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12
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5
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7:10PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,434, Time of Game: 3:22
Athletics
4
13-13
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
2
11-13
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
L: Daniel Bard (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  0    4  9  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  8  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .469 18 11 -0.091 0.88 0.000 -0.091 -1.3 2 0
   Jonny Gomes LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .796 4 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
Cliff Pennington SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .223 .550 19 11 -0.001 0.44 0.039 -0.041 0.4 0 5
Josh Reddick RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 .772 15 10 -0.051 0.87 0.038 -0.089 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Yoenis Cespedes CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .794 13 10 -0.020 0.89 0.049 -0.069 -0.6 2 0 2B
Seth Smith DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 .215 .681 10 7 0.207 0.94 0.234 -0.026 1.5 2B
Kila Ka'aihue 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .314 .767 19 12 0.055 0.71 0.092 -0.037 0.6 10 0 2B
Kurt Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .550 18 12 0.005 0.63 0.035 -0.030 0.1 8 0 HBP
Brandon Inge 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .129 .472 22 12 0.049 0.97 0.105 -0.056 1.3 0 2 2B
Eric Sogard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .140 .484 18 11 -0.090 0.79 0.000 -0.090 -1.7 3 2
Brandon McCarthy P 0 1
   Ryan Cook P 0 0
   Brian Fuentes P 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 2 8 .257 .687 156 99 0.060 0.76 0.592 -0.532 -0.7 27 10
2B: Y Cespedes (5, off D Bard); K Ka'aihue (4, off D Bard); B Inge (2, off D Bard); S Smith (1, off D Bard).
HBP: K Suzuki (1, by D Bard).
TB: S Smith 3; K Ka'aihue 2; B Inge 2; Y Cespedes 2; C Pennington 2; K Suzuki; J Reddick.
GIDP: J Reddick (4).
RBI: S Smith 2 (7); K Ka'aihue (3); B Inge (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Reddick (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Aviles SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .817 16 9 -0.104 1.36 0.028 -0.132 -0.9 3 2
Ryan Sweeney RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .361 .953 14 8 -0.049 1.36 0.059 -0.109 -0.2 1 0 2B
   Darnell McDonald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .748 2 1 -0.032 1.24 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .294 .810 23 12 0.016 1.11 0.082 -0.066 0.7 1 1 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .697 29 18 -0.184 1.69 0.010 -0.194 -1.5 9 2
David Ortiz DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .391 1.148 16 9 0.017 0.95 0.081 -0.064 0.2 2·2B
Cody Ross LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .834 15 11 -0.112 1.02 0.000 -0.112 -1.1 1 0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 .767 9 6 0.029 1.05 0.087 -0.058 0.2 8 0
Will Middlebrooks 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .667 1.750 15 9 0.169 1.14 0.197 -0.028 1.6 0 2 2B,SB
Marlon Byrd CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .175 .408 17 14 -0.190 1.71 0.000 -0.190 -1.5 2 0 SF
Daniel Bard P 1 1
   Matt Albers P 0 1
   Clayton Mortensen P 1 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 4 7 .229 .671 156 97 -0.440 1.27 0.544 -0.985 -2.7 27 9
2B: D Pedroia (7, off B Fuentes); R Sweeney (12, off B McCarthy); W Middlebrooks (1, off B McCarthy); D Ortiz 2 (11, 1 off R Cook, 1 off B McCarthy).
SF: M Byrd (1, off B McCarthy).
TB: D Ortiz 4; W Middlebrooks 3; R Sweeney 2; D Pedroia 2; J Saltalamacchia; M Aviles.
RBI: M Byrd (6); D Pedroia (8).
2-out RBI: D Pedroia.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Bard-M Aviles-A Gonzalez.
Baserunning
SB: W Middlebrooks (1, 2nd base off B McCarthy/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
Brandon McCarthy, W (2-3) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4 0 2.96 29 113 70 41 5 24 9 13 2 0 61 0.288 1.18 2.2
Ryan Cook, H (7) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 6 25 16 9 3 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.107 1.87 1.0
Brian Fuentes, S (1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 5 18 11 8 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.044 1.12 -0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 7 0 2.00 40 156 97 58 9 30 12 17 2 0 61 2 0 0.439 0.76 2.7

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
Daniel Bard, L (2-3) 5.1 8 4 4 2 1 0 4.38 26 101 60 34 5 21 8 14 5 0 35 -0.143 1.00 -2.3
Matt Albers 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 2 8 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.043 0.54 1.4
Clayton Mortensen 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.00 10 47 34 14 7 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.039 0.22 1.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 8 0 4.00 38 156 99 52 12 35 13 14 5 0 35 2 0 -0.061 1.27 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: C Mortensen (1).
HBP: D Bard (2; K Suzuki).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Manny Gonzalez, 1B - Vic Carapazza, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 37,434.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 47° F, Wind 8mph in from Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Boston Red Sox
1 Coco Crisp LF 1 Mike Aviles SS
2 Cliff Pennington SS 2 Ryan Sweeney RF
3 Josh Reddick RF 3 Dustin Pedroia 2B
4 Yoenis Cespedes CF 4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 Seth Smith DH 5 David Ortiz DH
6 Kila Ka'aihue 1B 6 Cody Ross LF
7 Kurt Suzuki C 7 Jarrod Saltalamacc C
8 Brandon Inge 3B 8 Will Middlebrooks 3B
9 Eric Sogard 2B 9 Marlon Byrd CF
Brandon McCarthy P Daniel Bard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK S. Smith D. Bard 13% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reddick Scores
t4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R OAK S. Smith D. Bard 10% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cespedes Scores
b7 1-4 2 123 6,(1-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez R. Cook 10% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS W. Middlebrooks B. McCarthy -9% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Saltalamacchi to 3B
b5 0-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Sweeney B. McCarthy 9% 66% Flyball: CF (Short CF)

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Bard -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Pennington D. Bard 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO OAK J. Reddick D. Bard -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Aviles B. McCarthy 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS R. Sweeney B. McCarthy -4% 43% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. McCarthy 3% 47% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS A. Gonzalez B. McCarthy -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. McCarthy 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Bard -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK S. Smith D. Bard -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK K. Ka'aihue D. Bard 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki D. Bard -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS C. Ross B. McCarthy 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia B. McCarthy 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS W. Middlebrooks B. McCarthy -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Byrd B. McCarthy -1% 47% Middlebrooks Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Byrd B. McCarthy 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK B. Inge D. Bard 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Sogard D. Bard -4% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Bard -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Bard -3% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Aviles B. McCarthy 3% 47% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Sweeney B. McCarthy 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. McCarthy 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Reddick D. Bard -3% 47% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK Y. Cespedes D. Bard 5% 52% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R OAK S. Smith D. Bard 10% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cespedes Scores
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue D. Bard -3% 59% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK K. Suzuki D. Bard 3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Smith to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O OAK B. Inge D. Bard -5% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez B. McCarthy 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. McCarthy 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS C. Ross B. McCarthy 1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK E. Sogard D. Bard -2% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Bard -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Bard -1% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia B. McCarthy -5% 53% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
b5 0-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  BOS W. Middlebrooks B. McCarthy -8% 45% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Saltalamacchi to 2B
b5 0-1 0 12- 4,(0-2)  O BOS M. Byrd B. McCarthy 8% 52% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Aviles B. McCarthy 4% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Saltalamacchi to 3B; Middlebrooks to 2B
b5 0-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Sweeney B. McCarthy 9% 66% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Reddick D. Bard 4% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Bard -4% 66% Flyball: CF
t6 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK S. Smith D. Bard 13% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reddick Scores
t6 2-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R OAK K. Ka'aihue D. Bard 8% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Smith Scores
t6 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  OAK K. Suzuki D. Bard 1% 88% Hit By Pitch
t6 3-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R OAK B. Inge D. Bard 6% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ka'aihue Scores; Suzuki to 3B
Matt Albers replaces Daniel Bard pitching
t6 4-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O OAK E. Sogard M. Albers -2% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Crisp M. Albers -2% 90% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 3-4-5
b6 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. McCarthy 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez B. McCarthy 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz B. McCarthy -1% 92% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b6 0-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS C. Ross B. McCarthy 2% 94% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Clayton Mortensen facing 2-3-4
Clayton Mortensen replaces Matt Albers pitching
t7 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK C. Pennington C. Mortensen 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Reddick C. Mortensen 1% 95% Wild Pitch; Pennington to 2B
t7 4-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick C. Mortensen -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes C. Mortensen -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Smith C. Mortensen -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia B. McCarthy -3% 89% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b7 0-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS W. Middlebrooks B. McCarthy -9% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Saltalamacchi to 3B
b7 0-4 0 -23 4,(1-2)  RO BOS M. Byrd B. McCarthy 5% 85% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Saltalamacchi Scores
b7 1-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Aviles B. McCarthy 4% 89% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
b7 1-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS R. Sweeney B. McCarthy -2% 87% Walk
Ryan Cook replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
b7 1-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Pedroia R. Cook -5% 83% Walk; Middlebrooks to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
b7 1-4 2 123 6,(1-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez R. Cook 10% 93% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Clayton Mortensen facing 6-7-8
t8 4-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue C. Mortensen -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 4-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki C. Mortensen -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Inge C. Mortensen -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 5-6-7
Jonny Gomes replaces Coco Crisp playing LF batting 1st
b8 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz R. Cook -7% 84% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b8 1-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS C. Ross R. Cook 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia R. Cook 4% 94% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b8 1-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Middlebrooks R. Cook 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Clayton Mortensen facing 9-1-2
t9 4-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK E. Sogard C. Mortensen -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t9 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Gomes C. Mortensen -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington C. Mortensen -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Brian Fuentes facing 9-1-2
Brian Fuentes replaces Ryan Cook pitching
b9 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Byrd B. Fuentes 3% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Aviles B. Fuentes -3% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
Darnell McDonald pinch hits for Ryan Sweeney (RF) batting 2nd
b9 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. McDonald B. Fuentes 3% 98% Flyball: CF
b9 1-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R BOS D. Pedroia B. Fuentes -3% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Aviles Scores
b9 2-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  BOS A. Gonzalez B. Fuentes -0% 95% Defensive Indifference; Pedroia to 3B
b9 2-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O BOS A. Gonzalez B. Fuentes 5% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

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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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