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BOS
@CHW		4
5
KCR
@CLE		1
3
MIL
@MIN		3
2
NYY
@TEX		11
7
CAL
@TOR		3
2		 
(10)
PHI
@ATL		0
3
STL
@LAD		12
0
HOU
@MON		5
4		 
(10)
CIN
@NYM		2
3		 
(10)
CHC
@SDP		4
0
PIT
@SFG		3
6
Thursday, May 4, 1989 7:57
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 7,443, Time of Game: 3:02
Red Sox
4
13-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at White Sox
5
11-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 8 GB
W: Bill Long (2-3)
L: Wes Gardner (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    4 10  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  3  0   1  0  X    5  9  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .798 15 9 0.001 0.69 0.049 -0.048 -0.1 0 2 3B
   Ed Romero 3B-SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .604 5 3 0.115 2.82 0.115 0.000 0.4 0 1
Marty Barrett 2B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .307 .797 15 3 -0.025 1.71 0.076 -0.101 0.2 3 3 SH
Ellis Burks CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .305 .945 20 13 -0.135 1.77 0.052 -0.187 -0.2 0 0 3B
Mike Greenwell LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .308 .871 20 12 -0.033 1.49 0.061 -0.095 0.2 0 0 2B,IW
Jim Rice DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 .279 .721 17 10 0.137 1.79 0.179 -0.043 1.0 2B
Dwight Evans RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .869 12 6 -0.304 2.35 0.018 -0.322 -1.5 3 0 SB
Nick Esasky 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .268 .833 13 8 0.046 0.96 0.114 -0.068 0.9 11 1 HR
Rich Gedman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .156 .500 18 11 -0.053 1.14 0.038 -0.091 -0.2 6 0 2B
Jody Reed SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .668 12 7 -0.097 1.19 0.000 -0.097 -0.9 0 3
   Sam Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .377 5 3 -0.025 1.01 0.000 -0.025 -0.1
   Randy Kutcher 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Wes Gardner P 1
   Rob Murphy P 1 1
   Dennis Lamp P
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 5 5 .278 .921 152 85 -0.373 1.54 0.702 -1.077 -0.2 24 12
2B: M Greenwell (5, off D Pall); J Rice (4, off D Pall); R Gedman (3, off B Long).
3B: W Boggs (1, off B Long); E Burks (3, off B Long).
HR: N Esasky (5, off B Thigpen; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: M Barrett (7, off B Thigpen).
IBB: M Greenwell (5, by B Thigpen).
TB: E Burks 4; N Esasky 4; J Rice 3; W Boggs 3; M Greenwell 2; R Gedman 2; E Romero; D Evans.
RBI: N Esasky 2 (17); J Rice (20); M Greenwell (16).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: R Gedman (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Evans (2, 2nd base off B Long/M Merullo).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .258 .601 18 11 0.083 0.83 0.130 -0.046 0.8 0 5 3B,SB,IW
Dave Gallagher CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .259 .655 22 14 -0.042 0.76 0.044 -0.086 -0.7 3 0 SB
Harold Baines DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 .348 .956 19 9 0.018 0.68 0.046 -0.027 0.9 2·2B,IW
Ron Kittle 1B 3 0 1 3 0 1 .235 .764 11 8 0.054 0.98 0.121 -0.067 1.2 7 1 2B,SF
   Billy Jo Robidoux 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .398 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Ivan Calderon RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233 .677 17 7 -0.052 0.56 0.001 -0.053 -0.7 2 0 IW
Daryl Boston LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .615 8 6 -0.025 0.44 0.011 -0.036 -0.4 3 1
Matt Merullo C 1 1 0 0 1 1 .209 .518 17 10 -0.001 0.42 0.013 -0.014 -0.2 2 0 SH
   Ron Karkovice C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .658 6 5 0.019 0.50 0.019 0.000 0.4 3 0
Fred Manrique 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .353 .824 9 6 0.098 0.69 0.129 -0.031 0.6 2 1 2B
   Jeff Schaefer 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 1 1 -0.006 0.77 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 1 0 SH
Steve Lyons 3B-2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .592 8 6 -0.021 0.74 0.040 -0.061 -0.6 1 0 2B
Bill Long P 1 1
   Donn Pall P
   Bobby Thigpen P 1 1
Team Totals 30 5 9 5 5 6 .300 .922 136 83 0.125 0.68 0.554 -0.427 1.3 27 11
2B: S Lyons (3, off W Gardner); H Baines 2 (6, 1 off W Gardner, 1 off R Murphy); R Kittle (7, off W Gardner); F Manrique (2, off W Gardner).
3B: O Guillen (2, off W Gardner).
SF: R Kittle (1, off R Murphy).
SH: M Merullo (1, off R Murphy); J Schaefer (1, off D Lamp).
IBB: O Guillen (2, by D Lamp); H Baines (3, by W Gardner); I Calderon (2, by R Murphy).
TB: H Baines 4; O Guillen 3; R Kittle 2; F Manrique 2; S Lyons 2; R Karkovice; D Gallagher; D Boston.
RBI: R Kittle 3 (16); F Manrique (4); O Guillen (8).
2-out RBI: R Kittle 2; F Manrique.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: O Guillen (4); F Manrique (1).
Outfield Assists: D Boston (E Burks at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: O Guillen (9, 2nd base off D Lamp/R Gedman); D Gallagher (3, 2nd base off W Gardner/R Gedman).

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
Wes Gardner, L (1-2) 5 6 4 4 3 5 0 6.67 24 98 60 37 14 9 10 6 3 0 41 -0.158 0.79 -2.0
Rob Murphy 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.02 9 24 14 10 3 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0.005 0.28 0.3
Dennis Lamp 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.93 5 14 9 8 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.84 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 5 6 0 5.62 38 136 83 55 17 11 16 11 4 0 41 1 0 -0.125 1.54 -1.3
W Gardner faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

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
Bill Long, W (2-3) 6.2 6 1 1 3 2 0 6.67 29 101 55 40 5 10 11 13 5 0 57 0.274 0.96 1.9
Donn Pall, H (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.09 3 12 9 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 -0.044 0.96 -1.2
Bobby Thigpen, S (4) 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1.32 10 39 21 15 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 0.144 3.52 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 5 5 1 4.00 42 152 85 60 10 15 14 18 6 0 57 3 1 0.374 0.68 0.2
D Pall faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Pall (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: W Gardner (2; H Baines); R Murphy (2; I Calderon); D Lamp (1; O Guillen); B Thigpen (2; M Greenwell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 7,443.
Field Condition: Soaked.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Night, Drizzle.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Chicago White Sox
1 Wade Boggs 3B 1 Ozzie Guillen SS
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Dave Gallagher CF
3 Ellis Burks CF 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Mike Greenwell LF 4 Ron Kittle 1B
5 Jim Rice DH 5 Ivan Calderon RF
6 Dwight Evans RF 6 Daryl Boston LF
7 Nick Esasky 1B 7 Matt Merullo C
8 Rich Gedman C 8 Fred Manrique 2B
9 Jody Reed SS 9 Steve Lyons 3B
Wes Gardner P Bill Long P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 2 123 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Thigpen 23% 100% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Manrique W. Gardner 13% 65% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Merullo Scores; Manrique to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHW O. Guillen W. Gardner 12% 86% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lyons Scores
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS E. Romero B. Thigpen -11% 73% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t8 2-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS N. Esasky B. Thigpen -11% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rice Scores

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS W. Boggs B. Long 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Barrett B. Long -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS E. Burks B. Long 1% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Barrett to 3B; Burks out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
t1 0-0 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell B. Long 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW O. Guillen W. Gardner -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW D. Gallagher W. Gardner 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW H. Baines W. Gardner -1% 54% Strikeout Swinging, Gallagher Steals 2B; Gallagher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 0-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Kittle W. Gardner -4% 50% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Rice B. Long -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Long 4% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS N. Esasky B. Long 3% 53% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS R. Gedman B. Long -4% 49% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Rice to 3B
t2 0-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Reed B. Long 6% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW I. Calderon W. Gardner -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Boston W. Gardner -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHW M. Merullo W. Gardner 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Manrique W. Gardner 13% 65% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Merullo Scores; Manrique to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 1-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Lyons W. Gardner -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bill Long facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS W. Boggs B. Long 3% 65% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Barrett B. Long -3% 62% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS E. Burks B. Long 2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Burks to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t3 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell B. Long 4% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Guillen W. Gardner -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher W. Gardner -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 1-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHW H. Baines W. Gardner 2% 66% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Kittle W. Gardner -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bill Long facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Rice B. Long 3% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Long 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t4 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Esasky B. Long 1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW I. Calderon W. Gardner -2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Boston W. Gardner -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b4 1-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW M. Merullo W. Gardner -1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bill Long facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS R. Gedman B. Long 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Reed B. Long 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS W. Boggs B. Long -4% 66% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 0-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Long 5% 72% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Manrique W. Gardner -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW S. Lyons W. Gardner 4% 74% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHW O. Guillen W. Gardner 12% 86% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lyons Scores
b5 2-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher W. Gardner -4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHW H. Baines W. Gardner 1% 82% Intentional Walk
b5 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR CHW R. Kittle W. Gardner 11% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Baines Scores; Kittle to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 4-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHW I. Calderon W. Gardner -1% 93% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Bill Long facing 3-4-5
t6 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS E. Burks B. Long -5% 88% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-4 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS M. Greenwell B. Long 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Burks Scores
t6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Rice B. Long 1% 91% Popfly: 3B
t6 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Evans B. Long -1% 90% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 1-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Esasky B. Long -1% 89% Evans Steals 2B
t6 1-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Esasky B. Long 3% 92% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
b6 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW D. Boston W. Gardner 1% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
Rob Murphy replaces Wes Gardner pitching
b6 4-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Merullo R. Murphy -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Boston to 2B
b6 4-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW F. Manrique R. Murphy -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 4-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHW S. Lyons R. Murphy -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Bill Long facing 8-9-1
Ron Karkovice replaces Matt Merullo playing C batting 7th
Steve Lyons moves from 3B to 2B
Jeff Schaefer replaces Fred Manrique (2B) playing 3B batting 8th
t7 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Gedman B. Long 2% 93% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Reed B. Long 1% 94% Lineout: LF
t7 1-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS W. Boggs B. Long -1% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
Donn Pall replaces Bill Long pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
t7 1-4 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Barrett B. Long -2% 91% Walk; Boggs to 2B
t7 1-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS E. Burks D. Pall 4% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Rob Murphy facing 1-2-3
Ed Romero replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 1st
b7 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW O. Guillen R. Murphy -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW D. Gallagher R. Murphy 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW H. Baines R. Murphy 2% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gallagher to 3B
b7 4-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO CHW R. Kittle R. Murphy 1% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Gallagher Scores; Baines to 3B
b7 5-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHW I. Calderon R. Murphy 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 5-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Boston R. Murphy -1% 97% Popfly: P (P's Left)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 4-5-6
Billy Jo Robidoux replaces Ron Kittle playing 1B batting 4th
t8 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Greenwell D. Pall -3% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 1-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Rice D. Pall -1% 93% Wild Pitch; Greenwell to 3B
t8 1-5 0 --3 4,(1-2)  R BOS J. Rice D. Pall -5% 88% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Greenwell Scores
Bobby Thigpen replaces Donn Pall pitching
t8 2-5 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Thigpen 4% 92% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t8 2-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS N. Esasky B. Thigpen -11% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rice Scores
t8 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Gedman B. Thigpen 4% 85% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Sam Horn pinch hits for Jody Reed (SS) batting 9th
t8 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Horn B. Thigpen 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
Dennis Lamp replaces Rob Murphy pitching
Randy Kutcher replaces Sam Horn (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
Ed Romero moves from 3B to SS
b8 5-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  CHW R. Karkovice D. Lamp 2% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 5-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Schaefer D. Lamp -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Karkovice to 2B
b8 5-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW S. Lyons D. Lamp -2% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Karkovice to 3B
b8 5-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHW O. Guillen D. Lamp 0% 87% Intentional Walk
b8 5-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CHW D. Gallagher D. Lamp 0% 88% Guillen Steals 2B
b8 5-4 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Gallagher D. Lamp -3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 1-2-3
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS E. Romero B. Thigpen -11% 73% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t9 4-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Thigpen 5% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Romero to 2B
t9 4-5 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O BOS E. Burks B. Thigpen 11% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Greenwell B. Thigpen -3% 86% Intentional Walk
t9 4-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Rice B. Thigpen -9% 77% Walk; Romero to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
t9 4-5 2 123 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Thigpen 23% 100% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 5.

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