May 8, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
MIN 2 BOS 5
@DET 1 BAL 4
@KCR 1 NYY 6
CLE 3 TEX 5
@SEA 0 TBR 8
@TOR 3
(13) ARI 8
PHI 3 ATL 5
SDP 4 COL 9
STL 3 FLA 7
MIL 2 WSN 8
@HOU 3 PIT 5
SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 38,952

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Red Sox

23-14

Won 1

1st

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  3  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    5 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: J Beckett (4-2), L: J Verlander (1-6)

Tigers

15-21

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .817   19    1   0   SF
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .751   25    3   4   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .239  .773   20    0   0   2B
K Youkilis 1B                 5   1   1   2    0   1  .313  .988   15    9   0   HR
M Lowell 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .733   18    0   2   
J Drew RF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .277  .789   19    0   0   GDP
J Varitek C                   2   1   1   2    2   1  .253  .745   20    9   0   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .315  .722    6    5   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .696   12    0   1   HBP

J Beckett P                                                              0   0
  C Hansen P                                                             0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   5  13   5    2   7              154   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Ortiz (6, off F Dolsi).

HR: K Youkilis (7, off J Verlander; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Ellsbury (2, off J Verlander).

HBP: J Lugo (3, by J Verlander).

TB: K Youkilis 4; C Crisp 3; D Ortiz 3; J Ellsbury 2; M Lowell 2; J Drew; J Varitek; D Pedroia.

GIDP: J Drew (6).

RBI: J Varitek 2 (13); K Youkilis 2 (27); J Ellsbury (13).

2-out RBI: K Youkilis 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    0   4  .254  .955   21    2   0   
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .743   11    1   1   HBP
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .873   10    0   2   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .875   15    6   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .792   13    4   0   
M Joyce LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432   13    5   0   
M Thames DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .261  .711   15    0   0   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .726   16    7   0   
R Santiago SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .370 1.136   11    2   1   

J Verlander P                                                            0   1
  F Dolsi P                                                              0   0
  C Rapada P                                                             0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   1   7   1    0   9              125   27   5

BATTING

HBP: P Polanco (3, by J Beckett).

TB: M Thames 2; C Guillen; M Ordonez; R Santiago; B Inge; P Polanco.

RBI: R Santiago (9).

2-out RBI: R Santiago.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Verlander-R Santiago-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
J Beckett, W (4-2)             7     6   1   1    0   8   0   3.70   28  102-73   43·10·20    9· 7· 3· 0     69    -     0.83   0.23
C Hansen                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3   12-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
M Delcarmen                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    4   11-7     4· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   9   0          35  125-87   51·13·23   13· 9· 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
J Verlander, L (1-6)           6     9   5   5    1   5   1   6.43   28  107-64   42· 7·15    9·10· 2· 0     38    -     0.78  -0.25
F Dolsi                        1.1   3   0   0    1   2   0   3.00    8   28-16    9· 3· 4    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
C Rapada                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.39   0.01
A Lopez                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.01    3    7-5     5· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   5    2   7   1          42  152-90   60·10·20   11·16· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Verlander (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Verlander (7; J Lugo); J Beckett (1; P Polanco).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 38,952.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Ellsbury           LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. C Guillen            3B 
4. K Youkilis           1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. M Cabrera            1B 
6. J Drew               RF    6. M Joyce              LF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. M Thames             DH 
8. C Crisp              CF    8. B Inge               C  
9. J Lugo               SS    9. R Santiago           SS 

   J Beckett            P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-3  1--  1   15%  88% K Youkilis      J Verlander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ellsbury Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  -23  3   10%  74% J Varitek       J Verlander     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lowell Scores; Drew Scores; Varitek to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   2  3-0  12-  7   -9%  70% R Santiago      J Beckett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thames Scores; Inge to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1    6%  59% J Drew          J Verlander     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Lowell to 2B
   b 4   2  3-1  12-  3    5%  75% C Granderson    J Beckett       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   48%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8   46%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  D Ortiz         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   45%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   45%  P Polanco       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   48%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  7   45%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   59%  J Drew          Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Lowell to 2B
          12-      64%  J Varitek       Wild Pitch; Lowell to 3B; Drew to 2B
   RR     -23  3   74%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lowell Scores; Drew Scores; Varitek to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  1   79%  C Crisp         Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Varitek to 3B
          1-3  2   82%  J Lugo          Hit By Pitch; Crisp to 2B
   RO     123  2   80%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Varitek Scores
   O      12-  2   77%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  5   75%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   77%  M Joyce         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  M Thames        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   79%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   78%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   80%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   76%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  R Santiago      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   80%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   76%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polanco to 3B
   O      1-3  1   81%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   79%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   78%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   81%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   83%  M Joyce         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   81%  M Thames        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   79%  B Inge          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thames to 2B
   R      12-  7   70%  R Santiago      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thames Scores; Inge to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   78%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  7   75%  D Pedroia       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   73%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   RR     1--  1   88%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ellsbury Scores
   O      ---  5   88%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  M Ordonez       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   91%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   92%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  1   93%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  6   92%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   90%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  M Joyce         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Freddy Dolsi facing 2-3-4
                  Freddy Dolsi replaces Justin Verlander pitching
          ---  5   95%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  2   97%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pedroia to 3B
   O      -23  3   96%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   94%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -23  6   93%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Freddy Dolsi facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   97%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  1   98%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF
                  Clay Rapada replaces Freddy Dolsi pitching
          12-  2   98%  J Ellsbury      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   O      123  3   97%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF
   O      123  5   96%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Craig Hansen facing 2-3-4
                  Craig Hansen replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Aquilino Lopez facing 4-5-6
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Clay Rapada pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   98%  J Drew          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Manny Delcarmen facing 5-6-7
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Craig Hansen pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  M Joyce         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   99%  M Thames        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

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