Masterson -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Bobby Jenks facing 8-9-1
Bobby Jenks replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
Brian Anderson replaces Ken Griffey playing CF batting 6th
b9 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS A. Cora B. Jenks -5% 90% Walk
Jonathan Van Every pinch hits for Kevin Cash (C) batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Van Every B. Jenks 5% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Jenks -7% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cora to 3B
b9 1-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Lowrie B. Jenks -2% 85% Defensive Indifference; Ellsbury to 2B
b9 1-4 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO BOS J. Lowrie B. Jenks 9% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cora Scores; Ellsbury to 3B
b9 2-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz B. Jenks -5% 89% Walk
Coco Crisp pinch runs for David Ortiz (DH) batting 3rd
b9 2-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Jenks -5% 84% Crisp Steals 2B
b9 2-4 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Jenks 16% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 2.

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  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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