May 14, 2007 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
DET 1 KCR 2
@OAK 1 LAA 7
@TEX 2 TOR 5
BAL 3 STL 8
@LAD 4 NYM 5
CHC 4 PHI 8
MIL 6 PIT 7
FLA 0 SDP 7
CIN 1 WSN 2
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,935

Monday, May 14, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Tigers

23-14

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  1  0   0  4  X    7 15  1

W: D Matsuzaka (5-2), L: N Robertson (3-3)

Red Sox

26-11

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .925   18    3   0   HR
C Monroe LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .749   16    2   0   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .788   13    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .341 1.076   15    3   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .925   13    0   3   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .595   17    6   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .582    8    8   0   
N Perez 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .608   14    1   3   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .666   10    1   1   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  T Byrdak P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    0   5              124   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (19, off D Matsuzaka).

HR: C Granderson (7, off D Matsuzaka; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: C Granderson 5; M Ordonez 2; C Guillen; I Rodriguez; G Sheffield.

RBI: C Granderson (19).

2-out RBI: C Granderson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guillen-N Perez-S Casey.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   1   2   3    1   0  .265  .710   21    2   5   3B,SB
K Youkilis 1B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .328  .891   17   13   2   2B
D Ortiz DH                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .314 1.046   25    0   0   2B
M Ramirez LF                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .248  .757   26    1   0   
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .248  .714   15    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .925   18    0   5   
J Varitek C                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .283  .799   29    5   0   2B
C Crisp CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .231  .599   18    3   0   GDP
D Pedroia 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .259  .716   14    1   3   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            2   1
Totals                       38   7  15   7    2   5              183   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (5, off N Robertson); K Youkilis (9, off N Robertson); D Ortiz (15, off N Robertson).

3B: J Lugo (1, off B Seay).

TB: J Lugo 4; K Youkilis 3; J Varitek 3; D Ortiz 3; C Crisp 2; M Lowell 2; D Pedroia 2; M Ramirez.

GIDP: C Crisp (1).

RBI: J Lugo 3 (23); D Ortiz (33); K Youkilis (17); C Crisp (10); M Ramirez (24).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz; C Crisp.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Drew (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo (12, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).

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 (3-3)           5    11   3   3    0   3   0   3.62   25  115-73   48· 6·19    9· 9· 4· 0     36    -     1.00  -0.07
T Byrdak                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   28-16    7· 4· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.06
B Seay                         1     4   4   4    1   1   0   5.25    8   35-23   15· 2· 6    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.06
Totals                         8    15   7   7    2   5   0          40  178-112  70·12·31   14·12· 7· 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 Matsuzaka, W (5-2)           9     6   1   1    0   5   1   4.17   33  124-86   48·16·22   18· 8· 2· 0     76    -     0.83   0.43
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   5   1          33  124-86   48·16·22   18· 8· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 36,935.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Granderson         CF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. C Monroe             LF    2. K Youkilis           1B 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. J Drew               RF 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. M Lowell             3B 
7. S Casey              1B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. N Perez              2B    8. C Crisp              CF 
9. B Inge               3B    9. D Pedroia            2B 

   N Robertson          P        D Matsuzaka          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  -2-  9   11%  65% C Crisp         N Robertson     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Varitek Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---  4  -11%  44% C Granderson    D Matsuzaka     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  1   10%  53% D Ortiz         N Robertson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  2   -9%  50% C Crisp         N Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 5   1  1-2  -2-  1    8%  80% M Ramirez       N Robertson     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   44%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Granderson to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-  4   49%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   52%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   55%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  7   52%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          1--      53%  M Ramirez       Lugo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  S Casey         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   56%  M Lowell        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   59%  J Varitek       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lowell to 2B
   OO     12-  2   50%  C Crisp         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  N Perez         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   44%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   42%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   40%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   43%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   53%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   53%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   51%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   54%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   51%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          --- 10   54%  J Varitek       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  9   65%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Varitek Scores
          1--  5   67%  D Pedroia       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Crisp to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   66%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   70%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   68%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   72%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   80%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores
   O      1--  3   78%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   79%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  6   76%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   80%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   82%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   79%  M Ordonez       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   83%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Byrdak facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      ---  3   82%  C Crisp         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   81%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   81%  J Lugo          Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  K Youkilis      Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   88%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Byrdak facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   86%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   85%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   89%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   92%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   93%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bobby Seay facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Seay replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  M Lowell        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   93%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  4   94%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Varitek to 2B
          12-  3   96%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   RRR    123  1  100%  J Lugo          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Varitek Scores; Crisp Scores; Pedroia Scores
   R      --3  1  100%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lugo Scores
   O      1--  7  100%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   99%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS200705140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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