May 1, 1999 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@ANA 5 MIN 7
@BAL 2 NYY 8
@KCR 4 BOS 7
@OAK 2 TOR 9
@SEA 3 TBD 4
DET 3 CLE 5
@TEX 3 ATL 5
CIN 1 CHC 2
SDP 1 HOU 6
@FLA 4 ARI 5
@MIL 3 STL 16
@MON 5 NYM 9
SFG 4 LAD 12
@PHI 6 PIT 9
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 30,353

Saturday, May 1, 1999, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Red Sox

12-11

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   4  0  0   0  2  0    7 15  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  2

W: P Martinez (5-1), L: G Heredia (1-2)

Athletics

10-15

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 6   0   1   1    0   0  .330  .968   14    2   1   
J Valentin 3B                 5   1   3   0    1   0  .218  .627   20    0   0   2·2B
B Daubach 1B                  6   0   1   1    0   2  .294  .823   18    2   1   
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   0    1   0  .308  .777   16    0   1   IW
T O'Leary LF                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .902   15    1   0   HR
M Stanley DH                  5   1   3   1    0   2  .328  .957   24    0   0   2B
J Varitek C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .660   17   14   0   2B
D Lewis CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .225  .625   10    6   0   2B,HBP
T Nixon RF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .143  .583   21    1   0   2·2B

P Martinez P                                                             1   0
  M Guthrie P                                                            0   1
Totals                       44   7  15   6    3   4              155   27   4

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (7, off B Rigby); D Lewis (2, off G Heredia); M Stanley (6, off G Heredia); T Nixon 2 (2, off B Groom, off G Heredia); J Valentin 2 (6, 2 off G Heredia).

HR: T O'Leary (7, off G Heredia; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: N Garciaparra (1, by B Groom).

HBP: D Lewis (2, by G Heredia).

TB: J Valentin 5; M Stanley 4; T O'Leary 4; T Nixon 4; J Varitek 3; D Lewis 2; N Garciaparra; B Daubach; J Offerman.

RBI: T O'Leary (15); J Offerman (13); M Stanley (10); B Daubach (3); T Nixon (4); D Lewis (5).

2-out RBI: T Nixon; D Lewis; J Offerman.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

E: J Offerman (4).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .865   26    3   0   SB
J McDonald CF                 4   0   1   0    1   3  .250  .605   28    8   0   2·SB
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .312  .966   23    7   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .284  .967   23    0   0   2B
B Grieve LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .139  .447   11    1   0   
S Spiezio 2B-3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .794   13    3   2   
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .219  .634    9    0   2   
  J Jaha PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .328 1.097    4    0   0   
  J Velandia 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .661   15    2   1   
A Hinch C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .431    5    2   0   
  O Saenz PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .296 1.005    1    0   0   HBP
  M Macfarlane C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .371    3    1   1   

G Heredia P                                                              0   0
  B Rigby P                                                              0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  T Worrell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   1    3  14              161   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Stairs (5, off M Guthrie).

HBP: O Saenz (3, by P Martinez).

TB: M Stairs 2; E Chavez; S Spiezio; T Phillips; B Grieve; J McDonald.

RBI: E Chavez (2).

2-out RBI: E Chavez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Grieve (1); T Phillips (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Phillips (3, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek); J McDonald 2 (3, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek 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 (5-1)            7     5   1   1    3  13   0   2.06   30  125-75   33·20·22    3· 7· 3· 0     73    -     0.89   0.28
M Guthrie                      2     1   1   0    0   1   0   4.26    8   27-15    8· 1· 6    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3  14   0          38  152-90   41·21·28    5·10· 5· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Heredia, L (1-2)             3.2   8   5   5    0   1   1   4.81   20   52-38   26· 0·12    4· 9· 5· 0     26    -     0.82  -0.25
B Rigby                        3.1   4   0   0    1   1   0   6.19   15   45-29   20· 3· 6    2· 7· 4· 0          2-0    0.34   0.07
B Groom                        1     2   2   2    2   1   0   6.23    8   35-19    9· 4· 6    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.03
T Worrell                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.30    5   20-12    9· 1· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    15   7   7    3   4   1          48  152-98   64· 8·26    9·19·12· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Groom (1).

IBB: B Groom (2; N Garciaparra).

HBP: P Martinez (2; O Saenz); G Heredia (3; D Lewis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 30,353.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Offerman           2B    1. T Phillips           RF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. J McDonald           CF 
3. B Daubach            1B    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. B Grieve             LF 
6. M Stanley            DH    6. S Spiezio            2B 
7. J Varitek            C     7. E Chavez             3B 
8. D Lewis              CF    8. M Tejada             SS 
9. T Nixon              RF    9. A Hinch              C  

   P Martinez           P        G Heredia            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-1  1--  4   12%  73% M Stanley       G Heredia       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Garciaparra Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2   10%  60% T O'Leary       G Heredia       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 4   2  0-2  -2-  1    9%  79% D Lewis         G Heredia       Double to CF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-  5    7%  86% T Nixon         G Heredia       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lewis Scores
   b 4   2  5-0  1-3  1   -5%  85% E Chavez        P Martinez      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Spiezio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  1   48%  B Daubach       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   45%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  J McDonald      Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  J Giambi        Foul Flyball: LF
          1--      47%  M Stairs        McDonald Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   60%  T O'Leary       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  8   58%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   56%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   57%  D Lewis         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   55%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   51%  B Grieve        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  S Spiezio       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   58%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   61%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  J Offerman      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   57%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   56%  B Daubach       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   58%  A Hinch         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   60%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   62%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   65%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   62%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   R      1--  4   73%  M Stanley       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Garciaparra Scores
   O      -2-  4   71%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1   79%  D Lewis         Double to CF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores
   R      -2-  5   86%  T Nixon         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lewis Scores
   R      -2-  2   90%  J Offerman      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores
          1--  2   91%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Offerman to 3B
                  Brad Rigby replaces Gil Heredia pitching
   O      -23  2   90%  B Daubach       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   87%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   92%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  8   90%  S Spiezio       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Giambi to 3B
   R      1-3  1   85%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brad Rigby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   88%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   88%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   88%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  1   87%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  A Hinch         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   86%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   89%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      89%  J Giambi        Phillips Steals 2B
          -2-  5   87%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   91%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brad Rigby facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   92%  T Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  2   91%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   90%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   89%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   91%  B Grieve        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   93%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   93%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brad Rigby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   92%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1   93%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   94%  J Varitek       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Stanley to 3B
   O      -23  3   92%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   94%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for A.J. Hinch batting 9th
          ---  1   92%  O Saenz         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   94%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  8   92%  J McDonald      Single to RF (Line Drive); Saenz to 3B
          1-3      91%  J Giambi        McDonald Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Buddy Groom facing 9-1-2
                  Buddy Groom replaces Brad Rigby pitching; Mike Macfarlane replaces Olmedo Saenz playing C batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  T Nixon         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   96%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  5   97%  J Valentin      Walk
   R      12-  5   99%  B Daubach       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nixon Scores; Valentin to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  N Garciaparra   Wild Pitch; Valentin Scores/No RBI; Daubach to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  5   99%  T O'Leary       Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Daubach to 3B; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   99%  J Varitek       Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Mark Guthrie facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
          ---  4   98%  M Stairs        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  3   96%  B Grieve        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stairs Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  1   97%  S Spiezio       Groundout: P-1B; Grieve to 2B
                  John Jaha pinch hits for Eric Chavez batting 7th
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Jaha          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   99%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tim Worrell facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Worrell replaces Buddy Groom pitching; Jorge Velandia replaces John Jaha playing 2B batting 7th; Scott Spiezio moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   99%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   99%  J Offerman      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   99%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Offerman to 3B
   O      1-3  6   99%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mark Guthrie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  M Macfarlane    Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  T Phillips      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

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