AL: BALTIMORE (50-56) at BOSTON (65-42) <h3>Wakefield, Red Sox aim to take series from Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (50-56) at Boston (65-42) 1:05 pm EDT</div> BOSTON (Ticker) - Tim Wakefield hopes to celebrate his 41stbirthday in style Thursday when he takes the mound for theBoston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles. Originally scheduled to start Wednesday, Wakefield (12-9,4.59 ERA) was pushed back a day. The righthander has won fiveof his last six starts entering this contest. Wakefield is 11-11 with a 3.96 ERA in 29 starts against theOrioles, including 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in the last three. On Wednesday, the Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 victory. KevinYoukilis' two-run double highlighted a four-run seventh inningfor the Red Sox, who have beaten the Orioles in 25 of the last30 meetings. Baltimore counters with rookie Jeremy Guthrie (7-3, 2.89), whohas no decisions vs. Boston in two career appearances. The righthander also has had recent success, going 3-0 in hislast three starts. The 27-year-old has allowed just four runsin 19 innings during his run, including giving up two runs andsix hits in six innings in a 4-2 win vs. the New York Yankeeslast Friday. Despite the loss on Wednesday, the Orioles have won seven ofnine.
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE BOSTON AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .316 9 41 Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 4 31 Corey Patterson CF .266 5 27 Kevin Youkilis 1B .304 11 57 Nick Markakis RF .291 11 65 David Ortiz DH .321 18 65 Kevin Millar 1B .273 10 46 Manny Ramirez LF .296 18 68 Miguel Tejada SS .308 8 46 J.D. Drew RF .248 6 40 Aubrey Huff 3B .247 6 44 Mike Lowell 3B .305 15 73 Jay Payton LF .270 4 37 Coco Crisp CF .279 5 42 Jay Gibbons DH .220 6 27 Doug Mirabelli C .183 3 11 Paul Bako C .215 1 6 Alex Cora SS .253 2 15 Jeremy Guthrie RHP (7-3, 2.89) Tim Wakefield RHP (12-9, 4.59)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT BOSTON -- REVISED LINEUPS BALTIMORE BOSTON AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .316 9 41 Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 4 31 Corey Patterson CF .266 5 27 Kevin Youkilis 1B .304 11 57 Nick Markakis RF .291 11 65 David Ortiz DH .321 18 65 Kevin Millar 1B .273 10 46 Manny Ramirez LF .296 18 68 Miguel Tejada SS .308 8 46 Mike Lowell 3B .305 15 73 Aubrey Huff 3B .247 6 44 Coco Crisp CF .279 5 42 Jay Payton LF .270 4 37 Eric Hinske RF .204 4 14 Jay Gibbons DH .220 6 27 Doug Mirabelli C .183 3 11 Paul Bako C .215 1 6 Alex Cora SS .253 2 15 Jeremy Guthrie RHP (7-3, 2.89) Tim Wakefield RHP (12-9, 4.59)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON WARMUPS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (7-3, 2.89) BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (12-9, 4.59) UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE 1B - TIM TSCHIDA 2B - JIM JOYCE 3B - JIM WOLF WEATHER: 89 Degrees, sunny WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON STARTING BATS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE AND PAUL BAKO BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD AND DOUG MIRABELLI DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.316, 9 HR, 41 RBI) C PATTERSON (.266, 5 HR, 27 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.291, 11 HR, 65 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.318, 4 HR, 31 RBI) K YOUKILIS (.304, 11 HR, 57 RBI) D ORTIZ (.321, 18 HR, 65 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 E Hinske rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 BOSTON - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 2-1. Batters faced: T Wakefield 3. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.273, 10 HR, 46 RBI) M TEJADA (.308, 8 HR, 46 RBI) A HUFF (.247, 6 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 E Hinske rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 BOSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.86 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 19-11; T Wakefield 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-2; T Wakefield 2-1. Batters faced: J Guthrie 4; T Wakefield 3. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.305, 15 HR, 73 RBI) C CRISP (.279, 5 HR, 42 RBI) E HINSKE (.204, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 E Hinske rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.86 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.52 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 19-11; T Wakefield 32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-2; T Wakefield 4-1. Batters faced: J Guthrie 4; T Wakefield 6. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.270, 4 HR, 37 RBI) J GIBBONS (.220, 6 HR, 27 RBI) P BAKO (.215, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .317 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 E Hinske rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 Totals 7 0 1 0 3 2 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Pedroia 2. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (19, 2nd base off J Guthrie/P Bako). FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 2.84 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.52 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 47-25; T Wakefield 32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-3; T Wakefield 4-1. Batters faced: J Guthrie 10; T Wakefield 6. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.303, 0-FOR-1) D ORTIZ (.320, 0-FOR-1) M RAMIREZ (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 2. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .317 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 E Hinske rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 Totals 7 0 1 0 3 2 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Pedroia 2. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (19, 2nd base off J Guthrie/P Bako). FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 BOSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 2.84 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.49 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 47-25; T Wakefield 50-34. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-3; T Wakefield 4-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 10; T Wakefield 11. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED DAVID ORTIZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 0-FOR-1) K MILLAR (.275, 1-FOR-1) M TEJADA (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 P Bako c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 2. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .317 K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 D Ortiz dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .322 M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297 M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 C Crisp cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 E Hinske rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 Totals 12 1 3 1 3 2 9 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (35, J Guthrie). RBI - M Ramirez (69). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Pedroia 2. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (19, 2nd base off J Guthrie/P Bako). FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 BOSTON - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 3 3 1 1 3 2 0 2.89 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.49 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 66-37; T Wakefield 50-34. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 2-5; T Wakefield 4-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 15; T Wakefield 11. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: E HINSKE (.202, 0-FOR-1) D MIRABELLI (.183, 0-FOR-0, BB) A CORA (.253, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
