Boston (47-30) at Baltimore (35-42)

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Bullpen out to bounce back after rough night

Jeff Seidel / MLB.com
The Red Sox bullpen will face an unusual task in the finale of their three-game series with the Orioles -- bouncing back from losing a nine-run lead. Josh Beckett starts.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Josh Beckett

  • #19 RHP
  • (9-3) 3.48 ERA 94 SO
The ace will close out this nine-game road trip with the Red Sox with the goal of continuing his recent dominance. Beckett has been nothing short of electric of late. In his last seven starts, the right-hander is 5-1 with a 1.24 ERA. In five of his last seven starts, Beckett did not allow an earned run. This is his last start before All-Star selections and Beckett is looking like a strong candidate to make the team, perhaps even as the starter. Beckett is holding opponents to a .239 average. In eight road starts, he is 5-3 with a 4.03 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 98-65 3.76 1287.0 403 1225 .241
Season 9-3 3.48 98.1 32 94 .239
Vs. Baltimore 1-0 4.50 6.0 4 5 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/01/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 47 30 .610 - 25-10 22-20
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 35 42 .455 12.0 24-19 11-23
Stats - 07/01/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BOS .269 405 92 386 61 534 4.12 682.1 691 255 579
BAL .274 360 79 342 37 442 5.00 678.2 756 244 456
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O's send Bergesen to face Red Sox ace

Brian Eller / MLB.com
Wednesday's game will be a matchup of arguably the two teams' top starting pitchers, with Brad Bergesen facing Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Brad Bergesen

  • #35 RHP
  • (5-2) 3.76 ERA 40 SO
Bergesen continued to shine in his last outing, throwing six innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out five. It was Bergesen's fifth win of the season and fourth straight win. The Orioles provided him plenty of cushion, scoring 11 runs in the right-hander's most recent win on the mound.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-2 3.76 83.2 19 40 .260
Season 5-2 3.76 83.2 19 40 .260

Red Sox hitters vs Brad Bergesen

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian .000 2 0 1 .000 2 0 1
Bates, Aaron - - - - .000 9 0 0
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. - - - - .286 7 0 1
Ellsbury, Jacoby - - - - .286 7 0 0
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - - - - -
Lowell, Mike - - - - .500 2 0 0
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .000 2 0 1
Martinez, Victor - - - - - - - -
Ortiz, David - - - - .333 6 0 0
Pedroia, Dustin - - - - .667 6 0 1
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason - - - - .167 6 0 1
Wagner, Mark - - - - .333 3 0 0
Youkilis, Kevin - - - - .000 5 0 0

Orioles hitters vs Josh Beckett

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - .333 3 0 0
Aubrey, Michael - - - - - - - -
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar .333 3 0 0 .250 12 0 0
Jones, Adam .000 2 0 0 .235 17 0 0
Markakis, Nick 1.000 1 0 1 .313 32 1 5
Montanez, Lou - - - - - - - -
Pie, Felix .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 1
Reimold, Nolan - - - - .000 6 0 0
Roberts, Brian .250 4 0 0 .278 36 1 4
Scott, Luke .333 3 0 0 .533 15 2 4
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - .333 3 0 0
Wigginton, Ty .000 3 0 0 .333 21 3 5

Down one day, on top of world the next (48-30) (35-43)

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 (11)

Payback is sweet

Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com
Remember the O's 10-run rally? The Red Sox didn't, because they staged their own thrilling win, tying the game in the ninth on Kevin Youkilis' two-run homer and Rocco Baldelli's two-run single. Julio Lugo's RBI single won it in the 11th, and Jonathan Papelbon converted his 133rd save, the most in Red Sox history.

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Series at a Glance

 

Stinging defeat

Brian Eller / MLB.com
Less than 24 hours after staging a historic comeback, Baltimore could not carry that momentum into the finale. Brad Bergesen was cruising along before he handed it to his bullpen in the ninth. But reliable relievers Jim Johnson and George Sherrill were unable to preserve the victory, and the O's eventually fell in the 11th.
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Red Sox 6, Orioles 5

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew, J, RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .265
Pedroia, 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 .291
Youkilis, 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .314
Bay, LF 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 .262
Ortiz, D, DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225
Ellsbury, CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .304
Kotsay, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
  1-Bailey, J, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .216
Varitek, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234
  2-Lugo, PR-SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
Green, N, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
  a-Baldelli, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .289
  Kottaras, G, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Totals 43 6 10 6 4 9 13  

a-Singled for Green, N in the 9th.
1-Ran for Kotsay in the 8th. 2-Ran for Varitek in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (23, Bergesen), Ellsbury (12, Baez).
HR: Youkilis (14, 9th inning off Johnson, Ji, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Drew, J 2; Pedroia 3; Youkilis 4; Ortiz, D; Ellsbury 3; Lugo; Baldelli.
RBI: Pedroia (35), Youkilis 2 (47), Baldelli 2 (13), Lugo (8).
2-out RBI: Pedroia; Baldelli 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pedroia 3.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bay (Pie at 2nd base).
 
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .278
Pie, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .234
Markakis, RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .298
Huff, A, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
Scott, DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .299
Reimold, N, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
Wigginton, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266
Zaun, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
Andino, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .248
Totals 38 5 6 5 2 10 5  

BATTING
2B: Markakis (24, Beckett).
HR: Scott (15, 2nd inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out), Wigginton (6, 4th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Roberts, B; Pie; Markakis 2; Scott 4; Wigginton 4; Andino.
RBI: Pie (8), Scott (40), Markakis 2 (52), Wigginton (22).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reimold, N.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
SB: Roberts, B (16, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Roberts, B (6, fielding).
Outfield assists: Reimold, N (Pedroia at 3rd base).
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett 7.0 6 5 5 2 5 2 3.67
Bard, D 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.10
Ramirez, R (W, 5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80
Papelbon (S, 20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergesen 8.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 3.53
Johnson, Ji 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2.87
Sherrill (BS, 3) 0.2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2.51
Baez (L, 4-2) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.17

Johnson, Ji pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Scott (by Beckett).
Pitches-strikes: Beckett 107-69, Bard, D 23-16, Ramirez, R 12-9, Papelbon 18-11, Bergesen 103-73, Johnson, Ji 9-3, Sherrill 29-14, Baez 28-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Beckett 7-8, Bard, D 0-2, Ramirez, R 1-1, Papelbon 0-3, Bergesen 6-11, Johnson, Ji 0-0, Sherrill 0-0, Baez 2-4.
Batters faced: Beckett 28, Bard, D 6, Ramirez, R 3, Papelbon 3, Bergesen 28, Johnson, Ji 2, Sherrill 7, Baez 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Baez 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 29,391.
July 1, 2009

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