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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,847

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:35pm
Time of Game: 3:12

Brewers

20-23

Lost 4

5th, 6 GB

Dale Sveum

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

W: C Hansen (1-2), L: S Torres (3-1), S: M Timlin (1)

Red Sox

26-19

Won 2

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .190  .651   23    3   3   
M Cameron CF                  3   0   0   0    2   2  .182  .664   28    6   0   
R Braun DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .878   15    0   0   
P Fielder 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .268  .811   20   10   0   2B
C Hart RF                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .301  .780   22    1   0   HR,SB,GDP
G Kapler LF                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .278  .793   19    0   0   
B Hall 3B                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .197  .680   27    0   0   HBP
M Rivera C                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .778   14    3   2   
C Counsell SS                 2   0   1   2    1   0  .245  .684   23    1   4   2B,SB,HBP

D Bush P                                                                 0   2
  S Torres P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   6   9   6    5   7              191   24  11

BATTING

2B: P Fielder (10, off T Wakefield); C Counsell (5, off C Hansen).

HR: C Hart (2, off T Wakefield; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: C Counsell (2, by D Aardsma); B Hall (1, by T Wakefield).

TB: C Hart 5; P Fielder 3; C Counsell 2; R Weeks 2; M Rivera; G Kapler.

GIDP: C Hart (5).

RBI: C Counsell 2 (3); R Weeks 2 (15); M Rivera (6); C Hart (20).

2-out RBI: C Counsell 2; R Weeks 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Rivera-R Weeks; C Counsell-R Weeks-P Fielder.

E: R Weeks (3); C Counsell (2); B Hall 2 (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Counsell (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); C Hart (7, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 4   2   0   0    0   1  .278  .769   21    0   0   SB
D Pedroia 2B                  3   2   1   0    0   0  .298  .721   12    3   2   SB,SH
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .239  .783   10    0   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .321  .978   15    9   0   2B,CS
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   2   4    0   1  .282  .823   13    0   2   HR,2B
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .794   25    0   0   
C Crisp CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .825   15    3   0   2B
A Cora SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .409  .935   17    4   5   
K Cash C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .832   19    8   1   GDP

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
  C Hansen P                                                             0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   7   6   6    4   4              147   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (8, off D Bush); C Crisp (7, off D Bush); K Youkilis (15, off D Bush).

HR: M Lowell (5, off D Bush; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Pedroia (4, off D Bush).

TB: M Lowell 6; K Youkilis 3; C Crisp 2; D Pedroia.

GIDP: K Cash (3).

RBI: M Lowell 4 (15); D Ortiz (33); K Youkilis (31).

2-out RBI: M Lowell 4.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis; K Cash-D Pedroia.

E: M Lowell (3); J Lopez (); A Cora (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (16, 2nd base off D Bush/M Rivera); D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off D Bush/M Rivera).

CS: K Youkilis (2, 2nd base by S Torres/M Rivera).

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
D Bush                         6     5   5   4    2   2   1   6.05   27  102-67   43· 3·21    9·13· 1· 0     44    -     0.63  -0.19
S Torres, BS (2), L (3-1)      2     1   2   0    2   2   0   2.57    9   41-24   13· 1·10    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.56  -0.33
Totals                         8     6   7   4    4   4   1          36  143-91   56· 4·31   13·14· 1· 0           -

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                    5.1   6   3   3    3   5   1   4.33   25  108-67   37·12·18    5· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.93   0.16
D Aardsma, H (3)               0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.14    5   24-15    8· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.27  -0.04
C Hansen, BS (1), W (1-2)      1     2   3   0    0   1   0   7.11    7   28-18   10· 4· 4    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.72  -0.43
J Lopez, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.24    4   15-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.12
M Timlin, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.18    3    8-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     9   6   3    5   7   1          44  183-113  62·20·31   15·13· 2· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: D Bush (2); T Wakefield (5); C Hansen (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (7; B Hall); D Aardsma (2; C Counsell).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 37,847.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Weeks              2B    1. J Ellsbury           LF 
2. M Cameron            CF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. R Braun              DH    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. P Fielder            1B    4. K Youkilis           1B 
5. C Hart               RF    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. G Kapler             LF    6. J Drew               RF 
7. B Hall               3B    7. C Crisp              CF 
8. M Rivera             C     8. A Cora               SS 
9. C Counsell           SS    9. K Cash               C  

   D Bush               P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  5-4  -23  6  -33%  33% C Counsell      C Hansen        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kapler Scores/unER; Rivera Scores/unER
   t 8   1  7-6  12-  5   21%  86% C Hart          J Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 7   0  6-5  1--  3   21%  66% D Pedroia       S Torres        Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ellsbury to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  2   16%  72% M Lowell        D Bush          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ortiz Scores; Youkilis Scores
   t 3   1  2-0  1-3  5   12%  76% M Cameron       T Wakefield     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging; Weeks out at 2B/C-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Weeks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  R Braun         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, David Bush facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   52%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  4   56%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ortiz to 3B
   RR     -23  2   72%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ortiz Scores; Youkilis Scores
          -2-      72%  J Drew          Wild Pitch; Lowell to 3B
          --3  5   73%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   69%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  P Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   69%  C Hart          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          1--      68%  G Kapler        Hart Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hart to 3B
   O      --3  6   74%  B Hall          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Bush facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   73%  A Cora          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   71%  K Cash          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --- 10   71%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   67%  M Rivera        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   70%  C Counsell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      69%  R Weeks         Counsell Steals 2B
          -2-  4   64%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Counsell to 3B
   OO     1-3  5   76%  M Cameron       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging; Weeks out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Bush facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   78%  D Pedroia       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   76%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--      77%  K Youkilis      Pedroia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   75%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Pedroia to 3B
   RR     --3  3   87%  M Lowell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
   O      ---  5   87%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   89%  R Braun         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   86%  P Fielder       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   84%  C Hart          Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  G Kapler        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      12-  6   91%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, David Bush facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   90%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  A Cora          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   89%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  M Rivera        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  9   89%  C Counsell      Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  R Weeks         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  4   90%  M Cameron       Walk; Counsell to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  R Braun         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, David Bush facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   94%  J Ellsbury      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      94%  D Pedroia       Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Ellsbury to 3B
   O      --3  1   92%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  3   95%  K Youkilis      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ellsbury Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  2   95%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   96%  P Fielder       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   93%  C Hart          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   91%  G Kapler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      90%  B Hall          Wild Pitch; Kapler to 2B
          -2-  7   88%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  David Aardsma replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      12-  3   92%  M Rivera        Strikeout Looking
          12-  2   89%  C Counsell      Hit By Pitch; Kapler to 3B; Hall to 2B
   RR     123  7   78%  R Weeks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kapler Scores; Hall Scores; Counsell to 2B
          12-  8   73%  M Cameron       Walk; Counsell to 3B; Weeks to 2B
   O      123  4   84%  R Braun         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, David Bush facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   83%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   85%  C Crisp         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   83%  A Cora          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Crisp to 3B
   O      --3  4   81%  K Cash          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Craig Hansen facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Hansen replaces David Aardsma pitching
          ---  7   75%  P Fielder       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   80%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   74%  G Kapler        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Fielder to 2B
          12-  4   65%  B Hall          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Fielder to 3B; Kapler to 2B
   RO     123  1   69%  M Rivera        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Fielder Scores/unER; Kapler to 3B
          1-3      67%  C Counsell      Wild Pitch; Rivera to 2B
   RR     -23  6   33%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kapler Scores/unER; Rivera Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   37%  R Weeks         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
                  Salomon Torres replaces David Bush pitching
          ---  2   45%  J Ellsbury      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  3   66%  D Pedroia       Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ellsbury to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   RO     -23  2   69%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ellsbury Scores/unER; Pedroia to 3B
   R      --3  3   79%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Pedroia Scores/unER
   OO     1--  6   74%  M Lowell        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Youkilis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-7, Javier Lopez facing 2-3-4
                  Javier Lopez replaces Craig Hansen pitching
   O      ---  5   79%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   73%  R Braun         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--  4   65%  P Fielder       Walk; Braun to 2B
   OO     12-  5   86%  C Hart          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-6, Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   85%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   86%  C Crisp         Walk
          1--  8   88%  A Cora          Walk; Crisp to 2B
   OO     12-  5   83%  K Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Timlin facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Timlin replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   O      ---  2   91%  G Kapler        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   96%  B Hall          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation