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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:10PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 38,124, Time of Game: 2:57
Tigers
2
59-54
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
8
65-48
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Josh Beckett (14-4)
L: Zach Miner (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  3  1
Red Sox         0  1  2   0  5  0   0  0  X    8 11  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .809 16 10 -0.052 0.49 0.000 -0.052 -1.0 4 0
Placido Polanco 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .723 12 10 -0.034 0.44 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 1 3
   Ramon Santiago 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .701 5 2 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.3 1 1 HBP
Clete Thomas LF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .777 15 10 -0.004 0.25 0.012 -0.017 -0.6 2 0
Marcus Thames DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 .257 .843 22 14 -0.041 0.44 0.007 -0.048 0.2 HR
Carlos Guillen 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .653 8 6 0.074 0.59 0.091 -0.018 1.1 7 0 HR
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .715 10 7 -0.055 0.62 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 1 0 GDP
   Ryan Raburn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .759 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Alex Avila C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.395 14 11 -0.053 0.67 0.000 -0.053 -0.7 5 0
Brandon Inge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .802 12 8 -0.035 0.44 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 2 1
Adam Everett SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .601 15 10 -0.019 0.24 0.000 -0.019 -0.5 0 3
Zach Miner P
   Freddy Dolsi P
   Fu-Te Ni P
   Ryan Perry P
Team Totals 29 2 3 2 1 10 .103 .472 129 88 -0.217 0.45 0.112 -0.331 -3.2 24 8
HR: M Thames (13, off J Beckett; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Guillen (3, off J Beckett; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: R Santiago (3, by R Ramirez).
TB: C Guillen 5; M Thames 4.
GIDP: M Ordonez (15).
RBI: C Guillen (16); M Thames (28).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Everett-P Polanco-C Guillen; B Inge-R Santiago-C Guillen.
PB: A Avila (1).
E: B Inge (13).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .748 10 6 -0.059 0.56 0.000 -0.059 -1.3 2 0
   Josh Reddick CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .698 9 7 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .811 23 14 -0.009 0.31 0.021 -0.030 -0.8 1 1 2B
Jason Bay LF 3 2 3 2 2 0 .261 .914 20 11 0.189 0.37 0.189 0.000 2.7 1 0 HR,2·2B
David Ortiz DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 .220 .711 28 18 -0.019 0.39 0.011 -0.031 -0.4
Mike Lowell 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .303 .853 13 8 0.180 0.69 0.184 -0.003 1.3 1 3 HR,GDP
   Chris Woodward 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
J.D. Drew RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .252 .817 16 10 0.032 0.55 0.054 -0.022 1.3 2 0
Casey Kotchman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280 .764 16 9 -0.019 0.67 0.046 -0.065 -0.6 8 1 GDP
Jason Varitek C 2 0 0 1 2 1 .222 .758 23 12 0.024 0.48 0.035 -0.011 0.9 10 0
Nick Green SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 .679 14 10 -0.037 0.49 0.012 -0.049 0.7 1 3 2B
Josh Beckett P
   Hideki Okajima P
   Ramon Ramirez P
Team Totals 34 8 11 6 6 5 .324 1.043 172 105 0.281 0.48 0.552 -0.271 3.4 27 8
2B: D Pedroia (33, off Z Miner); N Green (18, off R Perry); J Bay 2 (23, 1 off F Dolsi, 1 off Z Miner).
HR: M Lowell (14, off Z Miner; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Bay (24, off Z Miner; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Bay 8; M Lowell 6; N Green 2; D Pedroia 2; C Kotchman; D Ortiz; J Drew.
GIDP: C Kotchman (8); M Lowell (18).
RBI: J Bay 2 (81); M Lowell 2 (59); C Kotchman (44); J Varitek (45).
2-out RBI: J Bay 2; C Kotchman; M Lowell; J Varitek.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Green-D Pedroia-C Kotchman.

Detroit Tigers

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
Zach Miner, L (5-3) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3 2 4.95 22 82 48 28 6 14 4 13 4 0 31 -0.105 0.66 -0.7
Freddy Dolsi 1.1 3 3 1 3 1 0 1.69 10 44 25 11 5 9 3 3 3 0 2 2 -0.179 0.46 -3.9
Fu-Te Ni 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37 3 13 10 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.6
Ryan Perry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.69 5 33 22 15 0 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 8 6 6 5 2 6.75 40 172 105 59 13 33 8 21 9 0 31 2 2 -0.281 0.45 -3.4

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
Josh Beckett, W (14-4) 7 3 2 2 1 6 2 3.10 24 97 67 38 9 20 8 9 0 0 68 0.208 0.55 2.0
Hideki Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 3 13 10 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Ramon Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.32 4 19 11 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 9 3 2 2 1 10 2 2.00 31 129 88 47 18 23 10 9 0 0 68 0 0 0.219 0.48 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Ramirez (4; R Santiago).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 38,124.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR BOS J. Bay Z. Miner 16% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Lowell Z. Miner 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Guillen J. Beckett -8% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R BOS M. Lowell F. Dolsi 7% 87% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B); Bay Scores; Ortiz to 2B
b4 3-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS C. Kotchman Z. Miner -5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Lowell to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson J. Beckett 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco J. Beckett 2% 54% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Thomas J. Beckett 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury Z. Miner -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia Z. Miner -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay Z. Miner 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz Z. Miner -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Beckett 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Guillen J. Beckett 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Beckett 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Lowell Z. Miner 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Drew Z. Miner -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Kotchman Z. Miner -2% 61% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek Z. Miner -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 11,(3-2)  O DET A. Avila J. Beckett 3% 63% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Inge J. Beckett 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET A. Everett J. Beckett 1% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Green Z. Miner -2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury Z. Miner -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia Z. Miner 2% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR BOS J. Bay Z. Miner 16% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz Z. Miner -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson J. Beckett 2% 82% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 0-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET P. Polanco J. Beckett 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET C. Thomas J. Beckett -1% 83% Walk
t4 0-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Beckett 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Lowell Z. Miner 2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 3-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Drew Z. Miner 2% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lowell to 2B
b4 3-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS C. Kotchman Z. Miner -5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Lowell to 3B
b4 3-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek Z. Miner 1% 85% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Green Z. Miner -3% 82% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Guillen J. Beckett -8% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Beckett 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Avila J. Beckett 2% 79% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge J. Beckett 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury Z. Miner -2% 79% Flyball: LF
b5 3-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia Z. Miner -1% 77% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Bay Z. Miner 2% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Ortiz Z. Miner 1% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay to 3B
Freddy Dolsi replaces Zach Miner pitching
b5 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R BOS M. Lowell F. Dolsi 7% 87% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B); Bay Scores; Ortiz to 2B
b5 4-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Drew F. Dolsi 1% 88% Walk; Ortiz to 3B; Lowell to 2B
b5 4-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  R BOS C. Kotchman F. Dolsi 5% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Lowell to 3B; Drew to 2B
b5 5-1 2 123 5,(3-1)  R BOS J. Varitek F. Dolsi 3% 96% Walk; Lowell Scores; Drew to 3B; Kotchman to 2B
b5 6-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  R BOS N. Green F. Dolsi 2% 97% Passed Ball; Drew Scores/unER; Kotchman to 3B; Varitek to 2B
b5 7-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  R BOS N. Green F. Dolsi 1% 98% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kotchman Scores/unER/No RBI; Varitek to 3B
b5 8-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury F. Dolsi -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
t6 1-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Everett J. Beckett 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET C. Granderson J. Beckett 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 1-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco J. Beckett 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tigers' Freddy Dolsi facing 2-3-4
Ramon Santiago replaces Placido Polanco playing 2B batting 2nd
b6 8-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia F. Dolsi -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b6 8-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Bay F. Dolsi 0% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b6 8-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz F. Dolsi 0% 99% Walk
b6 8-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS M. Lowell F. Dolsi -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
Chris Woodward replaces Mike Lowell playing 3B batting 5th
t7 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Thomas J. Beckett 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t7 1-8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  R DET M. Thames J. Beckett -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 2-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  DET C. Guillen J. Beckett -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 2-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET M. Ordonez J. Beckett 1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Fu-Te Ni facing 6-7-8
Fu-Te Ni replaces Freddy Dolsi pitching
Ryan Raburn replaces Magglio Ordonez (RF) playing LF batting 6th
Clete Thomas moves from LF to RF
b7 8-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Drew F. Ni -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS C. Kotchman F. Ni -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 8-2 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek F. Ni -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 7-8-9
Hideki Okajima replaces Josh Beckett pitching
Josh Reddick replaces Jacoby Ellsbury playing CF batting 1st
t8 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Avila H. Okajima 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge H. Okajima 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET A. Everett H. Okajima 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Ryan Perry facing 9-1-2
Ryan Perry replaces Fu-Te Ni pitching
b8 8-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS N. Green R. Perry 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b8 8-2 0 -2- 9,(2-2)  O BOS J. Reddick R. Perry -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 8-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia R. Perry -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 8-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Bay R. Perry 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-2 2 12- 7,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz R. Perry -0% 100% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Ramon Ramirez facing 1-2-3
Ramon Ramirez replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
t9 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson R. Ramirez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET R. Santiago R. Ramirez -0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t9 2-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Thomas R. Ramirez 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 2-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Thames R. Ramirez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 8.

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