April 26, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 36,048

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:47

Red Sox

15-11

Lost 4

1st

Terry Francona

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

W: S Dohmann (2-0), L: C Buchholz (1-2), S: T Percival (5)

Rays

13-11

Won 5

3rd, 1 GB

Joe Maddon

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .879   13    0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .831   10    2   3   GDP
J Drew DH                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .825   19    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .354 1.071   15    0   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .912   13    8   2   
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .770   16    2   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .773   23    9   0   
J Lowrie 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .357  .870   19    1   2   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .663   13    0   1   

C Buchholz P                                                             2   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    4   7              141   24   8

BATTING

TB: J Ellsbury 2; J Lowrie; C Crisp; J Drew.

GIDP: D Pedroia (3).

RBI: J Ellsbury (11).

2-out RBI: J Ellsbury.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .221  .555   19    2   3   HR
C Crawford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .302  .737   12    2   0   
B Upton CF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .828    8    5   1   2B
C Pena 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .195  .769   18    6   1   
E Longoria 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .893   13    0   2   
E Hinske DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .292 1.009   11    0   0   
G Gross RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .578   14    2   0   
S Riggans C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .656    3    6   0   
  D Navarro PH-C              1   1   1   0    0   0  .417  .962    4    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .454   11    1   2   

E Jackson P                                                              1   0
  T Miller P                                                             1   0
  S Dohmann P                                                            0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   2   3   2    2   9              113   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Upton (5, off C Buchholz).

HR: A Iwamura (1, off C Buchholz; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: A Iwamura 4; B Upton 2; D Navarro.

RBI: A Iwamura 2 (5).

2-out RBI: A Iwamura 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena; B Upton-C Pena.

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
C Buchholz, L (1-2)            8     3   2   2    2   9   1   4.08   29  113-76   34·18·24   11· 6· 1· 0     75    -     1.23  -0.04
Totals                         8     3   2   2    2   9   1          29  113-76   34·18·24   11· 6· 1· 0           -

Tampa Bay 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                      7     5   1   1    3   4   0   3.86   27  108-62   38· 3·21   11· 4· 5· 0     64    -     1.21   0.24
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.35    3   13-8     3· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.03
S Dohmann, W (2-0)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.38    1    6-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
T Percival, S (5)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-5     4· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4   7   0          34  136-78   45· 8·25   11· 7· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: E Jackson (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Mike Estabrook.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 36,048.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. J Ellsbury           RF    1. A Iwamura            2B 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. J Drew               DH    3. B Upton              CF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. C Pena               1B 
5. K Youkilis           1B    5. E Longoria           3B 
6. C Crisp              CF    6. E Hinske             DH 
7. J Varitek            C     7. G Gross              RF 
8. J Lowrie             3B    8. S Riggans            C  
9. J Lugo               SS    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   C Buchholz           P        E Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-0  1--  3   61%  84% A Iwamura       C Buchholz      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Navarro Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  1-3  2  -13%  37% J Ellsbury      E Jackson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Crisp Scores; Lowrie to 2B
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3  5    9%  50% J Lugo          E Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  1-0  1--  5   -8%  23% J Bartlett      C Buchholz      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  2    7%  91% K Youkilis      T Percival      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  J Ellsbury      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  3   54%  D Pedroia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   53%  J Drew          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   52%  B Upton         Walk
          1--  8   54%  C Pena          Walk; Upton to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  K Youkilis      Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  5   55%  J Varitek       Line Drive Double Play: CF (Deep CF); Crisp out at 1B/CF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  E Hinske        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   51%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  S Riggans       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   46%  J Lowrie        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Lugo          Lineout: CF
   O      1--  2   52%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lowrie to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   51%  A Iwamura       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   53%  J Drew          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   56%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   63%  B Upton         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  7   62%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Upton to 3B
   O      --3  7   55%  E Longoria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  7   50%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   45%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      44%  J Lowrie        Wild Pitch; Crisp to 3B
          --3  6   41%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   50%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   37%  J Ellsbury      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Crisp Scores; Lowrie to 2B
   O      12-  1   41%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Buchholz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   38%  G Gross         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   36%  S Riggans       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   34%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   36%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   38%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   40%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   35%  A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   33%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   31%  B Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   33%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   31%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      1--  4   34%  J Lowrie        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   36%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Buchholz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   31%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   28%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   25%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Trever Miller replaces Edwin Jackson pitching
   O      ---  4   28%  J Ellsbury      Popfly: P (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   30%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   28%  J Drew          Walk
                  Scott Dohmann replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      1--  6   31%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Buchholz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   24%  G Gross         Strikeout Swinging
                  Dioner Navarro pinch hits for Shawn Riggans batting 8th
          ---  4   31%  D Navarro       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   23%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  3   84%  A Iwamura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Navarro Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Troy Percival facing 5-6-7
                  Troy Percival replaces Scott Dohmann pitching; Dioner Navarro moves to C
   O      ---  2   91%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   96%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation