GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (69-45) at BALTIMORE (52-61)

AL: BOSTON (69-45) at BALTIMORE (52-61)

<h3>Red Sox look to maintain AL East lead</h3>

Boston (69-45) at Baltimore (52-61) 7:05 pm EDT


BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox may not be slumping,but their division lead is starting to vanish.


Mike Lowell looks to help the Red Sox hold their American LeagueEast advantage when they visit the Baltimore Orioles on Fridayin the opener of a three-game series.


Boston had a nine-game advantage over the New York Yankees twoweeks ago and have posted 5-5 record since then but have seentheir lead in the AL East reduced to six games.


Lowell is currently on an eight-game hitting streak, going12-for-32 (.375) with four RBI over that stretch. The33-year-old Lowell is batting .311 with 15 home runs and 77 RBIthis season.


Boston will send Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-8, 3.70) to the mound.The Japanese righthander hurled seven solid innings in a 4-3triumph over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, yielding two runswith a career-high 10 strikeouts.


Matsuzaka will be opposed by Orioles ace Erik Bedard (12-4,3.09), who has been one of baseball's best pitchers over thelast two months.


The major league leader with 192 strikeouts, Bedard has won eachof his last six starts and is 8-0 over his last nine outings.The lefthander owns a 1.93 ERA since the All-Star break and a2.53 ERA since June 1.


Bedard has faced the powerful Red Sox only once this season,when he logged six solid innings to lead Baltimore to a 5-3victory in Boston on July 31.

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .228 6 50 Brian Roberts 2B .317 9 43
Dustin Pedroia 2B .326 5 35 Corey Patterson CF .268 5 34
David Ortiz DH .319 19 68 Nick Markakis RF .296 11 70
Manny Ramirez LF .296 19 75 Miguel Tejada SS .301 10 53
Kevin Youkilis 1B .306 12 62 Kevin Millar 1B .265 10 47
Mike Lowell 3B .311 15 77 Aubrey Huff DH .259 8 48
Jason Varitek C .261 9 48 Melvin Mora 3B .271 13 42
Coco Crisp CF .276 5 43 Ramon Hernandez C .267 5 45
Wily Mo Pena RF .219 5 16 Tike Redman LF .000 0 0

Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (13-8, 3.70) Erik Bedard LHP (12-4, 3.09)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-8, 3.70)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (12-4, 3.09)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 93 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA AND JASON VARITEK
BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.228, 6 HR, 50 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.326, 5 HR, 35 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.319, 19 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.317, 9 HR, 43 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.268, 5 HR, 34 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.296, 11 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 0-3. Batters
faced: E Bedard 3.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL TEJADA SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
BALTIMORE 1 END BOTTOM, 1ST</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.296, 19 HR, 75 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.306, 12 HR, 62 RBI)
M LOWELL (.311, 15 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.73

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 17-9; E Bedard 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 0-0; E Bedard 0-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 4; E Bedard 3.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.265, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
A HUFF (.259, 8 HR, 48 RBI)
M MORA (.271, 13 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.73

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 17-9; E Bedard 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 0-0; E Bedard 2-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 4; E Bedard 6.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.261, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
C CRISP (.276, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
W PENA (.219, 5 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 4 4

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Redman 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 2 2 1 1 2 4 0 3.71

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 42-26; E Bedard 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 1-0; E Bedard 2-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 9; E Bedard 6.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.316, 0-FOR-1)
C PATTERSON (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB)
N MARKAKIS (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 4 4

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Redman 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 2 2 1 1 2 4 0 3.71

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 42-26; E Bedard 44-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 1-0; E Bedard 3-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 9; E Bedard 9.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.227, 0-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (.326, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.319, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294
M Tejada ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 9 1 2 1 3 5 6

BATTING: S - C Patterson. RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tejada 1, T Redman 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 100 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 3 2 1 1 3 5 0 3.68

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 61-36; E Bedard 44-29. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 2-1; E Bedard 3-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 13; E Bedard 9.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.265, 0-FOR-1)
A HUFF (.259, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M MORA (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217

Totals 12 0 2 0 1 4 5

BATTING: GIDP - M Lowell, M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Ramirez (M Tejada at 2nd base).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .316
C Patterson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294
M Tejada ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 9 1 2 1 3 5 6

BATTING: S - C Patterson. RBI - M Tejada (54). 2-out RBI - M Tejada. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tejada 1, T Redman 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (32, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar, B Roberts-K Millar).


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BOSTON - 000 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 100 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 3 2 1 1 3 5 0 3.68

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.01

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 61-36; E Bedard 56-36. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Matsuzaka 2-1; E Bedard 5-3. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 13; E Bedard 13.

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

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>