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

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 0 3 2 14 16 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 9 6 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CLE - JENSEN LEWIS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.277, 1-FOR-3)
F GUTIERREZ (.304, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
J BARFIELD (.253, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CLEVELAND (9) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225
D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .316
D Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .320
M Ramirez lf 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 .303
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .308
M Lowell 3b 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .308
J Varitek c 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .268
C Crisp cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .283
W Pena rf 4 2 3 4 0 0 2 .213

Totals 39 14 16 13 4 4 14

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (23, C Lee); W Pena (6, J Stanford). HR - M Ramirez 2
(17, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Lewis 1 on, 0 Out), W
Pena (5, 7th inning off T Mastny 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 4 (64), J
Varitek 2 (43), M Lowell 2 (73), C Crisp (39), W Pena 4 (16). 2-out RBI - C
Crisp, W Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 3. GIDP - D
Pedroia, J Varitek. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Lugo (10, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .275
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268
V Martinez c 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .316
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .317
J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
J Michaels lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .304
J Barfield 2b 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .253

Totals 28 9 6 9 4 6 7

BATTING: 2B - J Barfield (15, K Gabbard). HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out), R Garko (13, 7th inning off J Tavarez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
F Gutierrez (16), J Barfield 2 (46), G Sizemore (55), T Hafner 2 (66), R Garko
3 (42). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, G Sizemore, T Hafner 2, R Garko 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 011 250 32 -- 14
CLEVELAND - 001 040 4 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 2/3 4 5 5 3 3 1 3.73
J Tavarez 2 1/3 2 4 0 1 3 1 5.15

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 9 8 7 3 1 1 6.38
J Stanford 2 1/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.78
T Mastny 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.79
J Lewis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.84

C Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th.
T Mastny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - T Hafner (by K Gabbard). Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 76-41; J Tavarez
39-27; C Lee 78-48; J Stanford 43-31; T Mastny 16-8; J Lewis 18-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 5-6; J Tavarez 2-2; C Lee 7-4; J Stanford 4-2; T
Mastny 0-1; J Lewis 2-0. Batters faced: K Gabbard 22; J Tavarez 11; C Lee 24; J
Stanford 11; T Mastny 4; J Lewis 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 - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: HIDEKI OKAJIMA (2-0, 0.91) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.277, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Okajima relieved J Tavarez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14
CLEVELAND 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.277, 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 0 3 2 14 16 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 9 6 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA
CLE - JENSEN LEWIS

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.283, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
W PENA (.213, 3-FOR-4, HR, 4 RBI)
J LUGO (.225, 1-FOR-5)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CLEVELAND (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225
D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .316
D Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .320
M Ramirez lf 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 .303
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .308
M Lowell 3b 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .308
J Varitek c 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .268
C Crisp cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .283
W Pena rf 4 2 3 4 0 0 2 .213

Totals 39 14 16 13 4 4 14

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (23, C Lee); W Pena (6, J Stanford). HR - M Ramirez 2
(17, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Lewis 1 on, 0 Out), W
Pena (5, 7th inning off T Mastny 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 4 (64), J
Varitek 2 (43), M Lowell 2 (73), C Crisp (39), W Pena 4 (16). 2-out RBI - C
Crisp, W Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 3. GIDP - D
Pedroia, J Varitek. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Lugo (10, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .275
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268
V Martinez c 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .316
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .317
J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
F Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301
J Barfield 2b 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .252

Totals 31 9 6 9 4 7 7

BATTING: 2B - J Barfield (15, K Gabbard). HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out), R Garko (13, 7th inning off J Tavarez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
F Gutierrez (16), J Barfield 2 (46), G Sizemore (55), T Hafner 2 (66), R Garko
3 (42). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, G Sizemore, T Hafner 2, R Garko 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 011 250 32 -- 14
CLEVELAND - 001 040 40 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 2/3 4 5 5 3 3 1 3.73
J Tavarez 2 1/3 2 4 0 1 3 1 5.15
H Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.89

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 9 8 7 3 1 1 6.38
J Stanford 2 1/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.78
T Mastny 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.79
J Lewis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.84

C Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th.
T Mastny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - T Hafner (by K Gabbard). Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 76-41; J Tavarez
39-27; H Okajima 11-6; C Lee 78-48; J Stanford 43-31; T Mastny 16-8; J Lewis
18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 5-6; J Tavarez 2-2; H Okajima 0-2; C
Lee 7-4; J Stanford 4-2; T Mastny 0-1; J Lewis 2-0. Batters faced: K Gabbard
22; J Tavarez 11; H Okajima 3; C Lee 24; J Stanford 11; T Mastny 4; J Lewis 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 - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: FERNANDO CABRERA (1-2, 5.79) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.283, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Cabrera relieved J Lewis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14
CLEVELAND 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.283, 2-FOR-4, 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 5 0 3 2 0 14 17 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 9 6 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA
CLE - FERNANDO CABRERA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
C BLAKE (.268, 0-FOR-3, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.316, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CLEVELAND (9) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .225
D Pedroia 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .315
D Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .320
M Ramirez lf 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 .303
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .308
M Lowell 3b 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .308
J Varitek c 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .268
C Crisp cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .282
W Pena rf 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .219

Totals 43 14 17 13 4 5 16

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (23, C Lee); W Pena 2 (7, F Cabrera, J Stanford). HR -
M Ramirez 2 (17, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Lewis 1 on,
0 Out), W Pena (5, 7th inning off T Mastny 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 4
(64), J Varitek 2 (43), M Lowell 2 (73), C Crisp (39), W Pena 4 (16). 2-out RBI
- C Crisp, W Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 3, D
Pedroia 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, J Varitek. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Lugo (10, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .275
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268
V Martinez c 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .316
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .317
J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
F Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301
J Barfield 2b 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .252

Totals 31 9 6 9 4 7 7

BATTING: 2B - J Barfield (15, K Gabbard). HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out), R Garko (13, 7th inning off J Tavarez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
F Gutierrez (16), J Barfield 2 (46), G Sizemore (55), T Hafner 2 (66), R Garko
3 (42). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, G Sizemore, T Hafner 2, R Garko 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 011 250 320 -- 14
CLEVELAND - 001 040 40 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 2/3 4 5 5 3 3 1 3.73
J Tavarez 2 1/3 2 4 0 1 3 1 5.15
H Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.89

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 9 8 7 3 1 1 6.38
J Stanford 2 1/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.78
T Mastny 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.79
J Lewis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.84
F Cabrera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.61

C Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th.
T Mastny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - F Cabrera. HBP - T Hafner (by K Gabbard). Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard
76-41; J Tavarez 39-27; H Okajima 11-6; C Lee 78-48; J Stanford 43-31; T Mastny
16-8; J Lewis 18-11; F Cabrera 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 5-6; J
Tavarez 2-2; H Okajima 0-2; C Lee 7-4; J Stanford 4-2; T Mastny 0-1; J Lewis
2-0; F Cabrera 1-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 22; J Tavarez 11; H Okajima 3; C
Lee 24; J Stanford 11; T Mastny 4; J Lewis 4; F Cabrera 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 - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JAVIER LOPEZ (1-1, 3.29) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lopez relieved H Okajima.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14
CLEVELAND 9 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.275, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 1 1 2 5 0 3 2 0 14 17 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 9 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - KASON GABBARD, JULIAN TAVAREZ (5TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH),
JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK

CLE - CLIFF LEE, JASON STANFORD (5TH), TOM MASTNY
(7TH), JENSEN LEWIS (8TH), FERNANDO CABRERA (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (16) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
WILY MO PENA (5) OFF TOM MASTNY IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
MANNY RAMIREZ (17) OFF JENSEN LEWIS IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (7) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
RYAN GARKO (13) OFF JULIAN TAVAREZ IN THE 7TH, 2 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 1 1 2 5 0 3 2 0 14 17 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 9 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - KASON GABBARD, JULIAN TAVAREZ (5TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH),
JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK

CLE - CLIFF LEE, JASON STANFORD (5TH), TOM MASTNY
(7TH), JENSEN LEWIS (8TH), FERNANDO CABRERA (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ


WP - JULIAN TAVAREZ (6-8)
LP - CLIFF LEE (5-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (16) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
WILY MO PENA (5) OFF TOM MASTNY IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
MANNY RAMIREZ (17) OFF JENSEN LEWIS IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (7) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
RYAN GARKO (13) OFF JULIAN TAVAREZ IN THE 7TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:15 ATT: 34,286

PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-6, 4.53)
CLE - PAUL BYRD (8-4, 4.43)

PROBABLES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (11-9, 4.74)
TAM - JASON HAMMEL (1-0, 5.82)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CLEVELAND (9) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .225
D Pedroia 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .315
D Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .320
M Ramirez lf 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 .303
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .308
M Lowell 3b 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .308
J Varitek c 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .268
C Crisp cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .282
W Pena rf 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .219

Totals 43 14 17 13 4 5 16

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (23, C Lee); W Pena 2 (7, F Cabrera, J Stanford). HR -
M Ramirez 2 (17, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off J Lewis 1 on,
0 Out), W Pena (5, 7th inning off T Mastny 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 4
(64), J Varitek 2 (43), M Lowell 2 (73), C Crisp (39), W Pena 4 (16). 2-out RBI
- C Crisp, W Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 3, D
Pedroia 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, J Varitek. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Lugo (10, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .274
C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267
V Martinez c 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .315
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .317
J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
F Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301
J Barfield 2b 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .252

Totals 34 9 6 9 4 7 7

BATTING: 2B - J Barfield (15, K Gabbard). HR - F Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out), R Garko (13, 7th inning off J Tavarez 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
F Gutierrez (16), J Barfield 2 (46), G Sizemore (55), T Hafner 2 (66), R Garko
3 (42). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, G Sizemore, T Hafner 2, R Garko 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 011 250 320 -- 14
CLEVELAND - 001 040 400 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 2/3 4 5 5 3 3 1 3.73
J Tavarez (W, 6-8) 2 1/3 2 4 0 1 3 1 5.15
H Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.89
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee (L, 5-8) 4 9 8 7 3 1 1 6.38
J Stanford 2 1/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.78
T Mastny 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.79
J Lewis 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.84
F Cabrera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.61

C Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th.
T Mastny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - F Cabrera. HBP - T Hafner (by K Gabbard). Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard
76-41; J Tavarez 39-27; H Okajima 11-6; J Lopez 11-6; C Lee 78-48; J Stanford
43-31; T Mastny 16-8; J Lewis 18-11; F Cabrera 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Gabbard 5-6; J Tavarez 2-2; H Okajima 0-2; J Lopez 2-1; C Lee 7-4; J Stanford
4-2; T Mastny 0-1; J Lewis 2-0; F Cabrera 1-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 22; J
Tavarez 11; H Okajima 3; J Lopez 3; C Lee 24; J Stanford 11; T Mastny 4; J
Lewis 4; F Cabrera 4.

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

T--3:15. (Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Att--34,286.

Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 14
CLEVELAND 9 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (14) AT CLEVELAND (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez homered to center. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. M Lowell singled to right. J Varitek flied out to center. C Crisp
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, CLEVELAND 0.

BOSTON 3RD: W Pena singled to center. J Lugo singled to shallow right,
W Pena to third. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to first, W Pena
scored, J Lugo out at second. D Ortiz lined out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: J Michaels popped out to shortstop. F Gutierrez homered to
left center. J Barfield popped out to second. G Sizemore struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 4TH: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis walked, M Ramirez to second.
M Lowell singled to right, M Ramirez to third, K Youkilis to second. J Varitek
singled to left, M Ramirez and K Youkilis scored, M Lowell to second, J Varitek
to second, M Lowell to third advancing on throw. C Crisp grounded out to
third. W Pena flied out to right. J Lugo grounded out to second. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia singled to left center. D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to
second. M Ramirez doubled to left, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third.
K Youkilis safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta. M Lowell singled to
center, D Ortiz and M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to second. J Stanford
relieved C Lee. J Varitek grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, M Lowell out at second, K Youkilis to third. C Crisp singled to left,
K Youkilis scored. W Pena doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. J Lugo flied
out to left. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: R Garko flied out to right. J Peralta walked. J Michaels
singled to center, J Peralta to second. F Gutierrez struck out swinging.
J Barfield doubled to deep left center, J Peralta and J Michaels scored.
G Sizemore singled to center, J Barfield scored. C Blake walked, G Sizemore to
second. V Martinez walked, G Sizemore to third, C Blake to second. T Hafner
hit by pitch, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to third, V Martinez to second.
J Tavarez relieved K Gabbard. R Garko flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 5.

BOSTON 7TH: M Lowell struck out looking. J Varitek singled to right.
C Crisp singled to center, J Varitek to second. T Mastny relieved J Stanford.
W Pena homered to left center, J Varitek and C Crisp scored. J Lugo flied out to
center. D Pedroia struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 12,
CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Barfield safe at first on throwing error by shortstop
J Lugo. G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake popped out to shortstop.
V Martinez walked, J Barfield to second. T Hafner singled to left, J Barfield
scored, V Martinez to second. R Garko homered to right, V Martinez and
T Hafner scored. J Peralta grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 12, CLEVELAND 9.

BOSTON 8TH: D Ortiz walked. J Lewis relieved T Mastny. M Ramirez homered
to center, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. M Lowell
grounded out to third. J Varitek struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9.</div>

 

Ramirez homers twice as Red Sox outlast Indians

<h3>BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Manny Ramirez moved two steps closer tojoining the 500 home run club.


Manny Ramirez blasted his 486th and 487th career homers as theBoston Red Sox outslugged the Cleveland Indians 14-9, onThursday.


It was the 49th multi-homer game of Ramirez's career as hehelped the Red Sox take three out of four from the Indians in amatchup of two of the premier teams in the American League.

Ramirez finished the night with four runs scored and four RBI.

An Indian for the first eight years of his career, Ramirez, whois booed constantly when he returns to Jacobs Field, has 15 homeruns and 40 RBI against his former team.


After Cleveland pulled within 12-9 with four runs in theseventh, Ramirez hit Jensen Lewis' 3-2 pitch over the centerfield wall for a two-run homer in the eighth and a 14-9 cushion.

After the Red Sox scored only one run in the past two games,Ramirez woke the Boston bats up with a 481-foot blast to centerfield in the second to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.

Ramirez blasted starter Cliff Lee's first pitch into the centerfield foliage. It was the third-longest home run in 13-yearhistory of Jacobs Field.


The slumping Wily Mo Pena also had four RBI to go along with hisfour hits for the Red Sox.


Pena, who came into the game hitless in his last 11 at-bats andwas batting .122 (16-for-49) since June 13, was a triple shortof the cycle. He had an RBI double in the fifth and a three-runhomer in the seventh.


Boston gained some breathing room with a five-run fifth to takea 9-1 lead on an RBI double by Ramirez, a two-run single by MikeLowell, Coco Crisp's RBI single and Pena's RBI double.

Julian Tavarez (6-8) picked up the win despite giving up athree-run homer to Garko in the seventh as the Indians closed towithin 12-9.


Red Sox starter Kason Gabbard failed to go the required fiveinnings to get the victory, despite being one out away fromgetting the third out in the fifth.


The lefthander allowed five runs and four hits, walking threeand striking out three.


Lee (5-8) was knocked around for the fourth straight start. Thelefthander allowed eight runs - seven earned - on nine hits infour innings. During his last four starts, Lee is 0-4 with an11.70 ERA.


As Lee left the field to a chorus of boos, he sarcasticallytipped his cap to the crowd.


The Indians lost their fourth home series of the season.

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

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BOSTON (14) AT CLEVELAND (9) - EVENT LOG
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Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
K Youkilis 1B, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, C Crisp CF, W Pena RF, K Gabbard LHP.

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

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


Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 8 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo struck out looking. D Pedroia fouled out to catcher.
D Ortiz grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore bunt popped out foul to catcher. C Blake
grounded out to third. V Martinez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez homered to center. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. M Lowell singled to right. J Varitek flied out to center. C Crisp
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: T Hafner grounded out to first. R Garko flied out to right.
J Peralta lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1,
CLEVELAND 0.

BOSTON 3RD: W Pena singled to center. J Lugo singled to shallow right,
W Pena to third. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to first, W Pena
scored, J Lugo out at second. D Ortiz lined out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: J Michaels popped out to shortstop. F Gutierrez homered to
left center. J Barfield popped out to second. G Sizemore struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 4TH: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis walked, M Ramirez to second.
M Lowell singled to right, M Ramirez to third, K Youkilis to second. J Varitek
singled to left, M Ramirez and K Youkilis scored, M Lowell to second, J Varitek
to second, M Lowell to third advancing on throw. C Crisp grounded out to
third. W Pena flied out to right. J Lugo grounded out to second. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: C Blake grounded out to second. V Martinez grounded out to
third. T Hafner struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4,
CLEVELAND 1.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia singled to left center. D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to
second. M Ramirez doubled to left, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third.
K Youkilis safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta. M Lowell singled to
center, D Ortiz and M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to second. J Stanford
relieved C Lee. J Varitek grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, M Lowell out at second, K Youkilis to third. C Crisp singled to left,
K Youkilis scored. W Pena doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. J Lugo flied
out to left. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: R Garko flied out to right. J Peralta walked. J Michaels
singled to center, J Peralta to second. F Gutierrez struck out swinging.
J Barfield doubled to deep left center, J Peralta and J Michaels scored.
G Sizemore singled to center, J Barfield scored. C Blake walked, G Sizemore to
second. V Martinez walked, G Sizemore to third, C Blake to second. T Hafner
hit by pitch, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to third, V Martinez to second.
J Tavarez relieved K Gabbard. R Garko flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 5.

BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. D Ortiz singled to right.
M Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Ortiz out at second.
K Youkilis flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 6TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. J Michaels grounded out to
shortstop. F Gutierrez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 9,
CLEVELAND 5.

BOSTON 7TH: M Lowell struck out looking. J Varitek singled to right.
C Crisp singled to center, J Varitek to second. T Mastny relieved J Stanford.
W Pena homered to left center, J Varitek and C Crisp scored. J Lugo flied out to
center. D Pedroia struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 12,
CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Barfield safe at first on throwing error by shortstop
J Lugo. G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake popped out to shortstop.
V Martinez walked, J Barfield to second. T Hafner singled to left, J Barfield
scored, V Martinez to second. R Garko homered to right, V Martinez and
T Hafner scored. J Peralta grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 12, CLEVELAND 9.

BOSTON 8TH: D Ortiz walked. J Lewis relieved T Mastny. M Ramirez homered
to center, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. M Lowell
grounded out to third. J Varitek struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9.

CLEVELAND 8TH: H Okajima relieved J Tavarez. J Michaels popped out to
second. F Gutierrez flied out to left. J Barfield struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9.

BOSTON 9TH: F Cabrera relieved J Lewis. C Crisp grounded out to shortstop.
W Pena doubled to deep center. W Pena to third on wild pitch by F Cabrera.
J Lugo struck out swinging. D Pedroia fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Lopez relieved H Okajima. G Sizemore grounded out to
first. C Blake flied out to right. V Martinez grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9.</div>

 

Ramirez homers twice as Red Sox outlast Indians

<h3>BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Manny Ramirez moved two steps closer tojoining the 500 home run club.


Ramirez blasted his 486th and 487th career homers as the BostonRed Sox outslugged the Cleveland Indians 14-9, on Thursday.

It was the 49th multi-homer game of Ramirez's career as hehelped the Red Sox take three out of four from the Indians in amatchup of two of the premier teams in the American League.

Ramirez finished the night with four runs scored and four RBI.

An Indian for the first eight years of his career, Ramirez, whois booed constantly when he returns to Jacobs Field, has 15 homeruns and 40 RBI against his former team.


After Cleveland pulled within 12-9 with four runs in theseventh, Ramirez hit Jensen Lewis' 3-2 pitch over the centerfield wall for a two-run homer in the eighth and a 14-9 cushion.

After the Red Sox scored only one run in the past two games,Ramirez woke the Boston bats up with a 481-foot blast to centerfield in the second to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.

Ramirez blasted starter Cliff Lee's first pitch into the centerfield foliage. It was the third-longest home run in 13-yearhistory of Jacobs Field.


The slumping Wily Mo Pena also had four RBI to go along with hisfour hits for the Red Sox.


Pena, who came into the game hitless in his last 11 at-bats andwas batting .122 (16-for-49) since June 13, was a triple shortof the cycle. He had an RBI double in the fifth and a three-runhomer in the seventh.


Boston gained some breathing room with a five-run fifth to takea 9-1 lead on an RBI double by Ramirez, a two-run single by MikeLowell, Coco Crisp's RBI single and Pena's RBI double.

Julian Tavarez (6-8) picked up the win despite giving up athree-run homer to Garko in the seventh as the Indians closed towithin 12-9.


Red Sox starter Kason Gabbard failed to go the required fiveinnings to get the victory, despite being one out away fromgetting the third out in the fifth.


The lefthander allowed five runs and four hits, walking threeand striking out three.


Lee (5-8) was knocked around for the fourth straight start. Thelefthander allowed eight runs - seven earned - on nine hits infour innings. During his last four starts, Lee is 0-4 with an11.70 ERA.


As Lee left the field to a chorus of boos, he sarcasticallytipped his cap to the crowd.


The Indians lost their fourth home series of the season.