October 15, 2007 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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2007 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3
2007 postseason: WS: BOS-COL / ALCS: BOS-CLE / NLCS: COL-ARI / Div. Series: BOS-LAA / CLE-NYY / ARI-CHC / COL-PHI

Game 1
BOS 10
CLE  3
Game 2
CLE 13
@BOS  6
(11) Game 3
CLE  4
BOS  2
Game 4
CLE  7
BOS  3
Game 5
BOS  7
@CLE  1
Game 6
BOS 12
CLE  2
Game 7
BOS 11
CLE  2

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 44,402

Monday, October 15, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:28

Red Sox

Terry Francona

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

W: J Westbrook (1-0), L: D Matsuzaka (0-1), S: J Borowski (1)

Indians

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .398   17    1   2   
K Youkilis 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .864   18    9   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .444 1.310   10    0   0   2B,GDP
M Ramirez LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .444 1.421   23    0   0   GDP
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.024   12    0   1   
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .546   13    1   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .143  .572   23   10   0   HR
C Crisp CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583   16    3   0   GDP
J Lugo SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .523   10    0   4   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    3   4              142   24   7

BATTING

2B: D Ortiz (2, off J Westbrook).

HR: J Varitek (1, off J Westbrook; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: J Varitek 4; D Ortiz 2; K Youkilis; M Lowell; J Lugo; J Drew; M Ramirez.

GIDP: C Crisp (1); M Ramirez (2); D Ortiz (1).

RBI: J Varitek 2 (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .871   17    1   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .690   18    3   4   
T Hafner DH                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .273  .930   15    0   0   
V Martinez C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .955   18    4   0   
R Garko 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .718   18   10   2   
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .972   18    2   4   
K Lofton LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .308 1.000    9    1   0   HR
T Nixon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500   16    1   0   
  F Gutierrez RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .500         1   0   
C Blake 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .725   19    2   3   

J Westbrook P                                                            2   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3  10              148   27  13

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (1, off D Matsuzaka; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: K Lofton 4; A Cabrera 2; R Garko; V Martinez; C Blake.

RBI: K Lofton 2 (2); A Cabrera (3); T Hafner (2).

2-out RBI: K Lofton 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Cabrera-C Blake-R Garko; J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko; J Peralta-R Garko.

E: R Garko (1).

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
D Matsuzaka, L (0-1)           4.2   6   4   4    2   6   1   7.71   22  101-59   29·10·20    6· 2· 0· 6     40    -     0.68  -0.13
M Timlin                       1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   20-11    4· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.23   0.03
H Okajima                      1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   19-12    6· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
M Delcarmen                    0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   6.75    2    7-6     1· 3· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.31   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   4    3  10   1          33  147-88   40·17·31   10· 4· 0· 6          3-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Westbrook, W (1-0)           6.2   7   2   2    3   2   1   2.70   27  104-66   40· 5·21   13· 3· 0· 6     51    -     1.04   0.24
J Lewis, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    1    8-6     4· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.04
R Betancourt, H (1)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-11    8· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.09
J Borowski, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   17-12   10· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   4   1          34  142-95   62· 7·26   13· 7· 1· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Matsuzaka (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Dana Demuth.

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 44,402.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Pedroia            2B    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. A Cabrera            2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. T Hafner             DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. V Martinez           C  
5. M Lowell             3B    5. R Garko              1B 
6. J Drew               RF    6. J Peralta            SS 
7. J Varitek            C     7. K Lofton             LF 
8. C Crisp              CF    8. T Nixon              RF 
9. J Lugo               SS    9. C Blake              3B 

   D Matsuzaka          P        J Westbrook          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  1--  1   18%  71% K Lofton        D Matsuzaka     Home Run; Garko Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  4   15%  55% C Crisp         J Westbrook     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 7   1  4-0  1--  5   -9%  84% J Varitek       J Westbrook     Home Run; Drew Scores
   b 5   1  0-2  12-  5    8%  90% A Cabrera       D Matsuzaka     Single to CF; Blake Scores; Sizemore to 3B
   t 6   1  4-0  12-  7    7%  94% M Ramirez       J Westbrook     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jake Westbrook facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  K Youkilis      Walk
   OO     1--  2   55%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  G Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jake Westbrook facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   46%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  2   41%  M Lowell        Single to CF; Ramirez to 2B
          12-  2   34%  J Drew          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   O      123  3   40%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF
   OO     123  4   55%  C Crisp         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   56%  R Garko         Single to CF
   O      1--  6   52%  J Peralta       Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  1   71%  K Lofton        Home Run; Garko Scores
   O      ---  6   70%  T Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jake Westbrook facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   72%  J Lugo          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   74%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   74%  C Blake         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   72%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   73%  A Cabrera       Single to CF
          1--  5   75%  T Hafner        Walk; Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  6   71%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jake Westbrook facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   65%  D Ortiz         Double to LF
   O      -2-  5   71%  M Ramirez       Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Ortiz out at 3B/SS
   O      1--  6   74%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   76%  R Garko         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jake Westbrook facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   77%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   78%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   80%  C Blake         Single to LF
          1--      81%  G Sizemore      Wild Pitch; Blake to 2B
          -2-  6   82%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  5   90%  A Cabrera       Single to CF; Blake Scores; Sizemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   91%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore Scores
          1--  3   92%  V Martinez      Single to LF; Hafner to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      12-  7   90%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jake Westbrook facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   92%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   90%  K Youkilis      Single to CF
          1--  5   87%  D Ortiz         Walk; Youkilis to 2B
   OO     12-  7   94%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Timlin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   94%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jake Westbrook facing 5-6-7
                  Franklin Gutierrez replaces Trot Nixon playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  2   95%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   93%  J Drew          Single to CF
   RR     1--  5   84%  J Varitek       Home Run; Drew Scores
   O      ---  9   86%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  J Lugo          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Jake Westbrook pitching
   O      1--  8   88%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Hideki Okajima facing 9-1-2
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  6   86%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   85%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rafael Betancourt facing 2-3-4
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
   O      ---  8   89%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   92%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Hideki Okajima facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   92%  T Hafner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   93%  V Martinez      Walk
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      1--  4   92%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   91%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Joe Borowski facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  M Lowell        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Drew          Flyball: CF
   O      --- 10  100%  J Varitek       Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE200710150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation