August 15, 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 6
@BOS 5 CLE 5
DET 2 BAL 6
@NYY 3
(10) OAK 3
CHW 2 MIN 6
@SEA 1 TEX 4
KCR 3 TOR 2
LAA 1 ATL 6
SFG 3 CIN 11
@CHC 9 ARI 9
@FLA 6 LAD 6
HOU 3 STL 8
@MIL 3 NYM 10
@PIT 8 COL 3
@SDP 0 WSN 4
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,413

Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 3:27

Devil Rays

46-74

Won 1

5th, 26 GB

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

W: A Sonnanstine (2-8), L: D Matsuzaka (13-9), S: A Reyes (18)

Red Sox

72-48

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 3B                  3   2   2   0    2   0  .287  .760   21    0   1   CS
C Crawford LF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .315  .847   17    2   0   SB,GDP
B Upton CF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .317  .934   29    7   0   
C Pena 1B                     3   1   1   3    1   0  .263  .924   15    9   0   2B
D Young DH-RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .732   13    0   0   
B Harris 2B                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .296  .785    8    0   2   3B,CS,SH
J Gomes RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .265  .835   24    3   0   SB
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Navarro C                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .206  .582   18    6   0   SF
B Zobrist SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .391   15    0   2   

A Sonnanstine P                                                          0   1
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   6   9   6    5   8              160   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Pena (22, off D Matsuzaka).

3B: B Harris (2, off D Matsuzaka).

SF: D Navarro (3, off D Matsuzaka).

SH: B Harris (6, off D Matsuzaka).

TB: B Harris 4; C Crawford 2; A Iwamura 2; C Pena 2; D Young; J Gomes.

GIDP: C Crawford (9).

RBI: C Pena 3 (77); D Young (64); D Navarro (26); B Harris (46).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gomes (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); C Crawford (39, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

CS: A Iwamura (6, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); B Harris (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .324  .837   20    2   2   
K Youkilis 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .853   19    7   1   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .311  .967   36    0   0   
  A Cora PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .709         0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .291  .879   13    5   0   2B
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .746   19    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .313  .871   15    0   1   2B
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .269  .785   13    8   2   HR
C Crisp CF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .274  .732   13    2   0   
J Lugo SS                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .238  .644   24    2   2   2·2B

D Matsuzaka P                                                            1   1
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    5   6              172   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (30, off A Sonnanstine); M Ramirez (30, off D Wheeler); J Lugo 2 (26, off G Glover, off A Reyes).

HR: J Varitek (10, off A Sonnanstine; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Varitek 5; J Lugo 4; M Lowell 3; M Ramirez 2; C Crisp.

RBI: J Varitek 2 (50); J Lugo 2 (57); M Ramirez (79).

2-out RBI: J Varitek 2; J Lugo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis.

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sonnanstine, W (2-8)         6.2   4   3   3    2   3   1   6.17   26  102-61   32· 6·23    8·12· 1· 0     55    -     0.45   0.20
G Glover                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.31    2    8-4     2· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.84  -0.02
D Wheeler, H (9)               1     1   1   1    2   0   0   5.43    6   24-14   12· 0· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.83   0.02
A Reyes, S (18)                1     2   1   1    1   3   0   4.74    6   33-23   17· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.46   0.11
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   6   1          40  167-102  63· 9·30   10·15· 4· 0          1-1

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
D Matsuzaka, L (13-9)          6     8   6   6    3   5   0   3.79   27   98-61   32·18·11    8· 8· 3· 0     34    -     0.77  -0.24
J Tavarez                      1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   5.12    7   33-18    9· 4· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
M Timlin                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.23    4   16-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.41   0.04
Totals                         9     9   6   6    5   8   0          38  147-87   46·23·18   10·11· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Sonnanstine (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 36,413.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Iwamura            3B    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. K Youkilis           1B 
3. B Upton              CF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. C Pena               1B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. D Young              DH    5. J Drew               RF 
6. B Harris             2B    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. J Gomes              RF    7. J Varitek            C  
8. D Navarro            C     8. C Crisp              CF 
9. B Zobrist            SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   A Sonnanstine        P        D Matsuzaka          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-4  1-- 11  -26%  53% J Lugo          A Reyes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Crisp Scores
   b 9   2  6-5  12-  5   19% 100% M Ramirez       A Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  6-5  -2-  4   17%  70% D Pedroia       A Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  6-5  -2-  6   15%  84% K Youkilis      A Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   0  0-1  123  1   11%  86% C Pena          D Matsuzaka     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores; Upton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  A Iwamura       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   61%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Iwamura to 3B
          1-3      63%  B Upton         Crawford Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  2   58%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Iwamura Scores; Crawford to 3B
   O      --3  4   54%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Sonnanstine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  D Pedroia       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   58%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   60%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   63%  B Harris        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--      57%  J Gomes         Harris Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   60%  " "             Walk
          1--      61%  D Navarro       Gomes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   55%  B Zobrist       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Sonnanstine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   57%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   59%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  3   57%  M Lowell        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   60%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   64%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   69%  C Crawford      Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Iwamura to 2B
          12-  5   75%  B Upton         Walk; Iwamura to 3B; Crawford to 2B
   RR     123  1   86%  C Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores; Upton to 3B
   R      -23  4   90%  D Young         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Upton Scores; Pena to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   90%  B Harris        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Pena Scores; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  J Gomes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  1   87%  D Navarro       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Andy Sonnanstine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   91%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   90%  B Zobrist       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   91%  A Iwamura       Walk
   O      1--  7   90%  C Crawford      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   89%  B Upton         Iwamura Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Andy Sonnanstine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   92%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   92%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  C Pena          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Andy Sonnanstine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   93%  J Drew          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   94%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   93%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   96%  B Harris        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  4   95%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  5   96%  D Navarro       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Harris Scores
   O      ---  4   96%  B Zobrist       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Andy Sonnanstine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   97%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
          ---  6   96%  D Pedroia       Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      97%  D Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Pedroia to 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  B Upton         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Andy Sonnanstine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   98%  M Lowell        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   95%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores
          ---  5   94%  C Crisp         Walk
                  Gary Glover replaces Andy Sonnanstine pitching
   R      1--  4   88%  J Lugo          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Crisp Scores
   O      -2-  4   92%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   93%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   91%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   91%  J Gomes         Single to LF (Line Drive); Pena to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
   O      12-  6   90%  D Navarro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Gary Glover pitching
   O      ---  2   93%  K Youkilis      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   89%  D Ortiz         Walk
   R      1--  1   78%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ortiz Scores
   O      -2-  7   86%  J Drew          Lineout: 1B
          -2-  7   82%  M Lowell        Walk
   O      12-  1   91%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Timlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  B Zobrist       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   91%  A Iwamura       Walk
   OO     1--  2   89%  C Crawford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Al Reyes facing 8-9-1
                  Al Reyes replaces Jonny Gomes pitching and batting 7th; Delmon Young moves to RF (team loses DH)
          ---  1   79%  C Crisp         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   R      1-- 11   53%  J Lugo          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Crisp Scores
   O      -2-  4   70%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   84%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   81%  D Ortiz         Walk
                  Alex Cora pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 3rd
   O      12-  5  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 5.

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