August 27, 2004 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
MIN 6 BOS 5
DET 3 CLE 6
CHW 3 OAK 8
TBD 7 SEA 7
KCR 5 TEX 6
BAL 4 NYY 8
@TOR 7 ATL 5
SFG 3 HOU 15
@CHC 7 ARI 4
@CIN 3
(11) FLA 3
COL 0 MON 10
SDP 3 NYM 9
LAD 2 PHI 6
MIL 1 STL 8
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,018

Friday, August 27, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Tigers

60-68

Lost 2

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  9  3
Red Sox         2  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    5 11  0

W: D Lowe (12-10), L: M Maroth (10-9), S: C Leskanic (3)

Red Sox

74-53

Won 4

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   2  .268  .779   17    1   2   2B
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .747   18    1   1   
C Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .940    8    1   2   
  J Smith SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .851    5    0   2   
D Young DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .805    9    0   0   2B,GDP
C Pena 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .809   14    7   1   
C Monroe LF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .289  .779   10    2   0   HR
E Munson 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .767   12    1   2   2B
  M Thames PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .804    5    0   0   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .826    9    9   0   SB
N Logan CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .761   12    1   0   

M Maroth P                                                               1   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  C Dingman P                                                            0   1
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0   9              119   24  11

BATTING

2B: E Munson (12, off D Lowe); D Young (17, off M Timlin); O Infante (17, off D Lowe).

HR: C Monroe (9, off D Lowe; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: C Monroe 4; D Young 3; O Infante 2; E Munson 2; C Pena 2; C Guillen; B Inge.

GIDP: D Young (5).

RBI: C Monroe 2 (47); D Young (38).

2-out RBI: D Young.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: B Inge (10); E Munson (13); C Guillen (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Inge (4, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .306  .848   18    4   0   2B
M Bellhorn 3B                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .261  .815   22    1   3   2B
M Ramirez LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .316 1.025   14    0   0   
  D Roberts LF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .699    9    1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .984   18    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .303  .901   14    9   0   2B
K Millar 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .838   11    8   1   2B
O Cabrera SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .660   15    0   2   SH
G Kapler RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .706   15    1   0   SB
R Gutierrez 2B                4   0   3   2    0   0  .237  .566   13    1   3   SB

D Lowe P                                                                 2   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  C Leskanic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   4    1   9              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (21, off M Maroth); K Millar (28, off C Dingman); J Damon (30, off M Maroth); M Bellhorn (27, off M Maroth).

SH: O Cabrera (3, off C Dingman).

TB: R Gutierrez 3; M Bellhorn 3; K Millar 2; J Varitek 2; J Damon 2; M Ramirez; O Cabrera; G Kapler.

RBI: R Gutierrez 2 (8); J Varitek (64); M Bellhorn (59).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-R Gutierrez-K Millar.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gutierrez (1, 2nd base off M Maroth/B Inge); G Kapler (4, 3rd base off M Maroth/B Inge).

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
M Maroth, L (10-9)             5    10   5   4    1   6   0   4.55   29  113-72   39·13·20   13· 6· 3· 0     34    -     1.08  -0.20
J Walker                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.80    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
C Dingman                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.56    4   14-8     4· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.03
E Yan                          1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.59    3   15-10    4· 1· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    11   5   4    1   9   0          39  149-96   50·16·30   18· 8· 3· 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
D Lowe, W (12-10)              8     7   3   3    0   7   1   5.22   30  104-74   43·12·19   10· 8· 5· 0     63    -     0.97   0.28
M Timlin, H (15)               0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.29    3    8-7     2· 2· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.99  -0.10
A Embree, H (16)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.54    1    5-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.99   0.10
C Leskanic, S (3)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.54    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.91   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   9   1          35  119-85   46·16·23   10·10· 6· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 35,018.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. O Infante            2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. M Bellhorn           3B 
3. C Guillen            SS    3. M Ramirez            LF 
4. D Young              DH    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. C Pena               1B    5. J Varitek            C  
6. C Monroe             LF    6. K Millar             1B 
7. E Munson             3B    7. O Cabrera            SS 
8. B Inge               C     8. G Kapler             RF 
9. N Logan              CF    9. R Gutierrez          2B 

   M Maroth             P        D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-3  -2-  3  -14%  68% C Pena          M Timlin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
   t 9   0  5-3  1-3  3   13%  81% C Monroe        M Timlin        Strikeout Looking
   t 7   0  5-1  1--  2  -10%  80% C Monroe        D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball); Pena Scores
   t 9   1  5-3  1-3  5   10%  91% M Thames        A Embree        Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  5-3  ---  2   -9%  82% D Young         M Timlin        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   45%  O Infante       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   49%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      -2-  4   43%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Infante Scores; Young to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   46%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  J Damon         Double to SS (Pop Fly)
   R      -2-  2   61%  M Bellhorn      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Damon Scores
          -2-  7   66%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bellhorn to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  3   62%  J Varitek       Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bellhorn Scores
   O      1--  4   59%  K Millar        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   58%  E Munson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   53%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive); Munson to 3B
   O      1-3  8   59%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging, Inge Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   65%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   63%  O Cabrera       Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   65%  G Kapler        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   68%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kapler to 2B
   O      12-  5   66%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging, Kapler Steals 3B, Gutierrez Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   60%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   63%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   60%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   66%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   69%  M Ramirez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   66%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   74%  J Varitek       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ramirez to 3B
   R      -23  3   78%  K Millar        Fielder's Choice SS; Ramirez Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER
   O      12-  5   76%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B; Varitek to 3B; Millar to 2B
   O      -23  3   71%  G Kapler        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   74%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   76%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   77%  E Munson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   80%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   77%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   80%  M Bellhorn      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 2B
   O      12-  6   76%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  6   73%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Roberts replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   76%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  N Logan         Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---  6   80%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   82%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   82%  O Cabrera       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Varitek to 2B
          12-  5   86%  G Kapler        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Varitek to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   RR     123  2   93%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores; Cabrera Scores; Kapler to 2B
   O      12-  1   92%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  6   90%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   92%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   94%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   94%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jamie Walker facing 3-4-5
                  Jamie Walker replaces Mike Maroth pitching; Jason Smith replaces Carlos Guillen playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   94%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   93%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   90%  C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   80%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball); Pena Scores
   O      ---  7   83%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  N Logan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Craig Dingman facing 6-7-8
                  Craig Dingman replaces Jamie Walker pitching
          ---  1   91%  K Millar        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   90%  O Cabrera       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Millar to 3B
   O      --3  3   87%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  5   85%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   89%  O Infante       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   93%  J Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Esteban Yan facing 1-2-3
                  Esteban Yan replaces Craig Dingman pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   91%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Timlin replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  2   82%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  3   68%  C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  3   81%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
                  Alan Embree replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Marcus Thames pinch hits for Eric Munson batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   91%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      1-3  2  100%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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