May 5, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@DET 3 LAA 4
@KCR 0 OAK 2
BAL 1
(10) SEA 7
TEX 3 TOR 1
CHW 0 PHI 11
@ARI 4 CIN 5
CHC 3 STL 6
@COL 5 LAD 5
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 39,478

Monday, May 5, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:29

Red Sox

21-13

Won 4

1st

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  0   2  0  0   1  0  1    6 11  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  5  2

W: D Matsuzaka (5-0), L: J Bonderman (2-3), S: J Papelbon (10)

Tigers

14-19

Lost 4

5th, 3½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF-LF              5   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .814   20    5   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .781   19    1   3   2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .225  .734   25    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .962   16    2   0   2B,HBP,GDP
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .718         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .237  .659   20    3   1   HR,2B
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .305  .914   15    5   0   HR
J Drew RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .803   19    6   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .751   13    1   0   IW
J Lugo SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .678   16    4   1   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   1
  C Hansen P                                                             0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   6  11   6    2   6              163   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (5, off J Bonderman); M Ramirez (11, off J Bonderman); D Pedroia (14, off C Rapada).

HR: M Lowell (1, off J Bonderman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); K Youkilis (4, off J Bonderman; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Ortiz (6, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: J Varitek (1, by J Bonderman).

HBP: M Ramirez (2, by A Lopez).

TB: M Lowell 7; D Ortiz 5; K Youkilis 4; J Drew 2; M Ramirez 2; D Pedroia 2; J Lugo.

GIDP: M Ramirez (3).

RBI: M Lowell 2 (2); K Youkilis 2 (22); D Ortiz 2 (26).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   1   1    1   0  .311 1.192   19    5   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .705   19    3   2   
C Guillen 3B                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .314  .903   29    0   3   
M Ordonez DH                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .301  .895   19    0   0   GDP
M Cabrera 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .829   19    5   2   
G Sheffield LF                1   1   0   0    3   0  .183  .661   20    1   0   
M Joyce RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   13    2   0   
  M Thames PH-RF              1   0   1   2    0   0  .238  .685    1    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .734   11    3   1   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .652   14    6   0   

J Bonderman P                                                            2   1
  C Rapada P                                                             0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   5   3   10   1              164   27   9

BATTING

TB: C Guillen; M Cabrera; C Granderson; M Thames; P Polanco.

GIDP: M Ordonez (6).

RBI: M Thames 2 (7); C Granderson (9).

2-out RBI: M Thames 2; C Granderson.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera.

E: E Renteria 2 (3).

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, W (5-0)           5     2   1   1    8   1   0   2.43   25  109-60   37· 4·19    2· 9· 5· 0     52    -     1.14   0.19
C Hansen, H (1)                1.2   2   2   2    2   0   0   8.10    8   29-15    8· 3· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.09   0.03
H Okajima, H (6)               1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.64    5   13-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          3-2    1.84   0.05
J Papelbon, S (10)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.65    3   13-9     6· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   3   10   1   0          41  164-93   57· 9·27    7·14· 9· 0          3-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bonderman, L (2-3)           6     7   4   4    2   4   2   4.17   27  113-66   37· 9·20    9· 9· 3· 0     44    -     0.68  -0.14
C Rapada                       0.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   1.08    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.05
A Lopez                        1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.21    7   26-18    9· 3· 6    0· 3· 2· 0          1-0    0.48   0.04
T Jones                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.00    4   12-8     4· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   6   3          41  163-98   54·13·31   11·14· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: A Lopez (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Bonderman (2; J Varitek).

HBP: A Lopez (1; M Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 39,478.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Ellsbury           CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. C Guillen            3B 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. M Ordonez            DH 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. M Cabrera            1B 
6. K Youkilis           1B    6. G Sheffield          LF 
7. J Drew               RF    7. M Joyce              RF 
8. J Varitek            C     8. E Renteria           SS 
9. J Lugo               SS    9. I Rodriguez          C  

   D Matsuzaka          P        J Bonderman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  2   14%  70% M Lowell        J Bonderman     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ramirez Scores
   b 7   2  5-1  123  1  -11%  79% M Thames        H Okajima       Single to LF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Cabrera Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   b 7   0  5-1  12-  3   11%  94% M Ordonez       C Hansen        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Polanco to 3B
   t 4   0  0-2  -2-  2   10%  88% K Youkilis      J Bonderman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lowell Scores
   b 7   2  5-3  12-  2    7%  86% E Renteria      H Okajima       Flyball: RF (RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   46%  D Pedroia       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   45%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  P Polanco       Lineout: RF
          ---  6   48%  C Guillen       Walk
          1--  5   46%  M Ordonez       Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   56%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RR     -2-  2   70%  M Lowell        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  6   68%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   70%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   68%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   66%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   68%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   66%  M Joyce         Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  E Renteria      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   71%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   71%  D Pedroia       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   69%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   67%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   63%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  4   67%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1-- 13   63%  C Guillen       Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   73%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   78%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     -2-  2   88%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lowell Scores
          ---  8   89%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   88%  J Varitek       Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   87%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   86%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   82%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  M Joyce         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   88%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  6   86%  I Rodriguez     Walk; Sheffield to 2B
   R      12-  3   79%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Sheffield Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  P Polanco       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   82%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  9   84%  D Ortiz         Walk
   OO     1--  2   81%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   83%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   85%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   84%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   81%  G Sheffield     Walk; Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  M Joyce         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   88%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   86%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   85%  J Drew          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Drew to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  4   86%  J Varitek       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   84%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Craig Hansen facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Hansen replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      ---  4   86%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   88%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Clay Rapada facing 1-2-3
                  Clay Rapada replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
   O      ---  5   88%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   90%  D Pedroia       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   94%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Clay Rapada pitching
          1--  4   95%  M Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  2   93%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Craig Hansen facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   90%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   84%  C Guillen       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Polanco to 2B
   OO     12-  3   94%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Polanco to 3B
          --3  6   93%  M Cabrera       Walk
          1-3  5   90%  G Sheffield     Walk; Cabrera to 2B
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Craig Hansen pitching; Marcus Thames pinch hits for Matthew Joyce batting 7th
   RR     123  1   79%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Cabrera Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  2   86%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Aquilino Lopez facing 7-8-9
                  Marcus Thames moves to RF
   O      ---  4   85%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   84%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   85%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      85%  J Ellsbury      Balk; Lugo to 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Hideki Okajima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   88%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   91%  C Granderson    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   92%  P Polanco       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Jones replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching
   O      ---  4   92%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  5   96%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jonathan Papelbon facing 3-4-5
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  4   98%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cabrera       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation