April 20, 2008 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 4
@LAA 2 NYY 7
@BAL 1 BOS 6
TEX 5 MIN 2
CLE 1
(10) OAK 7
KCR 1 CHW 6
@TBR 0 TOR 5
DET 3 SDP 9
@ARI 4 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 13
PIT 6 CIN 4
MIL 3
(10) FLA 6
WSN 1 HOU 6
COL 4 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,480

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 2:40

Rangers

7-12

Lost 3

4th, 4½ GB

Ron Washington

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    5  7  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  4  X    6 15  0

W: T Wakefield (2-0), L: C Wilson (0-1), S: J Papelbon (7)

Red Sox

13-7

Won 4

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .755   13    2   6   HR
M Young SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .678   12    4   5   
J Hamilton CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .905    9    1   0   GDP
M Bradley DH                  4   1   1   3    0   1  .339  .945   11    0   0   HR
H Blalock 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .920   10    0   0   
F Catalanotto LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .723    9    0   0   
D Murphy RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .773   15    2   0   SH
G Laird C                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .207  .609    4    8   0   
B Broussard 1B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .180  .615   10    7   0   

K Millwood P                                                             0   0
  W Littleton P                                                          0   0
  C Wilson P                                                             0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5    0   5               93   24  11

BATTING

HR: M Bradley (1, off T Wakefield; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF); I Kinsler (1, off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: D Murphy (1, off T Wakefield).

TB: M Bradley 4; I Kinsler 4; M Young 2; F Catalanotto; H Blalock; J Hamilton.

GIDP: J Hamilton (3).

RBI: M Bradley 3 (7); G Laird (9); I Kinsler (8).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I Kinsler-M Young-B Broussard.

E: J Hamilton (1); G Laird (3).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .256  .826   14    2   0   2·SB
J Lowrie 2B-SS                5   2   2   1    0   2  .417 1.052   23    1   1   2·2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   2   2   2    1   1  .160  .507   20    0   0   IW
M Ramirez LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .338 1.113    4    0   0   
  J Thurston LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    6    3   0   HBP
  D Pedroia PH-2B             1   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .860    3    0   0   2B
K Youkilis 3B                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .378 1.003   22    2   0   GDP,IW
J Drew RF                     4   0   1   1    1   1  .316  .912   26    3   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .349  .871   22    9   0   
K Cash C                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .467   16    6   0   
J Lugo SS-LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .607   13    1   4   SB

T Wakefield P                                                            0   3
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   6  15   6    5   8              169   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Pedroia (7, off C Wilson); J Lowrie 2 (3, off W Littleton, off K Millwood).

IBB: K Youkilis (1, by C Wilson); D Ortiz (2, by K Millwood).

HBP: J Thurston (1, by W Littleton).

TB: J Lowrie 4; K Youkilis 3; S Casey 2; D Ortiz 2; J Ellsbury 2; D Pedroia 2; J Lugo; J Drew; K Cash.

GIDP: K Youkilis (1).

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (12); D Pedroia (9); J Lowrie (5); S Casey (8); J Drew (13).

2-out RBI: D Pedroia; D Ortiz; J Lowrie; J Drew; S Casey.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Wakefield-J Lugo-S Casey.

PB: K Cash (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo (2, 3rd base off K Millwood/G Laird); J Ellsbury 2 (6, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird 2).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Millwood                     6    10   2   2    2   7   0   2.53   30  109-67   37· 3·27    9· 6· 6· 0     49    -     1.34   0.26
W Littleton                    1.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   2.70    8   25-15    8· 0· 7    4· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.04  -0.01
C Wilson, BS (1), L (0-1)      0     2   2   2    3   0   0   2.25    5   29-13    9· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.37  -0.74
J Wright                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.82    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.72   0.04
Totals                         8    15   6   6    5   8   0          44  165-96   55· 5·36   15· 6· 9· 0          5-2

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
T Wakefield, W (2-0)           8     7   5   5    0   5   2   3.96   31   86-68   42·13·13   10·11· 5· 0     53    -     0.63  -0.11
J Papelbon, S (7)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    3    7-5     5· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   5   5    0   5   2          34   93-73   47·13·13   10·13· 6· 0           -

K Millwood faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
C Wilson faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Wilson (1; K Youkilis); K Millwood (1; D Ortiz).

HBP: W Littleton (1; J Thurston).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Bill Miller.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 37,480.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 14mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. I Kinsler            2B    1. J Ellsbury           CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. J Lowrie             2B 
3. J Hamilton           CF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Bradley            DH    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. H Blalock            3B    5. K Youkilis           3B 
6. F Catalanotto        LF    6. J Drew               RF 
7. D Murphy             RF    7. S Casey              1B 
8. G Laird              C     8. K Cash               C  
9. B Broussard          1B    9. J Lugo               SS 

   K Millwood           P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  1--  3   35%  60% D Pedroia       C Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ortiz Scores; Pedroia to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   b 8   2  5-5  123  7   24%  87% S Casey         C Wilson        Walk; Pedroia Scores; Youkilis to 3B; Drew to 2B
   t 6   1  0-2  1-3  1  -12%   6% M Bradley       T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Hamilton Scores
   b 7   0  5-1  12-  2  -11%   6% K Youkilis      W Littleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   b 8   2  5-3  -2-  7   11%  24% D Ortiz         C Wilson        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lowrie Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   41%  I Kinsler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   38%  M Young         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   44%  J Hamilton      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  M Bradley       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   43%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   41%  J Lowrie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   40%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   37%  H Blalock       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   32%  F Catalanotto   Single to CF (Fly Ball); Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  2   32%  D Murphy        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Blalock to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
   RO     -23  2   32%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Blalock Scores
   O      -2-  3   35%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   32%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   35%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   32%  J Drew          Flyball: CF
          1--  2   35%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Youkilis to 3B
   O      1-3  5   29%  K Cash          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Thurston replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  4   31%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   33%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   34%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   31%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   34%  J Ellsbury      Walk
          1--      38%  J Lowrie        Ellsbury Steals 2B; Ellsbury to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  4   32%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      --3  2   28%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   30%  M Bradley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   31%  H Blalock       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   32%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   29%  J Thurston      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   32%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   30%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B; Youkilis to 2B
   O      -2-  5   26%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   27%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   29%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   30%  B Broussard     Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   35%  K Cash          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   30%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   35%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lugo to 2B
          12-      42%  J Lowrie        Lugo Steals 3B; Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   31%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23  4   33%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   23%  J Thurston      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   25%  I Kinsler       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   23%  M Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  2   18%  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Young to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1    6%  M Bradley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Hamilton Scores
   O      ---  2    6%  H Blalock       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3    6%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
          ---  6    9%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5    6%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5    9%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Youkilis to 2B
   O      12-  6    6%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2    8%  J Lugo          Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Youkilis to 3B; Casey to 2B
   O      123  1    3%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7    4%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1    4%  G Laird         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5    4%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Kevin Millwood facing 2-3-4
          ---  1    7%  J Lowrie        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   11%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lowrie Scores
                  Wes Littleton replaces Kevin Millwood pitching
          1--  2   17%  J Thurston      Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 2B
   OO     12-  2    6%  K Youkilis      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   R      --3  5   10%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ortiz Scores
   O      1--  3    8%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1    8%  I Kinsler       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4    8%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Young to 1B
   O      1--  2    9%  J Hamilton      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5    9%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Wes Littleton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2    6%  K Cash          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5    5%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4    6%  J Ellsbury      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  2   13%  J Lowrie        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ellsbury Scores
                  C.J. Wilson replaces Wes Littleton pitching
   R      -2-  7   24%  D Ortiz         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lowrie Scores
                  Dustin Pedroia pinch hits for Joe Thurston batting 4th
   R      1--  3   60%  D Pedroia       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ortiz Scores; Pedroia to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw)
          --3  4   61%  K Youkilis      Intentional Walk
          1-3  8   64%  J Drew          Walk; Youkilis to 2B
   R      123  7   87%  S Casey         Walk; Pedroia Scores; Youkilis to 3B; Drew to 2B
                  Jamey Wright replaces C.J. Wilson pitching
   O      123  2   83%  K Cash          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Dustin Pedroia moves to 2B; Jed Lowrie moves to SS; Julio Lugo moves to LF
   O      ---  3   91%  H Blalock       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   96%  F Catalanotto   Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Murphy        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation