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Series Summary

2007 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 12
CLE 3 Final
BOS 10
Game 2, October 13
CLE 13 Final
BOS 6 (11)
Game 3, October 15
BOS 2 Final
CLE 4
Game 4, October 16
BOS 3 Final
CLE 7
Game 5, October 18
BOS 7 Final
CLE 1
Game 6, October 20
CLE 2 Final
BOS 12
Game 7, October 21
CLE 2 Final
BOS 11

Series Summary

Game Summary

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Start Time: 8:23 p.m. Local
Attendance: 44,588
Venue: Jacobs Field
Game Duration: 3:46
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 12 1
Cleveland Indians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
WP: Josh Beckett (3-0) • LP: CC Sabathia (1-2)

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 5 0.212 0.278 0.303 0.581 0.183 1.083
Kevin Youkilis 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 5 0.355 0.432 0.742 1.174 0.333 2.083
David Ortiz DH 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 0.500 0.639 1.000 1.639 0.233 1.533
Manny Ramirez LF 4 0 2 1 1 2 5 0.440 0.611 0.960 1.571 0.083 0.667
   Jacoby Ellsbury LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.276 0.324 0.483 0.806 0.000 0.000
Bobby Kielty RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.400 0.500 0.400 0.900 0.000 0.000
   J.D. Drew RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0.259 0.286 0.296 0.582 0.050 0.533
Jason Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.200 0.226 0.367 0.592 0.000 0.000
Coco Crisp CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 0.161 0.188 0.194 0.381 0.067 0.567
Julio Lugo SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.214 0.267 0.250 0.517 0.050 0.533
Josh Beckett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jonathan Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 7 12 6 5 8 44 0.343 0.432 0.571 1.003 1.000 7.000

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Grady Sizemore CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.306 0.444 0.583 1.028 0.000 0.417
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.237 0.268 0.316 0.584 0.000 0.417
Travis Hafner DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.200 0.333 0.371 0.705 0.000 0.083
Victor Martinez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.333 0.415 0.472 0.887 0.000 0.083
Ryan Garko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.333 0.419 0.481 0.901 0.000 0.000
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.361 0.439 0.667 1.106 0.000 0.000
Kenny Lofton LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.306 0.359 0.472 0.831 0.000 0.000
Franklin Gutierrez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.160 0.300 0.280 0.580 0.000 0.000
Casey Blake 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.222 0.243 0.389 0.632 0.000 0.000
CC Sabathia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Rafael Betancourt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Rafael Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Tom Mastny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 1 6 0 2 12 35 0.182 0.229 0.242 0.471 0.000 1.000

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Josh Beckett, W (3-0) 8 5 1 1 1 11 0 1.17 30 109 74 38 12 24 11 7 3 0 78 0.377 0.93 5.89% 22.78 3.4
Jonathan Papelbon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 22 12 7 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.07 0.06% 1.67 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 12 0 1.00 35 131 86 45 12 29 12 9 3 0 78 0 0 0.381 0.80 5.95% 19.76 4.0

Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
CC Sabathia, L (1-2) 6 10 4 4 2 6 1 8.80 29 112 70 40 12 18 9 10 3 0 40 -0.069 1.06 -1.25% 25.97 -0.6
Rafael Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 9 5 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0.015 0.39 0.24% 9.59 0.5
Rafael Perez 0.1 1 3 1 1 0 0 5.40 4 13 8 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.028 0.44 -0.45% 10.76 -1.1
Tom Mastny 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 8 29 16 9 0 7 2 3 0 0 3 3 -0.037 0.17 -0.60% 4.21 -0.8
Team Totals 9 12 7 5 5 8 1 5.00 44 165 103 59 12 32 13 16 3 0 40 4 4 -0.119 0.79 -2.06% 19.32 -2.0

CC Sabathia faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: CC Sabathia (1).
HBP: CC Sabathia 2 (3; Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O BOS Dustin Pedroia CC Sabathia -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX R BOS Kevin Youkilis CC Sabathia 9% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t1 1-0 1 — 3,(0-2) CCS O BOS David Ortiz CC Sabathia -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 1-0 2 — 3,(1-1) CBX BOS Manny Ramirez CC Sabathia 2% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball) -0.0
t1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1) CX O BOS Mike Lowell CC Sabathia -3% 55% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Ramirez out at Hm/RF-C -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 — 5,(2-2) BBCCX CLE Grady Sizemore Josh Beckett -6% 49% Double to SS (Pop Fly) 0.4167
b1 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0) BX CLE Asdrubal Cabrera Josh Beckett -6% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sizemore to 3B 0.4167
b1 0-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1) BSX ROO CLE Travis Hafner Josh Beckett 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Sizemore Scores 0.0833
b1 1-1 2 — 1,(0-0) X CLE Victor Martinez Josh Beckett -1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0833
b1 1-1 2 1– 5,(1-2) BFCFS O CLE Ryan Garko Josh Beckett 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 — 7,(3-2) BFCBFBC O BOS Bobby Kielty CC Sabathia -2% 48% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t2 1-1 1 — 6,(3-2) BBFFBH BOS Jason Varitek CC Sabathia 3% 50% Hit By Pitch 0.0
t2 1-1 1 1– 5,(2-2) CBF*BC O BOS Coco Crisp CC Sabathia -3% 47% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t2 1-1 2 1– 3,(1-1) SBX O BOS Julio Lugo CC Sabathia -2% 45% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 — 5,(2-2) SCBBS O CLE Jhonny Peralta Josh Beckett 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 1-1 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O CLE Kenny Lofton Josh Beckett 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b2 1-1 2 — 6,(3-2) BBCBSB CLE Franklin Gutierrez Josh Beckett -1% 48% Walk 0.0
b2 1-1 2 1– 4,(0-2) FFFS O CLE Casey Blake Josh Beckett 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 — 8,(3-2) BFBBCFFX BOS Dustin Pedroia CC Sabathia 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.1667
t3 1-1 0 1– 5,(2-2) FSBBX OO BOS Kevin Youkilis CC Sabathia -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B -0.3333
t3 1-1 2 — 7,(3-2) FBBSFBB BOS David Ortiz CC Sabathia 1% 47% Walk 0.5
t3 1-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) X R BOS Manny Ramirez CC Sabathia 11% 58% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Ortiz Scores 0.6666
t3 2-1 2 1– 5,(2-2) CBBFS O BOS Mike Lowell CC Sabathia -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 — 3,(0-2) CFS O CLE Grady Sizemore Josh Beckett 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b3 1-2 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Asdrubal Cabrera Josh Beckett 2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b3 1-2 2 — 3,(0-2) CSS O CLE Travis Hafner Josh Beckett 1% 62% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX BOS Bobby Kielty CC Sabathia 4% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
t4 2-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) B1X BOS Jason Varitek CC Sabathia 5% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kielty to 2B 0.0
t4 2-1 0 12- 4,(1-2) LBLS O BOS Coco Crisp CC Sabathia -5% 65% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0) X OO BOS Julio Lugo CC Sabathia -9% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O CLE Victor Martinez Josh Beckett 3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b4 1-2 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Ryan Garko Josh Beckett 2% 62% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b4 1-2 2 — 1,(0-0) X O CLE Jhonny Peralta Josh Beckett 1% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O BOS Dustin Pedroia CC Sabathia -3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t5 2-1 1 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Kevin Youkilis CC Sabathia -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t5 2-1 2 — 3,(1-1) BSX BOS David Ortiz CC Sabathia 1% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
t5 2-1 2 1– 5,(2-2) CBFBB BOS Manny Ramirez CC Sabathia 1% 61% Wild Pitch; Ortiz to 2B 0.0
t5 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2) CBFBB.B BOS Manny Ramirez CC Sabathia 1% 62% Walk 0
t5 2-1 2 12- 6,(1-2) CSFBFH BOS Mike Lowell CC Sabathia 3% 65% Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 3B; Ramirez to 2B 0.0
t5 2-1 2 123 6,(3-2) CBBSB>X O BOS Bobby Kielty CC Sabathia -8% 57% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX O CLE Kenny Lofton Josh Beckett 4% 61% Flyball: LF 0.0
b5 1-2 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBBCC O CLE Franklin Gutierrez Josh Beckett 3% 63% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 1-2 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX CLE Casey Blake Josh Beckett -2% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
b5 1-2 2 1– 2,(0-1) CX CLE Grady Sizemore Josh Beckett -4% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Blake to 3B 0.0
b5 1-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2) FCT O CLE Asdrubal Cabrera Josh Beckett 8% 65% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 7-8-9
t6 2-1 0 — 4,(1-2) FBCX O BOS Jason Varitek CC Sabathia -3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t6 2-1 1 — 5,(2-2) SFBBX O BOS Coco Crisp CC Sabathia -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t6 2-1 2 — 4,(0-2) CSFS O BOS Julio Lugo CC Sabathia -1% 59% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 — 5,(1-2) BSSFC O CLE Travis Hafner Josh Beckett 4% 63% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b6 1-2 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O CLE Victor Martinez Josh Beckett 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b6 1-2 2 — 6,(2-2) BFFFBT O CLE Ryan Garko Josh Beckett 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians’ CC Sabathia facing 1-2-3
t7 2-1 0 — 2,(1-0) BX BOS Dustin Pedroia CC Sabathia 7% 75% Double to CF (Line Drive) 0.5
t7 2-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1) BBFX R BOS Kevin Youkilis CC Sabathia 12% 88% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Pedroia Scores 1.0
  Rafael Betancourt replaces CC Sabathia pitching
t7 3-1 0 –3 3,(1-1) .CBX RO BOS David Ortiz Rafael Betancourt 0% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Youkilis Scores 0.5
t7 4-1 1 — 4,(0-2) CFFC O BOS Manny Ramirez Rafael Betancourt -1% 87% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t7 4-1 2 — 4,(1-2) CBFX O BOS Mike Lowell Rafael Betancourt -1% 86% Flyball: CF -0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
  J.D. Drew replaces Bobby Kielty playing RF batting 6th
b7 1-4 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O CLE Jhonny Peralta Josh Beckett 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b7 1-4 1 — 6,(2-2) CBFBFX CLE Kenny Lofton Josh Beckett -3% 86% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball) 0.0
b7 1-4 1 1– 5,(3-1) BBSBX O CLE Franklin Gutierrez Josh Beckett 4% 90% Flyball: CF 0.0
b7 1-4 2 1– 4,(1-2) CBF>C O CLE Casey Blake Josh Beckett 3% 92% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians’ Rafael Perez facing 6-7-8
  Rafael Perez replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
t8 4-1 0 — 6,(3-2) .CFBBBB BOS J.D. Drew Rafael Perez 1% 93% Walk 0.5333
t8 4-1 0 1– 3,(0-2) FCX O BOS Jason Varitek Rafael Perez -1% 92% Flyball: RF 0.0
t8 4-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) X BOS Coco Crisp Rafael Perez 1% 93% Reached on E1 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B 0.5667
t8 4-1 1 12- 3,(1-1) CBX BOS Julio Lugo Rafael Perez 2% 95% Single to P/Bunt; Drew to 3B; Crisp to 2B 0.5333
  Tom Mastny replaces Rafael Perez pitching
t8 4-1 1 123 2,(1-0) .*BB R BOS Dustin Pedroia Tom Mastny 2% 97% Passed Ball; Drew Scores/unER; Crisp to 3B; Lugo to 2B 0.4167
t8 5-1 1 -23 5,(3-1) .*BB.CBB BOS Dustin Pedroia Tom Mastny 0% 97% Walk 0
t8 5-1 1 123 4,(3-0) BBBB R BOS Kevin Youkilis Tom Mastny 1% 99% Walk; Crisp Scores; Lugo to 3B; Pedroia to 2B 0.4167
t8 6-1 1 123 3,(0-2) CFX RO BOS David Ortiz Tom Mastny 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lugo Scores/unER 0.5333
t8 7-1 2 12- 4,(0-2) FCFC O BOS Manny Ramirez Tom Mastny 0% 99% Strikeout Looking -0.0
  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Red Sox’ Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Jacoby Ellsbury replaces Manny Ramirez playing LF batting 4th
b8 1-7 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O CLE Grady Sizemore Josh Beckett 1% 99% Flyball: LF 0.0
b8 1-7 1 — 5,(2-2) BFBFC O CLE Asdrubal Cabrera Josh Beckett 0% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b8 1-7 2 — 7,(3-2) BBBCFFX O CLE Travis Hafner Josh Beckett 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Indians’ Tom Mastny facing 5-6-7
t9 7-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Mike Lowell Tom Mastny 0% 100% Flyball: CF 0.0
t9 7-1 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX BOS J.D. Drew Tom Mastny 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball) 0.0
t9 7-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2) CBFX O BOS Jason Varitek Tom Mastny 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Drew to 3B 0.0
t9 7-1 2 –3 5,(3-1) BBBCX O BOS Coco Crisp Tom Mastny 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Red Sox’ Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Josh Beckett pitching
b9 1-7 0 — 6,(2-2) .FBBFFT O CLE Victor Martinez Jonathan Papelbon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b9 1-7 1 — 4,(2-1) BBCX CLE Ryan Garko Jonathan Papelbon 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball) 0.0
b9 1-7 1 -2- 4,(2-1) CBBX O CLE Jhonny Peralta Jonathan Papelbon 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Garko to 3B 0.0
b9 1-7 2 –3 6,(3-2) BC*BCBB CLE Kenny Lofton Jonathan Papelbon 0% 100% Walk 0.0
b9 1-7 2 1-3 2,(0-1) C>X O CLE Franklin Gutierrez Jonathan Papelbon 0% 100% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 1.