Baltimore 4, Boston 1

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(49-38)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Baltimore 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 X 4 9 0 WP: R. Lopez (8-5) S: B.J. Ryan (19) LP: T. Wakefield (8-7)	(47-40)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Boston

- T. Nixon homered to deep right

Bot 4th: Baltimore

- R. Palmeiro hit sacrifice fly to center, M. Mora scored, M. Tejada to third

Bot 5th: Baltimore

- J. Gibbons homered to deep right center

Bot 6th: Baltimore

- R. Palmeiro homered to deep right

Bot 7th: Baltimore

- S. Fasano singled to left, L. Matos scored, J. Gibbons to second

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon cf	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.343
E. Renteria ss	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.272
D. Ortiz dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.314
M. Ramirez lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.275
T. Nixon rf	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.296
B. Mueller 3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.285
J. Olerud 1b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
D. Mirabelli c	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.219
J. Varitek ph-c	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.301
A. Cora 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	1	4	1	0	7	7

Batting HR - T Nixon (9, 2nd inning off R Lopez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Nixon (42). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Mueller 1, M Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 3.

Base Running SB - D Ortiz (1, 2nd base off B Ryan/S Fasano).    Fielding DP - 1 (E Renteria-J Olerud).

Baltimore
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Roberts 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.345
M. Mora 3b	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.298
M. Tejada ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.329
R. Palmeiro 1b	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.269
S. Sosa dh	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.225
B.J. Surhoff lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
L. Matos cf	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.282
J. Gibbons rf	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.259
S. Fasano c	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.260
Totals	31	4	9	4	0	5	8

Batting 2B - M Tejada (30, T Wakefield). HR - J Gibbons (13, 5th inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out), R Palmeiro (15, 6th inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 2 Out). SF - R Palmeiro. RBI - R Palmeiro 2 (50), J Gibbons (41), S Fasano (11). 2-out RBI - R Palmeiro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Surhoff 1, M Mora 1. GIDP - J Gibbons. Team LOB - 4.

Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
T. Wakefield (L, 8-7)	7.0	9	4	4	0	4	2	4.05
M. Timlin	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.69
Baltimore
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Lopez (W, 8-5)	8.0	3	1	1	0	6	1	4.47
B.J. Ryan (S, 19)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.52

Pitches-strikes - T Wakefield 91-69; M Timlin 10-7; R Lopez 94-65; B Ryan 14-9.

Ground balls-fly balls - T Wakefield 6-11; M Timlin 2-0; R Lopez 9-9; B Ryan 1-1.

Batters faced - T Wakefield 29; M Timlin 3; R Lopez 27; B Ryan 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Terry Craft. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Ted Barrett. Time: 2:05. Attendance: 49,828. Weather: 93 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.

Game Notes

WITH HIS HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING, RAFAEL PALMEIRO IS NOW TWO HITS AWAY FROM 3000.

BOSTON CENTER FIELDER JOHNNY DAMON SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 25 GAMES.

Updated on Monday, Jul 11, 2005 4:00 am ET