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@LAA		6
4
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@BAL		5
7
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@BOS		7
2
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@CHW		2
0
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@MIN		5
6
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@TEX		5
8
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@TOR		5
1
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@ARI		9
2
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@CIN		9
7
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@FLA		4
6
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@HOU		11
6
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@PHI		11
12
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@SDP		5
2
MIL
@SFG		4
2
PIT
@STL		7
4
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:11PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,552, Time of Game: 3:10
Rays
7
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Red Sox
2
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
W: Scott Kazmir (1-0)
L: Jon Lester (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  1   0  4  0   0  1  1    7 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  1

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Bartlett SS 5 1 3 1 0 2 .500 1.125 15 12 0.072 0.83 0.100 -0.028 0.8 0 0
Carl Crawford LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .500 1.069 25 20 0.148 0.95 0.169 -0.020 2.5 3 0
Evan Longoria 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1.111 15 11 -0.120 0.82 0.042 -0.162 -1.5 0 2 HR,2B,2·GDP
Carlos Pena 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .125 .625 17 9 0.068 0.92 0.140 -0.073 0.7 5 1 HR
Pat Burrell DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 16 7 0.001 0.57 0.036 -0.035 -0.2
Dioner Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 19 11 -0.066 0.65 0.000 -0.066 -1.0 8 0
Ben Zobrist RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 20 12 -0.053 0.52 0.000 -0.053 -0.9 3 0
Gabe Kapler CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.167 14 8 0.020 0.57 0.050 -0.029 0.5 4 1 2B
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 3 3 0 0 0 .667 1.583 19 12 0.163 0.75 0.173 -0.010 0.9 4 1 2B
Scott Kazmir P
   Dan Wheeler P
   J.P. Howell P
   Grant Balfour P
Team Totals 37 7 13 5 2 6 .351 .979 160 102 0.233 0.74 0.710 -0.476 1.8 27 5
2B: A Iwamura (1, off J Lester); G Kapler (1, off J Lopez); E Longoria (1, off J Lester).
HR: C Pena (1, off J Lester; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); E Longoria (1, off T Saito; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: E Longoria 6; C Pena 4; A Iwamura 4; J Bartlett 3; C Crawford 3; G Kapler 2.
GIDP: E Longoria 2 (2).
RBI: C Pena 2 (2); E Longoria (3); C Crawford (2); J Bartlett (1).
2-out RBI: C Pena 2; C Crawford.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 8 for 13.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: G Kapler (K Youkilis at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .222 17 13 -0.050 0.53 0.011 -0.061 -0.7 1 1
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .286 1.302 23 14 0.040 0.50 0.071 -0.031 0.1 4 4 2B
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 21 11 -0.020 0.90 0.044 -0.064 0.0
Kevin Youkilis 1B 4 0 3 1 0 1 .625 1.375 15 8 0.074 1.04 0.117 -0.043 0.8 9 1
Rocco Baldelli RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 14 11 -0.057 1.17 0.037 -0.093 -0.9 3 0
Jason Bay LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 .804 14 8 -0.055 1.04 0.035 -0.091 0.2 1 0 2B
Mike Lowell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .536 14 11 -0.044 0.95 0.025 -0.070 -0.6 1 3 HBP
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .393 23 13 -0.095 1.11 0.013 -0.108 -1.2 0 3
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .625 17 11 -0.059 0.54 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 7 0
Jon Lester P 1
   Manny Delcarmen P
   Ramon Ramirez P
   Takashi Saito P
   Javier Lopez P
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 3 8 .235 .610 158 100 -0.266 0.85 0.353 -0.620 -3.2 27 12
2B: D Pedroia (1, off S Kazmir); J Bay (1, off J Howell).
HBP: M Lowell (1, by J Howell).
TB: K Youkilis 3; J Bay 2; D Pedroia 2; D Ortiz; R Baldelli; J Ellsbury.
RBI: K Youkilis (1); J Bay (2).
2-out RBI: K Youkilis; J Bay.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Lowrie-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2.
E: K Youkilis (1).
Outfield Assists: J Ellsbury (G Kapler at 3rd base).

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Kazmir, W (1-0) 6 5 1 1 3 4 0 1.50 25 111 68 36 2 30 4 14 4 0 59 0.206 0.96 2.4
Dan Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 15 10 5 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.52 0.6
J.P. Howell 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 13.50 6 16 11 4 3 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.056 0.64 -1.2
Grant Balfour, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 16 11 4 1 6 1 2 0 0 3 0 0.075 0.69 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 8 0 2.00 38 158 100 49 7 44 6 20 6 0 59 3 0 0.266 0.74 3.2

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Lester, L (0-1) 5 8 5 5 2 5 1 9.00 23 94 60 35 8 17 10 6 2 0 34 -0.245 1.17 -2.1
Manny Delcarmen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 17 10 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.24 0.6
Ramon Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 13 10 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.19 0.6
Takashi Saito 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.00 4 16 9 5 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 -0.016 0.09 -0.4
Javier Lopez 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 6 20 13 8 1 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.008 0.07 -0.4
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 2 6 2 7.00 39 160 102 60 11 31 15 16 3 0 34 0 0 -0.234 0.85 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Howell (1; M Lowell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 37,552.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 45° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 3-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TBR C. Pena J. Lester 14% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores
t5 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBR A. Iwamura J. Lester 11% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kapler to 3B
t3 1-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  OO TBR E. Longoria J. Lester -10% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Bartlett to 3B
t3 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  R TBR C. Crawford J. Lester 9% 69% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Iwamura Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Bartlett to 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RO BOS K. Youkilis S. Kazmir -7% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis out at 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett J. Lester -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford J. Lester -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TBR E. Longoria J. Lester 2% 48% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBR C. Pena J. Lester -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury S. Kazmir 2% 47% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia S. Kazmir -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz S. Kazmir -3% 41% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis S. Kazmir 4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Baldelli S. Kazmir 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR P. Burrell J. Lester 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TBR D. Navarro J. Lester -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist J. Lester -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TBR G. Kapler J. Lester -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bay S. Kazmir 2% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O BOS M. Lowell S. Kazmir 2% 49% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Lowrie S. Kazmir -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek S. Kazmir 2% 50% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TBR A. Iwamura J. Lester 6% 56% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  TBR J. Bartlett J. Lester 3% 60% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Iwamura stays at 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  R TBR C. Crawford J. Lester 9% 69% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Iwamura Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Bartlett to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  OO TBR E. Longoria J. Lester -10% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Bartlett to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O TBR C. Pena J. Lester -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury S. Kazmir 3% 58% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Pedroia S. Kazmir -5% 53% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 0-1 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz S. Kazmir 4% 57% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RO BOS K. Youkilis S. Kazmir -7% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis out at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBR P. Burrell J. Lester -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR D. Navarro J. Lester -2% 45% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t4 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist J. Lester -1% 44% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Baldelli S. Kazmir 3% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Bay S. Kazmir 2% 49% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Lowell S. Kazmir 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR G. Kapler J. Lester 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBR A. Iwamura J. Lester 11% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kapler to 3B
t5 1-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R TBR J. Bartlett J. Lester 7% 72% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Kapler Scores; Iwamura to 2B
t5 2-1 0 12- 4,(0-2)  TBR C. Crawford J. Lester 7% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Iwamura to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
t5 2-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO TBR E. Longoria J. Lester -6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Iwamura Scores; Bartlett to 3B
t5 3-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TBR C. Pena J. Lester 14% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores
t5 5-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBR P. Burrell J. Lester -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 8-9-1
b5 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie S. Kazmir 2% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Varitek S. Kazmir 1% 90% Lineout: CF
b5 1-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury S. Kazmir -1% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b5 1-5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia S. Kazmir 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 6-7-8
Manny Delcarmen replaces Jon Lester pitching
t6 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR D. Navarro M. Delcarmen -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist M. Delcarmen -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR G. Kapler M. Delcarmen -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rays' Scott Kazmir facing 3-4-5
b6 1-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz S. Kazmir 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS K. Youkilis S. Kazmir -2% 89% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b6 1-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS R. Baldelli S. Kazmir -4% 85% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Youkilis to 2B
b6 1-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Bay S. Kazmir 5% 89% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-5 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS M. Lowell S. Kazmir 4% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Ramon Ramirez facing 9-1-2
Ramon Ramirez replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
t7 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura R. Ramirez -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett R. Ramirez -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford R. Ramirez -0% 92% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Rays' Dan Wheeler facing 8-9-1
Dan Wheeler replaces Scott Kazmir pitching
b7 1-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie D. Wheeler 2% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek D. Wheeler 1% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury D. Wheeler 1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Takashi Saito facing 3-4-5
Takashi Saito replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
t8 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R TBR E. Longoria T. Saito 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 6-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR C. Pena T. Saito -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 6-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR P. Burrell T. Saito -0% 97% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
t8 6-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBR D. Navarro T. Saito -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 6, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 2-3-4
J.P. Howell replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
b8 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Howell 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Howell -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 1-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Howell -2% 95% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 2B
b8 1-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Baldelli J. Howell 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R BOS J. Bay J. Howell -4% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ortiz Scores; Youkilis to 3B
b8 2-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Lowell J. Howell -3% 92% Hit By Pitch
Grant Balfour replaces J.P. Howell pitching
b8 2-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie G. Balfour 6% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 6, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Javier Lopez facing 7-8-9
Javier Lopez replaces Takashi Saito pitching
t9 6-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist J. Lopez -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR G. Kapler J. Lopez 0% 98% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 6-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Lopez -0% 98% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Kapler out at 3B/CF-3B; Iwamura to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 6-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  TBR J. Bartlett J. Lopez 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Iwamura to 3B
t9 6-2 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R TBR C. Crawford J. Lopez 1% 99% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Iwamura Scores; Bartlett to 2B
t9 7-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBR E. Longoria J. Lopez -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Rays' Grant Balfour facing 9-1-2
b9 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek G. Balfour 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b9 2-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury G. Balfour 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b9 2-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Balfour 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Red Sox 2.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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