May 4, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
BAL 5 BOS 7
TBR 3 KCR 2
@CLE 0 MIN 7
DET 6 NYY 8
SEA 2 OAK 3
TEX 1 TOR 4
CHW 3 NYM 5
@ARI 2 ATL 14
CIN 7 COL 7
LAD 2 FLA 10
SDP 3 HOU 8
MIL 6
(12) PHI 6
SFG 5 STL 5
CHC 3 WSN 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,091

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 3:39

Rays

16-15

Lost 3

3rd, 3 GB

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    3  8  1
Red Sox         1  0  2   1  0  0   1  2  X    7 11  1

W: J Lester (2-2), L: S Kazmir (0-1), S: J Papelbon (9)

Red Sox

20-13

Won 3

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .221  .605   29    0   3   3B
C Crawford LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .707   18    1   0   
B Upton CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .815   18    4   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   3  .215  .744   19    6   0   HR
E Longoria 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .782   15    1   2   
J Gomes DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .790   20    0   0   
E Hinske RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .973   14    1   0   GDP
S Riggans C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .658   16    9   0   
  D Navarro PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .813    2    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .550   18    1   2   

S Kazmir P                                                               0   0
  K Birkins P                                                            0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  S Dohmann P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    3   7              169   24   7

BATTING

3B: A Iwamura (1, off M Delcarmen).

HR: C Pena (7, off J Lester; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: C Pena 4; A Iwamura 4; J Bartlett 2; E Longoria; E Hinske; C Crawford.

GIDP: E Hinske (2).

RBI: C Pena (17); C Crawford (18); A Iwamura (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: S Riggans 2 (2).

E: S Riggans (3).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .291  .857   17    3   0   2·SB
D Pedroia 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .314  .787   27    1   4   SB
K Youkilis 1B                 4   2   3   4    0   0  .307  .901   23   13   0   HR,2·2B,SF
M Ramirez DH                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .317  .964   17    0   0   2B
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .537   24    1   3   
J Varitek C                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .267  .768   13    7   0   2B
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .794   26    0   0   
C Crisp CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .308  .718   12    1   0   SB
J Lugo SS                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .290  .685   23    1   7   2B,SB

J Lester P                                                               0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   7  11   6    5   9              182   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (7, off D Wheeler); J Lugo (6, off T Miller); M Ramirez (10, off S Kazmir); K Youkilis 2 (9, off S Dohmann, off S Kazmir).

HR: K Youkilis (3, off D Wheeler; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SF: K Youkilis (3, off S Kazmir).

TB: K Youkilis 8; J Varitek 3; C Crisp 2; M Ramirez 2; J Lugo 2; D Pedroia; J Ellsbury.

RBI: K Youkilis 4 (20); M Ramirez (23); D Pedroia (18).

2-out RBI: K Youkilis 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis.

E: J Lugo (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lugo (4, 3rd base off S Dohmann/D Navarro); C Crisp (5, 2nd base off S Kazmir/S Riggans); J Ellsbury 2 (11, 3rd base off S Kazmir/S Riggans, 2nd base off S Dohmann/D Navarro); D Pedroia (4, 2nd base off S Kazmir/S Riggans).

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
S Kazmir, L (0-1)              4     6   4   3    3   5   0   6.75   21   90-55   33· 9·13    8· 4· 1· 0     38    -     0.95  -0.18
K Birkins                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.90    8   32-21   13· 3· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.03
D Wheeler                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.69    5   20-12    9· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.55  -0.07
T Miller                       0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   4.00    3    9-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.01
S Dohmann                      0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.02    3   12-8     6· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.42  -0.04
Totals                         8    11   7   6    5   9   1          40  163-101  64·16·21   12·12· 2· 0          2-2

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
J Lester, W (2-2)              6     4   1   1    3   5   1   3.94   25  112-72   46·12·14    8· 6· 3· 0     62    -     0.95   0.24
M Delcarmen, H (4)             0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   7.30    3   19-14   11· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.97  -0.13
H Okajima, H (5)               1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.71    6   23-15    7· 4· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.47   0.07
J Papelbon, S (9)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.76    4   15-13   10· 1· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.47   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   7   1          38  169-114  74·18·22   16· 7· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: S Kazmir (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:39.

Attendance: 37,091.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 11mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. J Ellsbury           LF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. B Upton              CF    3. K Youkilis           1B 
4. C Pena               1B    4. M Ramirez            DH 
5. E Longoria           3B    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. J Gomes              DH    6. J Varitek            C  
7. E Hinske             RF    7. J Drew               RF 
8. S Riggans            C     8. C Crisp              CF 
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. J Lugo               SS 

   S Kazmir             P        J Lester             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  4-1  1--  8  -12%  76% A Iwamura       M Delcarmen     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores
   b 7   0  3-4  ---  2   10%  88% K Youkilis      D Wheeler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 3   0  0-1  1--  4    9%  79% K Youkilis      S Kazmir        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Pedroia to 3B
   t 7   1  4-2  --3  5   -8%  68% C Crawford      H Okajima       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Iwamura Scores
   t 7   1  4-3  1--  4    6%  74% B Upton         H Okajima       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   47%  A Iwamura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  C Crawford      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  8   46%  B Upton         Walk; Crawford to 2B
   O      12-  7   51%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   55%  E Longoria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kazmir facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  J Ellsbury      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   64%  D Pedroia       Walk; Ellsbury to 2B
          12-      68%  K Youkilis      Ellsbury Steals 3B; Pedroia Steals 2B
   RO     -23  6   66%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Ellsbury Scores
   O      -2-  2   63%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Pedroia to 3B
   O      --3  5   60%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   62%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  E Hinske        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   63%  S Riggans       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   61%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Riggans to 2B
   O      12-  6   65%  A Iwamura       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Kazmir facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   69%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   66%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   69%  C Crisp         Walk; Varitek to 2B
   O      12- 10   65%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   61%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lester facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   65%  B Upton         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   67%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Kazmir facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   70%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   79%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Pedroia to 3B
   R      -23      83%  M Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Pedroia Scores; Youkilis to 3B
   R      --3  3   87%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Youkilis Scores
   O      -2-  6   84%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   83%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      83%  J Drew          Passed Ball; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  5   81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   77%  E Longoria      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   80%  J Gomes         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  4   86%  E Hinske        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Kazmir facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   87%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      90%  J Lugo          Crisp Steals 2B; Crisp to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   91%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   89%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   RO     1-3  2   90%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Crisp Scores/unER; Lugo to 2B
   O      -2-  3   89%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   86%  S Riggans       Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   91%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   93%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kurt Birkins facing 4-5-6
                  Kurt Birkins replaces Scott Kazmir pitching
   O      ---  3   92%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   92%  M Lowell        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   91%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   93%  B Upton         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   88%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   90%  E Longoria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   88%  J Gomes         Walk
   O      1--  5   91%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kurt Birkins facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   92%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  2   95%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Drew to 3B
   O      1-3  2   92%  J Lugo          Fielder's Choice 3B; Drew out at Hm/3B-C; Crisp to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   89%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Manny Delcarmen facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Jon Lester pitching
   O      ---  5   91%  S Riggans       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   88%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  8   76%  A Iwamura       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   R      --3  5   68%  C Crawford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Iwamura Scores
   O      1--  4   74%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   78%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Kurt Birkins pitching
   R      ---  2   88%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   87%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   87%  J Varitek       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      88%  J Drew          Passed Ball; Varitek to 3B
   O      --3  5   86%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Hideki Okajima facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   90%  E Longoria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   92%  J Gomes         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  1   90%  E Hinske        Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching; Dioner Navarro pinch hits for Shawn Riggans batting 8th
   O      1--  2   94%  D Navarro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Trever Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Trever Miller replaces Dan Wheeler pitching; Dioner Navarro moves to C
   O      ---  2   93%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1   94%  J Lugo          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   95%  J Ellsbury      Walk
                  Scott Dohmann replaces Trever Miller pitching
          12-      96%  D Pedroia       Lugo Steals 3B; Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  5   99%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lugo Scores; Ellsbury Scores
   O      -2-  1   98%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-7, Jonathan Papelbon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Iwamura       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Red Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation