GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (61-39) at CLEVELAND (58-42)

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.282, 1-FOR-3)
D PEDROIA (.319, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
D ORTIZ (.321, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .321
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
K Youkilis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Varitek c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
E Hinske 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
A Cora ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268
J Lugo pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 24 0 4 0 2 6 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1. GIDP - K
Youkilis. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Varitek (1, 2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez), J Lugo (3,
2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (D Pedroia-A Cora-E Hinske,
J Varitek-D Pedroia).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
V Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243
J Michaels pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
F Gutierrez lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252

Totals 27 1 4 1 0 7 5

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (6, 3rd inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (15). GIDP - R Garko. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (5, 2nd base by J Beckett/J Varitek).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez. DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 000 000 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 001 000 00 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 8 4 1 1 0 7 1 3.27

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 8 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.31

HBP - D Pedroia (by F Carmona). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 114-80; F Carmona
113-71. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 9-7; F Carmona 11-4. Batters faced: J
Beckett 27; F Carmona 27.

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

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (2-3, 5.12) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved F Carmona.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE

CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (6) OFF JOSH BECKETT IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ


WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (13-4)
LP - JOSH BECKETT (13-4)
SAVE - JOE BOROWSKI (29)

HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE

CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (6) OFF JOSH BECKETT IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 29,614

PROBABLES: BOS - KASON GABBARD (4-0, 2.97)
CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-7, 5.95)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .320
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
K Youkilis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Varitek c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
E Hinske 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
A Cora ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268
J Lugo pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 27 0 4 0 2 8 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1. GIDP - K
Youkilis. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Varitek (1, 2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez), J Lugo (3,
2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (D Pedroia-A Cora-E Hinske,
J Varitek-D Pedroia).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
V Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243
J Michaels pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
F Gutierrez lf-rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252

Totals 27 1 4 1 0 7 5

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (6, 3rd inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (15). GIDP - R Garko. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (5, 2nd base by J Beckett/J Varitek).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez. DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 000 000 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 001 000 00x -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett (L, 13-4) 8 4 1 1 0 7 1 3.27

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona (W, 13-4) 8 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.31
J Borowski (S, 29) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.99

HBP - D Pedroia (by F Carmona). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 114-80; F Carmona
113-71; J Borowski 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 9-7; F Carmona
11-4; J Borowski 0-1. Batters faced: J Beckett 27; F Carmona 27; J Borowski 3.


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

T--2:45. Att--29,614.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in
from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 0
CLEVELAND 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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BOSTON (0) AT CLEVELAND (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CLEVELAND 3RD: F Gutierrez homered to left. J Barfield struck out looking.
G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake struck out swinging. G Sizemore caught
stealing second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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BOSTON (0) AT CLEVELAND (1) - EVENT LOG
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Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
K Youkilis 3B, J Drew RF, J Varitek C, E Hinske 1B, A Cora SS, J Beckett RHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner DH,
R Garko 1B, J Peralta SS, T Nixon RF, F Gutierrez LF, J Barfield 2B, F Carmona RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Rapuano (HP), Ed Hickox (1B), C.B. Bucknor (2B), Joe West (3B).


Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 5 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp grounded out to second. D Pedroia grounded out to
shortstop. D Ortiz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore flied out to right. C Blake grounded out to
third. V Martinez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, M Ramirez out at second. J Drew grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: T Hafner safe at first on error by third baseman K Youkilis.
R Garko grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Hafner out
at second. J Peralta reached on infield single to second. T Nixon struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 0.

BOSTON 3RD: J Varitek grounded out to second. E Hinske struck out
swinging. A Cora struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: F Gutierrez homered to left. J Barfield struck out looking.
G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake struck out swinging. G Sizemore caught
stealing second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 4TH: C Crisp grounded out to first. D Pedroia hit by pitch.
D Pedroia to second on passed ball by V Martinez. D Ortiz struck out swinging.
M Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner popped out to
third. R Garko flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 5TH: K Youkilis flied out to center. J Drew grounded out to second.
J Varitek walked. E Hinske grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
J Varitek out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. T Nixon flied out to
center. F Gutierrez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 6TH: A Cora lined out to third. C Crisp reached on infield single
to shortstop. D Pedroia grounded out to third, C Crisp to second. D Ortiz
singled to shallow center, C Crisp tagged out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 6TH: J Barfield popped out to second. G Sizemore struck out
looking. C Blake struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 7TH: M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. K Youkilis struck out
swinging. J Drew lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 7TH: V Martinez grounded out to second. T Hafner lined out to
right. R Garko grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 8TH: J Varitek singled to right. E Hinske flied out to center.
J Varitek caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop to first. A Cora reached
on infield single to shortstop. J Lugo ran for A Cora. J Lugo caught stealing
second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Lugo at shortstop. J Peralta grounded out to third.
T Nixon singled to right. J Michaels ran for T Nixon. F Gutierrez struck out
swinging. J Barfield flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 9TH: J Michaels in left field. F Gutierrez in right field.
J Borowski relieved F Carmona. C Crisp struck out swinging. D Pedroia struck out
looking. D Ortiz popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CLEVELAND 1.</div>

 

Carmona outduels Beckett as Indians dump Red Sox

<h3>CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 0</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- A year later, Fausto Carmona got hisrevenge.


Carmona pitched eight scoreless innings to lead the ClevelandIndians to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

It was the second consecutive 1-0 game the teams have played.On Tuesday Daisuke Matsuzaka outdueled C.C. Sabathia in Boston'svictory. Tonight it was Cleveland's turn as Carmona led theway.


The 23-year-old righthander stretched his scoreless inningsstreak to 18 as he held the team that tormented him last seasonto four hits while striking out six.


Carmona (13-4) was rocked last season in Boston as the closerfor the Tribe. The righthander ended up blowing consecutivesave chances on July 31 and August 2, giving up five runs onthree hits, while walking two in one inning.


It was part of a stretch for Carmona when he blew the only threesave chances he had that season. After Carmona blew a saveAugust 5, the Indians took him out of the closer's role andeventually sent him down to Class AAA to work back into astarter's role where he has thrived this season.


Carmona's 13 wins are tied for most in the majors and his 3.31ERA is ninth in the American League. The 23-year-oldrighthander has gone 5-0 in the month of July with a 1.57 ERA.

Franklin Gutierrez's solo home run in the third gave the Indiansa 1-0 lead. Gutierrez blasted a 1-0 pitch from Josh Beckettover the left field wall for his sixth blast of the season.

Beckett (13-4), like Sabathia the night before, failed to becomethe majors' first 14-game winner on the season. Therighthander allowed only the one run on three hits in eightinnings while striking out seven as he retired 16 of the last 17batters to pick up his first complete game in 60 starts.

For the first six innings Carmona was unhittable, but his bid tobecome the third pitcher in the majors to throw a no-hitterthis season ended in the sixth when Coco Crisp singled on aninfield hit. Shortstop Jhonny Peralta made a diving stop, butcould not throw out the speedy Crisp.


Two batters later, with Crisp on second and two outs, DavidOrtiz singled into shallow right field. Second baseman JoshBarfield made a backhanded stab at the ball and threw home tonail Crisp at the plate as catcher Victor Martinez blocked theplate.


Carmona ran into trouble again in the eighth, but Martinez madesure his batterymate would get the win. Martinez threw outJason Varitek on a botched hit-and-run for the second out of theinning, and after an infield single, Martinez threw out pinchrunner Julio Lugo attempting to steal second on Carmona's 113thpitch of the night.


Closer Joe Borowski finished off the gem with a perfect ninth topick up his 29th save in 31 opportunities.


Slugger David Ortiz returned to the lineup after missing thepast four games with a strained left shoulder. The All-Starwent 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, popping out to short for thegame's final out.

 

Carmona outduels Beckett as Indians dump Red Sox

<h3>CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 0</h3>By Todd Krepop
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- A year later, Fausto Carmona got his revenge.

Carmona pitched eight scoreless innings to lead the ClevelandIndians to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

It was the second consecutive 1-0 game the teams have played. OnTuesday Daisuke Matsuzaka outdueled C.C. Sabathia in Boston 'svictory. Tonight it was Cleveland 's turn as Carmona led theway.


"It was very similar to last night," Indians manager Eric Wedgesaid. "Fausto was outstanding, and Beckett was outstanding."

It was the first time since April 17-18, 1942 that the Indiansfollowed up a 1-0 loss with a 1-0 win.


The 23-year-old righthander stretched his scoreless inningsstreak to 18 as he held the team that tormented him last seasonto four hits while striking out six.


"It felt good against, especially against (Boston)," saidCarmona through a translator. "I had some hard times againstthem last year. I knew it was a team I needed to bear downagainst and go after because of what happened last year. Ididn't want it to happen again."


"He was throwing 94 to 96 with a tremendous amount of sink,"Boston catcher Jason Varitek said. "He pitched tough to Davidand Manny. He made big pitches when he had to."


Carmona (13-4) was rocked last season in Boston as the closerfor the Tribe. The righthander ended up blowing consecutivesave chances on July 31 and August 2, giving up five runs onthree hits, while walking two in one inning.


"I saw it on ESPN a couple of times," Indians closer JoeBorowski said. "I am sure he doesn't want to relive it.

It was part of a stretch for Carmona when he blew the only threesave chances he had that season. After Carmona blew a saveAugust 5, the Indians took him out of the closer's role andeventually sent him down to Class AAA to work back into astarter's role where he has thrived this season.


"I can't say enough about him," Wedge said. "It didn't work outin the closer role, but he utilized his experiences well. Talkabout a young player about toughness and getting the most out ofhis experiences. What he has done for us this year has been asvaluable as anything to our ballclub."


Carmona's 13 wins are tied for most in the majors and his 3.31ERA is ninth in the American League. The 23-year-oldrighthander has gone 5-0 in the month of July with a 1.57 ERA.

"You can't say enough about what he has done starting thisyear," Borowski said. "I think he will take what he has donethis year over that short, unfortunate things that happened lastyear."


Franklin Gutierrez's solo home run in the third gave the Indiansa 1-0 lead. Gutierrez blasted a 1-0 pitch from Josh Beckettover the left field wall for his sixth blast of the season.

"It was a fastball right down the middle," Beckett said. "I feltgood with the results except for one pitch."


Beckett (13-4), like Sabathia the night before, failed to becomethe majors' first 14-game winner on the season. Therighthander allowed only the one run on three hits in eightinnings while striking out seven as he retired 16 of the last 17batters to pick up his first complete game in 60 starts.

"To me, it was one of the best games Josh has had," Variteksaid. "His command was good. He used his curveball and changeupand located his fastball."


"It's good to hear (Varitek) to say that, but it's tough tocompare a loss with wins," Beckett said. "I lost the game."

For the first six innings Carmona was unhittable, but his bid tobecome the third pitcher in the majors to throw a no-hitterthis season ended in the sixth when Coco Crisp singled on aninfield hit. Shortstop Jhonny Peralta made a diving stop, butcould not throw out the speedy Crisp.


"I wasn't thinking about the (no-hitter)," Carmona said.

Two batters later, with Crisp on second and two outs, DavidOrtiz singled into shallow right field. Second baseman JoshBarfield made a backhanded stab at the ball and threw home tonail Crisp at the plate as catcher Victor Martinez blocked theplate.


"I knew I didn't have a play at first," Barfield said. "I waswatching Crisp the whole way."


Carmona ran into trouble again in the eighth, but Martinez madesure his battery mate would get the win.


Martinez threw out Jason Varitek on a botched hit-and-run forthe second out of the inning, and after an infield single,Martinez threw out pinch runner Julio Lugo attempting to stealsecond on Carmona's 113th pitch of the night.


"I was very proud of Victor throwing out those two guys out,"Carmona said.


Borowski finished off the gem with a perfect ninth to pick uphis 29th save in 31 opportunities.


Slugger David Ortiz returned to the lineup after missing thepast four games with a strained left shoulder. The All-Starwent 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, popping out to short for thegame's final out.