Boston 10, Cleveland 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap - Series Breakdown

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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Boston 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 X 10 12 0
WP: J. Beckett (1-0)
LP: C.C. Sabathia (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Cleveland
- T. Hafner homered to deep right
Bot 1st: Boston
- M. Ramirez singled to center, K. Youkilis scored, D. Ortiz to second
Bot 3rd: Boston
- M. Ramirez walked, J. Lugo scored, K. Youkilis to third, D. Ortiz to second
- M. Lowell ground rule double to right, D. Ortiz and K. Youkilis scored, M. Ramirez to third
- J. Varitek grounded out to third, M. Ramirez scored, M. Lowell to third, B. Kielty to second
Bot 5th: Boston
- B. Kielty singled to right center, M. Ramirez and D. Ortiz scored, M. Lowell to second, M. Lowell out at third, B. Kielty to second
- J. Varitek doubled to deep center, B. Kielty scored
Top 6th: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera singled to center, C. Blake scored
Bot 6th: Boston
- M. Ramirez walked, D. Pedroia scored, K. Youkilis to third, D. Ortiz to second
- M. Lowell hit sacrifice fly to center, K. Youkilis scored
Top 8th: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left center, C. Blake scored
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Series Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000
A. Cabrera 2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .333
T. Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333
V. Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
R. Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
    C. Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J. Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
K. Lofton lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500
F. Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000
C. Blake 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .667
 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 11 14  
 Batting
2B - K Lofton 2 (2, E Gagne, J Beckett); C Blake 2 (2, J Beckett, J Lopez).
HR - T Hafner (1, 1st inning off J Beckett 0 on, 2 Out).
SF - A Cabrera.
RBI - T Hafner (1), A Cabrera 2 (2).
2-out RBI - T Hafner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Martinez 1, F Gutierrez 1, G Sizemore 2.
GIDP - J Peralta.
Team LOB - 7.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - F Gutierrez (M Lowell at 3rd base).
DP - 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Series Avg 
D. Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250
K. Youkilis 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .500
D. Ortiz dh 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000
M. Ramirez lf 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 1.000
    J. Ellsbury pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Lowell 3b 3 0 1 3 1 0 6 .333
B. Kielty rf 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .500
    J.D. Drew ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
J. Varitek c 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .200
C. Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
J. Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250
 Totals 32 10 12 10 8 5 20  
 Batting
2B - J Lugo (1, C Sabathia); M Lowell (1, C Sabathia); J Varitek (1, J Lewis); C Crisp (1, T Mastny); D Ortiz (1, J Borowski).
S - D Pedroia.
SF - M Lowell.
RBI - M Ramirez 3 (3), M Lowell 3 (3), J Varitek 2 (2), B Kielty 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 2, J Varitek 3, J Lugo 1, K Youkilis 1.
GIDP - M Lowell.
Team LOB - 9.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Series ERA 
C.C. Sabathia (L, 0-1) 4.1 7 8 8 5 3 0 16.62
J. Lewis 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 27.00
A. Fultz 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 NA
T. Mastny 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J. Borowski 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Series ERA 
J. Beckett (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 0 7 1 3.00
M. Timlin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J. Lopez 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
E. Gagne 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
WP - J Beckett.
IBB - B Kielty (by C Sabathia).
HBP - D Ortiz (by C Sabathia); R Garko (by J Beckett).
Pitches-strikes - C Sabathia 85-44; J Lewis 23-15; A Fultz 12-4; T Mastny 26-16; J Borowski 19-10; J Beckett 80-53; M Timlin 19-13; J Lopez 25-15; E Gagne 26-14.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Sabathia 6-3; J Lewis 0-2; A Fultz 0-0; T Mastny 0-4; J Borowski 1-2; J Beckett 8-3; M Timlin 1-1; J Lopez 1-2; E Gagne 0-0.
Batters faced - C Sabathia 24; J Lewis 5; A Fultz 2; T Mastny 7; J Borowski 5; J Beckett 22; M Timlin 4; J Lopez 5; E Gagne 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul Emmel. LF--Gary Cederstrom. RF--Dana Demuth.
Time: 3:35.
Attendance: 36,986.
Weather: 54 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, out to center.

Updated on Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 5:58 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cleveland
C. Blake C. Blake
2-3
 Boston
M. Ramirez M. Ramirez
2-2
3 RBI
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