GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (48-26) at SEATTLE (39-33)

AL: BOSTON (48-26) at SEATTLE (39-33)

<h3>Red Sox look to continue road success</h3>



<div class="pre">Boston (48-26) at Seattle (39-33) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SEATTLE (Ticker) - Coming off a successful interleague slate,the Boston Red Sox travel to the Safeco Field to face theSeattle Mariners in the first game of a three-game set onMonday.

The Red Sox, who posted a 12-6 record against the NationalLeague, look to go 23 games over .500 for the first time thisseason. Boston has 27 road wins, two behind the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim for the major league lead.

Julian Tavarez (5-4, 4.50 ERA) starts for the Red Sox. Therighthander has won his last two starts, allowing just two runsover 14 innings. He is seeking to put together three straightwins for the first time since the 2001 season.

On Wednesday, Tavarez yielded three hits over seven innings,striking out four in an 11-0 win at Atlanta. He is 2-0 with a1.98 ERA in 18 lifetime relief appearances against the Mariners,although this will be his first start against the team.

With a 4-2 record on a nine-game homestand, the Mariners sendJeff Weaver (1-6. 8.56) to the mound. A major disappointmentsince signing as a free agent, Weaver is coming off his bestouting of the season, a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over Pittsburghon Thursday.

Weaver will be sorry to see the interleague games end as hefinished 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA in three interleague starts,compared to 0-6 and 14.32 in six starts against the AmericanLeague.

The righthander is 3-5 with a 6.99 ERA in 12 lifetime starts andtwo relief appearances against Boston, including a two-inning<div class="pre">disastrous outing on April 10 at Boston, in which he</div><div class="pre">surrendered seven runs and seven hits at in a 14-3 loss.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS

BOSTON SEATTLE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
J.D. Drew RF .249 6 30 Ichiro Suzuki CF .364 5 37
Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 3 23 Jose Lopez 2B .279 7 41
David Ortiz DH .321 13 47 Jose Vidro DH .297 3 22
Manny Ramirez LF .300 11 42 Richie Sexson 1B .206 14 44
Kevin Youkilis 1B .331 8 36 Ben Broussard RF .286 4 13
Mike Lowell 3B .298 12 52 Kenji Johjima C .308 7 28
Jason Varitek C .272 8 33 Adrian Beltre 3B .257 9 28
Coco Crisp CF .253 4 21 Yuniesky Betancour SS .292 4 28
Julio Lugo SS .193 4 34 Willie Bloomquist LF .256 1 7

Julian Tavarez RHP (5-4, 4.50) Jeff Weaver RHP (1-6, 8.56)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
WARMUPS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (5-4, 4.50)
SEA - JEFF WEAVER (1-6, 8.56)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS
1B - GARY CEDERSTROM
2B - BRIAN KNIGHT
3B - TIM WELKE

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
STARTING BATS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ AND JASON VARITEK
SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND KENJI JOHJIMA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.249, 6 HR, 30 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.318, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.321, 13 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.364, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
J LOPEZ (.279, 7 HR, 41 RBI)
J VIDRO (.297, 3 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Broussard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
SEATTLE - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8.36

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-2.
Batters faced: J Weaver 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.331, 8 HR, 36 RBI)
M LOWELL (.298, 12 HR, 52 RBI)
J VARITEK (.272, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Broussard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8.36

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 12-6; J Weaver 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 2-1; J Weaver 0-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 3; J Weaver 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.206, 14 HR, 44 RBI)
B BROUSSARD (.286, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
K JOHJIMA (.308, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Broussard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.16

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 12-6; J Weaver 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 2-1; J Weaver 2-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 3; J Weaver 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
KENJI JOHJIMA HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING RICHIE SEXSON.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.257, 9 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.253, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
J LUGO (.193, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
J DREW (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS SEATTLE (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Sexson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210
B Broussard rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 7 1 2 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (13, J Tavarez). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
SEATTLE - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.16

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 28-18; J Weaver 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 4-2; J Weaver 2-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 7; J Weaver 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JOSE LOPEZ ALLOWED COCO CRISP AND JULIO LUGO TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.321, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.292, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
W BLOOMQUIST (.256, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.363, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .251
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320
D Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Lugo ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 14 2 4 2 1 3 8

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Lowell 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Ortiz (1, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Sexson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210
B Broussard rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Bloomquist lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 7 1 2 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (13, J Tavarez). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Weaver (1, throw).


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BOSTON - 002 -- 2
SEATTLE - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 4 2 1 1 3 0 8.18

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 28-18; J Weaver 63-40. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 4-2; J Weaver 3-4. Batters faced: J Tavarez 7; J Weaver 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.271, 0-FOR-1)
C CRISP (.256, 1-FOR-1)
J LUGO (.193, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Drew rf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .251
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320
D Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Lugo ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 14 2 4 2 1 3 8

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Lowell 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Ortiz (1, 2nd base off J Weaver/K Johjima).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Sexson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210
B Broussard rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
W Bloomquist lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 10 1 2 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (13, J Tavarez). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Weaver (1, throw).


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BOSTON - 002 -- 2
SEATTLE - 010 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.44

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 4 2 1 1 3 0 8.18

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 42-25; J Weaver 63-40. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 6-3; J Weaver 3-4. Batters faced: J Tavarez 10; J Weaver 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.278, 0-FOR-1)
J VIDRO (.296, 0-FOR-1)
R SEXSON (.210, 1-FOR-1)</div>