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Series
Results
BOS
@CHW		2
14
BOS
@CHW		4
5
CHW
@BOS		5
3
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 3:11PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 40,717, Time of Game: 2:56
Red Sox
2
 at White Sox
14
L: Matt Clement (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
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Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0
White Sox       5  0  1   2  0  4   0  2  X   14 11  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 12 10 -0.065 0.56 0.000 -0.065 -1.1 1 0
   Alex Cora SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 14 9 0.010 0.42 0.039 -0.029 -0.5 0 2 2B
   Adam Hyzdu CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
David Ortiz DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 1.250 18 11 -0.028 0.48 0.011 -0.039 0.1 2B
Manny Ramirez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 7 -0.062 0.55 0.000 -0.062 -1.3 2 0
Trot Nixon RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 10 7 0.046 0.43 0.054 -0.008 0.6 1 0
Jason Varitek C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 10 8 0.019 0.44 0.045 -0.027 0.3 4 2
Kevin Millar 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .333 1.000 12 9 0.025 0.53 0.045 -0.020 0.3 9 0 2B
   John Olerud PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 2B
Bill Mueller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 16 9 -0.056 0.38 0.000 -0.056 -1.5 0 1
Tony Graffanino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 9 7 0.011 0.36 0.034 -0.023 -0.2 6 2 2B
Matt Clement P 0 1
   Chad Bradford P 0 2
   Geremi Gonzalez P 0 1
   Bronson Arroyo P 0 0
Team Totals 36 2 9 1 0 6 .250 .639 113 79 -0.100 0.45 0.228 -0.329 -2.9 24 11
2B: J Olerud (1, off C Politte); E Renteria (1, off J Contreras); D Ortiz (1, off J Contreras); T Graffanino (1, off J Contreras); K Millar (1, off J Contreras).
TB: D Ortiz 3; J Olerud 2; K Millar 2; T Graffanino 2; T Nixon 2; E Renteria 2; J Varitek.
RBI: K Millar (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .667 2.467 19 11 0.059 0.48 0.073 -0.014 3.0 3 0 HR,SB,CS,HBP
Tadahito Iguchi 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 15 10 -0.023 0.39 0.000 -0.023 -0.6 3 4 SH
   Willie Harris PH-2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.0 1 0
Jermaine Dye RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 16 10 0.011 0.37 0.019 -0.008 -0.4 2 0 HBP
   Timo Perez PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 1 0
Paul Konerko 1B 4 2 1 2 0 0 .250 1.250 18 11 0.036 0.49 0.037 -0.002 0.6 9 0 HR
   Geoff Blum PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Carl Everett DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 12 8 0.012 0.22 0.017 -0.004 -0.3
Aaron Rowand CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .333 .833 22 12 0.091 0.38 0.093 -0.002 1.2 1 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 3 4 3 4 0 0 1.000 4.333 8 5 0.184 0.41 0.184 0.000 4.8 6 0 2·HR,2B,HBP
Joe Crede 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 19 10 -0.020 0.15 0.000 -0.020 -0.8 1 3
Juan Uribe SS 4 2 2 3 0 1 .500 1.750 14 10 0.049 0.20 0.055 -0.007 1.9 0 4 HR
Jose Contreras P 0 0
   Neal Cotts P 0 0
   Cliff Politte P 0 0
Team Totals 33 14 11 14 3 2 .333 1.254 149 92 0.399 0.33 0.478 -0.080 9.6 27 11
2B: A Pierzynski (1, off M Clement).
HR: S Podsednik (1, off G Gonzalez; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); J Uribe (1, off M Clement; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); A Pierzynski 2 (2, 1 off B Arroyo, 1 off M Clement; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); P Konerko (1, off M Clement; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: T Iguchi (1, off M Clement).
HBP: S Podsednik (1, by M Clement); J Dye (1, by M Clement); A Pierzynski (1, by G Gonzalez).
TB: A Pierzynski 10; J Uribe 5; S Podsednik 5; P Konerko 4; C Everett; W Harris; A Rowand.
RBI: A Pierzynski 4 (4); S Podsednik 3 (3); J Uribe 3 (3); P Konerko 2 (2); W Harris (1); A Rowand (1).
2-out RBI: A Pierzynski 3; A Rowand.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Fielding
E: J Crede (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Podsednik (1, 3rd base off M Clement/J Varitek).
CS: S Podsednik (1, 2nd base by M Clement/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
Matt Clement, L (0-1) 3.1 7 8 8 0 0 3 21.60 18 64 41 26 4 11 4 12 6 0 14 -0.394 0.65 -6.1
Chad Bradford 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 17 12 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.07 0.7
Geremi Gonzalez 2.1 2 4 4 1 0 1 15.43 11 41 24 14 2 8 4 5 0 0 0 0 -0.013 0.05 -2.8
Bronson Arroyo 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 18.00 7 27 15 7 3 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.5
Team Totals 8 11 14 14 3 2 5 15.75 40 149 92 56 10 26 11 21 7 0 14 0 0 -0.399 0.45 -9.6

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
Jose Contreras, W (1-0) 7.2 8 2 2 0 6 0 2.35 31 100 70 39 8 23 14 11 6 0 61 0.101 0.52 2.0
Neal Cotts 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.01 0.4
Cliff Politte 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 9 6 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 0 6 0 2.00 36 113 79 46 8 25 14 16 6 0 61 1 0 0.101 0.33 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Contreras (1).
HBP: M Clement 2 (2; S Podsednik, J Dye); G Gonzalez (1; A Pierzynski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Mark Carlson, LF - Mike Everitt, RF - Dan Iassogna.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 40,717.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHW A. Pierzynski M. Clement 16% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Everett Scores; Rowand Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHW A. Rowand M. Clement 9% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Konerko Scores; Everett to 3B
b4 6-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHW J. Uribe M. Clement 5% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores
t4 0-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek J. Contreras -5% 88% Single to 3B/Bunt; Nixon to 3B/Adv on E5; Varitek to 2B
t4 1-6 0 --3 5,(1-2)  R BOS K. Millar J. Contreras -5% 83% Double to RF (Line Drive); Varitek 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' Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Damon J. Contreras 2% 52% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS E. Renteria J. Contreras -4% 48% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Contreras 3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Contreras 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
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' Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW S. Podsednik M. Clement 3% 58% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Iguchi M. Clement -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Podsednik to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  CHW J. Dye M. Clement 2% 59% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CHW P. Konerko M. Clement 3% 61% Podsednik Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO CHW P. Konerko M. Clement 1% 62% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Podsednik Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW C. Everett M. Clement 2% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive); Konerko to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHW A. Rowand M. Clement 9% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Konerko Scores; Everett to 3B
b1 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHW A. Pierzynski M. Clement 16% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Everett Scores; Rowand Scores
b1 5-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW J. Crede M. Clement -0% 88% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 5-6-7
t2 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. Nixon J. Contreras -2% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Contreras 2% 88% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Millar J. Contreras 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Mueller J. Contreras 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
b2 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Uribe M. Clement -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW S. Podsednik M. Clement 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 5-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHW T. Iguchi M. Clement -1% 90% Podsednik Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 5-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW T. Iguchi M. Clement -0% 90% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 9-1-2
t3 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Graffanino J. Contreras -3% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-5 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Contreras 3% 89% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS E. Renteria J. Contreras 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t3 0-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Contreras -1% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Graffanino to 3B
t3 0-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Contreras 3% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
b3 5-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye M. Clement -1% 92% Flyball: LF
b3 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHW P. Konerko M. Clement 3% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 6-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Everett M. Clement -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b3 6-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rowand M. Clement -0% 95% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 5-6-7
t4 0-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. Nixon J. Contreras -2% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 0-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek J. Contreras -5% 88% Single to 3B/Bunt; Nixon to 3B/Adv on E5; Varitek to 2B
t4 0-6 0 -23 3,(0-2)  R BOS K. Millar J. Contreras -1% 87% Wild Pitch; Nixon Scores; Varitek to 3B
t4 1-6 0 --3 5,(1-2)  R BOS K. Millar J. Contreras -5% 83% Double to RF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores
t4 2-6 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Mueller J. Contreras 4% 87% Fielder's Choice 2B; Millar out at 3B/2B-3B
t4 2-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Graffanino J. Contreras 2% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Contreras 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 7-8-9
b4 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski M. Clement 2% 93% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b4 6-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Crede M. Clement -1% 91% Flyball: RF
b4 6-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  RR CHW J. Uribe M. Clement 5% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores
Chad Bradford replaces Matt Clement pitching
b4 8-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik C. Bradford -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
b4 8-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW T. Iguchi C. Bradford -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 2-3-4
t5 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS E. Renteria J. Contreras 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-8 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Contreras 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t5 2-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Contreras 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Red Sox' Chad Bradford facing 3-4-5
b5 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dye C. Bradford -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 8-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko C. Bradford -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
Geremi Gonzalez replaces Chad Bradford pitching
b5 8-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Everett G. Gonzalez -0% 97% Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 5-6-7
t6 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Contreras 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 2-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Contreras 0% 98% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Millar J. Contreras 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Red Sox' Geremi Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
b6 8-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW A. Rowand G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Walk
b6 8-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Rowand to 2B
b6 8-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Crede G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
b6 8-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R CHW J. Uribe G. Gonzalez 1% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rowand Scores; Pierzynski to 2B
b6 9-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR CHW S. Podsednik G. Gonzalez 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores; Uribe Scores
b6 12-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Iguchi G. Gonzalez 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b6 12-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye G. Gonzalez -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 12.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-12, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 8-9-1
t7 2-12 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS B. Mueller J. Contreras 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-12 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Graffanino J. Contreras 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-12 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Damon J. Contreras 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 12.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 12-2, Red Sox' Geremi Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
b7 12-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW P. Konerko G. Gonzalez 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b7 12-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW C. Everett G. Gonzalez 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b7 12-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Rowand G. Gonzalez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 12.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-12, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 2-3-4
t8 2-12 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS E. Renteria J. Contreras 0% 100% Lineout: RF
t8 2-12 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Contreras -0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t8 2-12 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Contreras 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
Neal Cotts replaces Jose Contreras pitching
t8 2-12 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon N. Cotts 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 12.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 12-2, Red Sox' Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
Bronson Arroyo replaces Geremi Gonzalez pitching
Alex Cora replaces Johnny Damon (CF) playing SS batting 1st
Adam Hyzdu replaces Edgar Renteria (SS) playing CF batting 2nd
b8 12-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHW A. Pierzynski B. Arroyo 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 13-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW J. Crede B. Arroyo 0% 100% Walk
b8 13-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Uribe B. Arroyo 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 13-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHW S. Podsednik B. Arroyo 0% 100% Walk; Crede to 2B
Willie Harris pinch hits for Tadahito Iguchi (2B) batting 2nd
b8 13-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R CHW W. Harris B. Arroyo 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Crede Scores; Podsednik to 2B
Timo Perez pinch hits for Jermaine Dye (RF) batting 3rd
b8 14-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Perez B. Arroyo 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 4th
b8 14-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Blum B. Arroyo 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 14.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-14, White Sox' Cliff Politte facing 6-7-8
Cliff Politte replaces Neal Cotts pitching
Geoff Blum moves from PH to 1B
Willie Harris moves from PH to 2B
Timo Perez moves from PH to RF
t9 2-14 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Politte 0% 100% Flyball: RF
John Olerud pinch hits for Kevin Millar (1B) batting 7th
t9 2-14 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Olerud C. Politte 0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t9 2-14 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS B. Mueller C. Politte 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t9 2-14 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Graffanino C. Politte 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 14.

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  • 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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