GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (66-42) at SEATTLE (59-47)

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS SEATTLE (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .324
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .324
M Ramirez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304
J Varitek c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273
W Pena rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219
a-J Drew ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
C Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223

Totals 33 4 12 3 1 4 15

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for W Pena in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (19, 3rd inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Lowell (74), D Ortiz 2 (67). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 2, M Lowell 1, K Youkilis 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, M Ramirez. Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - J Lugo (11, throw); M Timlin (2, throw). DP: 2 (M Lowell-D
Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .308
J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .283
A Beltre 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277
R Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .196
K Johjima c 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .275
A Jones lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
J Lopez 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258
Y Betancourt ss 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .287

Totals 34 7 11 7 3 7 14

BATTING: HR - Y Betancourt (6, 4th inning off J Lester 2 on, 1 Out), K Johjima
(12, 7th inning off M Timlin 1 on, 1 Out). S - J Lopez. RBI - A Beltre (63), Y
Betancourt 4 (41), K Johjima 2 (43). 2-out RBI - A Beltre. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Lopez 1. GIDP - J Guillen 2. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Beltre (9, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Guillen (M Ramirez at 3rd base). DP: 2 (Y
Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson 2).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 111 010 00 -- 4
SEATTLE - 001 301 20 -- 7
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 5 8 4 4 2 4 1 5.09
M Timlin 1 1/3 3 3 2 1 1 1 3.71
M Delcarmen 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.57
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.87

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 4 10 4 4 0 1 1 6.68
S Green 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.44
E O'Flaherty 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.25
M Lowe 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.50
G Sherrill 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.38

H Ramirez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - I Suzuki (by M Timlin). HBP - W Pena (by H Ramirez). Pitches-strikes: J
Lester 99-63; M Timlin 30-19; M Delcarmen 9-6; J Lopez 9-5; H Ramirez 75-43; S
Green 33-20; E O'Flaherty 5-2; M Lowe 14-7; G Sherrill 10-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Lester 5-6; M Timlin 5-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; J Lopez 0-3; H Ramirez 7-3;
S Green 7-1; E O'Flaherty 0-0; M Lowe 0-0; G Sherrill 1-0. Batters faced: J
Lester 24; M Timlin 9; M Delcarmen 2; J Lopez 3; H Ramirez 21; S Green 8; E
O'Flaherty 1; M Lowe 3; G Sherrill 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: J.J. PUTZ (1-1, 1.40) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.223, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Putz relieved G Sherrill.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
SEATTLE 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Lugo (.223, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 2
SEATTLE 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 x 7 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), MANNY DELCARMEN (7TH), JAVIER
LOPEZ (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK

SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, SEAN GREEN (5TH), ERIC
O'FLAHERTY (7TH), MARK LOWE (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J.
PUTZ (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA

HOME RUNS: BOS - DAVID ORTIZ (19) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

SEA - YUNIESKY BETANCOURT (6) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
KENJI JOHJIMA (12) OFF MIKE TIMLIN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 2
SEATTLE 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 x 7 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), MANNY DELCARMEN (7TH), JAVIER
LOPEZ (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK

SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, SEAN GREEN (5TH), ERIC
O'FLAHERTY (7TH), MARK LOWE (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J.
PUTZ (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA


WP - SEAN GREEN (5-1)
LP - MIKE TIMLIN (1-1)
SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (32)

HOME RUNS: BOS - DAVID ORTIZ (19) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

SEA - YUNIESKY BETANCOURT (6) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
KENJI JOHJIMA (12) OFF MIKE TIMLIN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:19 ATT: 46,235

PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (12-8, 3.75)
SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7, 4.11)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS SEATTLE (7) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .323
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .302
D Ortiz dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .323
M Ramirez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304
J Varitek c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273
W Pena rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219
a-J Drew ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
C Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222

Totals 36 4 12 3 2 4 16

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for W Pena in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (19, 3rd inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Lowell (74), D Ortiz 2 (67). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 2, D Ortiz 1, M Lowell 1, K Youkilis 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, M Ramirez.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Lugo (11, throw); M Timlin (2, throw). DP: 2 (M Lowell-D
Pedroia-K Youkilis, J Lugo).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .351
J Vidro dh 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .308
J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .283
A Beltre 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277
R Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .196
K Johjima c 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .275
A Jones lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
J Lopez 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .258
Y Betancourt ss 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .287

Totals 34 7 11 7 3 7 14

BATTING: HR - Y Betancourt (6, 4th inning off J Lester 2 on, 1 Out), K Johjima
(12, 7th inning off M Timlin 1 on, 1 Out). S - J Lopez. RBI - A Beltre (63), Y
Betancourt 4 (41), K Johjima 2 (43). 2-out RBI - A Beltre. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Lopez 1. GIDP - J Guillen 2. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Beltre (9, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Guillen (M Ramirez at 3rd base). DP: 2 (Y
Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson 2).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 111 010 000 -- 4
SEATTLE - 001 301 20x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 5 8 4 4 2 4 1 5.09
M Timlin (L, 1-1) 1 1/3 3 3 2 1 1 1 3.71
M Delcarmen 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.57
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.87

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
H Ramirez 4 10 4 4 0 1 1 6.68
S Green (W, 5-1) 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.44
E O'Flaherty (H, 4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.25
M Lowe (H, 2) 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.50
G Sherrill (H, 18) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.38
J Putz (S, 32) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.38

H Ramirez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
E O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - I Suzuki (by M Timlin). HBP - W Pena (by H Ramirez). Pitches-strikes: J
Lester 99-63; M Timlin 30-19; M Delcarmen 9-6; J Lopez 9-5; H Ramirez 75-43; S
Green 33-20; E O'Flaherty 5-2; M Lowe 14-7; G Sherrill 10-6; J Putz 18-13.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 5-6; M Timlin 5-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; J Lopez
0-3; H Ramirez 7-3; S Green 7-1; E O'Flaherty 0-0; M Lowe 0-0; G Sherrill 1-0;
J Putz 2-1. Batters faced: J Lester 24; M Timlin 9; M Delcarmen 2; J Lopez 3; H
Ramirez 21; S Green 8; E O'Flaherty 1; M Lowe 3; G Sherrill 2; J Putz 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

T--3:19. Att--46,235.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 4
SEATTLE 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (4) AT SEATTLE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia singled to center. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz flied out to left. M Ramirez singled to center,
D Pedroia to third, K Youkilis to second. M Lowell singled to right center,
D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis out at third, M Ramirez to third, M Lowell to second
advancing on throw. J Varitek grounded out to third. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 2ND: W Pena hit by pitch. C Crisp singled to center, W Pena to
second. J Lugo reached on bunt single to third, W Pena to third, C Crisp to
second. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
W Pena scored, J Lugo out at second, C Crisp to third. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 3RD: D Ortiz homered to right center. M Ramirez lined out to
center. M Lowell grounded out to third. J Varitek grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt singled to left. I Suzuki singled to right,
Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro lined out to second. J Guillen struck out
looking. A Beltre singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second.
R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima fouled out to third. A Jones singled to left.
J Lopez walked, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt homered to left, A Jones and
J Lopez scored. I Suzuki lined out to center. J Vidro walked. J Guillen struck
out looking. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia singled to left. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz singled to left, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to
second. S Green relieved H Ramirez. M Ramirez grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second, K Youkilis to third. M
Lowell grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Drew in right field. M Timlin relieved J Lester. A Jones
safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Lugo. A Jones safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher M Timlin. J Lopez sacrificed into fielder's choice to
pitcher, A Jones to third. Y Betancourt grounded out to second, A Jones
scored, J Lopez to second. I Suzuki intentionally walked. J Vidro singled to
right, J Lopez to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen lined into double play,
to shortstop, I Suzuki doubled off second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) BOSTON 4,
SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre singled to left. R Sexson struck out swinging.
A Beltre stole second. K Johjima homered to left, A Beltre scored. M Delcarmen
relieved M Timlin. A Jones struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out looking.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.</div>

 

Jones, Betancourt help Mariners continue dominance over Red Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 7, BOSTON 4</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Adam Jones doesn't know much about theSeattle Mariners' home dominance over the Boston Red Sox, buthe's learning quickly.


Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run due to someshoddy defense as the Mariners recorded their ninth straighthome victory over the Red Sox, 7-4, on Friday.


With the game tied at 4-4 in the sixth inning, Jones reached ona throwing error by shortstop Julio Lugo to lead off the frame.The 21-year-old then took second on a pickoff attempt when MikeTimlin threw wild to first.


Timlin (1-1) compounded his mistake when he unsuccessfully triedto throw out Jones at third on a sacrifice. Jones then scoredon ground out by Yuniesky Betancourt to put Seattle up 5-4.

Kenji Johjima padded the lead with a two-run blast in theseventh - his 12th of the season - for Seattle (60-47), whichhas won seven of eight to climb within 2 1/2 games of the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim (63-45) for first place in theAmerican League West Division.


Sean Green (5-1) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and J.J. Putzworked the ninth to record his AL-leading 32nd save in 34chances.


Jones, Seattle's top prospect who was called up from Class AAATacoma prior to the game, was in the middle of a three-runfourth that helped Seattle tie the game at 4-4.


The Red Sox held a 3-1 lead in the fourth before Lester alloweda a go-ahead three-run homer to Betancourt, who drove in acareer-high four runs with the help of his sixth homer.

The 23-year-old Lester, who was making his second start sincecoming back from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, allowed four runs andeight hits in five innings and left after throwing 99 pitches.

David Ortiz did his best to help the Red Sox break through inSeattle, but it was not enough.


Ortiz gave Boston a short-lived lead at 3-0 with his 19th homerof the season in the third and tied the game at 4-4 in the fifthwith an RBI single.

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (4) AT SEATTLE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia singled to center. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz flied out to left. M Ramirez singled to center,
D Pedroia to third, K Youkilis to second. M Lowell singled to right center,
D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third, M Ramirez out at third, M Lowell to second
advancing on throw. J Varitek grounded out to third. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 2ND: W Pena hit by pitch. C Crisp singled to center, W Pena to
second. J Lugo reached on bunt single to third, W Pena to third, C Crisp to
second. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
W Pena scored, J Lugo out at second, C Crisp to third. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 3RD: D Ortiz homered to right center. M Ramirez lined out to
center. M Lowell grounded out to third. J Varitek grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt singled to left. I Suzuki singled to right,
Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro lined out to second. J Guillen struck out
looking. A Beltre singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second.
R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima fouled out to third. A Jones singled to left.
J Lopez walked, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt homered to left, A Jones and
J Lopez scored. I Suzuki lined out to center. J Vidro walked. J Guillen struck
out looking. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia singled to left. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz singled to left, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to
second. S Green relieved H Ramirez. M Ramirez grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second, K Youkilis to third. M
Lowell grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Drew in right field. M Timlin relieved J Lester. A Jones
safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Lugo. A Jones safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher M Timlin. J Lopez sacrificed into fielder's choice to
pitcher, A Jones to third. Y Betancourt grounded out to second, A Jones
scored, J Lopez to second. I Suzuki intentionally walked. J Vidro singled to
right, J Lopez to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen lined into double play,
to shortstop, I Suzuki doubled off second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) BOSTON 4,
SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre singled to left. R Sexson struck out swinging.
A Beltre stole second. K Johjima homered to left, A Beltre scored. M Delcarmen
relieved M Timlin. A Jones struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out looking.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.</div>

 

Jones, Betancourt help Mariners continue dominance over Red Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 7, BOSTON 4</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Adam Jones doesn't know much about theSeattle Mariners' home dominance over the Boston Red Sox, buthe's learning quickly.


Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run due to someshoddy defense as the Mariners recorded their ninth straighthome victory over the Red Sox, 7-4, on Friday.


With the game tied at 4-4 in the sixth inning, Jones reached ona throwing error by shortstop Julio Lugo to lead off the frame.The 21-year-old then took second on a pickoff attempt when MikeTimlin threw wild to first.


Timlin (1-1) compounded his mistake when he unsuccessfully triedto throw out Jones at third on a sacrifice. Jones then scoredon ground out by Yuniesky Betancourt to put Seattle up 5-4.

Kenji Johjima padded the lead with a two-run blast in theseventh - his 12th of the season - for Seattle (60-47), whichhas won seven of eight to climb within 2 1/2 games of the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim (63-45) for first place in theAmerican League West Division.


Sean Green (5-1) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and J.J. Putzworked the ninth to record his AL-leading 32nd save in 34chances.


Jones, Seattle's top prospect who was called up from Class AAATacoma prior to the game, was in the middle of a three-runfourth that helped Seattle take a 4-3 lead.


The Red Sox held a 3-1 lead in the fourth before Lester alloweda a go-ahead three-run homer to Betancourt, who drove in acareer-high four runs with the help of his sixth homer.

The 23-year-old Lester, who was making his second start sincecoming back from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, allowed four runs andeight hits in five innings and left after throwing 99 pitches.

David Ortiz did his best to help the Red Sox break through inSeattle, but it was not enough.


Ortiz gave Boston a short-lived lead at 3-0 with his 19th homerof the season in the third and tied the game at 4-4 in the fifthwith an RBI single.

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (4) AT SEATTLE (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH,
M Ramirez LF, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, W Pena RF, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS,
J Lester LHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, A Beltre 3B,
R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, A Jones LF, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, H Ramirez LHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Gerry Davis (2B),
Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 2 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia singled to center. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz flied out to left. M Ramirez singled to center,
D Pedroia to third, K Youkilis to second. M Lowell singled to right center,
D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third, M Ramirez out at third, M Lowell to second
advancing on throw. J Varitek grounded out to third. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Vidro singled to left.
J Guillen grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Vidro out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 2ND: W Pena hit by pitch. C Crisp singled to center, W Pena to
second. J Lugo reached on bunt single to third, W Pena to third, C Crisp to
second. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
W Pena scored, J Lugo out at second, C Crisp to third. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre fouled out to catcher. R Sexson popped out to first.
K Johjima singled to center. A Jones singled to left, K Johjima to second.
J Lopez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 0.

BOSTON 3RD: D Ortiz homered to right center. M Ramirez lined out to
center. M Lowell grounded out to third. J Varitek grounded out to pitcher.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: Y Betancourt singled to left. I Suzuki singled to right,
Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro lined out to second. J Guillen struck out
looking. A Beltre singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second.
R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 1.

BOSTON 4TH: W Pena grounded out to pitcher. C Crisp popped out to second.
J Lugo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima fouled out to third. A Jones singled to left.
J Lopez walked, A Jones to second. Y Betancourt homered to left, A Jones and
J Lopez scored. I Suzuki lined out to center. J Vidro walked. J Guillen struck
out looking. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia singled to left. K Youkilis singled to center,
D Pedroia to second. D Ortiz singled to left, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to
second. S Green relieved H Ramirez. M Ramirez grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second, K Youkilis to third.
M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4,
SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 5TH: A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. R Sexson struck out
swinging. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 6TH: J Varitek singled to right. J Drew hit for W Pena. J Drew
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Varitek out at second. C Crisp
flied out to center. J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Drew
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Drew in right field. M Timlin relieved J Lester. A Jones
safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Lugo. A Jones safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher M Timlin. J Lopez sacrificed into fielder's choice to
pitcher, A Jones to third. Y Betancourt grounded out to second, A Jones
scored, J Lopez to second. I Suzuki intentionally walked. J Vidro singled to
right, J Lopez to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen lined into double play,
to shortstop, I Suzuki doubled off second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) BOSTON 4,
SEATTLE 5.

BOSTON 7TH: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. K Youkilis grounded out
to third. E O'Flaherty relieved S Green. D Ortiz singled to right. M Lowe
relieved E O'Flaherty. M Ramirez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 7TH: A Beltre singled to left. R Sexson struck out swinging.
A Beltre stole second. K Johjima homered to left, A Beltre scored. M Delcarmen
relieved M Timlin. A Jones struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out looking.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.

BOSTON 8TH: M Lowell struck out swinging. J Varitek walked. G Sherrill
relieved M Lowe. J Drew struck out looking. C Crisp grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Lopez relieved M Delcarmen. Y Betancourt flied out to
center. I Suzuki bunt popped out foul to catcher. J Vidro flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.

BOSTON 9TH: J Putz relieved G Sherrill. J Lugo grounded out to shortstop.
D Pedroia grounded out to second. K Youkilis walked. K Youkilis to second on
fielder's indifference. D Ortiz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 7.</div>

 

Jones, Betancourt help Mariners continue dominance over Red Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 7, BOSTON 4</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Adam Jones doesn't know much about theSeattle Mariners' home dominance over the Boston Red Sox, buthe's learning quickly.


Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run due to someshoddy defense as the Mariners recorded their ninth straighthome victory over the Red Sox, 7-4, on Friday.


With the game tied at 4-4 in the sixth inning, Jones reached ona throwing error by shortstop Julio Lugo to lead off the frame.The 21-year-old then took second on a pickoff attempt when MikeTimlin threw wild to first.


Timlin (1-1) compounded his mistake when he unsuccessfully triedto throw out Jones at third on a sacrifice. Jones then scoredon a ground out by Yuniesky Betancourt to put Seattle up 5-4.

"It's indescribable," Jones said of his return to the bigleagues. "Being back in front of the fans at Safeco was good andluckily I was able to play well tonight. Hopefully, I canmaintain that."


"He brings so much to the table," Mariners manager John McLarensaid. "There's not really anything he can't do and when it's allsaid and done he's going to do everything."


Kenji Johjima padded the lead with a two-run blast in theseventh - his 12th of the season - for Seattle (60-47), whichhas won seven of eight to climb within 2 1/2 games of the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim (63-45) for first place in theAmerican League West Division.


Sean Green (5-1) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and J.J. Putzworked the ninth to record his AL-leading 32nd save in 34chances.


Green came on in relief of starter Horacio Ramirez in the fifthwith no outs, a run in and runners on first and second to faceManny Ramirez. Green got Ramirez to ground into an double playand Mike Lowell to ground out and end the inning without furtherdamage.


"Green was huge, slamming the door when he did," McLaren said."He's been doing it all year. I can't say enough good thingsabout him."


Jones, Seattle's top prospect who was called up from Class AAATacoma prior to the game, was in the middle of a three-runfourth that helped Seattle take a 4-3 lead.


The Red Sox held a 3-1 lead in the fourth before Lester alloweda go-ahead three-run homer to Betancourt, who drove in acareer-high four runs with the help of his sixth homer.

The 23-year-old Lester, who was making his second start sincecoming back from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, allowed four runs andeight hits in five innings and left after throwing 99 pitches.

"Going out and throwing five innings, giving up eight hits andfour runs is not something you want to do," said Lester, who isfrom nearby Tacoma and pitched in front of family and friends.You want to go out and throw seven, eight, nine shutout inningsand give your team a chance to win and I just didn't do thattonight. I just wasn't very good."


David Ortiz did his best to help the Red Sox break through inSeattle, but it was not enough.


Ortiz gave Boston a short-lived lead at 3-0 with his 19th homerof the season in the third and tied the game at 4-4 in the fifthwith an RBI single.


Boston squandered opportunities early, loading the bases in thefirst and second and managing just two runs. With the basesloaded in the first Mike Lowell scored Dustin Pedroia with asingle. On that play Ramirez made a base running mistake,getting double off at third when Kevin Youkilis decided to stayat third.


In the second the first three runners reached, but Pedroia hitinto a double play that scored Wily Mo Pena and Youkilisgrounded out.


"We had them on the ropes early and put up single runs wherehopefully multiple runs would have spread it out, and we weren'table to do that," Boston manager Terry Francona said.