April 23, 2008 New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
@BOS 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 DET 19
TEX 6 OAK 3
MIN 0 BAL 3
@SEA 2 TBR 5
TOR 3 FLA 7
@ATL 2 HOU 9
@CIN 3 CHC 7
@COL 6
(10) LAD 8
ARI 3 MIL 5
PHI 4 PIT 7
STL 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(13) NYM 7
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 27,751

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 8:11pm
Time of Game: 3:06

Yankees

12-10

Won 3

3rd, 2½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  2  3   0  0  0    6 12  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   1  2  0    4  6  1

W: M Mussina (2-3), L: J Vazquez (3-2), S: M Rivera (6)

White Sox

11-9

Lost 2

1st

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .253  .840   21    2   0   2B
D Jeter SS                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .678   13    2   4   
B Abreu RF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .811   26    3   0   
H Matsui DH                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .324  .936   23    0   0   
J Posada C                    5   0   4   2    0   0  .304  .803   12    4   0   3·2B,GDP
R Cano 2B                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .165  .446   16    1   2   
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .135  .670   20   11   0   SB,2·IW
M Ensberg 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .756   23    0   3   
M Cabrera CF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .822   18    3   0   2B

M Mussina P                                                              1   1
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       39   6  12   6    5   8              172   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Cabrera (2, off J Vazquez); J Damon (6, off J Vazquez); J Posada 3 (6, off N Masset, off B Jenks, off J Vazquez).

IBB: J Giambi 2 (2, by N Masset, by B Jenks).

TB: J Posada 7; J Damon 3; M Cabrera 3; H Matsui; M Ensberg; D Jeter; J Giambi.

GIDP: J Posada (3).

RBI: J Posada 2 (8); J Damon 2 (12); M Cabrera (8); D Jeter (12).

2-out RBI: J Posada 2; M Cabrera.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Giambi (1, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Swisher CF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .231  .738   19    2   0   
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .263  .693   21    1   2   
J Thome DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .232  .853   12    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .185  .690    9    7   0   SF
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .891   15    2   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .925    9    9   0   
C Quentin LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .246  .928   22    4   0   HR
J Crede 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .952   15    2   2   HR
J Uribe 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .498    7    0   1   
  A Ramirez PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .372    2    0   0   

J Vazquez P                                                              0   1
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
  N Masset P                                                             0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    2   3              131   27   6

BATTING

HR: J Crede (6, off M Mussina; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); C Quentin (5, off M Mussina; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: P Konerko (2, off M Rivera).

TB: J Crede 4; C Quentin 4; J Thome 2; O Cabrera 2.

RBI: J Thome (17); J Crede (20); P Konerko (15); C Quentin (16).

2-out RBI: C Quentin.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-P Konerko.

E: O Cabrera (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (2-3)             7     4   2   2    1   3   2   4.94   26  101-66   39· 5·22   10·10· 2· 0     63    -     0.66   0.23
L Hawkins                      0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0  11.17    3   12-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.04
B Traber                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.66  -0.08
M Rivera, S (6)                1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   17-13    6· 5· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.65   0.19
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   3   2          35  131-86   50·11·25   14·13· 3· 0          4-2

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Vazquez, L (3-2)             5.1  10   6   6    3   3   0   4.40   29  104-69   40· 9·20    5·12· 6· 0     24    -     1.06  -0.25
B Logan                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    2    7-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.21   0.01
N Masset                       2     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.75    8   35-20   10· 2· 8    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
B Jenks                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.00    5   22-12    9· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.02
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   8   0          44  168-107  61·13·33    9·15· 7· 0          1-0

B Traber faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: N Masset (2; J Giambi); B Jenks (1; J Giambi).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 27,751.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Damon              LF    1. N Swisher            CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. J Thome              DH 
4. H Matsui             DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. J Posada             C     5. J Dye                RF 
6. R Cano               2B    6. A Pierzynski         C  
7. J Giambi             1B    7. C Quentin            LF 
8. M Ensberg            3B    8. J Crede              3B 
9. M Cabrera            CF    9. J Uribe              2B 

   M Mussina            P        J Vazquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  12-  3   20%  82% J Posada        J Vazquez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Damon Scores; Matsui Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  123  6   10%  62% M Cabrera       J Vazquez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cano Scores; Giambi to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   b 5   1  3-0  ---  1   -9%  74% J Crede         M Mussina       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 6   1  1-3  -23  1    8%  92% J Damon         J Vazquez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Giambi Scores; Cabrera Scores
   b 8   1  6-2  1-3  1   -8%  83% J Thome         B Traber        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Cabrera to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   46%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  N Swisher       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   49%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   48%  J Thome         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   50%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  H Matsui        Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  1   46%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   47%  R Cano          Walk
          1--  6   49%  J Giambi        Walk; Cano to 2B
          12-  2   52%  M Ensberg       Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS); Cano to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   R      123  6   62%  M Cabrera       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cano Scores; Giambi to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
   O      123  4   55%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   60%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  8   58%  C Quentin       Walk
   O      1--  9   61%  J Crede         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   59%  D Jeter         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   57%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   58%  H Matsui        Walk
          1--  2   60%  J Posada        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  R Cano          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   61%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   59%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   62%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   60%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   58%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   57%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   62%  J Dye           Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   64%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   67%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   64%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   61%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  1   63%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Damon to 2B
   RR     12-  3   82%  J Posada        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Damon Scores; Matsui Scores
   O      -2-  3   80%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   83%  C Quentin       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  1   74%  J Crede         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   76%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   77%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   80%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   78%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF
          1--  3   84%  M Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Giambi to 3B
   RR     -23  1   92%  J Damon         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Giambi Scores; Cabrera Scores
   R      -2-  1   95%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Damon Scores
                  Boone Logan replaces Javier Vazquez pitching
   O      1--  4   95%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   94%  H Matsui        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   97%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Nick Masset facing 5-6-7
                  Nick Masset replaces Boone Logan pitching
          ---  4   98%  J Posada        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  R Cano          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-  4   97%  J Giambi        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   97%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   96%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  J Dye           Popfly: P (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   98%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
   R      ---  4   96%  C Quentin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Crede         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Nick Masset facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   96%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   96%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   95%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Alexei Ramirez pinch hits for Juan Uribe batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   95%  N Swisher       Walk
          1--  5   91%  O Cabrera       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Swisher to 3B
                  Billy Traber replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   R      1-3  1   83%  J Thome         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Cabrera to 3B
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Billy Traber pitching
   RO     1-3  1   88%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
   O      1--  7   92%  J Dye           Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bobby Jenks facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Nick Masset pitching; Alexei Ramirez moves to 2B
   O      ---  8   91%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  J Posada        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   92%  R Cano          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Posada to 3B
          --3  4   92%  J Giambi        Intentional Walk
          1-3      92%  M Ensberg       Giambi Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   90%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Mariano Rivera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   95%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   98%  C Quentin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Crede         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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