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CLE
@BAL		9
0
MIL
@CAL		7
4
TOR
@CHW		4
2
KCR
@DET		5
11
BOS
@OAK		5
7
NYY
@SEA		5
3
MIN
@TEX		2
3
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@ATL		7
2
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@CIN		5
9
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@HOU		3
2
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@MON		6
11
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@NYM		3
2
CHC
@PHI		1
9
Wednesday, September 6, 1989 12:15
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 25,037, Time of Game: 2:43
Red Sox
5
70-70
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 at Athletics
7
85-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Welch (16-7)
L: Mike Smithson (7-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  2  1    5 10  1
Athletics       0  0  5   0  0  1   1  0  X    7  9  3

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .338 .903 20 11 0.136 0.77 0.157 -0.022 1.6 0 0 2B
Marty Barrett 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .655 9 8 -0.127 1.21 0.000 -0.127 -1.5 2 1
Ellis Burks CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 .303 .836 13 8 0.136 0.97 0.136 0.000 1.3 1 0
   Kevin Romine CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .619 1 1 -0.028 0.70 0.000 -0.028 -0.5 1 0 GDP
   Sam Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .109 .364 1 1 -0.025 0.94 0.000 -0.025 -0.3
Mike Greenwell LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .312 .827 7 6 0.054 1.11 0.118 -0.064 0.5 3 0 2B
   Carlos Quintana LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .147 .413 4 4 0.015 0.33 0.021 -0.006 0.7 1 0
Nick Esasky 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .269 .828 17 11 -0.048 0.89 0.045 -0.093 -0.3 7 0 HBP
Danny Heep RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .783 12 8 -0.070 1.15 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 2 0
   Jody Reed PH-RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .284 .768 3 2 0.028 0.29 0.028 0.000 1.8 2 0 HR
Dwight Evans DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .840 10 6 -0.035 0.89 0.021 -0.056 -0.4
Luis Rivera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .675 11 8 -0.064 0.87 0.010 -0.075 -0.6 1 3
Rich Gedman C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .212 .563 11 6 -0.041 0.80 0.012 -0.052 -0.4 3 0
   Rick Cerone PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .674 5 2 -0.016 0.57 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Mike Smithson P 1
   Dennis Lamp P 1
   Rob Murphy P
   Lee Smith P
Team Totals 38 5 10 5 2 4 .263 .712 124 82 -0.085 0.89 0.548 -0.634 0.8 24 6
2B: M Greenwell (31, off B Welch); W Boggs (48, off D Eckersley).
HR: J Reed (3, off R Honeycutt; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: N Esasky (3, by B Welch).
TB: J Reed 4; E Burks 3; W Boggs 3; M Greenwell 2; R Gedman; L Rivera; C Quintana.
GIDP: K Romine (8).
RBI: J Reed 2 (33); E Burks (61); C Quintana (3); M Greenwell (82).
2-out RBI: C Quintana.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Rivera-M Barrett-N Esasky.
E: M Barrett (8).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .281 .822 23 9 0.083 0.70 0.107 -0.024 0.8 1 0 SB,HBP,IW
Carney Lansford 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 .338 .813 3 2 0.096 1.81 0.111 -0.015 0.9 1 0 HBP
   Tony Phillips PH-3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .661 9 6 -0.041 0.34 0.000 -0.041 -2.0 0 3 GDP
Dave Parker DH 5 2 2 4 0 1 .263 .731 17 13 0.200 0.73 0.220 -0.020 2.1 HR
Mark McGwire 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .230 .797 20 12 0.026 0.44 0.043 -0.016 0.6 11 1
Ron Hassey C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 .641 15 12 -0.038 0.56 0.009 -0.047 0.4 5 0
Dave Henderson CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .245 .674 12 10 -0.004 0.43 0.025 -0.029 1.2 1 0 2B
Stan Javier RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .637 10 6 -0.015 0.49 0.028 -0.043 -0.3 4 0
Walt Weiss SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .641 19 13 0.044 0.48 0.057 -0.013 0.0 1 3
Lance Blankenship 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .224 .556 11 7 0.061 0.62 0.071 -0.010 -0.4 2 3 SH
Bob Welch P 1 1
   Rick Honeycutt P
   Dennis Eckersley P
Team Totals 32 7 9 7 4 4 .281 .801 139 90 0.412 0.62 0.671 -0.258 3.3 27 11
2B: D Henderson (21, off D Lamp).
HR: D Parker (19, off M Smithson; 3rd inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SH: L Blankenship (3, off D Lamp).
IBB: R Henderson (4, by D Lamp).
HBP: C Lansford (6, by M Smithson); R Henderson (3, by M Smithson).
TB: D Parker 5; D Henderson 4; L Blankenship; W Weiss; S Javier; R Hassey.
GIDP: T Phillips (15).
RBI: D Parker 4 (81); W Weiss (20); R Hassey (23); C Lansford (43).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Weiss-L Blankenship-M McGwire.
E: T Phillips (11); W Weiss 2 (14).
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (65, 2nd base off D Lamp/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
Mike Smithson, L (7-14) 2 3 5 5 1 0 1 4.97 12 37 25 17 0 8 4 4 3 1 29 -0.442 1.46 -4.1
Dennis Lamp 3.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 2.63 16 59 38 23 2 13 7 5 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.33 -0.7
Rob Murphy 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.94 8 32 19 10 5 4 1 5 2 0 3 0 0.013 0.17 1.0
Lee Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 3 11 8 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 4 4 1 7.88 39 139 90 53 10 27 12 16 5 1 29 3 0 -0.413 0.89 -3.3
M Smithson faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

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
Bob Welch, W (16-7) 5 5 2 1 2 4 0 2.81 24 81 52 25 7 17 11 6 5 0 53 -0.004 1.08 0.3
Rick Honeycutt, H (21) 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2.49 12 29 20 12 1 7 8 4 1 0 0 0 0.061 0.51 -0.6
Dennis Eckersley, S (29) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.20 5 14 10 7 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0.030 0.93 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 2 4 1 3.00 41 124 82 44 9 26 19 15 8 0 53 0 0 0.087 0.62 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Welch (5; N Esasky); M Smithson 2 (10; R Henderson, C Lansford).
IBB: D Lamp (4; R Henderson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 25,037.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Wade Boggs 3B 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Ellis Burks CF 3 Dave Parker DH
4 Mike Greenwell LF 4 Mark McGwire 1B
5 Nick Esasky 1B 5 Ron Hassey C
6 Danny Heep RF 6 Dave Henderson CF
7 Dwight Evans DH 7 Stan Javier RF
8 Luis Rivera SS 8 Walt Weiss SS
9 Rich Gedman C 9 Lance Blankenship 2B
Mike Smithson P Bob Welch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR OAK D. Parker M. Smithson 22% 85% Home Run (Deep RF Line); Blankenship Scores; Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Greenwell B. Welch -12% 26% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Burks Scores
b3 0-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  R OAK C. Lansford M. Smithson 11% 63% Hit By Pitch; Weiss Scores; Blankenship to 3B; Henderson to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OAK R. Henderson M. Smithson 10% 52% Hit By Pitch; Weiss to 3B; Blankenship to 2B
b3 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK L. Blankenship M. Smithson 7% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss 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' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Boggs B. Welch 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Welch 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS E. Burks B. Welch -1% 52% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell B. Welch 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson M. Smithson -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Lansford M. Smithson -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK D. Parker M. Smithson -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Esasky B. Welch -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Heep B. Welch 2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Esasky to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Evans B. Welch -2% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Rivera B. Welch 5% 51% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Evans to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS R. Gedman B. Welch 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK M. McGwire M. Smithson 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Hassey M. Smithson -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Henderson M. Smithson -3% 52% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Javier M. Smithson -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS W. Boggs B. Welch -7% 43% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Boggs to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Welch 1% 44% Lineout: RF; Boggs to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS E. Burks B. Welch -7% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores/unER
t3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Greenwell B. Welch -12% 26% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Burks Scores
t3 2-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O BOS N. Esasky B. Welch 3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Heep B. Welch 3% 31% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK W. Weiss M. Smithson 4% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK L. Blankenship M. Smithson 7% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OAK R. Henderson M. Smithson 10% 52% Hit By Pitch; Weiss to 3B; Blankenship to 2B
b3 0-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  R OAK C. Lansford M. Smithson 11% 63% Hit By Pitch; Weiss Scores; Blankenship to 3B; Henderson to 2B
b3 1-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR OAK D. Parker M. Smithson 22% 85% Home Run (Deep RF Line); Blankenship Scores; Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
Dennis Lamp replaces Mike Smithson pitching
b3 5-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK M. McGwire D. Lamp -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK R. Hassey D. Lamp -1% 83% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b3 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Henderson D. Lamp 1% 84% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 5-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Javier D. Lamp -2% 83% Flyball: LF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
t4 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans B. Welch 2% 85% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS L. Rivera B. Welch 1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS R. Gedman B. Welch -1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs B. Welch -2% 83% Walk; Gedman to 2B
t4 2-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Barrett B. Welch 4% 87% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
b4 5-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK W. Weiss D. Lamp -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK L. Blankenship D. Lamp -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK R. Henderson D. Lamp 1% 86% Walk
Tony Phillips pinch hits for Carney Lansford (3B) batting 2nd
b4 5-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK T. Phillips D. Lamp 1% 86% Henderson Steals 2B
b4 5-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Phillips D. Lamp -2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
Tony Phillips moves from PH to 3B
t5 2-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS E. Burks B. Welch -6% 79% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Burks to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
t5 2-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell B. Welch 4% 83% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Esasky B. Welch 3% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Heep B. Welch 3% 89% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
b5 5-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK D. Parker D. Lamp -1% 89% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
Kevin Romine replaces Ellis Burks playing CF batting 3rd
b5 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. McGwire D. Lamp -1% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 5-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Hassey D. Lamp -0% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
Rick Honeycutt replaces Bob Welch pitching
t6 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans R. Honeycutt 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS L. Rivera R. Honeycutt 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS R. Gedman R. Honeycutt 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
b6 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK D. Henderson D. Lamp 1% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 5-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK S. Javier D. Lamp 3% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Henderson to 3B
b6 5-2 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK W. Weiss D. Lamp 1% 97% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Henderson Scores; Javier to 2B; Weiss to 1B
b6 6-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK L. Blankenship D. Lamp 0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Javier to 3B; Weiss to 2B
b6 6-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Henderson D. Lamp 0% 97% Intentional Walk
Rob Murphy replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
b6 6-2 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO OAK T. Phillips R. Murphy -2% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
t7 2-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS W. Boggs R. Honeycutt -3% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 2-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Barrett R. Honeycutt 2% 95% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 2-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS K. Romine R. Honeycutt 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
Carlos Quintana replaces Mike Greenwell playing LF batting 4th
b7 6-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Parker R. Murphy 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 6-2 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OAK M. McGwire R. Murphy 1% 98% Walk; Parker to 2B
b7 6-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK R. Hassey R. Murphy 1% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Parker Scores; McGwire to 2B
b7 7-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OAK D. Henderson R. Murphy 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B; Hassey to 2B
b7 7-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Javier R. Murphy -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b7 7-2 1 123 6,(2-2)  O OAK W. Weiss R. Murphy -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  O OAK L. Blankenship R. Murphy -0% 99% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
t8 2-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS C. Quintana R. Honeycutt 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 2-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Esasky R. Honeycutt -1% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
Jody Reed pinch hits for Danny Heep (RF) batting 6th
t8 2-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR BOS J. Reed R. Honeycutt -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Esasky Scores/unER
t8 4-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Evans R. Honeycutt 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS L. Rivera R. Honeycutt -1% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman (C) batting 9th
t8 4-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS R. Cerone R. Honeycutt 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 1-2-3
Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching
Rick Cerone moves from PH to C
Jody Reed moves from PH to RF
b8 7-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK R. Henderson L. Smith -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 7-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK T. Phillips L. Smith -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 7-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK D. Parker L. Smith -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Athletics' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
t9 4-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs D. Eckersley -4% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t9 4-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett D. Eckersley 3% 96% Flyball: 2B
Sam Horn pinch hits for Kevin Romine (CF) batting 3rd
t9 4-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Horn D. Eckersley 3% 99% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 4-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS C. Quintana D. Eckersley -2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Boggs Scores
t9 5-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Esasky D. Eckersley 3% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

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