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Series
Results
BOS
@TBR		2
0
BOS
@TBR		8
9		 
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TBR
@BOS		9
1
TBR
@BOS		13
4
TBR
@BOS		7
8
BOS
@TBR		4
2
BOS
@TBR		1
3
Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:08PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 40,947, Time of Game: 3:48
Red Sox
4
 at Rays
2
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    4 10  0
Rays            1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 .450 1.110 15 9 -0.002 0.79 0.081 -0.084 0.2 3 0
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .220 .748 25 14 0.009 0.79 0.058 -0.049 -0.1 6 2
David Ortiz DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 .200 .708 21 11 0.177 1.09 0.212 -0.036 1.7 2B,IW
Kevin Youkilis 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .311 .887 17 12 -0.002 1.14 0.103 -0.104 -0.7 4 1 HR,GDP
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .873 17 8 0.048 0.74 0.074 -0.025 0.3 1 0 2B
Jason Bay LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .342 1.126 15 7 -0.030 1.08 0.050 -0.079 -0.2 1 0 HBP
Mark Kotsay 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .639 15 9 -0.086 1.27 0.037 -0.122 -1.0 5 1
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .593 17 9 -0.090 1.20 0.005 -0.096 -0.8 0 3
Jason Varitek C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .133 .445 22 12 0.065 1.12 0.170 -0.105 -0.3 6 1 HR
Josh Beckett P 1 1
   Hideki Okajima P 0 0
   Justin Masterson P 0 0
   Jonathan Papelbon P 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 6 4 .278 .895 164 91 0.089 1.01 0.790 -0.700 -0.9 27 9
2B: D Ortiz (2, off J Shields); J Drew (2, off J Shields).
HR: J Varitek (1, off J Shields; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); K Youkilis (2, off J Shields; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: D Ortiz (1, by C Bradford).
HBP: J Bay (1, by J Howell).
TB: K Youkilis 4; J Varitek 4; C Crisp 3; J Drew 3; D Ortiz 3; M Kotsay.
GIDP: K Youkilis (2).
RBI: K Youkilis 2 (7); D Ortiz (5); J Varitek (1).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz; J Varitek.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lowrie-D Pedroia-M Kotsay.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: C Crisp (1st base by J Shields).

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 .832 21 12 -0.144 1.48 0.000 -0.144 -1.1 3 1
B.J. Upton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.301 22 16 -0.026 1.35 0.097 -0.123 0.2 5 0 HR
Carlos Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .375 1.175 15 7 -0.080 1.07 0.021 -0.101 -0.4 6 1
Evan Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 1.110 13 7 -0.097 1.10 0.020 -0.117 -0.9 3 2 GDP
Carl Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .325 .797 15 12 -0.063 1.01 0.030 -0.092 -0.4 3 0 SB
Cliff Floyd DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .667 9 6 -0.061 1.09 0.000 -0.061 -0.5
   Willy Aybar PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .803 5 4 -0.058 1.09 0.000 -0.058 -0.4
Dioner Navarro C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .659 10 9 -0.049 1.17 0.053 -0.103 -0.3 4 0 CS
Gabe Gross RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .063 .273 3 3 -0.028 1.07 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0
   Ben Zobrist PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 8 5 -0.068 1.40 0.000 -0.068 -0.5 1 0
Jason Bartlett SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 .265 .783 15 8 0.263 1.06 0.263 0.000 1.7 0 2 HR,2·HBP
James Shields P 1 1
   J.P. Howell P 0 1
   Grant Balfour P 0 0
   Chad Bradford P 0 1
   Trever Miller P 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 2 6 .138 .587 136 89 -0.411 1.18 0.484 -0.895 -2.9 27 9
HR: J Bartlett (1, off J Beckett; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Upton (7, off J Beckett; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Bartlett 2 (2, by J Masterson, by J Beckett).
TB: B Upton 4; J Bartlett 4; D Navarro; C Crawford.
GIDP: E Longoria (3).
RBI: J Bartlett (1); B Upton (15).
2-out RBI: J Bartlett.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena.
PB: D Navarro (1).
E: J Bartlett (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Crawford (6, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek).
CS: D Navarro (1, 2nd base by J Beckett/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Josh Beckett, W (1-0) 5 4 2 2 1 3 2 8.79 19 78 50 28 5 17 5 9 2 0 53 0.052 1.00 0.7
Hideki Okajima, H (4) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.00 7 32 20 10 3 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.164 1.08 1.1
Justin Masterson, H (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.86 4 18 12 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.095 2.20 0.5
Jonathan Papelbon, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 8 7 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.100 1.27 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 2 6 2 2.00 33 136 89 49 12 28 7 16 4 0 53 0 0 0.411 1.01 2.9

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
James Shields, L (1-2) 5.2 9 4 3 3 3 2 3.72 28 108 64 40 8 16 8 14 5 0 37 -0.072 1.10 -0.0
J.P. Howell 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 6 23 13 6 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 1 -0.096 1.04 -0.6
Grant Balfour 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.94 3 18 7 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.007 1.02 -0.1
Chad Bradford 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 5 14 6 5 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0.067 0.64 1.4
Trever Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.19 0.1
Team Totals 9 10 4 3 6 4 2 3.00 43 164 91 56 10 25 13 19 7 0 37 3 1 -0.089 1.18 0.9
G Balfour faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Howell (1; J Bay); J Masterson (1; J Bartlett); J Beckett (1; J Bartlett).
IBB: C Bradford (1; D Ortiz).
Pickoffs: J Shields (1; C Crisp, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Brian O'Nora, LF - Brian Gorman, RF - Alfonso Marquez.
Time of Game: 3:48.
Attendance: 40,947.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Tampa Bay Rays
1 Coco Crisp CF 1 Akinori Iwamura 2B
2 Dustin Pedroia 2B 2 B.J. Upton CF
3 David Ortiz DH 3 Carlos Pena 1B
4 Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 Evan Longoria 3B
5 J.D. Drew RF 5 Carl Crawford LF
6 Jason Bay LF 6 Cliff Floyd DH
7 Mark Kotsay 1B 7 Dioner Navarro C
8 Jed Lowrie SS 8 Gabe Gross RF
9 Jason Varitek C 9 Jason Bartlett SS
Josh Beckett P James Shields P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R BOS J. Varitek J. Shields 17% 61% Home Run (Line Drive)
b5 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R TBR J. Bartlett J. Beckett -15% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 3-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Ortiz J. Howell 11% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores/unER; Pedroia to 2B
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS K. Youkilis J. Shields 10% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R TBR B. Upton J. Beckett -10% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS C. Crisp J. Shields 3% 53% Single to 3B/Bunt
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Shields -6% 48% Crisp Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Shields -2% 46% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Shields -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Beckett 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R TBR B. Upton J. Beckett -10% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR C. Pena J. Beckett -2% 35% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO TBR E. Longoria J. Beckett 4% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' James Shields facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS K. Youkilis J. Shields 10% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Drew J. Shields 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Bay J. Shields -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Kotsay J. Shields 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 2B
t2 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Lowrie J. Shields -5% 49% Flyball: CF
t2 1-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Shields -4% 45% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Crawford J. Beckett 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Floyd J. Beckett 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR D. Navarro J. Beckett 1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Crisp J. Shields -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Shields 3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Shields 9% 59% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pedroia to 3B
t3 1-1 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO BOS K. Youkilis J. Shields 0% 60% Groundout: SS-1B; Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
t3 2-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Drew J. Shields 1% 61% Walk
t3 2-1 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay J. Shields 2% 63% Walk; Drew to 2B
t3 2-1 2 123 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay J. Shields -7% 56% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR G. Gross J. Beckett 3% 59% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TBR J. Bartlett J. Beckett -3% 56% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Beckett 3% 59% Popfly: 2B
b3 1-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O TBR B. Upton J. Beckett 3% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays' James Shields facing 8-9-1
t4 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie J. Shields -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Shields -2% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS C. Crisp J. Shields 1% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Shields -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR C. Pena J. Beckett 3% 60% Popfly: 3B
b4 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR E. Longoria J. Beckett 2% 62% Flyball: CF
b4 1-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  TBR C. Crawford J. Beckett -2% 60% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b4 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBR C. Floyd J. Beckett -1% 59% Crawford Steals 2B
b4 1-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBR C. Floyd J. Beckett 4% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays' James Shields facing 3-4-5
t5 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Shields -2% 61% Flyball: LF
t5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Shields -2% 59% Lineout: 3B
t5 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Drew J. Shields 3% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t5 2-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Bay J. Shields -4% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TBR D. Navarro J. Beckett -5% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Gabe Gross (RF) batting 8th
b5 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist J. Beckett 5% 58% Flyball: CF
b5 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Bartlett J. Beckett 6% 64% Navarro Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R TBR J. Bartlett J. Beckett -15% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Beckett 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Rays' James Shields facing 7-8-9
Ben Zobrist moves from PH to RF
t6 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay J. Shields -3% 47% Lineout: 2B
t6 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie J. Shields -3% 44% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R BOS J. Varitek J. Shields 17% 61% Home Run (Line Drive)
t6 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS C. Crisp J. Shields 1% 62% Single to P (Ground Ball)
J.P. Howell replaces James Shields pitching
t6 3-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Howell 3% 65% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Crisp to 3B
t6 3-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Ortiz J. Howell 11% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores/unER; Pedroia to 2B
t6 4-2 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Howell -3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 2-3-4
Hideki Okajima replaces Josh Beckett pitching
b6 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton H. Okajima 4% 77% Lineout: 3B
b6 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR C. Pena H. Okajima 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR E. Longoria H. Okajima -2% 77% Walk
b6 2-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford H. Okajima 4% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 5-6-7
t7 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Drew J. Howell -2% 79% Flyball: CF
t7 4-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Bay J. Howell 2% 81% Hit By Pitch
t7 4-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay J. Howell -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B; Bay to 2B
Grant Balfour replaces J.P. Howell pitching
t7 4-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Lowrie G. Balfour 1% 80% Walk
t7 4-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Varitek G. Balfour 1% 81% Passed Ball; Bay to 3B; Lowrie to 2B
t7 4-2 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek G. Balfour -4% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 6-7-8
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Cliff Floyd (DH) batting 6th
b7 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR W. Aybar H. Okajima 4% 81% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 2-4 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O TBR D. Navarro H. Okajima 3% 84% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b7 2-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist H. Okajima 2% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rays' Grant Balfour facing 1-2-3
t8 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS C. Crisp G. Balfour 2% 88% Walk
Chad Bradford replaces Grant Balfour pitching
t8 4-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Bradford -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B; Crisp to 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Ortiz C. Bradford 1% 88% Intentional Walk
t8 4-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS K. Youkilis C. Bradford -5% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 9-1-2
Justin Masterson replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
b8 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TBR J. Bartlett J. Masterson -8% 75% Hit By Pitch
b8 2-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Masterson 7% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-4 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O TBR B. Upton J. Masterson 6% 88% Popfly: 2B
b8 2-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Pena J. Masterson 5% 92% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rays' Chad Bradford facing 5-6-7
t9 4-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Drew C. Bradford -1% 91% Lineout: LF
t9 4-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Bay C. Bradford -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
Trever Miller replaces Chad Bradford pitching
t9 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Kotsay T. Miller -0% 90% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Justin Masterson pitching
b9 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR E. Longoria J. Papelbon 5% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford J. Papelbon 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR W. Aybar J. Papelbon 2% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rays 2.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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