May 17, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,409

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 3:03

Brewers

20-22

Lost 3

5th, 6 GB

Dale Sveum

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

W: D Matsuzaka (7-0), L: J Suppan (2-3), S: J Papelbon (12)

Red Sox

25-19

Won 1

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .184  .646   18    1   2   CS
M Cameron CF                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .190  .674   16    3   0   HR
R Braun LF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .295  .902   19    3   0   HR
P Fielder DH                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .262  .797   14    0   0   2·2B
C Hart RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .750   13    3   0   SH
J Hardy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .617   16    2   2   
J Dillon 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .671    9    8   2   
B Hall 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .203  .692   17    2   1   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .731   12    2   1   HBP

J Suppan P                                                               0   0
  S McClung P                                                            0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   6              134   24   8

BATTING

2B: P Fielder 2 (9, 2 off D Matsuzaka).

HR: M Cameron (4, off D Matsuzaka; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Braun (11, off J Papelbon; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: C Hart (2, off D Matsuzaka).

HBP: J Kendall (6, by D Matsuzaka).

TB: R Braun 6; M Cameron 4; P Fielder 4; B Hall 2; J Dillon.

RBI: M Cameron 2 (12); R Braun (31).

2-out RBI: M Cameron 2; R Braun.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Weeks-J Dillon-J Hardy; J Dillon-J Kendall-B Hall.

E: B Hall (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Weeks (2, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .792   17    6   0   2B
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .722   21    3   0   
D Ortiz DH                    2   2   2   3    2   0  .244  .793   18    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .936   16    0   0   HBP
K Youkilis 3B-1B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .972   11    3   1   
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .288  .808   17    3   0   GDP
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .796   13    6   1   2·2B
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .355  .888   12    5   0   2B
  M Lowell 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .776         0   1   
J Lugo SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .684    9    0   3   
  A Cora SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .474 1.050         1   0   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   1
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5  11   5    3   1              134   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Varitek 2 (10, off J Suppan, off S McClung); J Ellsbury (3, off B Shouse); S Casey (7, off J Suppan).

HR: D Ortiz (8, off J Suppan; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: M Ramirez (3, by J Suppan).

TB: D Ortiz 5; J Varitek 4; S Casey 3; J Ellsbury 3; K Youkilis; J Lugo; M Ramirez.

GIDP: J Drew (7).

RBI: D Ortiz 3 (32); J Ellsbury (14); J Drew (18).

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

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

E: K Youkilis (1).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Suppan, L (2-3)              6     9   4   4    2   1   1   4.78   28   97-61   39· 4·18    9·13· 2· 0     37    -     0.71  -0.19
S McClung                      1.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.79    8   30-16   13· 0· 3    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
B Shouse                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.30  -0.03
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   1   1          38  134-81   54· 4·23   12·18· 3· 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
D Matsuzaka, W (7-0)           6.2   7   2   0    2   6   1   2.15   30  103-66   31·13·22    7·12· 2· 0     60    -     0.89   0.16
J Lopez                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.45    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.18  -0.03
M Delcarmen, H (5)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.63    5   16-12    7· 1· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.66   0.15
J Papelbon, S (12)             1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.75    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   1    3   6   2          40  131-84   42·14·28   11·17· 2· 0          3-0

J Lopez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Suppan (1; M Ramirez); D Matsuzaka (2; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Kevin Causey, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 37,409.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 19mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Weeks              2B    1. J Ellsbury           CF 
2. M Cameron            CF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. R Braun              LF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. P Fielder            DH    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. C Hart               RF    5. K Youkilis           3B 
6. J Hardy              SS    6. J Drew               RF 
7. J Dillon             1B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. B Hall               3B    8. S Casey              1B 
9. J Kendall            C     9. J Lugo               SS 

   J Suppan             P        D Matsuzaka          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  12-  7   21%  86% D Ortiz         J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lugo Scores; Ellsbury Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  123  8    9%  66% J Drew          J Suppan        Walk; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   t 7   2  4-0  1--  1   -9%  87% M Cameron       D Matsuzaka     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Weeks Scores/unER; Cameron Scores/unER
   t 6   0  4-0  1--  1   -8%  80% P Fielder       D Matsuzaka     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Braun to 3B
   t 7   2  4-2  12-  2    7%  88% C Hart          M Delcarmen     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  R Weeks         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      54%  R Braun         Weeks Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   52%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  3   54%  M Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 2B
          12-  2   57%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   R      123  8   66%  J Drew          Walk; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   O      123  6   60%  J Varitek       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  P Fielder       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   56%  C Hart          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Fielder to 3B
   O      --3  4   62%  J Hardy         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      --3  2   65%  J Dillon        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  S Casey         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   66%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   69%  J Ellsbury      Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   RRR    12-  7   86%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lugo Scores; Ellsbury Scores
   O      ---  5   85%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   82%  B Hall          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   85%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   87%  R Weeks         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   89%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   87%  J Drew          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   87%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   89%  R Braun         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   90%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   93%  S Casey         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   91%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
   O      -2-  3   90%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      -2-  5   89%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   91%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  J Dillon        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          --- 10   91%  B Hall          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  2   90%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Hall to 2B
          12-  6   87%  R Weeks         Walk; Hall to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   O      123  4   93%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   94%  D Ortiz         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  3   95%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   OO     12-  3   91%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   88%  R Braun         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   80%  P Fielder       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Braun to 3B
   O      -23  4   85%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   91%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   95%  J Dillon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   96%  J Varitek       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  3   97%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Varitek to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   94%  J Lugo          Double Play: Groundout: 1B (2B-1B); Varitek out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Casey to 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  B Hall          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   96%  R Weeks         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  1   87%  M Cameron       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Weeks Scores/unER; Cameron Scores/unER
          ---  3   85%  R Braun         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Javier Lopez replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
          1--  5   82%  P Fielder       Walk; Braun to 2B
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   O      12-  2   88%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Seth McClung facing 2-3-4
                  Seth McClung replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
          ---  4   90%  D Pedroia       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   92%  D Ortiz         Walk; Pedroia to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   88%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   86%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Manny Delcarmen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   90%  J Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   85%  J Dillon        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   90%  B Hall          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   94%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Seth McClung facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   95%  J Varitek       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   94%  S Casey         Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  2   93%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Brian Shouse replaces Seth McClung pitching
   R      -2-  4   97%  J Ellsbury      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Varitek Scores
   O      -2-  3   96%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jonathan Papelbon facing 1-2-3
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching; Kevin Youkilis moves to 1B; Mike Lowell replaces Sean Casey playing 3B batting 8th; Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  R Weeks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Cameron       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  2   99%  R Braun         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  P Fielder       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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