August 8, 2004 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
TEX 5 CHW 3
CLE 2 BOS 11
@DET 9 ANA 6
@KCR 4 OAK 6
@MIN 5
(18) NYY 8
TOR 2 TBD 5
SEA 1 ATL 11
@ARI 4 CIN 14
@COL 7 MIL 2
@FLA 0 MON 5
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 1 PIT 4
@SDP 2 SFG 6
CHC 3 STL 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,098

Sunday, August 8, 2004, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Red Sox

60-49

Won 2

2nd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  1   6  1  0   0  1  0   11 14  0
Tigers          1  2  3   0  1  0   0  2  0    9 11  1

W: T Wakefield (8-6), L: N Robertson (9-7), S: K Foulke (18)

Tigers

51-60

Lost 2

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .303  .848   15    2   0   3B,2·CS
K Youkilis 3B                 4   3   3   4    0   0  .281  .852   22    0   6   2·HR,SF
K Millar LF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .295  .824   18    2   0   GDP
  D Roberts LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .697         1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .308  .990   19    0   0   HR
O Cabrera SS                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .243  .633   18    1   4   2·2B,SB
D Mirabelli C                 2   0   0   0    3   1  .281  .934   37    3   0   
D McCarty 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .246  .708   23   14   2   
B Mueller 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .778   20    1   4   
G Kapler RF                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .281  .730   15    1   0   2·2B

T Wakefield P                                                            2   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37  11  14  11    6   3              187   27  16

BATTING

2B: O Cabrera 2 (22, off J Walker, off N Robertson); G Kapler 2 (12, off N Robertson, off R Novoa).

3B: J Damon (3, off N Robertson).

HR: K Youkilis 2 (6, off A Levine, off N Robertson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); D Ortiz (28, off R Novoa; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: K Youkilis (2, off R Novoa).

TB: K Youkilis 9; G Kapler 5; O Cabrera 5; J Damon 5; D Ortiz 4; B Mueller.

GIDP: K Millar (12).

RBI: K Youkilis 4 (28); D Ortiz 3 (98); J Damon 2 (58); B Mueller (40); G Kapler (21).

2-out RBI: B Mueller; G Kapler.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-D McCarty.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Cabrera (14, 3rd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).

CS: J Damon 2 (7, 2nd base by A Levine/I Rodriguez, 2nd base by R Novoa/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .721   18    1   0   GDP
  B Inge CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .813         0   0   
  B Higginson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .697    4    0   0   
O Infante 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .820   11    5   2   
  C Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .946    2    0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   3    0   0  .343  .918   14    5   2   2·HR
D Young DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .832   14    0   0   HR
C Pena 1B                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .232  .753   10    8   0   HR,2B
C Monroe RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .710   15    5   1   HR
E Munson 3B                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .227  .792   13    0   1   2·HR
M Thames LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .854   19    2   0   
J Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .942   13    1   3   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  R Novoa P                                                              0   0
  J Ennis P                                                              0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   9  11   9    1   3              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Pena (13, off M Timlin).

HR: I Rodriguez 2 (15, 2 off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); E Munson 2 (17, off T Wakefield, off M Timlin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Pena (14, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Young (8, off T Wakefield; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Monroe (5, off T Wakefield; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: I Rodriguez 8; E Munson 8; C Pena 6; C Monroe 4; D Young 4; O Infante 2; M Thames.

GIDP: A Sanchez (5).

RBI: E Munson 3 (43); I Rodriguez 3 (67); C Monroe (35); D Young (32); C Pena (54).

2-out RBI: E Munson 2; D Young; I Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Monroe-I Rodriguez; J Smith-O Infante-C Pena.

E: A Sanchez (9).

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
T Wakefield, W (8-6)           5     8   7   7    0   2   6   4.48   23   79-56   32· 6·18   10· 7· 4· 0     25    -     0.69  -0.43
R Mendoza, H (1)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.74    6   29-17   12· 2· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.98   0.09
M Timlin, H (10)               1.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   4.26    6   16-10    8· 2· 0    3· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.67  -0.01
K Foulke, S (18)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.86    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9    11   9   9    1   3   7          38  133-89   55·11·23   18·10· 6· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson, L (9-7)           3     9   8   7    3   1   1   4.68   21   77-44   26· 6·12    7· 6· 4· 0      9    -     1.29  -0.57
R Novoa                        2     2   2   2    1   2   1   2.16    8   41-23   14· 5· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.75  -0.21
J Ennis                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0  12.27    3   13-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
A Levine                       1.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   4.96    7   27-16   11· 2· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.01
J Walker                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.89    5   15-10    8· 1· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.02
Totals                         9    14  11  10    6   3   3          44  173-100  64·14·22   11·14·10· 0          2-2

N Robertson faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Robertson (4); J Walker (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 40,098.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 1mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. A Sanchez            CF 
2. K Youkilis           3B    2. O Infante            2B 
3. K Millar             LF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. D Young              DH 
5. O Cabrera            SS    5. C Pena               1B 
6. D Mirabelli          C     6. C Monroe             RF 
7. D McCarty            1B    7. E Munson             3B 
8. B Mueller            2B    8. M Thames             LF 
9. G Kapler             RF    9. J Smith              SS 

   T Wakefield          P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  6-6  12-  5   20%  81% D Ortiz         R Novoa         Home Run (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores; Millar Scores
   t 4   0  6-3  1-3  4   17%  49% J Damon         N Robertson     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mueller Scores/unER; Kapler Scores
   b 3   0  3-3  1--  4  -17%  24% I Rodriguez     T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball); Infante Scores
   t 2   2  1-1  12-  3   12%  61% G Kapler        N Robertson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McCarty Scores; Mueller to 3B
   t 3   0  3-2  ---  3   11%  50% K Youkilis      N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   50%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   45%  K Millar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   49%  O Infante       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   39%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   40%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   42%  O Cabrera       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
          -2-      44%  D Mirabelli     Cabrera Steals 3B
   O      --3  7   38%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  7   40%  D McCarty       Walk
   R      1-3  3   49%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cabrera Scores; McCarty to 2B
   R      12-  3   61%  G Kapler        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McCarty Scores; Mueller to 3B
   O      -23  3   55%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  3   47%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  3   37%  E Munson        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   34%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   36%  J Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B; Thames to 2B
   O      -2-  5   39%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   50%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   47%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   47%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   49%  D Mirabelli     Walk; Cabrera to 2B
          12-      51%  D McCarty       Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 3B; Mirabelli to 2B
   O      -23  4   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   40%  O Infante       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   24%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Infante Scores
   O      ---  3   25%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   18%  C Pena          Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   18%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   19%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   25%  B Mueller       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Mueller to 2B
          -2-  3   32%  G Kapler        Single to RF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   49%  J Damon         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mueller Scores/unER; Kapler Scores
   R      --3  4   54%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
          1--  5   61%  K Millar        Walk; Youkilis to 2B
                  Roberto Novoa replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   RRR    12-  5   81%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores; Millar Scores
   O      ---  9   80%  O Cabrera       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   79%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   78%  D McCarty       Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   80%  M Thames        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   82%  J Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   83%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-6, Roberto Novoa facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   85%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  6   91%  G Kapler        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Mueller to 3B
   O      -23  4   87%  J Damon         Fielder's Choice 2B; Mueller out at Hm/2B-C; Kapler to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   88%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Kapler Scores
   O      1--  1   87%  K Millar        Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   89%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  2   85%  D Young         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   86%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-7, John Ennis facing 3-4-5
                  John Ennis replaces Roberto Novoa pitching
   O      ---  5   85%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  D Ortiz         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   83%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-10, Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  6   86%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   89%  M Thames        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-7, Alan Levine facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Levine replaces John Ennis pitching
          ---  6   90%  D Mirabelli     Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  D McCarty       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  6   88%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-1B; Mirabelli to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  G Kapler        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-10, Ramiro Mendoza facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   82%  J Smith         Walk
   OO     1--  4   91%  A Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  3   90%  O Infante       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Timlin replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      1--  3   93%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-7, Alan Levine facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   94%  J Damon         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  K Youkilis      Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  4   96%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   95%  K Millar        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Alan Levine pitching
   O      ---  1   95%  D Ortiz         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-11, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Roberts replaces Kevin Millar playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   97%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   95%  C Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-  2   90%  E Munson        Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  M Thames        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Tigers 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-9, Jamie Walker facing 5-6-7
                  Brandon Inge replaces Alex Sanchez playing CF batting 1st
          ---  1   94%  O Cabrera       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      96%  D Mirabelli     Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 3B
          --3  6   96%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  2   92%  D McCarty       Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Cabrera out at Hm/RF-C; Mirabelli to 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 9-11, Keith Foulke facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Foulke replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  J Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bobby Higginson pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 1st
   O      ---  4   98%  B Higginson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Carlos Guillen pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Tigers 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200408080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation