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New York Mets @ Boston Red Sox

2018-09-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 36526 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from RF · 2:55

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Mets 4–3. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 3rd — Mookie Betts out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Austin Jackson. Rafael Devers scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Amed Rosario singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Tzu-Wei Lin. Jay Bruce scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Tzu-Wei Lin — worth 20% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	6
BOS	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1		4	6

W: Brandon Workman L: Seth Lugo SV: Steven Wright

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Angel Hernandez · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Chad Whitson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Amed Rosario	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jeff McNeil	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wilmer Flores	1	0	0	1	1	0
Michael Conforto	4	0	2	1	0	1
Todd Frazier	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jay Bruce	3	1	1	0	1	0
Brandon Nimmo	2	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Plawecki	4	0	0	0	0	1
Austin Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	2	0	0	1	0	2
Brock Holt	4	1	1	2	0	2
Andrew Benintendi	3	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Pearce	3	0	1	0	1	2
Mitch Moreland	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ian Kinsler	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jackie Bradley	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rafael Devers	3	1	1	0	0	1
Christian Vazquez	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tzu-Wei Lin	1	1	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jacob deGrom	7.0	5	1	12
Seth Lugo	1.0	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Sale	3.0	1	0	1
Hector Velazquez	1.0	1	0	0
Drew Pomeranz	1.2	3	0	0
Heath Hembree	0.1	0	1	0
Joe Kelly	1.0	1	0	1
Brandon Workman	1.0	0	1	2
Steven Wright	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Amed Rosario: 8/F8LD
Jeff McNeil: 31/G34
Wilmer Flores: 53/G56

Bot 1

Mookie Betts: K
Brock Holt: K
Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34D

Top 2

Michael Conforto: 63/G6MD
Todd Frazier: K
Jay Bruce: S9/L9LM
Brandon Nimmo: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Steve Pearce: K
Mitch Moreland: K
Ian Kinsler: K

Top 3

Brandon Nimmo: 2/F25F-
Kevin Plawecki: 8/F8LM
Austin Jackson: 3/G3

Bot 3

Jackie Bradley: K
Rafael Devers: S8/L8LD
Christian Vazquez: S9/G34.1-3
Mookie Betts: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
Brock Holt: HR/F89D+.1-H
Andrew Benintendi: 6/L4MD-

Top 4

Amed Rosario: 63/G6
Jeff McNeil: 63/G6MD
Wilmer Flores: HP
Michael Conforto: S8/G4M.1-2
Todd Frazier: WP.2-3;1-2
Todd Frazier: 5/F5F-

Bot 4

Steve Pearce: W
Mitch Moreland: K
Ian Kinsler: K
Jackie Bradley: 8/F8LM

Top 5

Jay Bruce: 9/L89D+
Brandon Nimmo: 9/F89D
Kevin Plawecki: 63/G6

Bot 5

Rafael Devers: 7/F7LD
Christian Vazquez: K
Mookie Betts: K

Top 6

Austin Jackson: S8/L8LM
Amed Rosario: D8/F78XD+.1-3
Jeff McNeil: 9/F89M
Wilmer Flores: 9/SF/L9M+.3-H
Michael Conforto: PB.2-3
Michael Conforto: D8/F8RXD+.3-H
Todd Frazier: 53/G5-

Bot 6

Brock Holt: K
Andrew Benintendi: 7/F7LM
Steve Pearce: D7/F7D
Mitch Moreland: 63/G4

Top 7

Jay Bruce: W
Brandon Nimmo: HP.1-2
Kevin Plawecki: K
Austin Jackson: 9/F9LM
Amed Rosario: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3(E8)
Jeff McNeil: 63/G4MD

Bot 7

Ian Kinsler: 9/F9M
Jackie Bradley: S9/L89S+
Rafael Devers: SB2
Rafael Devers: K
Christian Vazquez: 7/F7D

Top 8

Wilmer Flores: W
Michael Conforto: POCS2(1361)
Michael Conforto: K
Todd Frazier: K

Bot 8

Tzu-Wei Lin: D7/F7LD
Brock Holt: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Andrew Benintendi: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
Steve Pearce: K

Top 9

Jay Bruce: 43/G34+
Brandon Nimmo: W
Kevin Plawecki: 4/F4D-
Austin Jackson: K

Notes & reviews

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Red Sox challenged call that Jackson was safe at home; call was overturned - safe om sacrifice fly
Mookie Betts left with an injured side
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