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Bottom 7	R	H	E
Athletics	12	15	0
Red Sox	1	7	1

Bottom 7	R	H	E
Athletics	12	15	0
Red Sox	1	7	1

Trot Nixon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.265
OBP	.500	.339
At Bats	2	275
Hits	1	73
• Singles	1	45
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	32
RBI’s	0	33

Gil Heredia Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	5	0

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Fenway Park - August 17, 1999

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Out

Gil Heredia

Mike Macfarlane

Scott Spiezio

Randy Velarde

Eric Chavez

Miguel Tejada

Jason McDonald

Ryan Christenson

Matt Stairs

Trot Nixon

Darren Lewis

Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Lewis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Lewis reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Jason Varitek. Hatteberg strikes out.

Bottom 7 Jason McDonald now playing left field. Stanley hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Jason McDonald pinch hits for Ben Grieve. McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Velarde hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christenson scores.

Top 7 Christenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Chavez scores. Christenson moves to second.

Top 7 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to third. Chavez moves to second.

Top 7 Chavez takes first base on ball four. Tejada moves to second.

Top 7 Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 John Wasdin now pitching. Spiezio hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 7 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nixon. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Jaha moves to third.

Top 7 Jaha takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Grieve hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 7 There goes Velarde. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Velarde steals second.

Top 7 Velarde hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Christenson strikes out.

Bottom 6 O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Garciaparra strikes out.

Bottom 6 Daubach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daubach for the out.

Top 6 Macfarlane strikes out.

Top 6 Chavez strikes out.

Top 6 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Velarde scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Varitek moves to third. Nixon moves to second.

Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Varitek moves to second.

Bottom 5 Lewis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Velarde reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Stanley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Stairs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Jaha takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Daubach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Christenson hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Chavez hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Valentin strikes out.

Bottom 3 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 There goes Tejada. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Garciaparra applying the tag.

Top 3 Tejada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Spiezio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Tim Wakefield now pitching. Stairs strikes out.

Bottom 2 Lewis strikes out.

Bottom 2 Varitek takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Stanley strikes out.

Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Leary for the out. Garciaparra moves to second.

Bottom 2 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Jaha hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Grieve is hit by the pitch. Velarde moves to second.

Top 2 Velarde hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Chavez scores. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Chavez hits a line drive to right center field. The ball gets by Lewis. Nixon fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nixon. Chavez moves to second.

Top 2 Tejada hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stairs moves to second.

Top 2 Stairs hits a popup into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Daubach hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jaha hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Velarde hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Christenson strikes out.

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Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiezio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.

Athletics @ Red Sox
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