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

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Papelbon relieved B Donnelly.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
BOSTON 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: D Dellucci (.238, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH BARFIELD SCORED DAVID DELLUCCI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARFIELD ON SECOND, R GARKO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
BOSTON 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.273, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

BATTERIES: CLE - CLIFF LEE, ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (6TH), AARON FULTZ (7TH), MIKE
KOPLOVE (8TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

BOS - CURT SCHILLING, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ
(8TH), BRENDAN DONNELLY (8TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND
JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (8) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
KEVIN YOUKILIS (7) OFF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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

BATTERIES: CLE - CLIFF LEE, ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (6TH), AARON FULTZ (7TH), MIKE
KOPLOVE (8TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

BOS - CURT SCHILLING, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ
(8TH), BRENDAN DONNELLY (8TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND
JASON VARITEK


WP - CURT SCHILLING (5-2)
LP - CLIFF LEE (2-2)
SAVE - JONATHAN PAPELBON (13)

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (8) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
KEVIN YOUKILIS (7) OFF ROBERTO HERNANDEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:15 ATT: 36,910

PROBABLES: CLE - JEREMY SOWERS (1-4, 6.29)
BOS - JOSH BECKETT (7-0, 2.66)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS BOSTON (5) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .271
C Blake 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .267
T Hafner dh 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .259
V Martinez c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .315
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .283
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283
D Dellucci lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .238
R Garko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .237

Totals 34 3 9 3 3 13 23

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (16, C Schilling); J Barfield (7, J Papelbon). SF - T
Nixon. RBI - V Martinez (40), T Nixon (21), J Barfield (24). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, J Peralta 1, J
Barfield 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 9.

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


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .230
C Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .240
K Youkilis 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .354
M Ramirez dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267
J Drew rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .238
M Lowell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .328
J Varitek c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269
W Pena lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
D Pedroia 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 34 5 10 5 4 6 12

BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (16, C Lee); J Drew (6, C Lee); M Lowell (13, C Lee);
D Pedroia 2 (9, M Koplove, R Hernandez); J Lugo (11, M Koplove). HR - M Ramirez
(8, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out), K Youkilis (7, 7th inning off R
Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Drew (16), M Lowell (39), M Ramirez (31), K
Youkilis (28), J Lugo (30). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez, J Lugo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, J Lugo 3, K Youkilis 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (15, 3rd base off M Koplove/V Martinez), C Crisp
(10, 2nd base off M Koplove/V Martinez).

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


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CLEVELAND - 000 001 011 -- 3
BOSTON - 000 210 11x -- 5
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee (L, 2-2) 5 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.86
R Hernandez 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.59
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93
M Koplove 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling (W, 5-2) 7 6 1 1 0 10 0 3.68
J Romero (H, 3) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.93
J Lopez (H, 7) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
B Donnelly (H, 7) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
J Papelbon (S, 13) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.86

J Romero pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - C Lee. HBP - G Sizemore (by C Schilling); J Varitek (by C Lee).
Pitches-strikes: C Lee 97-66; R Hernandez 25-17; A Fultz 8-4; M Koplove 23-15;
C Schilling 114-77; J Romero 10-2; J Lopez 9-6; B Donnelly 3-2; J Papelbon
23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-9; R Hernandez 4-1; A Fultz 1-0; M
Koplove 1-0; C Schilling 8-4; J Romero 0-0; J Lopez 0-1; B Donnelly 1-0; J
Papelbon 0-1. Batters faced: C Lee 24; R Hernandez 7; A Fultz 2; M Koplove 6; C
Schilling 27; J Romero 2; J Lopez 3; B Donnelly 1; J Papelbon 6.

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

T--3:15. Att--36,910.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 3
BOSTON 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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CLEVELAND (3) AT BOSTON (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BOSTON 4TH: K Youkilis doubled to deep right. M Ramirez flied out to
center, K Youkilis to third. J Drew doubled to center, K Youkilis scored.
M Lowell doubled to left, J Drew scored. M Lowell to third on wild pitch by
C Lee. J Varitek hit by pitch. W Pena flied out to center. D Pedroia walked,
J Varitek to second. J Lugo struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 5TH: C Crisp struck out swinging. K Youkilis flied out to center.
M Ramirez homered to left. J Drew walked. M Lowell grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake doubled to deep
left. T Hafner struck out swinging. V Martinez singled to center, C Blake
scored. T Nixon flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 7TH: C Crisp grounded out to first. K Youkilis inside-the-park home
run to deep center. M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. A Fultz relieved
R Hernandez. J Drew walked. M Lowell grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Drew out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Romero relieved C Schilling. G Sizemore walked. C Blake
walked, G Sizemore to second. J Lopez relieved J Romero. T Hafner struck out
looking. V Martinez singled to center, G Sizemore to third, C Blake to second.
T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to center, G Sizemore scored. B Donnelly relieved
J Lopez. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Blake out at third,
V Martinez to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 8TH: M Koplove relieved A Fultz. J Varitek struck out swinging.
W Pena struck out swinging. D Pedroia doubled to deep right center. J Lugo
doubled to right, D Pedroia scored. J Lugo stole third. C Crisp walked.
C Crisp stole second. K Youkilis grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 5.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Papelbon relieved B Donnelly. D Dellucci walked. R Garko
singled to left, D Dellucci to third. J Barfield doubled to deep center,
D Dellucci scored, R Garko to third. G Sizemore popped out to third. C Blake
struck out swinging. T Hafner struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, BOSTON 5.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

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CLEVELAND (3) AT BOSTON (5) - EVENT LOG
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Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, T Hafner DH,
V Martinez C, T Nixon RF, J Peralta SS, D Dellucci LF, R Garko 1B,
J Barfield 2B, C Lee LHP.

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

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Chuck Meriwether (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B),
Tim Timmons (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 13 mph.


CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake struck out
swinging. T Hafner struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo lined out to right. C Crisp grounded out to shortstop.
K Youkilis struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: V Martinez grounded out to second. T Nixon singled to
right. J Peralta struck out swinging. D Dellucci singled to center, T Nixon
to third. R Garko struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez flied out to right. J Drew flied out to left.
M Lowell popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: J Barfield singled to center. G Sizemore hit by pitch,
J Barfield to second. C Blake grounded into double play, third to second,
J Barfield out at third. T Hafner grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 3RD: J Varitek struck out looking. W Pena flied out to right.
D Pedroia singled to center. J Lugo reached on bunt single to third, D Pedroia
to second. C Crisp flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: V Martinez struck out looking. T Nixon grounded out to
first. J Peralta flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 4TH: K Youkilis doubled to deep right. M Ramirez flied out to
center, K Youkilis to third. J Drew doubled to center, K Youkilis scored.
M Lowell doubled to left, J Drew scored. M Lowell to third on wild pitch by
C Lee. J Varitek hit by pitch. W Pena flied out to center. D Pedroia walked,
J Varitek to second. J Lugo struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 2.

CLEVELAND 5TH: D Dellucci lined out to first. R Garko fouled out to
catcher. J Barfield struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 5TH: C Crisp struck out swinging. K Youkilis flied out to center.
M Ramirez homered to left. J Drew walked. M Lowell grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, BOSTON 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake doubled to deep
left. T Hafner struck out swinging. V Martinez singled to center, C Blake
scored. T Nixon flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: R Hernandez relieved C Lee. J Varitek popped out to shortstop.
W Pena grounded out to third. D Pedroia doubled to left. J Lugo grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 3.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Peralta singled to right. D Dellucci struck out swinging,
J Peralta stole second. R Garko grounded out to third. J Barfield grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 7TH: C Crisp grounded out to first. K Youkilis inside-the-park home
run to deep center. M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. A Fultz relieved
R Hernandez. J Drew walked. M Lowell grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Drew out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, BOSTON 4.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Romero relieved C Schilling. G Sizemore walked. C Blake
walked, G Sizemore to second. J Lopez relieved J Romero. T Hafner struck out
looking. V Martinez singled to center, G Sizemore to third, C Blake to second.
T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to center, G Sizemore scored. B Donnelly relieved
J Lopez. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Blake out at third,
V Martinez to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 8TH: M Koplove relieved A Fultz. J Varitek struck out swinging.
W Pena struck out swinging. D Pedroia doubled to deep right center. J Lugo
doubled to right, D Pedroia scored. J Lugo stole third. C Crisp walked.
C Crisp stole second. K Youkilis grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 5.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Papelbon relieved B Donnelly. D Dellucci walked. R Garko
singled to left, D Dellucci to third. J Barfield doubled to deep center,
D Dellucci scored, R Garko to third. G Sizemore popped out to third. C Blake
struck out swinging. T Hafner struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, BOSTON 5.</div>

 

Schilling, Youkilis lift Red Sox past Indians

<h3>BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 3</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Kevin Youkilis stayed in a groove and CurtSchilling rediscovered his.

Youkilis hit an inside-the-park home run and Schilling pitchedseven stellar innings as the Boston Red Sox topped the ClevelandIndians, 5-3, on Monday night in a matchup of the AmericanLeague's two best teams.

Manny Ramirez belted a solo homer and Youkilis went 2-for-5 toextend his hitting streak to 20 games as the Red Sox improved toa major league-best 35-15 with their fourth straight win.Rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia had his second careerthree-hit game for Boston.

Schilling (5-2), bouncing back from his worst performance of theseason, allowing six hits and one run in earning his first winsince May 6.

The 42-year-old righthander did not walk a batter and recorded aseason-high 10 strikeouts. It was the 93rd time Schilling hadat least 10 strikeouts in a game and the first since June 24,2006.

Boston's bullpen was in trouble in the eighth and ninth, givingup a run in each frame, before Jonathan Papelbon wriggled out ofhis own jam to close it out for his 13th save.

The Red Sox snapped a four-game winning streak by the Indians,who were coming off a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers andhave the second-best record (31-18) in the AL.

Schilling was rocked in his last outing, giving up six runs and12 hits in an 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees.

He was much sharper this time around, striking out five in thefirst two innings, including the side in the opening frame.

Indians lefthander Cliff Lee also was looking to rebound from abattering in his last start, when he was knocked around foreight runs and 10 hits in an 11-7 defeat to Kansas City.

A winner of 32 games the past two years, Lee missed the firstmonth of the season with an abdominal strain. He set down thefirst eight batters before running into trouble on his secondturn through the Boston lineup.

Youkilis led off the fourth with with a double to right fieldand, after a long flyout by Ramirez, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowelldelivered back-to-back RBI doubles for a 2-0 lead.

Ramirez padded the lead to 3-0 in the fifth, driving a two-outhome run over the wall in left field for his eighth blast of theseason. It was his 478th career homer, tying him with JimThome for 25th place on the all-time list.

Lee (2-2) went five innings, giving up three runs and six hits.He struck out four and walked two.

Schilling, meanwhile, retired nine in a row before allowing aone-out double to Casey Blake in the sixth inning. He camearound to score on Victor Martinez's two-out single to slice thedeficit to 3-1.

Boston got that run back in the seventh when Youkilis connectedon his inside-the-park homer to deep right-center, a shot thatwas over the head of Grady Sizemore and caromed off the side ofthe bullpen wall and back toward center field.

By the time right fielder Trot Nixon retrieved the ball,Youkilis easily scored for a 4-1 lead. It was the firstinside-the-park homer for a Boston player since, ironically,Nixon had one on July 15, 2005.

Nixon received a standing ovation in his return to Fenway Park.A first-round pick of Boston in 1993, he spent his entirecareer with the Red Sox until signing with Cleveland as a freeagent in the offseason.

 

Schilling, Youkilis lift Red Sox past Indians

<h3>BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 3</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Kevin Youkilis stayed in a groove and CurtSchilling rediscovered his.

Youkilis hit an inside-the-park home run and Schilling pitchedseven stellar innings as the Boston Red Sox topped the ClevelandIndians, 5-3, on Monday night in a matchup of the AmericanLeague's two best teams.

Manny Ramirez belted a solo homer and Youkilis went 2-for-5 toextend his hitting streak to 20 games as the Red Sox improved toa major league-best 35-15 with their fourth straight win.

Rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia had his second careerthree-hit game for Boston, which snapped Cleveland's four-gamewinning streak.

Schilling (5-2), bouncing back from his worst performance of theseason, allowing six hits and one run in earning his first winsince May 6.

"We made some adjustments over the last seven, eight, 10 days,"Schilling said. "It didn't go real well the start before thisbut tonight it did. That's huge. I'd like to hopefully lookback on these last four days as the turning point in a lot ofways for me, physically and mentally."

The 42-year-old righthander did not walk a batter and recorded aseason-high 10 strikeouts. It was the 93rd time Schilling hadat least 10 strikeouts in a game and the first since June 24,2006.

"No walks, 10 strikeouts, located his fastball with some finishon it and really threw probably, in my opinion, his best split(finger fastball) of the year," Red Sox manager Terry Franconasaid. "It had some depth to it, got them off that fastball andthat's a good hitting lineup. They take really big swings. Hereally pitched."

Boston's bullpen was in trouble in the eighth and ninth, givingup a run in each frame, before Jonathan Papelbon wriggled out ofhis own jam to close it out for his 13th save.

Papelbon opened the ninth by yielding a walk, a single and anRBI double to Josh Barfield that cut the lead to 5-3 and putrunners at second and third with no outs.

After getting Grady Sizemore to pop out, Papelbon struck outCasey Blake on a pitch that hit his hand as he started hisswing.

The home plate umpire said it hit his hand and the first baseumpire said that he went," Indians manager Eric Wedge said."So, my argument was I didn't think he swung."

"Originally, they ruled it hit him, which it did. But ourcontention was that he swung," Francona said. "That's a big(out). We were in a bind right there and we realize that."

Papelbon then ended with a flourish by striking out TravisHafner.

Indians lefthander Cliff Lee (2-2) also was looking to reboundfrom a battering in his last start, when he was knocked aroundfor eight runs and 10 hits in an 11-7 defeat to Kansas City.

A winner of 32 games the past two years, Lee missed the firstmonth of the season with an abdominal strain. He set down thefirst eight batters before running into trouble on his secondturn through the Boston lineup.

Youkilis led off the fourth with with a double to right fieldand, after a long flyout by Ramirez, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowelldelivered back-to-back RBI doubles for a 2-0 lead.

Ramirez padded the lead to 3-0 in the fifth, driving a two-outhome run over the wall in left field for his eighth blast of theseason. It was his 478th career homer, tying him with JimThome for 25th place on the all-time list.

Lee (2-2) went five innings, giving up three runs and six hits.He struck out four and walked two.

"Cliff was better this time," Wedge said. "He still made a fewmistakes, left a couple of pitches up. He just really put us upin a jam and had to work hard in that one inning and had30-plus pitches and when you do that, you've got to be realcareful with the pitcher and that's why we got him out (of thegame) after the next inning."

Schilling, meanwhile, retired nine in a row before allowing aone-out double to Casey Blake in the sixth inning. He camearound to score on Victor Martinez's two-out single to slice thedeficit to 3-1.

Boston got that run back in the seventh when Youkilis connectedon his inside-the-park homer to deep right-center, a shot thatwas over the head of Grady Sizemore and caromed off the side ofthe bullpen wall and back toward center field.

By the time right fielder Trot Nixon retrieved the ball,Youkilis easily scored for a 4-1 lead.

"Out of the box I was running good because I thought I hit it inthe gap and in that corner, you never know what's going tohappen," Youkilis said. "So, I was thinking maybe three (bases)and then saw it hit off the wall and picked it up a notch."

It was the first inside-the-park homer for a Boston playersince, ironically, Nixon had one on July 15, 2005.

"He hit it to the one part of the ballpark and he hit it reallywell but it carried away from Sizemore, enough where he can'tcatch it, but not too much where it bounces out," Francona said.You know what, he runs out of the batter's box every time.Sometimes you get rewarded for that. That was a big run."

Nixon received a standing ovation in his return to Fenway Park.A first-round pick of Boston in 1993, he spent his entire careerwith the Red Sox until signing with Cleveland as a free agentin the offseason.