September 15, 2007 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 1 LAA 2
@CHW 1 CLE 6
KCR 0 DET 4
@MIN 3 OAK 7
TEX 3 TBD 6
@SEA 2 TOR 8
BAL 3 FLA 10
@COL 2 HOU 9
PIT 7 LAD 6
ARI 2 MIL 5
CIN 3 PHI 5
@NYM 3 SDP 6
SFG 0 CHC 3
@STL 2 STL 4
CHC 3 WSN 7
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,215

Saturday, September 15, 2007, 3:59PM
Time of Game: 3:37

Yankees

84-64

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  1  3   4  1  X   10 12  0

W: J Beckett (19-6), L: C Wang (18-7)

Red Sox

90-59

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .735   17    1   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .314  .816   18    1   1   HR
  J Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .602         3   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .820   19    0   0   
  D Mientkiewicz 1B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .661         0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .315 1.079   19    0   1   SB
  W Betemit 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .800         0   0   
J Posada C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .338  .981   14    8   0   
  A Gonzalez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
H Matsui DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .853   20    0   0   
J Giambi 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .810    7    4   1   HBP
  B Sardinha RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   GDP
R Cano 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .825   11    3   3   
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .749   12    3   0   

C Wang P                                                                 1   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  S Henn P                                                               0   0
  R Ohlendorf P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    3   9              139   24   6

BATTING

HR: D Jeter (10, off J Beckett; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: J Giambi (6, by J Beckett).

TB: D Jeter 5; B Abreu; R Cano.

GIDP: B Sardinha (1).

RBI: D Jeter (64).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rodriguez (24, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .324  .833   21    1   3   SB
K Youkilis 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .848    9    3   2   HBP
  J Ellsbury PR-LF            2   2   2   3    0   0  .394 1.052    9    1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   3   2    2   0  .326 1.045   20    0   0   2B
M Lowell 3B                   3   0   1   2    2   1  .326  .880   22    0   2   
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   1    2   1  .265  .768   18    1   0   
J Varitek C                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .755   18    9   0   
  K Cash C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .434         0   0   
E Hinske LF-1B                4   2   2   1    1   1  .224  .793   16    7   1   HR,2B
C Crisp CF                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .273  .726   18    1   0   2B,SB
J Lugo SS                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .239  .641   15    1   4   

J Beckett P                                                              2   0
  M Timlin P                                                             1   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  10  12  10    8  10              166   27  12

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (10, off C Wang); C Crisp (27, off B Bruney); D Ortiz (46, off C Wang).

HR: E Hinske (6, off R Ohlendorf; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: K Youkilis (15, by C Wang).

TB: E Hinske 6; D Ortiz 4; C Crisp 3; J Ellsbury 2; M Lowell; J Drew; D Pedroia.

RBI: J Ellsbury 3 (14); M Lowell 2 (106); D Ortiz 2 (106); J Drew (52); E Hinske (21); C Crisp (59).

2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 3; D Ortiz 2; M Lowell; J Drew.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lugo-E Hinske.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Pedroia (6, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada); C Crisp (26, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wang, L (18-7)               5.2   9   5   5    3   3   0   3.82   30   97-59   36· 4·19    8· 6· 9· 0     31    -     1.33  -0.15
E Ramirez                      0.2   0   1   1    1   2   0   5.71    3   16-9     4· 3· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.01
R Villone                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.66    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.17  -0.00
B Bruney                       0.1   1   2   2    1   1   0   4.07    3   13-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.17  -0.01
S Henn                         0     1   0   0    1   0   0   7.49    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.11  -0.01
R Ohlendorf                    1.1   1   1   1    1   4   1   3.86    6   24-14    5· 5· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    12  10  10    8  10   1          45  164-92   49·14·29    9· 7·10· 0         10-4

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 Beckett, W (19-6)            7     3   1   1    2   7   1   3.20   27  108-71   42· 9·20    8· 6· 3· 0     72    -     0.78   0.33
M Timlin                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.16    4   21-14    7· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
B Corey                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    9-5     4· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   9   1          34  138-90   53·13·24   12· 6· 3· 0           -

R Villone faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
S Henn faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Wang (8; K Youkilis); J Beckett (5; J Giambi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 3:37.

Attendance: 36,215.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Damon              LF    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. K Youkilis           1B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. J Posada             C     5. J Drew               RF 
6. H Matsui             DH    6. J Varitek            C  
7. J Giambi             1B    7. E Hinske             LF 
8. R Cano               2B    8. C Crisp              CF 
9. M Cabrera            CF    9. J Lugo               SS 

   C Wang               P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  1-3  1   12%  69% J Drew          C Wang          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   b 6   2  1-3  1-3  2   11%  94% D Ortiz         C Wang          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pedroia Scores; Ellsbury Scores
   b 6   2  1-2  -23  5   10%  83% J Ellsbury      C Wang          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Crisp Scores; Pedroia to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5   -9%  43% D Jeter         J Beckett       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  3    9%  59% M Lowell        C Wang          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  5   43%  D Jeter         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  B Abreu         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   44%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      43%  J Posada        Rodriguez Steals 2B
          -2-  7   42%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   46%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   49%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   46%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   50%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Line Drive); Pedroia to 2B
   R      12-  3   59%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B; Ortiz to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   O      -23  2   50%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   52%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  E Hinske        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  C Crisp         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   53%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   56%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   51%  K Youkilis      Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   53%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  5   55%  M Lowell        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
          12-  5   58%  J Drew          Walk; Ortiz to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  J Varitek       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   54%  E Hinske        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   50%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  R Cano          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   56%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   57%  J Damon         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   54%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   57%  K Youkilis      Hit By Pitch
                  Jacoby Ellsbury pinch runs for Kevin Youkilis batting 2nd
          1--  4   65%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ellsbury to 3B
   O      1-3  4   57%  M Lowell        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   R      1-3  1   69%  J Drew          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Hinske moves to 1B; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF
   O      ---  1   69%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   71%  B Abreu         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   73%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   79%  E Hinske        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   84%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hinske to 3B
   O      1-3  1   79%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF (Short CF)
          1-3      81%  D Pedroia       Crisp Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   73%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Hinske out at Hm/2B-C; Crisp to 3B
          1-3      74%  J Ellsbury      Pedroia Steals 2B
   R      -23  5   83%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Crisp Scores; Pedroia to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   94%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pedroia Scores; Ellsbury Scores
                  Edwar Ramirez replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching
   O      -2-  6   93%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   95%  J Posada        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   96%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   95%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   93%  R Cano          Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF); Giambi to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Edwar Ramirez facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   97%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  Ron Villone replaces Edwar Ramirez pitching
          1--  5   97%  E Hinske        Walk; Drew to 2B
                  Brian Bruney replaces Ron Villone pitching
   R      12-  4   99%  C Crisp         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Drew Scores; Hinske to 3B
          -23  4   99%  J Lugo          Walk
   O      123  5   98%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
                  Sean Henn replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   RR     123  3  100%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hinske Scores; Crisp Scores; Lugo to 2B
          12-  6  100%  D Ortiz         Walk; Lugo to 3B; Ellsbury to 2B
                  Ross Ohlendorf replaces Sean Henn pitching
   R      123  4  100%  M Lowell        Walk; Lugo Scores; Ellsbury to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7  100%  D Jeter         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7  100%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ross Ohlendorf facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Molina replaces Derek Jeter playing C batting 2nd; Doug Mientkiewicz replaces Bobby Abreu playing 1B batting 3rd; Wilson Betemit replaces Alex Rodriguez playing 3B batting 4th; Alberto Gonzalez replaces Jorge Posada playing SS batting 5th; Bronson Sardinha replaces Jason Giambi playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3  100%  E Hinske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-10, Bryan Corey facing 5-6-7
                  Bryan Corey replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Kevin Cash replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  1  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7  100%  H Matsui        Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  B Sardinha      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation