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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
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,006

Thursday, May 17, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:08
Tigers
2
24-16
Lost 2
2nd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  1
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    4  6  0
W: B Donnelly (2-1), L: W Ledezma (3-1), S: H Okajima (2)
Red Sox
4
28-12
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   0   2   0    1   1  .280  .921   14    3   0   2·2B
  O Infante PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .714    2    0   0   GDP
P Polanco 2B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .329  .774   22    4   3   2B,HBP
G Sheffield DH                5   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .759   19    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .331 1.054   26    3   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .314  .905   14    1   1   2·2B
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .557   12    7   0   
M Thames LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .185  .661   17    2   0   
M Rabelo C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .576    9    4   0   2B
B Inge 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   3  .227  .726   15    0   3   HR

C Durbin P                                                               0   0
  W Ledezma P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   2   9   2    4   8              150   24   8
BATTING
2B: M Rabelo (2, off C Schilling); M Ordonez (20, off C Schilling); C Guillen 2 (12, 2 off C Schilling); C Granderson 2 (14, 2 off C Schilling); P Polanco (5, off C Schilling).
HR: B Inge (7, off C Schilling; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: P Polanco (2, by C Schilling).
TB: B Inge 4; C Granderson 4; C Guillen 4; M Rabelo 3; M Ordonez 2; P Polanco 2.
GIDP: O Infante (1).
RBI: B Inge (15); C Guillen (27).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 16.
FIELDING
PB: M Rabelo (1).
E: B Inge (6).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .596   17    2   0   SB
A Cora SS                     4   0   1   1    1   0  .362 1.016   29    1   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .900   22    8   1   
M Ramirez DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .248  .737   18    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .907   17    0   4   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .789   15    9   1   
E Hinske RF                   4   2   1   2    0   0  .200  .727   11    5   0   HR
W Pena LF                     1   0   0   0    3   1  .250  .785   20    0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .712   15    1   3   HBP

C Schilling P                                                            1   1
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    7   4              164   27  13
BATTING
HR: E Hinske (1, off W Ledezma; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: D Pedroia (1, by C Durbin).
TB: E Hinske 4; K Youkilis; M Lowell; C Crisp; J Varitek; A Cora.
RBI: E Hinske 2 (4); K Youkilis (20); A Cora (12).
2-out RBI: E Hinske 2; A Cora.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis.
BASERUNNING
SB: C Crisp (8, 2nd base off C Durbin/M Rabelo).

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
C Durbin                       5.1   3   2   1    5   4   0   4.67   26  108-61   30· 5·26   10· 6· 0· 0     55    -     1.15   0.15
W Ledezma, BS (2), L (3-1)     1.2   3   2   2    2   0   1   5.14   10   42-24   20· 1· 3    2· 4· 2· 0          2-1    2.19  -0.28
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.37    3    6-5     3· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   3    7   4   1          39  156-90   53· 7·30   14·11· 2· 0          2-1 
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
C Schilling                    6     8   2   2    4   6   1   3.57   31  118-74   45· 8·21    6·12· 2· 0     50    -     1.40   0.13
B Donnelly, W (2-1)            1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.31    5   15-12    6· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.53   0.09
J Lopez, H (3)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.03   0.09
H Okajima, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.44    3   15-8     3· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   8   1          40  150-95   55·11·29   10·14· 3· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: C Durbin (2; D Pedroia); C Schilling (1; P Polanco).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Dusty Dellinger.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 37,006.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 46° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Granderson         CF    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. A Cora               SS 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. K Youkilis           1B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Ramirez            DH 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. S Casey              1B    6. J Varitek            C  
7. M Thames             LF    7. E Hinske             RF 
8. M Rabelo             C     8. W Pena               LF 
9. B Inge               3B    9. D Pedroia            2B 

   C Durbin             P        C Schilling          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  1--  3   31%  85% E Hinske        W Ledezma       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Varitek Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  123  6   15%  60% A Cora          W Ledezma       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hinske Scores/unER; Pena to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  1  -11%  39% B Inge          C Schilling     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 6   2  2-2  123  4  -10%  50% K Youkilis      W Ledezma       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   0  1-0  -2-  3  -10%  44% C Guillen       C Schilling     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ordonez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   44%  C Granderson    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   41%  P Polanco       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   47%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
          12-  7   41%  M Ordonez       Walk; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   O      123  8   48%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   55%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      61%  A Cora          Crisp Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Crisp to 3B
   R      --3  5   64%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Crisp Scores
   O      1--  6   62%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          1--      62%  M Lowell        Passed Ball; Youkilis to 2B
          -2-  5   63%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   60%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   62%  M Thames        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   58%  M Rabelo        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   62%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   61%  C Granderson    Walk
          12-  4   57%  P Polanco       Walk; Rabelo to 3B; Granderson to 2B
   O      123  2   65%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Durbin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   65%  W Pena          Walk
          1--  5   68%  D Pedroia       Walk; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF
          12-  5   67%  A Cora          Walk; Pena to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   54%  M Ordonez       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   R      -2-  3   44%  C Guillen       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ordonez Scores
   O      -2-  3   45%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  3   52%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   56%  M Rabelo        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   51%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   53%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  E Hinske        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   39%  B Inge          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   41%  C Granderson    Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   37%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   41%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  3   44%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   41%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   44%  D Pedroia       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   41%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  5   37%  A Cora          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   31%  C Guillen       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   32%  S Casey         Lineout: RF; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  3   39%  M Thames        Fielder's Choice 3B; Guillen out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P-SS-1B; Thames to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   43%  M Rabelo        Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Chad Durbin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   40%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   37%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   38%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   33%  C Granderson    Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   31%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      12-  3   37%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  6   42%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Chad Durbin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   37%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   42%  E Hinske        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  5   48%  W Pena          Walk; Hinske to 2B
                  Wilfredo Ledezma replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      12-  4   40%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          12-  7   45%  C Crisp         Walk; Hinske to 3B; Pena to 2B
   R      123  6   60%  A Cora          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hinske Scores/unER; Pena to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brendan Donnelly facing 5-6-7
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Curt Schilling pitching
   O      ---  2   54%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   57%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   55%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF
          ---  3   59%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   54%  J Varitek       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  3   85%  E Hinske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Varitek Scores
          ---  6   86%  W Pena          Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  D Pedroia       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Brendan Donnelly facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   78%  M Rabelo        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   84%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  Javier Lopez replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching; Omar Infante pinch hits for Curtis Granderson batting 1st
   OO     1--  2   93%  O Infante       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Wilfredo Ledezma pitching; Omar Infante moves to CF
   O      ---  1   92%  C Crisp         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   92%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   91%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Hideki Okajima facing 2-3-4
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

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