April 4, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,171

Friday, April 4, 2008, 7:15pm
Time of Game: 2:24

Red Sox

3-2

Lost 1

1st

Terry Francona

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

W: S Marcum (1-0), L: D Aardsma (0-1), S: J Accardo (2)

Blue Jays

2-2

Won 1

4th, ½ GB

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .488   11    3   5   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .883   12   11   1   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .551   22    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .238  .749    9    2   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .473   10    1   2   
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   3    0   2  .250  .875   11    0   0   HR
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .665   16    1   2   
J Ellsbury CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    4    1   0   
  C Crisp PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .693    2    0   0   
K Cash C                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.500    7    3   1   2B
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .749    4    2   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   4   3    1   9              108   24  11

BATTING

2B: K Cash (1, off S Marcum).

HR: J Drew (1, off S Marcum; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Drew 4; K Cash 2; M Lowell; M Ramirez.

RBI: J Drew 3 (3).

2-out RBI: J Drew 3.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .188  .528   21    2   2   HBP
M Stairs LF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .286 1.000    7    0   0   HR
  S Stewart PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .546    4    0   0   
  B Coats LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
A Rios RF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .833   12    2   0   SB
V Wells CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .780   15    3   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .167  .536   17    0   0   2B
  J McDonald PR-DH            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .267  .713   11    7   1   
A Hill 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .313  .688   19    1   1   
M Scutaro 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .702    9    1   3   SB,SH
G Zaun C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .500   20   10   0   GDP

S Marcum P                                                               1   0
  B Tallet P                                                             0   0
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   6  10   6    4   6              139   27   7

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (1, off M Delcarmen).

HR: M Stairs (1, off T Wakefield; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: M Scutaro (1, off M Delcarmen).

HBP: D Eckstein (1, by T Wakefield).

TB: M Stairs 4; A Hill 2; L Overbay 2; F Thomas 2; M Scutaro 2; D Eckstein; S Stewart.

GIDP: G Zaun (1).

RBI: F Thomas 2 (2); L Overbay (1); A Hill (2); M Stairs (1); D Eckstein (2).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2; D Eckstein.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rios (3, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); M Scutaro (3, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash).

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                    6     6   3   3    3   4   1   4.50   27   88-52   30· 4·18   10· 6· 3· 0     49    -     0.98  -0.04
D Aardsma, L (0-1)             0     0   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    1   11-7     6· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.52  -0.06
J Lopez                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.26  -0.08
M Delcarmen                    1.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   2.45    8   25-15    9· 2· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          2-2    1.32  -0.17
B Corey                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    4   6   1          38  132-80   47· 8·25   14· 8· 5· 0          4-2

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Marcum, W (1-0)              7     3   3   3    1   8   1   3.86   25   87-55   25·15·15    6· 6· 4· 0     66    -     0.86   0.05
B Tallet, H (2)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-8     6· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
J Accardo, S (2)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    9-6     6· 0· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
Totals                         9     4   3   3    1   9   1          32  108-69   37·16·16    8· 9· 5· 0           -

D Aardsma faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
J Lopez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (1; D Eckstein).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 50,171.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Pedroia            2B    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. M Stairs             LF 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. A Rios               RF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. V Wells              CF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. J Drew               RF    6. L Overbay            1B 
7. J Lugo               SS    7. A Hill               2B 
8. J Ellsbury           CF    8. M Scutaro            3B 
9. K Cash               C     9. G Zaun               C  

   T Wakefield          P        S Marcum             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-0  12-  5  -33%  57% J Drew          S Marcum        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Lowell Scores
   b 7   2  3-3  12-  4   31%  88% F Thomas        M Delcarmen     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Stewart Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  ---  2   17%  74% M Stairs        T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 6   1  0-1  12-  3    9%  87% L Overbay       T Wakefield     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Rios Scores; Thomas to 2B
   b 7   0  3-3  1--  4    8%  73% S Stewart       J Lopez         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF); Eckstein to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Pedroia       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   54%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   55%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  D Eckstein      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   57%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Eckstein to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  A Rios          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          -2-  4   54%  V Wells         Walk
   O      12-  6   50%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  L Overbay       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  A Hill          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   52%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      53%  G Zaun          Scutaro Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  J Ellsbury      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  3   52%  K Cash          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  D Ortiz         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   56%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   51%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   53%  L Overbay       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  A Hill          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   57%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   52%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   58%  D Pedroia       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   74%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   77%  A Rios          Walk
          1--      80%  V Wells         Rios Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   77%  F Thomas        Walk
   R      12-  3   87%  L Overbay       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Rios Scores; Thomas to 2B
          12-      90%  A Hill          Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Overbay to 2B
   R      -23  5   92%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
          12-  1   94%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Overbay to 3B; Hill to 2B
   OO     123  3   89%  G Zaun          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Shaun Marcum facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   92%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   89%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   90%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ortiz to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   57%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Lowell Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, David Aardsma facing 1-2-3
                  David Aardsma replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          --- 11   64%  D Eckstein      Walk
                  Javier Lopez replaces David Aardsma pitching; Shannon Stewart pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 2nd
          1--  4   73%  S Stewart       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF); Eckstein to 2B
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Javier Lopez pitching
   O      12-  2   65%  A Rios          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  2   57%  V Wells         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RR     12-  4   88%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Stewart Scores
                  John McDonald pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 5th
   O      -2-  2   86%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Brian Tallet facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Tallet replaces Shaun Marcum pitching; Buck Coats replaces Shannon Stewart playing LF batting 2nd; Coco Crisp pinch hits for Jacoby Ellsbury batting 8th
   O      ---  2   90%  C Crisp         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Kevin Cash batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   94%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Manny Delcarmen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Varitek moves to C; Coco Crisp moves to CF
          ---  5   95%  A Hill          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   95%  M Scutaro       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (P's Left); Hill to 2B
   O      -2-  7   94%  G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   97%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hill Scores
                  Bryan Corey replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   O      1--  4   97%  B Coats         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Jeremy Accardo facing 2-3-4
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Brian Tallet pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  K Youkilis      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   99%  M Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 6.

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