GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (53-33) at DETROIT (51-34)

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 5 0
DETROIT 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 4 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ
DET - ZACH MINER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.315, 0-FOR-3, BB)
D ORTIZ (.315, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP, RBI)
M LOWELL (.301, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS DETROIT (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .265
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .315
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .301
J Varitek c 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .276
J Drew rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .259
W Pena lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208
J Bailey 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111
a-M Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
J Lugo ss 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .197

Totals 29 5 5 5 6 5 14

a-struck out looking for J Bailey in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Lugo (13, J Capellan). HR - J Bailey (1, 7th inning off N
Robertson 0 on, 0 Out), J Lugo (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out). SF
- M Lowell. RBI - D Ortiz (52), M Lowell (63), J Bailey (1), J Lugo 2 (40).
2-out RBI - J Lugo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J
Varitek 1, J Drew 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (22, 2nd base off N Robertson/M Rabelo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Varitek-J Lugo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
M Thames rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244
G Sheffield dh 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .303
S Casey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .300
C Guillen ss 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .325
C Monroe lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .223
M Rabelo c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240
a-I Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
O Infante 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248

Totals 32 6 10 6 2 5 10

a-grounded to second for M Rabelo in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield 2 (14, D Matsuzaka 2); C Granderson (24, D
Matsuzaka). HR - G Sheffield (21, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 2 Out), M
Thames (10, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out), C Guillen (14, 3rd inning
off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (58), M Thames (28), S Casey
(34), C Guillen 2 (67). 2-out RBI - G Sheffield 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Casey 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Monroe (3, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), C Guillen
(6, 2nd base by J Lopez/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - M Rabelo (2, throw); C Monroe (2, throw); C Guillen (16, ground
ball); J Capellan (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 002 000 21 -- 5
DETROIT - 104 100 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 5 10 6 6 1 4 3 3.84
M Timlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 6 1/3 4 4 4 4 2 2 4.92
M McBride 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
J Capellan 1 1/3 1 1 0 1 2 0 2.08
Z Miner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65

M McBride pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - D Matsuzaka, M McBride. IBB - J Varitek (by N Robertson). HBP - D Ortiz
(by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 90-58; M Timlin 18-11; J Lopez
15-8; N Robertson 107-66; M McBride 5-1; J Capellan 27-15; Z Miner 7-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; M Timlin 1-5; J Lopez 1-0; N Robertson 10-7;
M McBride 0-0; J Capellan 0-2; Z Miner 0-0. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 25; M
Timlin 6; J Lopez 3; N Robertson 29; M McBride 1; J Capellan 6; Z Miner 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Mike Everitt.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: I Rodriguez catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
DETROIT 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Pedroia (.315, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TODD JONES (1-4, 5.35) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, DETROIT 6

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.315, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 0
DETROIT 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 5 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (8TH) AND
JASON VARITEK

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, MACAY MCBRIDE (7TH), JOSE
CAPELLAN (7TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND MIKE
RABELO, IVAN RODRIGUEZ (9TH)

HOME RUNS: BOS - JEFF BAILEY (1) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JULIO LUGO (5) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (21) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

MARCUS THAMES (10) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CARLOS GUILLEN (14) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 0
DETROIT 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 5 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (8TH) AND
JASON VARITEK

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, MACAY MCBRIDE (7TH), JOSE
CAPELLAN (7TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND MIKE
RABELO, IVAN RODRIGUEZ (9TH)


WP - NATE ROBERTSON (5-6)
LP - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (10-6)
SAVE - TODD JONES (22)

HOME RUNS: BOS - JEFF BAILEY (1) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JULIO LUGO (5) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (21) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

MARCUS THAMES (10) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CARLOS GUILLEN (14) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 1 ON



TIME: 3:12 ATT: 41,943

PROBABLES:
PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (10-3, 4.46)
BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (9-8, 4.39)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS DETROIT (6) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .265
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .314
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .279
J Drew rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .258
W Pena lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208
J Bailey 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111
a-M Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
J Lugo ss 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .197

Totals 34 5 7 5 6 6 18

a-struck out looking for J Bailey in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Lugo (13, J Capellan). HR - J Bailey (1, 7th inning off N
Robertson 0 on, 0 Out), J Lugo (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out). SF
- M Lowell. RBI - D Ortiz (52), M Lowell (63), J Bailey (1), J Lugo 2 (40).
2-out RBI - J Lugo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J
Varitek 1, J Drew 3. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (22, 2nd base off N Robertson/M Rabelo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Varitek-J Lugo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
M Thames rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244
G Sheffield dh 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .303
S Casey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .300
C Guillen ss 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .325
C Monroe lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .223
M Rabelo c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240
a-I Rodriguez ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
O Infante 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248

Totals 32 6 10 6 2 5 10

a-grounded to second for M Rabelo in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield 2 (14, D Matsuzaka 2); C Granderson (24, D
Matsuzaka). HR - G Sheffield (21, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 2 Out), M
Thames (10, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out), C Guillen (14, 3rd inning
off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (58), M Thames (28), S Casey
(34), C Guillen 2 (67). 2-out RBI - G Sheffield 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Casey 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Monroe (3, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), C Guillen
(6, 2nd base by J Lopez/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - M Rabelo (2, throw); C Monroe 2 (3, bobble, throw); C Guillen
(16, ground ball); J Capellan (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 002 000 210 -- 5
DETROIT - 104 100 00x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka (L, 10-6) 5 10 6 6 1 4 3 3.84
M Timlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson (W, 5-6) 6 1/3 4 4 4 4 2 2 4.92
M McBride (H, 3) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
J Capellan (H, 1) 1 1/3 1 1 0 1 2 0 2.08
Z Miner (H, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65
T Jones (S, 22) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.20

M McBride pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - D Matsuzaka, M McBride. IBB - J Varitek (by N Robertson). HBP - D Ortiz
(by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 90-58; M Timlin 18-11; J Lopez
15-8; N Robertson 107-66; M McBride 5-1; J Capellan 27-15; Z Miner 7-5; T Jones
14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; M Timlin 1-5; J Lopez 1-0; N
Robertson 10-7; M McBride 0-0; J Capellan 0-2; Z Miner 0-0; T Jones 0-2.
Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 25; M Timlin 6; J Lopez 3; N Robertson 29; M McBride
1; J Capellan 6; Z Miner 1; T Jones 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Mike Everitt.

T--3:12. Att--41,943.
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 5
DETROIT 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (5) AT DETROIT (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson flied out to center. M Thames flied out to
center. G Sheffield homered to left. S Casey walked. C Guillen grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, DETROIT 1.

BOSTON 3RD: J Bailey flied out to left. J Lugo walked. J Lugo stole
second, J Lugo safe at third on throwing error by catcher M Rabelo. C Crisp
walked. D Pedroia walked, C Crisp to second. D Ortiz hit by pitch, J Lugo
scored, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to second. M Lowell hit sacrifice fly
to left, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second on throwing
error on left fielder C Monroe. J Varitek intentionally walked. J Drew
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson flied out to center. M Thames homered to center.
G Sheffield doubled to deep left. G Sheffield to third on wild pitch by
D Matsuzaka. S Casey singled to right, G Sheffield scored. C Guillen homered
to right, S Casey scored. C Monroe grounded out to third. M Rabelo grounded
out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: O Infante lined out to left. B Inge reached on infield single
to shortstop. C Granderson doubled to deep right, B Inge to third. M Thames
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Inge out at home. G Sheffield
hit a ground rule double to deep left, C Granderson scored, M Thames to third.
S Casey struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 7TH: J Bailey homered to left. J Lugo homered to left. C Crisp
grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia safe at first on error by shortstop
C Guillen. M McBride relieved N Robertson. D Pedroia to second on wild pitch
by M McBride. D Ortiz walked. J Capellan relieved M McBride. M Lowell flied
out to center. J Varitek flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 4, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 8TH: J Drew walked. W Pena struck out looking. M Ramirez hit for
J Bailey. J Drew safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Capellan.
M Ramirez struck out looking. J Lugo doubled to left, J Drew scored. Z Miner
relieved J Capellan. C Crisp struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
BOSTON 5, DETROIT 6.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 0
DETROIT 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 5 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (8TH) AND
JASON VARITEK

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, MACAY MCBRIDE (7TH), JOSE
CAPELLAN (7TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND MIKE
RABELO, IVAN RODRIGUEZ (9TH)


WP - NATE ROBERTSON (5-6)
LP - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (10-6)
SAVE - TODD JONES (22)

HOME RUNS: BOS - JEFF BAILEY (1) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
JULIO LUGO (5) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (21) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

MARCUS THAMES (10) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
CARLOS GUILLEN (14) OFF DAISUKE MATSUZAKA IN THE 3RD, 1 ON



TIME: 3:12 ATT: 41,943

PROBABLES: DET - UNDECIDED
SEA - UNDECIDED

TOR - ROY HALLADAY (10-3, 4.46)
BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (9-8, 4.39)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (5) AT DETROIT (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Lowell 3B,
J Varitek C, J Drew RF, W Pena LF, J Bailey 1B, J Lugo SS, D Matsuzaka RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, M Thames RF, G Sheffield DH,
S Casey 1B, C Guillen SS, C Monroe LF, M Rabelo C, O Infante 2B, B Inge 3B,
N Robertson LHP.

Umpires -- Jim Wolf (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Jim Joyce (2B), Mike Everitt (3B).


Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Sunny, wind out to left at 12 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia grounded out
to shortstop. D Ortiz grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson flied out to center. M Thames flied out to
center. G Sheffield homered to left. S Casey walked. C Guillen grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, DETROIT 1.

BOSTON 2ND: M Lowell reached on infield single to shortstop. J Varitek
lined out to center. J Drew flied out to left. W Pena struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: C Monroe singled to left. M Rabelo flied out to center.
O Infante popped out to second. B Inge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 0, DETROIT 1.

BOSTON 3RD: J Bailey flied out to left. J Lugo walked. J Lugo stole
second, J Lugo safe at third on throwing error by catcher M Rabelo. C Crisp
walked. D Pedroia walked, C Crisp to second. D Ortiz hit by pitch, J Lugo
scored, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to second. M Lowell hit sacrifice fly
to left, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second on throwing
error on left fielder C Monroe. J Varitek intentionally walked. J Drew
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson flied out to center. M Thames homered to center.
G Sheffield doubled to deep left. G Sheffield to third on wild pitch by
D Matsuzaka. S Casey singled to right, G Sheffield scored. C Guillen homered
to right, S Casey scored. C Monroe grounded out to third. M Rabelo grounded
out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 5.

BOSTON 4TH: W Pena flied out to center. J Bailey flied out to center.
J Lugo singled to left. C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Lugo out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: O Infante lined out to left. B Inge reached on infield single
to shortstop. C Granderson doubled to deep right, B Inge to third. M Thames
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Inge out at home. G Sheffield
hit a ground rule double to deep left, C Granderson scored, M Thames to third.
S Casey struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. D Ortiz grounded out to
first. M Lowell grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2,
DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 5TH: C Guillen struck out swinging. C Monroe singled to center.
M Rabelo struck out looking. C Monroe caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 6TH: J Varitek flied out to left. J Drew grounded out to second.
W Pena struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 6TH: M Timlin relieved D Matsuzaka. O Infante grounded out to
second. B Inge flied out to center. C Granderson flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 7TH: J Bailey homered to left. J Lugo homered to left. C Crisp
grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia safe at first on error by shortstop
C Guillen. M McBride relieved N Robertson. D Pedroia to second on wild pitch
by M McBride. D Ortiz walked. J Capellan relieved M McBride. M Lowell flied
out to center. J Varitek flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 4, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 7TH: M Thames popped out to second. G Sheffield popped out to
second. S Casey flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4,
DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 8TH: J Drew walked. W Pena struck out looking. M Ramirez hit for
J Bailey. J Drew safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Capellan.
M Ramirez struck out looking. J Lugo doubled to left, J Drew scored. Z Miner
relieved J Capellan. C Crisp struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
BOSTON 5, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 8TH: E Hinske at first base. J Lopez relieved M Timlin. C Guillen
walked. C Guillen caught stealing second, catcher to second. C Monroe struck
out swinging. I Rodriguez hit for M Rabelo. I Rodriguez grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, DETROIT 6.

BOSTON 9TH: I Rodriguez catching. T Jones relieved Z Miner. D Pedroia
singled to left. D Ortiz struck out swinging. M Lowell flied out to right.
J Varitek singled to left, D Pedroia to second, D Pedroia to third on error by
left fielder C Monroe. J Drew fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
BOSTON 5, DETROIT 6.</div>

 

Tigers complete three-game sweep of Red Sox

<h3>DETROIT 6, BOSTON 5</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield and the Detroit Tigers hadlittle problem figuring out Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Sheffield, Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen all homered offMatsuzaka as the Tigers completed a three-game series sweep ofthe Boston Red Sox with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.

Sparked by their power surge and big series against the teamthat entered the weekend with baseball's best record, the Tigers(52-34) head into the All-Star break in first place in theAmerican League Central Division for a second straight season.

The Tigers were able to extend their winning streak to fivegames by overcoming five errors and roughing up Matsuzaka(10-6), who entered with a 3-0 record and a 0.62 ERA in his lastfour starts.

Sheffield, who was left off the AL All-Star team, started thebarrage against the Japanese righthander with his 21st homer, asolo shot with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.

After the Red Sox scored twice in the third off erratic NateRobertson (5-6), the Tigers took the lead for good in the bottomof the frame.

With one out, Thames launched his 10th homer of the season overthe center field wall.

Sheffield kept things going with a double and, after a wildpitch, Sean Casey delivered a run-scoring single. Guillenfollowed by sending a 2-1 pitch over the left field wall for his14th homer and a 5-2 lead.

Matsuzaka was roughed up for six runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. He walked one and struck out four.

To open the fourth, Robertson received a huge play from hisdefense as center fielder Curtis Granderson took a home run awayfrom Wily Mo Pena. Granderson raced back to the wall and stuckhis glove over the wall, where he snatched the ball.

Sheffield, who had three hits, stroked an RBI ground-rule doublein the bottom of the inning for a 6-2 advantage.

The lead proved to be enough for Robertson, who won for thefirst time in six starts. The lefthander went 6 1/3 innings,allowing four runs and four hits with four walks and fourstrikeouts.

Robertson's first win since May 19 was not without some tensemoments.

In the seventh, rookie Jeff Bailey reached Robertson for a solohomer, his first career hit. Light-hitting Julio Lugo followedwith his fifth homer of the season, pulling the Red Sox within6-4.

Lugo, who went 3-for-3, also delivered an RBI double in theeighth. Despite his big day at the plate, Lugo enters the breakhitting just .197.

Trying to avoid their sixth straight road loss, the Red Sox didattempt to rally in the ninth against Todd Jones, who allowedsingles to Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek. But with two outs,the veteran righthander got J.D. Drew to foul out to third,securing his 22nd save in 26 chances.

Even with their lost weekend, the Red Sox (53-34) enter thebreak with a healthy 10-game lead over Toronto and the New YorkYankees in the AL East.

Manny Ramirez, one of six Red Sox headed to the All-Star Game,did not start due to flu-like symptoms. He struck out as apinch hitter in the eighth.

 

Tigers complete three-game sweep of Red Sox

<h3>DETROIT 6, BOSTON 5</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield and the Detroit Tigers hadlittle problem figuring out Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Sheffield, Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen all homered offMatsuzaka as the Tigers completed a three-game series sweep ofthe Boston Red Sox with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.

Sparked by their power surge and big series against the teamthat entered the weekend with baseball's best record, the Tigers(52-34) head into the All-Star break in first place in theAmerican League Central Division for a second straight season.

The Tigers were able to extend their winning streak to fivegames by overcoming five errors and roughing up Matsuzaka(10-6), who entered with a 3-0 record and a 0.62 ERA in his lastfour starts.

Sheffield, who was left off the AL All-Star team, started thebarrage against the Japanese righthander with his 21st homer, asolo shot with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.

After the Red Sox scored twice in the third off erratic NateRobertson (5-6), the Tigers took the lead for good in the bottomof the frame.

With one out, Thames launched his 10th homer of the season overthe center field wall.

Sheffield kept things going with a double and, after a wildpitch, Sean Casey delivered a run-scoring single. Guillenfollowed by sending a 2-1 pitch over the left field wall for his14th homer and a 5-2 lead.

Matsuzaka was roughed up for six runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. He walked one and struck out four.

To open the fourth, Robertson received a huge play from hisdefense as center fielder Curtis Granderson took a home run awayfrom Wily Mo Pena. Granderson raced back to the wall and stuckhis glove over the wall, where he snatched the ball.

Sheffield, who had three hits, stroked an RBI ground-rule doublein the bottom of the inning for a 6-2 advantage.

The lead proved to be enough for Robertson, who won for thefirst time in six starts. The lefthander went 6 1/3 innings,allowing four runs and four hits with four walks and fourstrikeouts.

Robertson's first win since May 19 was not without some tensemoments.

In the seventh, rookie Jeff Bailey reached Robertson for a solohomer, his first career hit. Light-hitting Julio Lugo followedwith his fifth homer of the season, pulling the Red Sox within6-4.

Lugo, who went 3-for-3, also delivered an RBI double in theeighth. Despite his big day at the plate, Lugo enters the breakhitting just .197.

Trying to avoid their sixth straight road loss, the Red Sox didattempt to rally in the ninth against Todd Jones, who allowedsingles to Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek. But with two outs,the veteran righthander got J.D. Drew to foul out to third,securing his 22nd save in 26 chances.

Even with their lost weekend, the Red Sox (53-34) enter thebreak with a healthy 10-game lead over Toronto and the New YorkYankees in the AL East.

Manny Ramirez, one of six Red Sox headed to the All-Star Game,did not start due to flu-like symptoms. He struck out as apinch hitter in the eighth.

 

Tigers complete three-game sweep of Red Sox

<h3>DETROIT 6, BOSTON 5</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Gary Sheffield and the Detroit Tigers hadlittle problem figuring out Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Sheffield, Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen all homered offMatsuzaka as the Tigers completed a three-game series sweep ofthe Boston Red Sox with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.

Sparked by their power surge and big series against the teamwith baseball's best record, the Tigers (52-34) head into theAll-Star break in first place in the American League CentralDivision for a second straight season.

"I'm really proud of them," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said."They got through a lot in the first half. They've got to enjoytheir time off. The All-Star break is really not a break, you'rerunning all over to all parts of the country. It's a realdangerous time to start the second half but it's the same forevery time."

The Tigers were able to extend their winning streak to fivegames by overcoming five errors and roughing up Matsuzaka(10-6), who entered with a 3-0 record and a 0.62 ERA in his lastfour starts.

Sheffield, who was left off the AL All-Star team, started thebarrage against the Japanese righthander with his 21st homer, asolo shot with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.

After the Red Sox scored twice in the third off erratic NateRobertson (5-6), the Tigers took the lead for good in the bottomof the frame.

With one out, Thames launched his 10th homer of the season overthe center field wall.

Sheffield kept things going with a double and, after a wildpitch, Sean Casey delivered a run-scoring single. Guillenfollowed by sending a 2-1 pitch over the left field wall for his14th homer and a 5-2 lead.

"You have to play hard every day," Guillen said. "You know you'regoing to lose games, you know you're going to win games. Youhave to make adjustments, try to stay consistent.

"We have to play the same way we play against Kansas City, theway we play against other teams. You've got to be consistent,don't worry who's pitching."

Matsuzaka was roughed up for six runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. He walked one and struck out four.

"First and foremost my biggest problem was my command,"Matsuzaka said through interpeter. "They were able to makecontact off me because I put my pitches in soft locations."

To open the fourth, Robertson received a huge play from hisdefense as center fielder Curtis Granderson took a home run awayfrom Wily Mo Pena. Granderson raced back to the wall and stuckhis glove over the wall, where he snatched the ball.

"I was trying to get to it (Pena) to help the team any way Icould," Granderson said. "Because offensively I didn't feel thatgreat. I saw Marcus hit his home run and was like, man, I'vegot to contribute any way I can before the All-Star break andthat was my way to go ahead and do it."

Sheffield, who had three hits, stroked an RBI ground-rule doublein the bottom of the inning for a 6-2 advantage.

The lead proved to be enough for Robertson, who won for thefirst time in six starts. The lefthander went 6 1/3 innings,allowing four runs and four hits with four walks and fourstrikeouts.

"You don't want to end with two solo home runs like that,"Robertson said. "But we won the game. It wasn't a pretty win butI'd rather win an ugly game than lose a pretty one."

Robertson's first win since May 19 was not without some tensemoments.

In the seventh, rookie Jeff Bailey reached Robertson for a solohomer, his first career hit. Light-hitting Julio Lugo followedwith his fifth homer of the season, pulling the Red Sox within6-4.

"It felt good to get that first hit," Bailey said. "I wanted tohit the first pitch and I was very fortunate to get the bat onthe ball."

Lugo, who went 3-for-3, also delivered an RBI double in theeighth. Despite his big day at the plate, Lugo enters thebreak hitting just .197.

Trying to avoid their sixth straight road loss, the Red Sox didattempt to rally in the ninth against Todd Jones, who allowedsingles to Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek. But with two outs,the veteran righthander got J.D. Drew to foul out to third,securing his 22nd save in 26 chances.

"They (Tigers) played very good baseball against us." Drew said."We weren't able to capitalize."

Even with their lost weekend, the Red Sox (53-34) enter the breakwith a healthy 10-game lead over Toronto and the New York Yankeesin the AL East.

"Weren't trilled about the result of this series," Red Soxmanager Terry Francona said. "All we can do now is try to relax,regroup and start the second half."

Manny Ramirez, one of six Red Sox headed to the All-Star Game,did not start due to flu-like symptoms. He struck out as apinch hitter in the eighth.