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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 7:09PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,981, Time of Game: 3:03
Athletics
4
35-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
 at Red Sox
5
51-33
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Tim Wakefield (11-3)
L: Trevor Cahill (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    4 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  4   1  0  X    5  7  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adam Kennedy 3B 4 2 1 0 1 2 .294 .795 21 13 0.078 1.22 0.150 -0.072 0.2 1 3
Orlando Cabrera SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 .252 .623 22 17 0.070 1.51 0.174 -0.104 0.2 2 1
Scott Hairston CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .296 .890 19 16 -0.129 1.79 0.079 -0.208 -0.2 2 0 2B,SF
Matt Holliday LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .275 .790 21 10 -0.097 1.80 0.102 -0.199 -0.4 2 0 2B
Kurt Suzuki C 5 0 3 2 0 0 .289 .749 20 12 0.210 2.02 0.289 -0.079 1.8 5 1
Jack Cust DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 .232 .734 16 11 -0.086 2.37 0.159 -0.246 0.8 2B
Ryan Sweeney RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .670 10 10 -0.076 1.24 0.031 -0.107 -0.9 3 0
Mark Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .223 .614 20 12 -0.128 1.52 0.019 -0.147 -1.2 0 3
Bobby Crosby 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .206 .608 10 6 -0.124 1.47 0.043 -0.167 -1.4 8 0
   Nomar Garciaparra PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .687 1 1 -0.016 0.57 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 1 0
Trevor Cahill P 1
   Craig Breslow P
   Michael Wuertz P
   Brad Ziegler P
Team Totals 38 4 13 4 3 11 .342 .802 160 108 -0.298 1.66 1.046 -1.345 -1.2 24 9
2B: M Holliday (17, off T Wakefield); J Cust (11, off T Wakefield); S Hairston (15, off T Wakefield).
SF: S Hairston (1, off J Papelbon).
TB: J Cust 4; K Suzuki 3; M Holliday 2; S Hairston 2; O Cabrera 2; B Crosby; A Kennedy; R Sweeney.
RBI: K Suzuki 2 (35); S Hairston (31); J Cust (43).
2-out RBI: K Suzuki 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
J.D. Drew RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .260 .874 21 10 0.142 1.11 0.196 -0.054 0.9 1 0 HR
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .296 .776 19 13 0.167 1.00 0.184 -0.017 1.7 0 3 2·2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .289 .959 20 8 0.048 1.23 0.098 -0.050 0.2 2 2
David Ortiz DH 4 1 1 4 0 0 .223 .719 16 9 0.136 1.77 0.221 -0.085 1.1 HR
Jason Bay LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .913 24 11 0.020 0.99 0.048 -0.028 0.1 1 0 SB
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .763 15 8 -0.123 1.12 0.030 -0.154 -1.2 1 0 SB,CS,HBP
Mark Kotsay 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .684 14 8 -0.051 0.77 0.021 -0.071 -0.2 7 2 SB
Nick Green SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .717 11 9 -0.077 0.67 0.000 -0.077 -1.3 1 0
George Kottaras C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .645 18 12 -0.059 0.51 0.000 -0.059 -1.0 12 0
Tim Wakefield P 1
   Manny Delcarmen P
   Hideki Okajima P 1
   Jonathan Papelbon P
Team Totals 30 5 7 5 5 5 .233 .861 158 88 0.203 1.02 0.798 -0.595 0.4 27 7
2B: D Pedroia 2 (26, 1 off T Cahill, 1 off M Wuertz).
HR: D Ortiz (10, off T Cahill; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); J Drew (12, off T Cahill; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: J Ellsbury (4, by T Cahill).
TB: D Pedroia 5; D Ortiz 4; J Drew 4; M Kotsay; J Ellsbury.
RBI: D Ortiz 4 (42); J Drew (37).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Youkilis-M Kotsay.
Baserunning
SB: M Kotsay (1, 2nd base off M Wuertz/K Suzuki); J Ellsbury (37, 2nd base off C Breslow/K Suzuki); J Bay (9, 2nd base off B Ziegler/K Suzuki).
CS: J Ellsbury (7, 2nd base by T Cahill/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics

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
Trevor Cahill, L (5-8) 5.1 4 4 4 3 2 2 4.67 23 102 57 29 11 17 7 10 1 0 43 -0.162 1.24 -0.9
Craig Breslow 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 2 9 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -0.034 0.40 -0.9
Michael Wuertz 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.90 7 35 19 4 9 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 -0.051 0.90 0.3
Brad Ziegler 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03 4 13 9 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.045 0.52 1.1
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 5 5 2 5.62 36 159 89 42 21 26 10 15 4 0 43 4 0 -0.202 1.66 -0.4
C Breslow faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

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, W (11-3) 6 10 3 3 1 8 0 4.31 28 100 72 39 14 19 9 10 4 0 47 0.115 1.13 1.4
Manny Delcarmen, H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.93 4 22 11 6 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.083 2.48 -0.9
Hideki Okajima, H (16) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.11 4 8 7 4 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0.181 1.63 1.1
Jonathan Papelbon, S (22) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.89 6 30 18 10 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.085 3.58 -0.4
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 3 11 0 4.00 42 160 108 59 19 30 13 15 5 0 47 4 2 0.298 1.02 1.2
T Wakefield faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Cahill (3; J Ellsbury).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 37,981.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR BOS D. Ortiz T. Cahill 20% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
b6 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R BOS J. Drew T. Cahill 17% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t7 1-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  RR OAK K. Suzuki M. Delcarmen -16% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crosby Scores; Kennedy Scores; Holliday to 3B
t9 3-5 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OAK O. Cabrera J. Papelbon -15% 69% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kennedy to 3B
t9 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Cust J. Papelbon 15% 100% Strikeout Swinging

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Wakefield 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK O. Cabrera T. Wakefield 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hairston T. Wakefield 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Drew T. Cahill -2% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia T. Cahill -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis T. Cahill -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. Holliday T. Wakefield -6% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  OAK K. Suzuki T. Wakefield -6% 38% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Holliday to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. Cust T. Wakefield -8% 29% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Holliday Scores; Suzuki to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney T. Wakefield 5% 35% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
t2 1-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Ellis T. Wakefield 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby T. Wakefield 5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz T. Cahill -3% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 2B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bay T. Cahill -2% 41% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury T. Cahill 1% 42% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Kotsay T. Cahill -3% 40% Ellsbury Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Wakefield 2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK O. Cabrera T. Wakefield -2% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Hairston T. Wakefield -8% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cabrera to 3B
t3 1-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Holliday T. Wakefield 7% 39% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t3 1-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki T. Wakefield 6% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay T. Cahill -3% 42% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS N. Green T. Cahill -2% 40% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras T. Cahill -1% 39% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK J. Cust T. Wakefield -6% 32% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Sweeney T. Wakefield 1% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cust to 3B
t4 1-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Ellis T. Wakefield -2% 32% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO OAK B. Crosby T. Wakefield 12% 44% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Ellis out at 1B/3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew T. Cahill -3% 41% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Pedroia T. Cahill 5% 46% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 0-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS K. Youkilis T. Cahill 3% 49% Walk
b4 0-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz T. Cahill -6% 43% Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay T. Cahill 4% 47% Walk; Pedroia to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
b4 0-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury T. Cahill -10% 37% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Wakefield 3% 40% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t5 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK O. Cabrera T. Wakefield 2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK S. Hairston T. Wakefield 1% 43% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Kotsay T. Cahill -4% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Green T. Cahill -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS G. Kottaras T. Cahill -2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t6 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Holliday T. Wakefield 3% 38% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki T. Wakefield 2% 40% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Cust T. Wakefield -1% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  OAK R. Sweeney T. Wakefield -3% 35% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cust to 3B
t6 1-0 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O OAK M. Ellis T. Wakefield 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R BOS J. Drew T. Cahill 17% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Pedroia T. Cahill 5% 63% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b6 1-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS K. Youkilis T. Cahill 7% 70% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
b6 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR BOS D. Ortiz T. Cahill 20% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
b6 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Bay T. Cahill -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
Craig Breslow replaces Trevor Cahill pitching
b6 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury C. Breslow 1% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(1-0)  BOS M. Kotsay C. Breslow 1% 91% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b6 4-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Kotsay C. Breslow 2% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ellsbury to 3B
Michael Wuertz replaces Craig Breslow pitching
b6 4-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Green M. Wuertz -3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  BOS G. Kottaras M. Wuertz 0% 90% Kotsay Steals 2B
b6 4-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras M. Wuertz -2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t7 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK B. Crosby T. Wakefield -4% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t7 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK A. Kennedy T. Wakefield -7% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Crosby to 2B
Manny Delcarmen replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t7 1-4 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O OAK O. Cabrera M. Delcarmen 7% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Hairston M. Delcarmen 6% 89% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
t7 1-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Holliday M. Delcarmen -4% 85% Walk; Crosby to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
t7 1-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  RR OAK K. Suzuki M. Delcarmen -16% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crosby Scores; Kennedy Scores; Holliday to 3B
Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
t7 3-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Cust H. Okajima 10% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Athletics' Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
b7 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Drew M. Wuertz 3% 81% Walk
b7 4-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia M. Wuertz 8% 89% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Drew to 3B
b7 4-3 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis M. Wuertz -4% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-3 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO BOS D. Ortiz M. Wuertz 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Drew Scores; Pedroia to 3B
b7 5-3 2 --3 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay M. Wuertz 0% 88% Walk
Brad Ziegler replaces Michael Wuertz pitching
b7 5-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Ziegler 0% 88% Bay Steals 2B
b7 5-3 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury B. Ziegler -3% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 7-8-9
t8 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney H. Okajima 4% 89% Lineout: LF
t8 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Ellis H. Okajima 3% 92% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Bobby Crosby (1B) batting 9th
t8 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK N. Garciaparra H. Okajima 2% 93% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Brad Ziegler facing 7-8-9
Nomar Garciaparra moves from PH to 1B
b8 5-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Kotsay B. Ziegler -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Green B. Ziegler -1% 92% Lineout: RF
b8 5-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras B. Ziegler -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 1-2-3
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
t9 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK A. Kennedy J. Papelbon -8% 84% Walk
t9 3-5 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OAK O. Cabrera J. Papelbon -15% 69% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kennedy to 3B
t9 3-5 0 1-3 4,(0-2)  RO OAK S. Hairston J. Papelbon 13% 82% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Kennedy Scores
t9 4-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Holliday J. Papelbon 10% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK K. Suzuki J. Papelbon -6% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera to 2B
t9 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Cust J. Papelbon 15% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 5.

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  • 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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