May 6, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
MIN 1 BOS 5
@DET 0 LAA 5
@KCR 3 CLE 5
@NYY 3 OAK 4
BAL 2 TEX 10
@SEA 1 TBR 5
@TOR 4 ARI 6
PHI 4 ATL 5
SDP 3 CHC 3
@CIN 0 STL 6
@COL 5 FLA 3
MIL 0 HOU 6
WSN 5 LAD 5
NYM 4 PIT 12
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 38,564

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:21

Red Sox

22-13

Won 5

1st

Terry Francona

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

W: T Wakefield (3-1), L: N Robertson (1-4)

Tigers

14-20

Lost 5

5th, 3½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .290  .677   12    5   0   SH,GDP
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .755   16    0   2   
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .226  .756   21    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .326  .993   13    2   0   HR
  J Ellsbury LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .814         1   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .628   22    1   2   
K Youkilis 1B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .314  .944   16    9   0   2·2B
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   1    0   3  .280  .791   17    1   0   
K Cash C                      4   0   3   1    0   0  .361  .901   14    6   0   2B
J Lugo SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .683   16    2   3   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    4   6              147   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Cash (4, off N Robertson); K Youkilis 2 (11, 2 off N Robertson).

HR: M Ramirez (7, off F Dolsi; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); D Ortiz (7, off N Robertson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: C Crisp (2, off N Robertson).

TB: M Ramirez 6; K Youkilis 4; D Ortiz 4; K Cash 4; J Lugo; J Drew.

GIDP: C Crisp (1).

RBI: C Crisp (6); K Cash (4); M Ramirez (24); J Drew (16); D Ortiz (27).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lugo-K Youkilis.

E: D Pedroia (2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .306 1.138   24    1   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .680   20    3   3   GDP
C Guillen DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .889   13    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .875   10    4   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .811    7    8   1   
G Sheffield LF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .640   10    2   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .717    9    0   3   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .661    8    6   0   2B
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .736    8    1   2   

N Robertson P                                                            1   4
  F Dolsi P                                                              0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              1   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0   6              109   27  13

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (9, off T Wakefield).

TB: I Rodriguez 2; C Guillen; C Granderson.

GIDP: P Polanco (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

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

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
T Wakefield, W (3-1)           8     2   0   0    0   6   0   3.33   27   98-65   34· 6·25    8·10· 3· 0     84    -     0.59   0.35
M Timlin                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0  11.05    3   11-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   6   0          30  109-73   40· 6·27   10·11· 3· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson, L (1-4)           6.1  10   4   4    2   4   1   6.64   30  109-68   39· 7·22   13· 5· 6· 0     39    -     0.79  -0.13
F Dolsi                        1.2   1   1   1    2   1   1   5.40    8   29-13    7· 0· 6    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.02
A Lopez                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.11    3    9-8     5· 3· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   6   2          41  147-89   51·10·28   15· 8· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 38,564.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 11mph , Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   T Wakefield          P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  4   11%  64% K Youkilis      N Robertson     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lowell to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  1-3  5    8%  80% K Cash          N Robertson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Youkilis Scores; Drew to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  -23  4    7%  72% J Drew          N Robertson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lowell Scores; Youkilis to 3B
   t 7   1  0-3  ---  8    5%  94% D Ortiz         N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 4   1  0-3  -23  4   -4%  82% D Pedroia       N Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  D Pedroia       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   47%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   47%  C Granderson    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   49%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   48%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  M Lowell        Walk
          1--  4   64%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lowell to 3B
   R      -23  4   72%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lowell Scores; Youkilis to 3B
   R      1-3  5   80%  K Cash          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Youkilis Scores; Drew to 3B
   O      -23  1   76%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   RO     -23  1   77%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Drew Scores
   O      -2-  2   75%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   77%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   78%  G Sheffield     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   79%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   78%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   80%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   78%  M Lowell        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   80%  K Youkilis      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lowell to 3B
   O      -23  5   76%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   80%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   81%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   83%  K Cash          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   86%  J Lugo          Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Cash to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  C Crisp         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Cash to 3B; Lugo to 2B
   O      -23  4   82%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -23  1   78%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   81%  P Polanco       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   83%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   84%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   86%  M Ramirez       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   84%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   82%  K Youkilis      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   81%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   83%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   85%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   88%  K Cash          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   86%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4   84%  C Crisp         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   86%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   88%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   89%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   88%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  8   94%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Freddy Dolsi replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   R      ---  1   96%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  M Lowell        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   96%  K Youkilis      Walk
   O      1--  4   96%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   97%  P Polanco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   96%  C Guillen       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Ordonez       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   98%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Freddy Dolsi facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   98%  K Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   98%  J Lugo          Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  C Crisp         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   98%  D Pedroia       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   99%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   99%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Aquilino Lopez facing 3-4-5
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Freddy Dolsi pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   99%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Jacoby Ellsbury replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
          ---  2   98%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  5  100%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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