April 2, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
TBR 6 CLE 7
CHW 2 KCR 4
@DET 0 LAA 1
@MIN 0 TOR 5
@NYY 2 BOS 5
@OAK 0 SEA 4
TEX 1 ATL 10
PIT 2 MIL 8
@CHC 2 CIN 6
ARI 5 NYM 13
@FLA 0 SFG 2
@LAD 1 WSN 1
@PHI 0 HOU 9
@SDP 6 STL 8
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 21,625

Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 3:35pm
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

3-1

Won 2

1st

Terry Francona

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

W: J Lester (1-1), L: A Embree (0-1)

Athletics

1-3

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .607   13    3   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   2   1    1   1  .400 1.100   23   11   1   2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   2   2    1   2  .133  .611   27    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .235  .807   15    1   0   GDP
  J Ellsbury LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         1   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .466   18    1   0   CS,HBP
J Drew RF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   17    2   1   
J Varitek C                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .250  .794   17    5   0   HR
C Crisp CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .750   22    1   0   
A Cora SS                     2   0   2   0    1   0 1.000 2.000   16    1   6   HBP

J Lester P                                                               1   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   5  13   5    5   9              168   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Youkilis (1, off A Embree).

HR: J Varitek (1, off H Street; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Ortiz (1, off A Embree; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: M Lowell (1, by A Brown); A Cora (1, by A Embree).

TB: J Varitek 5; D Ortiz 5; K Youkilis 3; C Crisp 2; A Cora 2; D Pedroia 2; J Drew.

GIDP: M Ramirez (1).

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (2); K Youkilis (1); D Pedroia (1); J Varitek (2).

2-out RBI: J Varitek.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2; J Drew-K Youkilis.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Lowell (1, 2nd base by A Brown/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .071  .521   20    4   2   
D Barton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .077  .448   21    6   0   2B
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .650   18    0   0   
J Cust LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .708   14    3   0   
E Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .767   10    1   0   
B Crosby SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .690   14    0   4   
K Suzuki C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .900   12   10   1   GDP
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .833   15    1   0   
C Denorfia CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    1   0   GDP
  D Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  R Sweeney CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   

R Harden P                                                               0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   0   4   0    3   5              135   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Barton (1, off J Lester).

TB: D Barton 2; K Suzuki; J Hannahan; E Brown.

GIDP: K Suzuki (1); C Denorfia (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton; K Suzuki-B Crosby-D Barton; M Ellis-D Barton.

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 Lester, W (1-1)              6.2   3   0   0    3   3   0   3.38   23   94-53   37· 5·11    7· 7· 3· 0     68    -     1.04   0.39
B Corey, H (1)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.70    5   26-16    9· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.94   0.06
M Delcarmen                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   15-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   5   0          31  135-78   52· 9·17   11· 9· 3· 0          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden                       5     4   0   0    4   6   0   0.82   22   86-53   28·11·14    2· 5· 5· 0     61    -     1.28   0.27
A Brown                        0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   15-7     3· 3· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.34   0.01
A Embree, L (0-1)              1.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.91    7   19-12    7· 3· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          2-0    1.65  -0.23
L DiNardo                      0     4   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    4   16-12    9· 2· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.78  -0.10
S Casilla                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     6· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-1    0.35   0.01
H Street                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1  13.50    4   20-10    6· 2· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   5   5    5   9   2          44  168-101  59·22·20    7·10·11· 0          5-1

L DiNardo faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Embree (1; A Cora); A Brown (1; M Lowell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 21,625.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Pedroia            2B    1. M Ellis              2B 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. D Barton             1B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. J Cust               LF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Drew               RF    6. B Crosby             SS 
7. J Varitek            C     7. K Suzuki             C  
8. C Crisp              CF    8. J Hannahan           3B 
9. A Cora               SS    9. C Denorfia           CF 

   J Lester             P        R Harden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  -2-  2   22%  83% D Ortiz         A Embree        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Youkilis Scores
   t 7   0  0-0  ---  5   11%  61% K Youkilis      A Embree        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   0  0-0  1--  6  -11%  44% J Drew          A Brown         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lowell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
   t 6   2  0-0  123  2  -11%  43% D Pedroia       A Embree        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  1   -9%  45% J Varitek       R Harden        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Drew out at 1B/2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  D Pedroia       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   59%  K Youkilis      Walk; Pedroia to 2B
          12-  7   67%  D Ortiz         Walk; Pedroia to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   52%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   45%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  M Ellis         Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   43%  D Barton        Double to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   46%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Barton to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   48%  J Varitek       Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   46%  C Crisp         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   47%  A Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   45%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  E Brown         Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   45%  B Crosby        Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  K Suzuki        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   48%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   41%  J Hannahan      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   49%  C Denorfia      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   47%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  D Barton        Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   45%  J Varitek       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Drew out at 1B/2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   40%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  6   44%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   50%  E Brown         Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Sweeney out at 1B/RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   55%  A Cora          Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   47%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   49%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Cora to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   49%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Brown facing 5-6-7
                  Andrew Brown replaces Rich Harden pitching
          ---  2   55%  M Lowell        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  6   44%  J Drew          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lowell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
          ---  4   46%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  3   49%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Andrew Brown pitching
          12-  2   53%  A Cora          Hit By Pitch; Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   O      123  2   43%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   46%  C Denorfia      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   48%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   50%  D Barton        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   61%  K Youkilis      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  2   83%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Youkilis Scores
   O      ---  3   81%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   80%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   79%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   83%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   86%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   83%  E Brown         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
                  Bryan Corey replaces Jon Lester pitching
   O      1--  5   87%  B Crosby        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lenny DiNardo facing 7-8-9
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  4   89%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   92%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Varitek to 2B
          12-  6   95%  A Cora          Single to LF (Line Drive); Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   R      123  2   97%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Varitek Scores; Crisp to 3B; Cora to 2B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Lenny DiNardo pitching
   R      123  4   99%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Crisp Scores; Cora to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   O      123  7   98%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  1   96%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Bryan Corey facing 7-8-9
                  Jacoby Ellsbury replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
          ---  4   93%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   96%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Johnson pinch hits for Chris Denorfia batting 9th
   O      1--  6   97%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Suzuki to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Huston Street facing 5-6-7
                  Huston Street replaces Santiago Casilla pitching; Ryan Sweeney replaces Dan Johnson playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Drew          Lineout: CF
   R      ---  6   99%  J Varitek       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  C Crisp         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Manny Delcarmen facing 2-3-4
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Bryan Corey pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  D Barton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

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