August 26, 2004 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
DET 1 CHW 14
@CLE 9 OAK 9
BAL 4 KCR 7
@SEA 3 TEX 8
MIN 3 NYY 7
@TOR 4 ATL 6
COL 4 CHC 8
HOU 3 CIN 1
STL 0 SFG 5
@FLA 0 LAD 10
@MON 3 SDP 10
@NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,153

Thursday, August 26, 2004, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

60-67

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  3
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  1  0   0  1  X    4 12  1

W: B Arroyo (7-9), L: J Johnson (8-12), S: K Foulke (24)

Red Sox

73-53

Won 3

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Infante 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .780   16    4   4   2B
B Higginson RF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .755   16    1   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .333  .888   18    9   0   
D Young DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .799   11    0   0   2B
R White LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .822   12    0   0   
  M Thames LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .810    2    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .319  .943   12    0   1   2B
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .808   16    4   1   
C Monroe CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .773    6    5   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .831   11    0   1   

J Johnson P                                                              1   0
  G Knotts P                                                             0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   1
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   0    2  10              120   24   8

BATTING

2B: C Guillen (35, off B Arroyo); B Higginson (18, off B Arroyo); D Young (16, off B Arroyo); O Infante (16, off B Arroyo).

TB: C Guillen 3; O Infante 2; D Young 2; B Higginson 2; R White.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Infante-C Pena.

E: J Johnson (); I Rodriguez 2 (11).

BASERUNNING

PO: O Infante (3rd base by B Arroyo).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .307  .851   24    4   0   SB
M Bellhorn 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   3  .259  .813   23    0   4   2B
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .316 1.027   22    1   0   2B
  G Kapler RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .709         0   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .304  .993   12    0   0   2B,IW
K Millar 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .296  .838   19    6   0   GDP
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .660   18    3   3   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .282  .810   11    1   1   2B
D Mirabelli C                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .289  .903   19   11   0   
D Roberts RF-LF               2   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .703   14    1   0   SB,SF,SH

B Arroyo P                                                               0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4  12   3    4   8              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (35, off J Johnson); B Mueller (22, off J Johnson); D Ortiz (40, off J Johnson); M Bellhorn (26, off G Knotts).

SF: D Roberts (5, off J Johnson).

SH: D Roberts (3, off J Walker).

IBB: D Ortiz (5, by G Knotts).

TB: B Mueller 3; D Ortiz 3; M Bellhorn 3; M Ramirez 2; J Damon 2; D Roberts; K Millar; O Cabrera.

GIDP: K Millar (14).

RBI: D Ortiz (112); M Bellhorn (58); D Roberts (25).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz; M Bellhorn.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

E: D Mirabelli (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Roberts (34, 2nd base off J Johnson/I Rodriguez); J Damon (14, 2nd base off J Johnson/I Rodriguez).

PO: J Damon (1st base by J Johnson).

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
J Johnson, L (8-12)            5     9   3   2    2   5   0   4.46   25  110-72   43· 8·21    7· 5· 6· 0     42    -     0.97  -0.06
G Knotts                       2     1   0   0    1   3   0   5.98    8   26-16    6· 4· 6    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.07
J Walker                       0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.85    5   15-10    6· 0· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.04
A Levine                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         8    12   4   3    4   8   0          39  153-99   56·12·31   13· 6· 8· 0          2-0

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
B Arroyo, W (7-9)              7.1   6   1   0    2   8   0   4.07   29  103-69   32·11·26   10· 7· 2· 0     70    -     1.06   0.33
M Timlin, H (14)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.31    2    6-4     2· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.78   0.11
K Foulke, S (24)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.84    3    9-7     2· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     6   1   0    2  10   0          34  118-80   36·15·29   10·10· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Knotts (3; D Ortiz).

PO: B Arroyo (0; O Infante, 3rd base); J Johnson (0; J Damon, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 35,153.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. O Infante            2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. M Bellhorn           2B 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. M Ramirez            LF 
4. D Young              DH    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. R White              LF    5. K Millar             1B 
6. C Guillen            SS    6. O Cabrera            SS 
7. C Pena               1B    7. B Mueller            3B 
8. C Monroe             CF    8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. B Inge               3B    9. D Roberts            RF 

   J Johnson            P        B Arroyo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  4    9%  62% D Ortiz         J Johnson       Double to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores/unER
   t 6   2  3-1  1-3  6    7%  83% C Guillen       B Arroyo        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  1-1  ---  2    7%  63% B Mueller       J Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 3   0  1-0  ---  4   -6%  54% O Infante       B Arroyo        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   t 8   1  3-1  ---  3   -6%  82% B Higginson     B Arroyo        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  O Infante       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   50%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   51%  D Young         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  J Damon         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  M Bellhorn      Damon Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   53%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  4   62%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores/unER
          -2-  6   63%  K Millar        Walk
   O      12-  5   59%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   53%  C Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   58%  C Pena          Fielder's Choice P; Guillen out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  1   62%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   65%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   63%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   62%  D Roberts       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      64%  J Damon         Roberts Steals 2B; Roberts to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   65%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   60%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  O Infante       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   56%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Infante to 3B
   R      --3      53%  I Rodriguez     Infante Picked off 3B, safe on E2; Infante Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      ---  3   55%  " "             Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   56%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   53%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   53%  K Millar        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   50%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  C Guillen       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF); Guillen out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---  1   56%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Johnson facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   63%  B Mueller       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   62%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: 2B-1B; Mueller to 3B
   RO     --3  4   64%  D Roberts       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Mueller Scores
          ---  3   65%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      66%  M Bellhorn      Damon Steals 2B; Damon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  6   63%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   66%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   68%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   70%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   76%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   81%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 3B
   ROO    1-3  6   77%  K Millar        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Ramirez Scores/No RBI
          ---  2   78%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   76%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   79%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   79%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   76%  R White         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  6   83%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Knotts facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Knotts replaces Jason Johnson pitching; Marcus Thames replaces Rondell White playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   82%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   80%  D Roberts       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   80%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   83%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   88%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Knotts facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   91%  M Bellhorn      Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   89%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   89%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   87%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   85%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   89%  O Infante       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   82%  B Higginson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching
   O      -2-  5   88%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   93%  D Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jamie Walker facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Walker replaces Gary Knotts pitching
          ---  2   94%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   96%  D Mirabelli     Walk; Mueller to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  D Roberts       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mueller to 3B; Mirabelli to 2B
   O      -23  4   93%  J Damon         Fielder's Choice 2B; Mueller out at Hm/2B-C; Mirabelli to 3B
   R      1-3  1   97%  M Bellhorn      Single to LF (Line Drive); Mirabelli Scores; Damon to 2B
                  Alan Levine replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      12-  2   96%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Keith Foulke facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Foulke replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Dave Roberts moves to LF; Gabe Kapler replaces Manny Ramirez playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   98%  M Thames        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4  100%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation