August 21, 2004 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 10
@BAL 4 BOS 10
@CHW 7 DET 11
SEA 10
(11) TEX 5
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 1 ANA 6
@NYY 1 OAK 5
@TBD 0 ARI 2
CIN 1 COL 5
MON 2 HOU 4
CHC 3 LAD 7
ATL 4 PHI 8
@MIL 6 FLA 8
@SDP 2 NYM 11
@SFG 9
(12) STL 10
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 37,303

Saturday, August 21, 2004, 12:26PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Red Sox

69-52

Won 5

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  2  2   0  1  1   1  0  0   10 15  0
White Sox       2  0  3   0  0  0   1  1  0    7 11  1

W: B Arroyo (6-9), L: J Stewart (0-1), S: K Foulke (21)

White Sox

60-60

Lost 3

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .305  .849   22    2   0   
O Cabrera SS                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .245  .639   25    1   4   
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   3   5    1   0  .320 1.035   19    2   0   HR,IW
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .301  .970   23    0   0   
J Varitek C                   5   3   3   2    0   0  .301  .895   26   10   0   2·HR,2B
K Millar 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .304  .855   20    5   1   2B
  D Mientkiewicz 1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .684    4    1   0   
B Mueller 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .820   23    3   1   2B
G Kapler RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .280  .724   10    2   0   SF
M Bellhorn 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .805   13    0   1   SB

B Arroyo P                                                               1   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  T Adams P                                                              0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41  10  15  10    2   7              185   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (19, off J Stewart); K Millar (27, off J Stewart); B Mueller (21, off M Jackson).

HR: J Varitek 2 (17, off J Adkins, off C Politte; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Ramirez (32, off J Stewart; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Kapler (2, off J Stewart).

IBB: M Ramirez (13, by D Marte).

TB: J Varitek 10; M Ramirez 6; B Mueller 2; K Millar 2; G Kapler 2; O Cabrera 2; J Damon 2; M Bellhorn.

RBI: M Ramirez 5 (96); J Varitek 2 (62); J Damon (64); G Kapler (25); K Millar (54).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Bellhorn-O Cabrera-K Millar.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bellhorn (5, 2nd base off D Marte/J Burke).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Harris 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .268  .684   18    0   3   
J Uribe SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .259  .781   20    2   1   2B,HBP
C Everett DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .698   14    0   0   GDP
  T Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .629    9    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   2   1   2    1   0  .278  .900   13    7   1   HR
A Rowand CF                   4   2   3   0    0   1  .314  .936   19    4   0   2B,HBP
R Gload LF                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .275  .720   16    3   0   2B
J Borchard RF                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .167  .500   30    3   0   
J Burke C                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .344  .802   12    7   0   
J Crede 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .235  .708   15    0   1   HR

J Stewart P                                                              0   0
  J Adkins P                                                             0   0
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
  D Marte P                                                              1   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   7  11   7    4  10              166   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Rowand (29, off K Foulke); R Gload (7, off M Timlin); J Uribe (21, off B Arroyo).

HR: J Crede (16, off T Adams; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); P Konerko (30, off B Arroyo; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: A Rowand (6, by B Arroyo); J Uribe (3, by B Arroyo).

TB: A Rowand 4; J Crede 4; P Konerko 4; R Gload 3; J Uribe 2; W Harris 2; J Burke.

GIDP: C Everett (10).

RBI: P Konerko 2 (82); J Burke 2 (10); R Gload 2 (24); J Crede (52).

2-out RBI: P Konerko 2; J Burke 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Borchard (2).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Arroyo, W (6-9)              5.2   7   5   5    3   4   1   4.29   28  102-66   38·10·18    8· 5· 6· 0     36    -     1.10  -0.09
M Timlin, H (11)               1.1   2   1   1    1   2   0   4.40    7   26-15    8· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.09   0.04
T Adams                        1     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.41    4   21-15    7· 3· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.73   0.01
K Foulke, S (21)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.94    4   16-11    4· 5· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.88   0.05
Totals                         9    11   7   7    4  10   2          43  165-107  57·21·29   10· 8· 9· 0          2-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Stewart, L (0-1)             3.1   8   7   7    1   1   1  18.90   19   80-52   33· 4·15    8· 5· 4· 0     16    -     0.86  -0.42
J Adkins                       2.1   3   2   2    0   3   1   3.50   10   40-27   12· 5·10    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.02
C Politte                      0.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   4.47    4   16-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          2-1    0.47  -0.07
D Marte                        1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.12    7   28-15    6· 2· 7    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
M Jackson                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    4   16-9     4· 0· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9    15  10  10    2   7   3          44  180-114  60·13·41   13·12·10· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: M Timlin (1).

IBB: D Marte (2; M Ramirez).

HBP: B Arroyo 2 (16; A Rowand, J Uribe).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 37,303.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. W Harris             2B 
2. O Cabrera            SS    2. J Uribe              SS 
3. M Ramirez            LF    3. C Everett            DH 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. J Varitek            C     5. A Rowand             CF 
6. K Millar             1B    6. R Gload              LF 
7. B Mueller            3B    7. J Borchard           RF 
8. G Kapler             RF    8. J Burke              C  
9. M Bellhorn           2B    9. J Crede              3B 

   B Arroyo             P        J Stewart            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  3-0  -2-  2  -15%  59% P Konerko       B Arroyo        Home Run (Line Drive); Harris Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  1   13%  75% M Ramirez       J Stewart       Home Run (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Cabrera Scores
   b 3   2  7-3  123  2  -13%  67% J Burke         B Arroyo        Single to LF (Line Drive); Konerko Scores; Rowand Scores; Gload to 2B
   t 2   1  2-3  12-  5   11%  74% J Damon         J Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive); Kapler Scores; Bellhorn to 3B
   t 5   1  5-7  ---  7    9%  81% J Varitek       J Adkins        Home Run (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Damon to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-  5   62%  O Cabrera       Single to P/Bunt; Damon to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   75%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  4   73%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   72%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  K Millar        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   68%  W Harris        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   71%  J Uribe         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  4   74%  C Everett       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harris to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   59%  P Konerko       Home Run (Line Drive); Harris Scores
          ---  4   57%  A Rowand        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   60%  R Gload         Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josh Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10   57%  B Mueller       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   60%  G Kapler        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   63%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Kapler to 2B
   R      12-  5   74%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Kapler Scores; Bellhorn to 3B
   O      1-3  3   68%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   R      1-3  8   76%  M Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Damon to 2B
   O      12-  5   73%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   75%  J Borchard      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   77%  J Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   76%  J Crede         Walk
   O      1--  5   78%  W Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Josh Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   82%  J Varitek       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  4   87%  K Millar        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Varitek Scores
   O      -2-  1   87%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B; Millar to 3B
   RO     --3  1   88%  G Kapler        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Millar Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Bronson Arroyo facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   84%  J Uribe         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   87%  C Everett       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          -2-  4   85%  P Konerko       Walk
          12-  3   80%  A Rowand        Single to CF (Line Drive); Uribe to 3B; Konerko to 2B
   R      123  1   73%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Uribe Scores; Konerko to 3B; Rowand to 2B
   O      123  5   79%  J Borchard      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  2   67%  J Burke         Single to LF (Line Drive); Konerko Scores; Rowand Scores; Gload to 2B
   O      12-  1   72%  J Crede         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Josh Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   70%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jon Adkins replaces Josh Stewart pitching
   O      ---  4   68%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   67%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   70%  W Harris        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   67%  J Uribe         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   74%  C Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jon Adkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   72%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   81%  J Varitek       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  7   80%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   82%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   85%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Jon Adkins facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   87%  G Kapler        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   85%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   83%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--  2   84%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kapler to 2B
                  Cliff Politte replaces Jon Adkins pitching
   R      12-  1   91%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Kapler Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   O      1-3  4   89%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   85%  J Borchard      Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  J Burke         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   91%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   89%  W Harris        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Borchard to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching
          12-      88%  J Uribe         Wild Pitch; Borchard to 3B; Harris to 2B
          -23  4   86%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   93%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cliff Politte facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   96%  J Varitek       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Damaso Marte replaces Cliff Politte pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   95%  G Kapler        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Mientkiewicz replaces Kevin Millar playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  1   97%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   95%  A Rowand        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  3   91%  R Gload         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Rowand Scores
   O      -2-  6   94%  J Borchard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   96%  J Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-6, Damaso Marte facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   96%  M Bellhorn      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   96%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      96%  O Cabrera       Bellhorn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   96%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   95%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-10, Terry Adams facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Adams replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   R      ---  2   90%  J Crede         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   93%  W Harris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   95%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  Timo Perez pinch hits for Carl Everett batting 3rd
   O      ---  9   96%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-7, Mike Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Jackson replaces Damaso Marte pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  J Varitek       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  6   96%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   95%  G Kapler        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-10, Keith Foulke facing 4-5-6
                  Keith Foulke replaces Terry Adams pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   94%  A Rowand        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   98%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7  100%  J Borchard      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200408210

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation