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OAK
@ANA		4
5
NYY
@BAL		0
5
NYY
@BAL		12
5
BOS
@CHW		2
5
TOR
@CLE		2
9
DET
@MIN		6
5
SEA
@TEX		0
7
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@ARI		3
5
PIT
@MIL		3
2
ATL
@NYM		4
3		 
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CHC
@PHI		1
2
LAD
@SFG		9
4
Thursday, September 30, 1999 7:05PM
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 12,788, Time of Game: 2:55
Red Sox
2
91-68
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
 at White Sox
5
73-86
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 24 GB
W: Sean Lowe (4-1)
L: Brian Rose (6-6)
S: Bob Howry (27)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  8  0
White Sox       0  1  0   1  0  0   1  2  X    5  9  1

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 5 0 1 2 0 1 .242 .624 18 15 0.094 1.88 0.221 -0.127 0.6 1 0
John Valentin 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .707 20 11 -0.148 1.33 0.024 -0.172 -1.2 1 2
Damon Buford LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .239 .650 23 10 0.081 1.05 0.114 -0.033 0.6 2 0
Mike Stanley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .856 21 15 -0.138 1.41 0.009 -0.147 -1.3 7 1 HBP
Butch Huskey DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .833 7 5 -0.021 1.31 0.052 -0.073 -0.4
   Brian Daubach PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .921 12 7 0.051 1.25 0.051 0.000 0.5
Scott Hatteberg C 3 1 2 0 2 0 .276 .785 26 13 0.253 1.66 0.275 -0.022 2.1 10 0 2B
   Jon Nunnally PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .643 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Lou Merloni SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .613 13 11 -0.346 2.05 0.016 -0.362 -2.6 1 3 GDP
   Jason Varitek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .811 1 1 -0.084 3.10 0.000 -0.084 -0.8
Michael Coleman CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 11 5 0.075 1.66 0.105 -0.030 0.7 0 0
   Trot Nixon PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .828 5 3 -0.058 2.18 0.000 -0.058 -0.3 0 0
Donnie Sadler 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .644 15 8 -0.104 2.27 0.047 -0.150 -1.0 1 2
   Reggie Jefferson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .772 5 3 -0.043 1.64 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
   Jeff Frye 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bryce Florie P 1
   Tim Wakefield P 1
   Rheal Cormier P
   Brian Rose P
   John Wasdin P
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 7 8 .229 .629 177 107 -0.388 1.63 0.914 -1.301 -3.4 24 9
2B: S Hatteberg (4, off M Sirotka).
HBP: M Stanley (11, by B Howry).
TB: S Hatteberg 3; M Coleman; B Daubach; J Valentin; L Merloni; B Huskey; D Lewis.
GIDP: L Merloni (6).
RBI: D Lewis 2 (40).
2-out RBI: D Lewis 2.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 2 for 15.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .703 18 12 -0.066 0.61 0.000 -0.066 -0.9 4 0
Greg Norton 3B-1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .257 .789 22 15 0.050 0.72 0.078 -0.028 0.5 0 3 2B
Ray Durham 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 .811 18 11 -0.107 1.02 0.000 -0.107 -1.2 2 2
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 3 3 2 0 1 .303 .860 12 8 0.133 1.05 0.176 -0.044 2.1 3 0 HR
Jeff Liefer LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .252 .607 8 5 0.209 0.80 0.247 -0.038 2.6 1 0 2·2B,SB
Paul Konerko DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .289 .853 18 13 -0.112 0.86 0.000 -0.112 -1.5
Carlos Lee 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .293 .772 13 8 0.122 1.08 0.200 -0.078 0.0 5 0 HR
   Craig Wilson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .626 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Josh Paul C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 16 11 -0.069 0.83 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 10 0
Jason Dellaero SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .042 .082 7 5 -0.048 0.59 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 1 3
Mike Sirotka P 1
   Bill Simas P
   Jesus Pena P
   Sean Lowe P
   Keith Foulke P
   Bob Howry P
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 0 10 .273 .818 132 88 0.112 0.84 0.701 -0.590 0.2 27 9
2B: J Liefer 2 (7, 1 off T Wakefield, 1 off B Florie); G Norton (26, off J Wasdin).
HR: M Ordonez (30, off J Wasdin; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); C Lee (15, off B Rose; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: M Ordonez 6; J Liefer 5; C Lee 4; G Norton 3.
RBI: M Ordonez 2 (117); J Liefer 2 (14); C Lee (78).
2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Dellaero-R Durham-C Lee.
E: C Lee (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Liefer (2, 2nd base off J Wasdin/S Hatteberg).

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
Bryce Florie 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 4.65 11 45 30 10 11 9 3 3 0 0 56 0.055 0.85 0.8
Tim Wakefield 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.15 8 25 18 10 2 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.015 0.73 0.2
Rheal Cormier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.75 4 12 8 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.081 1.57 0.6
Brian Rose, L (6-6) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.97 4 15 10 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.130 0.96 -0.4
John Wasdin 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.17 6 35 22 17 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.103 0.46 -1.4
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 0 10 2 5.62 33 132 88 49 20 19 11 12 3 0 56 0 0 -0.112 1.63 -0.2

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 6 7 2 2 3 5 0 4.00 29 107 69 40 10 19 9 12 5 0 52 0.121 1.58 1.6
Bill Simas 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.75 3 17 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.057 1.98 -0.4
Jesus Pena 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.89 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.090 3.12 -0.7
Sean Lowe, W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.59 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.242 3.75 1.7
Keith Foulke, H (22) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.22 3 20 14 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.131 1.63 0.6
Bob Howry, S (27) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.51 6 26 15 11 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.041 1.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 7 8 0 2.00 43 177 107 67 16 24 10 17 6 0 52 5 0 0.388 0.84 3.4
J Pena faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Howry (3; M Stanley).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 12,788.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 17mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO BOS L. Merloni S. Lowe 24% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka -22% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hatteberg Scores; Coleman Scores; Sadler to 3B
b7 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHW C. Lee B. Rose 20% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHW J. Liefer B. Florie 14% 73% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ordonez Scores; Liefer to 3B
b8 3-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHW M. Ordonez J. Wasdin 12% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Norton Scores

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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,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka -2% 50% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka -3% 47% Walk; Valentin to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley M. Sirotka 4% 51% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Huskey M. Sirotka 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW B. Simmons B. Florie -2% 53% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW G. Norton B. Florie -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham B. Florie -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg M. Sirotka -6% 44% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(0-2)  O BOS L. Merloni M. Sirotka 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Coleman M. Sirotka -2% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Sadler M. Sirotka 5% 51% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka 5% 55% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW M. Ordonez B. Florie 4% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHW J. Liefer B. Florie 14% 73% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ordonez Scores; Liefer to 3B
b2 1-0 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko B. Florie -4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O CHW C. Lee B. Florie -5% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Paul B. Florie -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 2-3-4
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka 3% 63% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley M. Sirotka 1% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dellaero B. Florie -2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW B. Simmons B. Florie -2% 62% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b3 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Norton B. Florie -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Huskey M. Sirotka 3% 64% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg M. Sirotka 2% 66% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
t4 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS L. Merloni M. Sirotka -2% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Coleman M. Sirotka 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
Tim Wakefield replaces Bryce Florie pitching
b4 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Durham T. Wakefield -2% 65% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Ordonez T. Wakefield 2% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R CHW J. Liefer T. Wakefield 11% 78% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ordonez Scores
b4 2-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Lee T. Wakefield -3% 73% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 9-1-2
t5 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Sadler M. Sirotka -5% 69% Walk
t5 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka 3% 71% Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Sadler to 2B
t5 0-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka 4% 76% Popfly: SS
t5 0-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Buford M. Sirotka -2% 74% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Sadler to 3B
t5 0-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Stanley M. Sirotka 6% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Paul T. Wakefield -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dellaero T. Wakefield -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW B. Simmons T. Wakefield -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
t6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS B. Huskey M. Sirotka -5% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 0-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg M. Sirotka -8% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive); Huskey to 2B
t6 0-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Merloni M. Sirotka 8% 71% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t6 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Coleman M. Sirotka -8% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Huskey to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
t6 0-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Sadler M. Sirotka 10% 73% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Hatteberg to 3B; Coleman to 2B
t6 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS D. Lewis M. Sirotka -22% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hatteberg Scores; Coleman Scores; Sadler to 3B
t6 2-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Sirotka 8% 58% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Rheal Cormier facing 2-3-4
Rheal Cormier replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b6 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW G. Norton R. Cormier 5% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b6 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Durham R. Cormier -5% 58% Lineout: SS
b6 2-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez R. Cormier -4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Liefer R. Cormier -4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Bill Simas facing 3-4-5
Bill Simas replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
t7 2-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Buford B. Simas -6% 44% Walk
t7 2-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Simas 3% 47% Flyball: CF; Buford to 2B
Brian Daubach pinch hits for Butch Huskey (DH) batting 5th
t7 2-2 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  BOS B. Daubach B. Simas -3% 44% Walk
Jesus Pena replaces Bill Simas pitching
t7 2-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg J. Pena -9% 35% Walk; Buford to 3B; Daubach to 2B
Sean Lowe replaces Jesus Pena pitching
t7 2-2 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO BOS L. Merloni S. Lowe 24% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 6-7-8
Brian Rose replaces Rheal Cormier pitching
b7 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Konerko B. Rose -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHW C. Lee B. Rose 20% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 3-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW J. Paul B. Rose -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dellaero B. Rose -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
Keith Foulke replaces Sean Lowe pitching
Greg Norton moves from 3B to 1B
Craig Wilson replaces Carlos Lee (1B) playing 3B batting 7th
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Michael Coleman (CF) batting 8th
t8 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Nixon K. Foulke 6% 78% Strikeout Swinging
Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Donnie Sadler (2B) batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson K. Foulke 4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-3 2 --- 10,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Foulke 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
John Wasdin replaces Brian Rose pitching
Jeff Frye replaces Reggie Jefferson (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
Darren Lewis moves from RF to CF
Trot Nixon moves from PH to RF
b8 3-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW B. Simmons J. Wasdin -2% 84% Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
b8 3-2 1 --- 10,(3-2)  CHW G. Norton J. Wasdin 3% 87% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b8 3-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Durham J. Wasdin -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHW M. Ordonez J. Wasdin 12% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Norton Scores
b8 5-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW J. Liefer J. Wasdin 0% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 5-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW P. Konerko J. Wasdin 0% 97% Liefer Steals 2B
b8 5-2 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Wasdin -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Bob Howry facing 2-3-4
Bob Howry replaces Keith Foulke pitching
t9 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Howry 2% 98% Popfly: 2B
t9 2-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Buford B. Howry 1% 100% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t9 2-5 2 --- 6,(1-2)  BOS M. Stanley B. Howry -1% 99% Hit By Pitch
t9 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS B. Daubach B. Howry -2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Stanley to 2B
t9 2-5 2 12- 7,(3-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg B. Howry -5% 92% Walk; Stanley to 3B; Daubach to 2B
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Lou Merloni (SS) batting 7th
Jon Nunnally pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 6th
t9 2-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Howry 8% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199909300
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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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