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SEA
@ANA		1
3
NYY
@BAL		5
4
BOS
@CHW		4
6
KCR
@CLE		3
5
MIN
@DET		3
0
TOR
@TBD		7
5		 
(12)
OAK
@TEX		6
3
ATL
@ARI		10
0
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@CHC		7
3
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@MIL		11
6
FLA
@NYM		0
5
MON
@PHI		3
6
HOU
@PIT		2
0
COL
@SDP		1
0		 
(11)
LAD
@SFG		1
0
Sunday, September 20, 1998 1:08
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 24,165, Time of Game: 2:39
Red Sox
4
86-68
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 21 GB
 at White Sox
6
75-80
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 12½ GB
W: Mike Sirotka (13-15)
L: Jim Corsi (3-2)
S: Bryan Ward (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  3
White Sox       1  0  2   0  0  0   3  0  X    6  8  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis RF-CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .267 .713 13 6 0.158 1.21 0.181 -0.023 1.2 4 0 2B
John Valentin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 .794 14 9 -0.001 1.62 0.109 -0.110 -0.1 0 0 CS
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 .335 .989 19 11 0.243 1.33 0.275 -0.032 2.2 5 0 HR
   Donnie Sadler PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .754 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .927 18 10 -0.109 1.47 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 1 1
Damon Buford CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .877 7 5 -0.064 0.79 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 3 0
   Midre Cummings PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .870 8 4 0.027 3.46 0.027 0.000 0.2 0 0
Troy O'Leary LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .778 15 9 -0.151 1.84 0.026 -0.176 -0.9 1 0
Chris Snopek DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .520 11 5 -0.069 1.16 0.030 -0.099 -0.6
Jason Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 .721 11 8 -0.087 1.02 0.028 -0.115 -0.7 7 0 GDP
Mike Benjamin 2B-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .681 6 5 -0.067 1.00 0.039 -0.107 -0.6 3 3 GDP
Tim Wakefield P
   Derek Lowe P
   Jim Corsi P
   Dennis Eckersley P
   Greg Swindell P
   Carlos Reyes P
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 4 5 .250 .708 122 72 -0.120 1.35 0.715 -0.835 -1.0 24 5
2B: D Lewis (25, off M Sirotka).
HR: M Vaughn (37, off M Sirotka; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: M Vaughn 6; D Lewis 3; M Benjamin; J Varitek; J Valentin.
GIDP: J Varitek (7); M Benjamin (9).
RBI: M Vaughn 3 (106); J Valentin (70).
2-out RBI: M Vaughn.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Benjamin-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.
PB: J Varitek (18).
E: T Wakefield (); D Lewis (3); J Valentin (13).
Baserunning
CS: J Valentin (5, 2nd base by M Sirotka/M Johnson).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 2 2 1 1 2 1 .286 .827 21 7 0.071 1.58 0.198 -0.127 1.3 3 3 HR,SB
Mike Caruso SS 3 2 0 0 1 0 .304 .717 12 6 0.123 1.88 0.242 -0.119 0.2 2 1 SB
Frank Thomas DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 .267 .865 13 8 0.212 1.88 0.303 -0.092 1.2 2B,SF
Albert Belle LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .325 1.049 11 8 0.175 0.88 0.187 -0.013 1.5 3 0 2B
Robin Ventura 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .254 .766 17 10 0.033 1.32 0.094 -0.060 0.1 0 3
Greg Norton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .721 17 11 -0.242 1.39 0.000 -0.242 -2.1 6 0 GDP
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .752 13 9 -0.106 0.96 0.000 -0.106 -0.9 3 0
Mike Cameron CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .214 .631 14 10 0.198 0.97 0.215 -0.017 1.0 4 0 2·2B
Mark Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .400 14 10 -0.083 1.35 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 5 1
Mike Sirotka P 1
   Chad Bradford P
   Bryan Ward P
Team Totals 31 6 8 4 4 6 .258 .817 132 79 0.381 1.36 1.239 -0.859 1.6 27 8
2B: F Thomas (33, off D Eckersley); M Cameron 2 (16, 1 off T Wakefield, 1 off J Corsi); A Belle (47, off D Eckersley).
HR: R Durham (19, off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: F Thomas (10, off T Wakefield).
TB: M Cameron 4; R Durham 4; A Belle 4; F Thomas 2; R Ventura.
GIDP: G Norton (11).
RBI: F Thomas 2 (104); R Durham (64); A Belle (145).
2-out RBI: F Thomas; A Belle.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Ventura-R Durham-G Norton 2; M Johnson-M Caruso.
Baserunning
SB: R Durham (36, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek); M Caruso (22, 2nd base off D Eckersley/J Varitek).

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 5 5 3 1 3 4 1 4.63 23 78 47 27 6 14 3 13 3 0 50 -0.165 1.22 -1.2
Derek Lowe, H (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.13 2 5 5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.243 2.67 1.6
Jim Corsi, BS (3), L (3-2) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1 0 2.57 4 19 11 6 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.165 2.55 -0.7
Dennis Eckersley 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 8 4 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 -0.329 1.61 -2.1
Greg Swindell 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.57 2 12 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.019 0.75 0.3
Carlos Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41 3 10 6 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 6 1 4 6 1 1.12 36 132 79 46 10 23 8 18 6 0 50 4 1 -0.380 1.35 -1.6
T Wakefield faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
D Eckersley faced 2 batters in the 7th 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
Mike Sirotka, W (13-15) 7 7 4 4 2 4 1 5.27 27 94 56 33 8 15 6 15 7 0 49 -0.044 1.01 -0.1
Chad Bradford, H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.25 5 21 9 7 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.053 2.63 -0.3
Bryan Ward, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 4 7 7 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 0.216 2.06 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 5 1 4.00 36 122 72 44 9 19 7 20 9 0 49 3 0 0.119 1.36 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 24,165.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, Showers.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R CHW F. Thomas D. Eckersley 20% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive); Caruso Scores/unER
b7 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R CHW M. Caruso J. Corsi 19% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cameron Scores/No RBI/unER
b6 3-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO CHW G. Norton D. Lowe -18% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Belle to 3B
t8 4-6 2 123 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Ward 13% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW M. Cameron J. Corsi 13% 51% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)

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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' Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS M. Vaughn M. Sirotka -10% 44% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Sirotka 1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHW R. Durham T. Wakefield 10% 55% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW M. Caruso T. Wakefield -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Wakefield -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Belle T. Wakefield 1% 52% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW R. Ventura T. Wakefield 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Belle to 2B
b1 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura T. Wakefield -3% 50% Popfly: RF (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka 2% 52% Foul Popfly: P (1B-C Foul)
t2 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary M. Sirotka -3% 50% Walk
t2 1-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Snopek M. Sirotka 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B
t2 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Sirotka 2% 55% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW G. Norton T. Wakefield -2% 53% Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez T. Wakefield -2% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW M. Cameron T. Wakefield -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Benjamin M. Sirotka -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka -6% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Benjamin to 2B
t3 1-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka 1% 41% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Benjamin to 3B; Lewis to 2B
t3 1-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Vaughn M. Sirotka -11% 30% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores; Lewis Scores
t3 3-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Sirotka 2% 32% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka 2% 34% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Johnson T. Wakefield -3% 31% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Durham T. Wakefield 3% 34% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW M. Caruso T. Wakefield 4% 38% Durham Steals 2B; Durham to 3B/Passed Ball
b3 1-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  CHW M. Caruso T. Wakefield 3% 41% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRO CHW F. Thomas T. Wakefield 10% 51% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Durham Scores/unER; Caruso Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER/No RBI
b3 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle T. Wakefield -1% 50% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
t4 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Sirotka 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS C. Snopek M. Sirotka -3% 50% Walk
t4 3-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS J. Varitek M. Sirotka 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
b4 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Ventura T. Wakefield -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW G. Norton T. Wakefield -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez T. Wakefield -1% 50% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 9-1-2
t5 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin M. Sirotka 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka -5% 48% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
t5 3-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka -11% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores
t5 4-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS M. Vaughn M. Sirotka 6% 43% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Valentin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
b5 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW M. Cameron T. Wakefield 9% 51% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b5 3-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Johnson T. Wakefield -2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Cameron to 3B
b5 3-4 1 --3 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Durham T. Wakefield 3% 52% Walk
b5 3-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Caruso T. Wakefield -10% 42% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b5 3-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Wakefield -8% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 4-5-6
t6 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra M. Sirotka 3% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka 2% 39% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t6 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Sirotka 1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
b6 3-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  CHW A. Belle T. Wakefield 6% 47% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b6 3-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW R. Ventura T. Wakefield 9% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belle to 2B
Derek Lowe replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b6 3-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO CHW G. Norton D. Lowe -18% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Belle to 3B
b6 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Ordonez D. Lowe -7% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 7-8-9
t7 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Snopek M. Sirotka 3% 34% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t7 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek M. Sirotka -3% 32% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t7 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS M. Benjamin M. Sirotka 6% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 8-9-1
Jim Corsi replaces Derek Lowe pitching
b7 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW M. Cameron J. Corsi 13% 51% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b7 3-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW M. Johnson J. Corsi -3% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Cameron to 3B
b7 3-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Durham J. Corsi -13% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-4 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R CHW M. Caruso J. Corsi 19% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cameron Scores/No RBI/unER
Dennis Eckersley replaces Jim Corsi pitching
b7 4-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW F. Thomas D. Eckersley 2% 56% Caruso Steals 2B
b7 4-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R CHW F. Thomas D. Eckersley 20% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive); Caruso Scores/unER
b7 5-4 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R CHW A. Belle D. Eckersley 10% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Thomas Scores/Team unER
Greg Swindell replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
b7 6-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW R. Ventura G. Swindell 0% 88% Walk
b7 6-4 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHW G. Norton G. Swindell -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, White Sox' Chad Bradford facing 1-2-3
Chad Bradford replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
t8 4-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Lewis C. Bradford -7% 79% Walk
t8 4-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin C. Bradford 6% 85% Lineout: CF
t8 4-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS M. Vaughn C. Bradford -7% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lewis to 2B
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Mo Vaughn (1B) batting 3rd
t8 4-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Bradford 5% 83% Flyball: RF; Lewis to 3B; Sadler to 2B
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Damon Buford (CF) batting 5th
t8 4-6 2 -23 8,(3-2)  BOS M. Cummings C. Bradford -3% 80% Walk
Bryan Ward replaces Chad Bradford pitching
t8 4-6 2 123 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Ward 13% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Carlos Reyes facing 7-8-9
Carlos Reyes replaces Greg Swindell pitching
Mike Benjamin moves from 2B to 1B
Donnie Sadler moves from PR to 2B
Darren Lewis moves from RF to CF
Midre Cummings moves from PH to RF
b8 6-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez C. Reyes -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-1)  O CHW M. Cameron C. Reyes -1% 92% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 6-4 2 --- 3,(1-2)  O CHW M. Johnson C. Reyes -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, White Sox' Bryan Ward facing 7-8-9
t9 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Snopek B. Ward 4% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 4-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Ward 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin B. Ward 1% 100% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 6.

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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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