May 26, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 1
DET 0
(12) BAL 6
NYY 1 CHW 6
@CLE 3
(12) BOS 5
@SEA 3 TBR 7
TEX 3 TOR 7
KCR 2 ATL 7
ARI 3 CHC 3
LAD 1 FLA 7
@NYM 3 PHI 20
COL 5 MIL 4
@WSN 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 35,818

Monday, May 26, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:30

Red Sox

32-22

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Terry Francona

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

W: B Colon (2-0), L: F Hernandez (2-5)

Mariners

18-34

Lost 7

4th, 12½ GB

Jim Riggleman

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF-LF              4   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .779   14    4   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .289  .728   13    0   4   2B,GDP
D Ortiz DH                    4   2   1   1    1   2  .247  .834   17    0   0   HR,IW
M Ramirez LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .291  .866   12    3   0   
  C Crisp CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .760         2   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .817   15    1   1   GDP
J Drew RF                     3   0   2   0    1   1  .290  .809   14    3   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .275  .845   20    7   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .348  .866   12    7   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .289  .693    4    0   0   
  A Cora SS                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .385  .871    4    0   0   

B Colon P                                                                0   1
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    5   5              125   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Pedroia (16, off F Hernandez).

HR: D Ortiz (12, off F Hernandez; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

IBB: D Ortiz (5, by F Hernandez).

TB: D Ortiz 4; J Drew 2; D Pedroia 2; M Lowell; M Ramirez; A Cora; J Ellsbury; S Casey.

GIDP: D Pedroia (7); M Lowell (5).

RBI: M Ramirez (31); D Pedroia (27); J Varitek (19); M Lowell (20); D Ortiz (40).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz; D Pedroia; M Lowell; M Ramirez; J Varitek.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Papelbon ().

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .741   15    6   0   
J Lopez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .709   20    0   5   HBP
J Vidro DH                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .642   16    0   0   SH
R Ibanez LF                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .268  .779   21    1   0   
A Beltre 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .775   12    1   2   
J Reed RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .481   17    0   0   
R Sexson 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .690    8    7   0   
  M Cairo PR-1B               1   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .438    5    3   1   
K Johjima C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .227  .577    7    6   0   2B
Y Betancourt SS               4   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .692   10    3   3   

F Hernandez P                                                            0   0
  R Rowland-Smith P                                                      0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   2    1   7              131   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Johjima (7, off B Colon).

SH: J Vidro (1, off B Colon).

HBP: J Lopez (1, by B Colon).

TB: K Johjima 3; Y Betancourt 2; I Suzuki 2; R Sexson; J Lopez.

RBI: R Ibanez (32); I Suzuki (14).

2-out RBI: I Suzuki.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson; A Beltre-M Cairo.

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
B Colon, W (2-0)               7     5   1   1    1   4   0   2.25   28   84-59   34· 7·18    7· 9· 6· 0     66    -     1.45   0.27
H Okajima                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.86    4   19-12    9· 1· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.80   0.03
J Papelbon                     1     2   2   0    0   2   0   2.25    6   24-15   10· 1· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.03   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   1    1   7   0          38  127-86   53· 9·24    9·10·10· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Hernandez, L (2-5)           7.2   7   5   5    5   5   1   3.60   34  112-67   39· 9·19   12· 8· 4· 0     45    -     1.15  -0.20
R Rowland-Smith                1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.49    5   11-8     7· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   5   1          39  123-75   46· 9·20   15· 9· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: F Hernandez (1).

WP: J Papelbon (2).

IBB: F Hernandez (2; D Ortiz).

HBP: B Colon (1; J Lopez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 35,818.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Ellsbury           CF    1. I Suzuki             CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. J Lopez              2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. J Vidro              DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. R Ibanez             LF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. A Beltre             3B 
6. J Drew               RF    6. J Reed               RF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. R Sexson             1B 
8. S Casey              1B    8. K Johjima            C  
9. J Lugo               SS    9. Y Betancourt         SS 

   B Colon              P        F Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-1  -2-  1   27%  74% D Pedroia       F Hernandez     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lugo Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  ---  2   13%  59% D Ortiz         F Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 7   0  1-1  1--  6  -13%  43% M Lowell        F Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   2  1-2  12-  1   13%  87% M Ramirez       F Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   b 6   0  1-0  1--  2   -9%  45% J Lopez         B Colon         Hit By Pitch; Suzuki to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   46%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  I Suzuki        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Lopez         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  J Vidro         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  A Beltre        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  J Reed          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   48%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   46%  S Casey         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   45%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   42%  K Johjima       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  2   37%  Y Betancourt    Single to RF (Line Drive); Johjima to 3B
   O      1-3  2   44%  I Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  D Pedroia       Lineout: CF
   R      ---  2   59%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Bartolo Colon facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   53%  J Vidro         Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  R Ibanez        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   61%  A Beltre        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   64%  J Reed          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felix Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   65%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   62%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   59%  S Casey         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Bartolo Colon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   62%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   65%  K Johjima       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   67%  Y Betancourt    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felix Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   67%  J Ellsbury      Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Looking
          1--      65%  D Ortiz         Balk; Ellsbury to 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   55%  I Suzuki        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   45%  J Lopez         Hit By Pitch; Suzuki to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  J Vidro         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Suzuki to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   RO     -23  8   44%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B; Suzuki Scores; Lopez to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  A Beltre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Felix Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   56%  M Ramirez       Walk
   OO     1--  6   43%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  6   45%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  6   41%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   45%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   41%  R Sexson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Miguel Cairo pinch runs for Richie Sexson batting 7th
   O      1--  2   46%  K Johjima       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          1--  1   41%  Y Betancourt    Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Cairo to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  I Suzuki        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Felix Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Miguel Cairo moves to 1B
          ---  4   57%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lugo to 2B
   R      -2-  1   74%  D Pedroia       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lugo Scores
          -2-  4   74%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   87%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   R      1-3  2   93%  M Lowell        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 2B
          12-  1   94%  J Drew          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ramirez to 3B; Lowell to 2B
   R      123  9   97%  J Varitek       Walk; Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B; Drew to 2B
                  Ryan Rowland-Smith replaces Felix Hernandez pitching
   O      123  2   96%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Hideki Okajima facing 2-3-4
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Bartolo Colon pitching; Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
          ---  4   93%  J Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  7   96%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  6   98%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  A Beltre        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ryan Rowland-Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   99%  A Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   99%  J Ellsbury      Single to 1B (Bunt to Front of Home); Cora to 2B
   OO     12-  2   99%  D Pedroia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Ellsbury to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  D Ortiz         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Jonathan Papelbon facing 6-7-8
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      ---  7   99%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  M Cairo         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  3   95%  K Johjima       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cairo to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  Y Betancourt    Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      98%  I Suzuki        Defensive Indifference; Johjima to 2B
   R      -23  2   96%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores/unER; Johjima to 3B
          1-3      95%  J Lopez         Defensive Indifference; Suzuki to 2B
   R      -23      95%  " "             Wild Pitch; Johjima Scores/unER; Suzuki to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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