May 25, 2004 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 11
@BAL 3 BOS 12
OAK 2 TEX 7
@CHW 4 SEA 5
@CLE 4
(12) KCR 4
DET 3 TBD 6
MIN 1 CIN 5
FLA 2 SDP 11
@COL 6 HOU 5
CHC 0 LAD 5
@MIL 3 MON 3
ATL 1 NYM 5
PHI 0 SFG 4
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,236

Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Athletics

25-19

Lost 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2 10  0
Red Sox         1  0  1   3  4  0   3  0  X   12 19  0

W: C Schilling (6-3), L: T Hudson (5-2)

Red Sox

28-17

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .545   20    2   0   
E Byrnes LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .841   14    1   0   2B
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .244  .827   19    0   2   2B
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .842   17    0   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .843   11    7   0   
E Durazo DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .290  .861   16    0   0   2B
B Crosby SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .713   17    3   5   
A Melhuse C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .823   12    7   2   
  B Kielty PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .765    1    0   0   
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .517    8    4   4   
  M Scutaro 2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .706    5    0   0   

T Hudson P                                                               0   0
  C Hammond P                                                            0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
Totals                       37   2  10   2    0   8              140   24  13

BATTING

2B: E Byrnes (10, off C Schilling); E Durazo (5, off C Schilling); E Chavez (3, off C Schilling).

TB: E Durazo 3; E Byrnes 2; M McLemore 2; E Chavez 2; B Kielty; B Crosby; M Kotsay; S Hatteberg.

RBI: E Chavez (26); M Kotsay (12).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Crosby-M McLemore-S Hatteberg 2.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    6   2   3   0    0   0  .293  .797   16    2   0   CS
M Bellhorn 2B                 6   4   3   5    0   1  .244  .824   25    1   6   HR,2B,GDP
D Ortiz DH                    6   2   4   2    0   2  .287  .924   29    0   0   2·2B
M Ramirez LF                  4   2   2   3    1   1  .355 1.079   18    3   0   HR,2B
  A Dominique 1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    2   0   
B Daubach 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .236  .764   16    8   0   HBP
  D McCarty PH-LF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .740    1    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   3   1    2   0  .313  .968   19    7   1   2B
K Millar RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .702   15    2   0   GDP
  G Kapler RF                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .539    4    0   0   SF
K Youkilis 3B                 2   2   1   0    2   0  .318  .967   27    1   1   2B,HBP
P Reese SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .656    9    1   1   
  C Crespo PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .400    3    0   0   

C Schilling P                                                            0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
  J Brown P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39  12  19  12    7   7              187   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (8, off T Hudson); M Ramirez (14, off T Hudson); K Youkilis (1, off C Hammond); D Ortiz 2 (20, 2 off T Hudson); M Bellhorn (9, off T Hudson).

HR: M Ramirez (12, off C Hammond; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Bellhorn (6, off R Rincon; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: G Kapler (1, off R Rincon).

HBP: K Youkilis (1, by T Hudson); B Daubach (1, by T Hudson).

TB: M Bellhorn 7; M Ramirez 6; D Ortiz 6; J Varitek 4; J Damon 3; P Reese 2; K Youkilis 2; D McCarty.

GIDP: K Millar (5); M Bellhorn (2).

RBI: M Bellhorn 5 (31); M Ramirez 3 (32); D Ortiz 2 (38); G Kapler (7); J Varitek (19).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 3; D Ortiz; J Varitek.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Damon (4, 2nd base by T Hudson/A Melhuse).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hudson, L (5-2)              4     9   5   5    4   2   0   3.36   25   95-51   31· 6·14   11· 6· 0· 0     22    -     0.92  -0.19
C Hammond                      2     5   4   4    1   1   1   4.71   11   40-25   14· 5· 6    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.04
R Rincon                       0.2   4   3   3    2   1   1   7.30    8   32-16    9· 1· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
J Duchscherer                  1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   1.14    5   16-13    4· 4· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  12  12    7   7   2          49  183-105  58·16·31   20·12· 1· 0          3-0

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
C Schilling, W (6-3)           7     9   2   2    0   5   0   2.82   30  113-77   38·11·28   11·13· 1· 0     56    -     0.56   0.26
L DiNardo                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.81    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Brown                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    4   15-13    8· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   8   0          37  140-98   50·15·33   14·14· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Hudson (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Hudson 2 (7; B Daubach, K Youkilis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Fichter, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 35,236.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. E Byrnes             LF    2. M Bellhorn           2B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. J Dye                RF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. S Hatteberg          1B    5. B Daubach            1B 
6. E Durazo             DH    6. J Varitek            C  
7. B Crosby             SS    7. K Millar             RF 
8. A Melhuse            C     8. K Youkilis           3B 
9. M McLemore           2B    9. P Reese              SS 

   T Hudson             P        C Schilling          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-2  12-  9   11%  91% M Bellhorn      T Hudson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Youkilis Scores; Damon Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  2   10%  76% J Varitek       T Hudson        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bellhorn Scores; Daubach to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  5    9%  62% M Ramirez       T Hudson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ortiz Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1   -7%  51% M Bellhorn      T Hudson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-1  123  3   -6%  59% K Millar        T Hudson        Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  J Damon         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   51%  M Bellhorn      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   53%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  5   62%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ortiz Scores
          -2-  2   63%  B Daubach       Hit By Pitch
          12-  6   66%  J Varitek       Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Daubach to 2B
   O      123  3   59%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   62%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   59%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   63%  E Durazo        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   65%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  K Youkilis      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   65%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   62%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   60%  M Bellhorn      Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   63%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   60%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   64%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   66%  E Byrnes        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Hudson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   69%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   66%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   63%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   65%  B Daubach       Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
   R      12-  2   76%  J Varitek       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bellhorn Scores; Daubach to 3B
   O      -23  1   71%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Schilling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   74%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   76%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   80%  K Youkilis      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   77%  P Reese         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  3   80%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Youkilis to 2B
   RR     12-  9   91%  M Bellhorn      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Youkilis Scores; Damon Scores
          -2-      92%  D Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Bellhorn to 3B
   R      --3  4   94%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bellhorn Scores
   O      -2-  1   93%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
          --3  4   94%  B Daubach       Walk
          1-3  4   94%  J Varitek       Walk; Daubach to 2B
   O      123  5   92%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   89%  E Durazo        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   92%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   94%  A Melhuse       Groundout: 2B-1B; Durazo to 3B
   O      --3  4   95%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chris Hammond facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Hammond replaces Tim Hudson pitching
          ---  5   96%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   97%  P Reese         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Youkilis to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   RO     1-3  2   97%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Youkilis Scores
   R      1--  6   98%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Bellhorn Scores
   RR     1--  2   99%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball); Ortiz Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  100%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   99%  E Byrnes        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   99%  E Chavez        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Byrnes Scores
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Chris Hammond facing 6-7-8
          ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   99%  K Millar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  K Youkilis      Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-9, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
                  Gabe Kapler replaces Kevin Millar playing RF batting 7th
          ---  4   99%  E Durazo        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   98%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Durazo to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   98%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Durazo to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   R      123  3   97%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Durazo Scores; Crosby to 3B; McLemore to 2B
   O      123  6   98%  E Byrnes        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      123  6  100%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Chris Hammond pitching
          ---  2  100%  J Damon         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4  100%  M Bellhorn      Home Run (Fly Ball); Damon Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  M Ramirez       Walk
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Brian Daubach batting 5th
          1--  1  100%  D McCarty       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
          12-  4  100%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B; McCarty to 2B
   RO     123  4  100%  G Kapler        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ramirez Scores
          12-  8  100%  K Youkilis      Walk; McCarty to 3B; Varitek to 2B
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching; Cesar Crespo pinch hits for Pokey Reese batting 9th
   O      123  3  100%  C Crespo        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Lenny DiNardo facing 4-5-6
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Curt Schilling pitching; Andy Dominique replaces Manny Ramirez playing 1B batting 4th; Cesar Crespo moves to SS; David McCarty moves to LF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  E Durazo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-2, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
                  Marco Scutaro replaces Mark McLemore playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Damon         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3  100%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  D Ortiz         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Dominique     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Jamie Brown facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Brown replaces Lenny DiNardo pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  B Crosby        Strikeout Looking
                  Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Adam Melhuse batting 8th
          ---  1  100%  B Kielty        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  M Kotsay        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation