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BAL  5
TOR  1

CHW  4
KCR  2

BOS  4
@DET  3

CLE  5
@MIN  4

TEX 16
@OAK  7

LAA  5
@SEA  2

TBD 11
NYY  8

ARI  6
SFG  2

ATL  5
FLA  2

STL  7
@CIN  3

PIT  6
@HOU  4

WSN  5
@LAD  2

MIL  4
CHC  3

NYM  3
PHI  2

SDP  8
COL  7

(12)
Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 23,295

Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:52
Red Sox
4
15-12
Won 2
2nd, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    4 10  0
Tigers          0  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3 11  2
W: T Wakefield (3-1), L: K Farnsworth (1-1), S: K Foulke (6)
Tigers
3
12-14
Lost 2
3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .371  .894   14    6   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .239  .652   19    0   2   GDP
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .265  .944   21    0   1   SF
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .257  .831   18    0   0   
K Millar 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .673   12    8   1   GDP
J Payton RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .220  .616   11    2   0   
D Mirabelli C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .704   14    7   1   
M Bellhorn 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .240  .712   14    2   2   
K Youkilis 3B                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .467 1.152   16    1   4   

T Wakefield P                                                            1   2
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   3    5   7              139   27  13
BATTING
SF: M Ramirez (2, off N Robertson).
TB: J Damon 3; M Bellhorn 2; K Youkilis 2; M Ramirez; K Millar; E Renteria.
GIDP: K Millar (2); E Renteria (5).
RBI: E Renteria (10); M Ramirez (27); K Youkilis (4).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Wakefield-M Bellhorn-K Millar.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Inge 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .881   18    0   4   GDP
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .790   17    7   0   
C Guillen DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .400 1.038   10    0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .748   17    2   0   2B
C Monroe CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .752   10    3   0   2·2B,CS
  N Logan CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .351  .864    3    1   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .679   17    6   0   
M Thames RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .657   23    3   0   
O Infante 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .670   12    3   4   2B,SF
  D Young PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .949    2    0   0   
  J Smith PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .350         0   0   
R Martinez SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .666   16    2   2   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3  11   2    1   6              145   27  10
BATTING
2B: R White (5, off T Wakefield); O Infante (7, off T Wakefield); C Monroe 2 (4, 2 off T Wakefield).
SF: O Infante (2, off T Wakefield).
TB: C Monroe 4; R White 2; C Guillen 2; R Martinez 2; O Infante 2; D Young; I Rodriguez; B Inge.
GIDP: B Inge (3).
RBI: R White (14); O Infante (11).
2-out RBI: R White.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 2. B Inge-O Infante-C Pena; R Martinez-O Infante-C Pena.
E: B Inge 2 (6).
BASERUNNING
CS: C Monroe (2, 3rd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

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 (3-1)           7    10   3   3    1   5   0   2.97   29  110-77   46·12·19   10· 8· 5· 0     49    -     1.17   0.06
M Timlin, H (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.23    3   12-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
K Foulke, S (6)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.07    4   21-13    7· 3· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.00   0.21
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   6   0          36  143-97   58·16·23   12·11· 6· 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                    6.2   9   3   2    3   3   0   4.18   31   96-60   30· 7·23   16· 7· 2· 0     46    -     1.26   0.02
K Farnsworth, L (1-1)          1.1   1   1   1    2   1   0   4.40    7   28-16   12· 1· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    2.32  -0.15
T Percival                     1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.97    3   15-10    4· 1· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   3    5   7   0          41  139-86   46· 9·31   16·10· 3· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 23,295.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 56° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Inge               3B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. M Ramirez            LF    3. C Guillen            DH 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. R White              LF 
5. K Millar             1B    5. C Monroe             CF 
6. J Payton             RF    6. C Pena               1B 
7. D Mirabelli          C     7. M Thames             RF 
8. M Bellhorn           2B    8. O Infante            2B 
9. K Youkilis           3B    9. R Martinez           SS 

   T Wakefield          P        N Robertson          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-3  12-  5   21%  78% K Youkilis      K Farnsworth    Single to LF (Line Drive); Payton Scores; Bellhorn to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  1-3  3   11%  64% B Inge          T Wakefield     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Infante Scores/No RBI
   b 9   2  4-3  1--  6   10% 100% R Martinez      K Foulke        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   t 3   0  1-0  123  4   10%  68% E Renteria      N Robertson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Youkilis to 3B; Damon to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  -2-  1  -10%  53% R Martinez      T Wakefield     Single to RF (Line Drive); Infante to 3B

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 SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   46%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  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      ---  6   47%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   49%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   48%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  K Millar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Millar to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  4   48%  J Payton        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2   45%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   39%  C Monroe        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   40%  C Pena          Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF); Monroe to 3B
          --3  8   38%  M Thames        Walk
   RO     1-3  2   37%  O Infante       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Monroe Scores
          1--  2   35%  R Martinez      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Thames to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   43%  M Bellhorn      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   50%  K Youkilis      Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
          12-  2   58%  J Damon         Single to P/Bunt; Bellhorn to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   R      123  4   68%  E Renteria      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores; Youkilis to 3B; Damon to 2B
   RO     123  1   65%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Youkilis Scores
   O      12-  2   62%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B; Damon to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   R      -23  3   71%  K Millar        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Damon Scores/unER/No RBI; Renteria to 3B
   O      1-3  2   67%  J Payton        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   70%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   71%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF
          ---  1   73%  M Bellhorn      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   71%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   73%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bellhorn to 3B
          1-3  4   74%  E Renteria      Walk; Damon to 2B
   O      123  4   69%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   61%  C Monroe        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   67%  C Pena          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      74%  M Thames        Monroe Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  3   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   78%  D Ortiz         Walk
   OO     1--  3   72%  K Millar        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  J Payton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   63%  O Infante       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   53%  R Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Infante to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   64%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Infante Scores/No RBI
          ---  1   62%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   59%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   RO     12-  2   50%  R White         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores; Guillen out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   46%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   42%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   46%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   48%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   50%  M Thames        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   50%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   45%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Nate Robertson pitching; Nook Logan replaces Craig Monroe playing CF batting 5th
   O      1--  2   41%  K Millar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   45%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   48%  R Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   46%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   57%  J Payton        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          1--  6   57%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Payton to 2B
   R      12-  5   78%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Line Drive); Payton Scores; Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  5   74%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bellhorn to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Timlin facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  2   75%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   80%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  N Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Troy Percival facing 3-4-5
                  Troy Percival replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  6   82%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   79%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Keith Foulke facing 6-7-8
                  Keith Foulke replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  6   88%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   95%  M Thames        Flyball: CF
                  Dmitri Young pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 8th
          ---  2   90%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jason Smith pinch runs for Dmitri Young batting 8th
   O      1--  6  100%  R Martinez      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200505040

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