May 20, 2004 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@ANA 2 CHW 10
@MIN 3 OAK 3
DET 2 SEA 11
BAL 0 TBD 9
BOS 6 TEX 6
KCR 3 ATL 5
ARI 1 SFG 5
@CHC 3
(10) CIN 3
COL 1 FLA 6
HOU 2 MIL 3
@MON 2 STL 11
@NYM 4 PHI 4
LAD 0 PIT 9
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 12,401

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 3:18

Red Sox

24-17

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  3  0   0  0  0    6  6  0
Devil Rays      1  0  6   0  1  0   1  0  X    9 16  0

W: J Sosa (1-0), L: D Lowe (3-4), S: D Baez (5)

Devil Rays

11-28

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   2    1   1  .277  .774   24    1   0   2B
M Bellhorn 2B                 2   0   0   1    3   1  .219  .783   26    2   3   
D Ortiz 1B                    3   0   0   1    2   1  .261  .884   18    9   0   
M Ramirez DH                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .357 1.041   25    0   0   
B Daubach LF                  3   1   0   0    2   2  .234  .759   19    1   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .287  .900   20    7   2   HR,HBP
K Millar RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .266  .710   19    0   0   2B,HBP
K Youkilis 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .417 1.052   24    2   2   SF
P Reese SS                    2   2   0   0    2   1  .248  .655   24    2   3   

D Lowe P                                                                 0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   1
  J Brown P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   6   6   6   10  15              199   24  11

BATTING

2B: K Millar (8, off V Zambrano); J Damon (10, off J Halama).

HR: J Varitek (7, off V Zambrano; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: K Youkilis (1, off V Zambrano).

HBP: J Varitek (3, by D Baez); K Millar (4, by V Zambrano).

TB: J Varitek 5; K Millar 3; J Damon 2; K Youkilis.

RBI: J Damon 2 (25); K Youkilis (2); J Varitek (18); M Bellhorn (22); D Ortiz (31).

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

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Varitek-K Youkilis.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crawford LF                 4   2   3   0    1   0  .316  .805   18    2   0   2B,SB,CS
R Baldelli CF                 5   1   1   2    0   3  .274  .696   22    1   0   
A Huff 3B                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .221  .617   11    1   0   SB
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .288  .903   20    1   0   IW
J Cruz RF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .205  .695   17    2   0   2B,CS,HBP
J Lugo SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .776   18    2   1   2B
G Blum 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .202  .616   15    1   0   2B
J Gomes DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .111  .222   12    0   0   
B Fordyce C                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .227  .565   21   17   0   

V Zambrano P                                                             0   1
  J Halama P                                                             0   0
  J Sosa P                                                               0   0
  D Baez P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   9  16   9    2   7              154   27   2

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (5, off D Lowe); G Blum (9, off J Brown); J Lugo (12, off D Lowe); C Crawford (8, off D Lowe).

IBB: T Martinez (5, by M Timlin).

HBP: J Cruz (1, by M Timlin).

TB: C Crawford 4; J Lugo 3; A Huff 3; J Cruz 3; B Fordyce 2; G Blum 2; R Baldelli; T Martinez; J Gomes.

RBI: R Baldelli 2 (13); J Cruz 2 (12); A Huff (19); T Martinez (20); J Gomes (1); B Fordyce (1); J Lugo (24).

2-out RBI: J Gomes.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Fordyce.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Huff (1, 2nd base off J Brown/J Varitek); C Crawford (20, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).

CS: J Cruz (2, 3rd base by L DiNardo/J Varitek); C Crawford (6, 2nd base by J Brown/J Varitek).

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, L (3-4)                2.1   8   7   7    0   1   0   6.02   15   57-42   22· 3·17    8· 2· 4· 0     14    -     0.82  -0.31
L DiNardo                      2.1   3   1   1    1   3   0   3.21   10   39-22   10· 6· 6    2· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.59   0.04
M Timlin                       1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   4.50    8   24-15    8· 2· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.92  -0.05
J Brown                        2     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8   30-20   11· 2· 7    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.03
Totals                         8    16   9   9    2   7   0          41  150-99   51·13·35   15· 6·10· 0          2-1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Zambrano                     4.2   4   6   6    9   8   1   6.18   27  133-68   28·15·25    2· 4· 3· 0     31    -     1.16   0.05
J Halama                       1.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   2.61    6   28-18    7· 4· 7    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.36  -0.06
J Sosa, W (1-0)                2     1   0   0    0   3   0   5.79    7   26-19   10· 7· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.22   0.12
D Baez, S (5)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    4   12-10    6· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9     6   6   6   10  15   1          44  199-115  51·28·36    2·10· 5· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Timlin (1; T Martinez).

HBP: V Zambrano (9; K Millar); D Baez (1; J Varitek); M Timlin (2; J Cruz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 12,401.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. J Damon              CF    1. C Crawford           LF 
2. M Bellhorn           2B    2. R Baldelli           CF 
3. D Ortiz              1B    3. A Huff               3B 
4. M Ramirez            DH    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. B Daubach            LF    5. J Cruz               RF 
6. J Varitek            C     6. J Lugo               SS 
7. K Millar             RF    7. G Blum               2B 
8. K Youkilis           3B    8. J Gomes              DH 
9. P Reese              SS    9. B Fordyce            C  

   D Lowe               P        V Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  7-4  12-  7  -18%  66% J Damon         J Halama        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Youkilis Scores; Reese Scores
   b 5   2  6-7  -2-  1   10%  79% J Gomes         M Timlin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores
   b 5   0  6-7  12-  6  -10%  69% G Blum          L DiNardo       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Cruz Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Lugo to 2B
   b 3   1  0-1  -23  7    9%  84% R Baldelli      D Lowe          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fordyce Scores; Crawford Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  1--  3    8%  74% C Crawford      D Lowe          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Fordyce to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Victor Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   46%  D Ortiz         Walk; Damon to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          12-  5   48%  B Daubach       Walk; Damon to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   O      123  5   55%  J Varitek       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   57%  R Baldelli      Groundout: 3B-1B; Crawford to 2B
          -2-      59%  A Huff          Crawford Steals 3B
   RO     --3  3   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Crawford Scores
   O      ---  6   60%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Victor Zambrano facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  K Millar        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   58%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   62%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   65%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   63%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   61%  G Blum          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Victor Zambrano facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   57%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   OO     1--  6   67%  M Ramirez       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Baserunner Out Advancing/Interference called; Bellhorn out at 1B/C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   65%  J Gomes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   67%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   74%  C Crawford      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Fordyce to 3B
   RR     -23  7   84%  R Baldelli      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fordyce Scores; Crawford Scores
          1--  2   87%  A Huff          Single to CF (Line Drive); Baldelli to 3B
   R      1-3  5   91%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Baldelli Scores; Huff to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   96%  J Cruz          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Huff Scores; Martinez Scores
   R      -2-  7   97%  J Lugo          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cruz Scores
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   O      -2-  3   97%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   97%  J Gomes         Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Victor Zambrano facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   96%  B Daubach       Walk
          1--  5   94%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive); Daubach to 2B
          12-  3   91%  K Millar        Hit By Pitch; Daubach to 3B; Varitek to 2B
   RO     123  7   92%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Daubach Scores; Varitek to 3B
          1-3  6   90%  P Reese         Walk; Millar to 2B
   O      123  4   93%  J Damon         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Millar to 3B; Reese to 2B
   R      123  6   90%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Millar Scores; Reese to 3B; Damon to 2B
   R      123  5   85%  D Ortiz         Walk; Reese Scores; Damon to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
   O      123  4   91%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Lenny DiNardo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   90%  B Fordyce       Lineout: SS
          ---  5   91%  C Crawford      Walk
   O      1--  5   90%  R Baldelli      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   91%  A Huff          Single to RF (Line Drive); Crawford to 3B
   O      1-3  2   89%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Victor Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   91%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   85%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   87%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--  5   84%  P Reese         Walk; Youkilis to 2B
                  John Halama replaces Victor Zambrano pitching
   RR     12-  7   66%  J Damon         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Youkilis Scores; Reese Scores
          -2-  6   64%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      12-  1   71%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-6, Lenny DiNardo facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   74%  J Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   79%  J Lugo          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
   OO     12-  6   69%  G Blum          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Cruz Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Lugo to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Lenny DiNardo pitching
   R      -2-  1   79%  J Gomes         Single to CF (Line Drive); Lugo Scores
   O      1--  6   77%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, John Halama facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   80%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 8-6, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   86%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   84%  R Baldelli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   83%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B; Crawford to 2B
          -2-  4   84%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
          12-  3   85%  J Cruz          Hit By Pitch; Crawford to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  2   81%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
                  Jorge Sosa replaces John Halama pitching
          ---  3   75%  K Millar        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   80%  K Youkilis      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  8   85%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   88%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 8-6, Jamie Brown facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Brown replaces Mike Timlin pitching
          ---  4   91%  G Blum          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Gomes         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      -2-  6   94%  B Fordyce       Single to LF (Line Drive); Blum Scores
   O      1--  3   93%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   92%  R Baldelli      Crawford Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 9.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Jorge Sosa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 9-6, Jamie Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  R Baldelli      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   97%  A Huff          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   97%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      97%  J Cruz          Huff Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Danys Baez facing 5-6-7
                  Danys Baez replaces Jorge Sosa pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  B Daubach       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   96%  J Varitek       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   99%  K Millar        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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