April 25, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 40,571

Saturday, April 25, 1998, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:46

Red Sox

16-6

Won 6

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0

W: B Saberhagen (4-0), L: B Colon (1-1), S: T Gordon (7)

Indians

13-9

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .885   17    1   2   
R Jefferson DH                5   2   2   1    0   0  .271  .824   19    0   0   HR,2B
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .735   25    5   0   GDP
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .348 1.060   11    4   0   HBP
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .884   12    4   0   
S Hatteberg C                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .293  .866   13    5   0   HR,2B
D Bragg RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .979   15    3   0   
D Lewis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .637   17    3   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .129  .361    9    2   3   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   8              138   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Hatteberg (4, off B Colon); R Jefferson (4, off B Colon).

HR: S Hatteberg (3, off B Colon; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); R Jefferson (2, off B Colon; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

HBP: M Vaughn (4, by B Colon).

TB: R Jefferson 6; S Hatteberg 6; N Garciaparra; J Valentin; D Lewis; M Lemke; T O'Leary.

GIDP: J Valentin (3).

RBI: S Hatteberg (7); R Jefferson (8); T O'Leary (11).

2-out RBI: T O'Leary.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Garciaparra-M Lemke-M Vaughn.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .326  .838   13    2   0   HR,SB
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .745   21    0   8   
D Justice DH                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .329 1.038   17    0   0   SB
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .343 1.040   13    9   2   
G Berroa LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .620   24    1   0   
B Giles RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .304 1.196   22    2   0   
S Alomar C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .640   11    8   0   SH
J Branson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .667   15    3   2   GDP
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .622   15    0   1   

B Colon P                                                                1   0
  A Morman P                                                             1   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   5              151   27  13

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (1, off B Saberhagen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: S Alomar (1, off T Gordon).

TB: K Lofton 5; S Alomar 2; D Justice; J Branson; B Giles.

GIDP: J Branson (1).

RBI: D Justice (26); K Lofton (13).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J Branson-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Justice (1, 2nd base off J Wasdin/S Hatteberg); K Lofton (9, 2nd base off J Corsi/S Hatteberg).

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 Saberhagen, W (4-0)          6     3   1   1    3   4   1   1.96   23  100-57   29· 5·23    4·10· 2· 0     63    -     1.28   0.28
J Corsi, H (4)                 1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   3.75    7   26-15    7· 4· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.85  -0.06
B Shouse, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.35   0.08
J Wasdin, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.97   0.07
T Gordon, S (7)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    4   12-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    5.00   0.23
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   5   1          36  145-83   44·10·29    7·14· 7· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Colon, L (1-1)               6     7   3   3    3   6   2   3.34   29  104-61   39· 8·14   10· 6· 3· 0     49    -     1.09  -0.02
A Morman                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.16    7   29-20   13· 5· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.08
J Mesa                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.92   0.05
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   8   2          39  137-84   55·13·16   14· 8· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Colon (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Colon (1; M Vaughn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 40,571.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. R Jefferson          DH    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. J Valentin           3B    3. D Justice            DH 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. J Thome              1B 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. G Berroa             LF 
6. S Hatteberg          C     6. B Giles              RF 
7. D Bragg              RF    7. S Alomar             C  
8. D Lewis              CF    8. J Branson            2B 
9. M Lemke              2B    9. T Fryman             3B 

   B Saberhagen         P        B Colon              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  --3  2   18% 100% T Fryman        T Gordon        Lineout: LF
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  6  -13%  64% B Giles         T Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   b 9   1  3-2  -2-  3   13%  82% J Branson       T Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B; Giles to 3B
   b 8   1  3-1  -2-  5  -12%  66% D Justice       J Corsi         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lofton Scores
   t 5   2  1-2  12-  3   12%  73% T O'Leary       B Colon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jefferson Scores; Valentin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  N Garciaparra   Walk
          1--      56%  R Jefferson     Wild Pitch; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Flyball: CF; Garciaparra to 3B
   O      --3  3   49%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          --3  1   50%  M Vaughn        Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  3   45%  T O'Leary       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  O Vizquel       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   50%  D Justice       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   56%  S Hatteberg     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  D Bragg         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  5   48%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   45%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  J Thome         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   49%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  7   58%  R Jefferson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  7   60%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   58%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   55%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   51%  S Alomar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   60%  J Branson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   71%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   69%  D Bragg         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   67%  M Lemke         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   56%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  7   51%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  D Justice       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   60%  J Thome         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   63%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   60%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   65%  R Jefferson     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   66%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      12-  5   62%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   73%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jefferson Scores; Valentin to 3B
          1-3  5   75%  S Hatteberg     Walk; O'Leary to 2B
   O      123  4   69%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   64%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  1   56%  S Alomar        Single to 3B (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  J Branson       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  4   70%  T Fryman        Lineout: RF
   O      12-  4   76%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   76%  M Lemke         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   74%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4   72%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   76%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   78%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   76%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  7   80%  G Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alvin Morman facing 3-4-5
                  Alvin Morman replaces Bartolo Colon pitching
   O      ---  7   78%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   77%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   76%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Corsi facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Corsi replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  2   80%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   83%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6   81%  J Branson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   85%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alvin Morman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   82%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   81%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Corsi facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  K Lofton        Single to P (Bunt)
          1--      70%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   66%  D Justice       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lofton Scores
                  Brian Shouse replaces Jim Corsi pitching
   O      1--  1   75%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
                  John Wasdin replaces Brian Shouse pitching
          1--      72%  G Berroa        Justice Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Mesa facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Mesa replaces Alvin Morman pitching
          ---  1   85%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   82%  R Jefferson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  2   77%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Gordon replaces John Wasdin pitching
          ---  6   64%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   70%  S Alomar        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  3   82%  J Branson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Giles to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  T Fryman        Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation