GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (61-40) at CLEVELAND (59-42)

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (7) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF KASON GABBARD.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.252, 2 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KASON GABBARD
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.300, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.311, 0-FOR-1)
M LOWELL (.306, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (2) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
W Pena rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 12 2 4 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - M Ramirez (16, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez
(61). GIDP - D Pedroia. Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (16). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 011 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.97

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 4 2 2 0 1 1 5.96

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 37-22; C Lee 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Gabbard 3-5; C Lee 5-3. Batters faced: K Gabbard 10; C Lee 12.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED MANNY RAMIREZ AND KEVIN
YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J VARITEK ON SECOND, M LOWELL ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.280, 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 0 1 1 2 4 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KASON GABBARD
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.269, 0-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.317, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
M Lowell 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .308
J Varitek c 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .267
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279
W Pena rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .201

Totals 17 4 6 3 2 1 9

BATTING: HR - M Ramirez (16, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez
(61), J Varitek 2 (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 2.
GIDP - D Pedroia. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (16). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 011 2 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.97

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 6 4 4 2 1 1 6.09

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 37-22; C Lee 60-38. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Gabbard 3-5; C Lee 7-4. Batters faced: K Gabbard 10; C Lee 19.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KASON GABBARD
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.315, 0-FOR-2)
D ORTIZ (.318, 0-FOR-2)
M RAMIREZ (.300, 1-FOR-1, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
M Lowell 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .308
J Varitek c 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .267
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279
W Pena rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .201

Totals 17 4 6 3 2 1 9

BATTING: HR - M Ramirez (16, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez
(61), J Varitek 2 (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 2.
GIDP - D Pedroia. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 13 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (16). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 011 2 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 001 0 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.90

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 6 4 4 2 1 1 6.09

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 49-29; C Lee 60-38. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Gabbard 5-5; C Lee 7-4. Batters faced: K Gabbard 13; C Lee 19.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON SECOND, D ORTIZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.311, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED DAVID ORTIZ AND MANNY RAMIREZ.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.267, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JASON STANFORD (1-1, 4.12) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.267, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Stanford relieved C Lee.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Varitek (.267, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.201, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY WILY MO PENA SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, W PENA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.227, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 1 1 2 5 9 11 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KASON GABBARD
CLE - JASON STANFORD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.317, 0-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.278, 0-FOR-1)
J MICHAELS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (9) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226
D Pedroia 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318
D Ortiz dh 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .302
K Youkilis 1b 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .310
M Lowell 3b 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .310
J Varitek c 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .266
C Crisp cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .281
W Pena rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .207

Totals 25 9 11 8 3 1 12

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (23, C Lee); W Pena (6, J Stanford). HR - M Ramirez
(16, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 2 (62), J Varitek 2
(43), M Lowell 2 (73), C Crisp (39), W Pena (13). 2-out RBI - C Crisp, W Pena.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 3. GIDP - D Pedroia, J
Varitek. Team LOB - 4.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251

Totals 13 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Gutierrez (16). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (15, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Peralta-R Garko, J
Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 011 25 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 001 0 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.90

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 9 8 7 3 1 1 6.38
J Stanford 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.32

C Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 49-29; C Lee 78-48; J Stanford 15-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 5-5; C Lee 7-4; J Stanford 2-1. Batters faced: K
Gabbard 13; C Lee 24; J Stanford 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH BARFIELD SCORED JHONNY PERALTA AND JASON
MICHAELS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GRADY SIZEMORE SCORED JOSH BARFIELD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TRAVIS HAFNER HIT BY KASON GABBARD PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, C
BLAKE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.316, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JULIAN TAVAREZ (5-8, 5.27) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, C
BLAKE ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.316, 0-FOR-2)</div>