June 27, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,327

Friday, June 27, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:22

Red Sox

50-32

Won 3

1st

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  2    6 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0

W: D Matsuzaka (9-1), L: R Hernandez (0-1), S: J Papelbon (24)

Astros

37-43

Lost 1

5th, 12 GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .270  .747   25    2   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .295  .770   24    0   2   2B
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   3    2   1  .309 1.000   21    5   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .883   18    0   0   
  M Delcarmen P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Okajima P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Cora SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .715    4    0   1   
M Lowell 3B                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .285  .844   16    0   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 5   0   4   0    0   0  .313  .929   15    8   0   2B
J Varitek C                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .233  .704   25    7   0   GDP
J Lugo SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .709   10    3   2   GDP
  J Papelbon P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Matsuzaka P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    1   1   
  C Hansen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Casey PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .362  .869    2    0   0   
  J Ellsbury LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .738    2    1   0   
Totals                       37   6  12   6    6   5              171   27   9

BATTING

2B: K Youkilis (21, off R Hernandez); D Pedroia (23, off R Hernandez).

HR: J Drew (15, off R Hernandez; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: K Youkilis 5; D Pedroia 4; J Drew 4; M Lowell; C Crisp; J Lugo; J Varitek.

GIDP: J Varitek (10); J Lugo (11).

RBI: J Drew 3 (48); M Lowell 2 (43); D Pedroia (35).

2-out RBI: D Pedroia.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .600   20    2   0   
D Newhan 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .777   13    3   2   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Abercrombie PH            1   1   1   1    0   0  .300 1.064    6    0   0   HR
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .779   10    3   4   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .365 1.145   15    6   1   
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .842   17    4   0   
G Blum 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .596   17    0   1   
H Pence RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .750   16    3   0   
H Quintero C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .589   11    5   0   
R Hernandez P                 0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .789    7    0   0   
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210         1   0   
  T Byrdak P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  M Loretta 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .691    3    0   1   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   7              140   27   9

BATTING

HR: R Abercrombie (1, off H Okajima; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Abercrombie 4; M Tejada; L Berkman; H Quintero.

RBI: R Abercrombie (1).

2-out RBI: R Abercrombie.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Loretta-M Tejada-L Berkman; M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman.

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
D Matsuzaka, W (9-1)           5     2   0   0    3   4   0   3.21   20   87-54   34· 7·13    6· 6· 1· 0     64    -     1.15   0.25
C Hansen, H (5)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.70    3    8-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.05
M Delcarmen                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.27    3   17-13    8· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.03
H Okajima                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.21    4   15-11    5· 3· 3    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.01
J Papelbon, S (24)             1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.00    4   13-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.29   0.03
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   7   1          34  140-93   57·13·23   10·13· 1· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hernandez, L (0-1)           5     5   3   3    3   5   1   5.40   22   99-63   38· 6·19    4· 8· 2· 0     47    -     0.87  -0.12
C Sampson                      1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.29    7   20-14    9· 1· 4    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.02
T Byrdak                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.96    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23  -0.00
O Villarreal                   1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    6   24-15   11· 0· 4    0· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.26   0.02
W Wright                       0.1   1   2   2    2   0   0   5.47    4   16-6     4· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.01
D Brocail                      0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.23    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.18  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    6   5   1          43  171-104  67· 8·29    9·18· 5· 0          6-2

T Byrdak faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 42,327.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 1mph , In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Houston Astros                       
1. C Crisp              CF    1. M Bourn              CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. D Newhan             2B 
3. J Drew               RF    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. C Lee                LF 
6. K Youkilis           1B    6. G Blum               3B 
7. J Varitek            C     7. H Pence              RF 
8. J Lugo               SS    8. H Quintero           C  
9. D Matsuzaka          P     9. R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  -23  3   19%  79% J Drew          R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Crisp Scores; Pedroia Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  4    9%  60% D Pedroia       R Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Crisp to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  3   -9%  45% J Lugo          R Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 5   2  3-0  123  3    9%  87% D Newhan        D Matsuzaka     Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   b 5   1  3-0  12-  7    5%  82% D Erstad        D Matsuzaka     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   50%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   47%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   45%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  D Newhan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  K Youkilis      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  5   54%  J Varitek       Walk; Youkilis to 2B
   OO     12-  3   45%  J Lugo          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   41%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   45%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   48%  G Blum          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  H Pence         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   48%  D Matsuzaka     Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  C Crisp         Walk
          1--  4   60%  D Pedroia       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Crisp to 3B
   RRR    -23  3   79%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Crisp Scores; Pedroia Scores
   O      ---  6   78%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   77%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  H Quintero      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   77%  R Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  5   80%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   82%  D Newhan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   85%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5   87%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      12-  1   84%  J Lugo          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  5   81%  D Matsuzaka     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  8   79%  C Crisp         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   81%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      --- 11   83%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   82%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   81%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   84%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  8   81%  H Pence         Walk
          1--  3   76%  H Quintero      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Pence to 2B
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Runelvys Hernandez batting 9th
   O      12-  7   82%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   78%  M Bourn         Walk; Pence to 3B; Quintero to 2B
   O      123  3   87%  D Newhan        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Sampson replaces Darin Erstad pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   86%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   85%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   84%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Craig Hansen facing 3-4-5
                  Craig Hansen replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   89%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   90%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   91%  J Lugo          Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Sean Casey pinch hits for Craig Hansen batting 9th
   O      1--  2   90%  S Casey         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  5   89%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Lugo to 2B
   R      -2-  2   94%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lugo Scores
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   94%  J Drew          Walk; Pedroia to 2B
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces David Newhan pitching and batting 2nd; Mark Loretta replaces Tim Byrdak playing 2B batting 9th
   O      12-  3   93%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Manny Delcarmen facing 6-7-8
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Manny Ramirez pitching and batting 4th; Jacoby Ellsbury replaces Sean Casey playing LF batting 9th
   O      --- 10   95%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   96%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   97%  H Quintero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Oscar Villarreal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  5   97%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   97%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Youkilis to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  2   96%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Hideki Okajima facing 9-1-2
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  3   97%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  M Bourn         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Reggie Abercrombie pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal batting 2nd
   R      ---  6   96%  R Abercrombie   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   95%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Julio Lugo pitching and batting 8th; Alex Cora replaces Hideki Okajima playing SS batting 4th
   O      1--  6   97%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wesley Wright facing 1-2-3
                  Wesley Wright replaces Reggie Abercrombie pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  2   97%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   98%  D Pedroia       Walk; Crisp to 2B
          12-  6   99%  J Drew          Walk; Crisp to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  A Cora          Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
                  Doug Brocail replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 2nd
   RR     123  2  100%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores; Pedroia Scores; Drew to 2B
          12-  1  100%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Drew to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   OO     123  5   99%  J Varitek       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Astros 1.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation