May 9, 2008 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 44,062

Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:03

Yankees

18-19

Lost 1

4th, 4½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  3    5 14  3
Tigers          1  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  X    6 13  0

W: K Rogers (3-3), L: K Igawa (0-1)

Tigers

16-21

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cabrera CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .809   13    1   0   2B
D Jeter SS                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .305  .713   20    1   3   GDP
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   1    1   2  .297  .808   31    5   1   2B
H Matsui LF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .898   14    0   0   GDP,IW
S Duncan 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .564   18    9   1   
J Giambi DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .178  .797   18    0   0   HR,2B
W Betemit 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .697   15    1   3   2B
R Cano 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .182  .545   17    2   2   2B
C Moeller C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .805   14    4   0   
  J Damon PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .901    2    0   0   

K Igawa P                                                                0   1
  J Albaladejo P                                                         0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38   5  14   5    3   3              162   24  11

BATTING

2B: R Cano (5, off K Rogers); B Abreu (6, off T Jones); M Cabrera (5, off K Rogers); W Betemit (1, off T Jones); J Giambi (5, off K Rogers).

HR: J Giambi (7, off K Rogers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: H Matsui (3, by T Jones).

TB: J Giambi 6; R Cano 3; W Betemit 3; M Cabrera 3; B Abreu 2; D Jeter 2; J Damon; C Moeller; S Duncan.

GIDP: H Matsui (2); D Jeter (4).

RBI: B Abreu (22); D Jeter (17); J Giambi (19); R Cano (11); C Moeller (4).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; B Abreu.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Betemit-R Cano-S Duncan; B Abreu-R Cano-W Betemit.

E: C Moeller (2); H Matsui (1); W Betemit (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Betemit (1st base by K Rogers).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .269  .730   21    3   1   2·2B
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .280  .751   10    2   2   SB
C Guillen 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .305  .849   13    0   2   SF
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .309  .886   12    1   0   2B
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .784   14   13   0   
G Sheffield LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .204  .685   20    4   0   2B,GDP
  M Joyce LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .676   12    2   5   
M Thames DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .695   11    0   0   
R Raburn CF                   2   2   2   0    0   0  .304  .929    8    0   0   
  C Granderson CF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .956   12    2   0   SB

K Rogers P                                                               0   3
  Z Miner P                                                              0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   6  13   6    1   4              133   27  15

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (5, off K Igawa); M Ordonez (9, off K Igawa); I Rodriguez 2 (12, 2 off K Igawa).

SF: C Guillen (2, off K Igawa).

TB: I Rodriguez 5; M Ordonez 3; G Sheffield 2; P Polanco 2; R Raburn 2; C Granderson; M Cabrera; M Thames.

GIDP: G Sheffield (5).

RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (16); C Guillen (15); P Polanco (13); M Ordonez (25); G Sheffield (7).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Polanco-E Renteria-M Cabrera; K Rogers-E Renteria-M Cabrera.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Polanco (2, 2nd base off J Albaladejo/C Moeller); C Granderson (2, 2nd base off J Albaladejo/C Moeller).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Igawa, L (0-1)               3    11   6   6    0   0   0  18.00   20   64-41   36· 1· 4   10· 5· 5· 0     13    -     0.94  -0.36
J Albaladejo                   2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.95    8   34-17    9· 3· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.18   0.03
L Hawkins                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.38    5   14-10    6· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.15   0.02
E Ramirez                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-8     6· 2· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    1   4   0          37  125-76   57· 7·12   19· 7· 6· 0          4-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (3-3)              6     9   2   2    2   3   1   5.82   26   97-57   33· 6·18    9· 7· 5· 0     47    -     0.86   0.12
Z Miner                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.41    7   28-16   12· 1· 3    4· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.60   0.05
T Jones                        1     4   3   3    1   0   0   4.50    8   25-15    9· 2· 4    3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.56   0.01
Totals                         9    14   5   5    3   3   1          41  150-88   54· 9·25   16· 9·10· 0          1-1

K Igawa faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
K Rogers faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Ramirez (1); Z Miner (3); T Jones 2 (3).

IBB: T Jones (2; H Matsui).

PO: K Rogers (1; W Betemit, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 44,062.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Cabrera            CF    1. I Rodriguez          C  
2. D Jeter              SS    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. C Guillen            3B 
4. H Matsui             LF    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. S Duncan             1B    5. M Cabrera            1B 
6. J Giambi             DH    6. G Sheffield          LF 
7. W Betemit            3B    7. E Renteria           SS 
8. R Cano               2B    8. M Thames             DH 
9. C Moeller            C     9. R Raburn             CF 

   K Igawa              P        K Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  6-5  12-  2   14% 100% S Duncan        T Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  5   13%  73% I Rodriguez     K Igawa         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Raburn Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  ---  8  -10%  52% J Giambi        K Rogers        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  4    9%  55% H Matsui        K Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
   b 3   2  1-3  12-  6    8%  84% G Sheffield     K Igawa         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores; Ordonez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   50%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  6   46%  B Abreu         Walk; Jeter to 2B
   OO     12-  4   55%  H Matsui        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kei Igawa facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  I Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   59%  P Polanco       Lineout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   RO     --3  3   61%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Rodriguez Scores
          ---  2   63%  M Ordonez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   60%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  S Duncan        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  8   52%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   50%  W Betemit       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--      54%  R Cano          Betemit Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kei Igawa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  G Sheffield     Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   51%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  C Moeller       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  3   48%  M Cabrera       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   46%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      12-  6   51%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   56%  H Matsui        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kei Igawa facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   60%  R Raburn        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   R      1--  5   73%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Raburn Scores
          -2-  3   78%  P Polanco       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   73%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   R      1-3  2   79%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Rodriguez Scores; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  M Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      12-  6   84%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores; Ordonez to 3B
   O      -23  3   81%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   84%  S Duncan        Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   85%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   86%  W Betemit       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kei Igawa facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   88%  M Thames        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   92%  R Raburn        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Thames to 3B; Raburn to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -23  1   95%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Thames Scores; Raburn to 3B
   R      1-3  2   96%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Raburn Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Jonathan Albaladejo replaces Kei Igawa pitching
   OO     12-  5   94%  C Guillen       Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Deep RF); Rodriguez out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
          1--      94%  M Ordonez       Polanco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   92%  R Cano          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  C Moeller       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   91%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cano to 2B
   OO     12-  3   96%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jonathan Albaladejo facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   97%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  5   95%  G Sheffield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   95%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
                  Curtis Granderson replaces Ryan Raburn playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  H Matsui        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   97%  S Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   95%  J Giambi        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Duncan to 3B
   O      -23  4   97%  W Betemit       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jonathan Albaladejo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   97%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      98%  I Rodriguez     Granderson Steals 2B; Granderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   98%  " "             Walk
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Jonathan Albaladejo pitching
   O      1-3  3   97%  P Polanco       Lineout: 2B
   O      1-3  1   97%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   95%  R Cano          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Zach Miner replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
          -2-      94%  C Moeller       Wild Pitch; Cano to 3B
   R      --3  7   91%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cano Scores
   O      1--  1   94%  M Cabrera       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   96%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   97%  B Abreu         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   97%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   96%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
                  Matthew Joyce replaces Gary Sheffield playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  1   98%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  S Duncan        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Edwar Ramirez facing 7-8-9
                  Edwar Ramirez replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
          ---  2   99%  E Renteria      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF); Renteria to 1B
   O      1--  3   99%  M Thames        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Renteria to 2B
          -2-      99%  C Granderson    Wild Pitch; Renteria to 3B
   O      --3  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   99%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Zach Miner pitching
          ---  3   96%  W Betemit       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      96%  R Cano          Wild Pitch; Betemit to 3B
   RO     --3  4   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Betemit Scores
                  Johnny Damon pinch hits for Chad Moeller batting 9th
          ---  2   96%  J Damon         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--      96%  M Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Damon to 3B
   R      --3  2   96%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Damon Scores
          1--      96%  B Abreu         Defensive Indifference; Jeter to 2B
   R      -2-  6   89%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jeter Scores
          -2-  4   86%  H Matsui        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  S Duncan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation