GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (31-17) at BOSTON (34-15)

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT BOSTON
NOTE: BOSTON FIRST BASEMAN KEVIN YOUKILIS DOUBLED IN THE
FOURTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED J.D. DREW.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: D DELLUCCI (.242, 1-FOR-1)
R GARKO (.333, 0-FOR-1)
J BARFIELD (.235, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (2) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 14 0 3 0 0 6 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Youkilis 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .355
M Ramirez dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .331
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 17 2 5 2 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee).
RBI - J Drew (16), M Lowell (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 2 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 5 2 2 1 3 0 5.77

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 4 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.71

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 77-53; C Schilling 61-42. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee
1-8; C Schilling 6-1. Batters faced: C Lee 19; C Schilling 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.242, 0-FOR-2)
K YOUKILIS (.355, 1-FOR-2)
M RAMIREZ (.265, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234

Totals 17 0 3 0 0 7 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Youkilis 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .355
M Ramirez dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .331
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 17 2 5 2 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee).
RBI - J Drew (16), M Lowell (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 2 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 5 2 2 1 3 0 5.77

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 5 3 0 0 0 7 0 3.65

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 77-53; C Schilling 80-55. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee
1-8; C Schilling 6-3. Batters faced: C Lee 19; C Schilling 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF CLIFF LEE.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 3

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.238, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-1, HBP)
C BLAKE (.264, 0-FOR-2)
T HAFNER (.263, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS BOSTON (3) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234

Totals 17 0 3 0 0 7 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353
M Ramirez dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .330
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 21 3 6 3 2 4 8

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee).
HR - M Ramirez (8, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Drew (16), M
Lowell (39), M Ramirez (31). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 000 21 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 5 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.86

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 5 3 0 0 0 7 0 3.65

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 97-66; C Schilling 80-55. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee
2-9; C Schilling 6-3. Batters faced: C Lee 24; C Schilling 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
BOSTON 3 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.285, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.273, 0-FOR-1, HBP)
W PENA (.259, 0-FOR-2)
D PEDROIA (.286, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS BOSTON (3) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .311
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234

Totals 22 1 5 1 0 9 8

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (16, C Schilling). RBI - V Martinez (40). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 4.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353
M Ramirez dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .330
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
W Pena lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 21 3 6 3 2 4 8

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee).
HR - M Ramirez (8, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Drew (16), M
Lowell (39), M Ramirez (31). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 001 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 21 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 5 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.86

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 6 5 1 1 0 9 0 3.73

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 97-66; C Schilling 99-68. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee
2-9; C Schilling 6-4. Batters faced: C Lee 24; C Schilling 23.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (2-1, 5.60) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 3

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Hernandez relieved C Lee.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Varitek (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.281, 0-FOR-2)
D DELLUCCI (.240, 1-FOR-2)
R GARKO (.331, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS BOSTON (3) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .311
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
D Dellucci lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234

Totals 22 1 5 1 0 9 8

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (16, C Schilling). RBI - V Martinez (40). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake.
Team LOB - 4.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .226
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353
M Ramirez dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .330
J Varitek c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292

Totals 25 3 7 3 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee);
D Pedroia (8, R Hernandez). HR - M Ramirez (8, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2
Out). RBI - J Drew (16), M Lowell (39), M Ramirez (31). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Lugo 3. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 001 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 210 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 5 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.86
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 6 5 1 1 0 9 0 3.73

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 97-66; R Hernandez 13-9; C Schilling 99-68. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-9; R Hernandez 2-1; C Schilling 6-4. Batters faced: C
Lee 24; R Hernandez 4; C Schilling 23.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.241, 0-FOR-3)
K YOUKILIS (.353, 1-FOR-3)
M RAMIREZ (.269, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS BOSTON (3) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .311
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
D Dellucci lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .329
J Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232

Totals 26 1 6 1 0 10 11

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (16, C Schilling). RBI - V Martinez (40). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Barfield 1, R Garko 1.
GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Peralta (2, 2nd base off C Schilling/J Varitek).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .226
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353
M Ramirez dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .330
J Varitek c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292

Totals 25 3 7 3 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee);
D Pedroia (8, R Hernandez). HR - M Ramirez (8, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2
Out). RBI - J Drew (16), M Lowell (39), M Ramirez (31). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Lugo 3. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia).


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CLEVELAND - 000 001 0 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 210 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 5 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.86
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 7 6 1 1 0 10 0 3.68

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 97-66; R Hernandez 13-9; C Schilling 114-77. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-9; R Hernandez 2-1; C Schilling 8-4. Batters faced: C
Lee 24; R Hernandez 4; C Schilling 27.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN BY KEVIN YOUKILIS (7) TO DEEP
CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 7TH OFF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.269, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: AARON FULTZ (3-0, 1.98) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.238, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>