May 4, 2004 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 11
DET 4 BAL 10
CHW 3 CLE 7
BOS 6 NYY 10
@OAK 8 SEA 4
MIN 3
(16) TBD 5
@TEX 4 TOR 5
KCR 4 ATL 4
SDP 2 ARI 6
@CHC 3 MIL 6
@CIN 2 LAD 4
@FLA 3
(11) HOU 4
PIT 3 MON 10
COL 4 NYM 6
SFG 2 STL 6
@PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 16,070

Tuesday, May 4, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Red Sox

15-11

Lost 5

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  4    6 11  2
Indians         2  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  X    7 12  0

W: J Davis (1-2), L: D Lowe (3-2), S: R Betancourt (2)

Indians

12-13

Won 4

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   3    1   2  .258  .738   19    1   0   HR
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .218  .750   15    2   4   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .869   21    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .356 1.020   26    0   0   HR
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .316  .970   18    3   0   
B Daubach RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .748   18    1   0   2B
D McCarty 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .663   16   13   2   GDP
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .699   10    0   1   
P Reese SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .549   13    3   6   
  G Kapler PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .234  .519    1    0   0   

D Lowe P                                                                 1   4
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  M Malaska P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   5    3   6              157   24  17

BATTING

2B: B Daubach (3, off K Tadano).

HR: M Ramirez (6, off J Davis; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Damon (1, off K Tadano; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: M Ramirez 5; J Damon 4; B Daubach 3; B Mueller 2; P Reese; J Varitek; M Bellhorn; G Kapler.

GIDP: D McCarty (1).

RBI: J Damon 3 (16); M Ramirez (17); G Kapler (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D McCarty-P Reese-D McCarty; M Bellhorn-P Reese-D McCarty.

E: B Mueller 2 (6).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton LF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .327  .860    9    1   0   2B,SB,GDP
O Vizquel SS                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .283  .732   21    3   5   2B
J Gerut RF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .762   11    0   0   2B
V Martinez C                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .297  .914   19    6   0   
T Hafner DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .995   12    0   0   
R Belliard 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .385  .968   17    2   6   
B Broussard 1B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .791    9   10   2   GDP
C Blake 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .711   15    0   1   
A Escobar CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .633   13    4   0   

J Davis P                                                                0   1
  K Tadano P                                                             1   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   7  12   5    3   3              126   27  15

BATTING

2B: O Vizquel (7, off D Lowe); M Lawton (3, off D Lowe); J Gerut (6, off D Lowe).

TB: M Lawton 4; O Vizquel 3; J Gerut 2; T Hafner 2; V Martinez 2; R Belliard; C Blake.

GIDP: B Broussard (3); M Lawton (5).

RBI: V Martinez 2 (13); J Gerut (12); O Vizquel (15); C Blake (11).

2-out RBI: J Gerut; V Martinez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Blake-R Belliard-B Broussard.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lawton (3, 3rd base off L DiNardo/J Varitek).

PITCHING

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 Lowe, L (3-2)                5    10   7   2    2   2   0   4.73   28   79-51   34· 3·14   20· 2· 2· 0     29    -     0.68  -0.35
L DiNardo                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6   24-13    8· 0· 5    5· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.02
M Timlin                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    3   11-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
M Malaska                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    2   10-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   2    3   3   0          39  124-75   49· 6·20   26· 4· 3· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Davis, W (1-2)               6     6   2   2    2   3   1   4.58   25  107-71   49·10·12   14· 4· 2· 0     53    -     0.84   0.13
K Tadano                       2.1   4   4   4    1   2   1   9.64   12   43-30   19· 2· 9    6· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.45  -0.05
S Stewart, H (2)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   8.64    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.08   0.01
R Betancourt, S (2)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.08
Totals                         9    11   6   6    3   6   2          40  157-106  71·14·21   22· 7· 2· 0          1-0

D Lowe faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 16,070.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. M Lawton             LF 
2. M Bellhorn           2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. J Gerut              RF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. V Martinez           C  
5. J Varitek            C     5. T Hafner             DH 
6. B Daubach            RF    6. R Belliard           2B 
7. D McCarty            1B    7. B Broussard          1B 
8. B Mueller            3B    8. C Blake              3B 
9. P Reese              SS    9. A Escobar            CF 

   D Lowe               P        J Davis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2   11%  70% O Vizquel       D Lowe          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lawton Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  3  -10%  58% B Daubach       J Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Varitek to 3B
   t 9   1  7-6  1--  1    9%  92% D Ortiz         S Stewart       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ortiz to 1B
   t 4   0  2-0  1-3  4    9%  67% D McCarty       J Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Varitek Scores/No RBI
   t 9   1  7-6  ---  2   -8%  82% M Bellhorn      S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          1--  3   51%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   70%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lawton Scores
   O      -2-  1   68%  J Gerut         Groundout: P-1B; Vizquel to 3B
   R      --3  5   73%  V Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores
          1--  5   76%  T Hafner        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  5   73%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   75%  B Broussard     Walk; Martinez to 3B; Hafner to 2B
   O      123  3   69%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Davis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   72%  B Daubach       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   74%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   72%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   75%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  A Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   71%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   67%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 2B-1B; Damon to 2B
   O      -2-  8   73%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  9   76%  M Ramirez       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  J Gerut         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   73%  V Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  T Hafner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   68%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   58%  B Daubach       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Varitek to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   67%  D McCarty       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Varitek Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  3   68%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   72%  R Belliard      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   80%  B Broussard     Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Belliard to 3B
   R      1-3  2   84%  C Blake         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Belliard Scores/unER; Broussard to 2B
   R      12-  3   92%  A Escobar       Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Broussard Scores/unER; Blake to 3B; Escobar to 1B
   ROO    1-3  1   90%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blake Scores/No RBI/unER
          ---  4   90%  O Vizquel       Walk
   R      1--  1   94%  J Gerut         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Vizquel Scores/unER
   R      -2-  1   96%  V Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gerut Scores/unER
          1--  3   97%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Jason Davis facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   95%  P Reese         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   97%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   98%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  B Broussard     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  A Escobar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Jason Davis facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   95%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   96%  J Varitek       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  9   97%  B Daubach       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   98%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          -2-      98%  O Vizquel       Lawton Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  3   97%  J Gerut         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  7   97%  V Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Kazuhito Tadano facing 8-9-1
                  Kazuhito Tadano replaces Jason Davis pitching
          ---  2   95%  B Mueller       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   97%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   98%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   99%  R Belliard      Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  B Broussard     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Kazuhito Tadano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   99%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --- 10   99%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Timlin replaces Lenny DiNardo pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  C Blake         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Mark Malaska replaces Mike Timlin pitching
          1--  7   99%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lawton to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  J Gerut         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Kazuhito Tadano facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   98%  B Daubach       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  6   97%  D McCarty       Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B; Daubach to 3B; McCarty to 2B
                  Gabe Kapler pinch hits for Pokey Reese batting 9th
   R      -23  1   96%  G Kapler        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Daubach Scores; McCarty to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   91%  J Damon         Home Run (Fly Ball); McCarty Scores; Kapler Scores
                  Scott Stewart replaces Kazuhito Tadano pitching
          ---  2   82%  M Bellhorn      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   92%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ortiz to 1B
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Scott Stewart pitching
   O      1--  4  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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