May 3, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
BAL 1 BOS 12
TBR 4 KCR 4
@CLE 2 MIN 4
DET 1 NYY 6
SEA 1 TEX 6
@OAK 3 TOR 5
CHW 2 ARI 10
NYM 4 ATL 9
CIN 1 LAD 12
@COL 7 SDP 7
@FLA 2 HOU 6
MIL 2 SFG 3
@PHI 2
(10) CHC 9
@STL 3 WSN 9
PIT 8

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,700

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:13

Rays

16-14

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  2  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
Red Sox         3  1  1   2  0  2   0  3  X   12 15  0

W: J Beckett (3-2), L: J Shields (3-2)

Red Sox

19-13

Won 2

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .214  .581   11    2   6   HR
C Crawford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .719   14    2   0   
E Hinske DH                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .280  .996   13    0   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .723   11    8   1   
E Longoria 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .798   16    0   0   
D Navarro C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .372  .832   13    7   1   
G Gross RF                    2   1   1   2    2   0  .188  .614   15    0   1   HR
N Haynes CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .527   22    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .532    7    4   2   
  A Cannizaro SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   0   

J Shields P                                                              0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  S Dohmann P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2   5              128   24  11

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (6, off J Beckett).

HR: A Iwamura (2, off J Beckett; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); G Gross (1, off J Beckett; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: A Iwamura 5; G Gross 4; D Navarro 2; E Hinske 2; E Longoria; C Pena.

RBI: G Gross 2 (5); E Longoria (11); A Iwamura (8).

2-out RBI: G Gross 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Iwamura-C Pena.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .293  .867   18    5   0   2B
D Pedroia 2B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .316  .790   19    0   0   2B
  J Lowrie 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .704         1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .216  .695   17    0   0   2·2B
M Ramirez LF                  3   2   1   2    2   1  .322  .979   30    7   1   
M Lowell 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .220  .578   22    1   3   2B
K Youkilis 1B                 2   1   1   1    3   0  .291  .839   20    6   1   
J Drew RF                     4   2   2   2    1   0  .280  .815   16    0   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   3    0   1  .256  .746   18    6   0   HBP,GDP
  K Cash C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .801         0   0   
J Lugo SS                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .288  .670   24    0   1   2B

J Beckett P                                                              1   1
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37  12  15  12    7   7              184   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (4, off J Howell); J Lugo (5, off J Shields); J Ellsbury (2, off T Miller); D Pedroia (13, off J Shields); D Ortiz 2 (4, 2 off J Shields); J Drew (3, off S Dohmann).

HBP: J Varitek (2, by J Howell).

TB: D Ortiz 5; D Pedroia 4; J Drew 3; J Ellsbury 3; J Lugo 2; M Lowell 2; K Youkilis; M Ramirez; J Varitek.

GIDP: J Varitek (4).

RBI: J Varitek 3 (11); J Drew 2 (15); D Ortiz 2 (24); M Ramirez 2 (22); J Lugo (8); D Pedroia (17); K Youkilis (16).

2-out RBI: J Lugo; J Varitek.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ramirez-J Varitek.

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Shields, L (3-2)             3.2  10   7   7    3   3   0   3.80   24   98-55   28·12·15    8· 7· 3· 0     13    -     0.88  -0.39
J Howell                       2.1   2   2   2    2   1   0   3.79   11   39-23   11· 2·10    6· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.42  -0.05
T Miller                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    4   22-12    8· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Dohmann                      1     2   3   3    2   1   0   5.27    6   22-12    5· 2· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  12  12    7   7   0          45  181-102  52·18·32   16· 9· 5· 0          2-1

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 (3-2)             8     7   4   4    1   5   2   4.19   31  100-68   42· 9·17    7·15· 3· 0     56    -     0.77   0.05
D Aardsma                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.87    5   28-15   13· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   5   2          36  128-83   55· 9·19    9·16· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Shields (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Howell (2; J Varitek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 37,700.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. J Ellsbury           CF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. E Hinske             DH    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. C Pena               1B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. E Longoria           3B    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. D Navarro            C     6. K Youkilis           1B 
7. G Gross              RF    7. J Drew               RF 
8. N Haynes             CF    8. J Varitek            C  
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   J Shields            P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  5-3  123  6   18%  78% N Haynes        J Beckett       Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Pena out at Hm/LF-C
   t 2   2  3-0  1--  2  -15%  64% G Gross         J Beckett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Navarro Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  5   12%  76% D Ortiz         J Shields       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B
   b 3   2  2-4  1--  6    9%  83% J Lugo          J Shields       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Drew Scores
   b 2   1  2-3  -2-  4    7%  74% D Pedroia       J Shields       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ellsbury Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  E Hinske        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  3   64%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ellsbury to 2B
   R      12-  5   76%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B
   RR     -23  6   82%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores
   O      1--  3   80%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          1--  5   82%  K Youkilis      Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   77%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   79%  C Pena          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   81%  E Longoria      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   80%  D Navarro       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   RR     1--  2   64%  G Gross         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Navarro Scores
   O      ---  5   65%  N Haynes        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, James Shields facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   63%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   66%  J Ellsbury      Walk
          1--      67%  D Pedroia       Wild Pitch; Ellsbury to 2B
   R      -2-  4   74%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ellsbury Scores
          1--  3   77%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pedroia to 2B
   O      12-  6   74%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   71%  M Lowell        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 2-4, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  J Bartlett      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  A Iwamura       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   76%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, James Shields facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   74%  K Youkilis      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   76%  J Drew          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   74%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  6   83%  J Lugo          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Drew Scores
   O      -2-  1   81%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   75%  E Hinske        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  1   68%  C Pena          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hinske to 3B
   R      1-3  3   61%  E Longoria      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hinske Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  D Navarro       Lineout: LF
          12-  7   60%  G Gross         Walk; Pena to 3B; Longoria to 2B
   OO     123  6   78%  N Haynes        Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Pena out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, James Shields facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   82%  D Pedroia       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   89%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Pedroia Scores
   O      -2-  7   88%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   O      --3  6   85%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   86%  K Youkilis      Walk
                  J.P. Howell replaces James Shields pitching
          1-3  4   86%  J Drew          Walk; Youkilis to 2B
   R      123  3   91%  J Varitek       Hit By Pitch; Ortiz Scores; Youkilis to 3B; Drew to 2B
   O      123  3   89%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-7, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   91%  J Bartlett      Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   89%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   91%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   93%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, J.P. Howell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   92%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   92%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  D Ortiz         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-7, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  C Pena          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   94%  E Longoria      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  D Navarro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, J.P. Howell facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   96%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   97%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
   R      -23  3   99%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   98%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Lowell Scores
   OO     1--  5   98%  J Varitek       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-9, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  G Gross         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  N Haynes        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Trever Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Trever Miller replaces J.P. Howell pitching
   O      ---  8   99%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  J Ellsbury      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  D Pedroia       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  7   99%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-9, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   98%  A Iwamura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   99%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  C Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Scott Dohmann facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Dohmann replaces Trever Miller pitching; Andy Cannizaro replaces Jason Bartlett playing SS batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  M Lowell        Lineout: LF
          1--  5  100%  K Youkilis      Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  J Drew          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Youkilis to 3B
   RRO    -23  3  100%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Youkilis Scores; Drew Scores; Varitek out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 4-12, David Aardsma facing 5-6-7
                  David Aardsma replaces Josh Beckett pitching; Kevin Cash replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 8th; Jed Lowrie replaces Dustin Pedroia playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  6  100%  E Longoria      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5  100%  D Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5  100%  G Gross         Walk; Navarro to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  N Haynes        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Navarro to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  A Cannizaro     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 4, Red Sox 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation