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@CAL		3
2
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@CLE		7
2
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@KCR		1
12
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@MIN		3
6
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@OAK		4
5
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@SEA		7
3
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@TOR		2
4
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1
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@CHC		7
1
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@CIN		4
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@MON		2
1
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@NYM		6
3
SFG
@PHI		2
4
Sunday, May 29, 1988 1:06
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 43,427, Time of Game: 3:08
Red Sox
4
23-22
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
 at Athletics
5
34-14
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Gene Nelson (3-2)
L: Jeff Sellers (0-5)
S: Eric Plunk (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Athletics       3  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    5 11  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .671 18 11 -0.226 1.58 0.000 -0.226 -1.6 1 0
Marty Barrett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .657 20 16 -0.059 1.58 0.115 -0.174 -1.0 1 7
Wade Boggs 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .350 .943 23 10 -0.074 1.86 0.061 -0.135 -0.6 1 0
Dwight Evans 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .299 .757 20 9 -0.059 1.74 0.090 -0.149 -0.1 9 0
Ellis Burks CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .315 .891 20 12 -0.095 2.11 0.121 -0.217 0.3 3 0
Sam Horn DH 1 1 0 0 2 0 .161 .541 13 5 0.036 0.94 0.059 -0.023 0.3
   Ed Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .587 3 3 -0.083 3.30 0.000 -0.083 -0.4
Jim Rice LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .547 13 8 0.132 1.53 0.178 -0.046 0.9 2 0
Rich Gedman C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .156 .472 20 13 0.007 2.09 0.123 -0.117 0.5 5 0
Spike Owen SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .192 .662 18 11 0.149 1.97 0.218 -0.069 1.5 1 1 2B
Jeff Sellers P 1 3
   Lee Smith P 1
Team Totals 36 4 8 3 5 6 .222 .567 168 98 -0.272 1.78 0.965 -1.239 -0.3 24 12
2B: S Owen (3, off S Davis).
TB: S Owen 3; R Gedman 2; M Barrett; J Rice; D Evans; E Burks.
RBI: S Owen 2 (7); R Gedman (6).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Owen-M Barrett-D Evans.
E: J Rice (1).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carney Lansford 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .396 .985 16 8 -0.016 0.83 0.093 -0.109 0.2 1 0 2B,SB,GDP
Stan Javier CF-LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .294 .714 15 9 0.097 0.85 0.134 -0.037 0.7 2 0
Jose Canseco RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 .286 .907 27 18 0.118 1.09 0.195 -0.077 1.3 3 0 2B,SB
Dave Parker DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 .787 12 9 0.072 1.04 0.121 -0.050 0.7
Ron Hassey C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .277 .754 11 8 -0.075 1.09 0.000 -0.075 -1.0 7 0
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 .881 16 8 0.098 0.77 0.135 -0.037 0.8 7 1 2B
Doug Jennings LF 2 0 0 1 2 0 .219 .841 20 9 0.020 1.00 0.042 -0.022 -0.2 1 0
   Dave Henderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .903 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Gallego 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .556 13 6 -0.054 0.93 0.009 -0.064 -0.8 3 2
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .569 20 14 -0.032 0.97 0.043 -0.074 -0.6 1 4
Storm Davis P 1
   Gene Nelson P
   Greg Cadaret P 1
   Eric Plunk P
Team Totals 34 5 11 5 5 5 .324 .822 150 89 0.228 0.95 0.772 -0.545 1.2 27 8
2B: C Lansford (14, off J Sellers); M McGwire (10, off J Sellers); J Canseco (6, off J Sellers).
TB: C Lansford 3; S Javier 3; J Canseco 3; D Parker 2; M McGwire 2; W Weiss.
GIDP: C Lansford (4).
RBI: J Canseco 2 (41); D Jennings (7); D Parker (27); R Hassey (25).
2-out RBI: J Canseco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
E: W Weiss 2 (8).
Baserunning
SB: C Lansford (8, 2nd base off L Smith/R Gedman); J Canseco (17, 2nd base off J Sellers/R Gedman).

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
Jeff Sellers, L (0-5) 7 11 5 5 4 4 0 4.80 35 132 80 53 15 12 12 15 6 0 35 -0.256 0.99 -1.7
Lee Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.55 4 18 9 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.64 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 5 5 0 5.62 39 150 89 57 16 16 14 15 6 0 35 0 0 -0.227 1.78 -1.2

Oakland Athletics

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
Storm Davis 3 6 4 3 3 0 0 3.20 18 79 43 26 2 15 6 9 6 0 30 -0.467 1.19 -4.1
Gene Nelson, W (3-2) 3.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 3.56 14 60 35 18 7 10 3 5 2 0 2 0 0.383 1.58 2.9
Greg Cadaret, H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.29 7 23 17 9 3 5 4 1 1 0 2 0 0.135 3.18 0.7
Eric Plunk, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 2 6 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.221 3.98 0.7
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 5 6 0 3.00 41 168 98 55 12 31 13 17 9 0 30 5 0 0.272 0.95 0.3
S Davis faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: S Davis (1).
WP: J Sellers 2 (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 43,427.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 20mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Brady Anderson RF 1 Carney Lansford 3B
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Stan Javier CF
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Jose Canseco RF
4 Dwight Evans 1B 4 Dave Parker DH
5 Ellis Burks CF 5 Ron Hassey C
6 Sam Horn DH 6 Mark McGwire 1B
7 Jim Rice LF 7 Doug Jennings LF
8 Rich Gedman C 8 Mike Gallego 2B
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Walt Weiss SS
Jeff Sellers P Storm Davis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  RR BOS S. Owen S. Davis -20% 33% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Horn Scores; Rice Scores; Gedman to 3B
t9 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett G. Cadaret -11% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 4-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. McGwire J. Sellers 11% 68% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Parker to 3B
t9 4-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Evans E. Plunk 11% 89% Flyball: 1B
t4 1-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  R BOS R. Gedman S. Davis -11% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Horn to 3B; Rice to 2B

Play By Play

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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, Athletics' Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Anderson S. Davis 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett S. Davis 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs S. Davis -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Evans S. Davis -2% 51% Walk; Boggs to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RO BOS E. Burks S. Davis -6% 44% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores/unER; Evans out at Hm/SS-C
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK C. Lansford J. Sellers 4% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK S. Javier J. Sellers 10% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lansford to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 7,(3-2)  R OAK J. Canseco J. Sellers 11% 69% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Lansford Scores; Javier to 3B
b1 1-1 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R OAK D. Parker J. Sellers 7% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive); Javier Scores; Canseco to 3B
b1 2-1 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO OAK R. Hassey J. Sellers -0% 75% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Canseco Scores; Parker to 2B
b1 3-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Sellers -2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b1 3-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers 0% 73% Wild Pitch; Parker to 3B
b1 3-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers 1% 74% Walk
b1 3-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Gallego J. Sellers -3% 71% Flyball: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
t2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Horn S. Davis 2% 73% Lineout: 1B
t2 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Rice S. Davis 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS R. Gedman S. Davis -1% 73% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t2 1-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS S. Owen S. Davis -2% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Gedman to 2B
t2 1-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS B. Anderson S. Davis 4% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 9-1-2
b2 3-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK W. Weiss J. Sellers -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK C. Lansford J. Sellers 3% 77% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 3-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Javier J. Sellers -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 3B
b2 3-1 2 --3 6,(1-2)  R OAK J. Canseco J. Sellers 7% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lansford Scores; Canseco to 2B/Adv on E7
b2 4-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Parker J. Sellers -2% 81% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
t3 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Barrett S. Davis 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t3 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Boggs S. Davis 1% 84% Lineout: SS
t3 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans S. Davis 1% 85% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 5-6-7
b3 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Hassey J. Sellers -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. McGwire J. Sellers 1% 85% Walk
b3 4-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers 1% 86% Wild Pitch; McGwire to 2B
b3 4-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers -2% 84% Fielder's Choice P; McGwire out at 3B/P-3B; Jennings to 1B
b3 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Gallego J. Sellers -1% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
t4 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS E. Burks S. Davis -4% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS S. Horn S. Davis -2% 77% Balk; Burks to 2B
t4 1-4 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  BOS S. Horn S. Davis -4% 73% Walk
t4 1-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Rice S. Davis -9% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Burks to 3B; Horn to 2B
t4 1-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  R BOS R. Gedman S. Davis -11% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Horn to 3B; Rice to 2B
t4 2-4 0 123 7,(3-2)  RR BOS S. Owen S. Davis -20% 33% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Horn Scores; Rice Scores; Gedman to 3B
Gene Nelson replaces Storm Davis pitching
t4 4-4 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS B. Anderson G. Nelson 6% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-4 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett G. Nelson 10% 49% Lineout: RF
t4 4-4 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O BOS W. Boggs G. Nelson 7% 56% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 9-1-2
b4 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK W. Weiss J. Sellers 4% 60% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b4 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO OAK C. Lansford J. Sellers -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Javier J. Sellers 1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 4-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco J. Sellers -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
t5 4-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Evans G. Nelson 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS E. Burks G. Nelson 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS S. Horn G. Nelson -2% 53% Walk
t5 4-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Rice G. Nelson 3% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 4-5-6
b5 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Parker J. Sellers 5% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 4-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Hassey J. Sellers -4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. McGwire J. Sellers 11% 68% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Parker to 3B
b5 4-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  RO OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers 2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Parker Scores; McGwire to 3B
b5 5-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Gallego J. Sellers 1% 72% Walk
b5 5-4 2 1-3 8,(2-2)  O OAK W. Weiss J. Sellers -5% 67% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
t6 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Gedman G. Nelson 4% 71% Flyball: 3B
t6 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS S. Owen G. Nelson 3% 73% Bunt Lineout: 2B
t6 4-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS B. Anderson G. Nelson 2% 75% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 1-2-3
b6 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Lansford J. Sellers -2% 73% Flyball: CF
b6 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK S. Javier J. Sellers 2% 75% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
b6 5-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Canseco J. Sellers -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-P/Forceout at 2B; Canseco to 1B
b6 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Parker J. Sellers 1% 74% Canseco Steals 2B
b6 5-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Parker J. Sellers -3% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 2-3-4
t7 4-5 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O BOS M. Barrett G. Nelson 4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS W. Boggs G. Nelson -5% 70% Walk
t7 4-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS D. Evans G. Nelson -7% 63% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Boggs to 2B
t7 4-5 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS E. Burks G. Nelson 9% 71% Strikeout Swinging
Greg Cadaret replaces Gene Nelson pitching
Ed Romero pinch hits for Sam Horn (DH) batting 6th
t7 4-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS E. Romero G. Cadaret 8% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Jeff Sellers facing 5-6-7
b7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Hassey J. Sellers -2% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 5-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Sellers -1% 76% Flyball: RF
b7 5-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK D. Jennings J. Sellers 1% 77% Walk
b7 5-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Gallego J. Sellers -2% 76% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Greg Cadaret facing 7-8-9
Stan Javier moves from CF to LF
Dave Henderson replaces Doug Jennings (LF) playing CF batting 7th
t8 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Rice G. Cadaret -9% 67% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Rice to 1B
t8 4-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Gedman G. Cadaret 8% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Owen G. Cadaret 4% 79% Groundout: P-1B; Rice to 2B
t8 4-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Anderson G. Cadaret 8% 87% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
Lee Smith replaces Jeff Sellers pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK W. Weiss L. Smith -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 5-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK C. Lansford L. Smith 1% 87% Walk
b8 5-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK S. Javier L. Smith 1% 89% Lansford Steals 2B
b8 5-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Javier L. Smith -2% 87% Groundout: P-1B; Lansford to 3B
b8 5-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco L. Smith -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Greg Cadaret facing 2-3-4
t9 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett G. Cadaret -11% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 4-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS W. Boggs G. Cadaret 5% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B; Barrett to 2B
Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
t9 4-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Evans E. Plunk 11% 89% Flyball: 1B
t9 4-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS E. Burks E. Plunk 11% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 5.

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