June 25, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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CIN 7
@CHW 5 CLE 8
STL 2 DET 6
CHC 4 KCR 6
PIT 1 MIL 9
@MIN 2 TEX 9
@ARI 4 NYY 6
@ATL 0 COL 6
HOU 5
(12) FLA 5
TBD 1 ANA 3
@LAD 2 TOR 1
@MON 0 NYM 3
BAL 2 BOS 7
@PHI 5 SDP 6
SEA 0 OAK 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 28,263

Thursday, June 25, 1998, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:12

Red Sox

45-31

Won 1

2nd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  2    7 10  2
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  4    5  9  2

W: B Saberhagen (9-5), L: M Beech (3-5), S: R Mahay (1)

Phillies

39-37

Lost 1

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis RF-LF-RF              5   0   2   2    0   0  .285  .752   20    2   0   
J Valentin 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .249  .768   24    0   4   HR
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .869   13    1   1   GDP
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .326  .968   13    9   0   GDP
D Buford CF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .262  .830   10    3   0   HR
T O'Leary LF                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .296  .865    8    4   0   
  D Bragg RF-LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .817    5    2   0   2B
J Varitek C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .237  .636   28    2   1   
M Benjamin 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .676   14    3   1   GDP
B Saberhagen P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  B Ashley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  R Garces P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Corsi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  L Merloni PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .766    2    0   0   GDP
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mahay P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   5    2   4              150   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Bragg (17, off D Winston).

HR: D Buford (5, off M Beech; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Valentin (10, off M Beech; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D Buford 5; J Valentin 4; D Lewis 2; D Bragg 2; M Vaughn; N Garciaparra; M Benjamin; J Varitek.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (8); L Merloni (1); M Vaughn (6); M Benjamin (3).

RBI: D Lewis 2 (25); J Valentin (33); D Buford (14); J Varitek (15).

2-out RBI: D Lewis 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Vaughn (7); J Valentin (11).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville CF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .316  .794   18    2   0   
G Jefferies LF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .824   16    0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .312  .924   22    2   3   2B
R Brogna 1B                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .801   15   13   1   
M Lieberthal C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .711   10    1   0   
  M Parent C                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .245  .564   18    3   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .329  .939   25    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .653   16    4   5   
D Relaford SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .713   17    2   7   
M Beech P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .320    4    0   1   SH
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Zuber PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  D Winston P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Amaro PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .180  .490    2    0   0   2B
Totals                       37   5   9   5    4   3              165   27  17

BATTING

2B: R Amaro (3, off T Gordon); S Rolen (20, off T Gordon).

SH: M Beech (5, off B Saberhagen).

TB: M Lewis 2; R Amaro 2; M Parent 2; S Rolen 2; G Jefferies; B Abreu; M Lieberthal.

RBI: M Parent 2 (7); S Rolen 2 (57); B Abreu (37).

2-out RBI: M Parent 2; B Abreu.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Lewis-R Brogna; D Relaford-M Lewis-R Brogna; R Brogna-D Relaford-R Brogna; M Lewis-D Relaford-R Brogna.

E: M Lewis 2 (10).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, W (9-5)          6     5   1   0    0   1   0   5.10   25   87-65   43· 9·14   11·11· 2· 0     61    -     1.19   0.25
R Garces                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.13    4   12-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.04
J Corsi                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.52    5   30-18   12· 0· 6    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.54   0.03
T Gordon                       0.1   2   4   4    2   1   0   2.74    5   25-14    7· 1· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.06
R Mahay, S (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.15    3   11-8     2· 3· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.26   0.06
Totals                         9     9   5   4    4   3   0          42  165-110  67·13·31   15·13· 7· 0          2-2

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Beech, L (3-5)               6.2   7   5   2    2   4   2   4.87   28  117-77   48·12·17   15· 5· 2· 0     48    -     0.92  -0.19
J Spradlin                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.05    1    3-3     1· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.45   0.01
D Winston                      2     3   2   2    0   0   0   6.12    8   29-21   18· 1· 2    5· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   4    2   4   2          37  149-101  67·15·19   21· 6· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Winston (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 28,263.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Lewis              RF    1. D Glanville          CF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. G Jefferies          LF 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. S Rolen              3B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. R Brogna             1B 
5. D Buford             CF    5. M Lieberthal         C  
6. T O'Leary            LF    6. B Abreu              RF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. M Lewis              2B 
8. M Benjamin           2B    8. D Relaford           SS 
9. B Saberhagen         P     9. M Beech              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-0  1-3  6  -14%  60% B Abreu         B Saberhagen    Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brogna Scores/unER; Parent to 3B
   t 7   2  1-3  123  6   11%  94% D Lewis         M Beech         Single to CF (Line Drive); Buford Scores/unER; O'Leary Scores/unER; Varitek to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  6   10%  58% J Valentin      M Beech         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   0  0-1  ---  2    9%  70% D Buford        M Beech         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 6   2  2-1  1-3  4    9%  69% M Lewis         B Saberhagen    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Beech facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  6   58%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  6   60%  N Garciaparra   Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   55%  M Vaughn        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  D Glanville     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   59%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Beech facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   70%  D Buford        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   68%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   67%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   68%  R Brogna        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --- 10   65%  M Lieberthal    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   69%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  6   66%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Lieberthal to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  D Relaford      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Beech facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   69%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   68%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   67%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   70%  M Beech         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   72%  D Glanville     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   70%  G Jefferies     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   73%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Beech facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Parent replaces Mike Lieberthal playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  4   71%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   70%  M Vaughn        Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   69%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  R Brogna        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   74%  M Parent        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Beech facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   80%  T O'Leary       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  6   75%  J Varitek       Fielder's Choice SS; O'Leary out at 3B/SS-3B
   OO     1--  3   71%  M Benjamin      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   66%  M Lewis         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   71%  D Relaford      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  1   73%  M Beech         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Lewis to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  D Glanville     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Beech facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   76%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   78%  D Lewis         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1-- 10   80%  J Valentin      Walk; Lewis to 2B
   OO     12-  1   74%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   77%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   80%  S Rolen         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   78%  R Brogna        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B)
          1--  4   74%  M Parent        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brogna to 3B
   R      1-3  6   60%  B Abreu         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brogna Scores/unER; Parent to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Beech facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   73%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   78%  D Buford        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Vaughn to 2B
          12-  2   85%  T O'Leary       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Vaughn to 3B; Buford to 2B
   R      123  7   91%  J Varitek       Walk; Vaughn Scores/unER; Buford to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
   O      123  5   88%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Billy Ashley pinch hits for Bret Saberhagen batting 9th
   O      123  6   83%  B Ashley        Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  6   94%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Buford Scores/unER; O'Leary Scores/unER; Varitek to 2B
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Matt Beech pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   93%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Rich Garces facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Garces replaces Billy Ashley pitching and batting 9th; Darren Lewis moves to LF; Darren Bragg replaces Troy O'Leary playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  4   95%  D Relaford      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Jon Zuber pinch hits for Jerry Spradlin batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  J Zuber         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   95%  D Glanville     Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darrin Winston facing 3-4-5
                  Darrin Winston replaces Jon Zuber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  M Vaughn        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   95%  D Buford        Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Corsi facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Corsi replaces Rich Garces pitching and batting 9th; Darren Bragg moves to LF; Darren Lewis moves to RF
   O      ---  5   97%  S Rolen         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Brogna        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   97%  M Parent        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1-- 10   96%  B Abreu         Walk; Parent to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  M Lewis         Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darrin Winston facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   99%  D Bragg         Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   99%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bragg to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  M Benjamin      Wild Pitch; Bragg Scores
          1--  3  100%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 3B
                  Lou Merloni pinch hits for Jim Corsi batting 9th
   ROO    1-3  2  100%  L Merloni       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Varitek Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  5  100%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-7, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gordon replaces Lou Merloni pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  D Relaford      Walk
                  Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Darrin Winston batting 9th
          1--  2   98%  R Amaro         Double to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Relaford to 3B
          -23  5   96%  D Glanville     Walk
   O      123  3   98%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  8   94%  S Rolen         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Relaford Scores; Amaro Scores; Glanville to 3B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  3   98%  R Brogna        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   RR     -23  4   95%  M Parent        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Glanville Scores; Rolen Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Phillies 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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