April 12, 2008 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
NYY 3 CHW 7
DET 0 OAK 7
@CLE 3 MIN 2
@KCR 0 SEA 8
LAA 3 BAL 3
@TBR 2 TOR 4
@TEX 1 ARI 10
COL 3 HOU 5
FLA 0 LAD 11
SDP 1 MIL 5
@NYM 3 PHI 7
CHC 1 PIT 4
CIN 3 STL 8
@SFG 7
(10) ATL 10
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,461

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 2:49

Yankees

6-6

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Joe Girardi

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

W: J Beckett (1-1), L: M Mussina (1-2), S: J Papelbon (4)

Red Sox

6-6

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Terry Francona

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .576    9    2   0   SH
M Cabrera CF                  2   0   0   1    1   1  .267  .800   15    2   0   SF
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .310  .808   17    1   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .858   12    2   1   
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .513   15    8   1   GDP
J Posada DH                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .680   21    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .188  .433   23    2   1   2B
J Molina C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .345  .897    8    2   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .364  .962   10    4   5   

M Mussina P                                                              1   1
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   2    2   9              130   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Cano (2, off J Beckett).

SF: M Cabrera (2, off J Beckett).

SH: J Damon (2, off J Beckett).

TB: R Cano 3; J Molina; A Gonzalez; B Abreu; J Posada.

GIDP: J Giambi (1).

RBI: R Cano (2); M Cabrera (5).

2-out RBI: R Cano.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Cano-A Gonzalez-J Giambi; M Mussina-A Gonzalez-J Giambi.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF-LF              3   1   2   0    1   0  .250  .775   18    3   0   SB
D Pedroia 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .673   13    1   2   2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .070  .371   12    0   0   GDP
M Ramirez LF                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .277  .894   17    2   0   HR,2B
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .703         0   0   
K Youkilis 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .317  .884    9    2   5   
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .387 1.139    6    2   0   GDP
J Varitek C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .794    9    9   0   
S Casey 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .668    9    6   1   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .575   11    1   1   

J Beckett P                                                              1   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   4   9   4    2   2              104   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (6, off M Mussina); D Pedroia (3, off M Mussina).

HR: M Ramirez (2, off M Mussina; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Ramirez 6; D Pedroia 3; J Ellsbury 2; K Youkilis 2; J Varitek.

GIDP: D Ortiz (5); J Drew (1).

RBI: M Ramirez 3 (11); K Youkilis (6).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 3; K Youkilis.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-K Youkilis-S Casey.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina).

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
M Mussina, L (1-2)             5.2   8   4   4    0   1   1   4.15   22   71-51   29· 0·22    9· 6· 6· 0     38    -     1.17  -0.18
B Bruney                       1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    7   25-15    9· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.96  -0.04
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0  12.60    3    6-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   2   1          32  102-72   42· 4·26   12· 9· 7· 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
J Beckett, W (1-1)             6.2   5   3   3    1   5   0   6.35   25   88-55   29· 6·20    8· 8· 3· 0     56    -     1.22  -0.05
M Delcarmen, H (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.20   0.06
H Okajima, H (3)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4    9-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.73   0.02
J Papelbon, S (4)              1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.50    4   26-19   10· 6· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.67   0.28
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   9   0          34  127-81   44·13·24   11· 8· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Beckett 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 37,461.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Damon              LF    1. J Ellsbury           CF 
2. M Cabrera            CF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. J Giambi             1B    5. K Youkilis           3B 
6. J Posada             DH    6. J Drew               RF 
7. R Cano               2B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. J Molina             C     8. S Casey              1B 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   M Mussina            P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-1  -23  1   30%  72% M Ramirez       M Mussina       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  1--  1   14%  55% D Pedroia       M Mussina       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury to 3B
   b 6   1  2-1  -23  4  -13%  42% D Ortiz         M Mussina       Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-0  ---  6   13%  64% M Ramirez       M Mussina       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   2  1-1  --3  1  -13%  39% B Abreu         J Beckett       Wild Pitch; Gonzalez Scores

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      ---  4   52%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      61%  D Pedroia       Ellsbury Steals 2B
          -2-  4   64%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     12-  5   54%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Ellsbury to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   51%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Varitek out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   46%  R Cano          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   48%  J Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Cano to 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak SS); Cano to 3B
   O      --3  2   56%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  S Casey         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  M Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Abreu         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   56%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   51%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  6   64%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   63%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   67%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  R Cano          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   68%  J Drew          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   67%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   65%  S Casey         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   60%  J Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   51%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Molina to 2B
   O      12-  1   52%  J Damon         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Molina to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     -23  6   52%  M Cabrera       Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Molina Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   R      --3      39%  B Abreu         Wild Pitch; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  8   40%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   36%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   41%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   55%  D Pedroia       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury to 3B
   O      -23  4   42%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  1   72%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia Scores
                  Brian Bruney replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   R      -2-  3   83%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Youkilis to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   81%  J Drew          Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   75%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   OO     1--  4   87%  J Giambi        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-3B-1B
          ---  6   85%  J Posada        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      84%  R Cano          Wild Pitch; Posada to 2B
   R      -2-  3   72%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Posada Scores
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   O      -2-  4   78%  J Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brian Bruney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   76%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   79%  S Casey         Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   78%  J Ellsbury      Walk; Casey to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Hideki Okajima facing 9-1-2
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   O      ---  2   79%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Damon         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   80%  M Cabrera       Walk
          1--  1   76%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera to 2B
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      12-  3   86%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   O      ---  1   85%  D Ortiz         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4   84%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   83%  K Youkilis      Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
                  Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   91%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   96%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10  100%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation