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0
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3
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@SEA		9
5
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@TEX		5
2
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@ATL		5
3
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6
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10
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 7:07PM
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 39,575, Time of Game: 2:58
Red Sox
8
84-54
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Athletics
3
81-58
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
1st
W: Pedro Martinez (16-5)
L: Tim Hudson (11-5)
S: Keith Foulke (28)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  0  4   1  0  0   0  0  0    8  8  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .313 .863 22 12 0.047 0.42 0.063 -0.016 0.7 2 0
   Gabe Kapler CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .726 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Bellhorn 2B 4 1 0 1 1 1 .264 .826 19 12 0.046 0.45 0.058 -0.012 0.2 0 4
   Pokey Reese 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .590 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Manny Ramirez LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .317 1.033 16 9 0.071 0.56 0.076 -0.005 0.5 2 0
   Trot Nixon PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .755 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 2 0
David Ortiz DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 .300 .982 18 11 0.096 0.66 0.115 -0.019 0.8
   Doug Mirabelli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .848 4 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Jason Varitek C 3 2 2 1 0 0 .309 .906 8 4 0.063 0.43 0.063 -0.001 1.2 7 0 HBP
   Sandy Martinez PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Orlando Cabrera SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 .257 .674 18 12 0.015 0.44 0.047 -0.032 1.4 2 1 2B
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .245 .689 14 6 0.073 0.59 0.075 -0.002 1.8 8 1
Bill Mueller 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 .280 .812 18 12 -0.009 0.66 0.040 -0.049 -0.5 1 1
   Kevin Youkilis 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .845 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Dave Roberts RF-LF 4 1 0 1 0 0 .257 .712 11 10 -0.048 0.66 0.002 -0.050 -2.5 2 0 GDP
Pedro Martinez P 1
   Pedro Astacio P
   Terry Adams P
   Keith Foulke P
Team Totals 34 8 8 7 7 8 .235 .646 156 96 0.354 0.49 0.539 -0.186 3.0 27 9
2B: O Cabrera (34, off C Hammond).
HBP: J Varitek (9, by T Hudson).
TB: O Cabrera 3; J Varitek 2; D Ortiz; J Damon; M Ramirez; D Mientkiewicz.
GIDP: D Roberts (4).
RBI: D Ortiz 2 (124); D Roberts (32); J Varitek (66); M Bellhorn (70); J Damon (68); B Mueller (53).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 13.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Kotsay CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .307 .820 16 7 0.050 0.29 0.053 -0.003 1.3 2 0 2B
Eric Byrnes RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .291 .834 15 13 -0.045 0.48 0.009 -0.054 -0.5 1 0 2B
Eric Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .279 .937 14 8 -0.049 0.63 0.000 -0.049 -1.3 0 1
   Esteban German PH-3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 .259 .625 8 3 0.006 0.08 0.006 0.000 0.6 0 0
Scott Hatteberg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .839 9 8 -0.031 0.37 0.000 -0.031 -0.9 6 0
   Bobby Kielty LF 1 0 1 3 1 0 .212 .685 9 4 0.020 0.23 0.020 0.000 2.8 1 0 2B
Billy McMillon DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .207 .641 22 14 -0.054 0.39 0.000 -0.054 -1.9
Bobby Crosby SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 .251 .778 19 9 -0.010 0.19 0.008 -0.018 0.4 2 2
Nick Swisher LF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .835 19 12 -0.026 0.24 0.000 -0.026 -1.3 5 0
Adam Melhuse C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .760 10 7 -0.017 0.16 0.000 -0.017 -1.0 8 0
Marco Scutaro 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .692 10 5 0.008 0.10 0.011 -0.003 -0.2 2 6
Tim Hudson P 1
   Chris Hammond P 1
   Justin Lehr P 1
   Arthur Rhodes P
   Jim Mecir P
   Octavio Dotel P
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 7 7 .206 .636 151 90 -0.148 0.29 0.107 -0.255 -2.0 27 12
2B: B Kielty (13, off P Astacio); E Byrnes (32, off P Martinez); M Kotsay (29, off P Astacio).
TB: E Byrnes 3; M Kotsay 3; B Kielty 2; M Scutaro; E German.
RBI: B Kielty 3 (31).
2-out RBI: B Kielty.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Crosby-M Scutaro-N Swisher.
E: N Swisher (1).

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
Pedro Martinez, W (16-5) 6 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.44 23 83 53 31 4 18 4 10 5 0 71 0.140 0.43 3.3
Pedro Astacio 1.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 10.80 10 36 19 13 1 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.003 0.10 -1.4
Terry Adams 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.75 7 26 15 13 0 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 -0.007 0.12 -0.7
Keith Foulke, S (28) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98 1 6 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.018 0.59 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 7 7 0 3.00 41 151 90 58 5 27 13 14 8 0 71 5 0 0.148 0.49 2.0

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
Tim Hudson, L (11-5) 3 6 7 7 5 3 0 3.30 21 79 45 28 7 10 7 5 5 0 17 -0.350 0.94 -5.3
Chris Hammond 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 2.98 8 24 19 10 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 -0.006 0.09 0.1
Justin Lehr 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.67 3 11 7 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.6
Arthur Rhodes 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.25 4 20 10 7 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.04 0.6
Jim Mecir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.43 3 11 6 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Octavio Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.67 3 11 9 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 8 7 7 8 0 7.00 42 156 96 56 19 21 15 11 5 0 17 0 0 -0.351 0.29 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: P Astacio (1).
HBP: T Hudson (11; J Varitek).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 39,575.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR BOS D. Ortiz T. Hudson 11% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Bellhorn Scores; Ramirez to 3B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez T. Hudson 7% 65% Walk; Damon to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Bellhorn T. Hudson 5% 59% Walk; Damon to 2B
t1 3-0 2 123 4,(0-2)  O BOS D. Roberts T. Hudson -5% 72% Groundout: P-1B
t1 3-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS B. Mueller T. Hudson -5% 77% Strikeout Looking

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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' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Damon T. Hudson 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Bellhorn T. Hudson 5% 59% Walk; Damon to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez T. Hudson 7% 65% Walk; Damon to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR BOS D. Ortiz T. Hudson 11% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Bellhorn Scores; Ramirez to 3B
t1 2-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R BOS J. Varitek T. Hudson 4% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 2B
t1 3-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS O. Cabrera T. Hudson -3% 78% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson 4% 81% Walk; Ortiz to 3B; Varitek to 2B
t1 3-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS B. Mueller T. Hudson -5% 77% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 2 123 4,(0-2)  O BOS D. Roberts T. Hudson -5% 72% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Kotsay P. Martinez -3% 69% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes P. Martinez 3% 72% Lineout: SS
b1 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK E. Chavez P. Martinez 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Hatteberg P. Martinez 2% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
t2 3-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS J. Damon T. Hudson -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS M. Bellhorn T. Hudson -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS M. Ramirez T. Hudson 1% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz T. Hudson -2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. McMillon P. Martinez 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby P. Martinez 2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK N. Swisher P. Martinez 1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
t3 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Varitek T. Hudson 2% 81% Hit By Pitch
t3 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS O. Cabrera T. Hudson 3% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 2B
t3 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson 4% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Varitek to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
t3 3-0 0 123 5,(3-1)  R BOS B. Mueller T. Hudson 4% 92% Walk; Varitek Scores; Cabrera to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
t3 4-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO BOS D. Roberts T. Hudson 0% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cabrera Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
t3 5-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Damon T. Hudson 3% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Roberts to 3B
t3 6-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS M. Bellhorn T. Hudson 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Roberts Scores
t3 7-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez T. Hudson -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK A. Melhuse P. Martinez 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Scutaro P. Martinez -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Kotsay P. Martinez -1% 93% Walk; Scutaro to 2B
b3 0-7 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes P. Martinez 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez P. Martinez 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Athletics' Chris Hammond facing 4-5-6
Chris Hammond replaces Tim Hudson pitching
t4 7-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz C. Hammond -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t4 7-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Varitek C. Hammond 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 7-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R BOS O. Cabrera C. Hammond 1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
t4 8-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O BOS D. Mientkiewicz C. Hammond -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B; Cabrera to 3B
t4 8-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS B. Mueller C. Hammond -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
b4 0-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg P. Martinez 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b4 0-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. McMillon P. Martinez 0% 98% Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
b4 0-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby P. Martinez 0% 99% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Chris Hammond facing 9-1-2
t5 8-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Roberts C. Hammond -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 8-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Damon C. Hammond -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t5 8-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Bellhorn C. Hammond -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
b5 0-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK N. Swisher P. Martinez 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK A. Melhuse P. Martinez 0% 99% Lineout: RF
b5 0-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Scutaro P. Martinez -0% 99% Walk
b5 0-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Kotsay P. Martinez 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Justin Lehr facing 3-4-5
Justin Lehr replaces Chris Hammond pitching
t6 8-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Lehr -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t6 8-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Lehr -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Lehr -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
b6 0-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK E. Byrnes P. Martinez -1% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b6 0-8 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez P. Martinez 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-8 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg P. Martinez 0% 99% Popfly: 3B
b6 0-8 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O OAK B. McMillon P. Martinez 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Arthur Rhodes facing 6-7-8
Arthur Rhodes replaces Justin Lehr pitching
Nick Swisher moves from LF to 1B
Bobby Kielty replaces Scott Hatteberg (1B) playing LF batting 4th
t7 8-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS O. Cabrera A. Rhodes 0% 100% Walk
t7 8-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Mientkiewicz A. Rhodes 0% 100% Walk; Cabrera to 2B
t7 8-0 0 12- 6,(1-2)  O BOS B. Mueller A. Rhodes -0% 100% Flyball: RF; Cabrera to 3B
t7 8-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  OO BOS D. Roberts A. Rhodes -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
Pedro Astacio replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
Kevin Youkilis replaces Bill Mueller playing 3B batting 8th
b7 0-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK B. Crosby P. Astacio -0% 99% Walk
b7 0-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK N. Swisher P. Astacio 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK A. Melhuse P. Astacio -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Crosby to 2B
b7 0-8 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK A. Melhuse P. Astacio 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Crosby to 3B
b7 0-8 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Scutaro P. Astacio 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 1-2-3
Jim Mecir replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
t8 8-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Damon J. Mecir -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 8-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Bellhorn J. Mecir -0% 100% Flyball: CF
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Manny Ramirez (LF) batting 3rd
t8 8-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Mecir -0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
Pokey Reese replaces Mark Bellhorn playing 2B batting 2nd
Dave Roberts moves from RF to LF
Gabe Kapler replaces Johnny Damon playing CF batting 1st
Trot Nixon moves from PH to RF
b8 0-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Kotsay P. Astacio -0% 99% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF)
b8 0-8 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes P. Astacio 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Esteban German pinch hits for Eric Chavez (3B) batting 3rd
b8 0-8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK E. German P. Astacio -0% 100% Walk
b8 0-8 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR OAK B. Kielty P. Astacio -1% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kotsay Scores; German Scores
b8 2-8 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK B. McMillon P. Astacio 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kielty to 3B
b8 2-8 2 --3 7,(3-2)  OAK B. Crosby P. Astacio -0% 99% Walk
Terry Adams replaces Pedro Astacio pitching
b8 2-8 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O OAK N. Swisher T. Adams 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Athletics' Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
Octavio Dotel replaces Jim Mecir pitching
Esteban German moves from PH to 3B
Doug Mirabelli pinch hits for David Ortiz (DH) batting 4th
t9 8-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli O. Dotel -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Jason Varitek (C) batting 5th
t9 8-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Martinez O. Dotel -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS O. Cabrera O. Dotel -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Terry Adams facing 8-9-1
Sandy Martinez moves from PH to C
b9 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK A. Melhuse T. Adams 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Scutaro T. Adams 0% 100% Lineout: RF
b9 2-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Kotsay T. Adams -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b9 2-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK E. Byrnes T. Adams -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kotsay to 2B
b9 2-8 2 12- 2,(1-0)  OAK E. German T. Adams -0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Kotsay to 3B; Byrnes to 2B
b9 2-8 2 123 7,(3-2)  R OAK B. Kielty T. Adams -1% 98% Walk; Kotsay Scores; Byrnes to 3B; German to 2B
Keith Foulke replaces Terry Adams pitching
b9 3-8 2 123 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. McMillon K. Foulke 2% 100% Lineout: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 3.

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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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