August 8, 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
@LAA 6 SEA 8
@BAL 4 CHW 6
CLE 4
(13) TBD 7
@DET 1 MIN 11
@KCR 4 OAK 6
@TEX 3 TOR 15
NYY 4 ARI 10
PIT 6 CIN 1
LAD 0 COL 19
MIL 4 HOU 8
CHC 2 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 6
FLA 4 SFG 5
WSN 0 STL 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 37,777

Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Devil Rays

43-70

Won 1

5th, 25½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      2  0  0   0  1  2   0  2  0    7 16  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: J Shields (9-7), L: C Durbin (7-4)

Tigers

63-50

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 3B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .295  .771   29    1   2   
C Crawford LF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .312  .833   16    0   0   2B
B Upton CF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .323  .957   10    2   0   SF,IW
C Pena 1B                     4   0   1   2    1   1  .274  .960   23    6   2   
D Young RF                    4   0   3   2    0   1  .296  .744   11    2   0   SF
B Harris 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .789   12    0   1   GDP
J Gomes DH                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .265  .855   24    0   0   
B Zobrist SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .163  .394   18    0   1   
D Navarro C                   5   3   3   2    0   0  .201  .575   18   14   1   HR,2B,GDP

J Shields P                                                              2   0
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   7  16   7    4   5              161   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Navarro (12, off C Durbin); C Crawford (27, off C Durbin).

HR: D Navarro (5, off M McBride; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Young (5, off C Durbin); B Upton (2, off C Durbin).

IBB: B Upton (3, by B Seay).

TB: D Navarro 7; D Young 3; A Iwamura 3; C Crawford 3; B Upton; B Zobrist; B Harris; C Pena; J Gomes.

GIDP: B Harris (15); D Navarro (11).

RBI: C Pena 2 (72); D Navarro 2 (25); D Young 2 (59); B Upton (53).

2-out RBI: C Pena 2; D Young.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .909   22    4   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .348  .859   12    2   5   HR
G Sheffield DH                4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .918   18    0   0   2B
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .351 1.001   16    4   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .891   16    0   3   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .718   18    5   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .751   11    9   0   
R Raburn LF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .358 1.016   15    3   0   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .713   12    0   2   

C Durbin P                                                               0   0
  M McBride P                                                            0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    0  13              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (18, off J Shields).

HR: P Polanco (7, off J Shields; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Polanco 5; G Sheffield 2; I Rodriguez; B Inge; C Granderson; S Casey.

RBI: P Polanco (50).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey; C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey.

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Shields, W (9-7)             7     5   1   1    0   9   1   4.32   25  103-68   36·13·19    6· 6· 4· 0     72    -     1.03   0.27
G Glover                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.31    5   21-12    6· 0· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
G Balfour                      1     0   0   0    0   3   0   9.00    3   14-9     2· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0  13   1          33  138-89   44·16·29    8· 8· 4· 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
C Durbin, L (7-4)              4.1   6   3   3    2   3   0   4.44   21   71-44   24·12· 8    6· 7· 3· 0     40    -     0.99  -0.11
M McBride                      1     5   2   2    0   1   1   4.11    8   31-18   11· 4· 3    0· 4· 3· 0          3-1    1.32  -0.12
J Grilli                       2     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.89    7   23-15    9· 2· 4    3· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.31   0.04
B Seay                         0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.16    5   23-13    7· 4· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.29  -0.03
Z Miner                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.77    4   13-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    16   7   7    4   5   1          45  161-97   55·23·19   14·14· 8· 0          6-2

Balks: None.

WP: J Shields (7).

IBB: B Seay (2; B Upton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 37,777.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Iwamura            3B    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. B Upton              CF    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. C Pena               1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. D Young              RF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. B Harris             2B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Gomes              DH    7. S Casey              1B 
8. B Zobrist            SS    8. R Raburn             LF 
9. D Navarro            C     9. B Inge               3B 

   J Shields            P        C Durbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-3  1--  7   13%  90% D Navarro       M McBride       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zobrist Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  ---  1  -11%  56% P Polanco       J Shields       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 5   2  1-2  123  2   10%  76% D Young         M McBride       Single to LF (Line Drive); Navarro Scores; Crawford to 3B; Upton to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  6   10%  63% C Crawford      C Durbin        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Iwamura to 3B
   b 5   0  3-1  1--  4   -8%  57% S Casey         J Shields       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Rodriguez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   53%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   63%  C Crawford      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Iwamura to 3B
   RO     -23  1   63%  B Upton         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Iwamura Scores; Crawford to 3B
          --3  4   65%  C Pena          Walk
   RO     1-3  1   66%  D Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Crawford Scores
          1--  3   68%  B Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pena to 3B; Harris to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  5   64%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   68%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   66%  G Sheffield     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   69%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   67%  B Zobrist       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   67%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   69%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   70%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   68%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   67%  B Upton         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  6   66%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   69%  R Raburn        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   66%  B Inge          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      71%  C Granderson    Wild Pitch; Inge out at 3B/C-3B
   O      ---  7   72%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   75%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   72%  B Harris        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  5   70%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   68%  B Zobrist       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, James Shields facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  1   56%  P Polanco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   59%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   62%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   63%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   70%  D Navarro       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   65%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  4   67%  C Crawford      Walk
          12-  1   73%  B Upton         Single to RF (Line Drive); Navarro to 3B; Crawford to 2B
                  Macay McBride replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      123  4   65%  C Pena          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      123  2   76%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Navarro Scores; Crawford to 3B; Upton to 2B
   O      123  3   70%  B Harris        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, James Shields facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   65%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   57%  S Casey         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  4   64%  R Raburn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   71%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   77%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Macay McBride facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   75%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   77%  B Zobrist       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  7   90%  D Navarro       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zobrist Scores
          ---  5   91%  A Iwamura       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   92%  C Crawford      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Iwamura to 2B
                  Jason Grilli replaces Macay McBride pitching
   O      12-  3   91%  B Upton         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   89%  C Pena          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, James Shields facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jason Grilli facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   94%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   92%  B Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   92%  J Gomes         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, James Shields facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   94%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   96%  S Casey         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jason Grilli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  B Zobrist       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   96%  D Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jason Grilli pitching
          1--  8   96%  A Iwamura       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Navarro to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Navarro to 3B; Iwamura to 2B
          -23  4   96%  B Upton         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  6   99%  C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Navarro Scores; Iwamura Scores; Upton to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Gary Glover facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Glover replaces James Shields pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  R Raburn        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Inge          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   99%  C Granderson    Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  3   99%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Granderson to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-1, Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
                  Zach Miner replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2  100%  J Gomes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5  100%  B Zobrist       Walk; Gomes to 2B
   OO     12-  5  100%  D Navarro       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Grant Balfour facing 4-5-6
                  Grant Balfour replaces Gary Glover pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Tigers 1.

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