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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

2006-08-15 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 36179 · 79°F · Wind 10 mph to LF · 2:54

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 7th. Fernando Rodney earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save. Coco Crisp went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	11
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6

W: Fernando Rodney L: Mike Timlin SV: Todd Jones

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Brian Runge · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Placido Polanco	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Magglio Ordonez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Guillen	3	2	1	0	1	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sean Casey	4	0	3	2	0	0
Craig Monroe	4	0	2	1	0	1
Omar Infante	3	0	1	0	0	1
Vance Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Inge	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coco Crisp	4	2	2	1	0	1
Mark Loretta	4	0	1	0	0	0
David Ortiz	3	0	1	1	1	1
Manny Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Lowell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wily Mo Pena	4	0	2	0	0	1
Doug Mirabelli	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Javy Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeremy Bonderman	7.2	5	1	8
Wil Ledezma	0.0	1	0	0
Fernando Rodney	0.1	0	0	0
Todd Jones	1.0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Schilling	7.0	9	0	4
Mike Timlin	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curtis Granderson: 31/G34S-
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S
Dmitri Young: 3/G3

Bot 1

Coco Crisp: 3/G
Mark Loretta: S7/G56
David Ortiz: 8/F89XD+
Manny Ramirez: K

Top 2

Magglio Ordonez: 9/F89M
Carlos Guillen: 3/G3-
Ivan Rodriguez: K

Bot 2

Kevin Youkilis: 5/L5
Mike Lowell: 6/P78S
Wily Mo Pena: S7/G6
Doug Mirabelli: K

Top 3

Sean Casey: S8/G6M
Craig Monroe: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Omar Infante: 63/G6M

Bot 3

Alex Gonzalez: K
Coco Crisp: HR/F89D+
Mark Loretta: 8/F8RM
David Ortiz: K

Top 4

Curtis Granderson: 7/F7LD
Placido Polanco: S8/L6MD
Dmitri Young: S8/G4.1-3
Magglio Ordonez: 6/L6
Carlos Guillen: 53/G56S

Bot 4

Manny Ramirez: 9/F89D+
Kevin Youkilis: K
Mike Lowell: 8/F8LD

Top 5

Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
Sean Casey: 31/G34S
Craig Monroe: S7/G6
Omar Infante: PO1(13)

Bot 5

Wily Mo Pena: 8/F89D
Doug Mirabelli: 43/G4
Alex Gonzalez: 43/G4+

Top 6

Omar Infante: D7/F7LD+
Curtis Granderson: S7.2-3
Placido Polanco: FC5/G5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Dmitri Young: 7/F7LM
Magglio Ordonez: 13/G25-

Bot 6

Coco Crisp: K
Mark Loretta: 63/G6
David Ortiz: W
Manny Ramirez: 4/P34S

Top 7

Carlos Guillen: S7/F7LM
Ivan Rodriguez: S7/L6+.1-2
Sean Casey: D9/F89D+.2-H;1-H
Craig Monroe: K
Omar Infante: K
Curtis Granderson: K

Bot 7

Kevin Youkilis: K
Mike Lowell: 53/G5
Wily Mo Pena: D8/F8LXD+
Doug Mirabelli: 4/P8RS

Top 8

Vance Wilson: 7/F7M
Dmitri Young: 43/G4
Magglio Ordonez: 53/G56

Bot 8

Javy Lopez: K
Coco Crisp: S6/G6M-
Mark Loretta: 53.1-2
David Ortiz: S8/L89M+.2-H
Manny Ramirez: 53/G5

Top 9

Carlos Guillen: W
Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9M
Sean Casey: S9/G34.1-3
Craig Monroe: S9/F9LM.3-H;1-3;BX2(93)
Brandon Inge: 53/G56

Bot 9

Kevin Youkilis: 4/P3D
Mike Lowell: 53/G56-
Wily Mo Pena: K

Notes & reviews

Polanco made a diving catch while running away from the plate and landed on his shoulder; long delay while he is attended to
Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco left the game due to an injured shoulder

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