GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (31-19) at BOSTON (36-15)

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS BOSTON (2) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .272
T Hafner dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .266
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .331
T Nixon rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .276
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
D Dellucci lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .235
J Barfield 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .240
K Shoppach c 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .347

Totals 28 6 12 6 1 4 11

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (7, D Matsuzaka); G Sizemore (9, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner
(5, D Matsuzaka); T Nixon (10, D Matsuzaka); D Dellucci (11, D Matsuzaka). HR -
G Sizemore (9, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Blake (27), T
Hafner (35), D Dellucci (10), J Barfield (25), G Sizemore 2 (26). 2-out RBI - T
Hafner, G Sizemore 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1, K
Shoppach 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - T Nixon. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Barfield (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Byrd-R Garko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357
D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269
J Drew rf 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326
J Varitek c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Cora ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305

Totals 23 2 6 2 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (15, P Byrd); M Ramirez (10, P Byrd); J Varitek (6, P
Byrd). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Varitek (26), J Drew (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Cora 1, D Ortiz 1, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (J Barfield at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D
Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 024 -- 6
BOSTON - 010 100 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 6 2 1 0 1 0 3.57

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2/3 12 6 6 0 4 1 4.83
K Snyder 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.62

WP - P Byrd. HBP - R Garko (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 71-55; D
Matsuzaka 106-73; K Snyder 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-11; D
Matsuzaka 5-7; K Snyder 0-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 24; D Matsuzaka 28; K Snyder
2.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</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 2 4 0 6 14 1
BOSTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
BOS - KYLE SNYDER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.273, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
A CORA (.311, 0-FOR-2)
D PEDROIA (.305, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .272
T Hafner dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .266
R Garko 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .336
T Nixon rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .274
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Dellucci lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233
J Barfield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .239
K Shoppach c 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .347

Totals 33 6 14 6 1 6 16

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (7, D Matsuzaka); G Sizemore (9, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner
(5, D Matsuzaka); T Nixon (10, D Matsuzaka); D Dellucci (11, D Matsuzaka). HR -
G Sizemore (9, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Blake (27), T
Hafner (35), D Dellucci (10), J Barfield (25), G Sizemore 2 (26). 2-out RBI - T
Hafner, G Sizemore 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1, J
Barfield 1, K Shoppach 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - T Nixon. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Barfield (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Byrd-R Garko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357
D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269
J Drew rf 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326
J Varitek c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Cora ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305

Totals 23 2 6 2 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (15, P Byrd); M Ramirez (10, P Byrd); J Varitek (6, P
Byrd). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Varitek (26), J Drew (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Cora 1, D Ortiz 1, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (J Barfield at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D
Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 024 0 -- 6
BOSTON - 010 100 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 6 2 1 0 1 0 3.57

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2/3 12 6 6 0 4 1 4.83
K Snyder 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.53

WP - P Byrd. HBP - R Garko (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 71-55; D
Matsuzaka 106-73; K Snyder 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-11; D
Matsuzaka 5-7; K Snyder 1-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 24; D Matsuzaka 28; K Snyder
7.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: TOM MASTNY (3-2, 2.95) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, A CORA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, BOSTON 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.231, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Mastny relieved P Byrd.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, A CORA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.231, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: AARON FULTZ (3-0, 1.93) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, A CORA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, BOSTON 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.316, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Fultz relieved T Mastny.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, A CORA ON SECOND, J
VARITEK ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Ortiz (.316, 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 2 4 0 6 14 1
BOSTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON FULTZ
BOS - KYLE SNYDER

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.347, 2-FOR-3)
G SIZEMORE (.270, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
C BLAKE (.272, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS BOSTON (2) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .272
T Hafner dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .266
R Garko 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .336
T Nixon rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .274
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Dellucci lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233
J Barfield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .239
K Shoppach c 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .347

Totals 33 6 14 6 1 6 16

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (7, D Matsuzaka); G Sizemore (9, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner
(5, D Matsuzaka); T Nixon (10, D Matsuzaka); D Dellucci (11, D Matsuzaka). HR -
G Sizemore (9, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Blake (27), T
Hafner (35), D Dellucci (10), J Barfield (25), G Sizemore 2 (26). 2-out RBI - T
Hafner, G Sizemore 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1, J
Barfield 1, K Shoppach 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - T Nixon. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Barfield (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Byrd-R Garko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .355
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .315
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269
J Drew rf 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326
J Varitek c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279
A Cora ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311

Totals 29 2 9 2 0 2 16

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (15, P Byrd); M Ramirez (10, P Byrd); J Varitek (6, P
Byrd). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Varitek (26), J Drew (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Cora 1, D Ortiz 3, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (J Barfield at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D
Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 024 0 -- 6
BOSTON - 010 100 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 9 2 1 0 1 0 3.57
T Mastny 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2/3 12 6 6 0 4 1 4.83
K Snyder 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.53

P Byrd pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - P Byrd. HBP - R Garko (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 77-61; T
Mastny 7-4; A Fultz 9-7; D Matsuzaka 106-73; K Snyder 25-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: P Byrd 5-11; T Mastny 0-1; A Fultz 0-1; D Matsuzaka 5-7; K Snyder 1-1.
Batters faced: P Byrd 27; T Mastny 2; A Fultz 1; D Matsuzaka 28; K Snyder 7.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: J.C. ROMERO (1-0, 2.93) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, BOSTON 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.347, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Romero relieved K Snyder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
BOSTON 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Shoppach (.347, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KELLY SHOPPACH (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF J.C. ROMERO.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7, BOSTON 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.270, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
BOSTON 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.336, 2-FOR-3, HBP)</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 2 4 0 2 8 16 1
BOSTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON FULTZ
BOS - J.C. ROMERO

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.269, 1-FOR-3)
J DREW (.227, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
M LOWELL (.326, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .270
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .270
T Hafner dh 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .270
R Garko 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333
T Nixon rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .272
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Dellucci lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233
J Barfield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .239
K Shoppach c 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 .360

Totals 38 8 16 8 2 7 18

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (7, D Matsuzaka); G Sizemore (9, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner 2
(6, J Romero, D Matsuzaka); T Nixon (10, D Matsuzaka); D Dellucci (11, D
Matsuzaka). HR - G Sizemore (9, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 2 Out), K
Shoppach (2, 8th inning off J Romero 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Blake (27), T Hafner
2 (36), D Dellucci (10), J Barfield (25), G Sizemore 2 (26), K Shoppach (8).
2-out RBI - T Hafner, G Sizemore 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Nixon 1, D Dellucci 1, J Barfield 1, K Shoppach 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - T Nixon.
Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), G
Sizemore (17, 2nd base off J Romero/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Barfield (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Byrd-R Garko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .355
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .315
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269
J Drew rf 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326
J Varitek c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279
A Cora ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311

Totals 29 2 9 2 0 2 16

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (15, P Byrd); M Ramirez (10, P Byrd); J Varitek (6, P
Byrd). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Varitek (26), J Drew (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Cora 1, D Ortiz 3, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (J Barfield at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D
Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis).


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CLEVELAND - 000 024 02 -- 8
BOSTON - 010 100 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 9 2 1 0 1 0 3.57
T Mastny 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2/3 12 6 6 0 4 1 4.83
K Snyder 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.53
J Romero 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.86

P Byrd pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - P Byrd. HBP - R Garko (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 77-61; T
Mastny 7-4; A Fultz 9-7; D Matsuzaka 106-73; K Snyder 25-16; J Romero 17-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-11; T Mastny 0-1; A Fultz 0-1; D Matsuzaka
5-7; K Snyder 1-1; J Romero 2-0. Batters faced: P Byrd 27; T Mastny 2; A Fultz
1; D Matsuzaka 28; K Snyder 7; J Romero 6.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (2-1, 5.59) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8, BOSTON 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Hernandez relieved A Fultz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Ramirez (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE LOWELL (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ SCORED J.D. DREW.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.279, 2-FOR-3, 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 2 4 0 2 8 16 1
BOSTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
BOS - J.C. ROMERO

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.289, 1-FOR-4)
D DELLUCCI (.233, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
J BARFIELD (.239, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .270
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .270
T Hafner dh 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .270
R Garko 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333
T Nixon rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .272
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Dellucci lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233
J Barfield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .239
K Shoppach c 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 .360

Totals 38 8 16 8 2 7 18

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (7, D Matsuzaka); G Sizemore (9, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner 2
(6, J Romero, D Matsuzaka); T Nixon (10, D Matsuzaka); D Dellucci (11, D
Matsuzaka). HR - G Sizemore (9, 6th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 2 Out), K
Shoppach (2, 8th inning off J Romero 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Blake (27), T Hafner
2 (36), D Dellucci (10), J Barfield (25), G Sizemore 2 (26), K Shoppach (8).
2-out RBI - T Hafner, G Sizemore 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Nixon 1, D Dellucci 1, J Barfield 1, K Shoppach 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - T Nixon.
Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), G
Sizemore (17, 2nd base off J Romero/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Barfield (7, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Byrd-R Garko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .355
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .315
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .269
J Drew rf 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 .226
M Lowell 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .330
J Varitek c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277
A Cora ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311

Totals 33 4 10 4 1 2 17

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (15, P Byrd); M Ramirez (10, P Byrd); J Varitek (6, P
Byrd). HR - M Lowell (10, 8th inning off R Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (26), J Drew (17), M Lowell 2 (41). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Cora 1, D Ortiz 3, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (J Barfield at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D
Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 000 024 02 -- 8
BOSTON - 010 100 02 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 9 2 1 0 1 0 3.57
T Mastny 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88
R Hernandez 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 6.20

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 2/3 12 6 6 0 4 1 4.83
K Snyder 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.53
J Romero 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.86

P Byrd pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - P Byrd. HBP - R Garko (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 77-61; T
Mastny 7-4; A Fultz 9-7; R Hernandez 23-11; D Matsuzaka 106-73; K Snyder 25-16;
J Romero 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-11; T Mastny 0-1; A Fultz 0-1;
R Hernandez 1-2; D Matsuzaka 5-7; K Snyder 1-1; J Romero 2-0. Batters faced: P
Byrd 27; T Mastny 2; A Fultz 1; R Hernandez 5; D Matsuzaka 28; K Snyder 7; J
Romero 6.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>