April 27, 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 36,347

Sunday, April 27, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Angels

16-10

Won 1

1st

Mike Scioscia

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   1  1  4   0  0  0    6  8  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  5  1

W: J Weaver (2-3), L: J Verlander (1-4)

Tigers

11-15

Lost 1

5th, 4 GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Figgins 3B-2B               4   0   0   0    1   2  .314  .780   25    1   1   CS
G Matthews LF                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .240  .710   26    0   0   
V Guerrero RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .829   15    1   0   
C Kotchman 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .337  .988   12    9   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .305  .900   11    3   0   3B,2B
G Anderson DH                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .228  .620   14    0   0   IW
M Izturis 2B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .197  .514    8    2   1   
  R Quinlan 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    3    1   0   
M Napoli C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .800   15    7   1   
E Aybar SS                    3   0   2   3    0   0  .346  .760   15    3   6   SF

J Weaver P                                                               0   1
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6    4   5              144   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Hunter (9, off J Verlander).

3B: T Hunter (1, off J Verlander).

SF: E Aybar (1, off J Verlander).

IBB: G Anderson (2, by J Verlander).

TB: T Hunter 5; E Aybar 2; C Kotchman 2; V Guerrero; M Izturis.

RBI: E Aybar 3 (9); T Hunter 3 (15).

2-out RBI: E Aybar 2; T Hunter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Aybar-C Kotchman; E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Figgins (4, 2nd base by J Verlander/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .300 1.190   24    5   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .516   17    2   4   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   0   0    0   2  .159  .575   19    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  2   1   2   0    2   0  .305  .928   19    1   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .272  .856   15    9   0   
C Guillen 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .975   23    1   2   GDP
E Renteria SS                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .324  .813   12    2   4   SF,GDP
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .702   10    5   1   2B
J Jones LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .197  .587   11    2   0   CS

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   2   5   2    5   7              150   27  11

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (7, off J Speier).

SF: E Renteria (1, off J Speier).

TB: M Ordonez 2; I Rodriguez 2; C Guillen; M Cabrera.

GIDP: E Renteria (4); C Guillen (5).

RBI: I Rodriguez (12); E Renteria (16).

2-out RBI: I Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Guillen (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Jones (1, 2nd base by J Weaver/M Napoli).

PO: C Granderson (1st base by J Weaver).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Weaver, W (2-3)              6.1   4   2   2    4   5   0   4.21   24  104-63   33· 6·24    8· 5· 2· 0     58    -     0.88   0.29
J Speier                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    3   13-6     5· 1· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          2-2    0.55   0.00
S Shields                      2     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.13    6   25-15    5· 2· 8    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.56   0.05
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   7   0          33  142-84   43· 9·32   10· 8· 3· 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, L (1-4)           5.2   7   6   6    4   3   0   6.50   27  100-57   40· 5·12    8· 9· 3· 0     30    -     0.91  -0.18
Z Miner                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    4   16-10    8· 1· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.09   0.01
J Grilli                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.29    7   26-18    9· 4· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4   5   0          38  142-85   57·10·18   14·12· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: J Verlander (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Verlander (3; G Anderson).

PO: J Weaver (2; C Granderson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 36,347.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Figgins            3B    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. G Matthews           LF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. V Guerrero           RF    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. C Kotchman           1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. M Cabrera            1B 
6. G Anderson           DH    6. C Guillen            3B 
7. M Izturis            2B    7. E Renteria           SS 
8. M Napoli             C     8. I Rodriguez          C  
9. E Aybar              SS    9. J Jones              LF 

   J Weaver             P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  1--  1   14%  61% T Hunter        J Verlander     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kotchman Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  1    9%  50% E Renteria      J Weaver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 6   1  0-2  -23  4    8%  92% T Hunter        J Verlander     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Matthews Scores; Guerrero Scores
   t 6   0  0-2  1--  2    7%  88% V Guerrero      J Verlander     Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews to 3B; Guerrero to 2B/Adv on E5
   b 4   2  1-0  12-  6    6%  64% C Guillen       J Weaver        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Figgins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jered Weaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Granderson    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  P Polanco       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  C Kotchman      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   47%  G Anderson      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  3   45%  M Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jered Weaver facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   41%  M Ordonez       Walk
          1--  7   36%  M Cabrera       Walk; Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  6   41%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  1   50%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  M Napoli        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   46%  E Aybar         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   47%  C Figgins       Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  G Matthews      Figgins Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jered Weaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   44%  J Jones         Walk
   O      1--      49%  C Granderson    Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  7   47%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  P Polanco       Granderson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   47%  C Kotchman      Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      1--  1   61%  T Hunter        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kotchman Scores
   O      --3  4   57%  G Anderson      Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jered Weaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   60%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  5   61%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   58%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  6   64%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   68%  M Izturis       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      70%  M Napoli        Balk; Izturis to 2B
   O      -2-  8   69%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Izturis to 3B
   RO     --3  2   72%  E Aybar         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Izturis Scores
   O      ---  7   71%  C Figgins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jered Weaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   74%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   76%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Jones         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   80%  G Matthews      Walk
          1--  2   88%  V Guerrero      Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews to 3B; Guerrero to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -23  1   84%  C Kotchman      Flyball: CF
   RR     -23  4   92%  T Hunter        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Matthews Scores; Guerrero Scores
          -2-  4   93%  G Anderson      Intentional Walk
          12-  4   94%  M Izturis       Walk; Hunter to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   O      123  1   92%  M Napoli        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   RR     123  5   97%  E Aybar         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores; Anderson Scores; Izturis to 2B
                  Zach Miner replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      12-  2   97%  C Figgins       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jered Weaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   98%  C Granderson    Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   98%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Zach Miner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   98%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   98%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  C Kotchman      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jered Weaver facing 4-5-6
                  Chone Figgins moves to 2B; Robb Quinlan replaces Maicer Izturis playing 3B batting 7th
          ---  2   97%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  M Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  7   96%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ordonez to 3B
                  Justin Speier replaces Jered Weaver pitching
   RO     1-3  5   97%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Ordonez Scores
   R      1--  4   95%  I Rodriguez     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores
   O      -2-  4   96%  J Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Grilli facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Grilli replaces Zach Miner pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  R Quinlan       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Scot Shields facing 1-2-3
                  Scot Shields replaces Justin Speier pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  P Polanco       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Grilli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  M Napoli        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   99%  E Aybar         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  C Figgins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   98%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Scot Shields facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   96%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4  100%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Tigers 2.

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