May 4, 2007 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 34,951

Friday, May 4, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Red Sox

19-9

Won 3

1st

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

W: T Wakefield (3-3), L: C Silva (2-2), S: J Papelbon (9)

Twins

15-14

Lost 3

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .630   14    2   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .777   15   15   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .318 1.057   21    0   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .727   13    1   0   2B
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .775   11    2   0   3B
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .878   22    0   3   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .619   10    5   0   
D Mirabelli C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.058   16    2   2   2B
A Cora 2B                     3   0   3   0    0   0  .406 1.270    9    0   7   3B,SH

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    2   4              131   27  16

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (2, off C Silva); D Mirabelli (1, off C Silva).

3B: A Cora (3, off C Silva); J Drew (1, off J Rincon).

HR: D Ortiz (8, off C Silva; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: A Cora (3, off C Silva).

TB: A Cora 5; D Ortiz 4; J Drew 3; D Mirabelli 2; M Ramirez 2; C Crisp.

RBI: D Ortiz (25); C Crisp (8).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .666   18    1   4   
N Punto 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .651   19    0   3   
J Mauer DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .926   13    0   0   2B,HBP
T Hunter CF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .340 1.023   13    1   0   SB,CS
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .823   23   13   0   
M Redmond C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .572   19    5   0   
J Kubel LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .633   16    4   0   
J Rabe RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .370    9    2   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .668   14    1   5   2B

C Silva P                                                                0   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    3   3              144   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Mauer (10, off J Romero); J Bartlett (5, off T Wakefield).

HBP: J Mauer (2, by T Wakefield).

TB: T Hunter 2; J Bartlett 2; J Mauer 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Hunter (7, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

CS: T Hunter (2, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

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
T Wakefield, W (3-3)           7     3   0   0    3   2   0   2.11   27  104-60   32· 7·21   12· 6· 3· 0     70    -     1.06   0.49
J Romero, H (2)                0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    3   16-10    5· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.05
B Donnelly, H (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.04    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.47   0.10
J Papelbon, S (9)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    3   16-11    8· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   3   0          34  137-82   46· 8·28   14·10· 3· 0          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Silva, L (2-2)               7     5   1   1    2   1   1   2.75   28   96-58   32· 1·25   13·11· 1· 0     62    -     0.95   0.25
P Neshek                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.84    3   15-10    3· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
J Rincon                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.31    6   20-12    6· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.07
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   4   1          37  131-80   41· 4·35   15·14· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (1; J Mauer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 34,951.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Lugo               SS    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. N Punto              3B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. J Mauer              DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. T Hunter             CF 
5. J Drew               RF    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. M Lowell             3B    6. M Redmond            C  
7. C Crisp              CF    7. J Kubel              LF 
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. J Rabe               RF 
9. A Cora               2B    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   T Wakefield          P        C Silva              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  ---  3   17%  63% D Ortiz         C Silva         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 8   2  1-0  -2-  1   10%  83% T Hunter        B Donnelly      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   t 3   1  0-0  --3  2   -8%  47% J Lugo          C Silva         Fielder's Choice SS; Mirabelli out at Hm/SS-C
   t 9   0  0-1  ---  3    8%  91% J Drew          J Rincon        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   1  1-0  1--  3    7%  67% J Morneau       T Wakefield     Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   46%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  8   47%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   49%  N Punto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   48%  J Mauer         Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   46%  T Hunter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Mauer to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  C Crisp         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   47%  M Redmond       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   45%  J Kubel         Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  J Rabe          Flyball: CF
          1--  1   44%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Line Drive); Kubel to 3B
   O      -23  5   50%  L Castillo      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   57%  D Mirabelli     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   55%  A Cora          Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Mirabelli to 3B
   O      --3  2   47%  J Lugo          Fielder's Choice SS; Mirabelli out at Hm/SS-C
   O      1--  4   44%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  N Punto         Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   47%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  J Morneau       Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   45%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   47%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  6   44%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  M Redmond       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Rabe          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   45%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   48%  A Cora          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  6   43%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   46%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   48%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  N Punto         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   63%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  7   68%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   64%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  5   60%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   64%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   60%  T Hunter        Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Morneau       Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   65%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  M Redmond       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Silva facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   66%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   66%  A Cora          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   63%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   68%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   72%  J Rabe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   74%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Neshek facing 2-3-4
                  Pat Neshek replaces Carlos Silva pitching
   O      ---  6   72%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   70%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, J.C. Romero facing 1-2-3
                  J.C. Romero replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  4   75%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   80%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   73%  J Mauer         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      -2-  1   83%  T Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Rincon replaces Pat Neshek pitching
          ---  3   91%  J Drew          Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  5   88%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  1   92%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Drew Scores
   O      1--  5   91%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   92%  A Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  J Lugo          Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  8   98%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Kubel         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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