October 24, 2007 World Series Game 1 at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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2007 World Series Game 1
2007 postseason: WS: BOS-COL / ALCS: BOS-CLE / NLCS: COL-ARI / Div. Series: BOS-LAA / CLE-NYY / ARI-CHC / COL-PHI

Game 1
BOS 13
COL  1
Game 2
BOS  2
COL  1
Game 3
BOS 10
@COL  5
Game 4
BOS  4
@COL  3

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,733

Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 8:35PM
Time of Game: 3:30

Rockies

Clint Hurdle

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Red Sox         3  1  0   2  7  0   0  0  X   13 17  0

W: J Beckett (1-0), L: J Francis (0-1)

Red Sox

Terry Francona

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    2   0   
K Matsui 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   16    2   1   
M Holliday LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    1   0   GDP
T Helton 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250    9    7   1   2B
G Atkins 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   13    0   2   2B
B Hawpe RF                    4   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000   16    2   0   
T Tulowitzki SS               3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 2.000    6    4   2   2·2B
Y Torrealba C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    6   0   
R Spilborghs DH               2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   18    0   0   

J Francis P                                                              0   0
  F Morales P                                                            0   1
  R Speier P                                                             0   0
  M Herges P                                                             0   0
  J Affeldt P                                                            0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1  12              119   24   7

BATTING

2B: T Tulowitzki 2 (2, 2 off J Beckett); G Atkins (1, off J Beckett); T Helton (1, off J Beckett).

TB: T Tulowitzki 4; T Helton 3; G Atkins 2; K Matsui.

GIDP: M Holliday (1).

RBI: T Tulowitzki (1).

2-out RBI: T Tulowitzki.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   1   2    1   0  .200 1.133   15    2   1   HR
K Youkilis 1B                 5   3   2   1    1   1  .400 1.300   25    5   0   2·2B
D Ortiz DH                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .600 1.600   22    0   0   2·2B
  E Hinske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   3   3   2    1   0  .750 1.800   23    1   0   2B,IW
  C Crisp CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    2   0   
M Lowell 3B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .333 1.267   22    0   1   2B,IW
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   2    1   2  .500 1.350   27   12   0   2B
J Drew RF                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .400 1.000   18    1   0   2B
J Lugo SS                     4   0   3   1    1   0  .750 1.550   22    2   4   
  A Cora SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Ellsbury CF-LF              4   1   0   1    1   1  .000  .200   19    1   0   

J Beckett P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  E Gagne P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41  13  17  13    8   6              197   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (1, off J Francis); M Lowell (1, off F Morales); K Youkilis 2 (2, off F Morales, off J Francis); D Ortiz 2 (2, off F Morales, off J Francis); M Ramirez (1, off J Francis); J Drew (1, off J Francis).

HR: D Pedroia (1, off J Francis; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: M Lowell (1, by J Francis); M Ramirez (1, by J Francis).

TB: D Ortiz 5; K Youkilis 4; D Pedroia 4; M Ramirez 4; J Drew 3; J Lugo 3; J Varitek 3; M Lowell 2.

RBI: J Drew 2 (2); D Pedroia 2 (2); M Ramirez 2 (2); J Varitek 2 (2); D Ortiz 2 (2); J Ellsbury (1); K Youkilis (1); J Lugo (1).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz 2; J Drew 2; J Varitek 2; K Youkilis; J Lugo; M Ramirez; D Pedroia; J Ellsbury.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis.

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Francis, L (0-1)             4    10   6   6    3   3   1  13.50   25  103-62   33·11·18    7· 3· 0· 9     18    -     0.67  -0.28
F Morales                      0.2   6   7   7    1   0   0  94.50    9   35-19   11· 0· 8    2· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.13  -0.05
R Speier                       0     0   0   0    3   0   0  undef    3   16-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-3    0.03  -0.00
M Herges                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   25-14    6· 2· 6    0· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.00   0.00
J Affeldt                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    7-7     4· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  13  13    8   6   1          49  197-114  62·16·36   11· 9· 0·15          6-3

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
J Beckett, W (1-0)             7     6   1   1    1   9   0   1.29   27   93-62   34·11·17    6· 5· 1· 5     69    -     0.50   0.17
M Timlin                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   15-10    5· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
E Gagne                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-8     5· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1  12   0          33  119-80   44·15·21    6· 8· 1· 5           -

R Speier faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: F Morales (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Francis 2 (2; M Ramirez, M Lowell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 36,733.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Boston Red Sox                       
1. W Taveras            CF    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. K Matsui             2B    2. K Youkilis           1B 
3. M Holliday           LF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. T Helton             1B    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. G Atkins             3B    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. B Hawpe              RF    6. J Varitek            C  
7. T Tulowitzki         SS    7. J Drew               RF 
8. Y Torrealba          C     8. J Lugo               SS 
9. R Spilborghs         DH    9. J Ellsbury           CF 

   J Francis            P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  64% D Pedroia       J Francis       Home Run
   b 4   2  1-4  123  4    8%  93% J Varitek       J Francis       Double to LF; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B
   b 2   2  1-3  1--  4    8%  79% D Ortiz         J Francis       Double to CF; Youkilis Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  12-  2    8%  79% J Drew          J Francis       Double to RF; Ramirez Scores; Varitek to 3B
   t 2   2  3-0  -2-  1   -7%  70% T Tulowitzki    J Beckett       Double to CF; Atkins Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  W Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  M Holliday      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Francis facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   64%  D Pedroia       Home Run
          ---  4   69%  K Youkilis      Double to RF
   O      -2-  4   67%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Youkilis to 3B
   R      --3  1   72%  M Ramirez       Single to LF; Youkilis Scores
   O      1--  5   70%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
          1--  6   71%  J Varitek       Single to LF; Ramirez to 2B
   R      12-  2   79%  J Drew          Double to RF; Ramirez Scores; Varitek to 3B
   O      -23  6   75%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   78%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   74%  G Atkins        Double to LF
   O      -2-  4   77%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   70%  T Tulowitzki    Double to CF; Atkins Scores
   O      -2-  2   73%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Francis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   71%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   70%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   71%  K Youkilis      Walk
   R      1--  4   79%  D Ortiz         Double to CF; Youkilis Scores
          -2-  4   80%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   77%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   79%  R Spilborghs    Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   81%  W Taveras       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   82%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Francis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   81%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   80%  J Lugo          Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--  2   79%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   81%  M Holliday      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   78%  T Helton        Double to CF
   O      -2-  6   81%  G Atkins        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   84%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Francis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   83%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  K Youkilis      Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---  6   83%  D Ortiz         Single to LF
          1--  8   84%  M Ramirez       Double to RF; Ortiz to 3B
          -23  4   85%  M Lowell        Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4   93%  J Varitek       Double to LF; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B
   O      -23  4   92%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-6, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   93%  T Tulowitzki    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  Y Torrealba     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   94%  R Spilborghs    Walk
   O      1--  6   95%  W Taveras       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Franklin Morales facing 8-9-1
                  Franklin Morales replaces Jeff Francis pitching
          ---  5   96%  J Lugo          Single to CF
   O      1--  2   95%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   94%  D Pedroia       Popfly: SS
          1--      95%  K Youkilis      Balk; Ellsbury to 2B
   R      -2-  5   97%  " "             Double to LF; Ellsbury Scores
   R      -2-  2   98%  D Ortiz         Double to CF; Youkilis Scores
   R      -2-  5   99%  M Ramirez       Single to CF; Ortiz Scores
          1--  3   99%  M Lowell        Double to LF; Ramirez to 3B
          -23  5   99%  J Varitek       Walk
   R      123  5   99%  J Drew          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B; Varitek to 2B
                  Ryan Speier replaces Franklin Morales pitching
   R      123  5  100%  J Lugo          Walk; Lowell Scores; Varitek to 3B; Drew to 2B
   R      123  6  100%  J Ellsbury      Walk; Varitek Scores; Drew to 3B; Lugo to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  D Pedroia       Walk; Drew Scores; Lugo to 3B; Ellsbury to 2B
                  Matt Herges replaces Ryan Speier pitching
   O      123  2  100%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-13, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  K Matsui        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Holliday      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  T Helton        Single to CF
   O      1--  1  100%  G Atkins        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 13-1, Matt Herges facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6  100%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          ---  5  100%  M Lowell        Walk
   O      1--  7  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-13, Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
                  Jacoby Ellsbury moves to LF; Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  T Tulowitzki    Double to LF
   O      -2-  1  100%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-1B; Tulowitzki to 3B
   O      --3  7  100%  R Spilborghs    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 13-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Matt Herges pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Drew          Popfly: SS
          ---  2  100%  J Lugo          Single to CF
   O      1--  4  100%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  100%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-13, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Josh Beckett pitching; Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  W Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  8  100%  M Holliday      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 13-1, LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Hinske replaces David Ortiz playing DH batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-13, Eric Gagne facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Gagne replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  T Helton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  G Atkins        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Red Sox 13.

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