May 31, 2002 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
SEA 7
(10) CLE 7
CHW 0 TOR 4
@DET 2 ANA 11
@MIN 3 BOS 5
@NYY 2 OAK 13
@TBD 9 KCR 10
@TEX 7
(11) HOU 4
@CHC 1 ATL 7
@CIN 0 NYM 6
@FLA 5
(10) ARI 6
@LAD 3 MON 8
@PHI 7 MIL 12
@SDP 1 COL 6
@SFG 2 PIT 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 52,941

Friday, May 31, 2002
Time of Game: 3:13

Red Sox

36-15

Won 4

1st

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

W: D Lowe (8-2), L: D Wells (6-2)

Yankees

36-19

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   2   0    2   0  .256  .730   25    1   0   
J Damon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .839   21    2   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              5   1   1   0    0   2  .320  .916   22    1   1   GDP
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   2   0    1   0  .323  .927   12    3   5   3B,2B
B Daubach RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .961    8    1   0   
  T Nixon RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .713    3    1   0   
J Offerman DH                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .246  .736   21    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .267  .742   10    3   1   2B
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .195  .537   13   10   1   HR
L Merloni 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .256  .751   14    5   6   3B

D Lowe P                                                                 0   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  U Urbina P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   4    5   9              149   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (10, off M Stanton); N Garciaparra (20, off D Wells).

3B: N Garciaparra (3, off D Wells); L Merloni (1, off D Wells).

HR: T Clark (2, off M Stanton; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: N Garciaparra 5; T Clark 4; L Merloni 3; R Henderson 2; J Varitek 2; S Hillenbrand.

GIDP: S Hillenbrand (8).

RBI: J Varitek 2 (25); T Clark 2 (14).

2-out RBI: T Clark 2; J Varitek 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Merloni-N Garciaparra-T Clark 2; N Garciaparra-L Merloni-T Clark.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .320  .929   12    2   2   2B,2·SB,CS
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .303  .800   25    1   3   
B Williams CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .920   11    3   0   
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .311 1.004   20    8   0   GDP
J Posada C                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .294  .946   12    9   0   HR,GDP
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .836   21    1   2   GDP
J Vander Wal RF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .818   11    1   0   
  R White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .705    5    0   0   
S Spencer LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .729   20    1   0   
N Johnson DH                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .707   14    0   0   

D Wells P                                                                1   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  R Choate P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   2   6   2    6   3              151   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (20, off D Lowe).

HR: J Posada (9, off C Fossum; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Posada 5; A Soriano 2; N Johnson; J Giambi; B Williams.

GIDP: J Posada (8); R Ventura (7); J Giambi (9).

RBI: J Posada 2 (37).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-A Soriano-J Giambi.

E: R Ventura (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Soriano 2 (16, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek, 2nd base off T Wakefield/J Varitek).

CS: A Soriano (4, 2nd base by D Lowe/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
D Lowe, W (8-2)                6     4   0   0    5   1   0   1.95   23   84-49   32· 4·13   11· 4· 2· 0     60    -     1.38   0.38
T Wakefield, H (3)             2     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.27    7   36-20   10· 6· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.80   0.13
C Fossum                       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   2.49    3   13-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.58  -0.01
U Urbina                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.61    2   13-8     7· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   3   1          35  146-86   54·11·21   13· 7· 5· 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
D Wells, L (6-2)               7     5   1   1    3   7   0   3.66   29  104-69   41· 9·19    9· 4· 6· 0     67    -     1.27   0.25
S Karsay                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.14    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.21  -0.00
M Stanton                      0.2   2   3   3    1   1   1   3.38    5   20-11    5· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 1          1-1    0.91  -0.24
R Choate                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.02    4   15-10    6· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   9   1          40  146-94   54·12·28   11· 6· 8· 1          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Wells (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Mike Vanvleet.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 52,941.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. R Henderson          LF    1. A Soriano            2B 
2. J Damon              CF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. S Hillenbrand        3B    3. B Williams           CF 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. J Giambi             1B 
5. B Daubach            RF    5. J Posada             C  
6. J Offerman           DH    6. R Ventura            3B 
7. J Varitek            C     7. J Vander Wal         RF 
8. T Clark              1B    8. S Spencer            LF 
9. L Merloni            2B    9. N Johnson            DH 

   D Lowe               P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-1  12-  2   19%  92% J Varitek       M Stanton       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hillenbrand Scores; Offerman Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  12-  1   15%  68% J Posada        D Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  ---  1   14%  64% N Garciaparra   D Wells         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   b 4   0  0-0  12-  5   12%  45% R Ventura       D Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Giambi to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  2   11%  50% J Giambi        D Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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   53%  R Henderson     Single (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Damon         Lineout: 1B
   O      1--  6   47%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   51%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Henderson to 3B
   O      -23  3   45%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   39%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          -2-      36%  D Jeter         Soriano Steals 3B
          --3  8   33%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   39%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  2   50%  J Giambi        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   48%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   46%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  T Clark         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   41%  J Posada        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   45%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   48%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   50%  S Spencer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   49%  S Hillenbrand   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Henderson to 2B
          12-  5   52%  N Garciaparra   Walk; Henderson to 3B; Hillenbrand to 2B
   O      123  3   44%  B Daubach       Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   40%  N Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   44%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   47%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   50%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  J Varitek       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3   47%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   44%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   40%  J Giambi        Walk
          1--  6   33%  J Posada        Walk; Giambi to 2B
   OO     12-  5   45%  R Ventura       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Giambi to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   55%  R Henderson     Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Damon         Popfly: SS
   OO     1--  2   43%  S Hillenbrand   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   46%  S Spencer       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   43%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  D Jeter         Soriano Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   64%  N Garciaparra   Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  2   57%  B Daubach       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      63%  J Offerman      Wild Pitch; Garciaparra Scores
   O      ---  6   61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   64%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   59%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  6   53%  J Giambi        Walk; Williams to 2B
   OO     12-  1   68%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   66%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  L Merloni       Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  5   67%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  6   63%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Wakefield replaces Derek Lowe pitching; Trot Nixon replaces Brian Daubach playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   68%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   71%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   74%  S Spencer       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Karsay facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Karsay replaces David Wells pitching
          ---  6   77%  S Hillenbrand   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   74%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: LF
                  Mike Stanton replaces Steve Karsay pitching
   O      1--  3   71%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
          1--  6   73%  J Offerman      Walk; Hillenbrand to 2B
   RR     12-  2   92%  J Varitek       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hillenbrand Scores; Offerman Scores
   RR     -2-  5   98%  T Clark         Home Run; Varitek Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   99%  N Johnson       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  4   98%  A Soriano       Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging, Soriano Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Randy Choate facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Choate replaces Mike Stanton pitching
          ---  5   99%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  J Damon         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  7   99%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Casey Fossum facing 4-5-6
                  Casey Fossum replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          ---  6   98%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   95%  J Posada        Home Run; Giambi Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Casey Fossum pitching; Rondell White pinch hits for John Vander Wal batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  R White         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  8  100%  S Spencer       Foul Flyball: 1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation