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Sunday, September 6, 1998 1:06
, SkyDome
Attendance: 38,374, Time of Game: 3:21
Red Sox
7
81-60
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 19½ GB
 at Blue Jays
8
77-66
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
3rd, 24½ GB
L: Derek Lowe (3-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  0   2  4  0    7  8  0
Blue Jays       1  0  2   0  1  3   0  1  X    8  8  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .701 20 12 -0.138 1.02 0.000 -0.138 -1.2 0 0
John Valentin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .259 .801 20 11 -0.081 0.91 0.026 -0.106 -0.4 0 2
Mo Vaughn DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 .330 .988 22 11 0.098 0.69 0.127 -0.028 1.3 HR
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .939 11 9 -0.051 0.98 0.030 -0.081 -0.7 1 2
Troy O'Leary LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 .270 .796 20 14 0.060 0.93 0.112 -0.052 1.6 2 0 2B
Mike Stanley 1B 3 1 2 3 1 1 .258 .863 18 9 0.187 0.96 0.198 -0.012 2.7 8 0 HR,2B
   Donnie Sadler PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .788 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .292 .825 15 9 0.142 1.63 0.220 -0.078 0.5 0 0
Scott Hatteberg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .813 4 3 -0.050 0.94 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 6 1
   Jason Varitek PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .684 6 3 -0.136 1.81 0.000 -0.136 -0.8 2 0 GDP
Mike Benjamin 2B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .711 6 5 -0.109 1.27 0.014 -0.124 -0.7 5 5
Pete Schourek P
   John Wasdin P
   Dario Veras P
   Derek Lowe P
   Dennis Eckersley P
Team Totals 35 7 8 7 3 7 .229 .747 142 86 -0.078 1.08 0.727 -0.805 1.9 24 10
2B: T O'Leary (31, off D Plesac); M Stanley (23, off P Quantrill).
HR: M Stanley (29, off C Carpenter; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M Vaughn (35, off C Carpenter; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
TB: M Stanley 6; M Vaughn 4; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra; M Benjamin; J Valentin; D Bragg.
GIDP: J Varitek (6).
RBI: M Stanley 3 (76); T O'Leary 2 (77); M Vaughn (97); D Bragg (51).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. N Garciaparra-M Benjamin-M Stanley; J Valentin-M Benjamin-M Stanley; M Benjamin-M Stanley.

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 1 1 0 0 3 0 .273 .760 22 8 0.006 0.56 0.051 -0.045 -0.4 1 0 CS
Shawn Green RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .283 .858 14 11 0.121 0.67 0.169 -0.048 1.0 4 0 HR
Jose Canseco DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 .242 .861 18 10 0.106 0.28 0.112 -0.007 1.6 HR
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .295 .947 22 13 -0.017 0.46 0.018 -0.035 -0.3 10 1
Jose Cruz CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .744 25 15 -0.051 0.92 0.018 -0.069 -0.4 2 0
Tony Fernandez 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .314 .817 20 10 0.087 1.44 0.126 -0.039 0.3 0 1 2·SB,GDP,IW
Benito Santiago C 2 1 1 1 1 0 .500 1.667 17 11 0.024 0.67 0.072 -0.048 1.6 6 0 2B,GDP
   Darrin Fletcher PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .750 9 6 -0.073 2.48 0.000 -0.073 -0.4 1 0
Craig Grebeck 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .262 .692 18 11 0.250 1.35 0.279 -0.029 1.9 1 2 3B
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 .246 .663 11 9 -0.032 0.70 0.019 -0.051 -1.3 1 6 SF
Chris Carpenter P 1
   Steve Sinclair P
   Carlos Almanzar P
   Dan Plesac P
   Paul Quantrill P 1
   Robert Person P
Team Totals 27 8 8 8 8 8 .296 1.074 176 104 0.421 0.85 0.864 -0.444 3.5 27 11
2B: B Santiago (1, off P Schourek).
3B: C Grebeck (2, off D Lowe).
HR: J Canseco (40, off P Schourek; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); S Green (32, off P Schourek; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: A Gonzalez (2, off P Schourek).
IBB: T Fernandez (5, by J Wasdin).
TB: J Canseco 5; S Green 4; C Grebeck 4; T Fernandez 2; B Santiago 2.
GIDP: T Fernandez (9); B Santiago (1).
RBI: C Grebeck 3 (24); S Green 2 (90); B Santiago (1); J Canseco (93); A Gonzalez (46).
2-out RBI: S Green 2; J Canseco; C Grebeck.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Quantrill-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.
E: S Stewart (3).
Baserunning
SB: T Fernandez 2 (9, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).
CS: S Stewart (15, 2nd base by P Schourek/S Hatteberg).

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
Pete Schourek 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 5.02 20 86 53 33 6 14 5 6 3 0 44 -0.145 0.68 -1.2
John Wasdin 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 5.17 6 41 22 19 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.082 0.55 -3.4
Dario Veras 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13.50 5 21 12 7 2 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.014 0.18 1.5
Derek Lowe, L (3-9) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.23 4 24 14 9 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.238 2.38 -0.8
Dennis Eckersley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.029 1.03 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 9.00 36 176 104 69 12 23 10 10 6 0 44 3 0 -0.422 1.08 -3.5

Toronto Blue Jays

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
Chris Carpenter 6 4 3 3 2 6 2 4.66 24 92 58 34 8 16 7 9 4 0 56 0.211 0.78 0.4
Steve Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.029 0.66 -0.4
Carlos Almanzar 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 4 13 6 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.037 0.79 0.6
Dan Plesac 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.17 3 14 8 6 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.104 1.43 -1.8
Paul Quantrill, BS (7), W (3-4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.52 3 7 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 -0.215 2.47 -1.3
Robert Person, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.76 3 12 7 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.177 2.23 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 7 7 3 7 2 7.00 38 142 86 52 10 24 13 15 7 0 56 3 2 0.077 0.85 -1.9
C Carpenter faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
S Sinclair faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
C Almanzar faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Veras (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Wasdin (8; T Fernandez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 38,374.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 7-7 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R TOR C. Grebeck D. Lowe 26% 85% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores
t8 6-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Bragg P. Quantrill -19% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); Sadler Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR TOR S. Green P. Schourek 17% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Stewart Scores
t8 5-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Stanley P. Quantrill -14% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); O'Leary Scores
t8 7-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Varitek P. Quantrill 11% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)

Play By Play

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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, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Lewis C. Carpenter 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin C. Carpenter 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn C. Carpenter 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Stewart P. Schourek 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR S. Green P. Schourek -3% 55% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco P. Schourek -4% 51% Stewart Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR J. Canseco P. Schourek 10% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado P. Schourek -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Carpenter 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary C. Carpenter 2% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley C. Carpenter 1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TOR J. Cruz P. Schourek -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR T. Fernandez P. Schourek 2% 65% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO TOR B. Santiago P. Schourek -5% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Bragg C. Carpenter 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg C. Carpenter 2% 65% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
t3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Benjamin C. Carpenter -1% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis C. Carpenter 3% 66% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR C. Grebeck P. Schourek -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez P. Schourek -2% 63% Lineout: LF
b3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR S. Stewart P. Schourek 1% 64% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR TOR S. Green P. Schourek 17% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Stewart Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco P. Schourek -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin C. Carpenter 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn C. Carpenter -8% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t4 1-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra C. Carpenter -3% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 1-3 1 1-- 6,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary C. Carpenter 3% 75% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Stanley C. Carpenter -2% 73% Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
t4 1-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg C. Carpenter 5% 78% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 4-5-6
b4 3-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado P. Schourek -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz P. Schourek 2% 78% Walk
b4 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO TOR T. Fernandez P. Schourek -4% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg C. Carpenter 3% 77% Lineout: RF
t5 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Benjamin C. Carpenter 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis C. Carpenter 1% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
b5 3-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR B. Santiago P. Schourek 4% 84% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b5 3-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck P. Schourek -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B
b5 3-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO TOR A. Gonzalez P. Schourek 2% 86% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Santiago Scores
b5 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR S. Stewart P. Schourek 1% 86% Walk
b5 4-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green P. Schourek -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
t6 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Valentin C. Carpenter 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn C. Carpenter 2% 89% Lineout: RF
t6 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra C. Carpenter 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 3-4-5
John Wasdin replaces Pete Schourek pitching
b6 4-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  TOR J. Canseco J. Wasdin 1% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b6 4-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR C. Delgado J. Wasdin 2% 93% Walk; Canseco to 2B
b6 4-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O TOR J. Cruz J. Wasdin 0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Canseco to 3B; Delgado to 2B
b6 4-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR T. Fernandez J. Wasdin 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b6 4-1 1 123 9,(3-2)  R TOR B. Santiago J. Wasdin 3% 96% Walk; Canseco Scores; Delgado to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
b6 5-1 1 123 8,(3-2)  RR TOR C. Grebeck J. Wasdin 2% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Delgado Scores; Fernandez Scores; Santiago to 2B
Dario Veras replaces John Wasdin pitching
b6 7-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez D. Veras 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Santiago to 3B; Grebeck to 2B
b6 7-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Veras -1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-1 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O TOR S. Stewart D. Veras -0% 98% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t7 1-7 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary C. Carpenter -1% 97% Walk
t7 1-7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR BOS M. Stanley C. Carpenter -4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); O'Leary Scores
Steve Sinclair replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
t7 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Bragg S. Sinclair -3% 90% Reached on E7 (Line Drive)
Carlos Almanzar replaces Steve Sinclair pitching
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (C) batting 8th
t7 3-7 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Almanzar 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bragg to 2B
t7 3-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin C. Almanzar 2% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 3-7 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Lewis C. Almanzar 2% 97% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Dario Veras facing 2-3-4
Jason Varitek moves from PH to C
b7 7-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Green D. Veras -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Canseco D. Veras 0% 97% Walk
b7 7-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR C. Delgado D. Veras -1% 96% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Blue Jays' Carlos Almanzar facing 2-3-4
t8 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Valentin C. Almanzar -3% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Dan Plesac replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
t8 3-7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS M. Vaughn D. Plesac -5% 89% Walk; Valentin to 2B
t8 3-7 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Plesac 5% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 3-7 1 12- 5,(2-2)  RR BOS T. O'Leary D. Plesac -10% 83% Double to CF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores
Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
t8 5-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Stanley P. Quantrill -14% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); O'Leary Scores
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Mike Stanley (1B) batting 6th
t8 6-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Bragg P. Quantrill -19% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); Sadler Scores
t8 7-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Varitek P. Quantrill 11% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 7-7, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
Derek Lowe replaces Dario Veras pitching
Mike Benjamin moves from 2B to 1B
Donnie Sadler moves from PR to 2B
b8 7-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR J. Cruz D. Lowe -5% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
b8 7-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR T. Fernandez D. Lowe 5% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Darrin Fletcher pinch hits for Benito Santiago (C) batting 7th
b8 7-7 1 1-- 7,(1-2)  TOR D. Fletcher D. Lowe 4% 66% Fernandez Steals 2B
b8 7-7 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O TOR D. Fletcher D. Lowe -7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-7 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  TOR C. Grebeck D. Lowe 1% 60% Fernandez Steals 3B
b8 7-7 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R TOR C. Grebeck D. Lowe 26% 85% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores
Dennis Eckersley replaces Derek Lowe pitching
b8 8-7 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Eckersley -3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Blue Jays' Robert Person facing 9-1-2
Robert Person replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
Darrin Fletcher moves from PH to C
t9 7-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin R. Person 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 7-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis R. Person 6% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 7-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin R. Person 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 8.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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.

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