| Despite outhitting the Tigers 9-5, way too many wasted chances cost the Sox a chance at a win today. 9 hits and 7 walks allowed by Tiger pitchers only gets the Red Sox 2 runs on the scoreboard, as they leave 14 runners on base. The first two runners reach base in both the 4th and 5th innings, and they load the bases in the 7th coming up empty every time. The first run for the Sox scored via a Dustin Pedroia squeeze in the 3rd, and the other run scored in an exciting 9th when they again load the bases. Placido Polanco saves the game for Detroit, as you will see in the web gems, by robbing Sean Casey of the potential game-winning hit with two out in the 9th turning a sure 2-run game-winning single into a game-ending groundout. The Red Sox 9th: *** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 *** SUBSTITUTE P - Denny Bautista SUBSTITUTE SS- Ramon Santiago 0 D.Pedroia 4- 6 20 5 Double b-2 SUBSTITUTE P - Todd Jones 0 2 K.Youkilis 5- 5 3 Ground Out b-0 1 2 D.Ortiz 6- 7 8 6 Single 2-H b-1 SUBSTITUTE PR- Coco Crisp 1 1 M.Ramirez 6-11 4 Pop Out b-0 2 1 M.Lowell 6- 6 5 Single 1-3 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Jason Grilli 2 1 3 J.Drew 4- 9 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE PH- Sean Casey 2 123 S.Casey 5- 8 5 Ground Out b-0 |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2008 Detroit Tigers At 2008 Boston Red Sox 4/9/2008
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
I.Rodriguez C 3 1 0 0 .107 D.Pedroia 2B 3 1 2 1 .250
P.Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 .267 K.Youkilis 1B 5 0 1 0 .091
G.Sheffield DH 4 0 2 1 .240 D.Ortiz DH 3 0 1 1 .057
M.Ordonez RF 4 0 0 1 .296 B-C.Crisp PR 0 0 0 0 .400
M.Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 .214 M.Ramirez LF 5 0 1 0 .400
C.Guillen 1B 3 1 1 0 .179 M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .273
E.Renteria SS 3 0 1 1 .214 J.Drew RF 3 0 0 0 .095
A-R.Santiago SS 0 0 0 0 .333 J.Varitek C 3 0 0 0 .207
M.Thames LF 2 0 0 0 .364 C-S.Casey PH 1 0 0 0 .400
B.Inge CF 3 0 0 0 .083 J.Ellsbury CF 3 1 2 0 .375
J.Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 .407
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Totals 30 3 5 3 Totals 34 2 9 2
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Renteria In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 9th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
Tigers (3-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Bonderman WIN(1-0) 6 2/3 6 1 1 6 7 0 118 2.31
F.Beltran HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00
D.Bautista 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 13.50
T.Jones HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 6.75
J.Grilli SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.86
Totals 9 9 2 2 7 8 0
Red Sox (3-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Lester LOSS(0-2) 7 4 3 3 2 5 0 103 2.84
J.Tavarez 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 8.31
M.Delcarmen 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.93
Totals 9 5 3 3 2 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 39,374 DATE- Wednesday, April 9th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 2 Red Sox:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Red Sox: 1
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(3rd), C.Guillen(3rd), D.Pedroia(2nd), J.Ellsbury(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Pedroia
WALKS- I.Rodriguez, M.Thames, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz-2, J.Drew-2, J.Varitek,
J.Ellsbury
HIT BY PITCH- M.Lowell
STRIKE OUTS- I.Rodriguez-2, G.Sheffield-2, B.Inge-2, K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz,
M.Ramirez, J.Varitek-2, J.Lugo-3
GIDP- M.Cabrera, K.Youkilis
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Placido Polanco robbed Sean Casey of a base hit.
39,374 fans watched an exciting game at Fenway Park. The Detroit Tigers
topped the Boston Red Sox by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
Detroit came up with 2 runs in the 4th inning. Boston had a chance in the 9th
but they came up short.
Jeremy Bonderman(1-0) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Jason
Grilli recorded the save, his 1st. Jon Lester(0-2) absorbed the loss.
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