September 2, 2007 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,340

Sunday, September 2, 2007, 2:08PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Orioles

59-76

Lost 2

4th, 22 GB

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

W: J Lester (3-0), L: D Cabrera (9-14), S: J Papelbon (31)

Red Sox

82-55

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .323  .783   17    1   0   
J Payton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .657   12    3   0   
N Markakis RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .823   13    4   0   2B
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .829   13    0   0   
K Millar 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .260  .801   18    5   1   
A Huff DH                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .271  .755   13    0   0   
M Mora 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .753   15    1   1   
R Hernandez C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .682    9    9   0   HR
F Bynum 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .772   14    0   2   
  B Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .840    2    0   0   

D Cabrera P                                                              1   0
  J Leicester P                                                          0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    4   3              126   24   4

BATTING

2B: N Markakis (37, off H Okajima).

HR: R Hernandez (7, off J Lester; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Hernandez 4; N Markakis 2; A Huff 2; M Mora; K Millar; M Tejada.

RBI: R Hernandez (49); M Mora (48).

2-out RBI: M Mora.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   2  .324  .840   19    2   3   2B
A Cora SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .689   11    1   0   SH
D Ortiz DH                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .318 1.014   19    0   0   SB,IW
M Lowell 3B                   2   0   1   2    1   0  .329  .892   15    1   3   SF
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .737   25    5   1   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .289  .849   26    6   0   
B Moss LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .421   15    2   1   
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .709         2   0   
J Ellsbury CF-LF              3   1   2   1    0   0  .391 1.071    9    4   0   HR,SB
K Cash C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .494   18    4   0   

J Lester P                                                               0   1
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   3   5   3    4   9              157   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Pedroia (32, off D Cabrera).

HR: J Ellsbury (1, off D Cabrera; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: M Lowell (8, off D Cabrera).

SH: A Cora (7, off D Cabrera).

IBB: D Ortiz (8, by D Cabrera).

TB: J Ellsbury 5; D Pedroia 3; M Lowell.

RBI: M Lowell 2 (97); J Ellsbury (4).

2-out RBI: J Ellsbury.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Drew-K Cash.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (2, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez); D Ortiz (3, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cabrera, L (9-14)            6     5   3   3    4   7   1   5.06   27  117-62   35· 5·22    5· 8· 3· 0     53    -     0.84  -0.01
J Leicester                    1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  15.75    4   16-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.07
J Walker                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    2   16-10    6· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         8     5   3   3    4   9   1          33  149-82   47· 8·27    6·11· 3· 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 Lester, W (3-0)              6     6   2   2    4   1   1   5.26   26   90-50   34· 4·12    6·10· 5· 0     49    -     1.27   0.16
J Lopez, H (11)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.78    3   12-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.27   0.10
H Okajima, H (25)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.56    4   17-10    5· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.87   0.13
J Papelbon, S (31)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.68    3    7-5     4· 1· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   3   1          36  126-71   46· 7·18    9·14· 6· 0           -

J Lester faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Cabrera (5; D Ortiz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 36,340.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Redman             CF    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. J Payton             LF    2. A Cora               SS 
3. N Markakis           RF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Tejada             SS    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. K Millar             1B    5. J Drew               RF 
6. A Huff               DH    6. K Youkilis           1B 
7. M Mora               3B    7. B Moss               LF 
8. R Hernandez          C     8. J Ellsbury           CF 
9. F Bynum              2B    9. K Cash               C  

   D Cabrera            P        J Lester             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-0  123  2   18%  68% R Hernandez     J Lester        Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Short CF-RF); Tejada out at Hm/RF-C
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  3  -14%  59% N Markakis      H Okajima       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 8   1  3-2  --3  5   14%  76% K Millar        H Okajima       Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  3-1  ---  2  -12%  68% R Hernandez     J Lester        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 4   2  0-1  ---  3   11%  74% J Ellsbury      D Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  T Redman        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   52%  N Markakis      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Redman to 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  M Tejada        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Daniel Cabrera facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  A Cora          Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   59%  D Ortiz         Walk; Pedroia to 2B
   R      12-  5   67%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  3   63%  J Drew          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-  5   60%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  K Millar        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   59%  A Huff          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   63%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   65%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daniel Cabrera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  B Moss          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   65%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      67%  K Cash          Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Ellsbury to 3B
   O      --3  5   60%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   63%  F Bynum         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   65%  T Redman        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   64%  J Payton        Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  N Markakis      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daniel Cabrera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   64%  A Cora          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   62%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   64%  M Lowell        Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  J Drew          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   57%  M Tejada        Walk
          1--  6   50%  K Millar        Walk; Tejada to 2B
          12-  2   42%  A Huff          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Tejada to 3B; Millar to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  M Mora          Lineout: 2B
   OO     123  2   68%  R Hernandez     Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Short CF-RF); Tejada out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Daniel Cabrera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   66%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  B Moss          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   74%  J Ellsbury      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   74%  K Cash          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   77%  F Bynum         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   79%  T Redman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  J Payton        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Daniel Cabrera facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   84%  D Pedroia       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   83%  A Cora          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Pedroia to 3B
          --3  4   84%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3  1   86%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pedroia Scores
          1--      86%  J Drew          Ortiz Steals 2B
          -2-  8   87%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   87%  N Markakis      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   84%  M Tejada        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   80%  K Millar        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Tejada to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  A Huff          Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   RO     12-  3   83%  M Mora          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Tejada Scores; Millar out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Daniel Cabrera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   82%  B Moss          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   81%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   80%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   68%  R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Javier Lopez replaces Jon Lester pitching
   O      ---  6   72%  F Bynum         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   76%  T Redman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   78%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Leicester facing 1-2-3
                  Jon Leicester replaces Daniel Cabrera pitching
   O      ---  7   76%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   73%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Hideki Okajima facing 3-4-5
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Javier Lopez pitching
          ---  3   59%  N Markakis      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   63%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B; Markakis to 3B
   O      --3  5   76%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   86%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Leicester facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   84%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Jon Leicester pitching
   O      ---  5   83%  J Drew          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      --- 11   82%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jonathan Papelbon facing 7-8-9
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Brandon Moss playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   90%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   96%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Brian Roberts pinch hits for Freddie Bynum batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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