June 21, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 40,348

Sunday, June 21, 1998, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:35

Red Sox

44-28

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

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

W: P Martinez (9-2), L: J Johnson (2-4), S: T Gordon (23)

Devil Rays

31-42

Lost 1

5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .755   16    3   0   
R Jefferson DH                5   0   0   0    0   2  .327  .941   23    0   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   1    0   1  .306  .867   12    1   1   HR
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .326  .987   18    5   1   
T O'Leary LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .847   14    5   0   
J Valentin 3B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .748   14    1   1   2B,HBP,GDP
S Hatteberg C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .813   23    8   0   
L Merloni 2B                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .309  .784    1    0   0   2B
  M Benjamin 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .672   11    2   1   
D Bragg RF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .271  .826   20    1   0   2B

P Martinez P                                                             1   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3    0   6              152   27   4

BATTING

2B: D Bragg (15, off J Johnson); L Merloni (6, off J Johnson); J Valentin (20, off R White).

HR: N Garciaparra (10, off J Johnson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: J Valentin (2, by J Johnson).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; D Bragg 3; J Valentin 3; M Vaughn 3; L Merloni 2; D Lewis; T O'Leary.

GIDP: J Valentin (6).

RBI: L Merloni 2 (15); N Garciaparra (46).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .791   14    4   0   
D Martinez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .675   12    5   0   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .299  .825   20    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .722   16    7   0   
P Sorrento DH                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .240  .758   17    0   0   
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .652   15    6   0   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .665    9    2   3   3B
K Stocker SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .667   10    1   2   
R Winn LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .773   24    2   0   

J Johnson P                                                              0   0
  R White P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   1   2   1    2   7              137   27   5

BATTING

3B: M Cairo (3, off P Martinez).

TB: M Cairo 3; D Martinez.

RBI: M Cairo (24).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Stocker-M Cairo-F McGriff.

PB: M Difelice (5).

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
P Martinez, W (9-2)            8     1   1   1    2   6   0   3.15   27  120-82   48·21·13    4·12· 3· 0     80    -     0.99   0.46
T Gordon, S (23)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.74    4   17-12    5· 1· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.93   0.11
Totals                         9     2   1   1    2   7   0          31  137-94   53·22·19    6·12· 4· 0           -

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Johnson, L (2-4)             6    10   3   3    0   3   1   5.54   28  112-73   52· 6·15    6·13· 5· 0     43    -     0.93  -0.03
R White                        3     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.76   10   38-26   13· 4· 9    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.10
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0   6   1          38  150-99   65·10·24    8·17· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Johnson (2; J Valentin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 40,348.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. D Lewis              CF    1. Q McCracken          CF 
2. R Jefferson          DH    2. D Martinez           RF 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. P Sorrento           DH 
6. J Valentin           3B    6. M Difelice           C  
7. S Hatteberg          C     7. M Cairo              2B 
8. L Merloni            2B    8. K Stocker            SS 
9. D Bragg              RF    9. R Winn               LF 

   P Martinez           P        J Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  123  1   16%  75% L Merloni       J Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Vaughn Scores; O'Leary Scores; Valentin to 3B
   b 5   1  3-0  1--  2  -15%  64% M Cairo         P Martinez      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sorrento Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  4    8%  77% N Garciaparra   J Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  3-1  --3  2    7%  72% K Stocker       P Martinez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  5    7%  66% J Valentin      J Johnson       Hit By Pitch; Vaughn to 3B; O'Leary to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   48%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   46%  R Jefferson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   45%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   50%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  3   59%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vaughn to 2B
          12-  5   66%  J Valentin      Hit By Pitch; Vaughn to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
   O      123  8   60%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   RR     123  1   75%  L Merloni       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Vaughn Scores; O'Leary Scores; Valentin to 3B
   O      -23  7   69%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   64%  D Lewis         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   67%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   69%  P Sorrento      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   70%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   68%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   77%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   78%  M Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   76%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   77%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   77%  M Cairo         Foul Popfly: C
                  Mike Benjamin replaces Lou Merloni playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  3   79%  K Stocker       Flyball: CF
   O      --- 12   80%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF
          ---  6   80%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   82%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bragg to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bragg to 3B
   O      1-3  2   77%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   79%  Q McCracken     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  D Martinez      Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  5   80%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  3   82%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   84%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   82%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1   79%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   75%  P Sorrento      Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   64%  M Cairo         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sorrento Scores
   O      --3  2   72%  K Stocker       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  9   76%  R Winn          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   73%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   75%  D Bragg         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   72%  D Lewis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   76%  Q McCracken     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   78%  D Martinez      Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   80%  W Boggs         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick White facing 2-3-4
                  Rick White replaces Jason Johnson pitching
   O      ---  2   78%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   77%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   76%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   83%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  M Difelice      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick White facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   84%  T O'Leary       Popfly: CF
          ---  3   86%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      88%  S Hatteberg     Passed Ball; Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  5   84%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  5   81%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   86%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   90%  K Stocker       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   92%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick White facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   89%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Gordon replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  Q McCracken     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   95%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6  100%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation