April 10, 2008 Red Sox 7, Tigers 0

The Tigers can only muster up three singles and a walk as Tim Wakefield dominates, going the distance for the three-hitter and the Sox's third shutout of the year and the first by one pitcher. Much better performance for Wake than his 3 inning, 8 run disaster from his first start. A good day to be named Kevin, as both Kevin Youkilis and Kevin Cash hit two doubles with 7 doubles for the Sox overall. Big Papi adds in a triple for his first extra base hit of the year, as 8 of the 12 Sox hits are for extra bases. The Sox outscore the Tigers 19-3 for the three game series. Dem Boys from the Bronx are coming to town, as a weekend series at Fenway against the dreaded New York Yankees looms next on the schedule.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Detroit Tigers At 2008 Boston Red Sox                4/10/2008
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Inge CF           4  0  0  0 .071     J.Lugo SS           2  1  1  0 .414  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  2  0 .294   B-J.Ellsbury LF       0  0  0  0 .375  
  G.Sheffield DH      4  0  0  0 .207     D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  2  2 .268  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .258     D.Ortiz DH          5  1  1  1 .075  
  M.Cabrera 3B        2  0  0  0 .200     M.Ramirez LF        4  0  0  1 .359  
  C.Guillen 1B        3  0  1  0 .194   C-J.Lowrie SS         0  0  0  0 ----  
  E.Renteria SS       2  0  0  0 .200     K.Youkilis 3B       3  0  2  0 .139  
A-R.Santiago PH,SS    1  0  0  0 .250     J.Drew RF           4  2  2  0 .160  
  I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .097     C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  0 .368  
  M.Thames LF         3  0  0  0 .286     S.Casey 1B          4  1  1  1 .333  
                                          K.Cash C            4  2  2  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  3  0                 Totals      35  7 12  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lugo In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ramirez In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
Red Sox......... 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 1    -  7 12  0
 
Tigers (3-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson LOSS(0-2)     3 2/3   6   5   3   1   2   0  70  15.43
A.Lopez                   3 2/3   6   2   1   2   6   0  72   3.18
B.Seay                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                    8      12   7   4   3   8   0
 
Red Sox (4-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield WIN(1-1)      9       3   0   0   1   7   0 102   6.00
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,521 DATE- Thursday, April 10th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, C.Guillen
DOUBLES- J.Lugo(5th), K.Youkilis-2(2nd), J.Drew(1st), S.Casey(1st),
         K.Cash-2(2nd)
TRIPLES- D.Ortiz(1st)
WALKS- M.Cabrera, J.Lugo-3
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- B.Inge-3, G.Sheffield, M.Ordonez, R.Santiago, M.Thames, J.Lugo,
             D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez-2, J.Drew, C.Crisp, S.Casey-2
GIDP- D.Ortiz
WILD PITCHES- A.Lopez
 
Tim Wakefield pitched a 3 hit shutout as the Boston Red Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 0 at Fenway Park.
 
Wakefield(1-1) was virtually untouchable.  He didn't give up much, just 3 hits
and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Boston had 12 hits for the night.  
 
Nate Robertson(0-2) was the losing pitcher.  He gave up 5 runs in 3 and 2/3
innings of work.  'He had his 'A' game tonight,' Terry Francona said of
Wakefield.  'Very impressive performance.'

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