Boston 7, Texas 2
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 12 1
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 1
WP: P. Byrd (11-11)
LP: B. McCarthy (1-1)
(70-74)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Boston
- A. Cora tripled to deep right, J. Varitek scored
- C. Crisp singled to center, A. Cora scored
Top 5th: Boston
- D. Ortiz homered to deep right, C. Crisp scored
Top 6th: Boston
- J. Ellsbury singled to right, S. Casey scored, C. Crisp to second
- D. Pedroia singled to right, C. Crisp scored, J. Ellsbury to second
Top 7th: Boston
- J. Bay homered to deep right
Bot 8th: Texas
- T. Teagarden homered to deep left center
Bot 9th: Texas
- T. Teagarden singled to left, M. Byrd scored, N. Cruz to third
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Ellsbury rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .263
D. Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .330
D. Ortiz dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .270
K. Youkilis 3b-1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314
J. Bay lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305
S. Casey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .345
    J. Lowrie 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
J. Varitek c 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .229
A. Cora ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295
C. Crisp cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .284
 Totals 39 7 12 7 4 5 13  
 Batting
2B - K Youkilis (37, B McCarthy); C Crisp (15, J Benoit).
3B - A Cora (1, B McCarthy).
HR - D Ortiz (18, 5th inning off B McCarthy 1 on, 2 Out), J Bay (5, 7th inning off J Wright 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Cora (9), C Crisp (39), D Ortiz 2 (72), J Ellsbury (43), D Pedroia (77), J Bay (30).
2-out RBI - A Cora, C Crisp, D Ortiz 2, J Ellsbury, D Pedroia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ortiz 2, J Bay 1, D Pedroia 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - C Crisp (19, 2nd base off B McCarthy/T Teagarden).
 
 Fielding
E - P Byrd (2, throw).
PB - J Varitek.
DP - 2 (D Pedroia-A Cora-S Casey, P Byrd-A Cora-S Casey).
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Arias 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
R. Vazquez ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299
M. Young dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .282
J. Hamilton cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .303
M. Byrd lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .290
H. Blalock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261
N. Cruz rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .326
C. Davis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275
T. Teagarden c 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .333
 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 9 18  
 Batting
2B - R Vazquez (18, M Delcarmen).
HR - T Teagarden (3, 8th inning off M Delcarmen 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - T Teagarden 2 (6).
2-out RBI - T Teagarden.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hamilton 1, M Young 2, J Arias 2, C Davis 1.
GIDP - H Blalock, M Byrd.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - N Cruz (3, 3rd base off P Byrd/J Varitek).
 
 Fielding
E - T Teagarden (1, dropped foul ball).
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
P. Byrd (W, 11-11) 6.2 3 0 0 3 4 0 4.39
J. Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
M. Delcarmen 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3.86
C. Smith 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.79
J. Papelbon 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.66
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. McCarthy (L, 1-1) 5.1 7 6 6 3 1 1 4.22
L. Mendoza 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.25
J. Wright 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.76
J. Benoit 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.00
F. Francisco 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.43
HBP - J Arias (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes - P Byrd 102-64; J Lopez 5-4; M Delcarmen 24-16; C Smith 10-5; J Papelbon 15-12; B McCarthy 94-55; L Mendoza 15-11; J Wright 14-10; J Benoit 22-13; F Francisco 16-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - P Byrd 5-11; J Lopez 0-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; C Smith 0-1; J Papelbon 0-1; B McCarthy 8-7; L Mendoza 2-0; J Wright 1-0; J Benoit 1-2; F Francisco 0-1.
Batters faced - P Byrd 25; J Lopez 1; M Delcarmen 5; C Smith 2; J Papelbon 4; B McCarthy 26; L Mendoza 4; J Wright 4; J Benoit 5; F Francisco 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad Fairchild.
Time: 3:09.
Attendance: 28,644.
Weather: 93 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, left to right.

Updated on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 6:21 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Boston
D. Ortiz David Ortiz
2-5, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Texas
T. Teagarden Taylor Teagarden
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI