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@BAL		10
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@DET		0
6
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@KCR		10
4
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@MIN		1
8
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@NYY		3
2
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9
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@PHI		6
4
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@PIT		7
8
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@SDP		2
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@SFG		1
4
Saturday, May 30, 1998, 1:17
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 55,191, Time of Game: 2:57
Red Sox
3
30-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
2
37-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Hideki Irabu (4-1)
S: Tom Gordon (19)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    3  3  1
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .767 19 11 -0.048 0.85 0.014 -0.062 -0.6 5 0
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 .890 17 10 -0.047 0.86 0.008 -0.055 -0.4 IW
John Valentin 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .232 .700 14 8 -0.043 1.13 0.045 -0.089 -0.8 0 1
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .308 .939 12 10 0.132 1.01 0.190 -0.058 0.9 6 0 HR
Troy O'Leary LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 .894 21 11 -0.022 0.63 0.026 -0.048 -0.3 2 0
Scott Hatteberg C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .769 17 9 0.081 0.81 0.106 -0.025 0.7 8 1 2B
Mike Benjamin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .299 .698 14 8 -0.081 1.10 0.000 -0.081 -1.0 3 1 SH
Darren Bragg RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .248 .795 22 10 -0.058 1.25 0.053 -0.111 -0.5 1 0 CS
Lou Merloni 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .832 12 9 0.001 1.23 0.073 -0.072 -0.0 1 2
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   Jim Corsi P 0 0
   Tom Gordon P 1 0
Team Totals 28 3 3 3 7 8 .107 .536 148 86 -0.085 0.99 0.515 -0.601 -1.9 27 5
2B: S Hatteberg (6, off H Irabu).
HR: M Vaughn (15, off H Irabu; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: M Benjamin (4, off H Irabu).
IBB: R Jefferson (1, by H Irabu).
TB: M Vaughn 4; S Hatteberg 2; L Merloni.
RBI: M Vaughn 2 (35); L Merloni (7).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: B Saberhagen (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Bragg (1, 2nd base by H Irabu/J Posada).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 .790 16 12 0.042 1.49 0.109 -0.067 -0.1 1 2 SB
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .886 13 10 -0.095 1.43 0.018 -0.113 -0.4 1 2
Paul O'Neill RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .320 .847 6 5 0.062 1.78 0.143 -0.081 -0.0 0 0
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .925 14 11 -0.161 1.58 0.000 -0.161 -1.0 10 0
Bernie Williams CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .340 1.027 16 12 -0.031 1.68 0.127 -0.158 0.1 3 0 CS
Darryl Strawberry DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260 .955 17 10 -0.186 2.06 0.000 -0.186 -0.9
Chad Curtis LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .271 .827 18 8 0.123 2.03 0.211 -0.088 0.4 4 0 SB
Jorge Posada C 3 0 1 1 1 2 .255 .809 21 13 -0.048 2.37 0.104 -0.152 0.3 8 1
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .337 .876 14 12 -0.293 2.61 0.000 -0.293 -1.4 0 2
Hideki Irabu P 0 1
   Graeme Lloyd P 0 2
   Jeff Nelson P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 3 8 .212 .490 135 93 -0.587 1.88 0.712 -1.299 -2.9 27 10
TB: B Williams 3; C Knoblauch; P O'Neill; D Jeter; J Posada.
RBI: P O'Neill (42); J Posada (20).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: C Knoblauch (13, 2nd base off T Gordon/S Hatteberg); C Curtis (8, 2nd base off T Gordon/S Hatteberg).
CS: B Williams (5, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/S Hatteberg).

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
Bret Saberhagen, W (6-3) 6.2 5 1 1 2 6 0 5.73 26 98 70 42 8 20 7 11 3 0 64 0.279 1.19 2.3
Jim Corsi, H (10) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.007 2.42 0.1
Tom Gordon, S (19) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.17 8 34 20 10 3 7 2 3 0 0 1 1 0.301 3.55 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 0 2.00 36 135 93 54 11 28 9 16 4 0 64 3 1 0.587 0.99 2.9
J Corsi faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

New York Yankees

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
Hideki Irabu, L (4-1) 7 3 3 3 7 5 1 1.48 30 121 69 43 11 15 6 12 1 0 57 0.010 1.09 0.8
Graeme Lloyd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.13 3 14 9 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.42 0.5
Jeff Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.94 3 13 8 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.043 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 3 3 7 8 1 3.00 36 148 86 47 16 23 9 12 1 0 57 0 0 0.086 1.88 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: T Gordon (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: H Irabu (1; R Jefferson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 55,191.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         New York Yankees
1 Darren Lewis CF 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Reggie Jefferson DH 2 Derek Jeter SS
3 John Valentin 3B 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Mo Vaughn 1B 4 Tino Martinez 1B
5 Troy O'Leary LF 5 Bernie Williams CF
6 Scott Hatteberg C 6 Darryl Strawberry DH
7 Mike Benjamin SS 7 Chad Curtis LF
8 Darren Bragg RF 8 Jorge Posada C
9 Lou Merloni 2B 9 Scott Brosius 3B
Bret Saberhagen P Hideki Irabu P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR BOS M. Vaughn H. Irabu 19% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Valentin Scores
b9 2-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Brosius T. Gordon 15% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 2-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYY J. Posada T. Gordon 12% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams T. Gordon 11% 83% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak SS-2B)
b9 2-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Curtis T. Gordon -10% 78% Walk

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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, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Lewis H. Irabu -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 9,(2-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson H. Irabu -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Valentin H. Irabu -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn H. Irabu -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary H. Irabu 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg H. Irabu 4% 54% Walk; O'Leary to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin H. Irabu -4% 50% Flyball: CF; O'Leary to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Bragg H. Irabu -5% 45% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen 2% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen -3% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen 4% 49% Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS L. Merloni H. Irabu -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Lewis H. Irabu -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson H. Irabu -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen -4% 40% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-1)  NYY J. Posada B. Saberhagen -3% 38% Curtis Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Curtis to 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  R NYY J. Posada B. Saberhagen -8% 30% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Curtis Scores
b3 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY S. Brosius B. Saberhagen 3% 33% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen 3% 36% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen -2% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Posada to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen 4% 38% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin H. Irabu 5% 43% Walk
t4 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR BOS M. Vaughn H. Irabu 19% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Valentin Scores
t4 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary H. Irabu -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg H. Irabu -2% 58% Flyball: LF
t4 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin H. Irabu -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen -3% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen 3% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
t5 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Bragg H. Irabu 4% 67% Walk
t5 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS L. Merloni H. Irabu -4% 63% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis H. Irabu -5% 59% Bragg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2-1 2 --- 9,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis H. Irabu 1% 60% Walk
t5 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson H. Irabu -3% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
b5 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Posada B. Saberhagen 3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY S. Brosius B. Saberhagen 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen 2% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 3-4-5
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin H. Irabu -3% 63% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t6 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn H. Irabu -2% 61% Flyball: LF
t6 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary H. Irabu -1% 59% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen 4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen 3% 66% Lineout: LF
b6 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen 2% 68% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 6-7-8
t7 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS S. Hatteberg H. Irabu 7% 75% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t7 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin H. Irabu -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Hatteberg to 3B
t7 2-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Bragg H. Irabu 2% 76% Walk
t7 2-1 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  R BOS L. Merloni H. Irabu 7% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hatteberg Scores; Bragg to 2B
t7 3-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis H. Irabu -2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B; Bragg to 3B; Merloni to 2B
t7 3-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS R. Jefferson H. Irabu 1% 82% Intentional Walk
t7 3-1 2 123 6,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin H. Irabu -5% 77% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b7 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen -7% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen 4% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Williams to 2B
b7 1-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen 6% 80% Flyball: CF; Williams to 3B
b7 1-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  NYY J. Posada B. Saberhagen -3% 77% Walk
Jim Corsi replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b7 1-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O NYY S. Brosius J. Corsi 9% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Graeme Lloyd facing 4-5-6
Graeme Lloyd replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
t8 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn G. Lloyd -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary G. Lloyd -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t8 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg G. Lloyd -1% 82% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 1-2-3
b8 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Knoblauch J. Corsi -8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
Tom Gordon replaces Jim Corsi pitching
b8 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter T. Gordon -3% 71% Knoblauch Steals 2B
b8 1-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Jeter T. Gordon 6% 77% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Knoblauch to 3B
b8 1-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill T. Gordon -10% 67% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Knoblauch Scores
b8 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY T. Martinez T. Gordon -5% 63% Wild Pitch; O'Neill to 2B
b8 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Gordon 9% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); O'Neill to 3B
b8 2-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams T. Gordon 11% 83% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
t9 3-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin J. Nelson -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg J. Nelson -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS L. Merloni J. Nelson -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
b9 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry T. Gordon 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Curtis T. Gordon -10% 78% Walk
b9 2-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYY J. Posada T. Gordon 12% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY S. Brosius T. Gordon -5% 85% Curtis Steals 2B
b9 2-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Brosius T. Gordon 15% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

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