September 22, 2007 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@LAA 2 OAK 9
@CLE 3 KCR 7
@DET 4 CHW 8
@MIN 3 NYY 12
TOR 11
(10) BOS 8
@TBD 6 BAL 11
@TEX 9 ARI 6
LAD 2 ATL 4
MIL 3
(11) CHC 9
PIT 5 NYM 7
@FLA 2 COL 6
@SDP 2 SFG 2
CIN 0 STL 7
HOU 4 PHI 4
@WSN 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 34,626

Saturday, September 22, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:32

Red Sox

92-63

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   2  0  2   0  0  3    8 13  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   2  0  1   3  0  0    6  7  0

W: E Gagne (4-2), L: A Reyes (2-4), S: J Papelbon (36)

Devil Rays

63-92

Lost 5

5th, 29 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .374  .980    9    0   0   2B
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .812   19    3   2   
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .321 1.032   18    0   0   2B,CS,IW
  R Clayton PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .645         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .327  .886   37    1   0   
J Drew RF                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .263  .773   11    6   0   HR,2B
J Varitek C                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .257  .775   22   10   0   HR,CS
E Hinske 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .742   16    3   0   2B,GDP
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .714   12    3   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .239  .650   15    1   2   HR,SH

D Matsuzaka P                                                            0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  E Gagne P                                                              0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   8  13   8    3   3              159   27   4

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (12, off A Reyes); J Ellsbury (6, off A Reyes); D Ortiz (48, off A Sonnanstine); J Drew (28, off A Sonnanstine).

HR: J Varitek (15, off A Reyes; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Lugo (8, off A Reyes; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Drew (10, off A Sonnanstine; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Lugo (8, off A Sonnanstine).

IBB: D Ortiz (12, by A Reyes).

TB: J Varitek 6; J Drew 6; J Lugo 4; J Ellsbury 3; D Ortiz 2; E Hinske 2; M Lowell 2; C Crisp.

GIDP: E Hinske (6).

RBI: J Drew 3 (56); J Lugo 2 (73); J Varitek 2 (66); J Ellsbury (15).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Varitek (2, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/D Navarro); D Ortiz (1, 3rd base by A Sonnanstine/D Navarro).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .282  .755   24    3   1   
J Velandia 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .455 1.207   29    2   2   
C Pena 1B                     3   2   2   4    1   1  .278 1.010   21    8   1   2·HR
B Upton CF                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .303  .906   15    4   0   SB
D Young RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .729   13    2   0   SB
G Norton DH                   4   0   3   2    0   1  .238  .706   21    0   0   
J Gomes LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .779   17    3   0   
D Navarro C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .634   15    3   2   
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .632   10    2   1   
  R Casanova PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .835    1    0   0   

A Sonnanstine P                                                          0   1
  J Switzer P                                                            0   1
  S Dohmann P                                                            0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6   7   6    4  10              166   27   9

BATTING

HR: C Pena 2 (42, off D Matsuzaka, off J Lopez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: C Pena 8; G Norton 3; D Young; A Iwamura.

RBI: C Pena 4 (116); G Norton 2 (22).

2-out RBI: C Pena 3; G Norton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Navarro-J Wilson; A Iwamura-C Pena.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Young (9, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); B Upton (20, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/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 Matsuzaka                    6.2   6   5   5    3   7   1   4.48   29  115-73   40·14·19    4·11· 4· 0     46    -     1.14   0.09
J Lopez, BS (2)                0     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.20    1    8-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.90  -0.53
M Timlin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.63    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.01
E Gagne, W (4-2)               1     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.01    4   21-12    5· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
J Papelbon, S (36)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     7   6   6    4  10   2          38  160-101  54·20·27    5·15· 4· 0          2-2

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
A Sonnanstine                  5.1   8   5   5    2   1   1   5.80   23   94-53   39· 3·11    9· 5· 6· 0     31    -     1.00  -0.25
J Switzer                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   8.04    5   16-11    7· 2· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.05
S Dohmann                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
D Wheeler, H (17)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.35    3   10-8     3· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
A Reyes, BS (4), L (2-4)       1     4   3   3    1   0   2   5.15    8   25-15   11· 0· 4    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    1.65  -0.73
Totals                         9    13   8   8    3   3   3          40  147-88   61· 7·20   13·14· 7· 0           -

J Lopez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Matsuzaka (5); A Sonnanstine (2).

IBB: A Reyes (1; D Ortiz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 34,626.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. J Ellsbury           LF    1. A Iwamura            3B 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. J Velandia           2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. C Pena               1B 
4. M Lowell             3B    4. B Upton              CF 
5. J Drew               RF    5. D Young              RF 
6. J Varitek            C     6. G Norton             DH 
7. E Hinske             1B    7. J Gomes              LF 
8. C Crisp              CF    8. D Navarro            C  
9. J Lugo               SS    9. J Wilson             SS 

   D Matsuzaka          P        A Sonnanstine        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-3  12-  8  -53%  25% C Pena          J Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Iwamura Scores; Velandia Scores
   t 9   1  6-6  -2-  1   36%  91% J Lugo          A Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hinske Scores
   t 9   0  6-5  ---  2   33%  50% J Varitek       A Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   1  2-3  1--  5   19%  84% J Drew          A Sonnanstine   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores
   t 9   0  6-6  ---  3   17%  67% E Hinske        A Reyes         Double to RF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   46%  D Pedroia       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  5   48%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  7   45%  M Lowell        Ortiz Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  A Iwamura       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  J Velandia      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   48%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  B Upton         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Drew          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  5   54%  J Varitek       Walk; Lowell to 2B
   OO     12-  1   45%  E Hinske        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   45%  G Norton        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   48%  J Gomes         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   54%  C Crisp         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   52%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Crisp to 2B
   R      -2-  4   61%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crisp Scores
   O      1--  5   58%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   59%  J Wilson        Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   61%  A Iwamura       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   62%  J Velandia      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   66%  M Lowell        Walk
   R      1--  2   77%  J Drew          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lowell Scores
          -2-      80%  J Varitek       Wild Pitch; Drew to 3B
   R      --3  6   83%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Drew Scores
   OO     1--  7   78%  E Hinske        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Varitek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   78%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   68%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   71%  B Upton         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  1   68%  D Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      66%  G Norton        Young Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   56%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   O      1--  4   60%  J Gomes         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   63%  D Navarro       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Andy Sonnanstine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   61%  J Lugo          Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   59%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   58%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   61%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   64%  A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   65%  J Velandia      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Andy Sonnanstine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   63%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
          ---  8   66%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   84%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores
                  Jon Switzer replaces Andy Sonnanstine pitching
          ---  4   86%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   84%  E Hinske        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   83%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   78%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   85%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging, Upton Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   77%  G Norton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Upton Scores
   O      1--  3   81%  J Gomes         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jon Switzer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   79%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   78%  J Ellsbury      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  Scott Dohmann replaces Jon Switzer pitching
   O      ---  2   77%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  D Navarro       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   84%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---  6   82%  A Iwamura       Walk
          1--      80%  J Velandia      Wild Pitch; Iwamura to 2B
          -2-  7   78%  " "             Walk
                  Javier Lopez replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
   RRR    12-  8   25%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Iwamura Scores; Velandia Scores
                  Mike Timlin replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   O      ---  4   26%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Scott Dohmann pitching
   O      ---  4   21%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   16%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   14%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-5, Eric Gagne facing 5-6-7
                  Eric Gagne replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  5   15%  D Young         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   16%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   15%  J Gomes         Walk
   O      1--  6   17%  D Navarro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Al Reyes facing 6-7-8
                  Al Reyes replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
   R      ---  2   50%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   67%  E Hinske        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  8   56%  C Crisp         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   RR     -2-  1   91%  J Lugo          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hinske Scores
          ---  1   93%  J Ellsbury      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   92%  D Pedroia       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Ellsbury to 3B
          --3  4   92%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
                  Royce Clayton pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 3rd
   O      1-3  4   90%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 6-8, Jonathan Papelbon facing 9-1-2
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Eric Gagne pitching; Raul Casanova pinch hits for Josh Wilson batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   98%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Velandia      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 6.

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