September 21, 2002 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
@BAL 0 CHW 14
MIN 4 NYY 3
@DET 2 KCR 3
CLE 2 OAK 6
TEX 3 SEA 6
ANA 4 TBD 4
TOR 3 FLA 6
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CIN 3
(10) PHI 5
@CIN 4
(11) COL 15
ARI 8 SFG 3
@MIL 1 NYM 6
MON 3
(11) CHC 4
@PIT 2 LAD 5
@SDP 3 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,613

Saturday, September 21, 2002
Time of Game: 2:41

Red Sox

88-66

Won 2

2nd, 9 GB

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

W: J Burkett (12-8), L: J Johnson (5-14), S: U Urbina (38)

Orioles

67-87

Lost 4

4th, 30 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .284  .796   21    1   0   SB
S Hillenbrand 3B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .788   13    0   5   
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   2   1    0   0  .313  .882    8    0   4   3B,GDP
M Ramirez LF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .345 1.093   13    4   0   
  T Nixon PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .807         0   0   
C Floyd RF-LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .925   16    1   0   
C Baerga DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .727   18    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .714    9   10   0   CS
T Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .561   21   11   0   HBP
L Merloni 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .744   12    0   0   HBP,GDP

J Burkett P                                                              0   0
  U Urbina P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   5              131   27   9

BATTING

3B: N Garciaparra (5, off J Johnson).

HBP: T Clark (1, by J Johnson); L Merloni (4, by W Roberts).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; J Varitek 2; J Damon 2; M Ramirez; C Baerga.

GIDP: L Merloni (2); N Garciaparra (16).

RBI: J Varitek (58); M Ramirez (103); N Garciaparra (114).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Damon (30, 2nd base off J Johnson/G Gil).

CS: J Varitek (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Johnson/G Gil).

PO: J Damon (1st base by J Johnson).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .707   17    3   4   
C Singleton CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .715   10    1   0   
J Conine 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .758   15   13   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .793   14    0   2   
J Gibbons RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .774   15    1   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .769   10    0   0   
C Richard DH                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .236  .690   14    0   0   
G Gil C                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .641   10    5   0   
  L Lopez PH-SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .504    6    0   0   2B
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .672    6    3   5   
  L Bigbie PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .471    5    0   0   
  B Fordyce C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .619         1   0   

J Johnson P                                                              0   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  W Roberts P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   0   2   0    3   9              122   27  13

BATTING

2B: L Lopez (5, off J Burkett).

TB: L Lopez 2; J Gibbons.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hairston-M Bordick-J Conine; T Batista-J Hairston-J Conine.

E: J Conine (9).

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
J Burkett, W (12-8)            8     2   0   0    3   7   0   4.69   29  113-75   45· 6·24    9· 6· 4· 0     82    -     1.26   0.54
U Urbina, S (38)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    3    9-8     3· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   9   0          32  122-83   48· 8·27   10· 6· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Johnson, L (5-14)            8     5   2   2    2   4   0   4.59   30  102-67   46· 9·12   13· 6· 4· 0     66    -     0.90   0.12
B Groom                        0.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   1.63    5   18-10    6· 3· 1    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.47  -0.04
W Roberts                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.25    2    5-4     1· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.41   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   5   0          37  125-81   53·12·16   14· 7· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Johnson (1; J Damon, 1st base).

HBP: W Roberts (4; L Merloni); J Johnson (6; T Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 43,613.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. J Hairston           2B 
2. S Hillenbrand        3B    2. C Singleton          CF 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. J Conine             1B 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. T Batista            3B 
5. C Floyd              RF    5. J Gibbons            RF 
6. C Baerga             DH    6. M Cordova            LF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. C Richard            DH 
8. T Clark              1B    8. G Gil                C  
9. L Merloni            2B    9. M Bordick            SS 

   J Burkett            P        J Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-0  12-  5    8%  92% C Singleton     J Burkett       Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  2-0  ---  6   -7%  80% L Lopez         J Burkett       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   t 3   1  0-1  ---  1    7%  66% N Garciaparra   J Johnson       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 7   0  2-0  ---  7   -7%  71% J Conine        J Burkett       Walk
   b 8   1  2-0  -2-  5    7%  87% L Bigbie        J Burkett       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          --- 10   53%  J Damon         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  S Hillenbrand   Damon Steals 2B
          -2-  3   62%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Damon to 3B; Hillenbrand to 1B
   R      1-3  5   68%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Hillenbrand to 2B
          12-  6   74%  M Ramirez       Walk; Hillenbrand to 3B; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      123  3   68%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   62%  C Baerga        Popfly: SS
   O      123  3   55%  J Varitek       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   59%  C Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   60%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   58%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   58%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      56%  S Hillenbrand   Damon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, John Burkett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   58%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   55%  J Gibbons       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   58%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B; Gibbons to 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  C Richard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   59%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   66%  N Garciaparra   Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   RO     --3  1   68%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B; Garciaparra Scores
   O      ---  7   67%  C Floyd         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   70%  G Gil           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   72%  M Bordick       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   73%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   71%  C Baerga        Popfly: SS
          ---  2   73%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      74%  T Clark         Varitek Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Varitek to 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   69%  L Merloni       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   72%  C Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   74%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   73%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   72%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   74%  J Gibbons       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   76%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   75%  C Richard       Walk
   O      1--  6   78%  G Gil           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   76%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  C Floyd         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  C Baerga        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   77%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   80%  J Hairston      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   81%  C Singleton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   80%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   82%  T Clark         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   78%  L Merloni       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   71%  J Conine        Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B; Conine to 2B
   O      -2-  2   81%  J Gibbons       Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-  3   86%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   85%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   86%  S Hillenbrand   Walk
   OO     1--  1   83%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   88%  C Richard       Strikeout Looking
                  Luis Lopez pinch hits for Geronimo Gil batting 8th
          ---  6   80%  L Lopez         Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Larry Bigbie pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   87%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  7   84%  J Hairston      Walk
   O      12-  5   92%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Buddy Groom facing 4-5-6
                  Buddy Groom replaces Jason Johnson pitching; Brook Fordyce replaces Larry Bigbie playing C batting 9th; Luis Lopez moves to SS
          ---  2   93%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Trot Nixon pinch runs for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
   O      1--  4   92%  C Floyd         Popfly: 2B
          1--  4   95%  C Baerga        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Nixon to 3B
   R      1-3  2   98%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Baerga to 3B
   O      1-3  6   97%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  Willis Roberts replaces Buddy Groom pitching
          1-3  3   97%  L Merloni       Hit By Pitch; Varitek to 2B
   O      123  2   96%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Ugueth Urbina facing 3-4-5
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces John Burkett pitching; Cliff Floyd moves to LF; Trot Nixon moves to RF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  T Batista       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL200209210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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