April 7, 2012 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

Saturday, April 7, 2012, 4:06PM , Comerica Park Attendance: 44,710, Time of Game: 2:53

Red Sox 0 0-2 ⇐ Lost 2 ⇒ Bobby Valentine	at	Tigers 10 2-0 ⇐ Won 2 ⇒ Jim Leyland	W: Duane Below (1-0) L: Josh Beckett (0-1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Tigers 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 X 10 12 0

Boston Red Sox

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	Pit	Str	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	6	5	-0.060	0.79	0.000	-0.060	-0.8	2	0
Darnell McDonald PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	6	4	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	-0.2	0	0
Dustin Pedroia 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.536	18	10	-0.055	0.51	0.000	-0.055	-0.6	3	2
Adrian Gonzalez 1B	4	0	2	0	0	2	.429	.929	15	10	0.035	0.37	0.046	-0.011	0.2	6	4
David Ortiz DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.786	7	4	-0.006	0.93	0.038	-0.044	-0.2
Kelly Shoppach PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3	2	0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.4
Kevin Youkilis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	16	8	-0.071	0.74	0.000	-0.071	-1.7	0	6	GDP
Ryan Sweeney RF	3	0	2	0	1	0	.571	1.482	19	9	0.014	0.44	0.040	-0.026	0.6	1	0
Cody Ross LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	19	10	-0.105	0.65	0.000	-0.105	-1.7	1	0	GDP
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C	3	0	1	0	0	1	.167	.500	14	8	0.055	0.44	0.064	-0.009	0.1	5	0	2B
Mike Aviles SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	11	8	-0.050	0.53	0.000	-0.050	-0.8	3	1

Josh Beckett P																3	0
Scott Atchison P																0	0
Matt Albers P																0	0
Justin Thomas P																0	0
Michael Bowden P																0	0
Team Totals	32	0	7	0	2	11	.219	.515	134	78	-0.243	0.55	0.188	-0.431	-4.6	24	13

2B: J Saltalamacchia (1, off D Fister).

TB: A Gonzalez 2; R Sweeney 2; J Saltalamacchia 2; D Ortiz; K Shoppach.

GIDP: K Youkilis (1); C Ross (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Fielding

DP: 1. K Youkilis-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez.

E: J Saltalamacchia (1); M Aviles (1).

Detroit Tigers

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	Pit	Str	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Austin Jackson CF	3	1	1	1	2	1	.500	1.475	24	13	0.062	0.28	0.065	-0.004	1.0	1	0	2B
Brennan Boesch RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	16	9	-0.060	0.48	0.000	-0.060	-1.9	1	0	GDP
Miguel Cabrera 3B	5	2	2	3	0	1	.333	1.889	17	11	0.162	0.43	0.186	-0.024	2.1	1	4	2·HR
Prince Fielder 1B	3	2	2	2	0	0	.500	2.000	18	13	0.075	0.29	0.086	-0.011	2.1	8	0	2·HR,HBP
Don Kelly 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0					0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	1	0
Delmon Young LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	.250	.500	11	8	0.009	0.18	0.017	-0.008	0.8	1	0
Ramon Santiago 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	1	1
Alex Avila C	4	2	2	2	0	0	.500	1.500	8	6	0.053	0.34	0.070	-0.017	1.8	11	0	HR
Jhonny Peralta SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.571	1.339	13	10	-0.015	0.16	0.001	-0.016	-0.1	1	2
Andy Dirks DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500	1.000	17	11	-0.009	0.12	0.002	-0.011	1.3
Ryan Raburn 2B-LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.250	14	10	-0.019	0.18	0.000	-0.019	-1.1	1	3

Doug Fister P																0	0
Duane Below P																0	0
Octavio Dotel P																0	0
Phil Coke P																0	0
Joaquin Benoit P																0	0
Team Totals	36	10	12	9	2	4	.333	1.162	138	91	0.258	0.28	0.427	-0.170	5.9	27	10

2B: A Jackson (1, off J Beckett).

HR: P Fielder 2 (2, 2 off J Beckett; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M Cabrera 2 (2, 2 off J Beckett; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); A Avila (1, off J Beckett; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: P Fielder (1, by M Albers).

TB: P Fielder 8; M Cabrera 8; A Avila 5; A Jackson 2; A Dirks 2; D Young 2; J Peralta.

GIDP: B Boesch (2).

RBI: M Cabrera 3 (3); A Avila 2 (3); P Fielder 2 (3); A Jackson (2); A Dirks (1).

2-out RBI: P Fielder; M Cabrera; A Dirks.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Fielding

DP: 2. J Peralta-R Santiago-D Kelly; R Raburn-P Fielder.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	BF	Pit	Str	Ctct	StS	StL	GB	FB	LD	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Josh Beckett, L (0-1)	4.2	7	7	7	1	3	5	13.50	23	83	59	39	7	13	7	12	5	24			-0.255	0.47	-4.7
Scott Atchison	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.75	6	20	13	8	1	4	3	3	0		1	0	-0.001	0.02	-0.2
Matt Albers	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50	5	15	8	4	1	3	3	1	0		0	0	-0.001	0.00	-1.0
Justin Thomas	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	2	10	6	3	1	2	0	1	1		2	1	0.000	0.01	-0.5
Michael Bowden	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	3	10	5	5	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0.000	0.00	0.5
Team Totals	8	12	10	9	2	4	5	10.12	39	138	91	59	10	22	15	17	6	24	3	1	-0.257	0.55	-5.9

Detroit Tigers

Pitching	IP	H	BB	SO	BF	Pit	Str	Ctct	StS	StL	GB	FB	LD	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Doug Fister	3.2	3	1	3	14	51	29	17	4	8	6	4	2	57			0.182	1.21	1.8
Duane Below, W (1-0)	2.1	1	0	2	8	31	21	12	3	6	2	4	1		1	0	0.058	0.28	1.3
Octavio Dotel	1.1	1	0	3	5	22	12	4	5	3	2	0	0		0	0	0.003	0.04	0.8
Phil Coke	0.2	0	1	2	3	14	7	3	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0.000	0.00	0.3
Joaquin Benoit	1	2	0	1	4	16	9	4	2	3	2	1	1		0	0	0.000	0.00	0.5
Team Totals	9	7	2	11	34	134	78	40	15	23	12	9	4	57	1	0	0.243	0.28	4.6

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: M Albers (1; P Fielder).

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 44,710.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

	Boston Red Sox			Detroit Tigers
1	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1	Austin Jackson	CF
2	Dustin Pedroia	2B	2	Brennan Boesch	RF
3	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	3	Miguel Cabrera	3B
4	David Ortiz	DH	4	Prince Fielder	1B
5	Kevin Youkilis	3B	5	Delmon Young	LF
6	Ryan Sweeney	RF	6	Alex Avila	C
7	Cody Ross	LF	7	Jhonny Peralta	SS
8	Jarrod Saltalamacc	C	8	Andy Dirks	DH
9	Mike Aviles	SS	9	Ryan Raburn	2B

	Josh Beckett P			Doug Fister P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
b1	0-0	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1B1CX	RR	DET	M. Cabrera	J. Beckett	17%	72%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jackson Scores
t2	0-2	1	12-	3,(1-1) BSX	OO	BOS	C. Ross	D. Fister	9%	75%	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b4	2-0	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	R	DET	P. Fielder	J. Beckett	7%	86%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4	3-0	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	RR	DET	A. Avila	J. Beckett	7%	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
t3	0-2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX		BOS	J. Saltalamacchia	D. Fister	-6%	65%	Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)Sequence	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 1-2-3
t1	0-0	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	O	BOS	J. Ellsbury	D. Fister	2%	52%	Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t1	0-0	1	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	O	BOS	D. Pedroia	D. Fister	2%	54%	Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1	0-0	2	---	6,(2-2) BBFSFT	O	BOS	A. Gonzalez	D. Fister	1%	55%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
b1	0-0	0	---	6,(3-2) BFSBBB		DET	A. Jackson	J. Beckett	3%	58%	Walk
b1	0-0	0	1--	3,(1-1) 11B1SX	O	DET	B. Boesch	J. Beckett	-3%	55%	Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b1	0-0	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1B1CX	RR	DET	M. Cabrera	J. Beckett	17%	72%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jackson Scores
b1	2-0	1	---	6,(1-2) BCCFFX	O	DET	P. Fielder	J. Beckett	-1%	71%	Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
b1	2-0	2	---	1,(0-0) X	O	DET	D. Young	J. Beckett	-1%	70%	Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
									2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 4-5-6
t2	0-2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX		BOS	D. Ortiz	D. Fister	-4%	66%	Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t2	0-2	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBBFB1S	O	BOS	K. Youkilis	D. Fister	4%	70%	Strikeout Swinging
t2	0-2	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBCFBB		BOS	R. Sweeney	D. Fister	-4%	66%	Walk; Ortiz to 2B
t2	0-2	1	12-	3,(1-1) BSX	OO	BOS	C. Ross	D. Fister	9%	75%	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
b2	2-0	0	---	1,(0-0) X	O	DET	A. Avila	J. Beckett	-2%	73%	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2	2-0	1	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	O	DET	J. Peralta	J. Beckett	-1%	72%	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2	2-0	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	O	DET	A. Dirks	J. Beckett	-1%	71%	Flyball: LF (Short LF)
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 8-9-1
t3	0-2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX		BOS	J. Saltalamacchia	D. Fister	-6%	65%	Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t3	0-2	0	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	O	BOS	M. Aviles	D. Fister	5%	69%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3	0-2	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	O	BOS	J. Ellsbury	D. Fister	3%	73%	Groundout: 2B-1B; Saltalamacchi to 3B
t3	0-2	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	O	BOS	D. Pedroia	D. Fister	4%	76%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
b3	2-0	0	---	3,(0-2) CSS	O	DET	R. Raburn	J. Beckett	-2%	75%	Strikeout Swinging
b3	2-0	1	---	7,(2-2) BBFTFFX		DET	A. Jackson	J. Beckett	3%	78%	Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b3	2-0	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	O	DET	B. Boesch	J. Beckett	-2%	75%	Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
b3	2-0	2	-2-	3,(0-2) FSC	O	DET	M. Cabrera	J. Beckett	-2%	73%	Strikeout Looking
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 3-4-5
t4	0-2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX		BOS	A. Gonzalez	D. Fister	-4%	69%	Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4	0-2	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	O	BOS	D. Ortiz	D. Fister	4%	73%	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4	0-2	1	1--	5,(2-2) SBC*BC	O	BOS	K. Youkilis	D. Fister	3%	76%	Strikeout Looking
									Duane Below replaces Doug Fister pitching
t4	0-2	2	1--	4,(2-1) BB.CX	O	BOS	R. Sweeney	D. Below	3%	79%	Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
b4	2-0	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	R	DET	P. Fielder	J. Beckett	7%	86%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4	3-0	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX		DET	D. Young	J. Beckett	2%	88%	Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b4	3-0	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	RR	DET	A. Avila	J. Beckett	7%	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
b4	5-0	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	O	DET	J. Peralta	J. Beckett	-0%	94%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4	5-0	1	---	6,(2-2) BFCFBX	O	DET	A. Dirks	J. Beckett	-0%	94%	Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4	5-0	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	O	DET	R. Raburn	J. Beckett	-0%	94%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
									3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Duane Below facing 7-8-9
t5	0-5	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	O	BOS	C. Ross	D. Below	1%	95%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5	0-5	1	---	4,(1-2) BSFX	O	BOS	J. Saltalamacchia	D. Below	1%	96%	Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t5	0-5	2	---	3,(0-2) CFS	O	BOS	M. Aviles	D. Below	0%	96%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
b5	5-0	0	---	4,(1-2) .CFBC	O	DET	A. Jackson	J. Beckett	-0%	96%	Strikeout Looking
b5	5-0	1	---	5,(2-2) BFBFX	O	DET	B. Boesch	J. Beckett	-0%	95%	Groundout: 1B-P
b5	5-0	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	R	DET	M. Cabrera	J. Beckett	2%	97%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5	6-0	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	R	DET	P. Fielder	J. Beckett	1%	99%	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b5	7-0	2	---	5,(2-2) SSBBX		DET	D. Young	J. Beckett	0%	99%	Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
									Scott Atchison replaces Josh Beckett pitching
b5	7-0	2	1--	5,(2-2) .BCBTX	O	DET	A. Avila	S. Atchison	-0%	99%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
									2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Duane Below facing 1-2-3
t6	0-7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	O	BOS	J. Ellsbury	D. Below	0%	99%	Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6	0-7	1	---	8,(2-2) CBSFFBFC	O	BOS	D. Pedroia	D. Below	0%	99%	Strikeout Looking
t6	0-7	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX		BOS	A. Gonzalez	D. Below	-0%	99%	Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t6	0-7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	O	BOS	D. Ortiz	D. Below	0%	99%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Red Sox' Scott Atchison facing 7-8-9
b6	7-0	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX		DET	J. Peralta	S. Atchison	0%	99%	Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b6	7-0	0	1--	2,(0-1) SX		DET	A. Dirks	S. Atchison	0%	100%	Single to CF (Fly Ball); Peralta to 2B
b6	7-0	0	12-	2,(0-1) CX	O	DET	R. Raburn	S. Atchison	-0%	100%	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Peralta to 3B
b6	7-0	1	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	RO	DET	A. Jackson	S. Atchison	0%	100%	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Peralta Scores
b6	8-0	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	O	DET	B. Boesch	S. Atchison	-0%	100%	Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
									1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
									Octavio Dotel replaces Duane Below pitching
t7	0-8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	O	BOS	K. Youkilis	O. Dotel	0%	100%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7	0-8	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX		BOS	R. Sweeney	O. Dotel	-0%	100%	Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7	0-8	1	1--	5,(2-2) CBFBS	O	BOS	C. Ross	O. Dotel	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
t7	0-8	2	1--	4,(2-1) FBB>C		BOS	J. Saltalamacchia	O. Dotel	-0%	100%	Defensive Indifference; Sweeney to 2B
t7	0-8	2	-2-	5,(2-2) FBB>C.S	O	BOS	J. Saltalamacchia	O. Dotel	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Red Sox' Matt Albers facing 3-4-5
									Matt Albers replaces Scott Atchison pitching
b7	8-0	0	---	5,(3-1) .CBBBX	O	DET	M. Cabrera	M. Albers	-0%	100%	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7	8-0	1	---	5,(2-2) BBCSH		DET	P. Fielder	M. Albers	0%	100%	Hit By Pitch
b7	8-0	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX		DET	D. Young	M. Albers	0%	100%	Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fielder to 2B
b7	8-0	1	12-	1,(0-0) X		DET	A. Avila	M. Albers	0%	100%	Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fielder to 3B; Young to 2B
b7	8-0	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	RO	DET	J. Peralta	M. Albers	0%	100%	Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Young Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 1B)/No RBI; Avila to 3B
									Justin Thomas replaces Matt Albers pitching
b7	9-0	2	1-3	5,(2-2) .FBFBX	R	DET	A. Dirks	J. Thomas	0%	100%	Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Avila Scores/unER; Peralta to 2B
b7	10-0	2	12-	5,(2-2) CBBCS	O	DET	R. Raburn	J. Thomas	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
									2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 10.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-10, Tigers' Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
									Ramon Santiago replaces Delmon Young (LF) playing 2B batting 5th Ryan Raburn moves from 2B to LF
t8	0-10	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BSBSS	O	BOS	M. Aviles	O. Dotel	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
									Phil Coke replaces Octavio Dotel pitching Darnell McDonald pinch hits for Jacoby Ellsbury (CF) batting 1st
t8	0-10	1	---	6,(2-2) ..CBFFBC	O	BOS	D. McDonald	P. Coke	0%	100%	Strikeout Looking
t8	0-10	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBB		BOS	D. Pedroia	P. Coke	0%	100%	Walk
t8	0-10	2	1--	4,(1-2) CFBS	O	BOS	A. Gonzalez	P. Coke	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Red Sox' Michael Bowden facing 1-2-3
									Michael Bowden replaces Justin Thomas pitching Darnell McDonald moves from PH to CF
b8	10-0	0	---	5,(3-1) ..BBFBB		DET	A. Jackson	M. Bowden	0%	100%	Walk
b8	10-0	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	OO	DET	B. Boesch	M. Bowden	-0%	100%	Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8	10-0	2	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	O	DET	M. Cabrera	M. Bowden	0%	100%	Groundout: 3B-1B
									0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 10.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-10, Tigers' Joaquin Benoit facing 4-5-6
									Joaquin Benoit replaces Phil Coke pitching Don Kelly replaces Prince Fielder playing 1B batting 4th Kelly Shoppach pinch hits for David Ortiz (DH) batting 4th
t9	0-10	0	---	3,(1-1) ...BCX		BOS	K. Shoppach	J. Benoit	0%	100%	Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9	0-10	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	OO	BOS	K. Youkilis	J. Benoit	0%	100%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t9	0-10	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX		BOS	R. Sweeney	J. Benoit	0%	100%	Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9	0-10	2	1--	6,(3-2) BSBC*B>S	O	BOS	C. Ross	J. Benoit	0%	100%	Strikeout Swinging
									0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 10.

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