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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,719, Time of Game: 2:59
Indians
4
79-79
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
 at Red Sox
5
93-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
W: David Aardsma (4-2)
L: Rafael Perez (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4 13  1
Red Sox         4  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5 10  2

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Grady Sizemore CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .272 .891 19 11 0.099 1.29 0.161 -0.062 0.0 3 0 2B
Jamey Carroll 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275 .699 14 10 -0.035 1.74 0.100 -0.136 0.4 1 1 2B,SH
Shin-Soo Choo RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .308 .943 20 14 -0.072 1.82 0.116 -0.188 0.1 1 0
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 2 1 1 2 .276 .804 25 14 0.050 1.85 0.191 -0.141 1.1 4 2
Victor Martinez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .696 12 8 -0.036 1.73 0.146 -0.183 -0.0 9 0 2·GDP
Travis Hafner DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 .649 17 11 -0.186 1.44 0.024 -0.210 -1.6 2B,GDP
Ben Francisco LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .269 .775 16 8 -0.097 1.35 0.029 -0.126 -0.5 1 0
Ryan Garko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .731 15 10 -0.072 1.27 0.026 -0.098 -0.8 4 2
Josh Barfield 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .160 .320 12 10 -0.043 1.23 0.059 -0.102 0.3 1 3
Fausto Carmona P
   Bryan Bullington P
   Rich Rundles P
   Rafael Perez P
Team Totals 36 4 13 4 3 8 .361 .855 150 96 -0.392 1.54 0.852 -1.246 -1.2 24 8
2B: T Hafner (10, off P Byrd); G Sizemore (39, off P Byrd); J Carroll (12, off P Byrd).
SH: J Carroll (9, off M Delcarmen).
TB: G Sizemore 3; J Carroll 3; S Choo 2; T Hafner 2; J Peralta 2; V Martinez 2; R Garko; J Barfield.
GIDP: V Martinez 2 (12); T Hafner (4).
RBI: J Peralta (87); J Barfield (1); S Choo (62); V Martinez (34).
2-out RBI: J Barfield.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Garko-J Peralta-R Garko.
E: V Martinez (4).

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 1 0 0 1 .274 .712 15 11 -0.073 0.92 0.012 -0.085 -1.1 2 0
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .325 .869 14 10 0.043 0.86 0.081 -0.038 0.1 0 4 2B,SB
David Ortiz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .880 22 15 -0.016 1.23 0.089 -0.106 0.2 2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B-1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .312 .951 23 12 -0.062 1.00 0.016 -0.078 -0.3 1 1
J.D. Drew RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .930 6 5 0.000 1.21 0.032 -0.032 -0.0 1 0
   Jonathan Van Every PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 5 3 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 2 0
   Jeff Bailey PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .888 1 1 0.171 1.45 0.171 0.000 0.7 3B
   Jason Bay LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .899 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Kotsay 1B-RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .275 .728 11 9 0.106 1.82 0.211 -0.105 0.6 9 1 2B,GDP
Jason Varitek C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .222 .677 17 9 0.042 0.85 0.080 -0.037 0.9 8 0 IW
Chris Carter LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .556 1.111 16 13 0.020 0.83 0.061 -0.041 0.7 1 0
   Jed Lowrie PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .735 3 2 -0.022 1.17 0.000 -0.022 -0.4 0 0
Alex Cora SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .700 15 11 -0.084 1.04 0.009 -0.093 -0.7 3 5 HBP
Paul Byrd P
   Mike Timlin P
   David Aardsma P
   Manny Delcarmen P 1
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 2 9 .303 .816 148 101 0.109 1.08 0.762 -0.653 0.4 27 12
2B: D Pedroia (54, off F Carmona); M Kotsay (23, off R Perez); D Ortiz (30, off F Carmona).
3B: J Bailey (1, off R Perez).
IBB: J Varitek (3, by R Perez).
HBP: A Cora (8, by F Carmona).
TB: J Bailey 3; D Pedroia 3; M Kotsay 3; D Ortiz 2; J Drew; J Varitek; C Carter; J Ellsbury.
GIDP: M Kotsay (14).
RBI: M Kotsay 2 (48); D Ortiz (89); C Carter (1); J Varitek (42).
2-out RBI: J Varitek; M Kotsay; C Carter.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Pedroia-A Cora-M Kotsay 2; M Kotsay-A Cora-M Kotsay.
E: M Kotsay (1); J Drew (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Pedroia (20, 2nd base off R Rundles/V Martinez).

Cleveland Indians

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
Fausto Carmona 1 5 4 4 1 1 0 5.44 10 51 35 22 4 9 3 4 2 0 27 -0.276 1.10 -3.4
Bryan Bullington 5 2 0 0 0 6 0 5.59 16 60 42 23 7 12 6 4 2 0 0 0 0.281 0.76 2.9
Rich Rundles 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 4 18 13 8 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.094 1.45 0.6
Rafael Perez, L (4-4) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.43 6 19 11 9 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.206 1.61 -0.4
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 2 9 0 5.62 36 148 101 62 13 26 14 10 4 0 27 0 0 -0.107 1.54 -0.4

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
Paul Byrd 5 11 4 4 1 4 0 4.60 25 89 60 37 7 16 9 11 7 0 32 -0.075 1.23 -1.1
Mike Timlin 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.79 6 27 17 8 6 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.079 1.17 0.6
David Aardsma, W (4-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 5 17 11 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.210 1.65 1.2
Manny Delcarmen, S (2) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.36 4 17 8 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.179 3.87 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 3 8 0 4.00 40 150 96 53 17 26 14 15 8 0 32 1 0 0.393 1.08 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Carmona (9; A Cora).
IBB: R Perez (3; J Varitek).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Rob Drake.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 37,719.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Bailey R. Perez 17% 74% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b8 4-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Kotsay R. Perez 13% 87% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores
t5 4-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE T. Hafner P. Byrd 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Peralta to 3B
t9 4-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE S. Choo M. Delcarmen 12% 88% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Peralta M. Delcarmen 12% 100% Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore P. Byrd 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE J. Carroll P. Byrd -2% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE S. Choo P. Byrd 3% 53% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE J. Peralta P. Byrd 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury F. Carmona -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia F. Carmona 4% 57% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz F. Carmona 9% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Pedroia Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS K. Youkilis F. Carmona 2% 67% Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew F. Carmona -3% 64% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Ortiz to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  R BOS M. Kotsay F. Carmona 8% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Drew to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R BOS J. Varitek F. Carmona 7% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Drew Scores; Kotsay to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- 9,(2-2)  R BOS C. Carter F. Carmona 6% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kotsay Scores; Varitek to 3B
b1 4-0 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  BOS A. Cora F. Carmona 1% 86% Hit By Pitch; Carter to 2B
b1 4-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury F. Carmona 0% 86% E2 on Foul Ball
b1 4-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury F. Carmona -3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
t2 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CLE V. Martinez P. Byrd -3% 80% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t2 0-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CLE T. Hafner P. Byrd 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE B. Francisco P. Byrd -3% 80% Walk; Martinez to 2B
t2 0-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CLE R. Garko P. Byrd 3% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Martinez to 3B
t2 0-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CLE J. Barfield P. Byrd -6% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Martinez Scores; Francisco to 2B
t2 1-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CLE G. Sizemore P. Byrd 4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Bryan Bullington facing 2-3-4
Bryan Bullington replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
b2 4-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Bullington -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b2 4-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. Bullington -1% 79% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b2 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis B. Bullington -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
t3 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE J. Carroll P. Byrd -8% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Carroll to 3B/Adv on E9
t3 1-4 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R CLE S. Choo P. Byrd -7% 64% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Carroll Scores; Choo to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
t3 2-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CLE J. Peralta P. Byrd -7% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Choo Scores
t3 3-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CLE V. Martinez P. Byrd 9% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE T. Hafner P. Byrd -2% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t3 3-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE B. Francisco P. Byrd 4% 66% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Bryan Bullington facing 5-6-7
b3 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Drew B. Bullington 3% 70% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
Jonathan Van Every pinch runs for J.D. Drew (RF) batting 5th
b3 4-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS M. Kotsay B. Bullington -7% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b3 4-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Bullington -1% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
Jonathan Van Every moves from PR to RF
t4 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE R. Garko P. Byrd 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t4 3-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE J. Barfield P. Byrd 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE G. Sizemore P. Byrd -3% 64% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t4 3-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Carroll P. Byrd 4% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Bryan Bullington facing 8-9-1
b4 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS C. Carter B. Bullington -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS A. Cora B. Bullington -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Bullington 1% 65% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b4 4-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Bullington -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
t5 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CLE S. Choo P. Byrd -5% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 3-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CLE J. Peralta P. Byrd -7% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Choo to 2B
t5 3-4 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R CLE V. Martinez P. Byrd -12% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive); Choo Scores; Peralta to 2B
t5 4-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE T. Hafner P. Byrd 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Peralta to 3B
t5 4-4 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CLE B. Francisco P. Byrd 5% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Bryan Bullington facing 3-4-5
b5 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. Bullington -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b5 4-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis B. Bullington -2% 52% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Van Every B. Bullington -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
Mike Timlin replaces Paul Byrd pitching
t6 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE R. Garko M. Timlin 4% 54% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE J. Barfield M. Timlin 3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE G. Sizemore M. Timlin -2% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Carroll M. Timlin 4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Bryan Bullington facing 6-7-8
b6 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay B. Bullington -4% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Bullington -3% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 4-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Carter B. Bullington -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 3-4-5
t7 4-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE S. Choo M. Timlin 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE J. Peralta M. Timlin -4% 50% Walk
David Aardsma replaces Mike Timlin pitching
t7 4-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CLE V. Martinez D. Aardsma 9% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Rich Rundles facing 9-1-2
Rich Rundles replaces Bryan Bullington pitching
b7 4-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS A. Cora R. Rundles -4% 55% Flyball: LF
b7 4-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury R. Rundles -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Pedroia R. Rundles 2% 54% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b7 4-4 2 1-- 5,(0-2)  BOS D. Ortiz R. Rundles 2% 56% Pedroia Steals 2B
b7 4-4 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz R. Rundles -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' David Aardsma facing 6-7-8
t8 4-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CLE T. Hafner D. Aardsma 5% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 4-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE B. Francisco D. Aardsma 4% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE R. Garko D. Aardsma -3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t8 4-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Barfield D. Aardsma 5% 62% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Indians' Rafael Perez facing 4-5-6
Rafael Perez replaces Rich Rundles pitching
b8 4-4 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis R. Perez -5% 57% Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Bailey pinch hits for Jonathan Van Every (RF) batting 5th
b8 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Bailey R. Perez 17% 74% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b8 4-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Kotsay R. Perez 13% 87% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores
b8 5-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Varitek R. Perez 1% 88% Intentional Walk
Jed Lowrie pinch hits for Chris Carter (LF) batting 8th
b8 5-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Lowrie R. Perez -2% 86% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Kotsay to 3B
b8 5-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS A. Cora R. Perez -4% 82% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 1-2-3
Manny Delcarmen replaces David Aardsma pitching
Kevin Youkilis moves from 3B to 1B
Jed Lowrie moves from PH to 3B
Jason Bay replaces Jeff Bailey (PH) playing LF batting 5th
Mark Kotsay moves from 1B to RF
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE G. Sizemore M. Delcarmen -11% 71% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Carroll M. Delcarmen 6% 76% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Sizemore to 2B
t9 4-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE S. Choo M. Delcarmen 12% 88% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Peralta M. Delcarmen 12% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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