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Standings
CHW
@ANA		5
6		 
(10)
NYY
@KCR		9
5
BAL
@MIN		10
0
BOS
@OAK		2
6
TOR
@SEA		3
4
DET
@TBD		5
1
CLE
@TEX		0
3
STL
@ATL		4
5
CIN
@CHC		6
4
LAD
@FLA		4
5		 
(13)
ARI
@MIL		9
1
COL
@MON		5
1
SFG
@NYM		5
7
HOU
@PHI		10
2
SDP
@PIT		7
4		 
(10)
Wednesday, September 8, 1999 1:05PM
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 20,251, Time of Game: 2:53
Red Sox
2
79-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
 at Athletics
6
76-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
W: Kevin Appier (14-12)
L: Pat Rapp (6-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  5  3
Athletics       2  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  X    6  8  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .801 12 6 -0.089 1.23 0.022 -0.111 -0.9 0 1
Darren Lewis CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .254 .654 13 8 0.062 1.21 0.135 -0.073 0.3 5 0
Brian Daubach 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .952 21 10 0.012 0.81 0.067 -0.055 0.1 8 0 2B
Mike Stanley DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267 .829 13 9 -0.080 1.01 0.025 -0.105 -0.6
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .835 8 8 -0.139 1.09 0.000 -0.139 -1.7 1 0 GDP
Scott Hatteberg C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .190 .600 19 8 0.036 0.67 0.050 -0.015 0.2 5 1
Wilton Veras 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .734 13 6 -0.023 1.51 0.053 -0.076 -0.3 1 3
   Butch Huskey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .835 3 2 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
Trot Nixon RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .280 .817 18 11 0.086 1.54 0.157 -0.071 0.7 3 0 SB
Donnie Sadler SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .664 10 7 0.016 1.45 0.049 -0.032 0.1 0 0
   Reggie Jefferson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .796 7 4 -0.060 2.25 0.000 -0.060 -0.5
   Lou Merloni SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .580 4 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Pat Rapp P 2
   John Wasdin P
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 5 8 .161 .471 141 82 -0.191 1.14 0.558 -0.749 -3.0 24 7
2B: B Daubach (32, off K Appier).
TB: B Daubach 2; M Stanley; D Sadler; T Nixon; D Lewis.
GIDP: T O'Leary (20).
RBI: D Lewis 2 (35).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: W Veras (3); D Sadler (8); D Lewis (2).
Baserunning
SB: T Nixon (3, 2nd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rich Becker CF-LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .262 .800 17 10 0.085 0.59 0.105 -0.019 1.1 2 0 2B
Randy Velarde 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .312 .826 16 11 0.076 0.92 0.096 -0.020 0.5 1 3
Jason Giambi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 .970 20 16 -0.096 1.20 0.020 -0.116 -1.2 8 0 3B
Matt Stairs RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .262 .897 13 8 0.200 1.29 0.247 -0.047 1.3 2 0
John Jaha DH 3 0 1 2 1 2 .276 .986 15 10 0.139 0.99 0.179 -0.039 1.3 2B
Ben Grieve LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .839 11 10 -0.079 0.69 0.000 -0.079 -1.3 3 0
   Ryan Christenson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .618 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Olmedo Saenz 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .274 .865 7 6 0.036 0.43 0.067 -0.031 0.3 0 0 HR
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .735 13 8 -0.031 0.30 0.000 -0.031 -0.7 3 2
Mike Macfarlane C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 .587 10 7 -0.022 0.44 0.018 -0.039 0.3 7 1 2B
Kevin Appier P 1
   Tim Kubinski P 1
   Doug Jones P 1
Team Totals 34 6 8 5 3 6 .235 .768 122 86 0.308 0.76 0.732 -0.421 1.6 27 9
2B: M Macfarlane (13, off J Wasdin); R Becker (7, off P Rapp); J Jaha (21, off P Rapp).
3B: J Giambi (1, off P Rapp).
HR: O Saenz (10, off P Rapp; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: O Saenz 4; J Giambi 3; R Velarde 2; M Macfarlane 2; J Jaha 2; R Becker 2; M Stairs.
RBI: J Jaha 2 (98); O Saenz (36); M Stairs (93); R Becker (21).
2-out RBI: J Jaha 2; M Stairs.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Velarde-M Tejada-J Giambi.

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
Pat Rapp, L (6-6) 5.1 7 6 2 3 4 1 4.05 28 92 64 36 9 19 9 12 4 0 39 -0.338 0.96 -3.4
John Wasdin 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.09 9 30 22 12 3 7 1 6 2 0 1 0 0.027 0.12 1.8
Team Totals 8 8 6 2 3 6 1 2.25 37 122 86 48 12 26 10 18 6 0 39 1 0 -0.311 1.14 -1.6

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
Kevin Appier, W (14-12) 6 4 2 2 5 7 0 5.06 27 108 61 30 13 18 5 10 1 0 58 0.113 1.37 1.3
Tim Kubinski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 3 14 7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.42 0.6
Doug Jones 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.80 6 19 14 7 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.044 0.40 1.1
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 5 8 0 2.00 36 141 82 41 17 24 9 14 1 0 58 0 0 0.190 0.76 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: K Appier (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 20,251.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Jose Offerman 2B 1 Rich Becker CF
2 Darren Lewis CF 2 Randy Velarde 2B
3 Brian Daubach 1B 3 Jason Giambi 1B
4 Mike Stanley DH 4 Matt Stairs RF
5 Troy O'Leary LF 5 John Jaha DH
6 Scott Hatteberg C 6 Ben Grieve LF
7 Wilton Veras 3B 7 Olmedo Saenz 3B
8 Trot Nixon RF 8 Miguel Tejada SS
9 Donnie Sadler SS 9 Mike Macfarlane C
Pat Rapp P Kevin Appier P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RR OAK M. Stairs P. Rapp 24% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Becker Scores; Velarde Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Stairs to 3B
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RR OAK J. Jaha P. Rapp 17% 71% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Becker Scores/unER; Velarde Scores/unER
t5 0-2 1 -23 5,(1-2)  RR BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -14% 50% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Nixon Scores; Sadler Scores
t5 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Offerman K. Appier 7% 69% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS B. Daubach K. Appier -7% 65% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)

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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' Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Offerman K. Appier 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Appier 2% 54% Foul Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Daubach K. Appier 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK R. Becker P. Rapp 3% 58% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Velarde P. Rapp 5% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Becker to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 7,(2-2)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Rapp -5% 59% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Stairs P. Rapp -4% 54% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RR OAK J. Jaha P. Rapp 17% 71% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Becker Scores/unER; Velarde Scores/unER
b1 2-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Grieve P. Rapp -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS M. Stanley K. Appier 2% 71% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier 1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK O. Saenz P. Rapp -2% 72% Popfly: CF
b2 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Tejada P. Rapp -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Macfarlane P. Rapp -1% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS W. Veras K. Appier 3% 73% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS T. Nixon K. Appier -3% 70% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Sadler K. Appier 3% 73% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
t3 0-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Offerman K. Appier -2% 71% Walk; Sadler to 2B
t3 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis K. Appier 5% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Becker P. Rapp -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Velarde P. Rapp -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK J. Giambi P. Rapp 2% 75% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Stairs P. Rapp 1% 76% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Jaha P. Rapp -4% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS B. Daubach K. Appier -7% 65% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t4 0-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley K. Appier 5% 70% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t4 0-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 4% 74% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier -1% 73% Walk
t4 0-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Veras K. Appier 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Grieve P. Rapp -2% 76% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK O. Saenz P. Rapp -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Tejada P. Rapp -1% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. Nixon K. Appier -5% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t5 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Sadler K. Appier -3% 67% Nixon Steals 2B
t5 0-2 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Sadler K. Appier -5% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Nixon stays at 2B
t5 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Offerman K. Appier 7% 69% Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -6% 63% Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B; Sadler to 2B
t5 0-2 1 -23 5,(1-2)  RR BOS D. Lewis K. Appier -14% 50% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Nixon Scores; Sadler Scores
t5 2-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS B. Daubach K. Appier 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t5 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley K. Appier 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Macfarlane P. Rapp -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK R. Becker P. Rapp 3% 57% Walk
b5 2-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK R. Velarde P. Rapp 4% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Becker to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Rapp -6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RR OAK M. Stairs P. Rapp 24% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Becker Scores; Velarde Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Stairs to 3B
b5 4-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Jaha P. Rapp 1% 80% Walk
b5 4-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Grieve P. Rapp -4% 77% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
t6 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary K. Appier 3% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t6 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg K. Appier -4% 77% Walk
t6 2-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Veras K. Appier -5% 71% Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
t6 2-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Nixon K. Appier 7% 78% Strikeout Swinging
Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Donnie Sadler (SS) batting 9th
t6 2-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson K. Appier 6% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
Lou Merloni replaces Reggie Jefferson (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b6 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R OAK O. Saenz P. Rapp 7% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 5-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada P. Rapp -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 5-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. Macfarlane P. Rapp 2% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Macfarlane to 2B
b6 5-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R OAK R. Becker P. Rapp 4% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Macfarlane Scores/unER
John Wasdin replaces Pat Rapp pitching
b6 6-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Velarde J. Wasdin -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 6-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Wasdin -1% 93% Foul Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Tim Kubinski facing 1-2-3
Tim Kubinski replaces Kevin Appier pitching
t7 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Offerman T. Kubinski 2% 95% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 2-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Lewis T. Kubinski 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS B. Daubach T. Kubinski 1% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
b7 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Stairs J. Wasdin -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Jaha J. Wasdin -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK B. Grieve J. Wasdin -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Doug Jones facing 4-5-6
Doug Jones replaces Tim Kubinski pitching
Rich Becker moves from CF to LF
Ryan Christenson replaces Ben Grieve (LF) playing CF batting 6th
t8 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Stanley D. Jones -3% 93% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
t8 2-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS T. O'Leary D. Jones 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg D. Jones 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 7-8-9
b8 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK O. Saenz J. Wasdin -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada J. Wasdin -0% 98% Lineout: SS
b8 6-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  OAK M. Macfarlane J. Wasdin 0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b8 6-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Becker J. Wasdin -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Doug Jones facing 7-8-9
Butch Huskey pinch hits for Wilton Veras (3B) batting 7th
t9 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Huskey D. Jones 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon D. Jones 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 2-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Merloni D. Jones 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.

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