July 22, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 38,425

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:48

Red Sox

59-43

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

Terry Francona

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

W: D Matsuzaka (11-1), L: R Dickey (2-5), S: J Papelbon (30)

Mariners

38-62

Lost 4

4th, 23 GB

Jim Riggleman

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .694   15    3   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .320  .826   20    1   3   
J Drew RF                     3   1   2   2    1   0  .294  .967   23    0   0   HR,SF
M Ramirez DH                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .301  .932   22    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .285  .832   21    0   3   2B
K Youkilis 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .937   15   10   1   GDP,IW
J Lowrie SS                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .755   15    3   3   SF
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .219  .662   15    6   0   
C Crisp CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .705   15    4   0   SH

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   1
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    6   5              161   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (23, off R Dickey).

HR: J Drew (18, off R Dickey; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Lowrie (3, off R Dickey); J Drew (5, off R Dickey).

SH: C Crisp (6, off R Dickey).

IBB: K Youkilis (4, by R Dickey).

TB: J Drew 5; M Lowell 3; J Lowrie; M Ramirez; J Varitek; D Pedroia; J Ellsbury.

GIDP: K Youkilis (9).

RBI: J Drew 2 (57); J Lowrie (10); M Lowell (59).

2-out RBI: J Drew.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lowrie-K Youkilis.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .302  .738   16    3   0   2B
J Lopez 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .729    9    4   2   
R Ibanez LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .796   17    3   0   
J Vidro DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .584   27    0   0   
A Beltre 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .769    6    1   1   GDP
J Reed CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .642   13    3   0   
J Clement C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .600    5    0   0   
  K Johjima C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .533   10    5   0   
B LaHair 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .311   13    8   1   
Y Betancourt SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .642    4    0   4   

R Dickey P                                                               0   1
  R Corcoran P                                                           0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  C Jimenez P                                                            0   1
Totals                       31   2   5   2    3   6              120   27  10

BATTING

2B: I Suzuki (12, off D Matsuzaka).

TB: I Suzuki 2; J Vidro; R Ibanez; J Lopez; B LaHair.

GIDP: A Beltre (5).

RBI: J Lopez (52); I Suzuki (24).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B LaHair.

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 (11-1)          7.1   5   2   2    3   6   0   2.63   29   99-61   37·10·14    9· 6· 5· 0     63    -     0.93   0.21
H Okajima, H (18)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    2   12-8     5· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.01   0.10
J Papelbon, S (30)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    3    9-6     5· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   6   0          34  120-75   47·13·15   11· 7· 7· 0          1-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dickey, L (2-5)              6     9   4   4    3   0   1   3.93   30  105-68   42· 3·23   10·11· 6· 0     35    -     0.94  -0.15
R Corcoran                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.41    3   16-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.38   0.02
A Rhodes                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.75    3   13-12    6· 2· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
C Jimenez                      1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.77    5   27-13    9· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   5   1          41  161-101  62· 8·31   12·12· 6· 0          1-0

R Dickey faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Dickey (3; K Youkilis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 38,425.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 2mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Ellsbury           LF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. J Lopez              2B 
3. J Drew               RF    3. R Ibanez             LF 
4. M Ramirez            DH    4. J Vidro              DH 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. A Beltre             3B 
6. K Youkilis           1B    6. J Reed               CF 
7. J Lowrie             SS    7. J Clement            C  
8. J Varitek            C     8. B LaHair             1B 
9. C Crisp              CF    9. Y Betancourt         SS 

   D Matsuzaka          P        R Dickey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  1   14%  59% A Beltre        D Matsuzaka     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ibanez to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  6   10%  57% J Drew          R Dickey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 5   1  0-2  12-  7   10%  89% M Lowell        R Dickey        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   t 5   0  0-1  1--  2    9%  77% D Pedroia       R Dickey        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ellsbury to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  8   -7%  45% J Vidro         D Matsuzaka     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ibanez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, R.A. Dickey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  D Pedroia       Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  6   57%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  9   58%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   59%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   58%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   58%  R Ibanez        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   61%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, R.A. Dickey facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   64%  J Lowrie        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   69%  J Varitek       Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Lowrie to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  C Crisp         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Lowrie to 3B; Varitek to 2B
   O      -23  1   62%  J Ellsbury      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          -23  6   63%  D Pedroia       Walk
   O      123  3   56%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   59%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   60%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  J Clement       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, R.A. Dickey facing 4-5-6
                  Kenji Johjima replaces Jeff Clement playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  1   59%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   57%  K Youkilis      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  B LaHair        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   62%  Y Betancourt    Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   60%  I Suzuki        Walk
   O      1--  1   63%  J Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, R.A. Dickey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  J Lowrie        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   59%  J Varitek       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   58%  C Crisp         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   53%  R Ibanez        Walk
          1--  8   45%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ibanez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   59%  A Beltre        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ibanez to 3B
   O      --3  1   64%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, R.A. Dickey facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   68%  J Ellsbury      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   77%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ellsbury to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   76%  J Drew          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Ellsbury Scores
          1--  1   79%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pedroia to 2B
   R      12-  7   89%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores; Ramirez to 3B
          -23  4   89%  K Youkilis      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  4   90%  J Lowrie        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ramirez Scores
   O      12-  5   89%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  K Johjima       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   92%  B LaHair        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  Y Betancourt    Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, R.A. Dickey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   92%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Ellsbury      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   91%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  I Suzuki        Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  J Lopez         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Suzuki to 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   94%  J Vidro         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, R.A. Dickey facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   95%  J Drew          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Roy Corcoran replaces R.A. Dickey pitching
   O      1--  5   94%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   95%  M Lowell        Walk; Drew to 2B
   OO     12-  6   93%  K Youkilis      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   95%  A Beltre        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  K Johjima       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Arthur Rhodes facing 7-8-9
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Roy Corcoran pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  J Lowrie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   93%  B LaHair        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   96%  Y Betancourt    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--  5   90%  I Suzuki        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); LaHair Scores
   R      -2-  1   83%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Suzuki Scores
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   O      1--  4   89%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  8   93%  J Vidro         Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cesar Jimenez facing 1-2-3
                  Cesar Jimenez replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      ---  7   92%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   91%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   92%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  6   93%  M Ramirez       Walk; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  A Beltre        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  J Reed          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Johjima       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation