September 4, 2004 Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 8
@BOS 6 CHW 8
SEA 7 ANA 6
@CLE 1 MIN 4
KCR 3 BAL 7
@NYY 0 OAK 9
@TOR 5 HOU 6
PIT 5 MIL 7
CIN 3 ATL 9
@MON 0 PHI 7
NYM 0 COL 8
@SDP 2 SFG 9
ARI 7 STL 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 48,963

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Orioles

63-71

Won 6

3rd, 19½ GB

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

W: S Ponson (10-13), L: M Mussina (9-9)

Yankees

83-52

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   2   3   3    0   1  .287  .749   20    3   3   HR,2B
D Newhan LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .871   18    3   0   
  T Raines CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .590    2    0   0   
M Mora 3B                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .345 1.002   20    0   4   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .887   14    1   3   
R Palmeiro DH                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .762   17    0   0   HR
J Lopez C                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .318  .874   17    4   1   
D Segui 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .327  .829   14   13   0   CS,GDP
J Gibbons RF                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .226  .658   14    0   0   HR,SH
L Bigbie CF-LF                4   1   2   1    0   2  .272  .755   14    3   0   

S Ponson P                                                               0   3
Totals                       38   7  14   7    0   8              150   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Roberts (43, off M Mussina).

HR: J Gibbons (9, off M Mussina; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B Roberts (3, off B Prinz; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); R Palmeiro (15, off M Rivera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SH: J Gibbons (1, off M Rivera).

TB: B Roberts 7; R Palmeiro 4; J Gibbons 4; J Lopez 2; L Bigbie 2; M Mora 2; D Segui 2; D Newhan.

GIDP: D Segui (3).

RBI: B Roberts 3 (45); M Mora (89); J Gibbons (39); R Palmeiro (68); L Bigbie (53).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mora-B Roberts-D Segui.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Segui (1, 2nd base by M Mussina/J Flaherty).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .761   16    2   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .770   14    6   1   
G Sheffield RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .965   15    1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .890    9    0   0   
H Matsui LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .900    6    3   0   
R Sierra DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .772   16    0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .733   13    4   1   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .753   14    2   1   
J Flaherty C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .659    3    8   1   GDP
  J Posada PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .902    3    0   0   

M Mussina P                                                              0   2
  T Gordon P                                                             1   1
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
  B Prinz P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    1   4              109   27   8

BATTING

TB: G Sheffield; M Cairo.

GIDP: J Flaherty (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Olerud-D Jeter-J Olerud.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, W (10-13)            9     2   0   0    1   4   0   5.37   29  109-77   45· 6·26   13· 8· 3· 0     86    -     0.87   0.57
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   4   0          29  109-77   45· 6·26   13· 8· 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
M Mussina, L (9-9)             7     7   2   2    0   8   1   5.28   26  119-75   40·13·22    6· 9· 3· 0     63    -     0.87   0.12
T Gordon                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.39    5   12-8     7· 0· 1    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.03
M Rivera                       0.1   4   4   4    0   0   1   1.83    5   11-10    8· 1· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.07
B Prinz                        0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.47    3    6-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    14   7   7    0   8   3          39  148-97   58·14·25   14·12· 5· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 48,963.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             New York Yankees                     
1. B Roberts            2B    1. B Williams           CF 
2. D Newhan             LF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. M Mora               3B    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. M Tejada             SS    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. R Palmeiro           DH    5. H Matsui             LF 
6. J Lopez              C     6. R Sierra             DH 
7. D Segui              1B    7. J Olerud             1B 
8. J Gibbons            RF    8. M Cairo              2B 
9. L Bigbie             CF    9. J Flaherty           C  

   S Ponson             P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  4   11%  58% J Gibbons       M Mussina       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   1  0-1  1-3  3    7%  80% M Mora          M Mussina       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Roberts Scores; Newhan to 2B
   t 6   1  0-1  1--  6    7%  73% D Newhan        M Mussina       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Roberts to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  2   -6%  47% J Gibbons       M Mussina       Segui Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 3   1  1-0  1--  1    6%  62% J Flaherty      S Ponson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   46%  D Newhan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  M Mora          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  B Williams      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   49%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   46%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   49%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   54%  D Segui         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  J Gibbons       Segui Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---  4   58%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   57%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   59%  B Roberts       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   56%  D Newhan        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   58%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   55%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   62%  J Flaherty      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   59%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   58%  M Tejada        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   56%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   60%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   60%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   63%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   61%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   59%  D Segui         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   58%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   61%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   64%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   62%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  3   65%  M Cairo         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   63%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   65%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   73%  D Newhan        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Roberts to 3B
   R      1-3  3   80%  M Mora          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Roberts Scores; Newhan to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  M Tejada        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   73%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   76%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   83%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   78%  D Segui         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  J Gibbons       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   81%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   84%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gordon replaces Mike Mussina pitching
          ---  1   87%  L Bigbie        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   86%  B Roberts       Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--  3   84%  D Newhan        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   85%  M Mora          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Newhan to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Bigbie moves to LF; Tim Raines replaces David Newhan playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  7   87%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   92%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariano Rivera facing 5-6-7
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   R      ---  5   96%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  1   97%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   98%  D Segui         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Gibbons       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lopez to 3B; Segui to 2B
   R      -23  3   99%  L Bigbie        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Lopez Scores; Segui to 3B
                  Bret Prinz replaces Mariano Rivera pitching
   RRR    1-3  1  100%  B Roberts       Home Run (Line Drive); Segui Scores; Bigbie Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  T Raines        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
                  Jorge Posada pinch hits for John Flaherty batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Posada        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Jeter         Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 0.

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