May 28, 1998 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
TEX 2 CHW 11
@DET 7
(10) NYY 8
BOS 3 SEA 5
@TBD 2 CLE 6
@TOR 2 MON 9
@ATL 5 PHI 8
@CHC 7 LAD 4
CIN 3 ARI 8
@SFG 7 STL 4
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 42,182

Thursday, May 28, 1998, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:12

Red Sox

29-21

Lost 5

2nd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    3 13  2
Yankees         2  0  1   2  1  0   0  2  X    8 11  1

W: D Wells (7-1), L: T Wakefield (6-2), S: M Stanton (5)

Yankees

36-11

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .304  .795   18    4   0   SB
J Valentin 3B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .703   17    3   0   
N Garciaparra SS              5   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .824   22    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .315  .950   15    7   0   HR
J Leyritz DH                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .313  .999   19    0   0   HR
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .918   19    0   0   2B
M Benjamin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .732    9    3   1   GDP
D Bragg RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .818   19    5   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .700   11    2   2   CS

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   1
  B Barkley P                                                            0   0
  R Garces P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   3  13   3    1   7              149   24   5

BATTING

2B: T O'Leary (11, off M Stanton); D Bragg (11, off D Wells).

HR: J Leyritz (8, off D Wells; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Vaughn (14, off D Wells; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Leyritz 5; M Vaughn 5; D Lewis 3; T O'Leary 3; D Bragg 2; N Garciaparra; J Varitek; J Valentin.

GIDP: M Benjamin (1).

RBI: M Vaughn 2 (33); J Leyritz (18).

2-out RBI: M Vaughn 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Benjamin.

PB: J Varitek (5).

E: M Vaughn (4); J Valentin (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lewis (7, 2nd base off D Wells/J Posada).

CS: J Varitek (1, 2nd base by D Wells/J Posada).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   3   3   0    1   0  .269  .796   21    3   2   2·2B,SB
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .330  .898   30    2   3   SB
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .323  .861   19    3   0   2B,SB,SF
B Williams CF                 2   0   0   0    3   1  .322 1.003   26    4   0   IW
D Strawberry DH               4   1   1   1    1   0  .276 1.005   19    0   0   HR
T Raines LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .315  .847   11    2   0   
  C Curtis LF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .830    5    0   0   
J Posada C                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .252  .808   23    7   1   HR
L Sojo 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   13    0   2   
D Sveum 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .147  .358    9    6   0   

D Wells P                                                                0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   8  11   4    8   2              176   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch 2 (9, 2 off T Wakefield); P O'Neill (16, off T Wakefield).

HR: J Posada (6, off J Wasdin; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Strawberry (8, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: P O'Neill (6, off B Barkley).

IBB: B Williams (4, by B Barkley).

TB: C Knoblauch 5; J Posada 5; D Strawberry 4; P O'Neill 3; D Sveum; L Sojo; D Jeter.

RBI: P O'Neill 2 (39); J Posada (19); D Strawberry (22).

2-out RBI: D Strawberry.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Sojo-C Knoblauch-D Sveum.

E: D Sveum (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (12, 3rd base off B Barkley/J Varitek); P O'Neill (6, 3rd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek); D Jeter (13, 2nd base off B Barkley/J Varitek).

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
T Wakefield, L (6-2)           3.1   7   5   4    4   2   1   4.46   20   80-51   35· 6·10    1· 8· 5· 0     26    -     0.79  -0.27
J Wasdin                       2.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   5.72   11   39-23   18· 2· 3    4· 3· 3· 0          1-0    0.37  -0.01
B Barkley                      1.2   2   2   1    2   0   0   5.40   10   34-19   14· 1· 4    1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.01
R Garces                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    2    8-4     1· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   6    8   2   2          43  161-97   68· 9·20    7·15·11· 0          3-0

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
D Wells, W (7-1)               7    10   3   3    1   5   2   4.34   30  116-78   48· 7·23    9·11· 4· 0     49    -     0.92   0.15
M Stanton, S (5)               2     3   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    9   29-24   14· 6· 4    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.79   0.05
Totals                         9    13   3   3    1   7   2          39  145-102  62·13·27   12·14· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (1).

IBB: B Barkley (1; B Williams).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 42,182.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. D Lewis              CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. B Williams           CF 
5. J Leyritz            DH    5. D Strawberry         DH 
6. T O'Leary            LF    6. T Raines             LF 
7. M Benjamin           2B    7. J Posada             C  
8. D Bragg              RF    8. L Sojo               3B 
9. J Varitek            C     9. D Sveum              1B 

   T Wakefield          P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  5-1  --3  3  -11%  79% M Vaughn        D Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lewis Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2   11%  66% P O'Neill       T Wakefield     Double to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores
   t 8   1  6-3  1--  5   -9%  83% T O'Leary       M Stanton       Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Leyritz to 3B
   t 4   0  3-0  ---  3   -8%  72% J Leyritz       D Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   2  0-2  ---  3    8%  81% D Strawberry    T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  D Lewis         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Valentin      Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  3   53%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: CF
          1--  1   50%  M Vaughn        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Lewis to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   R      1--  2   66%  P O'Neill       Double to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores
          -2-  5   67%  B Williams      Walk
   R      12-      74%  D Strawberry    O'Neill Steals 3B; O'Neill Scores/Safe on E5 (catch)/unER; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  4   72%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  2   69%  T Raines        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   65%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   73%  M Benjamin      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   77%  J Posada        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   71%  L Sojo          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
          ---  1   72%  D Sveum         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   75%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Fly Ball); Sveum to 3B
   O      -23  3   70%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   73%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   70%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   73%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   71%  N Garciaparra   Single to RF (Line Drive); Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  7   76%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   74%  P O'Neill       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   73%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   81%  D Strawberry    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  7   82%  T Raines        Walk
   O      1--  8   80%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   72%  J Leyritz       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   75%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   77%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   74%  D Bragg         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   78%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   80%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   78%  D Sveum         Lineout: 2B
          1--  3   84%  C Knoblauch     Double to CF (Line Drive); Sojo to 3B
   R      -23      88%  D Jeter         Wild Pitch; Sojo Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
   R      --3      90%  " "             Passed Ball; Knoblauch Scores
          ---  8   91%  " "             Walk
                  John Wasdin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      1--  1   90%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Jeter to 2B
          -2-  5   90%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-  1   89%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, David Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   86%  D Lewis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      87%  N Garciaparra   Lewis Steals 2B; Lewis to 3B/Adv on E3
   O      --3  5   90%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     --3  3   79%  M Vaughn        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lewis Scores
          ---  7   78%  J Leyritz       Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Wasdin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   79%  T Raines        Lineout: RF
   R      ---  5   87%  J Posada        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   86%  L Sojo          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   85%  D Sveum         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   88%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  D Bragg         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   88%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   91%  D Lewis         Varitek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   90%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  1   90%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   89%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   91%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   93%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Brian Barkley facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Barkley replaces John Wasdin pitching
          ---  7   95%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   93%  J Posada        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   92%  L Sojo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Stanton facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Stanton replaces David Wells pitching; Chad Curtis replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  4   95%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   92%  J Leyritz       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   83%  T O'Leary       Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Leyritz to 3B
   O      -23  1   91%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      -23  5   97%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Brian Barkley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   97%  D Sveum         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   97%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   98%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Knoblauch to 2B
          12-      98%  P O'Neill       Knoblauch Steals 3B; Jeter Steals 2B
   RO     -23  6   99%  " "             Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter to 3B
          --3  4   99%  B Williams      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   99%  D Strawberry    Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores/No RBI/unER; Williams to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
                  Rich Garces replaces Brian Barkley pitching
          -23  5  100%  C Curtis        Walk
   O      123  3   99%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Stanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  100%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5  100%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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