September 2, 1996 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
@CAL 8 DET 8
@CHW 6 MIL 7
CLE 6 NYY 5
@OAK 0 BOS 9
@SEA 8
(10) MIN 6
@TEX 4 KCR 2
@TOR 0 CIN 7
ATL 6 FLA 4
CHC 3 MON 4
SFG 3
(11) LAD 8
@NYM 5 SDP 5
@PHI 1 COL 8
@PIT 3 STL 8
HOU 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 24,470

Monday, September 2, 1996, 6:05
Time of Game: 3:57

Red Sox

71-67

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: H Slocumb (3-5), L: R Carmona (6-3)

Mariners

71-66

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .262  .789   25    3   1   
J Frye 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .753   19    3   4   
J Valentin SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .818   22    2   3   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .315  .990   23    8   0   
R Jefferson DH                2   1   1   0    1   1  .340  .983   17    0   0   2B
  W Cordero PH                1   1   0   0    1   1  .288  .733   14    0   0   
T O'Leary RF                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .772   10    4   0   GDP
  R Pemberton PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
T Naehring 3B                 1   2   0   0    3   0  .294  .824   21    1   2   
  L Tinsley PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .571         0   0   
  J Manto 3B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .726    4    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   2   4   9    0   0  .277  .756   13    2   0   2·HR,2B
B Haselman C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .657   15    4   2   
  M Stanley PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .893    6    2   0   

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  R Harris P                                                             0   0
  K Lacy P                                                               0   0
  V Eshelman P                                                           0   0
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   0
  H Slocumb P                                                            1   1
Totals                       37   9   7   9    8   8              192   30  13

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (14, off N Charlton); R Jefferson (27, off B Ayala).

HR: M Greenwell 2 (6, off B Wolcott, off B Ayala; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 7th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: M Greenwell 11; R Jefferson 2; D Bragg 2.

GIDP: T O'Leary (11).

RBI: M Greenwell 9 (34).

2-out RBI: M Greenwell 5.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Frye-J Valentin-M Vaughn; D Bragg-J Frye; H Slocumb-J Frye-M Vaughn.

E: R Clemens 2 ().

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     4   1   3   0    2   0  .292  .746   24    1   0   2B,2·CS
A Rodriguez SS                4   1   1   3    1   0  .375 1.112   22    1   3   HR,SF,GDP
K Griffey CF                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .302 1.024   24    2   0   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .332 1.085   33    0   0   
  R Amaral PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .762         0   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .271  .928   25    6   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 3   1   1   1    0   2  .294  .893   17    5   0   
  B Hunter PH-1B              0   0   0   1    1   0  .290  .801    5    2   0   
  D Strange PH-3B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .636    1    0   0   
M Whiten LF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .252  .817   17    4   0   GDP
D Wilson C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .790   13    7   0   
  A Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .549    2    0   0   
  J Marzano C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .655         1   0   
  R Jordan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .695    3    0   0   
D Hollins 3B-1B               4   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .763   18    0   2   SF

B Wolcott P                                                              0   1
  B Ayala P                                                              0   0
  R Meacham P                                                            0   0
  N Charlton P                                                           1   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  R Carmona P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   7   10   6              204   30   6

BATTING

2B: J Cora (31, off R Harris).

HR: A Rodriguez (35, off R Harris; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: A Rodriguez (6, off R Clemens); D Hollins (1, off R Clemens).

TB: J Cora 4; A Rodriguez 4; D Hollins 2; K Griffey; D Strange; P Sorrento; M Whiten.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (14); M Whiten (12).

RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (116); D Hollins (54); P Sorrento (81); B Hunter (25); M Whiten (50).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wolcott-A Rodriguez-P Sorrento.

E: A Rodriguez (13).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cora 2 (5, 2nd base by R Clemens/B Haselman, 3rd base by R Clemens/B Haselman).

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
R Clemens                      6     5   5   3    3   4   0   3.71   26  107-59   31·10·18   10· 6· 3· 0     47    -     0.87  -0.14
R Harris, BS (1)               0.1   2   3   3    1   0   1  33.75    4   16-9     6· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.64  -0.38
K Lacy                         0     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.69    2   12-4     0· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.33  -0.08
V Eshelman                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.21    2    6-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.54   0.01
M Brandenburg                  0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.59    3   13-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.06
H Slocumb, W (3-5)             2.1   3   0   0    2   1   0   3.59   10   42-23   15· 4· 4    2· 3· 2· 0          1-0    3.64   0.45
Totals                        10    10   8   6   10   6   1          47  196-103  56·17·30   14·12· 5· 0          5-1

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Wolcott                      5.2   2   2   2    2   4   1   5.55   21   88-55   30· 9·16    5· 7· 3· 0     59    -     0.78   0.21
B Ayala, BS (3)                0.2   3   4   4    2   2   1   5.96    7   32-18    8· 4· 6    0· 1· 2· 0          1-0    1.61  -0.52
R Meacham                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.25    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.17   0.07
N Charlton, BS (6)             0.2   1   2   2    2   1   0   4.43    5   27-14    8· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.08  -0.31
M Jackson                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.71    4   19-11    3· 2· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.10   0.24
R Carmona, L (6-3)             1     1   1   1    2   0   0   4.71    6   19-8     5· 1· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.63  -0.26
Totals                        10     7   9   9    8   8   2          45  192-110  57·20·33    8·14· 7· 0          3-0

K Lacy faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 3:57.

Attendance: 24,470.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Bragg              CF    1. J Cora               2B 
2. J Frye               2B    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. J Valentin           SS    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. R Jefferson          DH    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. T O'Leary            RF    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. T Naehring           3B    7. M Whiten             LF 
8. M Greenwell          LF    8. D Wilson             C  
9. B Haselman           C     9. D Hollins            3B 

   R Clemens            P        B Wolcott            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  9-8  12-  4   36% 100% A Rodriguez     H Slocumb       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
   t10   2  8-8  12-  3   35%  81% M Greenwell     R Carmona       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cordero Scores; Manto to 3B
   t 7   0  5-2  123  2   33%  67% M Greenwell     B Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jefferson Scores; O'Leary Scores; Naehring Scores; Greenwell Scores
   b 7   1  6-5  -2-  4  -33%  25% A Rodriguez     R Harris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 8   2  8-6  12-  3   32%  46% M Greenwell     N Charlton      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Vaughn Scores; Tinsley Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Wolcott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Frye          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   47%  J Valentin      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  J Cora          Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          1--  5   41%  K Griffey       Walk; Cora to 2B
   O      12-      47%  E Martinez      Cora Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Wolcott facing 5-6-7
          --- 10   54%  R Jefferson     Walk
   OO     1--  2   46%  T O'Leary       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  T Naehring      Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Wolcott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   45%  B Haselman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  D Bragg         Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  D Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   44%  D Hollins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   37%  J Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hollins to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   37%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hollins Scores
   O      1--  3   39%  K Griffey       Cora Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Wolcott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   36%  J Frye          Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   34%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   32%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   29%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   31%  E Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B; Griffey to 2B
          -2-  5   29%  J Buhner        Walk
   R      12-  6   18%  P Sorrento      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Griffey Scores; Buhner to 3B
   R      1-3  3   14%  M Whiten        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Right); Buhner Scores; Sorrento to 2B; Whiten to 1B
   R      12-  2    8%  D Wilson        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Left); Sorrento Scores/unER/No RBI; Whiten to 3B; Wilson to 1B
   RO     1-3  6    7%  D Hollins       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Whiten Scores/unER; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  2    8%  J Cora          Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Wolcott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5    6%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1    5%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
          ---  6    6%  T Naehring      Walk
   RR     1--  1   14%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Naehring Scores; Greenwell Scores
   O      ---  4   13%  B Haselman      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   14%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   15%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   16%  E Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Wolcott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   13%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   16%  J Frye          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Frye to 1B
   O      1--  2   13%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Bob Wolcott pitching
   O      1--  5   10%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   11%  J Buhner        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   12%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   11%  M Whiten        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  8   12%  D Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Ayala facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   19%  R Jefferson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   24%  T O'Leary       Walk
          12-  6   34%  T Naehring      Walk; Jefferson to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   67%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jefferson Scores; O'Leary Scores; Naehring Scores; Greenwell Scores
   O      ---  5   64%  B Haselman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   67%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Rusty Meacham replaces Bobby Ayala pitching
   O      1--  4   64%  J Frye          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   61%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-6, Reggie Harris facing 9-1-2
                  Reggie Harris replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   O      ---  2   66%  D Hollins       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   57%  J Cora          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   RR     -2-  4   25%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores; Rodriguez Scores
          ---  5   22%  K Griffey       Walk
                  Kerry Lacy replaces Reggie Harris pitching
          1--  6   19%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 2B
          12-  6   15%  J Buhner        Walk; Griffey to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Vaughn Eshelman replaces Kerry Lacy pitching; Brian Hunter pinch hits for Paul Sorrento batting 6th
   R      123  5    8%  B Hunter        Walk; Griffey Scores; Martinez to 3B; Buhner to 2B
   OO     123  1   16%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Norm Charlton facing 4-5-6
                  Norm Charlton replaces Rusty Meacham pitching; Brian Hunter moves to 1B
          ---  7   22%  M Vaughn        Walk
                  Wil Cordero pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 5th
   O      1--  8   16%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  Rudy Pemberton pinch hits for Troy O'Leary batting 6th
   O      1--  2   12%  R Pemberton     Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B); Vaughn to 2B
          -2-  7   14%  T Naehring      Walk
                  Lee Tinsley pinch runs for Tim Naehring batting 7th
   RR     12-  3   46%  M Greenwell     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Vaughn Scores; Tinsley Scores
                  Mike Jackson replaces Norm Charlton pitching; Mike Stanley pinch hits for Bill Haselman batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   38%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Tied 8-8, Mark Brandenburg facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Vaughn Eshelman pitching; Mike Stanley moves to C; Jeff Manto replaces Lee Tinsley playing 3B batting 7th; Rudy Pemberton moves to RF; Alex Diaz pinch hits for Dan Wilson batting 8th
   O      ---  2   43%  A Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   47%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   44%  J Cora          Walk
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching
          1--  5   41%  A Rodriguez     Walk; Cora to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  K Griffey       Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 8-8, Mike Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  John Marzano replaces Alex Diaz playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  6   43%  D Bragg         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   38%  J Frye          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   34%  J Valentin      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Tied 8-8, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   27%  E Martinez      Walk
                  Rich Amaral pinch runs for Edgar Martinez batting 4th
   O      1--  6   35%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  Doug Strange pinch hits for Brian Hunter batting 6th
          1--  1   28%  D Strange       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Amaral to 2B
   OO     12-  4   50%  M Whiten        Double Play: Flyball: CF; Amaral out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 8.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 8-8, Rafael Carmona facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Carmona replaces Mike Jackson pitching; Dave Hollins moves to 1B; Doug Strange moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   43%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  W Cordero       Walk
   O      1--  1   42%  R Pemberton     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          1--  4   47%  J Manto         Walk; Cordero to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cordero Scores; Manto to 3B
   O      1-3  3   77%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 10th, Mariners Batting, Behind 8-9, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 8-9-1
                  Ricky Jordan pinch hits for John Marzano batting 8th
   O      ---  3   87%  R Jordan        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  3   76%  D Hollins       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   64%  J Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Hollins to 2B
   OO     12-  4  100%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Mariners 8.

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