April 23, 2004 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
TOR 3 CHW 3
TBD 2
(10) DET 17
CLE 3 MIN 7
@KCR 5 BOS 11
@NYY 2 ANA 12
@OAK 2 TEX 10
SEA 8 ARI 5
SDP 2 CHC 3
NYM 1 HOU 13
@COL 7 ATL 6
@FLA 1 LAD 5
SFG 4
(12) MIL 2
STL 1 PHI 8
@MON 6 CIN 6
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,001

Friday, April 23, 2004, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 3:16

Red Sox

10-6

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   5  0  1   3  1  0   11 12  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  7  1

W: D Lowe (2-1), L: J Contreras (0-2)

Yankees

8-9

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   2   2   1    2   1  .304  .756   31    1   0   2B,SB
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .271  .775   23    0   2   HR
  C Crespo 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .423    5    0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .274  .914   28   10   1   2B
  D McCarty 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .382         3   0   
M Ramirez LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .379 1.074   15    1   0   HR
E Burks DH                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .133  .445   21    0   0   SB
J Varitek C                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .313  .938   25    5   0   
  D Mirabelli C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .556 2.267         1   0   
K Millar RF                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .242  .717   23    1   0   HR
M Bellhorn 2B-3B              5   2   3   2    0   2  .213  .793   23    3   7   HR
P Reese SS                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .204  .495   22    1   4   2B,SB

D Lowe P                                                                 1   2
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40  11  12  11    7   9              216   27  16

BATTING

2B: P Reese (2, off S Proctor); J Damon (4, off D Osborne); D Ortiz (5, off D Osborne).

HR: M Ramirez (4, off A Graman; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); K Millar (2, off J Contreras; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Mueller (3, off D Osborne; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); M Bellhorn (2, off J Contreras; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: M Bellhorn 6; K Millar 4; B Mueller 4; M Ramirez 4; P Reese 3; J Damon 3; D Ortiz 2; E Burks.

RBI: B Mueller 3 (11); P Reese 2 (4); M Bellhorn 2 (4); J Damon (10); D Ortiz (14); K Millar (7); M Ramirez (12).

2-out RBI: P Reese 2; D Ortiz; J Damon; M Bellhorn.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Reese-M Bellhorn-D Ortiz; B Mueller-M Bellhorn-D Ortiz.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Reese (2, 2nd base off J Contreras/J Flaherty); J Damon (3, 2nd base off J Contreras/J Flaherty); E Burks (2, 2nd base off J Contreras/J Flaherty).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Crosby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .923   19    4   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .197  .508   16    0   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .224  .680   15    1   2   2B
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .213  .916   17    7   0   
G Sheffield RF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .797   17    3   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .293  .880   16    2   0   HR
B Williams DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .563   19    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444   14    9   0   2·GDP
E Wilson 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .178  .386   11    1   2   

J Contreras P                                                            0   1
  D Osborne P                                                            0   0
  S Proctor P                                                            0   0
  A Graman P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   6              144   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (4, off D Lowe).

HR: H Matsui (2, off D Lowe; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: H Matsui 5; A Rodriguez 3; E Wilson; G Sheffield; B Williams.

GIDP: J Flaherty 2 (2).

RBI: H Matsui 2 (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: G Sheffield (1).

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 Lowe, W (2-1)                6     6   2   2    2   2   1   6.75   24  100-57   35· 3·19   13· 3· 4· 0     52    -     0.59   0.22
M Timlin                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.48    7   28-22   13· 4· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.01
L DiNardo                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-10    4· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   6   1          34  144-89   52·10·27   17· 4· 5· 0           -

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
J Contreras, L (0-2)           3.1   5   5   5    4   3   2  10.64   19   93-47   27· 4·16    4· 7· 1· 0     29    -     1.05  -0.16
D Osborne                      2.1   3   2   2    1   2   1   3.86   11   53-33   19· 6· 8    2· 5· 1· 0          2-2    0.21  -0.11
S Proctor                      1.1   3   3   3    2   2   0  12.27    9   31-19   11· 4· 4    0· 3· 2· 0          1-0    0.04  -0.00
A Graman                       2     1   1   1    0   2   1  11.57    8   29-21   12· 4· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    12  11  11    7   9   4          47  206-120  69·18·33    8·19· 4· 0          3-2

D Lowe faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 55,001.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Crosby             CF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. D Ortiz              1B    3. A Rodriguez          3B 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. J Giambi             1B 
5. E Burks              DH    5. G Sheffield          RF 
6. J Varitek            C     6. H Matsui             LF 
7. K Millar             RF    7. B Williams           DH 
8. M Bellhorn           2B    8. J Flaherty           C  
9. P Reese              SS    9. E Wilson             2B 

   D Lowe               P        J Contreras          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-3  12-  3   12%  94% B Mueller       D Osborne       Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Damon Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  ---  4   11%  70% K Millar        J Contreras     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3  5    9%  59% M Bellhorn      J Contreras     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Millar to 2B
   t 4   1  0-2  ---  3    9%  79% M Bellhorn      J Contreras     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  0-1  -23  2   -6%  56% E Burks         J Contreras     Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  B Mueller       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  7   45%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF
          ---  4   47%  A Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   46%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  E Burks         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  J Varitek       Burks Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   49%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Burks to 3B
          --3  5   50%  K Millar        Walk
   R      1-3  5   59%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Millar to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  P Reese         Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   51%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   55%  B Williams      Lineout: 2B
   OO     1--  2   61%  J Flaherty      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   64%  J Damon         Walk
          1--      66%  B Mueller       Damon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   62%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          -2-  6   64%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      12-  3   61%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Damon to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   O      -23  2   56%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  D Jeter         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Contreras facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   59%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   70%  K Millar        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  3   79%  M Bellhorn      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   81%  P Reese         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      82%  J Damon         Reese Steals 2B
          -2-  5   83%  " "             Walk
                  Donovan Osborne replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   RRR    12-  3   94%  B Mueller       Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Damon Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   94%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   95%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   95%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  H Matsui        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   95%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   95%  K Millar        Walk
   O      1--  8   95%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   93%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   97%  J Flaherty      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   96%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   97%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Donovan Osborne facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   97%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   97%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   97%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  5   98%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Damon Scores
                  Scott Proctor replaces Donovan Osborne pitching
   O      -2-  1   98%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Scott Proctor facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   99%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  K Millar        Flyball: LF
          1--  2   99%  M Bellhorn      Single to RF (Line Drive); Burks to 2B
   RR     12-  1  100%  P Reese         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores; Bellhorn Scores
   R      -2-  5  100%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive); Reese Scores
          1--  4  100%  B Mueller       Walk; Damon to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-10, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
                  David McCarty replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---  5  100%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   99%  H Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sheffield Scores
                  Mike Timlin replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9  100%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  E Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Alex Graman facing 4-5-6
                  Alex Graman replaces Scott Proctor pitching
   R      ---  3  100%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  E Burks         Flyball: RF
          ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5  100%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Cesar Crespo replaces Bill Mueller playing 2B batting 2nd; Mark Bellhorn moves to 3B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Crosby        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4  100%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Alex Graman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  100%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Crespo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Lenny DiNardo facing 5-6-7
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Doug Mirabelli replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation