June 12, 1999 Boston Red Sox at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 4
ARI 3 OAK 4
LAD 3 SFG 15
@SEA 11 COL 8
@TEX 7 BAL 5
@ATL 0 CHW 8
@CHC 2 CLE 4
@CIN 3 NYY 5
@FLA 4 HOU 3
SDP 2 MIN 8
@MIL 6 TBD 5
@MON 3 NYM 4
BOS 2 PHI 7
TOR 2 PIT 9
KCR 8 STL 8
DET 7
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 43,819

Saturday, June 12, 1999, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Red Sox

34-26

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: A Leiter (4-5), L: P Rapp (2-4), S: J Franco (15)

Mets

32-29

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .858   13    2   2   SB,GDP
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .712   14    1   3   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .921   16    2   5   GDP
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .823   10   10   2   
D Buford CF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .270  .733   18    0   0   SB
T O'Leary LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .290  .844   18    0   0   2B
C Gubanich C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .806   16    2   1   
  J Frye PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .577         0   0   
  D Lowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .644    4    0   0   
D Lewis RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .646   15    5   0   
P Rapp P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .750    3    2   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   6              136   24  14

BATTING

2B: T O'Leary (13, off A Leiter).

TB: T O'Leary 3; D Buford 2; J Valentin; D Lewis; C Gubanich.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (5); J Offerman (3).

RBI: C Gubanich (6); T O'Leary (35).

2-out RBI: C Gubanich; T O'Leary.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Gubanich-J Valentin-J Offerman; J Offerman-N Garciaparra-M Stanley.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Offerman (11, 2nd base off A Benitez/M Piazza); D Buford (5, 2nd base off A Leiter/M Piazza).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .823   18    0   0   SB
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .828   14    2   3   2B
J Olerud 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .316 1.005   16   11   0   HR
M Piazza C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .950   12    6   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .281  .844   16    2   2   HR,GDP
B McRae CF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .769   18    1   0   CS,HBP
B Agbayani LF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .394 1.315   15    5   0   HR
R Ordonez SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .659   17    0   4   
A Leiter P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .139    3    0   1   SH
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .733    3    0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   8   4    2   4              132   27  10

BATTING

2B: E Alfonzo (15, off P Rapp).

HR: J Olerud (10, off M Guthrie; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); B Agbayani (9, off P Rapp; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Ventura (10, off P Rapp; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: A Leiter (2, off P Rapp).

HBP: B McRae (5, by P Rapp).

TB: R Ventura 5; J Olerud 4; B Agbayani 4; E Alfonzo 2; R Cedeno; M Piazza; R Ordonez.

GIDP: R Ventura (5).

RBI: E Alfonzo (31); B Agbayani (16); J Olerud (39); R Ventura (46).

2-out RBI: E Alfonzo; R Ventura.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Alfonzo-J Olerud; R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-J Olerud.

E: A Leiter (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno (33, 2nd base off P Rapp/C Gubanich).

CS: B McRae (5, 2nd base by P Rapp/C Gubanich).

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
P Rapp, L (2-4)                6     7   3   3    1   2   2   5.00   25   98-61   41· 5·15   12· 6· 3· 0     47    -     0.73  -0.04
D Lowe                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    4   19-11    6· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.95   0.05
M Guthrie                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   6.26    4   14-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   4   4    2   4   3          33  131-81   52· 7·22   15· 7· 4· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (4-5)              7     6   2   2    1   4   0   5.57   27  103-69   41· 7·21   11· 5· 6· 0     60    -     1.10   0.25
A Benitez, H (12)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.71    4   18-12    7· 3· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.82   0.13
J Franco, S (15)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    4   12-8     4· 0· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   6   0          35  133-89   52·10·27   14· 6· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Rapp (4; B McRae).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 43,819.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Mets                        
1. J Offerman           2B    1. R Cedeno             RF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. E Alfonzo            2B 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. M Stanley            1B    4. M Piazza             C  
5. D Buford             CF    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. T O'Leary            LF    6. B McRae              CF 
7. C Gubanich           C     7. B Agbayani           LF 
8. D Lewis              RF    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. P Rapp               P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-0  12-  4   16%  79% J Offerman      A Leiter        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Lewis to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  5   11%  67% B Agbayani      P Rapp          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 7   2  3-1  -2-  7  -10%  74% C Gubanich      A Leiter        Single to CF (Ground Ball); O'Leary Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  --3  3    9%  75% E Alfonzo       P Rapp          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  4   -9%  65% J Offerman      A Benitez       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  J Valentin      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   55%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  M Stanley       Lineout: LF
          ---  4   50%  D Buford        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   53%  T O'Leary       Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  C Gubanich      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  R Ventura       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  B McRae         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  P Rapp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   67%  B Agbayani      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  7   70%  R Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   68%  A Leiter        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   65%  R Cedeno        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ordonez to 3B
   R      --3  3   75%  E Alfonzo       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores
   O      -2-  3   72%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   75%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   77%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   78%  M Stanley       Lineout: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Rapp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   76%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   78%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   81%  B McRae         Hit By Pitch; Ventura to 2B
   OO     12-  6   74%  B Agbayani      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-3B-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   77%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   79%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   81%  C Gubanich      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Rapp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   79%  R Ordonez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   78%  A Leiter        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  7   79%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  E Alfonzo       Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   72%  D Lewis         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   64%  P Rapp          Reached on E1 (Bunt to P's Right); Lewis to 2B
   OO     12-  4   79%  J Offerman      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Lewis to 3B
   O      --3  1   84%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Rapp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   83%  J Olerud        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   82%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   89%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   90%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  B Agbayani      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   91%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   92%  D Buford        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  T O'Leary       Buford Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   84%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Buford Scores
   R      -2-  7   74%  C Gubanich      Single to CF (Ground Ball); O'Leary Scores
                  Jeff Frye pinch runs for Creighton Gubanich batting 7th
          1-- 10   70%  D Lewis         Walk; Frye to 2B
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Pat Rapp batting 9th
   O      12-  3   78%  J Varitek       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
                  Derek Lowe replaces Jeff Frye pitching and batting 7th; Jason Varitek moves to C
          ---  8   81%  R Ordonez       Walk
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Al Leiter batting 9th
   O      1--  3   79%  M Franco        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   76%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   74%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
                  Armando Benitez replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   65%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  4   73%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   78%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging, Offerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Guthrie facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 7th
   R      ---  3   94%  J Olerud        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   93%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  B McRae         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, John Franco facing 5-6-7
                  John Franco replaces Armando Benitez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   91%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Trot Nixon pinch hits for Mark Guthrie batting 7th
   O      1--  4   96%  T Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation