September 23, 2007 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 30,310

Sunday, September 23, 2007, 1:41PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Red Sox

92-64

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  0    4  6  0
Devil Rays      0  2  0   1  1  1   0  0  X    5 10  0

W: E Jackson (5-15), L: T Wakefield (16-12), S: A Reyes (25)

Devil Rays

64-92

Won 1

5th, 28 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .372  .976   25    3   0   SB
A Cora 2B                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .243  .678   18    3   2   HR
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .321 1.032   10    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .324  .880   14    1   2   
J Drew RF                     3   0   0   1    1   2  .261  .769   19    1   0   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .712   14    0   0   
E Hinske 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .727   14    3   0   GDP
D Mirabelli C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .672   13    8   1   
  J Varitek PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .773    3    0   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .651   15    4   3   

T Wakefield P                                                            1   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    3   7              145   24   9

BATTING

HR: A Cora (3, off D Wheeler; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: A Cora 5; D Ortiz; C Crisp; J Lugo; J Ellsbury.

GIDP: E Hinske (7).

RBI: D Ortiz (112); A Cora (18); C Crisp (60); J Drew (57).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Cora-J Lugo-E Hinske; B Corey-J Lugo-M Lowell-D Mirabelli; M Lowell-A Cora-E Hinske.

PB: D Mirabelli (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (9, 2nd base off E Jackson/R Casanova).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .758   16    1   2   2B,SB
J Velandia 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .423 1.108   17    0   9   
C Pena 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .276 1.009   17   13   2   
B Upton CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .905   18    2   0   SB,GDP
D Young RF                    4   2   3   2    0   1  .294  .740   14    0   0   HR,2B,SB
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .810   20    8   1   HBP
  J Ruggiano PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Navarro C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .634         0   0   
J Gomes LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .248  .782   18    1   0   CS
J Guzman DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .867   21    0   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .239  .625   10    0   0   SH,GDP

E Jackson P                                                              0   0
  J Switzer P                                                            0   1
  G Glover P                                                             1   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              1   0
Totals                       30   5  10   5    4   6              151   27  15

BATTING

2B: A Iwamura (20, off T Wakefield); D Young (38, off T Wakefield).

HR: D Young (13, off T Wakefield; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Wilson (3, off J Tavarez).

HBP: R Casanova (1, by M Timlin).

TB: D Young 7; J Guzman 2; J Gomes 2; A Iwamura 2; B Upton; J Velandia.

GIDP: B Upton (13); J Wilson (5).

RBI: D Young 2 (93); J Gomes (46); J Wilson (24); J Velandia (4).

2-out RBI: J Velandia; J Gomes.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Switzer-R Casanova-C Pena.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Iwamura (12, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); D Young (10, 2nd base off M Timlin/D Mirabelli); B Upton (21, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

CS: J Gomes (4, 2nd 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 (16-12)         5     7   4   4    3   5   1   4.80   23   92-56   27· 8·21    5· 7· 3· 0     39    -     0.64  -0.15
J Tavarez                      0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.03    4   17-10    9· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.10  -0.12
B Corey                        1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   16-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.08
M Timlin                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    5   15-10    6· 3· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.88   0.03
Totals                         8    10   5   5    4   6   1          36  140-84   45·12·27    9·10· 6· 0          2-0

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
E Jackson, W (5-15)            5.1   5   3   3    3   5   0   5.96   24  105-66   40·10·16    9· 3· 4· 0     48    -     1.20  -0.15
J Switzer, H (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.90   0.24
G Glover, H (10)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.11    3   15-10    5· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.07
D Wheeler, H (18)              1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.40    4   11-8     6· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.59   0.01
A Reyes, S (25)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   7   1          35  141-91   55·13·23   16· 5· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Timlin (3; R Casanova).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 30,310.

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. A Cora               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. C Crisp              CF    6. R Casanova           C  
7. E Hinske             1B    7. J Gomes              LF 
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. J Guzman             DH 
9. J Lugo               SS    9. J Wilson             SS 

   T Wakefield          P        E Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-3  123  3   24%  74% E Hinske        J Switzer       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Front of Home)
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-  4   13%  74% D Young         T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Upton Scores
   t 6   1  4-2  123  5  -13%  50% C Crisp         E Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cora Scores; Ortiz to 3B; Drew to 2B
   t 8   0  5-3  ---  1  -12%  74% A Cora          D Wheeler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   1  4-1  123  7  -11%  63% J Drew          E Jackson       Walk; Ellsbury Scores; Cora to 3B; Ortiz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  A Cora          Lineout: CF
          ---  5   53%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  A Iwamura       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  J Velandia      Lineout: P
   O      ---  5   50%  C Pena          Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  B Upton         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  D Young         Upton Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  4   74%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Upton Scores
   O      ---  6   73%  R Casanova      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   71%  J Gomes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   71%  J Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Edwin Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   75%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   74%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      73%  A Cora          Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   74%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   77%  A Iwamura       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   75%  J Velandia      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   72%  C Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   77%  M Lowell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   78%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   77%  B Upton         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   80%  D Young         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   77%  R Casanova      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      -2-  2   84%  J Gomes         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Young Scores
   O      1--  3   83%  J Guzman        Gomes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   85%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   87%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   88%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   89%  J Guzman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   86%  J Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   87%  A Iwamura       Walk
          1--      87%  J Velandia      Iwamura Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   92%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Iwamura Scores
          1--  4   93%  C Pena          Walk; Velandia to 2B
          12-      93%  B Upton         Passed Ball; Velandia to 3B; Pena to 2B
          -23  6   93%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   91%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Edwin Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   88%  J Lugo          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   83%  J Ellsbury      Walk; Lugo to 2B
          12-  3   75%  A Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lugo to 3B; Ellsbury to 2B
   R      123  1   65%  D Ortiz         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Lugo Scores; Ellsbury to 3B; Cora to 2B
   O      123  4   74%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  7   63%  J Drew          Walk; Ellsbury Scores; Cora to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   R      123  5   50%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Line Drive); Cora Scores; Ortiz to 3B; Drew to 2B
                  Jon Switzer replaces Edwin Jackson pitching
   OO     123  3   74%  E Hinske        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  4   71%  R Casanova      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5   74%  J Gomes         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  6   80%  J Guzman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gomes to 3B
   R      1-3  2   86%  J Wilson        Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Gomes Scores; Guzman to 2B
                  Bryan Corey replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
   OO     12-  5   81%  A Iwamura       Double Play: Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Guzman out at Hm/SS-3B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Gary Glover facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Glover replaces Jon Switzer pitching
   O      ---  6   84%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bryan Corey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  J Velandia      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  C Pena          Walk
   OO     1--  2   86%  B Upton         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Gary Glover pitching
   R      ---  1   74%  A Cora          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   79%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   84%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Devil Rays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bryan Corey pitching
          ---  1   88%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      90%  R Casanova      Young Steals 2B
          -2-  5   91%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Justin Ruggiano pinch runs for Raul Casanova batting 6th
   O      12-  4   88%  J Gomes         Lineout: LF
   O      12-  2   86%  J Guzman        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   83%  J Wilson        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Devil Rays 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Al Reyes facing 6-7-8
                  Al Reyes replaces Dan Wheeler pitching; Dioner Navarro replaces Justin Ruggiano playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Devil Rays 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation