GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (59-39) at CLEVELAND (58-40)

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: MIKE TIMLIN (1-0, 3.45) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Timlin relieved J Lester.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Shoppach (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - MIKE TIMLIN
CLE - JENSEN LEWIS

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.268, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
E HINSKE (.213, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J LUGO (.226, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .282
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .323
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .313
M Ramirez dh 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .298
J Drew rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .268
E Hinske lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .213
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226

Totals 29 5 12 4 4 2 15

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 1. GIDP - M Lowell, D
Pedroia, J Drew. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by J Westbrook/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .272
J Michaels lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309
J Barfield 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 24 2 5 2 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (17, J Lester). HR - G Sizemore (18, 3rd inning off J
Lester 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (54). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Sizemore 2. GIDP - J Peralta, F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, R
Garko-J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 410 000 0 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 002 000 0 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 6 5 2 2 3 6 1 3.00
M Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 10 5 5 4 1 0 6.20
J Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.69

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 96-55; M Timlin 8-5; J
Westbrook 112-65; J Lewis 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 7-5; M Timlin
0-3; J Westbrook 15-1; J Lewis 0-2. Batters faced: J Lester 25; M Timlin 3; J
Westbrook 28; J Lewis 5.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JASON STANFORD (1-1, 4.30) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Stanford relieved J Lewis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Varitek (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - MIKE TIMLIN
CLE - JASON STANFORD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.278, 0-FOR-3)
C BLAKE (.273, 1-FOR-2, BB)
T HAFNER (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .282
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .323
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .313
M Ramirez dh 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .298
J Drew rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305
J Varitek c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267
E Hinske lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225

Totals 32 5 12 4 4 2 15

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 1. GIDP - M Lowell, D
Pedroia, J Drew. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by J Westbrook/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .272
J Michaels lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309
J Barfield 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 24 2 5 2 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (17, J Lester). HR - G Sizemore (18, 3rd inning off J
Lester 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (54). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Sizemore 2. GIDP - J Peralta, F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, R
Garko-J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 410 000 00 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 002 000 0 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 6 5 2 2 3 6 1 3.00
M Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 10 5 5 4 1 0 6.20
J Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
J Stanford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 96-55; M Timlin 8-5; J
Westbrook 112-65; J Lewis 24-15; J Stanford 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 7-5; M Timlin 0-3; J Westbrook 15-1; J Lewis 0-2; J Stanford 1-2.
Batters faced: J Lester 25; M Timlin 3; J Westbrook 28; J Lewis 5; J Stanford
3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JAVIER LOPEZ (1-1, 3.33) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lopez relieved M Timlin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T Hafner (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: MANNY DELCARMEN (0-0, 1.69) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.322, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Delcarmen relieved J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.322, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - MANNY DELCARMEN
CLE - JASON STANFORD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.282, 3-FOR-4)
D PEDROIA (.323, 2-FOR-4)
K YOUKILIS (.313, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .282
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .323
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .313
M Ramirez dh 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .298
J Drew rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305
J Varitek c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267
E Hinske lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225

Totals 32 5 12 4 4 2 15

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 1. GIDP - M Lowell, D
Pedroia, J Drew. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by J Westbrook/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .272
J Michaels lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277
C Blake 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .275
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309
J Barfield 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 28 2 6 2 3 9 12

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (17, J Lester). HR - G Sizemore (18, 3rd inning off J
Lester 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (54). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Sizemore 2. GIDP - J Peralta, F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, R
Garko-J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 410 000 00 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 002 000 00 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 6 5 2 2 3 6 1 3.00
M Timlin 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.29
M Delcarmen 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 10 5 5 4 1 0 6.20
J Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
J Stanford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 96-55; M Timlin 19-13;
J Lopez 4-3; M Delcarmen 6-4; J Westbrook 112-65; J Lewis 24-15; J Stanford
7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 7-5; M Timlin 0-3; J Lopez 0-0; M
Delcarmen 0-0; J Westbrook 15-1; J Lewis 0-2; J Stanford 1-2. Batters faced: J
Lester 25; M Timlin 5; J Lopez 1; M Delcarmen 1; J Westbrook 28; J Lewis 5; J
Stanford 3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.313, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: TOM MASTNY (6-2, 4.54) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.313, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Mastny relieved J Stanford.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.313, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - MANNY DELCARMEN
CLE - TOM MASTNY

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.282, 1-FOR-2, BB)
F GUTIERREZ (.302, 0-FOR-3)
K SHOPPACH (.309, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (6) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 5 3 4 0 0 0 1 .284
D Pedroia 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .325
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .312
M Ramirez dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .298
J Drew rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .252
M Lowell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .305
J Varitek c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267
E Hinske lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225

Totals 37 6 14 5 5 5 20

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48), D Pedroia (30). 2-out RBI - K
Youkilis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 2, J Lugo 1. GIDP
- M Lowell, D Pedroia, J Drew. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by J Westbrook/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .272
J Michaels lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277
C Blake 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .275
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309
J Barfield 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256

Totals 28 2 6 2 3 9 12

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (17, J Lester). HR - G Sizemore (18, 3rd inning off J
Lester 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (54). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Sizemore 2. GIDP - J Peralta, F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - C Blake (10, throw). PB - K Shoppach. DP: 3 (C Blake-J
Barfield-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, R Garko-J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 410 000 001 -- 6
CLEVELAND - 002 000 00 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 6 5 2 2 3 6 1 3.00
M Timlin 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.29
M Delcarmen 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 10 5 5 4 1 0 6.20
J Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
J Stanford 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
T Mastny 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.43

J Stanford pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 96-55; M Timlin 19-13;
J Lopez 4-3; M Delcarmen 6-4; J Westbrook 112-65; J Lewis 24-15; J Stanford
17-10; T Mastny 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 7-5; M Timlin 0-3; J
Lopez 0-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; J Westbrook 15-1; J Lewis 0-2; J Stanford 1-2; T
Mastny 0-0. Batters faced: J Lester 25; M Timlin 5; J Lopez 1; M Delcarmen 1; J
Westbrook 28; J Lewis 5; J Stanford 5; T Mastny 4.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Nixon hit for F Gutierrez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T Nixon (.246, 3 HR, 30 RBI)</div>