Boston 7, Seattle 6

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(6-8)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 10 0 Boston 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 7 12 1 WP: M. Timlin (1-0) LP: E. Guardado (0-1)	(9-4)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Seattle

- R. Ibanez hit sacrifice fly to left, I. Suzuki scored

Bot 1st: Boston

- D. Ortiz homered to deep center

Top 2nd: Seattle

- Y. Betancourt doubled to deep center, A. Beltre scored

Bot 2nd: Boston

- A. Cora doubled to center, T. Nixon scored

Top 6th: Seattle

- C. Everett homered to deep right, K. Johjima scored

Bot 6th: Boston

- D. Ortiz homered to deep right, K. Youkilis scored

Top 7th: Seattle

- I. Suzuki grounded out to second, W. Bloomquist scored

Bot 8th: Boston

- J. Varitek singled to center, T. Nixon scored

Top 9th: Seattle

- R. Petagine grounded out to second, A. Beltre scored, W. Bloomquist to second

Bot 9th: Boston

- M. Loretta homered to deep left, K. Youkilis scored

Seattle
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
I. Suzuki rf	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.190
J. Lopez 2b	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.268
R. Ibanez lf	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.315
R. Sexson 1b	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.245
K. Johjima c	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.364
C. Everett dh	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.163
A. Beltre 3b	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.143
W. Bloomquist cf-ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.222
Y. Betancourt ss	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.227
R. Petagine ph	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500
J. Reed cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Totals	34	6	10	6	2	5	9

Batting 2B - I Suzuki (2, L DiNardo); R Sexson (6, L DiNardo); Y Betancourt (5, L DiNardo). HR - C Everett (2, 6th inning off R Seanez 1 on, 2 Out). S - Y Betancourt. SF - R Ibanez. RBI - R Ibanez (9), Y Betancourt (5), C Everett 2 (6), I Suzuki (4), R Petagine (2). 2-out RBI - Y Betancourt, C Everett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Suzuki 1, J Lopez 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - R Sexson, C Everett. Team LOB - 5.

Base Running SB - W Bloomquist (1, 3rd base off J Tavarez/J Varitek).    Fielding DP - 2 (Y Betancourt-R Sexson, Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
K. Youkilis 1b	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	.300
M. Loretta 2b	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	.260
D. Ortiz dh	4	2	2	3	0	1	0	.327
M. Ramirez lf	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.239
T. Nixon rf	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	.360
J. Varitek c	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.270
M. Lowell 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.256
A. Cora ss	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.167
W. Pena ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261
A. Stern cf	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
D. Mohr ph-cf	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188
Totals	36	7	12	7	2	6	10

Batting 2B - A Cora (2, G Meche); T Nixon 2 (2, J Putz, G Meche). HR - D Ortiz 2 (6, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off G Meche 1 on, 1 Out), M Loretta (1, 9th inning off E Guardado 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz 3 (12), A Cora (3), J Varitek (5), M Loretta 2 (6). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz, A Cora, J Varitek, M Loretta 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Stern 1. GIDP - J Varitek, M Lowell. Team LOB - 5.

Fielding E - A Cora (1, line drive). DP - 2 (M Lowell-M Loretta-K Youkilis, M Loretta-A Cora-K Youkilis).

Seattle
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
G. Meche	6.0	8	4	4	1	3	2	6.46
J. Woods (H, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.35
J.J. Putz (BS, 1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.50
E. Guardado (L, 0-1; BS, 1)	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	1	11.57
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
L. DiNardo	5.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	3.48
R. Seanez	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	10.80
J. Tavarez	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.00
K. Foulke	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.91
M. Timlin (W, 1-0)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00

IBB - J Varitek (by G Meche), I Suzuki (by M Timlin).

Pitches-strikes - G Meche 102-63; J Woods 24-11; J Putz 17-11; E Guardado 17-10; L DiNardo 81-47; R Seanez 25-17; J Tavarez 14-8; K Foulke 22-14; M Timlin 11-6.

Ground balls-fly balls - G Meche 9-6; J Woods 0-3; J Putz 2-0; E Guardado 0-0; L DiNardo 10-4; R Seanez 0-1; J Tavarez 3-0; K Foulke 1-2; M Timlin 1-0.

Batters faced - G Meche 25; J Woods 5; J Putz 4; E Guardado 4; L DiNardo 20; R Seanez 5; J Tavarez 4; K Foulke 6; M Timlin 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Laz Diaz. Time: 2:55. Attendance: 36,188. Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.

Updated on Monday, Apr 17, 2006 7:21 pm ET