GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (31-17) at BOSTON (34-15)

AL: CLEVELAND (31-17) at BOSTON (34-15)

<h3>Two of baseball's meet as Red Sox host Indians</h3>

<div class="pre">Cleveland (31-17) at Boston (34-15) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BOSTON (Ticker) - Two of the best teams in baseball face offwhen the Boston Red Sox host the Cleveland Indians in the openerof the three-game series on Monday.

Boston, which currently boasts the best record in the majorleagues, has won four of five and is coming off a three-gamesweep of the Texas Rangers.

Curt Schilling (4-2, 3.94 ERA) takes the mound looking torebound from his worst start of the season. The righthander waspounded for six runs - five earned and 12 hits in a 8-3 loss tothe New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Cleveland has won four in a row and also is coming off a sweep.The Indians, who boast the third best record in baseball behindthe Red Sox and New York Mets, swept a three-game series fromtheir American League Central rivals, the Detroit Tigers.

Cleveland will send Cliff Lee (2-1, 5.93) to the mound. LikeSchilling, Lee is hoping to rebound for his worst start of theseason.

However, unlike Schilling, Lee has a smaller sample size becauseof a abdominal strain that caused him to miss the first monthof the season. In his fifth start of the season, Lee allowed aseason-high eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings in an 11-7loss to Kansas City on Wednesday.

Schilling will see a former teammate in the batters box onMonday. Trot Nixon returns to Boston, where he played for 13years and was a fan favorite because of his hard-nosed play.

Nixon signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Indians<div class="pre">after the Red Sox inked.D. Drew to replace him. The right</div>fielder is hitting .281 with two homers and 20 RBI.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS

CLEVELAND BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .276 8 24 Julio Lugo SS .225 3 29
Casey Blake 3B .267 7 26 Coco Crisp CF .245 1 15
Travis Hafner DH .267 9 33 Kevin Youkilis 1B .353 6 27
Victor Martinez C .311 8 39 Manny Ramirez DH .268 7 30
Trot Nixon RF .281 2 20 J.D. Drew RF .234 2 15
Jhonny Peralta SS .284 10 33 Mike Lowell 3B .329 9 38
David Dellucci LF .236 2 9 Jason Varitek C .275 4 24
Ryan Garko 1B .336 7 20 Wily Mo Pena LF .269 3 6
Josh Barfield 2B .230 2 23 Dustin Pedroia 2B .279 2 10

Cliff Lee LHP (2-1, 5.93) Curt Schilling RHP (4-2, 3.94)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: CLE - CLIFF LEE (2-1, 5.93)
BOS - CURT SCHILLING (4-2, 3.94)

UMPIRES: HP - RICK REED
1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 13 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
BOS - CURT SCHILLING AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.276, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
C BLAKE (.267, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
T HAFNER (.267, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.225, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
C CRISP (.245, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.353, 6 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
M Ramirez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.93

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.88

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Schilling 0-0.
Batters faced: C Schilling 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.311, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
T NIXON (.281, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
J PERALTA (.284, 10 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.74

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.88

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 17-11; C Schilling 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Lee 1-1; C Schilling 0-0. Batters faced: C Lee 3; C Schilling 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 2 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.268, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
J DREW (.234, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
M LOWELL (.329, 9 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 5 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.74

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 17-11; C Schilling 38-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Lee 1-1; C Schilling 1-0. Batters faced: C Lee 3; C Schilling 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 2 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.230, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 5 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.57

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 23-15; C Schilling 38-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Lee 1-4; C Schilling 1-0. Batters faced: C Lee 6; C Schilling 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.275, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
W PENA (.269, 3 HR, 6 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.279, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 5 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.57

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 3.76

HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling). Pitches-strikes: C Lee 23-15; C Schilling
53-36. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-4; C Schilling 4-0. Batters faced: C Lee
6; C Schilling 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.309, 0-FOR-1)
T NIXON (.287, 1-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 5 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.40

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 3.76

HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling). Pitches-strikes: C Lee 39-28; C Schilling
53-36. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-6; C Schilling 5-0. Batters faced: C Lee
11; C Schilling 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.351, 0-FOR-1)
M RAMIREZ (.266, 0-FOR-1)
J DREW (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 14 0 3 0 0 6 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.40

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 4 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.71

HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling). Pitches-strikes: C Lee 39-28; C Schilling
61-42. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 1-6; C Schilling 6-1. Batters faced: C Lee
11; C Schilling 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DREW ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>