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1
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@CHW		2
1
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14
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12
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5
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4
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7
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5
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5
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6
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@PHI		3
1
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@SFG		5
6
Friday, July 23, 1999 7:05PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 35,245, Time of Game: 3:08
Red Sox
5
52-45
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 at Tigers
14
41-56
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 17½ GB
W: Brian Moehler (8-9)
L: Tomo Ohka (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  4  0    5  8  0
Tigers          3  0  1   0  4  6   0  0  X   14 15  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .275 .772 14 9 -0.035 0.33 0.000 -0.035 1.0 2 2 HR
John Valentin 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .730 9 7 0.004 0.47 0.024 -0.020 -0.1 0 1
   Creighton Gubanich C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .772 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 2 1
Brian Daubach DH-3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .325 .974 13 8 -0.041 0.41 0.001 -0.042 1.1 0 0 2B
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .346 .993 8 5 -0.030 0.37 0.001 -0.031 0.6 1 2
   Lou Merloni PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .609 4 2 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 1
Troy O'Leary LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .289 .857 16 11 -0.044 0.41 0.000 -0.044 -1.2 1 0 SF,GDP
Mike Stanley 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 .847 13 9 0.005 0.21 0.021 -0.015 0.2 7 1
Jason Varitek C 1 0 0 0 2 1 .256 .795 14 6 0.022 0.43 0.032 -0.010 0.4 5 0
   Rich Garces P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Wakefield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Reggie Jefferson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .797 3 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Darren Lewis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .666 21 12 -0.038 0.64 0.035 -0.073 -1.3 4 0 GDP
Trot Nixon RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .270 .737 17 8 -0.078 0.39 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Tomo Ohka P 2
   Marino Santana P
Team Totals 31 5 8 4 4 3 .258 .720 133 80 -0.236 0.37 0.114 -0.349 -0.3 24 10
2B: B Daubach (20, off N Cruz).
HR: J Offerman (5, off B Moehler; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: T O'Leary (3, off N Cruz).
TB: J Offerman 4; B Daubach 3; M Stanley 2; N Garciaparra; J Valentin; C Gubanich.
GIDP: T Nixon (4); D Lewis (3); T O'Leary (12).
RBI: J Offerman 2 (40); B Daubach (41); T O'Leary (60).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia DH 5 2 3 2 1 0 .366 .982 14 7 0.056 0.28 0.064 -0.009 2.4 HR,2·2B
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .808 26 12 0.081 0.47 0.089 -0.008 0.5 4 1
Bobby Higginson RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .244 .736 3 2 0.051 1.37 0.051 0.000 0.7 0 0
   Gregg Jefferies PH-LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .590 13 10 -0.023 0.31 0.002 -0.025 0.2 2 0 HR
Tony Clark 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .253 .769 13 8 0.092 0.55 0.122 -0.030 1.7 10 1 2B
Juan Encarnacion LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .766 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Karim Garcia LF-RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 .226 .640 20 13 0.022 0.31 0.056 -0.034 0.9 0 0 HR
Frank Catalanotto 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .278 .783 12 7 0.010 0.28 0.020 -0.010 0.2 2 6 2B
Gabe Kapler CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .238 .775 19 9 -0.026 0.38 0.010 -0.036 -0.7 4 0
Deivi Cruz SS 4 1 1 4 0 3 .271 .675 18 16 0.024 0.39 0.062 -0.037 1.5 3 4 HR,SF
Jason Wood 3B 4 2 1 3 1 2 .176 .487 17 12 -0.021 0.15 0.003 -0.024 2.0 2 0 HR
Brian Moehler P
   Nelson Cruz P 1
Team Totals 38 14 15 14 7 8 .395 1.373 155 96 0.266 0.36 0.479 -0.213 9.3 27 13
2B: T Clark (14, off T Ohka); F Catalanotto (13, off R Garces); L Polonia 2 (14, 1 off T Ohka, 1 off M Santana).
HR: G Jefferies (6, off M Santana; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); J Wood (1, off M Santana; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); L Polonia (4, off M Santana; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Cruz (5, off T Ohka; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); K Garcia (5, off T Ohka; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: D Cruz (3, off M Santana).
TB: L Polonia 8; K Garcia 5; D Cruz 4; G Jefferies 4; J Wood 4; T Clark 3; F Catalanotto 3; B Higginson; B Ausmus; G Kapler.
RBI: D Cruz 4 (28); J Wood 3 (7); L Polonia 2 (17); T Clark 2 (52); K Garcia (12); B Higginson (41); G Jefferies (18).
2-out RBI: J Wood 3; D Cruz 3; L Polonia 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 3. F Catalanotto-D Cruz-T Clark; D Cruz-F Catalanotto-T Clark; T Clark-D Cruz-T Clark.

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
Tomo Ohka, L (0-2) 4.2 9 7 7 3 4 2 14.29 26 85 54 32 3 19 10 9 4 0 19 -0.254 0.65 -4.2
Marino Santana 1.1 5 7 7 3 1 3 15.75 12 41 21 12 3 6 0 8 3 0 0 0 -0.012 0.02 -6.3
Rich Garces 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 20 13 8 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Tim Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 3 9 8 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 15 14 14 7 8 5 15.75 46 155 96 56 11 29 12 19 8 0 19 0 0 -0.266 0.37 -9.3

Detroit Tigers

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
Brian Moehler, W (8-9) 7 7 4 4 4 3 1 5.11 29 114 68 39 7 22 12 10 3 0 46 0.234 0.45 0.7
Nelson Cruz 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.98 7 19 12 10 0 2 1 6 0 0 1 1 0.001 0.01 -0.4
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 4 3 1 5.00 36 133 80 49 7 24 13 16 3 0 46 1 1 0.235 0.36 0.3
B Moehler faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Santana (1); B Moehler (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 35,245.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR DET T. Clark T. Ohka 11% 83% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ausmus Scores; Higginson Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Ausmus T. Ohka 8% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Polonia to 3B
t3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS T. Nixon B. Moehler 7% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t5 0-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO BOS D. Lewis B. Moehler 7% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 4-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR DET D. Cruz T. Ohka 6% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Garcia Scores; Kapler Scores

Play By Play

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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, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Offerman B. Moehler 2% 52% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Valentin B. Moehler -2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS B. Daubach B. Moehler 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 3B
Karim Garcia replaces Juan Encarnacion playing LF batting 5th
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Moehler 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tomo Ohka facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET L. Polonia T. Ohka 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Ausmus T. Ohka 8% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Polonia to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R DET B. Higginson T. Ohka 5% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polonia Scores; Ausmus to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR DET T. Clark T. Ohka 11% 83% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ausmus Scores; Higginson Scores
b1 3-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET K. Garcia T. Ohka -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b1 3-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET F. Catalanotto T. Ohka 1% 81% Walk
b1 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O DET G. Kapler T. Ohka -3% 79% Flyball: CF
b1 3-0 2 12- 6,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz T. Ohka -3% 76% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Moehler 2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Stanley B. Moehler 2% 80% Groundout: C-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Moehler 1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tomo Ohka facing 9-1-2
b2 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Wood T. Ohka -1% 79% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
b2 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET L. Polonia T. Ohka 2% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b2 3-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Ausmus T. Ohka 1% 83% Walk
Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Bobby Higginson (RF) batting 3rd
b2 3-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O DET G. Jefferies T. Ohka -2% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Polonia to 3B
b2 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark T. Ohka -3% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
Gregg Jefferies moves from PH to LF
Karim Garcia moves from LF to RF
t3 0-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis B. Moehler -4% 74% Walk
t3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS T. Nixon B. Moehler 7% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Offerman B. Moehler 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tomo Ohka facing 5-6-7
b3 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET K. Garcia T. Ohka 6% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto T. Ohka -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b3 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET G. Kapler T. Ohka 1% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 4-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz T. Ohka -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Wood T. Ohka -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Moehler 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Daubach B. Moehler 1% 89% Foul Popfly: 1B
t4 0-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Moehler 1% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Tomo Ohka facing 1-2-3
b4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Polonia T. Ohka -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Ausmus T. Ohka -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET G. Jefferies T. Ohka -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Moehler 2% 90% Foul Popfly: C
t5 0-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS M. Stanley B. Moehler -2% 88% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t5 0-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Varitek B. Moehler -3% 85% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t5 0-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO BOS D. Lewis B. Moehler 7% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Tomo Ohka facing 4-5-6
b5 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET T. Clark T. Ohka 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET K. Garcia T. Ohka -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
b5 4-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET F. Catalanotto T. Ohka 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Garcia to 2B
b5 4-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Kapler T. Ohka -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Garcia to 3B
b5 4-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR DET D. Cruz T. Ohka 6% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Garcia Scores; Kapler Scores
Marino Santana replaces Tomo Ohka pitching
b5 7-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET J. Wood M. Santana 0% 98% Walk
b5 7-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET L. Polonia M. Santana 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Wood to 2B
b5 7-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET L. Polonia M. Santana 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Wood Scores
b5 8-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Ausmus M. Santana -0% 99% Lineout: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 8.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
t6 0-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. Nixon B. Moehler 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t6 0-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Offerman B. Moehler 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t6 0-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Moehler 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Red Sox' Marino Santana facing 3-4-5
b6 8-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET G. Jefferies M. Santana 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 9-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET T. Clark M. Santana 0% 100% Walk
b6 9-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET K. Garcia M. Santana 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
b6 9-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto M. Santana -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b6 9-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  DET G. Kapler M. Santana 0% 100% Walk; Clark to 3B; Garcia to 2B
b6 9-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO DET D. Cruz M. Santana 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores; Garcia to 3B; Kapler to 2B
b6 10-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RRR DET J. Wood M. Santana 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Garcia Scores; Kapler Scores
b6 13-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET L. Polonia M. Santana 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 14-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Ausmus M. Santana 0% 100% Flyball: CF
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 14.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-14, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
t7 0-14 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS B. Daubach B. Moehler -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 0-14 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra B. Moehler -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Daubach to 3B
Lou Merloni pinch runs for Nomar Garciaparra (SS) batting 4th
t7 0-14 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  ROO BOS T. O'Leary B. Moehler 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Daubach Scores/No RBI
t7 1-14 2 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS M. Stanley B. Moehler -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 1-14 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek B. Moehler 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Stanley to 2B
t7 1-14 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Varitek B. Moehler -0% 100% Walk
t7 1-14 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Moehler 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 14.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-1, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 3-4-5
Rich Garces replaces Jason Varitek (C) pitching and batting 7th
Creighton Gubanich replaces John Valentin (3B) playing C batting 2nd
Brian Daubach moves from DH to 3B (team loses DH)
Lou Merloni moves from PR to SS
b7 14-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Jefferies R. Garces 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 14-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark R. Garces 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 14-1 2 --- 9,(3-2)  DET K. Garcia R. Garces 0% 100% Walk
b7 14-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET F. Catalanotto R. Garces 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive); Garcia to 3B
b7 14-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Kapler R. Garces 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 14.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-14, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
t8 1-14 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS T. Nixon B. Moehler -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-14 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS J. Offerman B. Moehler 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Nixon Scores
t8 3-14 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS C. Gubanich B. Moehler -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Nelson Cruz replaces Brian Moehler pitching
t8 3-14 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  R BOS B. Daubach N. Cruz -0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gubanich Scores
t8 4-14 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS L. Merloni N. Cruz 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Daubach to 3B
t8 4-14 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS T. O'Leary N. Cruz 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Daubach Scores
t8 5-14 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Stanley N. Cruz 0% 100% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 14.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-5, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
Tim Wakefield replaces Rich Garces pitching and batting 7th
b8 14-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz T. Wakefield 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b8 14-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Wood T. Wakefield -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 14-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Polonia T. Wakefield 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 14.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-14, Tigers' Nelson Cruz facing 7-8-9
Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Tim Wakefield (P) batting 7th
t9 5-14 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson N. Cruz 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 5-14 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Lewis N. Cruz 0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t9 5-14 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. Nixon N. Cruz 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 14.

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