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CHW
@ANA		3
6
MIN
@BAL		0
6
NYY
@KCR		9
8
BOS
@OAK		5
7
TOR
@SEA		2
3
DET
@TBD		8
2
CLE
@TEX		6
8
CIN
@ATL		3
5
SDP
@CHC		2
3
HOU
@FLA		3
2
ARI
@MIL		5
6
STL
@MON		8
7		 
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SFG
@NYM		0
2
LAD
@PHI		3
12
COL
@PIT		5
8
Sunday, May 2, 1999 1:07PM
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 17,388, Time of Game: 2:52
Red Sox
5
12-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
 at Athletics
7
11-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
W: Doug Jones (1-0)
L: Tim Harikkala (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    5 12  0
Athletics       3  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  X    7  9  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .337 .984 23 14 0.185 1.62 0.279 -0.095 1.6 10 0 2B,2·SB
John Valentin 3B 4 1 1 4 1 1 .220 .662 22 11 0.279 1.59 0.348 -0.069 1.6 0 5 HR
   Donnie Sadler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .502 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Brian Daubach DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .318 .955 26 17 -0.043 1.43 0.104 -0.148 0.2 3B,2B
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .319 .784 18 12 -0.047 1.61 0.079 -0.127 -0.2 1 4 SF
Troy O'Leary LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .854 20 13 -0.254 1.54 0.000 -0.254 -2.1 3 0 GDP
Jeff Frye 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .298 .678 12 8 0.052 0.98 0.092 -0.040 0.7 3 3
Damon Buford CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .777 8 7 0.113 1.26 0.166 -0.053 1.3 1 0
Jason Varitek C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .641 14 7 -0.173 1.25 0.022 -0.196 -1.9 4 1 GDP
Darren Lewis RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .216 .609 13 6 -0.129 1.26 0.033 -0.162 -1.2 2 0
Tim Wakefield P 1
   Tim Harikkala P 1
   Jim Corsi P
   Derek Lowe P
Team Totals 36 5 12 5 4 4 .333 .918 156 95 -0.017 1.42 1.123 -1.144 0.0 24 15
2B: J Offerman (12, off T Candiotti); B Daubach (3, off T Candiotti).
3B: B Daubach (2, off T Candiotti).
HR: J Valentin (3, off T Candiotti; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: N Garciaparra (1, off T Candiotti).
TB: B Daubach 5; J Valentin 4; J Offerman 3; J Frye 3; D Buford 2; N Garciaparra 2.
GIDP: T O'Leary (3); J Varitek (3).
RBI: J Valentin 4 (16); N Garciaparra (9).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Valentin-J Frye-J Offerman; T Wakefield-J Valentin-J Varitek-N Garciaparra-J Offerman.
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman 2 (6, 3rd base off T Candiotti/A Hinch, 2nd base off B Taylor/A Hinch).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips RF-CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 .260 .884 23 9 0.147 0.96 0.155 -0.007 1.4 4 0
Jason McDonald CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .258 .633 8 6 0.085 1.22 0.103 -0.018 0.8 2 0 2B,SH
   Matt Stairs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .974 6 2 0.096 3.29 0.096 0.000 0.7
   Ben Grieve PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .137 .441 6 3 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
Jason Giambi 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 .320 .972 13 7 0.246 1.56 0.281 -0.035 1.9 11 0 IW
John Jaha DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .338 1.105 12 8 -0.010 1.45 0.133 -0.142 -0.6 2B,GDP
Olmedo Saenz 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .323 1.034 9 6 0.106 1.38 0.163 -0.057 1.2 1 2 2B
Tim Raines LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .179 .538 15 5 0.013 1.19 0.075 -0.062 0.3 2 0
Scott Spiezio 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .242 .755 17 12 -0.066 1.07 0.001 -0.067 -1.0 0 6 SF
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .632 13 9 -0.171 1.15 0.000 -0.171 -2.1 3 2
A.J. Hinch C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .164 .457 19 12 0.041 0.71 0.068 -0.027 0.3 4 0
Tom Candiotti P
   Doug Jones P 1
   Billy Taylor P
Team Totals 29 7 9 7 8 3 .310 .861 141 79 0.482 1.22 1.075 -0.591 2.6 27 11
2B: O Saenz (3, off J Corsi); J Jaha (6, off T Wakefield); J McDonald (2, off T Wakefield).
SF: S Spiezio (1, off T Wakefield).
SH: J McDonald (2, off T Harikkala).
IBB: J Giambi (1, by T Harikkala).
TB: O Saenz 3; J Jaha 3; J McDonald 2; J Giambi 2; A Hinch; T Phillips.
GIDP: J Jaha (1).
RBI: J Giambi 3 (24); O Saenz 2 (10); J Jaha (16); S Spiezio (9).
2-out RBI: O Saenz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Spiezio-M Tejada-J Giambi 2.

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
Tim Wakefield 3 6 4 4 5 1 0 8.02 19 69 36 18 4 14 6 7 3 0 27 -0.304 1.18 -3.4
Tim Harikkala, L (1-1) 2.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.91 9 32 17 10 3 4 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.111 1.28 1.7
Jim Corsi, BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.22 8 29 19 10 0 9 2 3 1 0 2 2 -0.306 1.62 -1.5
Derek Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.17 3 11 7 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.6
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 8 3 0 7.88 39 141 79 43 7 29 13 15 4 0 27 4 2 -0.482 1.42 -2.6
T Wakefield faced 2 batters in the 4th 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
Tom Candiotti 5 11 5 5 1 1 1 6.18 25 90 58 35 8 15 10 13 4 0 25 -0.427 1.12 -3.7
Doug Jones, W (1-0) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.65 11 42 25 13 6 6 3 5 0 0 2 0 0.363 1.24 3.2
Billy Taylor, S (6) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.38 5 24 12 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.082 3.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 4 4 1 5.00 41 156 95 57 15 23 14 19 4 0 25 2 0 0.018 1.22 -0.0
T Candiotti faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Harikkala (1; J Giambi).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 17,388.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RRR BOS J. Valentin T. Candiotti -24% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lewis Scores; Offerman Scores
b6 4-5 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR OAK J. Giambi J. Corsi 20% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hinch Scores; Phillips Scores; Grieve to 2B
b6 6-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK O. Saenz J. Corsi 12% 84% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Grieve Scores; Giambi to 3B
t2 2-3 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Varitek T. Candiotti 11% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Frye to 3B
t9 5-7 0 12- 8,(2-2)  O BOS B. Daubach B. Taylor 11% 83% Strikeout Swinging

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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' Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Offerman T. Candiotti -6% 44% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Valentin T. Candiotti -3% 42% Offerman Steals 3B
t1 0-0 0 --3 4,(2-1)  RO BOS J. Valentin T. Candiotti 1% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Offerman Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS B. Daubach T. Candiotti -6% 37% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS N. Garciaparra T. Candiotti -2% 35% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Daubach Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Candiotti 1% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK T. Phillips T. Wakefield 4% 40% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK J. McDonald T. Wakefield 10% 50% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Phillips to 3B
b1 0-2 0 -23 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Giambi T. Wakefield 8% 58% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Phillips Scores; McDonald to 3B
b1 1-2 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  R OAK J. Jaha T. Wakefield 10% 68% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); McDonald Scores; Giambi to 3B
b1 2-2 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RO OAK O. Saenz T. Wakefield -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Giambi Scores
b1 3-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK T. Raines T. Wakefield 2% 67% Walk
b1 3-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio T. Wakefield -4% 64% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b1 3-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada T. Wakefield -4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
t2 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Frye T. Candiotti -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t2 2-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Buford T. Candiotti -6% 50% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Frye to 2B
t2 2-3 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Varitek T. Candiotti 11% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Frye to 3B
t2 2-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Lewis T. Candiotti 4% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b2 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK A. Hinch T. Wakefield -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 3-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK T. Phillips T. Wakefield 2% 65% Walk
b2 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. McDonald T. Wakefield -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Phillips to 2B
b2 3-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Giambi T. Wakefield -3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
t3 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Offerman T. Candiotti 3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Candiotti 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS B. Daubach T. Candiotti 1% 67% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
b3 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Jaha T. Wakefield 3% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b3 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK O. Saenz T. Wakefield 5% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jaha to 2B
b3 3-2 0 12- 4,(3-0)  OAK T. Raines T. Wakefield 6% 80% Walk; Jaha to 3B; Saenz to 2B
b3 3-2 0 123 4,(1-2)  RO OAK S. Spiezio T. Wakefield 0% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jaha Scores; Saenz to 3B
b3 4-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO OAK M. Tejada T. Wakefield -8% 72% Double Play: Groundout: P-3B-C-SS-1B (P's Left); Raines to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Tom Candiotti facing 4-5-6
t4 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra T. Candiotti -4% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS T. O'Leary T. Candiotti 9% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 2-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Frye T. Candiotti -1% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 2-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Buford T. Candiotti 3% 78% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b4 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK A. Hinch T. Wakefield 2% 80% Walk
b4 4-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK T. Phillips T. Wakefield 4% 84% Walk; Hinch to 2B
Tim Harikkala replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b4 4-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. McDonald T. Harikkala -0% 84% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hinch to 3B; Phillips to 2B
b4 4-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Giambi T. Harikkala 0% 84% Intentional Walk
b4 4-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO OAK J. Jaha T. Harikkala -10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Tom Candiotti facing 8-9-1
t5 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek T. Candiotti 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis T. Candiotti -3% 74% Walk
t5 2-4 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  BOS J. Offerman T. Candiotti -10% 63% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Lewis to 3B; Offerman to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t5 2-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RRR BOS J. Valentin T. Candiotti -24% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lewis Scores; Offerman Scores
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS B. Daubach T. Candiotti -4% 35% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t5 5-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Candiotti 3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B; Daubach to 3B
t5 5-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Candiotti 4% 43% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Tim Harikkala facing 5-6-7
b5 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK O. Saenz T. Harikkala -4% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 4-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Raines T. Harikkala -3% 37% Flyball: LF
b5 4-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio T. Harikkala -2% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Athletics' Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
t6 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Frye T. Candiotti -4% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t6 5-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Buford T. Candiotti -11% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Frye to 3B; Buford to 2B
Doug Jones replaces Tom Candiotti pitching
t6 5-4 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek D. Jones 5% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-4 1 -23 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Jones 9% 34% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 5-4 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Offerman D. Jones 7% 41% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Tim Harikkala facing 8-9-1
b6 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada T. Harikkala -4% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b6 4-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK A. Hinch T. Harikkala 4% 41% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 4-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK T. Phillips T. Harikkala 6% 47% Walk; Hinch to 2B
Jim Corsi replaces Tim Harikkala pitching
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Jason McDonald (CF) batting 2nd
b6 4-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Stairs J. Corsi 10% 57% Walk; Hinch to 3B; Phillips to 2B
Ben Grieve pinch runs for Matt Stairs (PH) batting 2nd
b6 4-5 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR OAK J. Giambi J. Corsi 20% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hinch Scores; Phillips Scores; Grieve to 2B
b6 6-5 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Jaha J. Corsi -4% 73% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK O. Saenz J. Corsi 12% 84% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Grieve Scores; Giambi to 3B
b6 7-5 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Raines J. Corsi -4% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Athletics' Doug Jones facing 2-3-4
Tony Phillips moves from RF to CF
Ben Grieve moves from PR to RF
t7 5-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Jones 4% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS B. Daubach D. Jones 2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra D. Jones -2% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 5-7 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Jones 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 7-8-9
b7 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio J. Corsi -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada J. Corsi -1% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b7 7-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK A. Hinch J. Corsi -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Athletics' Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
t8 5-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Frye D. Jones 4% 89% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 5-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Buford D. Jones 3% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t8 5-7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Varitek D. Jones -2% 90% Walk
t8 5-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Jones 4% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
Derek Lowe replaces Jim Corsi pitching
b8 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Phillips D. Lowe -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b8 7-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Grieve D. Lowe -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi D. Lowe -0% 92% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 1-2-3
Billy Taylor replaces Doug Jones pitching
t9 5-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Offerman B. Taylor -8% 84% Walk
t9 5-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Valentin B. Taylor -1% 83% Offerman Steals 2B
t9 5-7 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin B. Taylor -11% 72% Walk
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for John Valentin (3B) batting 2nd
t9 5-7 0 12- 8,(2-2)  O BOS B. Daubach B. Taylor 11% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Taylor 9% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 5-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary B. Taylor 8% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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