Boston 6, Cleveland 5

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(46-60)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 8 0 WP: J. Papelbon (3-1) LP: F. Carmona (1-6)	(64-42)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Cleveland

- T. Hafner hit sacrifice fly to left, G. Sizemore scored

- V. Martinez homered to deep left

- J. Peralta singled to right, C. Blake scored

Bot 5th: Boston

- K. Youkilis doubled to left center, A. Gonzalez scored

- M. Loretta singled to center, K. Youkilis scored

Bot 6th: Boston

- M. Ramirez homered to deep center

- W. Pena homered to deep left

Top 8th: Cleveland

- T. Hafner homered to deep right center, J. Michaels scored

Bot 9th: Boston

- M. Loretta doubled to left, G. Kapler and A. Gonzalez scored, K. Youkilis to third

Cleveland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
G. Sizemore cf	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.304
J. Michaels lf	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.275
T. Hafner dh	3	1	2	3	0	0	1	.298
V. Martinez 1b	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.309
C. Blake rf	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.304
J. Peralta ss	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.256
H. Luna 2b	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100
J. Inglett ph-2b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322
K. Shoppach c	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.258
A. Marte 3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Totals	33	5	10	5	1	7	7

Batting 2B - K Shoppach (4, J Lester); J Michaels (17, M Timlin). 3B - G Sizemore (8, J Lester). HR - V Martinez (12, 1st inning off J Lester 0 on, 2 Out), T Hafner (30, 8th inning off M Timlin 1 on, 1 Out). SF - T Hafner. RBI - T Hafner 3 (89), V Martinez (63), J Peralta (47). 2-out RBI - V Martinez, J Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 1. Team LOB - 3.

Base Running SB - C Blake (6, 2nd base off J Lester/D Mirabelli). CS - J Michaels (5, 2nd base by J Lester).    Fielding DP - 1 (K Shoppach-J Peralta).

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
K. Youkilis 1b	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.294
M. Loretta 2b	4	0	2	3	1	0	1	.303
D. Ortiz dh	4	0	0	0	0	4	3	.289
M. Ramirez lf	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.316
M. Lowell 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
W. Pena rf	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.328
C. Crisp cf	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.269
D. Mirabelli c	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.186
G. Kapler pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271
A. Gonzalez ss	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	.285
Totals	33	6	8	6	3	9	7

Batting 2B - D Mirabelli (5, J Sowers); A Gonzalez (17, J Sowers); K Youkilis (25, J Sowers); M Loretta (23, F Carmona). HR - M Ramirez (30, 6th inning off B Sikorski 0 on, 0 Out), W Pena (6, 6th inning off B Sikorski 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Youkilis (48), M Loretta 3 (43), M Ramirez (85), W Pena (25). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis, M Loretta 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 6.

Base Running CS - K Youkilis (1, 2nd base by J Sowers/K Shoppach).    Fielding Outfield assists - C Crisp 2 (K Shoppach at 3rd base, V Martinez at 1st base). DP - 2 (C Crisp-A Gonzalez-M Lowell, C Crisp-A Gonzalez-K Youkilis).

Cleveland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Sowers	5.0	5	2	2	2	5	0	3.94
B. Sikorski (BS, 1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	2	4.91
R. Betancourt	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.75
F. Carmona (L, 1-6; BS, 2)	0.2	1	2	2	1	2	0	5.13
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Lester	6.0	8	3	3	1	3	1	3.59
M. Delcarmen (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.05
M. Timlin (BS, 4)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	3.20
J. Papelbon (W, 3-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.50

WP - J Lester.

HBP - D Mirabelli (by F Carmona); A Gonzalez (by F Carmona).

Pitches-strikes - J Sowers 89-52; B Sikorski 23-13; R Betancourt 19-15; F Carmona 23-12; J Lester 110-67; M Delcarmen 16-10; M Timlin 22-14; J Papelbon 15-8.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Sowers 3-6; B Sikorski 0-2; R Betancourt 0-5; F Carmona 0-0; J Lester 3-9; M Delcarmen 0-1; M Timlin 1-1; J Papelbon 2-0.

Batters faced - J Sowers 21; B Sikorski 5; R Betancourt 6; F Carmona 6; J Lester 24; M Delcarmen 3; M Timlin 5; J Papelbon 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Time: 3:21. Attendance: 36,022. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.

Game Notes

BOSTON'S MANNY RAMIREZ EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE SIXTH INNING.

Updated on Wednesday, Aug 2, 2006 10:49 pm ET