May 17, 2007 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
DET 1 BOS 4
DET 2 CHW 4
NYY 1 CLE 2
MIN 0 KCR 7
@OAK 4 LAA 7
@SEA 3 TBD 8
TEX 6
(10) ARI 3
@COL 1 SFG 2
@HOU 1
(12) NYM 6
CHC 5 MIL 3
@PHI 2 PIT 7
FLA 2 WSN 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,767

Thursday, May 17, 2007, 12:37PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Tigers

24-15

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Tavarez (2-4), L: Z Miner (0-1), S: J Papelbon (11)

Red Sox

27-12

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .896   17    3   0   
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .327  .754   12    1   3   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .785   19    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.059   11    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .888   12    1   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .611   10    8   0   GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .575   18    7   0   
C Monroe LF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .736   14    2   0   
B Inge 3B                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .227  .708   16    1   2   

Z Miner P                                                                1   0
  T Byrdak P                                                             0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   6              129   24   6

BATTING

TB: C Guillen; G Sheffield; B Inge; P Polanco.

GIDP: I Rodriguez (3).

RBI: P Polanco (19).

2-out RBI: P Polanco.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Guillen (8).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .252  .675   13    2   5   
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .593   23    3   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .306 1.023   18    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .255  .756   18    1   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .338  .917   19    8   1   
M Lowell 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .908   12    1   1   
E Hinske RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .666    6    2   0   
  W Pena PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .761    5    1   0   
D Mirabelli C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .703   22    6   0   
A Cora 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .370 1.044    9    2   2   

J Tavarez P                                                              1   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   8              145   27   9

BATTING

TB: M Ramirez 2; K Youkilis 2; M Lowell; C Crisp.

RBI: K Youkilis (19); M Ramirez (25).

2-out RBI: K Youkilis; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lugo-A Cora-K Youkilis.

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
Z Miner, L (0-1)               5.1   6   2   1    1   3   0   1.69   24   99-63   36· 6·21    7· 7· 6· 0     52    -     0.93   0.01
T Byrdak                       2     0   0   0    0   5   0   0.00    6   30-19    5· 5· 9    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.10   0.15
J Mesa                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0  11.57    2   13-9     8· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         8     6   2   1    1   8   0          32  142-91   49·11·31    8· 9· 6· 0          2-0

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
J Tavarez, W (2-4)             7     4   1   1    4   3   0   5.59   28  103-60   37· 7·16   12· 8· 1· 0     64    -     1.26   0.38
H Okajima, H (10)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.46    3   13-9     3· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
J Papelbon, S (11)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.26    3   13-11    6· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   6   0          34  129-80   46·13·21   13·10· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Byrdak (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 36,767.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Granderson         CF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. C Crisp              CF 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. K Youkilis           1B 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. M Lowell             3B 
7. S Casey              1B    7. E Hinske             RF 
8. C Monroe             LF    8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. B Inge               3B    9. A Cora               2B 

   Z Miner              P        J Tavarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-0  12-  2  -11%  64% P Polanco       J Tavarez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Monroe Scores; Inge to 2B
   t 5   2  2-1  123  2   10%  70% M Ordonez       J Tavarez       Flyball: CF
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  6   10%  75% K Youkilis      Z Miner         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores/unER; Ortiz to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  2    8%  62% M Ramirez       Z Miner         Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  3    8%  90% C Guillen       J Papelbon      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   53%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   55%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   54%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B; Crisp to 3B
   R      --3  2   62%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores
          1--  4   64%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   60%  M Lowell        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   62%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   64%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   65%  S Casey         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zach Miner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   63%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   60%  A Cora          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   63%  C Monroe        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   60%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  7   64%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  4   61%  P Polanco       Walk; Inge to 2B
   O      12-  5   66%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   69%  J Lugo          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   68%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lugo to 2B
          -2-  5   70%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      12-  3   65%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  6   75%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores/unER; Ortiz to 3B
   O      1-3  3   71%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   74%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   71%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Zach Miner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   76%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   74%  D Mirabelli     Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   74%  A Cora          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   77%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   73%  C Monroe        Walk
          1--  6   69%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   64%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Monroe Scores; Inge to 2B
          12-  7   60%  G Sheffield     Walk; Inge to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   O      123  2   70%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   66%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   65%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   69%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   73%  S Casey         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   76%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   73%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   76%  M Lowell        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Zach Miner pitching; Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for Eric Hinske batting 7th
   O      12-  5   72%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          12-      74%  D Mirabelli     Wild Pitch; Lowell to 2B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23  7   68%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
                  Wily Mo Pena moves to RF
   O      ---  3   72%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   76%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Byrdak facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   76%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   73%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideki Okajima facing 2-3-4
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
   O      ---  3   79%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   83%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Byrdak facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   84%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Mesa replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
   O      ---  7   83%  M Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  6   82%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      ---  3   90%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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