August 28, 2004 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@ANA 1 BOS 5
DET 1 CHW 5
@CLE 3 OAK 5
TBD 4 SEA 9
KCR 7 SEA 5
KCR 3
(12) TEX 4
BAL 3 NYY 18
@TOR 6 ATL 9
SFG 3 HOU 7
@CHC 6 ARI 6
@CIN 3 FLA 4
COL 3 SDP 5
@MON 2 LAD 4
@NYM 2 PHI 4
MIL 3 STL 6
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,032

Saturday, August 28, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Tigers

60-69

Lost 3

4th, 12 GB

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

W: P Martinez (14-5), L: J Bonderman (7-11)

Red Sox

75-53

Won 5

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Infante 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .776    7    1   1   
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .743   19    2   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .801   24    8   0   
D Young DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .801   14    0   0   
C Monroe CF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .289  .784   16    4   1   2B,HBP
E Munson 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .768   11    0   1   HBP
M Thames LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .789   21    1   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .820   16    8   0   HBP
J Smith SS                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .840   10    0   3   2·SH

J Bonderman P                                                            0   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   1   4   1    2   8              138   24   7

BATTING

2B: C Monroe (23, off P Martinez).

SH: J Smith 2 (3, 2 off P Martinez).

HBP: B Inge (3, by P Martinez); E Munson (6, by P Martinez); C Monroe (2, by R Mendoza).

TB: C Monroe 2; D Young; O Infante; E Munson.

RBI: C Monroe (48).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Higginson (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Thames (1st base by J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Roberts LF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .253  .697   18    1   0   2B
M Bellhorn 2B                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .262  .818   11    5   4   2B
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .848   15    1   1   2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .301  .981   11    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .306  .909   16    8   1   2B
K Millar 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .292  .830   19    5   1   
  D Mientkiewicz 1B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .693         2   0   
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .655   10    1   3   
B Mueller 3B                  3   2   3   0    1   0  .289  .822   12    0   1   SB
G Kapler RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .702   20    4   0   SH

P Martinez P                                                             0   1
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5    4   6              132   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (22, off J Bonderman); D Roberts (8, off J Bonderman); J Damon (31, off J Walker); M Bellhorn (28, off J Walker).

SH: G Kapler (1, off J Bonderman).

TB: B Mueller 3; J Varitek 3; M Bellhorn 2; D Roberts 2; J Damon 2; D Ortiz.

RBI: M Bellhorn 2 (61); J Damon (65); D Ortiz (113); D Roberts (26).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz; J Damon; M Bellhorn.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: B Mueller (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Mueller (2, 2nd base off J Bonderman/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
J Bonderman, L (7-11)          6.1   4   3   3    4   4   0   5.60   27   97-57   38· 6·13    8· 9· 2· 0     53    -     1.19   0.06
J Walker                       0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   3.11    5   13-9     7· 1· 1    0· 2· 3· 0          1-1    0.68  -0.17
E Yan                          0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.58    1    5-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.24   0.01
A Levine                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.55    4   13-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   6   0          37  128-79   52· 9·18   10·12· 5· 0          3-1

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
P Martinez, W (14-5)           7     4   1   1    2   8   0   3.69   28  102-66   36·12·18    6· 8· 2· 0     71    -     1.12   0.36
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    3   17-10    6· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
R Mendoza                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.86    4   18-10    4· 0· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   8   0          35  137-86   46·14·26   11· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Martinez 2 (13; E Munson, B Inge); R Mendoza (1; C Monroe).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 35,032.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

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

   J Bonderman          P        P Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  12-  6   19%  68% D Roberts       J Bonderman     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Mueller Scores; Kapler to 3B
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  6  -13%  37% C Monroe        P Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Young Scores
   b 7   2  1-2  -2-  3   11%  87% M Bellhorn      J Walker        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Mueller Scores
   b 7   2  1-3  -2-  4    6%  93% J Damon         J Walker        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Bellhorn Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  1-3  3   -6%  50% J Damon         J Bonderman     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  O Infante       Single to CF (Line Drive); Infante out at 2B/CF-2B
   O      ---  7   54%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   55%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   51%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   53%  E Munson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   56%  M Thames        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   57%  J Varitek       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   54%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   50%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   46%  B Inge          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   48%  J Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   56%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   60%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   58%  G Kapler        Groundout: P-1B; Mueller to 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  D Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mueller to 3B
          --3  4   56%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1-3  3   50%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   53%  C Pena          Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   50%  D Young         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--  6   37%  C Monroe        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Young Scores
   O      -2-  1   41%  E Munson        Flyball: RF
          -2-  7   40%  M Thames        Walk
   O      12-  1   44%  B Inge          Thames Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   41%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   37%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   34%  B Inge          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   36%  J Smith         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  2   40%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-  4   39%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      12-  7   43%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   40%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   44%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--      46%  G Kapler        Mueller Steals 2B
          -2-  5   49%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  6   68%  D Roberts       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Mueller Scores; Kapler to 3B
   RO     -23  1   69%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 2B-1B; Kapler Scores; Roberts to 3B
   O      --3  5   64%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   68%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   71%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   69%  E Munson        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  7   73%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   71%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   73%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  K Millar        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  2   67%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   72%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   75%  J Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   78%  O Infante       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   81%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   79%  G Kapler        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Mueller to 2B
                  Jamie Walker replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
   O      -2-  1   76%  D Roberts       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      -2-  3   87%  M Bellhorn      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Mueller Scores
   R      -2-  4   93%  J Damon         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Bellhorn Scores
   R      -2-  1   96%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
          1--  4   96%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 2B
                  Esteban Yan replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      12-  5   96%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Embree replaces Pedro Martinez pitching; Doug Mientkiewicz replaces Kevin Millar playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  6   97%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  C Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   99%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Alan Levine facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Levine replaces Esteban Yan pitching
          ---  4   99%  O Cabrera       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  1   99%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cabrera out at Hm/CF-C
   O      1--  4   98%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ramiro Mendoza facing 5-6-7
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  4   96%  C Monroe        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   98%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3  100%  M Thames        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5  100%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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