August 29, 2000 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 17,450

Tuesday, August 29, 2000, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Red Sox

69-60

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  1  0   3  0  2    8 12  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0

W: P Martinez (15-4), L: D Eiland (2-2)

Devil Rays

57-74

Lost 1

5th, 17 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Nixon RF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .287  .843   24    0   0   3B
B Daubach 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .810   17    4   0   2·HBP
  R Brogna PR-1B              0   2   0   0    1   0  .240  .670    6    1   0   
C Everett CF                  5   2   4   6    0   0  .309  .996   15    2   0   2·HR,3B,2B
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   0    0   1  .370 1.046   11    1   3   HBP
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .267  .750   15    3   0   
S Hatteberg DH                4   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .814   24    0   0   GDP
L Merloni 3B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .765    2    0   0   
  M Alexander PH-3B           4   0   0   1    0   0  .210  .556   13    2   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .764   20   14   0   
M Lansing 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .684   13    0   1   GDP

P Martinez P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   8    4   5              160   27   4

BATTING

2B: C Everett (23, off D Eiland).

3B: T Nixon (7, off C Lidle); C Everett (4, off D Eiland).

HR: C Everett 2 (32, off D Creek, off C Lidle; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: N Garciaparra (2, by D Eiland); B Daubach 2 (6, by T Fiore, by D Eiland).

TB: C Everett 13; T Nixon 5; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra; L Merloni; M Lansing.

GIDP: M Lansing (18); S Hatteberg (7).

RBI: C Everett 6 (98); M Alexander (13); T O'Leary (52).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .776    4    0   0   HBP
  J Tyner PR-CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .557   11    2   0   
M Cairo 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .662   15    3   6   
G Vaughn DH                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .263  .891   16    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .280  .820   13    8   1   
S Cox LF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .838    8    1   0   
A Huff 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .311  .853   13    2   1   
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .264  .786   13    3   0   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .676   13    6   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .655    4    1   4   

D Eiland P                                                               1   0
  C Lidle P                                                              0   0
  T Fiore P                                                              0   0
  D Creek P                                                              0   1
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    0  13              110   27  13

BATTING

HBP: G Williams (3, by P Martinez).

TB: J Flaherty.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Guillen-M Cairo-F McGriff 2.

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 (15-4)           9     1   0   0    0  13   0   1.68   29  110-71   29·21·21    5· 8· 2· 0     98    -     0.58   0.39
Totals                         9     1   0   0    0  13   0          29  110-71   29·21·21    5· 8· 2· 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
D Eiland, L (2-2)              2     5   2   2    0   1   0   6.56   13   38-25   12· 3·10    5· 2· 3· 0     39    -     1.03  -0.21
C Lidle                        4     4   2   2    1   2   1   6.08   15   61-34   22· 3· 9    7· 1· 3· 1          3-0    0.81   0.15
T Fiore                        0     0   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    1    3-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.39  -0.01
D Creek                        2     1   1   1    1   2   1   4.09    8   38-21   13· 4· 4    1· 3· 0· 1          2-2    0.11  -0.04
B Taylor                       1     2   2   2    2   0   0   8.56    7   20-12    7· 2· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   5   2          44  160-92   54·12·26   15· 8· 7· 2          6-2

D Eiland faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.
C Lidle faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
T Fiore faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Fiore (2; B Daubach); D Eiland 2 (4; B Daubach, N Garciaparra); P Martinez (14; G Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 17,450.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. T Nixon              RF    1. G Williams           CF 
2. B Daubach            1B    2. M Cairo              2B 
3. C Everett            CF    3. G Vaughn             DH 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. S Cox                LF 
6. S Hatteberg          DH    6. A Huff               3B 
7. L Merloni            3B    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. J Varitek            C     8. J Flaherty           C  
9. M Lansing            2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   P Martinez           P        D Eiland             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  123  4   13%  80% C Everett       D Eiland        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lansing Scores; Nixon Scores; Daubach to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  2    9%  63% T Nixon         D Eiland        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lansing to 3B
   t 5   0  0-2  ---  6    8%  82% C Everett       C Lidle         Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 4   0  0-2  1--  3   -6%  68% M Lansing       C Lidle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-2  123  2   -6%  65% M Alexander     C Lidle         Lineout: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   46%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   48%  C Everett       Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  1   45%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  G Williams      Hit By Pitch
                  Jason Tyner pinch runs for Gerald Williams batting 1st
   O      1--  3   43%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B; Tyner to 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   50%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Tyner moves to CF
   O      ---  1   48%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF
          ---  2   47%  L Merloni       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   44%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  S Cox           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   49%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Eiland facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   54%  M Lansing       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   63%  T Nixon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lansing to 3B
          1-3  2   67%  B Daubach       Hit By Pitch; Nixon to 2B
   RR     123  4   80%  C Everett       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lansing Scores; Nixon Scores; Daubach to 3B
          -23  1   82%  N Garciaparra   Hit By Pitch
                  Cory Lidle replaces Dave Eiland pitching
   O      123  4   77%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Everett to 3B; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      123  5   71%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Looking
                  Manny Alexander pinch hits for Lou Merloni batting 7th
   O      123  2   65%  M Alexander     Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Alexander moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   68%  J Flaherty      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cory Lidle facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   74%  J Varitek       Walk
   OO     1--  3   68%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   69%  T Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  7   67%  B Daubach       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   70%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  6   82%  C Everett       Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   80%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   82%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   78%  S Hatteberg     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 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
   O      ---  4   81%  S Cox           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   83%  M Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   81%  M Lansing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  O Guillen       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   88%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   92%  T Nixon         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
                  Tony Fiore replaces Cory Lidle pitching
          --3  3   93%  B Daubach       Hit By Pitch
                  Doug Creek replaces Tony Fiore pitching; Rico Brogna pinch runs for Brian Daubach batting 2nd
   RRR    1-3  3   98%  C Everett       Home Run; Nixon Scores; Brogna Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  T O'Leary       Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   97%  M Alexander     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
                  Rico Brogna moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   98%  M Cairo         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   99%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Doug Creek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   99%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lansing       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  9   99%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  S Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  100%  A Huff          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Billy Taylor facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Taylor replaces Doug Creek pitching
          ---  6  100%  R Brogna        Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  C Everett       Flyball: RF
          1--  3  100%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Brogna to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive); Brogna Scores; Garciaparra to 2B
          12-  7  100%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Garciaparra to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
   RO     123  1  100%  M Alexander     Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Garciaparra Scores; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  J Varitek       Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-8, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  100%  J Flaherty      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  J Tyner         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Cairo         Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 0.

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