August 28, 2005 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 10
@BAL 3 BOS 11
DET 3 NYY 10
KCR 3 SEA 9
CHW 2 TBD 2
LAA 1 TEX 2
MIN 1 CLE 4
@TOR 1 ARI 10
PHI 5 CHC 14
FLA 3 LAD 1
HOU 0 ATL 5
@MIL 2 CIN 7
@PIT 2 SDP 4
COL 3 SFG 4
NYM 1 STL 6
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,568

Sunday, August 28, 2005, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

62-66

Lost 1

4th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Red Sox         1  2  0   1  0  4   1  2  X   11 14  2

W: D Wells (11-6), L: N Robertson (6-11)

Red Sox

74-54

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .334  .821   22    3   1   
B Inge 3B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .272  .770   17    0   4   2·2B
C Shelton 1B                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .314  .902   28    9   0   2B,SF
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .315  .863    9    2   0   2B
D Young DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .805   17    0   0   
C Monroe LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .781   10    0   1   SB
J McDonald SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .694   16    1   5   
V Wilson C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .183  .535   17    5   1   
N Logan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .645   14    4   0   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  F German P                                                             0   0
  C Spurling P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   3    0   7              150   24  12

BATTING

2B: C Shelton (18, off D Wells); M Ordonez (14, off D Wells); B Inge 2 (27, 2 off D Wells).

SF: C Shelton (3, off D Wells).

TB: B Inge 5; M Ordonez 2; C Shelton 2; C Monroe; D Young; V Wilson; J McDonald; P Polanco.

RBI: C Shelton 2 (46); M Ordonez (39).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-J McDonald-C Shelton.

E: P Polanco (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Monroe (8, 2nd base off D Wells/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   2   3    1   1  .325  .829   20    3   0   
E Renteria SS                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .748   21    0   2   
  A Cora PR-SS                0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .573         0   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   2   3   3    0   1  .295  .969   16    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .974   20    0   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .300  .922   13    8   0   2B,GDP
K Millar 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .270  .724   17    9   1   
  J Olerud 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .768         3   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .303  .829    9    0   5   HR,2B
T Graffanino 2B               3   1   1   1    1   0  .311  .781   10    1   2   2B
G Kapler RF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .234  .603   11    3   0   SF

D Wells P                                                                0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  A Alvarez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36  11  14  11    4   6              137   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (28, off N Robertson); M Ramirez (28, off F German); B Mueller (29, off N Robertson); T Graffanino (12, off N Robertson).

HR: D Ortiz (33, off C Spurling; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); B Mueller (8, off N Robertson; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: G Kapler (1, off N Robertson).

TB: B Mueller 7; D Ortiz 6; M Ramirez 3; T Graffanino 2; J Varitek 2; J Damon 2; K Millar; E Renteria.

GIDP: J Varitek (5).

RBI: J Damon 3 (63); D Ortiz 3 (115); B Mueller 2 (55); T Graffanino (30); J Varitek (62); G Kapler (8).

2-out RBI: J Damon 3; B Mueller.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Mueller (10); K Millar (7).

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
N Robertson, L (6-11)          5.2   9   8   8    3   5   1   4.16   28   97-62   37· 5·20    9· 9· 2· 0     21    -     0.88  -0.39
F German                       0.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.12    6   20-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.11  -0.01
C Spurling                     1.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.53    7   19-12   10· 0· 2    5· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    14  11  11    4   6   2          41  136-85   53· 8·24   16·12· 3· 0          4-0

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 Wells, W (11-6)              7     9   3   2    0   7   0   4.44   31  115-85   54·10·21   14·10· 0· 0     56    -     1.10   0.09
C Bradford                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4   17-11    7· 3· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
A Alvarez                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-7     3· 0· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   2    0   7   0          38  144-103  64·13·26   16·15· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F German (2); D Wells (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 34,568.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Polanco            2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. B Inge               3B    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. C Shelton            1B    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. D Young              DH    5. J Varitek            C  
6. C Monroe             LF    6. K Millar             1B 
7. J McDonald           SS    7. B Mueller            3B 
8. V Wilson             C     8. T Graffanino         2B 
9. N Logan              CF    9. G Kapler             RF 

   N Robertson          P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-2  1--  3  -13%  61% C Shelton       D Wells         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Inge Scores
   t 3   0  3-1  1--  4  -11%  55% B Inge          D Wells         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Polanco to 3B
   b 6   0  3-4  1--  3   11%  88% J Varitek       N Robertson     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores
   b 4   2  2-3  ---  3   11%  75% B Mueller       N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 2   0  1-1  1--  1   10%  69% B Mueller       N Robertson     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Millar to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  P Polanco       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  C Shelton       Wild Pitch; Polanco to 2B
   O      -2-  7   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Polanco to 3B
   R      --3  2   42%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Polanco Scores
   O      -2-  5   45%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   49%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  6   47%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B; Damon to 2B
   R      -2-  2   55%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Damon Scores
   O      1--  5   52%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, David Wells facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   46%  C Monroe        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   53%  V Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  N Logan         Monroe Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   59%  K Millar        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   69%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Millar to 3B
   O      -23  4   64%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     -23  3   64%  G Kapler        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Millar Scores
   RO     -2-  3   70%  J Damon         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Mueller Scores; Damon out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   66%  P Polanco       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   55%  B Inge          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Polanco to 3B
   RO     -23  7   56%  C Shelton       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Polanco Scores/unER; Inge to 3B
   O      --3  1   62%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   67%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   64%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   63%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   65%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  J McDonald      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   65%  V Wilson        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   68%  N Logan         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   66%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  K Millar        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  3   75%  B Mueller       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   76%  T Graffanino    Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   77%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   74%  B Inge          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  3   61%  C Shelton       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Inge Scores
   O      -2-  5   67%  M Ordonez       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Shelton out at Hm/1B-C; Ordonez to 1B
          1--  2   64%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   66%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   65%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   69%  J McDonald      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   72%  V Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  N Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   77%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   88%  J Varitek       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores
          -2-  5   89%  K Millar        Walk
   O      12-  2   86%  B Mueller       Lineout: 2B
   R      12-  1   94%  T Graffanino    Double to LF (Fly Ball); Varitek Scores; Millar to 3B
   O      -23  4   91%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  2   97%  J Damon         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Millar Scores; Graffanino Scores
                  Franklyn German replaces Nate Robertson pitching
          1--      97%  E Renteria      Wild Pitch; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  6   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   96%  B Inge          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   97%  C Shelton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   98%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Franklyn German facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   99%  D Ortiz         Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
          1--  2   99%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ortiz to 3B
          -23  5   99%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      123  2   99%  K Millar        Popfly: 1B
   R      123  3  100%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Varitek to 2B
                  Chris Spurling replaces Franklyn German pitching
   O      123  1   99%  T Graffanino    Flyball: CF
   O      123  1   99%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-9, Chad Bradford facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Bradford replaces David Wells pitching; John Olerud replaces Kevin Millar playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  D Young         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  100%  J McDonald      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  V Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Chris Spurling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3  100%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Alex Cora pinch runs for Edgar Renteria batting 2nd
   RR     1--  4  100%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball); Cora Scores
          ---  4  100%  M Ramirez       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1  100%  J Varitek       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-11, Abe Alvarez facing 9-1-2
                  Abe Alvarez replaces Chad Bradford pitching; Alex Cora moves to SS
   O      ---  3  100%  N Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  B Inge          Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation