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SEA
@LAA		0
8
TEX
@BAL		5
8
NYY
@BOS		1
4
TOR
@CHW		4
3
MIN
@CLE		2
4
DET
@KCR		3
2
TBR
@OAK		1
7
SFG
@ARI		4
5		 
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ATL
@CIN		2
8
LAD
@COL		4
10
PHI
@FLA		13
2
MIL
@HOU		2
3
WSN
@NYM		8
1
PIT
@SDP		8
3
CHC
@STL		10
3
Sunday, April 26, 2009, 8:10PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 38,154, Time of Game: 3:09
Yankees
1
9-9
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
4
12-6
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  X    4  7  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Gardner CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .220 .525 20 12 -0.068 0.99 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 3 0 SF
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 .864 14 9 0.007 0.68 0.033 -0.026 0.0 4 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .798 17 10 -0.119 1.05 0.000 -0.119 -1.2 5 2
Nick Swisher LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1.035 21 12 -0.095 0.90 0.000 -0.095 -1.0 2 0
Robinson Cano 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .373 1.041 19 11 0.032 0.60 0.058 -0.026 0.3 2 4
Jorge Posada C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .897 20 10 -0.026 0.99 0.043 -0.069 -0.3 8 0
Hideki Matsui DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 .880 20 14 0.006 1.17 0.071 -0.065 -0.0
Melky Cabrera RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 1.045 14 10 -0.038 1.20 0.069 -0.106 -0.2 0 0
Angel Berroa 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 10 7 -0.064 1.38 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 0 2 SH
   Johnny Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .911 4 2 -0.015 0.49 0.000 -0.015 -0.4
Andy Pettitte P 0 3
   Mark Melancon P 0 1
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 .212 .441 159 97 -0.380 0.98 0.274 -0.653 -4.1 24 12
SF: B Gardner (1, off J Masterson).
SH: A Berroa (1, off J Masterson).
TB: M Cabrera 2; R Cano 2; H Matsui 2; D Jeter.
RBI: B Gardner (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Cano-M Teixeira.
E: A Berroa 2 (2).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .289 .702 13 8 0.126 1.41 0.173 -0.047 1.0 0 0 2·SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .795 13 8 -0.067 1.26 0.055 -0.122 -0.8 2 2 CS
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 .222 .610 10 8 0.100 1.38 0.156 -0.055 0.5 2B,SF
Kevin Youkilis 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .439 1.322 18 7 -0.037 1.00 0.016 -0.053 0.0 7 0 IW
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .255 .942 11 9 0.043 0.87 0.081 -0.038 0.8 3 0 2B
   Jonathan Van Every RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.007 0.20 0.007 0.000 0.6 1 0
Jason Bay LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .316 1.143 19 8 0.020 0.62 0.048 -0.028 0.6 5 0 SB,HBP
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 .964 12 9 -0.038 0.72 0.020 -0.058 -1.2 2 1
Jason Varitek C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .216 .832 18 8 -0.017 0.86 0.045 -0.062 -1.1 7 0
Nick Green SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .863 13 8 -0.016 0.74 0.047 -0.064 -0.9 0 1 CS
Justin Masterson P 0 1
   Hunter Jones P 0 0
   Michael Bowden P 0 1
   Takashi Saito P 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 7 3 5 7 .241 .671 132 74 0.121 0.98 0.648 -0.527 -0.6 27 6
2B: D Ortiz (6, off A Pettitte); J Drew (6, off A Pettitte).
SF: D Ortiz (4, off A Pettitte).
IBB: K Youkilis (5, by A Pettitte).
HBP: J Bay (1, by M Melancon).
TB: D Ortiz 2; J Drew 2; K Youkilis; M Lowell; N Green; J Bay; J Ellsbury.
RBI: D Ortiz 2 (11); J Drew (8).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz; J Drew.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Lowell (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury 2 (10, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada, Home off A Pettitte/J Posada); J Bay (2, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).
CS: D Pedroia (3, 2nd base by A Pettitte POCS); N Green (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte POCS).

New York Yankees

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
Andy Pettitte, L (2-1) 6 6 4 3 4 6 0 2.96 27 116 65 30 10 25 7 10 6 0 48 -0.144 1.19 -0.6
Mark Melancon 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 22 12 7 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.24 1.1
Team Totals 8 7 4 3 5 7 0 3.38 36 138 77 37 11 29 11 12 6 0 48 0 0 -0.120 0.98 0.6

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
Justin Masterson, W (2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 2.70 24 99 62 37 6 19 9 10 3 0 55 0.139 1.08 1.4
Hunter Jones, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 8 7 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.098 1.96 1.0
Michael Bowden, H (1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 31 17 7 4 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.103 0.64 1.1
Takashi Saito, S (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 4 21 11 6 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.039 0.49 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 36 159 97 53 11 33 10 18 5 0 55 2 0 0.379 0.98 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Melancon (1; J Bay).
IBB: A Pettitte (1; K Youkilis).
Pickoffs: A Pettitte 2 (3; D Pedroia, 2nd base (CS), N Green, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 38,154.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 17mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Brett Gardner CF 1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 Mark Teixeira 1B 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Nick Swisher LF 4 Kevin Youkilis 1B
5 Robinson Cano 2B 5 J.D. Drew RF
6 Jorge Posada C 6 Jason Bay LF
7 Hideki Matsui DH 7 Mike Lowell 3B
8 Melky Cabrera RF 8 Jason Varitek C
9 Angel Berroa 3B 9 Nick Green SS
Andy Pettitte P Justin Masterson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz A. Pettitte 15% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Varitek Scores; Ellsbury to 3B
b5 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte 8% 88% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ortiz Scores; Youkilis to 3B
b5 2-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  R BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte 8% 80% Ellsbury Steals Hm
t4 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Cabrera J. Masterson 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY M. Cabrera J. Masterson -6% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Matsui to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY B. Gardner J. Masterson 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Masterson 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY M. Teixeira J. Masterson 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury A. Pettitte 3% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia A. Pettitte -3% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BOS D. Ortiz A. Pettitte -5% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Ellsbury out at 1B/2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY N. Swisher J. Masterson 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY R. Cano J. Masterson 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY J. Posada J. Masterson 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis A. Pettitte -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Bay A. Pettitte 1% 52% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Lowell A. Pettitte 2% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bay to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte -4% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY H. Matsui J. Masterson -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY M. Cabrera J. Masterson -6% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Matsui to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY A. Berroa J. Masterson 1% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Matsui to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO NYY B. Gardner J. Masterson 0% 41% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Matsui Scores
t3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  NYY D. Jeter J. Masterson -2% 40% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cabrera to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Teixeira J. Masterson 5% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS N. Green A. Pettitte 4% 49% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury A. Pettitte -4% 45% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Pedroia A. Pettitte 2% 47% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b3 0-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Pedroia A. Pettitte 5% 52% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Ellsbury to 3B
b3 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO BOS D. Ortiz A. Pettitte 1% 53% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellsbury Scores/unER
b3 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis A. Pettitte -3% 50% Pedroia Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY N. Swisher J. Masterson 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY R. Cano J. Masterson -3% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Posada J. Masterson 4% 53% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY H. Matsui J. Masterson -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cano to 3B
t4 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Cabrera J. Masterson 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis A. Pettitte -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay A. Pettitte 2% 53% Walk
b4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Lowell A. Pettitte 1% 54% Bay Steals 2B
b4 1-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lowell A. Pettitte -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Berroa J. Masterson 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY B. Gardner J. Masterson 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter J. Masterson -2% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 1-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O NYY M. Teixeira J. Masterson 3% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte 4% 61% Walk
b5 1-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS N. Green A. Pettitte -4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury A. Pettitte 4% 62% Walk; Varitek to 2B
b5 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia A. Pettitte -6% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz A. Pettitte 15% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Varitek Scores; Ellsbury to 3B
b5 2-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS K. Youkilis A. Pettitte 1% 72% Intentional Walk
b5 2-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  R BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte 8% 80% Ellsbury Steals Hm
b5 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R BOS J. Drew A. Pettitte 8% 88% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ortiz Scores; Youkilis to 3B
b5 4-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Bay A. Pettitte -3% 85% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 4-5-6
t6 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY N. Swisher J. Masterson 3% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY R. Cano J. Masterson -3% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 1-4 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  NYY J. Posada J. Masterson -4% 80% Walk; Cano to 2B
Hunter Jones replaces Justin Masterson pitching
t6 1-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O NYY H. Matsui H. Jones 5% 86% Lineout: RF
t6 1-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Cabrera H. Jones 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell A. Pettitte -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Green A. Pettitte 0% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 4-1 2 1-- 3,(2-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury A. Pettitte -1% 88% Green Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Michael Bowden facing 9-1-2
Michael Bowden replaces Hunter Jones pitching
t7 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY A. Berroa M. Bowden 3% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Gardner M. Bowden 2% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter M. Bowden 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Mark Melancon facing 1-2-3
Mark Melancon replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
b7 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury M. Melancon -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia M. Melancon -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz M. Melancon -0% 92% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Michael Bowden facing 3-4-5
Jonathan Van Every replaces J.D. Drew playing RF batting 5th
t8 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY M. Teixeira M. Bowden 3% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY N. Swisher M. Bowden 2% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY R. Cano M. Bowden 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Mark Melancon facing 4-5-6
b8 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS K. Youkilis M. Melancon 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 4-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Van Every M. Melancon 1% 98% Walk; Youkilis to 2B
b8 4-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Bay M. Melancon 1% 99% Hit By Pitch; Youkilis to 3B; Van Every to 2B
b8 4-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lowell M. Melancon -1% 98% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Van Every to 3B; Bay to 2B; Lowell to 1B
b8 4-1 1 123 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Melancon -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Green M. Melancon -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Takashi Saito facing 6-7-8
Takashi Saito replaces Michael Bowden pitching
t9 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY J. Posada T. Saito 2% 98% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t9 1-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYY H. Matsui T. Saito 1% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t9 1-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY M. Cabrera T. Saito -1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Johnny Damon pinch hits for Angel Berroa (3B) batting 9th
t9 1-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY J. Damon T. Saito -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Cabrera to 2B
t9 1-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O NYY J. Damon T. Saito 1% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

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  • 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.

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