September 30, 2001 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 29,229

Sunday, September 30, 2001, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Red Sox

77-77

Won 1

2nd, 14½ GB

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

W: F Castillo (9-9), L: J Lima (6-11), S: U Urbina (23)

Tigers

64-92

Lost 1

4th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .706   22    2   2   2B
D Lewis LF                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .286  .708   26    4   0   
T Nixon CF                    5   2   1   2    0   1  .279  .875   21    2   0   HR,SB
B Daubach RF                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .261  .859   22    1   0   2B,IW
M Burkhart 1B                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .077  .154   13    5   2   
S Hatteberg DH                4   0   2   3    1   1  .247  .687   26    0   0   2B
S Hillenbrand 3B              5   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .677   21    0   0   
D Mirabelli C                 5   1   1   1    0   3  .231  .787   23   10   0   HR
L Merloni SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .589   16    2   1   2B

F Castillo P                                                             1   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   1
  U Urbina P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   8  11   8    5   7              190   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Offerman (23, off J Lima); S Hatteberg (18, off J Lima); L Merloni (8, off A Pettyjohn); B Daubach (25, off M Miller).

HR: D Mirabelli (10, off A Pettyjohn; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); T Nixon (25, off J Lima; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: B Daubach (7, by J Lima).

TB: D Mirabelli 4; T Nixon 4; S Hatteberg 3; D Lewis 3; J Offerman 2; L Merloni 2; B Daubach 2; M Burkhart.

RBI: S Hatteberg 3 (24); T Nixon 2 (82); D Mirabelli (28); M Burkhart (1); D Lewis (12).

2-out RBI: S Hatteberg 3; M Burkhart.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: D Mirabelli (6).

E: J Offerman (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Nixon (7, 2nd base off J Lima/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Macias CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .723   15    4   0   
D Easley 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .704   18    0   4   
B Higginson LF                5   3   4   0    0   1  .281  .819   14    5   0   2B,SB
R Simon DH                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .310  .788   26    0   0   
S Halter 3B                   5   0   3   4    0   2  .284  .799   18    0   1   2·2B
R Fick RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .823   18    3   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .658   10    1   0   HBP
E Munson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .471   15    7   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .461   17    6   0   
  R Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .574    7    0   0   
  J Cardona C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .672         1   0   

J Lima P                                                                 0   2
  A Pettyjohn P                                                          0   0
  L Pineda P                                                             0   0
  M Miller P                                                             0   0
  V Santos P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   5  11   5    1  10              158   27   7

BATTING

2B: S Halter 2 (31, off T Wakefield, off F Castillo); B Higginson (27, off F Castillo).

HBP: D Cruz (4, by T Wakefield).

TB: S Halter 5; B Higginson 5; R Simon 2; J Macias; D Cruz.

RBI: S Halter 4 (60); D Cruz (47).

2-out RBI: S Halter 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

E: E Munson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Higginson (20, 2nd base off F Castillo/D Mirabelli).

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
F Castillo, W (9-9)            5.1   7   3   3    1   3   0   4.44   24   86-63   43· 7·13    4· 9· 7· 0     44    -     0.71   0.09
T Wakefield                    2.2   3   2   2    0   5   0   3.86   13   43-36   22· 6· 8    4· 1· 2· 0          3-1    1.22   0.06
U Urbina, S (23)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.62    4   21-13    7· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.96   0.04
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1  10   0          41  150-112  72·15·25    8·11·10· 0          3-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima, L (6-11)               5     7   6   5    2   3   1   5.50   25  100-60   36· 7·17    7· 7· 5· 1     32    -     0.85  -0.30
A Pettyjohn                    2     3   2   2    0   1   1   6.36    9   46-29   22· 1· 6    1· 4· 2· 1          0-0    0.12  -0.02
L Pineda                       0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   4.60    4   20-9     4· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.00
M Miller                       0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   8.00    4   14-7     4· 0· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.28   0.01
V Santos                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.39    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         9    11   8   7    5   7   2          44  187-110  68·12·30    9·13· 8· 2          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Lima (3; B Daubach).

HBP: T Wakefield (18; D Cruz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Mike Fichter, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 29,229.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Offerman           2B    1. J Macias             CF 
2. D Lewis              LF    2. D Easley             2B 
3. T Nixon              CF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. B Daubach            RF    4. R Simon              DH 
5. M Burkhart           1B    5. S Halter             3B 
6. S Hatteberg          DH    6. R Fick               RF 
7. S Hillenbrand        3B    7. D Cruz               SS 
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. E Munson             1B 
9. L Merloni            SS    9. B Inge               C  

   F Castillo           P        J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  123  4   22%  85% S Hatteberg     J Lima          Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Offerman Scores; Lewis Scores; Daubach Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  4   10%  59% M Burkhart      J Lima          Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores/unER; Daubach to 2B
   t 5   0  1-4  1--  2    8%  94% T Nixon         J Lima          Home Run; Lewis Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  123  3   -7%  63% M Burkhart      J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  4-0  -2-  1   -7%  81% S Halter        F Castillo      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  D Lewis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   47%  T Nixon         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  B Daubach       Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  4   49%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  4   59%  M Burkhart      Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores/unER; Daubach to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  J Macias        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   59%  D Easley        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   58%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   57%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   56%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   52%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   56%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   59%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   61%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   67%  J Offerman      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  2   73%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Offerman to 3B
   O      1-3  6   70%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B; Lewis to 2B
          -23  4   71%  B Daubach       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   63%  M Burkhart      Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  4   85%  S Hatteberg     Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Offerman Scores; Lewis Scores; Daubach Scores
   O      -2-  2   84%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  E Munson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   87%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   88%  J Macias        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   87%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  L Merloni       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   86%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   88%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   85%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   87%  R Simon         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   81%  S Halter        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson Scores
   O      -2-  5   84%  R Fick          Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   86%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   94%  T Nixon         Home Run; Lewis Scores
   O      ---  5   93%  B Daubach       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   93%  M Burkhart      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   93%  S Hatteberg     Single (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  8   93%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   90%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   92%  E Munson        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-- 10   94%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   95%  J Macias        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Adam Pettyjohn facing 8-9-1
                  Adam Pettyjohn replaces Jose Lima pitching
   R      ---  5   97%  D Mirabelli     Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---  6   98%  L Merloni       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   98%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B; Merloni to 3B
   R      --3 10   99%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Merloni Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  T Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   98%  B Daubach       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   98%  B Higginson     Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      98%  R Simon         Higginson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   97%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson to 3B
   R      1-3  2   95%  S Halter        Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Simon to 2B
          12-  7   92%  R Fick          Walk; Simon to 3B; Halter to 2B
                  Tim Wakefield replaces Frank Castillo pitching
   R      123  2   87%  D Cruz          Fielder's Choice SS; Fick to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Simon Scores; Halter to 3B
   O      123  3   92%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   97%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Adam Pettyjohn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  M Burkhart      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   96%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   94%  J Macias        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   96%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   94%  B Higginson     Single (Ground Ball); Macias to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  R Simon         Strikeout Swinging
          12-      96%  S Halter        Passed Ball; Macias to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   RR     -23  5   90%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Macias Scores; Higginson Scores
   O      -2-  3   93%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Luis Pineda facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Pineda replaces Adam Pettyjohn pitching
   O      ---  6   92%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   92%  J Offerman      Walk
          1--  6   93%  D Lewis         Walk; Offerman to 2B
                  Matt Miller replaces Luis Pineda pitching
   O      12-  5   91%  T Nixon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   86%  D Cruz          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   90%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 2B
                  Ryan Jackson pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   94%  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   97%  J Macias        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Matt Miller facing 4-5-6
                  Javier Cardona replaces Ryan Jackson playing C batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  B Daubach       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   97%  M Burkhart      Flyball: RF
          -2-  5   97%  S Hatteberg     Walk
                  Victor Santos replaces Matt Miller pitching
   O      12-  3   97%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Daubach to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Ugueth Urbina facing 2-3-4
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  8   98%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   95%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  R Simon         Defensive Indifference; Higginson to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200109300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation