May 7, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 38,062

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:55

Red Sox

22-14

Lost 1

1st

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  2  1   3  1  0    9 12  1
Tigers          0  0  4   1  3  0   0  0  2   10 18  0

W: T Jones (1-0), L: J Papelbon (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Tigers

15-20

Won 1

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   2   2   0    0   2  .281  .814   16    4   0   2·SB
J Lowrie 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .644   16    1   3   SF,GDP
  D Pedroia PH-2B             1   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .763    7    1   1   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .233  .765   14    0   0   2B
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .316  .968   26    1   0   
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .677         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .250  .727   17    2   1   HR,2B
K Youkilis 1B                 5   2   2   3    0   3  .317  .986   17    6   1   2·HR
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   0    2   1  .281  .808   20    2   0   2B,SB,IW
J Varitek C                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .247  .726   18    7   2   
J Lugo SS                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .293  .707   20    1   2   2B,HBP

C Buchholz P                                                             0   1
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              1   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   9  12   9    5   9              171   26  11

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (6, off T Jones); J Lugo (7, off A Galarraga); D Ortiz (5, off A Galarraga); J Drew (4, off B Seay).

HR: M Lowell (2, off F Cruceta; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); K Youkilis 2 (6, 2 off A Galarraga; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J Lowrie (2, off A Galarraga).

IBB: J Drew (2, by T Jones).

HBP: J Lugo (2, by A Galarraga).

TB: K Youkilis 8; M Lowell 7; D Ortiz 3; J Ellsbury 2; J Drew 2; J Lugo 2; D Pedroia.

GIDP: J Lowrie (2).

RBI: K Youkilis 3 (25); M Lowell 3 (5); J Lowrie (6); D Pedroia (19); D Ortiz (28).

2-out RBI: M Lowell 3; K Youkilis 2; D Ortiz; D Pedroia.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Varitek-M Lowell.

E: J Lugo (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury 2 (13, 2nd base off Z Miner/I Rodriguez, 2nd base off A Galarraga/I Rodriguez); J Drew (1, 2nd base off F Cruceta/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               6   0   0   1    0   3  .273 1.021   23    2   0   
P Polanco 2B                  6   2   5   3    0   0  .270  .739   28    2   5   2B
C Guillen 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .315  .885   17    1   1   
M Ordonez RF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .305  .887   14    1   0   CS
M Cabrera 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .260  .816   25   10   0   
G Sheffield LF                4   1   3   1    1   1  .202  .681   25    2   0   
M Joyce DH                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .661   19    0   0   
  R Raburn PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .238  .836         0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .280  .695   16    0   4   SH
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .252  .681   12    9   0   2B,SH

A Galarraga P                                                            0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   1
  F Cruceta P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42  10  18  10    3   7              179   27  11

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (7, off C Buchholz); I Rodriguez (10, off J Tavarez).

SH: E Renteria (1, off J Tavarez); I Rodriguez (2, off J Papelbon).

TB: P Polanco 6; I Rodriguez 3; M Ordonez 3; G Sheffield 3; C Guillen 2; M Joyce 2; M Cabrera.

RBI: P Polanco 3 (12); I Rodriguez 2 (14); M Joyce (1); G Sheffield (6); C Guillen (14); C Granderson (10); M Ordonez (24).

2-out RBI: P Polanco 2; M Ordonez.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ordonez (1, 3rd base by H Okajima/J Varitek).

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
C Buchholz                     4    10   5   5    1   6   0   4.50   23   82-51   25·11·15    8· 2· 6· 0     27    -     0.97  -0.27
J Tavarez                      1     4   3   3    0   0   0   7.15    7   17-12    8· 1· 3    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.95  -0.21
D Aardsma                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.70    5   31-18   11· 3· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.02
J Lopez                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3   15-12    9· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
H Okajima, H (7)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.60    4   15-11    5· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.22   0.14
J Papelbon, BS (1), L (2-1)    0.2   2   2   0    0   0   0   1.59    5   18-11    6· 2· 3    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    5.08  -0.80
Totals                         8.2  18  10   8    3   7   0          47  178-115  64·19·32   21· 5·11· 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
A Galarraga                    5.1   7   5   5    1   6   2   3.07   24   88-59   34· 6·19    7· 4· 5· 0     39    -     0.99  -0.09
B Seay, H (2)                  0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.79    2    6-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.00
Z Miner, H (2)                 1     1   2   2    1   0   0   9.33    5   22-10    6· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.27   0.03
F Cruceta, BS (1)              1.1   2   2   2    2   2   1   4.91    8   33-17    8· 2· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.34  -0.49
T Jones, W (1-0)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.77    5   13-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.95   0.04
Totals                         9    12   9   9    5   9   3          44  162-99   55·10·34   15· 6· 8· 0          3-2

Balks: C Buchholz (1).

WP: F Cruceta (1).

IBB: T Jones (1; J Drew).

HBP: A Galarraga (4; J Lugo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:55.

Attendance: 38,062.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Ellsbury           CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. J Lowrie             2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. C Guillen            3B 
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. M Joyce              DH 
8. J Varitek            C     8. E Renteria           SS 
9. J Lugo               SS    9. I Rodriguez          C  

   C Buchholz           P        A Galarraga          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  9-9  --3  6   37% 100% P Polanco       J Papelbon      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Renteria Scores/unER
   t 7   2  8-5  1-3  4  -32%  57% M Lowell        F Cruceta       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ellsbury Scores; Ramirez Scores
   t 8   2  8-8  12-  7  -25%  26% D Pedroia       F Cruceta       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Drew Scores; Lugo to 2B
   b 8   1  9-8  12-  8  -24%  17% G Sheffield     H Okajima       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ordonez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 9   0  9-8  1--  4   18%  52% E Renteria      J Papelbon      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Raburn to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   54%  J Lowrie        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   52%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   55%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  P Polanco       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      57%  C Guillen       Balk; Polanco to 2B
   O      -2-  6   53%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   50%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   52%  M Lowell        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Cabrera       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   55%  G Sheffield     Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   52%  M Joyce         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   50%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  J Lugo          Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   56%  J Lowrie        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   60%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   56%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  3   69%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rodriguez Scores
   R      -2-  1   77%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Polanco Scores
          1--  4   81%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Guillen to 3B
          1-3  5   83%  M Cabrera       Walk; Ordonez to 2B
   R      123  1   89%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Guillen Scores; Ordonez to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   RO     123  6   89%  M Joyce         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   O      1-3  2   88%  E Renteria      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Armando Galarraga facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   89%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 11   91%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   90%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   77%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lowell Scores
   O      ---  6   79%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Clay Buchholz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   76%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   77%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   78%  C Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Polanco to 2B
   R      12-  1   86%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Guillen to 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   80%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  2   73%  J Lugo          Hit By Pitch; Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  1   77%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Varitek to 3B
          1-3      75%  J Lowrie        Ellsbury Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   77%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Varitek Scores
   R      -2-  2   68%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ellsbury Scores
   O      1--  4   71%  M Ramirez       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Clay Buchholz pitching
          ---  3   74%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  2   79%  M Joyce         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  2   79%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Short 3B Line); Sheffield to 3B; Joyce to 2B
   RR     -23  1   89%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sheffield Scores; Joyce Scores
   O      -2-  4   88%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rodriguez to 3B
   R      --3  1   92%  P Polanco       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  4   92%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   93%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   89%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Bobby Seay replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
          ---  2   85%  J Drew          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   88%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Zach Miner replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      -2-  3   91%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, David Aardsma facing 4-5-6
                  David Aardsma replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  M Ordonez       Lineout: RF
          ---  8   91%  M Cabrera       Walk
          1--  8   92%  G Sheffield     Walk; Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  M Joyce         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  6   89%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   85%  J Ellsbury      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      84%  J Lowrie        Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ellsbury to 3B
   O      --3  2   91%  D Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          --3  6   89%  M Ramirez       Walk
                  Francisco Cruceta replaces Zach Miner pitching
   RRR    1-3  4   57%  M Lowell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ellsbury Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 8-8, Javier Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  Javier Lopez replaces David Aardsma pitching
   O      ---  6   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   52%  C Granderson    Lineout: CF
   O      ---  7   50%  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 8-8, Francisco Cruceta facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   43%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  J Varitek       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      46%  J Lugo          Drew Steals 2B
          -2-  6   43%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   52%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Swinging
                  Dustin Pedroia pinch hits for Jed Lowrie batting 2nd
   R      12-  7   26%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Drew Scores; Lugo to 2B
          12-      25%  D Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Lugo to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   O      -23  2   31%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-9, Hideki Okajima facing 3-4-5
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Javier Lopez pitching; Dustin Pedroia moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   25%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   32%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  3   41%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez to 2B
   OO     12-  8   17%  G Sheffield     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ordonez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-8, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Francisco Cruceta pitching
   O      ---  2   18%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   15%  M Lowell        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   18%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   17%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   21%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-9, Jonathan Papelbon facing 7-8-9
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
          ---  3   34%  M Joyce         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Ryan Raburn pinch runs for Matthew Joyce batting 7th
          1--  4   52%  E Renteria      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Raburn to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  I Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Short 1B Line); Raburn to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   RO     -23  3   63%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B; Raburn Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B
   R      --3  6  100%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Renteria Scores/unER
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 10.

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