GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (85-56) at BALTIMORE (60-79)

AL: BOSTON (85-56) at BALTIMORE (60-79)

<h3>Cabrera looks to help Orioles snap franchise-worst home skid</h3>



<div class="pre">Boston (85-56) at Baltimore (60-79) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (Ticker) - The Baltimore Orioles' horrific season has</div>hit a new low.


Daniel Cabrera gets the ball as the Orioles continue theirfour-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

Having already suffered the worst defeat in major league historylast month, the Orioles dropped their franchise-record 11thstraight home game in Thursday's 7-6 setback to the Red Sox.Baltimore had not lost 11 straight at home since 1954 - itsfirst season in the league.


The Orioles' run of futility started with a 30-3 pounding at thehands of Texas in the first game of a doubleheader on August22.


Cabrera (9-14, 5.06 ERA) takes the mound looking to helpBaltimore to its first win here since a 6-2 win over Texas onAugust 21. Cabrera, who is 1-8 with a 7.88 ERA in 10 starts vs.Boston, allowed three runs and five hits in Sunday's 3-2 lossto the first-place Red Sox.


Jon Lester (3-0, 5.26) opposed Cabrera in that game, and hetakes the mound again for Boston, which leads the New YorkYankees (78-62) by 6 1/2 games in the American League East.Lester yielded two runs and six hits in six-plus innings toimprove to 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA vs. Baltimore this season.

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jacoby Ellsbury LF .444 2 7 Brian Roberts 2B .296 10 49
Dustin Pedroia 2B .325 6 45 Melvin Mora 3B .266 13 50
David Ortiz DH .317 27 96 Nick Markakis RF .297 16 91
Mike Lowell 3B .327 18 101 Miguel Tejada SS .308 17 72
Kevin Youkilis 1B .291 16 76 Kevin Millar 1B .261 15 59
J.D. Drew RF .252 7 49 Aubrey Huff DH .274 15 65
Jason Varitek C .264 13 61 Ramon Hernandez C .243 8 55
Coco Crisp CF .270 6 54 Jay Payton LF .253 5 47
Julio Lugo SS .239 6 65 Tike Redman CF .357 0 6

Jon Lester LHP (3-0, 5.26) Daniel Cabrera RHP (9-14, 5.06)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: BOS - JON LESTER (3-0, 5.26)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (9-14, 5.06)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE DIMURO
1B - BILL WELKE
2B - LAZ DIAZ
3B - WALLY BELL

WEATHER: 92 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: BOS - JON LESTER AND JASON VARITEK
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J ELLSBURY (.444, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.325, 6 HR, 45 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.317, 27 HR, 96 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 1 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.296, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
M MORA (.266, 13 HR, 50 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.297, 16 HR, 91 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 Ellsbury lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Lowell 1. Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

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
J Lester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.26

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.03

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 2-1.
Batters faced: D Cabrera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.291, 16 HR, 76 RBI)
J DREW (.252, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
J VARITEK (.264, 13 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Lowell 1. Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.13

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.03

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 21-12; D Cabrera 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 1-2; D Cabrera 2-1. Batters faced: J Lester 5; D Cabrera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VARITEK ON FIRST, J DREW ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.270, 6 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY COCO CRISP SCORED J.D. DREW.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J VARITEK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.239, 6 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.274, 15 HR, 65 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.243, 8 HR, 55 RBI)
J PAYTON (.253, 5 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .421
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Drew rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Varitek c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera); J Drew (25, D Cabrera). SF - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (62), C Crisp (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Lowell 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 02 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.13

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.11

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 21-12; D Cabrera 46-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 1-2; D Cabrera 2-2. Batters faced: J Lester 5; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.326, 1-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.316, 0-FOR-1)
M LOWELL (.326, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .421
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Drew rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Varitek c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera); J Drew (25, D Cabrera). SF - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (62), C Crisp (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Lowell 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 02 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.01

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.11

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 34-23; D Cabrera 46-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 2-4; D Cabrera 2-2. Batters faced: J Lester 9; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.297, 1-FOR-1)
M MORA (.265, 0-FOR-1)
N MARKAKIS (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (2) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .421
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Lowell 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .327
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .290
J Drew rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254
J Varitek c 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .265
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239

Totals 13 2 5 2 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera); J Drew (25, D Cabrera). SF - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (62), C Crisp (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 2, M Lowell 1. Team LOB - 5.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 020 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.01

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 5 2 2 2 4 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 34-23; D Cabrera 68-44. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 2-4; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: J Lester 9; D Cabrera 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.270, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
J LUGO (.239, 0-FOR-1)
J ELLSBURY (.421, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (2) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Ellsbury lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .421
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
D Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Lowell 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .327
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .290
J Drew rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254
J Varitek c 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .265
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239

Totals 13 2 5 2 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera); J Drew (25, D Cabrera). SF - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (62), C Crisp (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 2, M Lowell 1. Team LOB - 5.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).


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BOSTON - 020 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.89

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 5 2 2 2 4 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 48-32; D Cabrera 68-44. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 3-4; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: J Lester 12; D Cabrera 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
BALK BY DANIEL CABRERA ALLOWED COCO CRISP TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.326, 1-FOR-2)</div>