April 8, 1987 Boston Red Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 6
@BAL 4 CAL 7
SEA 1 NYY 6
@DET 5 KCR 9
CHW 3 MIL 3
BOS 2 MIN 4
OAK 1 TOR 5
CLE 1 CIN 7
MON 2 HOU 7
LAD 3 SFG 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 7,412

Wednesday, April 8, 1987
Time of Game: 3:01

Red Sox

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

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

W: C Crim (1-0), L: W Gardner (0-1), S: D Plesac (1)

Brewers

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    1   0   IW
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   4   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    7   2   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .625    0    2   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .429 1.071    0    1   0   
D Henderson CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    2   0   
M Sullivan C                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .715    0    7   0   2B
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   

A Nipper P                                                               2   2
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  J Sambito P                                                            0   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    2   3                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Sullivan (1, off B Wegman).

IBB: W Boggs (1, by B Wegman).

TB: M Sullivan 2; M Barrett; J Rice; D Evans.

RBI: M Barrett (1); M Sullivan (1).

2-out RBI: M Barrett.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-S Owen-B Buckner; S Owen-M Barrett-B Buckner.

E: M Barrett (1).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.681    0    0   3   2·2B,GDP
R Yount CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    0   0   
G Braggs RF                   2   1   1   0    2   1  .333  .833    0    4   0   
  R Manning RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
G Brock 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .661    0   12   0   
B Robidoux DH                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   
R Deer LF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .393    0    5   0   HBP
B Surhoff C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .714 1.428    0    1   4   
D Sveum SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    1   5   GDP

B Wegman P                                                               0   1
  C Crim P                                                               0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3    3   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: P Molitor 2 (3, 2 off A Nipper).

HBP: R Deer (1, by A Nipper).

TB: P Molitor 4; J Gantner 2; G Brock; G Braggs; R Yount; D Sveum; B Robidoux; B Surhoff.

GIDP: P Molitor (1); D Sveum (1).

RBI: B Robidoux 2 (2); G Brock (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 15.

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
A Nipper                       5.1   7   2   2    3   4   0   3.38   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     47    -     1.50  -0.02
W Gardner, L (0-1)             1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-0    2.01  -0.05
J Sambito                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.84   0.07
C Schiraldi                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         8    10   3   3    3   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·10          4-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Wegman                       5     4   2   2    2   1   0   3.60   21     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 4     50    -     1.19   0.03
C Crim, W (1-0)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.09   0.17
D Plesac, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.31
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Wegman (1; W Boggs).

HBP: A Nipper (1; R Deer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 7,412.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. R Yount              CF 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. G Braggs             RF 
4. J Rice               LF    4. G Brock              1B 
5. D Baylor             DH    5. B Robidoux           DH 
6. D Evans              RF    6. R Deer               LF 
7. D Henderson          CF    7. B Surhoff            C  
8. M Sullivan           C     8. J Gantner            2B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. D Sveum              SS 

   A Nipper             P        B Wegman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-2  12-     -13%  50% P Molitor       W Gardner       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  0-0  -2-     -13%  35% M Sullivan      B Wegman        Double to LF; Evans Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3     -12%  50% D Sveum         A Nipper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   2  0-1  12-     -12%  26% M Barrett       B Wegman        Single to RF; Sullivan Scores; Boggs to 3B
   b 7   1  2-2  1--      11%  70% G Brock         W Gardner       Single to RF; Braggs to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  P Molitor       Double to RF
   O      -2-      59%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 3B
          --3      61%  G Braggs        Walk
   O      1-3      55%  G Brock         Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Robidoux      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  J Rice          Single to CF
          1--      41%  D Baylor        Walk; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      51%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      55%  M Sullivan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Deer          Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Surhoff       Single to CF
          1--      62%  J Gantner       Single to CF; Surhoff to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  D Sveum         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  P Molitor       Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  R Yount         Strikeout
   O      -2-      54%  G Braggs        Strikeout
          -2-      56%  G Brock         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Molitor to 3B; Brock to 1B
   O      1-3      50%  B Robidoux      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
          ---      60%  R Deer          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      56%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  J Gantner       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  D Sveum         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  D Henderson     Groundout: P-2B-1B; Evans to 2B
   R      -2-      35%  M Sullivan      Double to LF; Evans Scores
   O      -2-      39%  S Owen          Lineout: SS
          -2-      38%  W Boggs         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      26%  M Barrett       Single to RF; Sullivan Scores; Boggs to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  P Molitor       Walk
          1--      44%  R Yount         Single to LF; Molitor to 2B
          12-      54%  G Braggs        Walk; Molitor to 3B; Yount to 2B
   RO     123      55%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B-P; Molitor Scores; Yount to 3B; Braggs to 2B
   RO     -23      55%  B Robidoux      Groundout: 1B-P; Yount Scores; Braggs to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Deer          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Chuck Crim facing 4-5-6
                  Chuck Crim replaces Bill Wegman pitching
   O      ---      54%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  B Surhoff       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      58%  J Gantner       Single to CF
          1--      63%  D Sveum         Single to RF; Gantner to 2B
                  Wes Gardner replaces Al Nipper pitching
   OO     12-      50%  P Molitor       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Chuck Crim facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Sullivan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  G Braggs        Single to RF
          1--      70%  G Brock         Single to RF; Braggs to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  B Robidoux      Single to CF; Braggs Scores; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      77%  R Deer          Strikeout Looking
                  Joe Sambito replaces Wes Gardner pitching
   O      12-      73%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Plesac facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Plesac replaces Chuck Crim pitching
   O      ---      79%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  D Sveum         Strikeout
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Joe Sambito pitching
   O      ---      82%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Plesac facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Manning replaces Glenn Braggs playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      90%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation