June 5, 2003 Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
@ARI 2
(10) ATL 8
TEX 4 CHC 8
TBD 1 NYY 10
@CIN 2 COL 7
CLE 4 FLA 2
OAK 0 HOU 11
BAL 1 LAD 5
KCR 2 MON 8
ANA 7
(14) MIL 8
@NYM 7 MIL 5
@NYM 3 SEA 5
@PHI 4 PIT 5
BOS 4 SDP 5
DET 1 MIN 5
@SFG 2 STL 13
TOR 5

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 33,372

Thursday, June 5, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Red Sox

33-25

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  1  0   1  0  0    4  7  1
Pirates         2  0  1   1  0  0   0  1  X    5 11  0

W: B Boehringer (3-1), L: R Mendoza (1-2), S: M Williams (16)

Pirates

25-33

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .362  .988   21    0   3   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .324  .805   14    4   2   
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .919   13    4   1   2·SB
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   2    0   3  .323  .946   16    2   0   HR
D Ortiz 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .813   16    5   1   
T Nixon RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .310  .904   11    4   0   HR
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .834   16    2   1   
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .242  .726   20    3   0   
J Burkett P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   SH
  F Sanchez PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    0   0   
  R Mendoza P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    1  10              137   24  10

BATTING

HR: M Ramirez (10, off J Suppan; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Nixon (6, off S Sauerbeck; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Burkett (1, off J Suppan).

TB: T Nixon 5; M Ramirez 4; N Garciaparra; T Walker; J Varitek; F Sanchez.

RBI: M Ramirez 2 (42); T Nixon (32); J Damon (23).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mueller-T Walker-D Ortiz.

E: D Ortiz (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Garciaparra 2 (5, 2nd base off J Suppan/J Kendall, 2nd base off B Boehringer/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   2   1   2    1   0  .315  .851   18    0   0   HR,SF
J Kendall C                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .280  .755   10   10   0   CS,HBP
B Giles LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .893   13    3   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .748   13    0   2   
R Simon 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .761    7   12   0   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .776   11    0   0   GDP
J Wilson SS                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .249  .653   15    2   1   SF
J Reboulet 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .656   20    0   6   SB
J Suppan P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .577    6    0   2   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .542    4    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .543    7    0   0   CS
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   5  11   5    3   2              124   27  12

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (7, off J Burkett; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Wilson (1, off J Burkett); K Lofton (1, off A Embree).

HBP: J Kendall (8, by J Burkett).

TB: K Lofton 4; R Simon 2; A Ramirez 2; R Sanders 2; A Nunez; J Suppan; J Reboulet; B Giles.

GIDP: R Sanders (4).

RBI: K Lofton 2 (21); J Wilson (20); B Giles (24); R Simon (36).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reboulet (1, 2nd base off R Mendoza/J Varitek).

CS: A Nunez (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Embree); J Kendall (2, 2nd base by J Burkett/J Varitek).

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
J Burkett                      6     8   4   3    3   2   1   6.12   30   95-61   36· 7·18   11·10· 3· 0     41    -     1.00  -0.12
R Mendoza, L (1-2)             1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   7.31    6   20-15   11· 1· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.99  -0.05
A Embree                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.18  -0.08
Totals                         8    11   5   4    3   2   1          37  117-77   48· 8·21   14·13· 4· 0          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Suppan                       6     4   3   3    1   6   1   4.07   23   90-57   34· 9·14    8· 7· 1· 0     57    -     1.07   0.07
S Sauerbeck, BS (3)            1.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   3.75    6   25-14    5· 1· 8    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.43  -0.05
B Boehringer, W (3-1)          0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   8.71    3    7-6     2· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.29   0.06
M Williams, S (16)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.79    3   13-8     3· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1  10   2          35  135-85   44·15·26   14· 8· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Embree (2; A Nunez, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Burkett (3; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 33,372.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Mueller            3B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. T Walker             2B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. B Giles              LF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. D Ortiz              1B    5. R Simon              1B 
6. T Nixon              RF    6. R Sanders            RF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. J Wilson             SS 
8. J Damon              CF    8. J Reboulet           2B 
9. J Burkett            P     9. J Suppan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  4-3  ---  5  -19%  50% T Nixon         S Sauerbeck     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   2  3-0  1--  1  -17%  67% M Ramirez       J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
   t 5   0  4-2  1--  8  -11%  59% J Varitek       J Suppan        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon to 3B
   b 4   0  2-3  ---  1   10%  78% K Lofton        J Burkett       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   1  4-4  -2-  4   10%  75% A Nunez         R Mendoza       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Reboulet to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  K Lofton        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   64%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Lofton to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores/unER; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 3B; Ramirez to 1B
   R      1-3  1   76%  R Simon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Kendall Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  1   73%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
          12-  5   75%  J Wilson        Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Simon to 2B
   O      123  4   69%  J Reboulet      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   74%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   75%  T Nixon         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   77%  J Suppan        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   75%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   73%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   71%  B Giles         Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   73%  J Varitek       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   75%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   76%  J Burkett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  B Giles         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   76%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   79%  R Simon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Ramirez to 2B
          12-  5   83%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 3B; Simon to 2B
   RO     123  3   84%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ramirez Scores; Simon to 3B
          1-3  5   85%  J Reboulet      Walk; Sanders to 2B
   O      123  4   81%  J Suppan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   83%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   81%  T Walker        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   84%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RR     1--  1   67%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
   O      ---  6   68%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   78%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   77%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   76%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   75%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   70%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  8   59%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nixon to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   63%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nixon Scores
   O      1--  3   66%  J Burkett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  8   71%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   68%  R Simon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   71%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   68%  J Wilson        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      1--  6   66%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   69%  T Walker        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   65%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   O      1--  6   69%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging, Garciaparra Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   74%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Jeff Suppan batting 9th
   O      ---  4   72%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   74%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  2   71%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   69%  B Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  5   50%  T Nixon         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   57%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  Freddy Sanchez pinch hits for John Burkett batting 9th
          ---  5   55%  F Sanchez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   59%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Freddy Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   65%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   59%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   50%  R Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Sauerbeck facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   55%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  M Ramirez       Garciaparra Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   61%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Ramiro Mendoza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   56%  J Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   61%  J Reboulet      Single to P (Ground Ball)
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
          1--      65%  A Nunez         Reboulet Steals 2B
          -2-  4   75%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Reboulet to 3B
                  Alan Embree replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  2   85%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Reboulet Scores
   O      1--      83%  J Kendall       Nunez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Williams replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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