October 27, 2007 World Series Game 3 at Coors Field Box Score and Play by Play

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2007 World Series Game 3
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

Coors Field, Attendance: 49,983

Saturday, October 27, 2007, 6:35PM
Time of Game: 4:19

Red Sox

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  6   0  0  0   0  3  1   10 15  1
Rockies         0  0  0   0  0  2   3  0  0    5 11  0

W: D Matsuzaka (1-0), L: J Fogg (0-1), S: J Papelbon (2)

Rockies

Clint Hurdle

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF-RF              5   2   4   2    0   0  .417 1.167   19    3   0   3·2B
D Pedroia 2B                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .357 1.081   18    3   1   2B
  J Papelbon P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .333  .968   14    2   0   2B
  K Youkilis 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .861    5    4   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .846   23    3   0   IW
M Lowell 3B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .364 1.045   16    2   3   SB
J Drew RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .455 1.174   13    0   0   2B
  H Okajima P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Delcarmen P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Cora 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   0   SH
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .650   22    7   0   SF
J Lugo SS                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .400 1.038   23    3   4   2B
D Matsuzaka P                 3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .666   10    0   1   
  J Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Crisp CF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
Totals                       39  10  15  10    3   7              167   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Pedroia (1, off B Fuentes); J Ellsbury 3 (3, 2 off J Fogg, off B Fuentes); D Ortiz (3, off J Fogg); J Lugo (1, off J Fogg); J Drew (2, off F Morales).

SF: J Varitek (2, off L Hawkins).

SH: A Cora (1, off L Hawkins).

IBB: M Ramirez (2, by J Fogg).

TB: J Ellsbury 7; D Pedroia 4; D Ortiz 2; J Drew 2; J Lugo 2; M Lowell 2; C Crisp; J Varitek; D Matsuzaka.

RBI: D Matsuzaka 2 (2); M Lowell 2 (3); D Pedroia 2 (4); J Ellsbury 2 (3); D Ortiz (3); J Varitek (4).

2-out RBI: D Matsuzaka 2; J Ellsbury.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 8 for 19.

FIELDING

E: J Drew (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lowell (1, 3rd base off L Hawkins/Y Torrealba).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .308  .616   19    1   3   SB
T Tulowitzki SS               4   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.011   24    1   3   
M Holliday LF                 5   1   1   3    0   0  .385 1.000   18    2   1   HR
T Helton 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .749   34    9   0   
G Atkins 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .100  .508   22    0   3   HBP
B Hawpe RF                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .231  .616   18    1   0   3B
Y Torrealba C                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .200  .400   16    8   0   
C Sullivan CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    3   0   
  R Spilborghs PH-CF          2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    8    1   0   
J Fogg P                      0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Morales P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   1   
  S Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Herges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Taveras PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    6    0   0   
  L Hawkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    4   7              186   27  12

BATTING

3B: B Hawpe (1, off J Papelbon).

HR: M Holliday (1, off H Okajima; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: G Atkins (1, by D Matsuzaka).

TB: B Hawpe 4; M Holliday 4; K Matsui 3; Y Torrealba 2; T Tulowitzki; T Helton; S Smith.

RBI: M Holliday 3 (3); Y Torrealba (1); B Hawpe (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Matsui (1, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek).

PITCHING

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
D Matsuzaka, W (1-0)           5.1   3   2   2    3   5   0   3.38   23  101-66   43·10·13    7· 4· 0· 3     56    -     0.64   0.17
J Lopez                        0     2   0   0    0   0   0  undef    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.08  -0.10
M Timlin, H (1)                0.2   2   2   2    0   0   0  10.80    4   14-10    8· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 1          2-0    1.33  -0.03
H Okajima, H (2)               1     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.70    5   29-19   12· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.28  -0.07
M Delcarmen                    0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   19-8     7· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.42   0.01
J Papelbon, S (2)              1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   15-11    6· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.29   0.04
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   7   1          43  184-118  78·16·24   11· 8· 2·10          8-4

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 Fogg, L (0-1)                2.2  10   6   6    2   2   0  20.25   19   67-37   21· 2·14    5· 3· 0· 7     14    -     1.23  -0.31
F Morales                      2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0  21.00    8   35-23   18· 1· 4    4· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.19   0.04
J Affeldt                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-11    7· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
M Herges                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   14-9     2· 4· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
B Fuentes                      1     3   3   3    1   0   0   9.00    7   24-13    6· 0· 7    2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.90  -0.22
L Hawkins                      1     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    4    9-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.09  -0.01
Totals                         9    15  10  10    3   7   0          44  165-98   58· 8·32   14· 8· 0·12          2-0

J Lopez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
M Timlin faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Fogg (1; M Ramirez).

HBP: D Matsuzaka (1; G Atkins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 4:19.

Attendance: 49,983.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  6-2  1-3  1  -19%  60% M Holliday      H Okajima       Home Run; Matsui Scores; Tulowitzki Scores
   t 8   1  5-6  12-  2   14%  89% J Ellsbury      B Fuentes       Double to RF; Lugo Scores; Crisp to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  123  1   10%  88% D Matsuzaka     J Fogg          Single to LF; Lowell Scores; Varitek Scores; Lugo to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1-3  1   10%  73% D Ortiz         J Fogg          Double to RF; Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B
   t 3   0  0-1  123  4    8%  83% M Lowell        J Fogg          Single to CF; Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  J Ellsbury      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   58%  D Pedroia       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ellsbury to 2B
   O      12-  5   53%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   49%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   45%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   39%  K Matsui        Single to CF; Matsui to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-  7   43%  T Tulowitzki    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   48%  M Holliday      Fielder's Choice P; Matsui out at 3B/P-2B-3B; Holliday to 1B
   O      1--  4   50%  T Helton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   48%  J Lugo          Double to CF
   O      -2-  4   44%  D Matsuzaka     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   41%  G Atkins        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   44%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   48%  Y Torrealba     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   50%  C Sullivan      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   56%  J Ellsbury      Double to LF
          -2-  3   63%  D Pedroia       Single to SS/Bunt; Ellsbury to 3B
   R      1-3  1   73%  D Ortiz         Double to RF; Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B
          -23  4   74%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4   83%  M Lowell        Single to CF; Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   79%  J Drew          Popfly: SS
   O      12-  2   77%  J Varitek       Single to LF; Ramirez out at Hm/LF-C; Lowell to 3B
          1-3  4   78%  J Lugo          Walk; Varitek to 2B
   RR     123  1   88%  D Matsuzaka     Single to LF; Lowell Scores; Varitek Scores; Lugo to 3B
   R      1-3  5   92%  J Ellsbury      Double to CF; Lugo Scores; Matsuzaka to 3B
                  Franklin Morales replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  2   91%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   92%  F Morales       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   93%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  T Tulowitzki    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Franklin Morales facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   93%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  5   93%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   92%  M Lowell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   94%  M Holliday      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --- 12   94%  T Helton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   94%  G Atkins        Walk
   O      1--  1   95%  B Hawpe         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Franklin Morales facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   96%  J Drew          Double to LF
   O      -2-  7   95%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   95%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5   94%  D Matsuzaka     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   92%  Y Torrealba     Single to CF
   O      1--  4   94%  C Sullivan      Flyball: LF
                  Seth Smith pinch hits for Franklin Morales batting 9th
          1--  2   92%  S Smith         Single to RF; Torrealba to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  K Matsui        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  T Tulowitzki    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Seth Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 3-4-5
                  Kevin Youkilis replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   97%  M Holliday      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   96%  T Helton        Walk
          1--  4   94%  G Atkins        Walk; Helton to 2B
                  Javier Lopez replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  1   90%  B Hawpe         Single to CF; Helton Scores; Atkins to 2B
   R      12-  5   84%  Y Torrealba     Single to LF; Atkins Scores; Hawpe to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Javier Lopez pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Spilborghs pinch hits for Cory Sullivan batting 8th
   O      12-  3   89%  R Spilborghs    Flyball: CF
                  Jeff Baker pinch hits for Jeremy Affeldt batting 9th
   O      12-  6   93%  J Baker         Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Matt Herges facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Herges replaces Jeff Baker pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Spilborghs moves to CF
   O      ---  5   92%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   87%  K Matsui        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      86%  T Tulowitzki    Matsui Steals 2B
          -2-  4   79%  " "             Single to CF; Matsui to 3B
                  Hideki Okajima replaces J.D. Drew pitching and batting 6th; Coco Crisp replaces Mike Timlin playing CF batting 9th; Jacoby Ellsbury moves to RF
   RRR    1-3  1   60%  M Holliday      Home Run; Matsui Scores; Tulowitzki Scores
          ---  7   53%  T Helton        Single to LF
   O      1--  7   60%  G Atkins        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   67%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   72%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rockies 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Brian Fuentes facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Matt Herges pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   69%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   72%  J Lugo          Walk
          1--  3   76%  C Crisp         Single to CF; Lugo to 2B
   R      12-  2   89%  J Ellsbury      Double to RF; Lugo Scores; Crisp to 3B
   RR     -23  2   96%  D Pedroia       Double to RF; Crisp Scores; Ellsbury Scores
   O      -2-  5   95%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-9, Manny Delcarmen facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Hideki Okajima pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   96%  R Spilborghs    Foul Flyball: RF
                  Willy Taveras pinch hits for Brian Fuentes batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  W Taveras       Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   97%  K Matsui        Single to CF
          1--  5   95%  T Tulowitzki    Walk; Matsui to 2B
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Dustin Pedroia pitching and batting 2nd; Alex Cora replaces Manny Delcarmen playing 2B batting 6th
   O      12-  1   98%  M Holliday      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Rockies 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Willy Taveras pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   98%  M Lowell        Single to CF
   O      1--  1   98%  A Cora          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lowell to 2B
          -2-      99%  J Varitek       Lowell Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   99%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lowell Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-10, Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  T Helton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  G Atkins        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5  100%  B Hawpe         Triple to RF
   O      --3  2  100%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rockies 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:COL200710270

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation