May 10, 2008 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 12
TOR 0 NYY 5
@DET 2 BAL 6
@KCR 5 BOS 5
@MIN 2 CHW 8
@SEA 4 TBR 2
LAA 0 TEX 6
OAK 4 CHC 7
ARI 2 HOU 5
@LAD 0 STL 5
@MIL 3 NYM 12
CIN 6 CIN 7
@NYM 1 PIT 5
ATL 2 SDP 3
COL 2 SFG 8
PHI 2 FLA 11
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 44,580

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 3:40pm
Time of Game: 2:51

Yankees

19-19

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

Joe Girardi

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

W: D Rasner (2-0), L: J Bonderman (2-4), S: M Rivera (10)

Tigers

16-22

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .882   18    1   0   CS
D Jeter SS                    5   2   2   1    0   2  .308  .738   19    3   4   HR
B Abreu RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .303  .820   17    1   0   2B
H Matsui DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .331  .886   11    0   0   
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .183  .809   15    9   0   2B
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .270  .795   17    3   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .185  .552   12    5   4   GDP
W Betemit 3B                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .758    8    0   1   2B
  M Ensberg PR-3B             1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .528   10    0   0   
C Moeller C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .754   15    4   0   

D Rasner P                                                               1   2
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  J Chamberlain P                                                        0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    5   6              142   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Abreu (7, off J Bonderman); J Giambi (6, off B Seay); W Betemit (2, off J Bonderman).

HR: D Jeter (1, off J Bonderman; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: D Jeter 5; B Abreu 3; W Betemit 2; J Giambi 2; H Matsui; J Damon; R Cano.

GIDP: R Cano (2).

RBI: B Abreu (23); M Cabrera (18); W Betemit (3); D Jeter (18); J Giambi (20).

2-out RBI: W Betemit.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi; D Jeter-R Cano.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Damon (2, 2nd base by B Seay/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .901   13    5   0   
M Joyce LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .780   13    3   0   HR
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .823   18    1   2   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .315  .888   19    0   1   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .777   14    6   1   GDP
G Sheffield DH                3   0   1   1    1   1  .208  .700   22    0   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .662   12    2   2   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .728   11    6   2   
R Santiago 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .357 1.098    7    2   2   SH
  P Polanco PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .745    2    1   0   

J Bonderman P                                                            1   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  F Cruceta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   3              131   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (6, off K Farnsworth).

HR: M Joyce (1, off D Rasner; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: R Santiago (1, off D Rasner).

TB: M Joyce 5; M Ordonez 2; G Sheffield 2; I Rodriguez; M Cabrera.

GIDP: M Cabrera (6).

RBI: M Joyce (2); G Sheffield (8).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santiago-E Renteria-M Cabrera.

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
D Rasner, W (2-0)              6     4   2   2    1   1   1   3.00   22   87-61   42· 4·15    7· 8· 5· 0     56    -     0.83   0.18
K Farnsworth                   1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    5   23-14   10· 3· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.20   0.03
J Chamberlain, H (9)           1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.93    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
M Rivera, S (10)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-8     7· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   3   1          33  131-90   62· 8·20   14·10· 5· 0          1-1

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 (2-4)           4     6   5   5    4   3   1   4.80   21   86-48   26· 7·15    8· 5· 1· 0     29    -     0.95  -0.24
B Seay                         3     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.13   10   30-19   13· 0· 6    3· 3· 2· 0          1-1    0.39   0.02
F Cruceta                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.18    7   23-15    8· 3· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   6   1          38  139-82   47·10·25   12·11· 4· 0          1-1

D Rasner faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
J Bonderman faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Bonderman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 44,580.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Rasner             P        J Bonderman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  5-1  12-  6  -15%  68% G Sheffield     K Farnsworth    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   t 4   2  1-2  1--  5   12%  72% W Betemit       J Bonderman     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cano Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  123  2  -11%  65% R Cano          J Bonderman     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  4   10%  58% D Jeter         J Bonderman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 1   1  2-0  ---  2  -10%  58% M Joyce         D Rasner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   58%  D Jeter         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  6   60%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   63%  H Matsui        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Abreu to 2B
          12-  5   68%  J Giambi        Walk; Abreu to 3B; Matsui to 2B
   R      123  8   76%  M Cabrera       Walk; Abreu Scores; Matsui to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   OO     123  2   65%  R Cano          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Darrell Rasner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  2   58%  M Joyce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   59%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   60%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   58%  W Betemit       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   57%  C Moeller       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   56%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Darrell Rasner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   60%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   61%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   59%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   57%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   56%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Darrell Rasner facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   52%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   54%  R Santiago      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   58%  C Granderson    Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3   62%  M Joyce         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   60%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   58%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   60%  R Cano          Walk
   R      1--  5   72%  W Betemit       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cano Scores
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch runs for Wilson Betemit batting 8th
          -2-      72%  C Moeller       Wild Pitch; Ensberg to 3B
          --3  4   73%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   69%  J Damon         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Darrell Rasner facing 3-4-5
                  Morgan Ensberg moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   72%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   74%  M Ordonez       Popfly: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   75%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   78%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   87%  B Abreu         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jeter Scores
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
   O      -2-  3   85%  H Matsui        Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  2   90%  J Giambi        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Abreu Scores
   O      -2-  1   89%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   88%  R Cano          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Giambi out at Hm/RF-C-3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Darrell Rasner facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   84%  G Sheffield     Walk
   OO     1--  2   91%  E Renteria      Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Sheffield out at 1B/SS-2B
   O      ---  2   92%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Seay facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   93%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  C Moeller       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   91%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  2   90%  D Jeter         Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Darrell Rasner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   92%  R Santiago      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   93%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  6   92%  M Joyce         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   94%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Seay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   94%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  B Abreu         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   93%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Darrell Rasner facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   90%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Darrell Rasner pitching
          1--  5   84%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez to 2B
   R      12-  6   68%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  3   76%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B
   O      -23  7   86%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Ramon Santiago batting 9th
   O      -23  2   93%  P Polanco       Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Francisco Cruceta facing 5-6-7
                  Francisco Cruceta replaces Bobby Seay pitching; Placido Polanco moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   92%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  R Cano          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Joba Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
                  Joba Chamberlain replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  5   94%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  M Joyce         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Francisco Cruceta facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Moeller       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   96%  J Damon         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   96%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mariano Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Joba Chamberlain pitching
          ---  1   91%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   99%  M Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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