GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (48-27) at SEATTLE (40-33)

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.250, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 14 1
SEATTLE 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 11 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - MIKE TIMLIN
SEA - J.J. PUTZ

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.213, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
K JOHJIMA (.304, 0-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
J GUILLEN (.257, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 .259
D Pedroia 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322
J Lugo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .325
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 2 3 0 1 2 .335
J Drew rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .249
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .295
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .269
E Hinske lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .214
A Cora ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286

Totals 35 7 14 7 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - A Cora (3, F Hernandez). 3B - M Lowell (1, F Hernandez). HR - E
Hinske (3, 6th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Crisp. SF - K
Youkilis. RBI - K Youkilis 3 (41), M Lowell 2 (54), E Hinske (8), D Ortiz (48).
2-out RBI - M Lowell 2, D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1, J Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 2. GIDP - M Lowell, A Cora. Team LOB -
10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (20, 2nd base off J Putz/K Johjima).

FIELDING: E - A Cora (2, throw). DP: 2 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .362
J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .285
J Vidro dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .295
R Sexson 1b 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 .213
K Johjima c 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .304
J Guillen rf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .257
A Beltre 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .263
Y Betancourt ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 .287
W Bloomquist lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .282

Totals 27 8 11 8 8 3 18

BATTING: 2B - J Lopez (11, K Gabbard). HR - W Bloomquist (2, 2nd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 0 Out), R Sexson (15, 6th inning off J Lopez 1 on, 1 Out). S - W
Bloomquist. SF - I Suzuki. RBI - K Johjima (32), J Guillen (41), A Beltre (31),
W Bloomquist 2 (10), I Suzuki (38), R Sexson 2 (46). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1, K Johjima 2. GIDP - Y
Betancourt, J Vidro. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Bloomquist (3, 2nd base by M Delcarmen/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - R Sexson (2, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-R Sexson, J Lopez-R
Sexson).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 101 022 01 -- 7
SEATTLE - 310 022 0 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1/3 6 4 4 6 2 1 6.48
M Delcarmen 1 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.60
J Lopez 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 0 1 3.37
M Timlin 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 2/3 11 6 5 2 5 1 4.33
E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
B Morrow 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.58
G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
J Putz 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.05

B Morrow pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - E O'Flaherty. IBB - I Suzuki (by J Lopez). HBP - K Johjima (by K
Gabbard); Y Betancourt (by M Delcarmen); K Youkilis (by E O'Flaherty).
Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 82-39; M Delcarmen 32-20; J Lopez 34-18; M Timlin
5-3; F Hernandez 97-66; E O'Flaherty 10-5; B Morrow 25-15; G Sherrill 6-5; J
Putz 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 6-2; M Delcarmen 2-1; J Lopez 2-2;
M Timlin 0-2; F Hernandez 11-1; E O'Flaherty 0-1; B Morrow 1-0; G Sherrill 0-0;
J Putz 1-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 21; M Delcarmen 7; J Lopez 9; M Timlin 2;
F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty 3; B Morrow 6; G Sherrill 1; J Putz 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Jim
Reynolds.

Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lugo at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R Sexson (.213, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R Sexson (.213, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: HIDEKI OKAJIMA (2-0, 0.98) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7, SEATTLE 8

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.213, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Okajima relieved M Timlin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R Sexson (.213, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 14 1
SEATTLE 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA
SEA - J.J. PUTZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.295, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)
J VARITEK (.269, 1-FOR-4)
E HINSKE (.214, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 .259
D Pedroia 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322
J Lugo pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .325
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 2 3 0 1 2 .335
J Drew rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .249
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .295
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .269
E Hinske lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .214
A Cora ss-2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286

Totals 35 7 14 7 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - A Cora (3, F Hernandez). 3B - M Lowell (1, F Hernandez). HR - E
Hinske (3, 6th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Crisp. SF - K
Youkilis. RBI - K Youkilis 3 (41), M Lowell 2 (54), E Hinske (8), D Ortiz (48).
2-out RBI - M Lowell 2, D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1, J Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 2. GIDP - M Lowell, A Cora. Team LOB -
10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (20, 2nd base off J Putz/K Johjima).

FIELDING: E - A Cora (2, throw). DP: 2 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .362
J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .285
J Vidro dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .295
R Sexson 1b 4 2 1 2 1 3 4 .213
K Johjima c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .307
J Guillen rf 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .256
A Beltre 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .262
Y Betancourt ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 .287
W Bloomquist lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .282

Totals 31 8 12 8 8 4 20

BATTING: 2B - J Lopez (11, K Gabbard). HR - W Bloomquist (2, 2nd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 0 Out), R Sexson (15, 6th inning off J Lopez 1 on, 1 Out). S - W
Bloomquist. SF - I Suzuki. RBI - K Johjima (32), J Guillen (41), A Beltre (31),
W Bloomquist 2 (10), I Suzuki (38), R Sexson 2 (46). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1, K Johjima 2. GIDP - Y
Betancourt, J Vidro. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Bloomquist (3, 2nd base by M Delcarmen/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - R Sexson (2, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-R Sexson, J Lopez-R
Sexson).


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BOSTON - 101 022 01 -- 7
SEATTLE - 310 022 00 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1/3 6 4 4 6 2 1 6.48
M Delcarmen 1 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.60
J Lopez 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 0 1 3.37
M Timlin 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23
H Okajima 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.96

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 2/3 11 6 5 2 5 1 4.33
E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
B Morrow 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.58
G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
J Putz 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.05

B Morrow pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - E O'Flaherty. IBB - I Suzuki (by J Lopez). HBP - K Johjima (by K
Gabbard); Y Betancourt (by M Delcarmen); K Youkilis (by E O'Flaherty).
Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 82-39; M Delcarmen 32-20; J Lopez 34-18; M Timlin
5-3; H Okajima 10-9; F Hernandez 97-66; E O'Flaherty 10-5; B Morrow 25-15; G
Sherrill 6-5; J Putz 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 6-2; M Delcarmen
2-1; J Lopez 2-2; M Timlin 0-2; H Okajima 1-1; F Hernandez 11-1; E O'Flaherty
0-1; B Morrow 1-0; G Sherrill 0-0; J Putz 1-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 21; M
Delcarmen 7; J Lopez 9; M Timlin 2; H Okajima 4; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty
3; B Morrow 6; G Sherrill 1; J Putz 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Jim
Reynolds.

Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Ellison in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Lowell (.295, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Ramirez hit for E Hinske.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Ramirez (.296, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 7 14 1
SEATTLE 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 x 8 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - KASON GABBARD, MANNY DELCARMEN (4TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (6TH), MIKE
TIMLIN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK

SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON
MORROW (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI
JOHJIMA

HOME RUNS: BOS - ERIC HINSKE (3) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

SEA - WILLIE BLOOMQUIST (2) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RICHIE SEXSON (15) OFF JAVIER LOPEZ IN THE 6TH, 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 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 7 14 1
SEATTLE 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 x 8 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - KASON GABBARD, MANNY DELCARMEN (4TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (6TH), MIKE
TIMLIN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK

SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON
MORROW (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), J.J. PUTZ (8TH) AND KENJI
JOHJIMA


WP - ERIC O'FLAHERTY (5-0)
LP - JAVIER LOPEZ (1-1)
SAVE - J.J. PUTZ (22)

HOME RUNS: BOS - ERIC HINSKE (3) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

SEA - WILLIE BLOOMQUIST (2) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RICHIE SEXSON (15) OFF JAVIER LOPEZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:25 ATT: 35,045

PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (9-5, 4.01)
SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-2, 8.20)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">BOSTON (7) VS SEATTLE (8) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 .259
D Pedroia 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322
J Lugo pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .325
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 2 3 0 1 2 .335
J Drew rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .249
M Lowell 3b 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 .294
J Varitek c 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .268
E Hinske lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .214
a-M Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
A Cora ss-2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286

Totals 38 7 14 7 3 11 21

a-struck out swinging for E Hinske in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Cora (3, F Hernandez). 3B - M Lowell (1, F Hernandez). HR - E
Hinske (3, 6th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Crisp. SF - K
Youkilis. RBI - K Youkilis 3 (41), M Lowell 2 (54), E Hinske (8), D Ortiz (48).
2-out RBI - M Lowell 2, D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1, J Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 2. GIDP - M Lowell, A Cora. Team LOB -
10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (20, 2nd base off J Putz/K Johjima).

FIELDING: E - A Cora (2, throw). DP: 2 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .362
J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .285
J Vidro dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .295
R Sexson 1b 4 2 1 2 1 3 4 .213
K Johjima c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .307
J Guillen rf 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .256
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
A Beltre 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .262
Y Betancourt ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 .287
W Bloomquist lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .282

Totals 31 8 12 8 8 4 20

BATTING: 2B - J Lopez (11, K Gabbard). HR - W Bloomquist (2, 2nd inning off K
Gabbard 0 on, 0 Out), R Sexson (15, 6th inning off J Lopez 1 on, 1 Out). S - W
Bloomquist. SF - I Suzuki. RBI - K Johjima (32), J Guillen (41), A Beltre (31),
W Bloomquist 2 (10), I Suzuki (38), R Sexson 2 (46). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1, K Johjima 2. GIDP - Y
Betancourt, J Vidro. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Bloomquist (3, 2nd base by M Delcarmen/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - R Sexson (2, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Beltre-R Sexson, J Lopez-R
Sexson).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 101 022 010 -- 7
SEATTLE - 310 022 00x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1/3 6 4 4 6 2 1 6.48
M Delcarmen 1 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.60
J Lopez (L, 1-1) 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 0 1 3.37
M Timlin 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23
H Okajima 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.96

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 2/3 11 6 5 2 5 1 4.33
E O'Flaherty (W, 5-0; B, 1) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
B Morrow (H, 10) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.58
G Sherrill (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50
J Putz (S, 22) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.02

B Morrow pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - E O'Flaherty. IBB - I Suzuki (by J Lopez). HBP - K Johjima (by K
Gabbard); Y Betancourt (by M Delcarmen); K Youkilis (by E O'Flaherty).
Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 82-39; M Delcarmen 32-20; J Lopez 34-18; M Timlin
5-3; H Okajima 10-9; F Hernandez 97-66; E O'Flaherty 10-5; B Morrow 25-15; G
Sherrill 6-5; J Putz 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 6-2; M Delcarmen
2-1; J Lopez 2-2; M Timlin 0-2; H Okajima 1-1; F Hernandez 11-1; E O'Flaherty
0-1; B Morrow 1-0; G Sherrill 0-0; J Putz 1-1. Batters faced: K Gabbard 21; M
Delcarmen 7; J Lopez 9; M Timlin 2; H Okajima 4; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty
3; B Morrow 6; G Sherrill 1; J Putz 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Tim Welke. 3B--Jim
Reynolds.

T--3:25. Att--35,045.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (7) AT SEATTLE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp singled to right. D Pedroia singled to left, C Crisp
to second. D Ortiz walked, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to second. K Youkilis
singled to right, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second.
J Drew struck out swinging. M Lowell grounded into double play, third to first,
D Ortiz out at third.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Lopez walked. J Vidro
singled to center, J Lopez to second. R Sexson walked, J Lopez to third,
J Vidro to second. K Johjima hit by pitch, J Lopez scored, J Vidro to third,
R Sexson to second. J Guillen walked, J Vidro scored, R Sexson to third,
K Johjima to second. A Beltre walked, R Sexson scored, K Johjima to third,
J Guillen to second. Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to second
to first, A Beltre out at second.(3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 2ND: W Bloomquist homered to left. I Suzuki reached on infield
single to pitcher. J Lopez singled to left, I Suzuki to second. J Vidro
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Lopez out at second,
I Suzuki to third. R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 3RD: C Crisp safe at first on error by first baseman R Sexson.
D Pedroia grounded out to third, C Crisp to second. D Ortiz singled to right,
C Crisp to third. K Youkilis singled to left, C Crisp scored, D Ortiz to second.
J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Youkilis out at second,
D Ortiz to third. M Lowell lined out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. D Ortiz singled to
center. K Youkilis struck out swinging. J Drew singled to right, D Ortiz to
second. M Lowell tripled to deep left center, D Ortiz and J Drew scored.
J Varitek struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. A Beltre singled to
right. Y Betancourt hit by pitch, A Beltre to second. W Bloomquist singled to
center, A Beltre scored, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to
center, Y Betancourt scored. W Bloomquist caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 6.

BOSTON 6TH: E Hinske homered to right. A Cora doubled to deep right.
C Crisp sacrificed to pitcher, A Cora to third. D Pedroia grounded out to
pitcher. E O'Flaherty relieved F Hernandez. D Ortiz singled to left center,
A Cora scored. D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by E O'Flaherty. K Youkilis hit
by pitch. J Drew flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 6,
SEATTLE 6.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez relieved M Delcarmen. J Lopez lined out to center.
J Vidro singled to right. R Sexson homered to right, J Vidro scored. K Johjima
grounded out to shortstop. J Guillen reached on infield single to shortstop,
J Guillen to second on throwing error by shortstop A Cora. A Beltre lined out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 6, SEATTLE 8.

BOSTON 8TH: C Crisp walked. D Pedroia singled to shallow right, C Crisp to
third. G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Lugo ran for D Pedroia. D Ortiz struck
out swinging. J Putz relieved G Sherrill. K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to
center, C Crisp scored. J Lugo stole second. J Drew grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, SEATTLE 8.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (7) AT SEATTLE (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, K Youkilis 1B,
J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, E Hinske LF, A Cora SS, K Gabbard LHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Lopez 2B, J Vidro DH, R Sexson 1B,
K Johjima C, J Guillen RF, A Beltre 3B, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist LF,
F Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Brian Knight (1B), Tim Welke (2B),
Jim Reynolds (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 3 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp singled to right. D Pedroia singled to left, C Crisp
to second. D Ortiz walked, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to second. K Youkilis
singled to right, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second.
J Drew struck out swinging. M Lowell grounded into double play, third to first,
D Ortiz out at third.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki struck out swinging. J Lopez walked. J Vidro
singled to center, J Lopez to second. R Sexson walked, J Lopez to third,
J Vidro to second. K Johjima hit by pitch, J Lopez scored, J Vidro to third,
R Sexson to second. J Guillen walked, J Vidro scored, R Sexson to third,
K Johjima to second. A Beltre walked, R Sexson scored, K Johjima to third,
J Guillen to second. Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to second
to first, A Beltre out at second.(3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 3.

BOSTON 2ND: J Varitek struck out swinging. E Hinske grounded out to
second. A Cora grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 1,
SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 2ND: W Bloomquist homered to left. I Suzuki reached on infield
single to pitcher. J Lopez singled to left, I Suzuki to second. J Vidro
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Lopez out at second,
I Suzuki to third. R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 1, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 3RD: C Crisp safe at first on error by first baseman R Sexson.
D Pedroia grounded out to third, C Crisp to second. D Ortiz singled to right,
C Crisp to third. K Youkilis singled to left, C Crisp scored, D Ortiz to second.
J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Youkilis out at second,
D Ortiz to third. M Lowell lined out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 3RD: K Johjima flied out to center. J Guillen walked. A Beltre
flied out to center. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 4TH: J Varitek singled to left. E Hinske walked, J Varitek to
second. A Cora grounded into double play, second to first, E Hinske out at
second, J Varitek to third. C Crisp struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 4TH: W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop. I Suzuki singled to
right. J Lopez doubled to deep left, I Suzuki to third. J Vidro walked.
M Delcarmen relieved K Gabbard. R Sexson struck out swinging. K Johjima grounded
into fielder's choice to third, J Vidro out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 2, SEATTLE 4.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. D Ortiz singled to
center. K Youkilis struck out swinging. J Drew singled to right, D Ortiz to
second. M Lowell tripled to deep left center, D Ortiz and J Drew scored.
J Varitek struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 5TH: J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. A Beltre singled to
right. Y Betancourt hit by pitch, A Beltre to second. W Bloomquist singled to
center, A Beltre scored, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to
center, Y Betancourt scored. W Bloomquist caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, SEATTLE 6.

BOSTON 6TH: E Hinske homered to right. A Cora doubled to deep right.
C Crisp sacrificed to pitcher, A Cora to third. D Pedroia grounded out to
pitcher. E O'Flaherty relieved F Hernandez. D Ortiz singled to left center,
A Cora scored. D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by E O'Flaherty. K Youkilis hit
by pitch. J Drew flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 6,
SEATTLE 6.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Lopez relieved M Delcarmen. J Lopez lined out to center.
J Vidro singled to right. R Sexson homered to right, J Vidro scored. K Johjima
grounded out to shortstop. J Guillen reached on infield single to shortstop,
J Guillen to second on throwing error by shortstop A Cora. A Beltre lined out to
third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 6, SEATTLE 8.

BOSTON 7TH: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. M Lowell struck out swinging.
J Varitek struck out swinging. E Hinske singled to center. A Cora grounded
into fielder's choice to second, E Hinske out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 6, SEATTLE 8.

SEATTLE 7TH: Y Betancourt walked. W Bloomquist sacrificed to pitcher,
Y Betancourt to second. I Suzuki intentionally walked. M Timlin relieved
J Lopez. J Lopez flied out to right, Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 6, SEATTLE 8.

BOSTON 8TH: C Crisp walked. D Pedroia singled to shallow right, C Crisp to
third. G Sherrill relieved B Morrow. J Lugo ran for D Pedroia. D Ortiz struck
out swinging. J Putz relieved G Sherrill. K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to
center, C Crisp scored. J Lugo stole second. J Drew grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, SEATTLE 8.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Lugo at shortstop. A Cora at second base. H Okajima relieved
M Timlin. R Sexson struck out swinging. K Johjima singled to left. J Guillen
flied out to center. A Beltre grounded into fielder's choice to third,
K Johjima out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, SEATTLE 8.

BOSTON 9TH: J Ellison in right field. M Lowell struck out looking.
J Varitek struck out swinging. M Ramirez hit for E Hinske. M Ramirez struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, SEATTLE 8.</div>

 

Sexson's homer lifts Mariners past Red Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 8, BOSTON 7</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Richie Sexson hit a two-run homer to snap atie in the sixth inning to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-7victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Sexson's 15th homer - fifth in his last nine games - offreliever Javier Lopez (1-1) followed Jose Vidro's single and putthe Mariners ahead, 8-6.

The win was the sixth in their last seven games for Seattle,while Boston has lost its last seven games at Safeco Field.

The Red Sox threatened in the eighth when rookie relieverBrandon Morrow issued a leadoff walk to Coco Crisp and moved tothird on Dustin Pedroia's bloop single.

The Mariners then gave the ball to lefthander George Sherrill,who struck out David Ortiz. Closer J.J. Putz relieved Sherrill,surrendered a sacrifice fly to Kevin Youkilis, which scoredCrisp to trim the lead to 8-7. Putz escaped further damage inthe eighth and worked a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save in asmany chances this year.

Felix Hernandez, who pitched a one-hit shutout the last time hefaced Boston in April at Fenway Park, could not hold a 4-1 leadand gave up 11 hits and six runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Trailing 6-4, Boston rallied to tie it in the sixth. EricHinske led off the frame with a solo homer before Alex Coradoubled and Crisp sacrificed. With two outs, Eric O'Flaherty(5-0) relieved Hernandez and yielded a single to Ortiz to makeit 6-6.

Rookie Kason Gabbard, filling in for the injured Curt Schillingwho is on the disabled list with tendinitis, made his secondstart for the Red Sox and lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving upfour runs and six hits, while issuing six walks and hitting abatter.

 

Sexson's homer lifts Mariners past Red Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 8, BOSTON 7</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Mariners' slugger Richie Sexson hasstruggled through the first two months of the season, but hisbat is heating up now.

Sexson hit a two-run homer to snap a tie in the sixth inning andlead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-7 victory over the Boston RedSox on Tuesday night.

Sexson's 15th homer - fifth in his last nine games - offreliever Javier Lopez (1-1) followed Jose Vidro's single and putthe Mariners ahead, 8-6.

"They typically come in bunches," Sexson said of his home runsplurge. "I've had a decent month here and I'm looking to carryit over."

After striking out in a couple of earlier at-bats, Sexson saidhe was looking forward to doing something to help the team.

"I had some chances earlier in the game, once with the basesloaded and messed it up, so it was just nice to bounce back andhelp out," Sexson said.

The win was the sixth in their last seven games for Seattle,while Boston has lost its last seven games at Safeco Field.

Sexson admitted that the energy flows a little more when Bostoncomes to town.

"We want to play well against the best," Sexson said. "It kindof shows what we are made of and that we do have a good team.Any time you can beat tough teams like this it's a confidenceboost."

The Red Sox threatened in the eighth when rookie relieverBrandon Morrow issued a leadoff walk to Coco Crisp and moved tothird on Dustin Pedroia's bloop single.

The Mariners then gave the ball to lefthander George Sherrill,who struck out David Ortiz. Closer J.J. Putz relieved Sherrill,and surrendered a sacrifice fly to Kevin Youkilis, which scoredCrisp to trim the lead to 8-7. Putz escaped further damage inthe eighth and struck out the side in the ninth for his 22ndsave in as many chances this season. He got pinch hitter MannyRamirez on three pitches.

"It's never a pleasant sight to look in the on-deck circle andsee him just sitting there waiting for you," Putz said aboutRamirez. "I was able to get ahead of him and get him to chasesome pitches. Yeah, it was exciting."

Felix Hernandez, who pitched a one-hit shutout the last time hefaced Boston in April at Fenway Park, could not hold a 4-1 leadand gave up 11 hits and six runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Trailing 6-4, Boston rallied to tie it in the sixth. EricHinske led off the frame with a solo homer before Alex Coradoubled and Crisp sacrificed. With two outs, Eric O'Flaherty(5-0) relieved Hernandez and yielded a single to Ortiz to makeit 6-6.

"We got a lot of key hits," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said."I thought we showed a lot of fight and spirit to come back andwe got that thing tied. We didn't push the go-ahead run across,but we did a lot of good things."

Rookie Kason Gabbard, filling in for the injured Curt Schillingwho is on the disabled list with tendinitis, made his secondstart for the Red Sox and lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving upfour runs and six hits, while issuing six walks and hitting abatter.

"After Ichiro I got out of the groove a little bit and I justcouldn't get back in the groove," Gabbard said.