May 15, 2007 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,031

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Tigers

24-14

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Verlander (4-1), L: T Wakefield (4-4)

Red Sox

26-12

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .920   18    3   0   SB
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .327  .752   24    0   4   
G Sheffield DH                4   2   1   0    1   0  .241  .784   28    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .343 1.088   15    2   0   HR
C Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .899   13    0   2   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .254  .629   11    8   0   2B
C Monroe LF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .246  .742   24    2   0   
M Thames 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .713   12    4   0   
  S Casey 1B                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .594    5    6   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .222  .700   10    2   1   HR

J Verlander P                                                            0   1
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7    2   7              160   27   8

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (7, off B Donnelly).

HR: M Ordonez (8, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); B Inge (6, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Inge 5; M Ordonez 5; I Rodriguez 4; C Granderson 2; C Monroe; G Sheffield; S Casey.

RBI: M Ordonez 3 (37); S Casey (6); C Monroe (25); I Rodriguez (16); B Inge (14).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez 3; C Monroe; I Rodriguez; S Casey.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Granderson (6, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .692   11    0   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .333  .915   17    8   0   HR
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .313 1.039   16    0   0   2B
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .749   19    1   1   
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .713   23    2   0   
  E Hinske RF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .702    4    1   0   2B
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .914   18    1   5   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .596   15    3   0   
D Mirabelli C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .773   14    9   0   
A Cora 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .392 1.103   11    2   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   0
  K Snyder P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2    0   8              148   27   9

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (3, off F Rodney); D Ortiz (16, off J Verlander).

HR: K Youkilis (4, off J Verlander; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: K Youkilis 5; D Ortiz 2; E Hinske 2; M Lowell; C Crisp; J Drew; M Ramirez.

RBI: K Youkilis (18); J Drew (13).

2-out RBI: K Youkilis; J Drew.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 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
J Verlander, W (4-1)           7.2   6   2   2    0   7   1   2.76   29  120-79   49· 6·24   10· 8· 4· 0     66    -     0.80   0.31
F Rodney                       1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.74    6   22-15    9· 2· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   8   1          35  142-94   58· 8·28   13·10· 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
T Wakefield, L (4-4)           7     9   5   5    1   4   2   2.41   30  105-72   46· 7·19   11· 6· 8· 0     42    -     0.70  -0.12
B Donnelly                     0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   2.61    5   20-13    9· 1· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.30  -0.06
K Snyder                       1.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   1.98    5   27-15    4· 5· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   7    2   7   2          40  152-100  59·13·28   12· 9·10· 0          2-1

T Wakefield faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Verlander (5); T Wakefield (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 37,031.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 16mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Granderson         CF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. P Polanco            2B    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. C Monroe             LF    7. C Crisp              CF 
8. M Thames             1B    8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. B Inge               3B    9. A Cora               2B 

   J Verlander          P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  1-3  2   25%  75% M Ordonez       T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Granderson Scores; Sheffield Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  ---  3   10%  47% B Inge          T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  5   -9%  37% J Drew          J Verlander     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Youkilis Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   b 6   1  4-1  ---  4   -5%  80% D Ortiz         J Verlander     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   2  1-4  1--  4    5%  95% I Rodriguez     B Donnelly      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sheffield Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Granderson    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   46%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   45%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   45%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   48%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   46%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Youkilis to 2B
   R      12-  5   37%  J Drew          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Youkilis Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Drew to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   36%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   37%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      38%  C Monroe        Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   35%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   39%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   40%  A Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   37%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   47%  B Inge          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   50%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      52%  P Polanco       Granderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Lineout: 2B
          -2-  5   50%  G Sheffield     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Granderson to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   75%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Granderson Scores; Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  3   74%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   77%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   79%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   82%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   80%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   78%  M Thames        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--  2   79%  B Inge          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  C Granderson    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rodriguez out at Hm/LF-C; Inge to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   79%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   81%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   79%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   82%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   81%  P Polanco       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   79%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  1   80%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  6   79%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   83%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   83%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   82%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  M Thames        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Casey replaces Marcus Thames playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   85%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   80%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   84%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          -2-      84%  J Drew          Wild Pitch; Ortiz to 3B
   O      --3  7   88%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   87%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   86%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   85%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   88%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   91%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Hinske replaces J.D. Drew playing RF batting 5th
          ---  5   93%  G Sheffield     Walk
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      1--  3   92%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   91%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--  4   95%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sheffield Scores
   R      -2-  6   98%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rodriguez Scores; Monroe to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  5   99%  S Casey         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Monroe Scores
                  Kyle Snyder replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching
   O      1--  3   99%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   99%  A Cora          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   R      ---  2   99%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Kyle Snyder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   99%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1--  8   99%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  6   99%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Fernando Rodney facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  100%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   99%  E Hinske        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   99%  C Crisp         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hinske to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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