GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (34-47) at BOSTON (49-31)

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lopez relieved M Timlin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T METCALF ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K Lofton (.304, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WILLIE EYRE
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.258, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
M LOWELL (.293, 0-FOR-3)
J VARITEK (.267, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS BOSTON (7) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302
D Relaford 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
M Young ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252
M Byrd rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .373
V Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
G Laird c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .224
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Totals 24 3 4 3 4 5 7

BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (7, K Gabbard); T Metcalf (3, M Timlin). HR - B Wilkerson
(10, 5th inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Wilkerson 3 (33). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1, D Relaford 1, V Diaz 1. Team LOB
- 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Relaford (1, 2nd base by K Gabbard/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .189
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .321
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .286
J Drew rf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
J Varitek c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
E Hinske 1b 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .221
J Ellsbury cf 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .300

Totals 24 7 8 6 6 1 10

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (20, B McCarthy); M Ramirez (18, B McCarthy). 3B - E
Hinske (2, W Eyre). S - J Lugo. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (25), M Ramirez (44), E
Hinske 3 (11). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez, E Hinske 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 1, D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird).


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TEXAS - 000 030 0 -- 3
BOSTON - 003 130 -- 7
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 2/3 6 4 4 3 1 0 6.17
W Eyre 2 1/3 2 3 3 3 0 0 3.77

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 5 2/3 3 3 3 4 5 1 5.79
M Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05

WP - W Eyre. Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 81-47; W Eyre 53-27; K Gabbard
100-53; M Timlin 18-10; J Lopez 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 5-5; W
Eyre 3-4; K Gabbard 5-6; M Timlin 3-0; J Lopez 1-0. Batters faced: B McCarthy
19; W Eyre 12; K Gabbard 23; M Timlin 4; J Lopez 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WILLIE EYRE
BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D RELAFORD (.000, 0-FOR-2, BB)
M YOUNG (.290, 0-FOR-3)
S SOSA (.252, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS BOSTON (7) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302
D Relaford 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
M Young ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252
M Byrd rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .373
V Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
G Laird c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .224
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Totals 24 3 4 3 4 5 7

BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (7, K Gabbard); T Metcalf (3, M Timlin). HR - B Wilkerson
(10, 5th inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Wilkerson 3 (33). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1, D Relaford 1, V Diaz 1. Team LOB
- 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Relaford (1, 2nd base by K Gabbard/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 .189
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .321
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .286
J Drew rf 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .292
J Varitek c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
E Hinske 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .218
J Ellsbury cf 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .300

Totals 28 7 9 6 8 2 16

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (20, B McCarthy); M Ramirez (18, B McCarthy); J Varitek
(9, W Eyre). 3B - E Hinske (2, W Eyre). S - J Lugo. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (25), M
Ramirez (44), E Hinske 3 (11). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez, E Hinske 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 3, D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M
Ramirez. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird).


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TEXAS - 000 030 0 -- 3
BOSTON - 003 130 0 -- 7
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 2/3 6 4 4 3 1 0 6.17
W Eyre 3 1/3 3 3 3 5 1 0 3.68

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 5 2/3 3 3 3 4 5 1 5.79
M Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05

WP - W Eyre. Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 81-47; W Eyre 83-42; K Gabbard
100-53; M Timlin 18-10; J Lopez 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 5-5; W
Eyre 4-5; K Gabbard 5-6; M Timlin 3-0; J Lopez 1-0. Batters faced: B McCarthy
19; W Eyre 18; K Gabbard 23; M Timlin 4; J Lopez 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: KYLE SNYDER (1-1, 2.48) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, BOSTON 7

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D RELAFORD (.000, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Snyder relieved J Lopez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Relaford (.000, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WILLIE EYRE
BOS - KYLE SNYDER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.313, 1-FOR-4)
M RAMIREZ (.286, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS BOSTON (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302
D Relaford 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251
M Byrd rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .373
V Diaz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
G Laird c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .224
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Totals 28 3 5 3 4 5 10

BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (7, K Gabbard); T Metcalf (3, M Timlin). HR - B Wilkerson
(10, 5th inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Wilkerson 3 (33). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1, D Relaford 1, V Diaz 2. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Relaford (1, 2nd base by K Gabbard/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 .189
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .321
D Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .286
J Drew rf 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .292
J Varitek c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
E Hinske 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .218
J Ellsbury cf 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .300

Totals 28 7 9 6 8 2 16

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (20, B McCarthy); M Ramirez (18, B McCarthy); J Varitek
(9, W Eyre). 3B - E Hinske (2, W Eyre). S - J Lugo. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (25), M
Ramirez (44), E Hinske 3 (11). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez, E Hinske 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 3, D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M
Ramirez. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird).


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TEXAS - 000 030 00 -- 3
BOSTON - 003 130 0 -- 7
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 2/3 6 4 4 3 1 0 6.17
W Eyre 3 1/3 3 3 3 5 1 0 3.68

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 5 2/3 3 3 3 4 5 1 5.79
M Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.40

WP - W Eyre. HBP - M Byrd (by K Snyder). Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 81-47; W
Eyre 83-42; K Gabbard 100-53; M Timlin 18-10; J Lopez 4-3; K Snyder 19-13.
Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 5-5; W Eyre 4-5; K Gabbard 5-6; M Timlin
3-0; J Lopez 1-0; K Snyder 1-2. Batters faced: B McCarthy 19; W Eyre 18; K
Gabbard 23; M Timlin 4; J Lopez 1; K Snyder 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: JOAQUIN BENOIT (2-2, 3.43) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, BOSTON 7

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Benoit relieved W Eyre.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Vazquez at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Relaford in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Byrd in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: V Diaz in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.321, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0
BOSTON 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 7 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT
BOS - KYLE SNYDER

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.232, 1-FOR-3)
B WILKERSON (.224, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
T METCALF (.200, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS BOSTON (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Relaford 2b-lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251
M Byrd rf-cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .373
V Diaz lf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
G Laird c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .224
T Metcalf 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Totals 28 3 5 3 4 5 10

BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (7, K Gabbard); T Metcalf (3, M Timlin). HR - B Wilkerson
(10, 5th inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Wilkerson 3 (33). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Lofton 1, D Relaford 1, V Diaz 2. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Relaford (1, 2nd base by K Gabbard/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 .189
D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .320
D Ortiz dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .312
M Ramirez lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .288
J Drew rf 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .257
M Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .292
J Varitek c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270
E Hinske 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .218
J Ellsbury cf 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .300

Totals 32 7 10 6 8 5 17

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (20, B McCarthy); M Ramirez (18, B McCarthy); J Varitek
(9, W Eyre). 3B - E Hinske (2, W Eyre). S - J Lugo. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (25), M
Ramirez (44), E Hinske 3 (11). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez, E Hinske 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1, J Lugo 3, D Pedroia 1. GIDP - M
Ramirez. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird).


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TEXAS - 000 030 00 -- 3
BOSTON - 003 130 00 -- 7
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 2/3 6 4 4 3 1 0 6.17
W Eyre 3 1/3 3 3 3 5 1 0 3.68
J Benoit 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.35

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 5 2/3 3 3 3 4 5 1 5.79
M Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.40

WP - W Eyre. HBP - M Byrd (by K Snyder). Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 81-47; W
Eyre 83-42; J Benoit 17-12; K Gabbard 100-53; M Timlin 18-10; J Lopez 4-3; K
Snyder 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 5-5; W Eyre 4-5; J Benoit 0-0;
K Gabbard 5-6; M Timlin 3-0; J Lopez 1-0; K Snyder 1-2. Batters faced: B
McCarthy 19; W Eyre 18; J Benoit 4; K Gabbard 23; M Timlin 4; J Lopez 1; K
Snyder 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: HIDEKI OKAJIMA (2-0, 0.90) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, BOSTON 7

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.232, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Okajima relieved K Snyder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
BOSTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G Laird (.232, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
BOSTON 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 x 7 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY, WILLIE EYRE (4TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (8TH) AND
GERALD LAIRD

BOS - KASON GABBARD, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), JAVIER LOPEZ
(7TH), KYLE SNYDER (8TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (9TH) AND JASON
VARITEK

HOME RUNS: TEX - BRAD WILKERSON (10) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

BOS - NONE</div>