Sox cash in on free passes
Red Sox 14, Orioles 8
Matt Clement dominated the O's for six frames before tiring in the seventh. (Chris Gardner/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox took advantadge of six free passes in the first inning to score four runs, and they never looked back. Trot Nixon added a two-run homer, and starter Matt Clement allowed four runs over seven innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 07, 2006
Boston
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Won 2
Boston 14, Baltimore 8
Today's Boxes 4/7/06
CHC 5, STL 1
CLE 11, MIN 6
LAD 5, PHI 3
TB 9, TOR 8
NYM 9, FLA 3
CIN 7, PIT 6
MIL 3, ARI 1
DET 5, TEX 2
HOU 6, WSH 1
KC 11, CWS 7
COL 10, SD 4
LAA 4, NYY 1
OAK 5, SEA 0
ATL 14, SF 6
Baltimore
(2-2)
Lost 2
April 7, 2006
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Standings thru 4/7/06  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Orioles Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF6 2 2 0 1 1 6 .350
Loretta , 2B3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .438
a-Cora , PH-2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Ortiz , DH4 1 0 0 2 1 6 .250
Ramirez, M , LF4 3 3 2 1 1 3 .286
1-Stern , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nixon , RF4 2 2 4 2 1 4 .333
Varitek , C4 0 0 1 2 0 6 .273
Lowell , 3B3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .286
Snow , 1B1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Youkilis , 1B-3B3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .400
Gonzalez , SS5 0 1 0 1 0 7 .308
Totals 38 14 16 13 14 5 32
a-Doubled for Loretta in the 8th. 1-Ran for Ramirez, M in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Loretta (2, Cabrera), Lowell (1, DuBose), Gonzalez (1, Brower), Cora (1, Brower).HR : Nixon (2, 4th inning off DuBose, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Crisp 2; Loretta 3; Cora 2; Ramirez, M 3; Nixon 5; Lowell 3; Youkilis 3; Gonzalez 2.RBI : Ramirez, M 2 (2), Varitek (3), Lowell 2 (3), Youkilis 2 (2), Nixon 4 (7), Cora 2 (2).2-out RBI : Nixon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crisp 2; Ortiz 2; Varitek 2.SF : Youkilis.GIDP : Gonzalez 2; Varitek; Nixon.Team LOB : 14. FIELDING E : Youkilis (1, throw).DP : 3 (Gonzalez-Loretta-Youkilis, Loretta-Gonzalez-Youkilis, Cora-Gonzalez-Snow).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .263
Markakis , CF-LF5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Mora , 3B5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .278
Tejada, M , SS3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .353
1-Gomez , PR-SS 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Gibbons , RF5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .462
Millar , 1B1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .417
Newhan , 1B2 2 1 3 0 0 2 .500
Lopez, J , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267
Conine , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
Patterson , CF2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167
Hernandez , C4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .667
Totals 40 8 16 8 1 7 13
1-Ran for Tejada, M in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Roberts (2, Clement), Mora (1, Seanez).HR : Newhan (1, 8th inning off Seanez, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts 3; Markakis; Mora 3; Tejada, M 2; Gomez 2; Gibbons 2; Newhan 4; Patterson; Hernandez 3.RBI : Patterson (1), Hernandez (6), Roberts 2 (5), Gomez (1), Newhan 3 (3).2-out RBI : Patterson; Hernandez; Roberts 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Markakis 2.GIDP : Lopez, J; Roberts; Gibbons.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP : 4 (DuBose-Hernandez-Millar, Roberts-Millar-Tejada, M, Mora-Roberts-Millar, Roberts-Tejada, M-Newhan).
WP : Cabrera.HBP : Youkilis (by Brower), Stern (by Brower).Pitches-strikes : Clement 100-67, Seanez 32-22, Foulke 10-9, Cabrera 60-22, DuBose 83-46, Brower 59-29, Hawkins 21-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Clement 9-5, Seanez 2-1, Foulke 3-0, Cabrera 0-3, DuBose 6-3, Brower 5-1, Hawkins 2-2.Batters faced : Clement 29, Seanez 9, Foulke 3, Cabrera 14, DuBose 19, Brower 17, Hawkins 5.Inherited runners-scored : DuBose 2-2, Hawkins 3-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Joe Brinkman. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 75 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:30.Att : 37,063.
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