Boston 4, Baltimore 0
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(86-56)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
WP: J. Lester (4-0)
LP: D. Cabrera (9-15)
(60-80)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Boston
- J. Varitek singled to right, K. Youkilis scored, J.D. Drew to third
- C. Crisp hit sacrifice fly to center, J.D. Drew scored
Top 4th: Boston
- C. Crisp scored on balk
Top 7th: Boston
- K. Youkilis singled to left, J. Ellsbury scored, D. Ortiz to second
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Ellsbury lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .415
D. Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
D. Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316
M. Lowell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .326
K. Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .291
J.D. Drew rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .253
J. Varitek c 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .264
C. Crisp cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .271
J. Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
 Totals 34 4 8 3 5 7 16  
 Batting
2B - D Pedroia (34, D Cabrera); J Drew (25, D Cabrera).
SF - C Crisp.
RBI - J Varitek (62), C Crisp (55), K Youkilis (77).
2-out RBI - K Youkilis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Varitek 4, M Lowell 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - J Ellsbury (4, 2nd base off B Burres/R Hernandez).
 Baltimore
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
B. Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
M. Mora 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263
N. Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
M. Tejada ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308
K. Millar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259
A. Huff dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .272
R. Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239
J. Payton lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .256
T. Redman cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
 Totals 31 0 4 0 3 5 12  
 Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, K Millar 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - B Roberts (41, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Lester (W, 4-0) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 4.47
J. Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.19
M. Delcarmen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.52
 Baltimore
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
D. Cabrera (L, 9-15) 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 5.11
B. Burres 2.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.85
F. Cabrera 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.84
K. Birkins 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
BALK - D Cabrera.
Pitches-strikes - J Lester 98-62; J Lopez 12-8; M Delcarmen 13-8; D Cabrera 78-49; B Burres 44-25; F Cabrera 28-15; K Birkins 19-14.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Lester 6-11; J Lopez 0-2; M Delcarmen 2-1; D Cabrera 5-2; B Burres 4-4; F Cabrera 0-2; K Birkins 2-1.
Batters faced - J Lester 27; J Lopez 3; M Delcarmen 4; D Cabrera 19; B Burres 11; F Cabrera 6; K Birkins 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.
Ejections: BALTIMORE's Cabrera by Dimuro (4th).
Time: 3:12.
Attendance: 34,091.
Weather: 92 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.
Game Notes
BALTIMORE PITCHER DANIEL CABRERA WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE MIKE DIMURO FOR INTENTIONALLY THROWING AT THE HEAD OF BOSTON'S DUSTIN PEDROIA IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING.

Updated on Friday, Sep 7, 2007 10:18 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Boston
J. Varitek J. Varitek
1-4
1 RBI
 Baltimore
J. Payton J. Payton
2-3