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

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


WP - JOSH BECKETT (8-0)
LP - JEREMY SOWERS (1-5)
SAVE - HIDEKI OKAJIMA (4)

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


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 37,076

PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (5-1, 3.81)
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (7-2, 4.43)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS BOSTON (4) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266
J Peralta ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .290
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .260
V Martinez c 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .308
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275
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 29 2 4 2 2 9 8

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 - T Nixon 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - T
Hafner. Team LOB - 3.


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 - 000 000 200 -- 2
BOSTON - 100 012 00x -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers (L, 1-5) 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 (W, 8-0) 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 2.65
B Donnelly (H, 8) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71
J Lopez (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37
H Okajima (S, 4) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.05

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; H Okajima 23-13. 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; H Okajima 1-0. Batters faced: J Sowers 24; F Cabrera 4; R Perez 7; J
Beckett 23; B Donnelly 4; J Lopez 1; H Okajima 4.

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

T--2:46. Att--37,076.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in
from left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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CLEVELAND (2) AT BOSTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo reached on bunt single to third. C Crisp flied out to
center. K Youkilis doubled to left, J Lugo scored. M Ramirez intentionally
walked. J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Ramirez out at
second, K Youkilis to third. M Lowell flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 5TH: J Varitek homered to left. W Pena struck out swinging.
D Pedroia singled to center. J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
D Pedroia out at second. C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
J Lugo out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 6TH: K Youkilis homered to left. M Ramirez grounded out to third.
J Drew grounded out to shortstop. M Lowell doubled to left. F Cabrera
relieved J Sowers. J Varitek walked. W Pena walked, M Lowell to third,
J Varitek to second. D Pedroia walked, M Lowell scored, J Varitek to third,
W Pena to second. J Lugo struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 7TH: G Sizemore struck out looking. J Peralta singled to right.
T Hafner tripled to right, J Peralta scored. V Martinez grounded out to first,
T Hafner scored. T Nixon struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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CLEVELAND (2) AT BOSTON (4) - EVENT LOG
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Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, J Peralta SS, T Hafner DH,
V Martinez C, T Nixon RF, R Garko 1B, D Dellucci LF, J Barfield 2B, M Rouse 3B,
J Sowers LHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, C Crisp CF, K Youkilis 1B, M Ramirez DH,
J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, W Pena LF, D Pedroia 2B, J Beckett RHP.

Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Alfonso Marquez (1B), Tim Timmons (2B),
Rick Reed (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 10 mph.


CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. J Peralta singled to right.
T Hafner flied into double play, center to first, J Peralta doubled off
first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo reached on bunt single to third. C Crisp flied out to
center. K Youkilis doubled to left, J Lugo scored. M Ramirez intentionally
walked. J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Ramirez out at
second, K Youkilis to third. M Lowell flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 1.

CLEVELAND 2ND: V Martinez flied out to center. T Nixon flied out to
center. R Garko flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 2ND: J Varitek grounded out to second. W Pena flied out to center.
D Pedroia fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: D Dellucci flied out to right. J Barfield grounded out to
shortstop. M Rouse struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 3RD: J Lugo grounded out to first. C Crisp flied out to center.
K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: G Sizemore struck out swinging. J Peralta walked. T Hafner
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Peralta out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 4TH: M Ramirez grounded out to third. J Drew grounded out to
second. M Lowell grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND
0, BOSTON 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: V Martinez struck out swinging. T Nixon grounded out to
first. R Garko grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 5TH: J Varitek homered to left. W Pena struck out swinging.
D Pedroia singled to center. J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
D Pedroia out at second. C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
J Lugo out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 2.

CLEVELAND 6TH: D Dellucci flied out to center. J Barfield struck out
swinging. M Rouse flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 6TH: K Youkilis homered to left. M Ramirez grounded out to third.
J Drew grounded out to shortstop. M Lowell doubled to left. F Cabrera
relieved J Sowers. J Varitek walked. W Pena walked, M Lowell to third,
J Varitek to second. D Pedroia walked, M Lowell scored, J Varitek to third,
W Pena to second. J Lugo struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 7TH: G Sizemore struck out looking. J Peralta singled to right.
T Hafner tripled to right, J Peralta scored. V Martinez grounded out to first,
T Hafner scored. T Nixon struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 7TH: R Perez relieved F Cabrera. C Crisp struck out swinging.
K Youkilis flied out to right. M Ramirez doubled to deep center. J Drew
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 8TH: B Donnelly relieved J Beckett. R Garko hit by pitch.
D Dellucci popped out to shortstop. J Barfield flied out to right. C Blake
hit for M Rouse. C Blake singled to left, R Garko to second. J Lopez relieved
B Donnelly. G Sizemore grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 8TH: C Blake at third base. M Lowell struck out swinging. J Varitek
grounded out to shortstop. W Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 9TH: H Okajima relieved J Lopez. J Peralta grounded out to third.
T Hafner walked. V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner to second on
Runner's fielder's choice. T Nixon struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.</div>