Boston 6, Baltimore 3
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(72-53)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 9 0
Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
WP: J. Lester (12-4) S: J. Papelbon (33)
LP: J. Guthrie (10-9)
(60-64)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Boston
- J. Bay homered to deep right center
- J. Varitek homered to deep right
Bot 4th: Baltimore
- A. Huff homered to deep center
Top 8th: Boston
- J. Bay homered to deep center, D. Ortiz scored
Bot 8th: Baltimore
- A. Huff doubled to deep left center, M. Mora and N. Markakis scored
Top 9th: Boston
- D. Ortiz doubled to deep center, D. Pedroia scored
- J. Bay reached on fielder's choice, D. Ortiz scored
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Ellsbury rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .265
D. Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .320
D. Ortiz dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .262
K. Youkilis 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .317
J. Bay lf 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .348
J. Lowrie ss-3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .309
S. Casey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .346
    A. Cora pr-ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
J. Varitek c 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .216
C. Crisp cf 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .248
 Totals 36 6 9 6 8 7 17  
 Batting
2B - D Ortiz 2 (16, J Johnson, J Guthrie).
HR - J Bay 2 (3, 2nd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off R Cherry 1 on, 1 Out), J Varitek (9, 2nd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Bay 4 (16), J Varitek (33), D Ortiz (63).
2-out RBI - J Varitek.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Varitek 1, S Casey 1, K Youkilis 1, J Ellsbury 2.
GIDP - D Ortiz.
Team LOB - 11.
 Base Running
SB - J Bay (3, 2nd base off J Guthrie/R Hernandez).
CS - C Crisp (5, 2nd base by J Guthrie/R Hernandez).
 Baltimore
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
B. Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
N. Markakis rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .303
M. Mora 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .284
A. Huff dh 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .304
R. Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
K. Millar 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247
L. Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270
J. Payton cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
J. Castro ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
    A. Cintron ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
 Totals 32 3 5 3 3 6 7  
 Batting
2B - K Millar (23, J Lester); A Huff (37, J Papelbon).
HR - A Huff (27, 4th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Huff 3 (87).
2-out RBI - A Huff 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, R Hernandez 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - K Millar (5, ground ball).
DP - 1 (K Millar-J Castro-K Millar).
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Lester (W, 12-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 3.17
M. Delcarmen (H, 16) 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 4.53
J. Papelbon (S, 33) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.84
 Baltimore
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Guthrie (L, 10-9) 7.0 5 2 2 5 4 2 3.15
R. Cherry 0.2 2 2 1 2 2 1 9.00
A. Castillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.76
J. Johnson 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.37
R. Bierd 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52
WP - R Cherry.
Pitches-strikes - J Lester 103-64; M Delcarmen 24-12; J Papelbon 16-12; J Guthrie 104-56; R Cherry 30-16; A Castillo 2-2; J Johnson 24-14; R Bierd 5-3.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Lester 6-10; M Delcarmen 1-0; J Papelbon 1-3; J Guthrie 6-10; R Cherry 0-0; A Castillo 1-0; J Johnson 3-0; R Bierd 0-0.
Batters faced - J Lester 26; M Delcarmen 4; J Papelbon 5; J Guthrie 29; R Cherry 7; A Castillo 1; J Johnson 6; R Bierd 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Mike Reilly.
Time: 3:01.
Attendance: 40,429.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.

Updated on Monday, Aug 18, 2008 10:16 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Boston
J. Bay Jason Bay
3-5, 2 HR
4 RBI
 Baltimore
A. Huff Aubrey Huff
2-4, 1 HR
3 RBI