GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (31-18) at BOSTON (35-15)

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.279, 0-FOR-2)</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 0 2 2 3 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FERNANDO CABRERA
BOS - JOSH BECKETT

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.235, 0-FOR-3)
K YOUKILIS (.359, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
M RAMIREZ (.265, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS BOSTON (4) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .267
J Peralta ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .291
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .260
V Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .310
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Barfield 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
M Rouse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135

Totals 22 2 3 2 1 7 2

BATTING: 3B - T Hafner (2, J Beckett). RBI - T Hafner (34), V Martinez (41).
GIDP - T Hafner. Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .230
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .359
M Ramirez dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
J Varitek c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .272
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302

Totals 24 4 6 4 4 2 9

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (17, J Sowers); M Lowell (14, J Sowers). HR - J
Varitek (5, 5th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out), K Youkilis (8, 6th inning off
J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Youkilis 2 (30), J Varitek (25), D Pedroia (11).
2-out RBI - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J
Lugo 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Crisp (J Peralta at 1st base). DP: 2 (C
Crisp-K Youkilis, D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 000 2 -- 2
BOSTON - 100 012 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 1 2 6.29
F Cabrera 1/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 5.49

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 2.65

IBB - M Ramirez (by J Sowers). Pitches-strikes: J Sowers 93-61; F Cabrera
22-7; J Beckett 87-56. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sowers 11-5; F Cabrera 0-0; J
Beckett 6-7. Batters faced: J Sowers 24; F Cabrera 4; J Beckett 23.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL PEREZ (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.235, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Perez relieved F Cabrera.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.235, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 2 2 3 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
BOS - JOSH BECKETT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.329, 0-FOR-2)
D DELLUCCI (.234, 0-FOR-2)
J BARFIELD (.234, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS BOSTON (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .267
J Peralta ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .291
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .260
V Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .310
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Barfield 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
M Rouse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135

Totals 22 2 3 2 1 7 2

BATTING: 3B - T Hafner (2, J Beckett). RBI - T Hafner (34), V Martinez (41).
GIDP - T Hafner. Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .230
C Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .358
M Ramirez dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
J Varitek c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .272
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302

Totals 28 4 7 4 4 3 10

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (17, J Sowers); M Lowell (14, J Sowers); M Ramirez (9,
R Perez). HR - J Varitek (5, 5th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out), K Youkilis
(8, 6th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Youkilis 2 (30), J Varitek
(25), D Pedroia (11). 2-out RBI - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Crisp (J Peralta at 1st base). DP: 2 (C
Crisp-K Youkilis, D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 000 2 -- 2
BOSTON - 100 012 0 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 1 2 6.29
F Cabrera 1/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 5.49
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 2.65

IBB - M Ramirez (by J Sowers). Pitches-strikes: J Sowers 93-61; F Cabrera
22-7; R Perez 19-12; J Beckett 87-56. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sowers 11-5; F
Cabrera 0-0; R Perez 1-1; J Beckett 6-7. Batters faced: J Sowers 24; F Cabrera
4; R Perez 4; J Beckett 23.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: BRENDAN DONNELLY (2-1, 3.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.329, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Donnelly relieved J Beckett.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.329, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Blake hit for M Rouse.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R GARKO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C Blake (.267, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JAVIER LOPEZ (1-0, 3.48) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, R GARKO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.267, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 2 0 2 4 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.328, 1-FOR-3)
J VARITEK (.272, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)
W PENA (.241, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS BOSTON (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266
J Peralta ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .291
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .260
V Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .310
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
D Dellucci lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
M Rouse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135
a-C Blake ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 26 2 4 2 1 7 6

a-singled to left for M Rouse in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - T Hafner (2, J Beckett). RBI - T Hafner (34), V Martinez (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sizemore 1. GIDP - T Hafner. Team
LOB - 2.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .230
C Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .358
M Ramirez dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
J Varitek c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .272
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302

Totals 28 4 7 4 4 3 10

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (17, J Sowers); M Lowell (14, J Sowers); M Ramirez (9,
R Perez). HR - J Varitek (5, 5th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out), K Youkilis
(8, 6th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Youkilis 2 (30), J Varitek
(25), D Pedroia (11). 2-out RBI - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Crisp (J Peralta at 1st base). DP: 2 (C
Crisp-K Youkilis, D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 000 20 -- 2
BOSTON - 100 012 0 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 1 2 6.29
F Cabrera 1/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 5.49
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 2.65
B Donnelly 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

IBB - M Ramirez (by J Sowers). HBP - R Garko (by B Donnelly).
Pitches-strikes: J Sowers 93-61; F Cabrera 22-7; R Perez 19-12; J Beckett
87-56; B Donnelly 11-5; J Lopez 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sowers 11-5; F
Cabrera 0-0; R Perez 1-1; J Beckett 6-7; B Donnelly 0-2; J Lopez 1-0. Batters
faced: J Sowers 24; F Cabrera 4; R Perez 4; J Beckett 23; B Donnelly 4; J Lopez
1.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Blake at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Lowell (.328, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 2 0 2 4 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.291, 2-FOR-2, BB)
T HAFNER (.260, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.310, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS BOSTON (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266
J Peralta ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .291
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .260
V Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .310
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
D Dellucci lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
M Rouse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135
a-C Blake ph-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 26 2 4 2 1 7 6

a-singled to left for M Rouse in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - T Hafner (2, J Beckett). RBI - T Hafner (34), V Martinez (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sizemore 1. GIDP - T Hafner. Team
LOB - 2.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .230
C Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .358
M Ramirez dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268
J Drew rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
M Lowell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .326
J Varitek c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .270
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .237
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302

Totals 31 4 7 4 4 5 10

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (17, J Sowers); M Lowell (14, J Sowers); M Ramirez (9,
R Perez). HR - J Varitek (5, 5th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out), K Youkilis
(8, 6th inning off J Sowers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Youkilis 2 (30), J Varitek
(25), D Pedroia (11). 2-out RBI - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Crisp (J Peralta at 1st base). DP: 2 (C
Crisp-K Youkilis, D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 000 20 -- 2
BOSTON - 100 012 00 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 1 2 6.29
F Cabrera 1/3 0 0 0 3 1 0 5.49
R Perez 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 2.65
B Donnelly 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

IBB - M Ramirez (by J Sowers). HBP - R Garko (by B Donnelly).
Pitches-strikes: J Sowers 93-61; F Cabrera 22-7; R Perez 32-22; J Beckett
87-56; B Donnelly 11-5; J Lopez 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sowers 11-5; F
Cabrera 0-0; R Perez 2-1; J Beckett 6-7; B Donnelly 0-2; J Lopez 1-0. Batters
faced: J Sowers 24; F Cabrera 4; R Perez 7; J Beckett 23; B Donnelly 4; J Lopez
1.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: HIDEKI OKAJIMA (0-0, 1.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.291, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Okajima relieved J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.291, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

BATTERIES: CLE - JEREMY SOWERS, FERNANDO CABRERA (6TH), RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH) AND
VICTOR MARTINEZ

BOS - JOSH BECKETT, BRENDAN DONNELLY (8TH), JAVIER
LOPEZ (8TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

BOS - JASON VARITEK (5) OFF JEREMY SOWERS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
KEVIN YOUKILIS (8) OFF JEREMY SOWERS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

Beckett shows no ill effects in first start back

<h3>BOSTON 4, CLEVELAND 2</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Beckett took back his rightful place inthe Boston Red Sox rotation on Tuesday.

Beckett shook off 15 days of rust with seven strong innings andKevin Youkilis continued his assault on American League pitchingto lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the ClevelandIndians.

Jason Varitek homered and rookie Dustin Pedroia drew abases-loaded walk as the Red Sox picked up their fifth straightwin.

Beckett (8-0), who began the season with wins in each of hisfirst seven starts, left his start on May 13 against Baltimorein the fourth inning with an avulsion on the middle finger ofhis right hand. The injury forced him to the 15-day disabledlist until the skin on his finger had healed.

In the outing that led to his eventual 15-day absence, Beckettyielded two hits and two runs with seven strikeouts over fourframes.

Beckett entered Tuesday's start 0-2 in his career with a 13.97ERA in two starts - both last season - against Cleveland, butallowed just two runs and three hits Tuesday. Beckett struckout seven and issued just one walk.

Youkilis continued his recent tear, bashing a solo homer offCleveland starter Jeremy Sowers (1-5) in the sixth inning topush Boston's advantage to 3-0. The Red Sox's first baseman hadtwo hits and two RBI on Tuesday, marking the ninth straightgame he has at least two hits.

The last Boston player to have nine straight multi-hit games wasJim Rice from May 1-9, 1978. Youkilis now leads the AL with 25multi-hit games and has at least one hit in 21 straightcontests.

The Red Sox jumped on Sowers early, when Youkilis doubled homeJulio Lugo in the first inning to get on the board first.

From that point, Sowers held Boston scoreless until Varitek ledoff the fifth with a homer over the wall in left. Youkilis'homer came leading off the sixth frame, and after two quickouts, Mike Lowell doubled to chase Sowers from the game.

The Indians' 24-year-old lefthander tossed 5 2/3 innings,yielding four runs and six hits.

Cleveland finally got to Beckett in the seventh. Jhonny Peraltahit a one-out single to right field, and Travis Hafner followedwith a drive down the right field line that bounced around thecorner past right fielder J.D. Drew, giving the burly designatedhitter an RBI triple. Hafner came in to score on VictorMartinez's sacrifice fly, making the score 4-2.

Hideki Okajima pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.