August 22, 1989 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
MIL 2 CLE 3
SEA 2
(10) KCR 4
CAL 2 CHW 10
@MIN 2 BOS 4
@NYY 3 OAK 2
@TEX 0 TOR 3
DET 2
(14) STL 10
@ATL 5 CIN 7
@CHC 2 MON 4
LAD 2 SFG 5
@NYM 0 PHI 4
SDP 2 PIT 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 33,514

Tuesday, August 22, 1989, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:04

Red Sox

59-65

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  0    4 12  1
Yankees         0  0  0   1  1  0   1  0  0    3 14  0

W: R Murphy (4-6), L: J Candelaria (3-3), S: L Smith (16)

Yankees

57-69

Lost 1

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .335  .902   11    1   3   HBP
  R Kutcher 3B                1   1   1   1    0   0  .229  .657    5    0   0   HR
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .272  .677   22    1   1   
E Burks CF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .287  .816   16    3   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .813   14    1   1   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .270  .828   14    5   0   
D Evans DH                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .278  .836   20    0   0   
K Romine RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .671   23    1   1   
L Rivera SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .706    8    1   1   GDP
R Cerone C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .262  .689   12   13   0   HR

W Gardner P                                                              1   0
  J Price P                                                              0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  12   4    3   7              145   27   7

BATTING

HR: R Kutcher (2, off J Candelaria; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Cerone (3, off G Cadaret; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

HBP: W Boggs (6, by G Cadaret).

TB: R Cerone 5; R Kutcher 4; D Evans 2; E Burks 2; M Barrett; L Rivera; K Romine; N Esasky; M Greenwell.

GIDP: M Greenwell (12); L Rivera (4).

RBI: N Esasky (82); E Burks (45); R Cerone (36); R Kutcher (17).

2-out RBI: R Kutcher.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Greenwell-R Cerone; M Barrett-L Rivera-N Esasky.

E: K Romine (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      5   0   3   0    0   1  .320  .770   13    2   5   2B,SB
L Polonia LF                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .290  .708   19    4   0   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   2   1    1   0  .297  .805   14    7   0   IW
M Hall DH                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .730    8    0   0   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .755    5    0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .749    9    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .246  .803   22    2   0   
B Geren C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .328  .884   14    7   0   SH
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .648   14    3   4   SF
W Tolleson 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .514    8    0   0   GDP
  D Slaught PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .714    4    0   0   
  S Kiefer 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
R Kelly CF                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .323  .824   23    2   0   2B

G Cadaret P                                                              0   1
  L McCullers P                                                          0   0
  J Candelaria P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   3  14   3    2  12              153   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Kelly (18, off W Gardner); S Sax (20, off W Gardner).

SF: A Espinoza (3, off W Gardner).

SH: B Geren (5, off W Gardner).

IBB: D Mattingly (16, by L Smith).

TB: S Sax 4; L Polonia 2; A Espinoza 2; D Mattingly 2; R Kelly 2; M Hall 2; J Barfield; B Geren.

GIDP: W Tolleson (3).

RBI: A Espinoza (32); L Polonia (41); D Mattingly (82).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (38, 2nd base off L Smith/R Cerone).

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
W Gardner                      4.1  10   2   2    0   3   0   6.17   20   67-47   29· 5·13   10· 2· 5· 0     38    -     1.28  -0.10
J Price                        2     2   1   1    1   3   0   4.73    9   36-22   12· 4· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.70   0.06
R Murphy, BS (6), W (4-6)      1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.59    6   23-18   11· 5· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          2-1    2.65   0.07
L Smith, S (16)                1     1   0   0    1   3   0   4.01    5   26-15    8· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.69   0.19
Totals                         9    14   3   3    2  12   0          40  152-102  60·16·26   14· 6· 6· 0          3-1

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Cadaret                      6.1  10   3   3    3   5   1   3.35   31  108-61   31· 5·25   12· 5· 5· 0     43    -     1.33  -0.02
L McCullers                    0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3    9-7     2· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    2.40  -0.09
J Candelaria, L (3-3)          2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.37    7   28-17   10· 3· 4    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.17
Totals                         9    12   4   4    3   7   2          41  145-85   43· 9·33   13·10· 7· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Smith (5; D Mattingly).

HBP: G Cadaret (1; W Boggs).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 33,514.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. W Boggs              3B    1. S Sax                2B 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. L Polonia            LF 
3. E Burks              CF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. M Hall               DH 
5. N Esasky             1B    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. D Evans              DH    6. B Geren              C  
7. K Romine             RF    7. A Espinoza           SS 
8. L Rivera             SS    8. W Tolleson           3B 
9. R Cerone             C     9. R Kelly              CF 

   W Gardner            P        G Cadaret            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-3  ---  5   30%  72% R Kutcher       J Candelaria    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 7   1  3-2  12-  2  -27%  29% D Mattingly     R Murphy        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly Scores; Sax to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   t 7   1  2-2  12-  1   18%  74% N Esasky        L McCullers     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Burks Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   b 9   2  4-3  12-  9   17% 100% K Phelps        L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  2   15%  50% R Cerone        G Cadaret       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  M Barrett       Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   45%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Sax           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  L Polonia       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   48%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   46%  M Hall          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mattingly to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  N Esasky        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   46%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  K Romine        Walk
          1--  2   49%  L Rivera        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Romine to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   41%  B Geren         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   45%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Geren out at 3B/RF-3B
   OO     1--  3   50%  W Tolleson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   47%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   45%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   42%  S Sax           Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  3   37%  L Polonia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Sax to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   50%  D Mattingly     Fly Ball Double Play: LF (Short LF Line); Sax out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  N Esasky        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  D Evans         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   55%  K Romine        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Evans to 2B
   OO     12-  2   44%  L Rivera        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   40%  M Hall          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  7   33%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hall to 2B
   O      12-  1   33%  B Geren         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Hall to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   RO     -23  2   32%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Hall Scores; Barfield to 3B
   O      --3  4   35%  W Tolleson      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Cadaret facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   50%  R Cerone        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   55%  W Boggs         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   62%  M Barrett       Walk; Boggs to 2B
   R      12-  1   74%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Barrett to 2B
   OO     12-  2   63%  M Greenwell     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Barrett to 3B
   O      --3  6   59%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   50%  R Kelly         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   56%  S Sax           Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
   R      -2-  1   43%  L Polonia       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kelly Scores
                  Joe Price replaces Wes Gardner pitching
   O      1--  2   47%  D Mattingly     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Greg Cadaret facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   55%  D Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   50%  K Romine        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   46%  L Rivera        Lineout: SS
          1--  4   49%  R Cerone        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Evans to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Price facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   46%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   48%  B Geren         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   46%  A Espinoza      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  W Tolleson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Greg Cadaret facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  E Burks         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   56%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Burks to 2B
                  Lance McCullers replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   R      12-  1   74%  N Esasky        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Burks Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   65%  K Romine        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Price facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Kutcher replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 1st
          ---  5   57%  R Kelly         Walk
          1--  2   46%  S Sax           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kelly to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  L Polonia       Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  Rob Murphy replaces Joe Price pitching
   R      12-  2   29%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly Scores; Sax to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 4th
   O      1-3  5   41%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
                  John Candelaria replaces Lance McCullers pitching
   O      ---  2   45%  L Rivera        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   42%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   72%  R Kutcher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   71%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rob Murphy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  B Geren         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   81%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson batting 8th
   O      ---  4   84%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Kiefer replaces Don Slaught playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   83%  E Burks         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   82%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   81%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching
   O      ---  7   89%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   80%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      73%  L Polonia       Sax Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   83%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 4th
   O      12-  9  100%  K Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

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