August 27, 2007 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
TBD 4 CLE 8
MIN 3 DET 16
NYY 0 TOR 6
@OAK 2
(12) LAA 6
@SEA 0 ATL 13
@FLA 2 LAD 5
WSN 4 PHI 9
NYM 2 SDP 3
ARI 1 SFG 4
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,428

Monday, August 27, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Yankees

72-59

Lost 2

2nd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Tigers          1  2  3   1  3  0   6  0  X   16 20  0

W: J Verlander (14-5), L: M Mussina (8-10)

Tigers

71-60

Won 2

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .735   18    2   0   GDP
  S Duncan PR-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .292 1.025    5    1   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .821   10    1   0   
  A Phillips 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .699    2    0   0   
B Abreu RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .289  .816   15    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .306 1.046   10    0   2   
  W Betemit PH-3B-SS          2   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .803    4    0   1   
H Matsui DH                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .895   10    0   0   
J Posada C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .947    7    3   0   
  J Molina C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .565    2    3   0   
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .846   11    7   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .831    8    2   6   
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .777   12    5   0   

M Mussina P                                                              0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  S Henn P                                                               0   0
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2   7              114   24   9

BATTING

TB: A Rodriguez; J Damon; M Cabrera.

GIDP: J Damon (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Betemit-R Cano-J Giambi.

PB: J Posada (8).

E: W Betemit (6).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF-LF            6   2   3   2    0   1  .291  .890   20    5   0   2B,SB
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   3   2    1   0  .337  .844   33    0   5   HR
M Thames LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .783   19    1   0   
  C Maybin PH-CF              2   0   1   1    0   1  .208  .727    9    0   0   2B
M Ordonez DH                  4   1   1   0    2   0  .355 1.023   24    0   0   
C Guillen SS-1B               4   1   2   1    1   1  .304  .892   25    3   2   2B,SF
I Rodriguez C                 6   2   2   1    0   2  .276  .710   28    8   0   GDP
S Casey 1B                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .711   12    6   0   3B
  R Santiago PR-SS            1   2   0   0    1   0  .250  .650   10    0   0   HBP
R Raburn RF                   4   3   2   3    1   0  .333  .894   16    3   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   2   3   4    1   0  .243  .713   15    1   0   3·2B

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   1
Totals                       43  16  20  15    7   5              211   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Guillen (27, off M Mussina); C Granderson (33, off M Mussina); C Maybin (3, off B Bruney); B Inge 3 (21, off M Mussina, 2 off S Henn).

3B: S Casey (1, off S Henn).

HR: P Polanco (8, off E Ramirez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: C Guillen (6, off M Mussina).

HBP: R Santiago (1, by S Henn).

TB: P Polanco 6; B Inge 6; S Casey 4; C Granderson 4; C Guillen 3; C Maybin 2; R Raburn 2; I Rodriguez 2; M Ordonez; M Thames.

GIDP: I Rodriguez (11).

RBI: B Inge 4 (60); R Raburn 3 (18); C Granderson 2 (62); P Polanco 2 (55); C Guillen (88); C Maybin (2); I Rodriguez (52); M Thames (43).

2-out RBI: B Inge 4; R Raburn 2; C Maybin; C Granderson; P Polanco.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 9 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

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, L (8-10)            3     9   6   6    1   0   0   5.53   19   72-49   31· 3·15    8· 8· 2· 0     16    -     0.92  -0.29
E Ramirez                      1     1   1   1    1   1   1   5.91    5   23-11    6· 5· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
S Henn                         2.2   8   9   7    5   4   0   7.49   22   79-42   26· 6·10    3· 7· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.01
B Bruney                       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.22    6   28-20   15· 2· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    20  16  14    7   5   1          52  202-122  78·16·28   15·19· 5· 0          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (14-5)          7     3   0   0    2   6   0   3.77   25   96-61   35· 9·17    9· 7· 1· 0     75    -     0.43   0.19
Z Miner                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.65    6   18-11    7· 0· 4    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   7   0          31  114-72   42· 9·21   10·11· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Henn (3; R Santiago).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 42,428.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Thames             LF 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. M Ordonez            DH 
5. H Matsui             DH    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. J Posada             C     6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Giambi             1B    7. S Casey              1B 
8. R Cano               2B    8. R Raburn             RF 
9. M Cabrera            CF    9. B Inge               3B 

   M Mussina            P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  1--  2   10%  73% C Granderson    M Mussina       Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Casey Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  4   -8%  58% M Thames        M Mussina       Fielder's Choice 3B; Polanco to 2B; Granderson out at Hm/3B-2B-C
   t 3   0  3-0  1--  5    7%  82% J Damon         J Verlander     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-2  -2-  4    7%  80% P Polanco       M Mussina       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Granderson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  7    6%  67% P Polanco       M Mussina       Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   54%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   53%  B Abreu         Walk
          1--  5   51%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Abreu to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      61%  P Polanco       Granderson Steals 2B
          -2-  7   67%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Granderson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   58%  M Thames        Fielder's Choice 3B; Polanco to 2B; Granderson out at Hm/3B-2B-C
          12-  6   64%  M Ordonez       Walk; Polanco to 3B; Thames to 2B
   RO     123  2   64%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Polanco Scores
   O      12-  8   60%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   62%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   64%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  R Cano          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   68%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   65%  R Raburn        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   63%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      1--  2   73%  C Granderson    Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Casey Scores
   R      -2-  4   80%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Granderson Scores
   O      1--  4   78%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   75%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   82%  J Damon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   82%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   84%  C Guillen       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1   89%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen Scores; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   88%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      --3  5   92%  R Raburn        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores
   R      1--  2   95%  B Inge          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Raburn Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
          ---  6   96%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Edwar Ramirez facing 2-3-4
                  Edwar Ramirez replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   R      ---  3   98%  P Polanco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   98%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   98%  C Guillen       Walk
          1--      98%  I Rodriguez     Passed Ball; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Cano          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   99%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Sean Henn facing 7-8-9
                  Sean Henn replaces Edwar Ramirez pitching
          ---  3   99%  S Casey         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 7th
   R      --3  1   99%  R Raburn        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Santiago Scores
          1--  5  100%  B Inge          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Raburn to 3B
   RO     -23  3  100%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B; Raburn Scores; Inge to 3B
          --3  4  100%  P Polanco       Walk
   R      1-3  6  100%  M Thames        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Inge Scores; Polanco to 2B
          12-  4  100%  M Ordonez       Walk; Polanco to 3B; Thames to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      123  5  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 10.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-10, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
                  Carlos Guillen moves to 1B; Ramon Santiago moves to SS
          ---  6  100%  J Damon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Shelley Duncan pinch runs for Johnny Damon batting 1st
   O      1--  5  100%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  100%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Alex Rodriguez batting 4th
   O      1--  3  100%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Sean Henn facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Molina replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 6th; Wilson Betemit moves to 3B; Shelley Duncan moves to LF
          ---  5  100%  R Santiago      Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Raburn        Flyball: CF
          1--  5  100%  B Inge          Walk; Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 10.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-10, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  H Matsui        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Sean Henn facing 3-4-5
                  Cameron Maybin pinch hits for Marcus Thames batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordonez to 2B
          12-  3  100%  R Santiago      Hit By Pitch; Ordonez to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  R Raburn        Walk; Ordonez Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Santiago to 2B
   RRR    123  1  100%  B Inge          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Santiago Scores; Raburn Scores
          -2-  4  100%  C Granderson    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Inge to 3B
                  Brian Bruney replaces Sean Henn pitching
   R      1-3  8  100%  P Polanco       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B; Inge Scores/No RBI/unER
   R      12-  3  100%  C Maybin        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Granderson Scores/unER; Polanco to 3B
   O      -23  7  100%  M Ordonez       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 16.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-16, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
                  Zach Miner replaces Justin Verlander pitching; Curtis Granderson moves to LF; Cameron Maybin moves to CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Cano          Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  5  100%  S Duncan        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 16.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 16-0, Brian Bruney facing 5-6-7
                  Andy Phillips replaces Derek Jeter playing 3B batting 2nd; Wilson Betemit moves to SS
          ---  4  100%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4  100%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Santiago      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 16.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-16, Zach Miner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  A Phillips      Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  W Betemit       Groundout: P-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 16.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation