May 14, 2006 Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

In one of the most bizarre finishes to a game I have had, the Red Sox get 5 baserunners in the bottom of the 9th on only two hits and win the game on a walkoff----walk?? Yes, a walkoff walk! Daisuke Matsuzaka has a lousy start as the Tigers score 5 runs in the first two innings and one more in the 6th after Dice-K had settled down some to lead 6-0. The Sox come roaring back, getting 4 in the 6th capped by a Jason Varitek 3-run blast to make the score 6-4. Another run for the Sox in the 7th to trail 6-5, and then comes the bizarre 9th. Tigers closer Todd Jones had come into the game in the 7th inning, so by the 9th he was getting tired as Kevin Youkilis led off the inning with a single. That was it for Jones, as Fernando Rodney comes in to pitch. Big Papi rips a single as Youkilis goes to second. Manny Ramirez brings his 4 for 4 day to the plate and is hit by a pitch, which loads the bases with no outs. Rodney walk next batter JD Drew as Youk trots home with the tying run. That was it for Rodney (hit, hit batter, walk) as Wil Ledezma tries hit shot at keeping the Sox at bay with Mike Lowell coming to the plate. Ledezma walks Lowell, and Papi trots across home plate for the winning run!! Sox continue their recent 9-1 run, and have moved into second place in the AL East, 2 1/2 behind the slumping New York Yankees, who have lost four straight.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Detroit Tigers At 2007 Boston Red Sox                5/14/2007
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  2  2  2 .248     J.Lugo SS           5  0  0  0 .212  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .195     K.Youkilis 1B       5  1  2  0 .295  
  G.Sheffield DH      3  1  1  0 .266     D.Ortiz DH          4  2  3  0 .388  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  4  3 .363     M.Ramirez LF        4  1  4  0 .324  
  C.Guillen SS        3  0  1  1 .215     J.Drew RF           4  1  1  1 .242  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  0  0  0 .286     M.Lowell 3B         4  1  1  2 .242  
  S.Casey 1B          5  0  1  0 .279     J.Varitek C         4  1  2  3 .262  
  N.Perez 2B          5  1  1  0 .150     C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .291  
  B.Inge 3B           4  1  0  0 .238     D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 10  6                 Totals      37  7 13  6
 
 
Tigers.......... 2 3 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  6 10  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 4  1 0 2  -  7 13  1
 
Tigers (13-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson               5       8   3   3   1   5   0  87   6.02
T.Byrdak                  1       2   2   2   1   1   1  26  18.00
J.Mesa                    0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.55
T.Jones HOLD(3rd)         2       1   1   1   0   0   0  31   5.79
F.Rodney L(0-4) BS(2nd)   0       1   1   1   1   0   0  15  12.00
W.Ledezma                 0       0   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.74
Totals                    8      13   7   7   4   6   1
 
Red Sox (19-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka               5 1/3   9   6   4   4   8   0 121   3.74
B.Donnelly                1 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  33   1.20
J.Lopez                   0 2/3   1   0   0   2   0   0  18   0.00
K.Snyder WIN(2-0)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   3.06
Totals                    9      10   6   4   7   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,850 DATE- Monday, May 14th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:29
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:12  Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- J.Lugo
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(4th), M.Ordonez(8th), D.Ortiz(18th), M.Lowell(8th)
TRIPLES- C.Granderson(7th), C.Guillen(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Varitek(5th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sheffield(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ordonez
WALKS- C.Granderson, C.Monroe, G.Sheffield-2, C.Guillen-2, B.Inge, D.Ortiz,
       J.Drew, M.Lowell, D.Pedroia
HIT BY PITCH- M.Ramirez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, C.Monroe-3, I.Rodriguez, N.Perez, B.Inge-2,
             K.Youkilis, J.Drew, M.Lowell-2, J.Varitek, C.Crisp
WILD PITCHES- J.Mesa, D.Matsuzaka, B.Donnelly
 
In a thriller the Boston Red Sox staged a dramatic comeback over the Detroit
Tigers winning by a score of 7 to 6 at Fenway Park.
 
Boston scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 2
base hits.  Kevin Youkilis led off and he singled.  David Ortiz came to the
plate and laced a single.  Manny Ramirez then was hit by a pitch.  J.D. Drew
stepped in and he drew a walk scoring a run.  Mike Lowell came to the plate
and drew a walk making Boston the victors to the delight of the home town
faithful.  Boston had 13 hits for the night while Detroit had 10.  
 
Kyle Snyder(2-0) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory.
Fernando Rodney(0-4) ended up with the loss in relief.  'Now that is what I
call fun! I just love baseball, especially games like this, of course,' Gary
Lucas offered.  'Everyone at the stadium had a great time - did you see the
fans go wild there at the end?!'

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