Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

MEDIA: Do you rely on B-R? How about a shout out at the end of the year?
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2007 > NYY | BOS > Apr 28, 2007, Red Sox at Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

LAA  3
@CHW  0

BAL  7
@CLE  4

MIN 11
@DET  3

NYY  3
BOS  1

OAK 12
TBD  5

KCR  8
@SEA  3

TEX  9
@TOR  8

(10)
ARI  5
SFG  4

ATL  6
@COL  2

HOU 10
MIL  1

FLA 11
@PHI  5

CIN  8
@PIT  1

SDP  3
LAD  2

CHC  8
@STL  1

NYM  6
@WSN  2

(12)
Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,026

Saturday, April 28, 2007, 3:56PM
Time of Game: 3:25
Red Sox
1
15-8
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  2
Yankees         0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  X    3  7  1
W: K Igawa (2-1), L: T Wakefield (2-3), S: M Rivera (1)
Yankees
3
9-13
Won 1
4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .703   17    5   1   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .293  .817   21    3   1   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .984   12    0   0   2·GDP
M Ramirez LF                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .188  .578   24    2   0   
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .768   11    1   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .321  .926   15    2   0   2B
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .569   18    4   0   
  W Pena CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .687         1   0   
D Mirabelli C                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .353 1.127   14    5   2   
  J Varitek PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .704    4    0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .544   10    0   0   
  E Hinske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.115    2    0   0   
  A Cora 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.010    5    0   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            1   2
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   1
  K Snyder P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    5   9              153   24   7
BATTING
2B: M Lowell (8, off K Igawa).
TB: M Lowell 3; K Youkilis 2; C Crisp; J Lugo; J Varitek.
GIDP: D Ortiz 2 (6).
RBI: M Lowell (20).
2-out RBI: M Lowell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Lugo-K Youkilis; D Mirabelli-M Lowell.
PB: D Mirabelli (2).
E: M Lowell 2 (8).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .242  .715   21    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .348  .826   19    3   4   SB,CS
B Abreu RF                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .253  .674   21    1   0   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .348 1.311   18    1   2   
J Giambi 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .313  .906   25    5   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PR-1B        0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .452         1   0   
H Matsui LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .789   18    0   0   SB
J Posada C                    2   2   1   2    2   1  .324  .901   22    9   0   HR
R Cano 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .672   14    6   2   
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .451   16    1   0   2B

J Karstens P                                                             0   0
  K Igawa P                                                              0   0
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   3   7   3    8   5              174   27   9
BATTING
2B: M Cabrera (1, off T Wakefield).
HR: J Posada (3, off T Wakefield; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Posada 4; D Jeter 3; M Cabrera 2; H Matsui; J Damon.
GIDP: B Abreu (5).
RBI: J Posada 2 (15); M Cabrera (7).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Cano-D Jeter-J Giambi 2.
E: A Rodriguez (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Jeter (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); H Matsui (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
CS: D Jeter (3, 3rd 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, L (2-3)           5.1   5   3   3    6   3   1   2.59   27  118-67   38·10·19    6· 8· 4· 0     43    -     1.14  -0.06
B Donnelly                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   20-12    7· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.66   0.03
J Romero                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.91    4   18-9     4· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
K Snyder                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     7   3   3    8   5   1          39  167-96   54·14·28   10·12· 4· 0          1-0 
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 Karstens                     0     2   0   0    0   0   0  14.54    2    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0     46    -     1.13  -0.09
K Igawa, W (2-1)               6     2   0   0    4   6   0   6.08   23   93-54   24·13·17    6· 6· 1· 0          2-0    1.04   0.33
B Bruney, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3    9-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.21   0.17
K Farnsworth, H (2)            1     2   1   1    1   2   0   5.79    6   26-15    5· 1· 9    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.03   0.01
M Rivera, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.57    4   16-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.02   0.08
Totals                         9     7   1   1    5   9   0          38  150-90   43·16·31   11·10· 3· 0          4-0 
J Karstens faced 2 batters in the 1st inning.
K Igawa faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Igawa (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Runge.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 55,026.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Lugo               SS    1. J Damon              DH 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. J Drew               RF    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. M Lowell             3B    6. H Matsui             LF 
7. C Crisp              CF    7. J Posada             C  
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. R Cano               2B 
9. D Pedroia            2B    9. M Cabrera            CF 

   T Wakefield          P        J Karstens           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  1--  2   20%  76% J Posada        T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Matsui Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  3  -11%  54% B Abreu         T Wakefield     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Damon to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  2   10%  51% D Ortiz         K Igawa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lugo to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  6   -8%  50% A Rodriguez     T Wakefield     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jeter Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 2   1  0-0  -23  5   -8%  56% R Cano          T Wakefield     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   47%  J Lugo          Single to C (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  5   41%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lugo to 2B
                  Kei Igawa replaces Jeff Karstens pitching
   OO     12-  2   51%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lugo to 3B
          --3 10   50%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1-3  5   55%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   55%  D Jeter         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      57%  B Abreu         Jeter Steals 2B
          -2-  6   58%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  6   50%  A Rodriguez     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jeter Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kei Igawa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  C Crisp         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   53%  D Mirabelli     Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   55%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--      57%  J Posada        Matsui Steals 2B
          -2-  4   59%  " "             Walk
          12-      64%  R Cano          Passed Ball; Matsui to 3B; Posada to 2B
   O      -23  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   50%  M Cabrera       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kei Igawa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  K Youkilis      Walk
   OO     1--  2   56%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   60%  J Damon         Walk
          1--  2   65%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Damon to 2B
   OO     12-  3   54%  B Abreu         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Damon to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kei Igawa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   52%  M Lowell        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      52%  C Crisp         Wild Pitch; Lowell to 3B
   O      --3  5   56%  " "             Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   56%  H Matsui        Walk
   RR     1--  2   76%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Matsui Scores
   O      ---  1   75%  R Cano          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   74%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kei Igawa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   77%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   81%  J Lugo          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   83%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  7   86%  D Jeter         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  B Abreu         Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  3   80%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          12-  8   82%  J Giambi        Walk; Jeter to 3B; Abreu to 2B
   O      123  4   77%  H Matsui        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Kei Igawa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   80%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   83%  D Ortiz         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   81%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   86%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  5   85%  R Cano          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B); Posada to 2B
   R      -2-  5   91%  M Cabrera       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep 3B); Posada Scores
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          -2-  6   91%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Cabrera to 3B
          1-3  6   91%  B Abreu         Walk; Jeter to 2B
   O      123  6   89%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Kei Igawa facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   84%  M Lowell        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   77%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lowell to 2B
                  Brian Bruney replaces Kei Igawa pitching
   O      12-  5   84%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Dustin Pedroia batting 9th
   O      12-  2   89%  E Hinske        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  2   94%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, J.C. Romero facing 5-6-7
                  J.C. Romero replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching; Alex Cora replaces Eric Hinske playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  5   95%  J Giambi        Walk
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 5th
   O      1--  7   94%  H Matsui        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   93%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   92%  R Cano          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Brian Bruney pitching; Doug Mientkiewicz moves to 1B
          ---  5   88%  K Youkilis      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   80%  D Ortiz         Walk; Youkilis to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   92%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Youkilis to 3B
   R      1-3  5   86%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Youkilis Scores; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kyle Snyder facing 9-1-2
                  Kyle Snyder replaces J.C. Romero pitching; Wily Mo Pena replaces Coco Crisp playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   93%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   92%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   92%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching; Jason Varitek pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 8th
          ---  4   84%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   91%  A Cora          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   96%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Cora to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA200704280

Play-by-Play Explanation

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.


The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Baseball-Reference.com. All Rights Reserved.

baseball-reference.com

Stats updated through October 7, 2008.


Copyright © 2000-2008 Sports Reference, LLC, All rights reserved.
A Sports Reference LLC Site : About BR | About Sports Reference | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.