April 21, 1986 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BOS 4 OAK 6
@CAL 2 CLE 7
BAL 0 NYY 8
@KCR 4 MIN 5
@SEA 2 TOR 7
TEX 6 ATL 8
HOU 2 NYM 6
PIT 5 SFG 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,487

Monday, April 21, 1986
Time of Game: 3:17

Tigers

7-5

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: W Terrell (2-1), L: A Nipper (1-2), S: W Hernandez (4)

Red Sox

7-6

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .333  .907    0    4   0   2B,HBP
D Coles 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .256  .668    0    0   2   HR,SH,GDP
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .273  .639    0    2   2   SF
K Gibson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .359 1.083    0    8   0   
L Parrish C                   3   0   1   1    1   2  .182  .621    0    2   0   
D Evans DH                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .977    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .858    0    3   0   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    7   0   GDP
A Trammell SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .900    0    1   2   3B

W Terrell P                                                              0   1
  R O'Neal P                                                             0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   5    1   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Collins (1, off A Nipper).

3B: A Trammell (2, off A Nipper).

HR: D Coles (1, off A Nipper; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: L Whitaker (1, off A Nipper).

SH: D Coles (4, off A Nipper).

HBP: D Collins (1, by A Nipper).

TB: D Coles 5; D Collins 4; A Trammell 3; L Whitaker 2; C Lemon; L Parrish.

GIDP: D Bergman (1); D Coles (1).

RBI: L Whitaker 2 (3); D Coles (2); L Parrish (8); D Collins (5).

2-out RBI: D Coles.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Coles (3); A Trammell (5).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .785    0    0   0   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .294  .900    0    0   0   HR,2B
B Buckner 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .641    0    6   1   
J Rice LF                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .235  .747    0    3   0   HR,2B
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .640    0    0   0   
T Armas CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .520    0    3   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   3   2    1   0  .279  .706    0    8   0   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .381 1.064    0    4   3   
E Romero SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .677    0    2   2   
  S Lyons PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Hoffman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .365         0   1   

A Nipper P                                                               1   2
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   4  10   4    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Rice (1, off W Terrell); W Boggs (4, off W Hernandez).

HR: J Rice (3, off W Terrell; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); W Boggs (2, off W Terrell; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Rice 7; W Boggs 6; R Gedman 3; M Barrett; B Buckner.

RBI: R Gedman 2 (5); J Rice (10); W Boggs (9).

2-out RBI: R Gedman 2; W Boggs.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hoffman-M Barrett-B Buckner; M Barrett-E Romero-B Buckner.

E: B Buckner (4).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Terrell, W (2-1)             6     8   4   4    4   1   2   7.02   31     -       ·  ·      7·13· 4· 2     37    -     1.43  -0.07
R O'Neal, H (2)                1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.76   0.22
W Hernandez, S (4)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.24
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   2   2          43     -       ·  ·     11·20· 4· 2           -

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
A Nipper, L (1-2)              7     9   5   5    0   7   1   2.55   31     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 1     46    -     0.76  -0.20
S Crawford                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.99   0.09
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   8   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·13· 3· 1           -

W Terrell faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Nipper (1; D Collins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 30,487.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Collins            LF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. D Coles              3B    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. L Whitaker           2B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. K Gibson             RF    4. J Rice               LF 
5. L Parrish            C     5. D Baylor             DH 
6. D Evans              DH    6. T Armas              CF 
7. C Lemon              CF    7. R Gedman             C  
8. D Bergman            1B    8. M Barrett            2B 
9. A Trammell           SS    9. E Romero             SS 

   W Terrell            P        A Nipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  5-3  ---     -14%  63% J Rice          W Terrell       Home Run
   t 7   2  3-4  ---      14%  79% D Coles         A Nipper        Home Run
   b 5   2  4-0  123     -13%  72% R Gedman        W Terrell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 2B
   b 6   2  4-2  ---     -13%  67% W Boggs         W Terrell       Home Run
   b 9   2  5-4  1--      10% 100% R Gedman        W Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Collins       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-      54%  D Coles         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Collins to 3B
   R      --3      60%  L Whitaker      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Collins Scores
          1--      63%  K Gibson        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Whitaker to 2B; Gibson to 1B
   R      12-      71%  L Parrish       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Whitaker Scores; Gibson to 2B
   O      12-      68%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      12-      65%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      64%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      67%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
          1--      65%  J Rice          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  D Collins       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      66%  D Coles         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Walt Terrell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  R Gedman        Walk
   O      1--      69%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Barrett to 1B
   O      1--      71%  E Romero        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  L Whitaker      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      68%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Evans to 1B
          1--      56%  W Boggs         Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      57%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF; Evans to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   O      -23      66%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      -23      73%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  C Lemon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Bergman       Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Walt Terrell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      64%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gedman to 2B
   O      12-      69%  E Romero        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      75%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
          ---      82%  A Trammell      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      --3      85%  D Collins       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Trammell Scores
          1--      90%  D Coles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Collins to 3B
   RO     1-3      89%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Collins Scores
   O      1--      88%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      88%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Walt Terrell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  W Boggs         Lineout: SS
          ---      87%  B Buckner       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      80%  J Rice          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Buckner to 3B
          -23      78%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      123      85%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      72%  R Gedman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      78%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
          ---      78%  C Lemon         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   OO     1--      74%  D Bergman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Walt Terrell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  E Romero        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      67%  W Boggs         Home Run
   O      ---      69%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Collins       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      79%  D Coles         Home Run
          ---      79%  L Whitaker      Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--      78%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Walt Terrell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      63%  J Rice          Home Run
                  Randy O'Neal replaces Walt Terrell pitching
   O      ---      68%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  T Armas         Strikeout
          ---      69%  R Gedman        Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--      74%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Crawford replaces Al Nipper pitching
          ---      78%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--      74%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      71%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      69%  D Bergman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Randy O'Neal facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Ed Romero batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Randy O'Neal pitching
          ---      73%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-      83%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Glenn Hoffman replaces Steve Lyons playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  A Trammell      Flyball: 2B
          ---      83%  D Collins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--      79%  D Coles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  D Baylor        Flyball: 1B
          ---      90%  T Armas         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Armas to 1B
   O      1--     100%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

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