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Wednesday, April 8, 1987
, County Stadium
Attendance: 7,412, Time of Game: 3:01
Red Sox
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 2 GB
 at Brewers
3
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Chuck Crim (1-0)
L: Wes Gardner (0-1)
S: Dan Plesac (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Brewers         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    3 10  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .393 -0.090 1.27 0.010 -0.099 -0.6 1 0 IW
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .250 0.047 1.13 0.117 -0.071 0.6 1 4
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.111 1.01 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 7 2
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .625 -0.098 1.50 0.036 -0.134 -0.3 2 0
Don Baylor DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .542 -0.043 1.30 0.055 -0.098 0.1
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .429 1.071 -0.066 1.30 0.046 -0.112 -0.4 1 0
Dave Henderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 -0.111 1.79 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 2 0
Marc Sullivan C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .286 .714 0.050 1.49 0.126 -0.075 0.3 7 0 2B
Spike Owen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.086 1.04 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 3
Al Nipper P 2 2
   Wes Gardner P
   Joe Sambito P
   Calvin Schiraldi P
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 2 3 .129 .343 -0.508 1.30 0.390 -0.897 -3.1 24 11
2B: M Sullivan (1, off B Wegman).
IBB: W Boggs (1, by B Wegman).
TB: M Sullivan 2; M Barrett; J Rice; D Evans.
RBI: M Barrett (1); M Sullivan (1).
2-out RBI: M Barrett.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Barrett-S Owen-B Buckner; S Owen-M Barrett-B Buckner.
E: M Barrett (1).

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Paul Molitor 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .500 1.681 0.034 1.23 0.172 -0.138 0.6 0 3 2·2B,GDP
Robin Yount CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 .875 -0.023 1.49 0.079 -0.102 -0.3 0 0
Glenn Braggs RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .333 .833 0.123 1.61 0.161 -0.039 1.0 4 0
   Rick Manning RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Greg Brock 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .661 0.080 2.00 0.142 -0.062 0.2 12 0
Billy Jo Robidoux DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 .125 .250 0.003 2.19 0.108 -0.104 -0.4
Rob Deer LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .393 -0.074 1.36 0.041 -0.115 -0.8 5 0 HBP
B.J. Surhoff C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.090 1.29 0.026 -0.115 -0.8 3 0
Jim Gantner 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .714 1.429 0.048 1.05 0.099 -0.051 0.4 1 4
Dale Sveum SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .571 -0.110 1.24 0.049 -0.159 -1.3 1 5 GDP
Bill Wegman P 1
   Chuck Crim P
   Dan Plesac P
Team Totals 33 3 10 3 3 7 .303 .742 -0.009 1.49 0.877 -0.885 -1.5 27 13
2B: P Molitor 2 (3, 2 off A Nipper).
HBP: R Deer (1, by A Nipper).
TB: P Molitor 4; J Gantner 2; G Brock; G Braggs; R Yount; D Sveum; B Robidoux; B Surhoff.
GIDP: P Molitor (1); D Sveum (1).
RBI: B Robidoux 2 (2); G Brock (1).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 15.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Nipper 5.1 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.38 27 47 -0.019 1.49 0.4
Wes Gardner, L (0-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 6 2 0 -0.050 2.01 0.1
Joe Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 2 0 0.068 0.85 0.9
Calvin Schiraldi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.009 0.33 0.1
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 3 7 0 3.38 37 47 4 0 0.008 1.30 1.5

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Wegman 5 4 2 2 2 1 0 3.60 21 50 0.031 1.19 0.8
Chuck Crim, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.172 1.09 1.1
Dan Plesac, S (1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.305 1.93 1.1
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 2 3 0 2.00 33 50 0 0 0.508 1.49 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Nipper (1; R Deer).
IBB: B Wegman (1; W Boggs).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 7,412.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Milwaukee Brewers
1 Wade Boggs 3B 1 Paul Molitor 3B
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Robin Yount CF
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Glenn Braggs RF
4 Jim Rice LF 4 Greg Brock 1B
5 Don Baylor DH 5 Billy Jo Robidoux DH
6 Dwight Evans RF 6 Rob Deer LF
7 Dave Henderson CF 7 B.J. Surhoff C
8 Marc Sullivan C 8 Jim Gantner 2B
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Dale Sveum SS
Al Nipper P Bill Wegman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-2 1 12- OO MIL P. Molitor W. Gardner -13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 -2- R BOS M. Sullivan B. Wegman -13% 35% Double to LF; Evans Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-3 OO MIL D. Sveum A. Nipper -12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 1-0 2 12- R BOS M. Barrett B. Wegman -12% 26% Single to RF; Sullivan Scores; Boggs to 3B
b7 2-2 1 1-- MIL G. Brock W. Gardner 11% 70% Single to RF; Braggs to 3B

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, Brewers' Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs B. Wegman 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett B. Wegman 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner B. Wegman 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIL P. Molitor A. Nipper 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O MIL R. Yount A. Nipper -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 MIL G. Braggs A. Nipper 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 O MIL G. Brock A. Nipper -6% 55% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O MIL B. Robidoux A. Nipper -5% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Bill Wegman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice B. Wegman -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- BOS D. Baylor B. Wegman -6% 41% Walk; Rice to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O BOS D. Evans B. Wegman 5% 46% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O BOS D. Henderson B. Wegman 5% 51% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 12- O BOS M. Sullivan B. Wegman 4% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIL R. Deer A. Nipper -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- MIL B. Surhoff A. Nipper 3% 56% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- MIL J. Gantner A. Nipper 6% 62% Single to CF; Surhoff to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 OO MIL D. Sveum A. Nipper -12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Bill Wegman facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS S. Owen B. Wegman 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs B. Wegman 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS M. Barrett B. Wegman 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- MIL P. Molitor A. Nipper 6% 62% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O MIL R. Yount A. Nipper -5% 58% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 -2- O MIL G. Braggs A. Nipper -4% 54% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 -2- MIL G. Brock A. Nipper 2% 56% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Molitor to 3B; Brock to 1B
b3 0-0 2 1-3 O MIL B. Robidoux A. Nipper -6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Bill Wegman facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Buckner B. Wegman 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice B. Wegman 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Baylor B. Wegman 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
b4 0-0 0 --- MIL R. Deer A. Nipper 4% 60% Hit By Pitch
b4 0-0 0 1-- O MIL B. Surhoff A. Nipper -4% 56% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O MIL J. Gantner A. Nipper -4% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 1-- O MIL D. Sveum A. Nipper -3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Bill Wegman facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- BOS D. Evans B. Wegman -5% 45% Single to CF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Henderson B. Wegman 2% 48% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Evans to 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- R BOS M. Sullivan B. Wegman -13% 35% Double to LF; Evans Scores
t5 1-0 1 -2- O BOS S. Owen B. Wegman 4% 39% Lineout: SS
t5 1-0 2 -2- BOS W. Boggs B. Wegman -1% 38% Intentional Walk
t5 1-0 2 12- R BOS M. Barrett B. Wegman -12% 26% Single to RF; Sullivan Scores; Boggs to 3B
t5 2-0 2 1-3 O BOS B. Buckner B. Wegman 4% 31% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b5 0-2 0 --- MIL P. Molitor A. Nipper 5% 36% Walk
b5 0-2 0 1-- MIL R. Yount A. Nipper 8% 44% Single to LF; Molitor to 2B
b5 0-2 0 12- MIL G. Braggs A. Nipper 10% 54% Walk; Molitor to 3B; Yount to 2B
b5 0-2 0 123 RO MIL G. Brock A. Nipper 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P; Molitor Scores; Yount to 3B; Braggs to 2B
b5 1-2 1 -23 RO MIL B. Robidoux A. Nipper 0% 55% Groundout: 1B-P; Yount Scores; Braggs to 3B
b5 2-2 2 --3 O MIL R. Deer A. Nipper -5% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Brewers' Chuck Crim facing 4-5-6
Chuck Crim replaces Bill Wegman pitching
t6 2-2 0 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Crim 4% 54% Strikeout
t6 2-2 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor C. Crim 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-2 2 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Crim 2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
b6 2-2 0 --- O MIL B. Surhoff A. Nipper -3% 54% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b6 2-2 1 --- MIL J. Gantner A. Nipper 4% 58% Single to CF
b6 2-2 1 1-- MIL D. Sveum A. Nipper 5% 63% Single to RF; Gantner to 2B
Wes Gardner replaces Al Nipper pitching
b6 2-2 1 12- OO MIL P. Molitor W. Gardner -13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Brewers' Chuck Crim facing 7-8-9
t7 2-2 0 --- O BOS D. Henderson C. Crim 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-2 1 --- O BOS M. Sullivan C. Crim 3% 57% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-2 2 --- O BOS S. Owen C. Crim 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
b7 2-2 0 --- O MIL R. Yount W. Gardner -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-2 1 --- MIL G. Braggs W. Gardner 4% 59% Single to RF
b7 2-2 1 1-- MIL G. Brock W. Gardner 11% 70% Single to RF; Braggs to 3B
b7 2-2 1 1-3 R MIL B. Robidoux W. Gardner 11% 81% Single to CF; Braggs Scores; Brock to 2B
b7 3-2 1 12- O MIL R. Deer W. Gardner -4% 77% Strikeout Looking
Joe Sambito replaces Wes Gardner pitching
b7 3-2 2 12- O MIL B. Surhoff J. Sambito -4% 73% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Brewers' Dan Plesac facing 1-2-3
Dan Plesac replaces Chuck Crim pitching
t8 2-3 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs D. Plesac 6% 79% Flyball: LF
t8 2-3 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett D. Plesac 4% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-3 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner D. Plesac 3% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
b8 3-2 0 --- O MIL J. Gantner J. Sambito -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-2 1 --- O MIL D. Sveum J. Sambito -1% 83% Strikeout
Calvin Schiraldi replaces Joe Sambito pitching
b8 3-2 2 --- O MIL P. Molitor C. Schiraldi -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Brewers' Dan Plesac facing 4-5-6
Rick Manning replaces Glenn Braggs playing RF batting 3rd
t9 2-3 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Plesac 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-3 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor D. Plesac 6% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-3 2 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Plesac 4% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

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