Tribe drop opener By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
The Indians had no answer for Curt Schilling, striking out 10 times over seven innings against the veteran. Trot Nixon went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his return to Fenway, and Cliff Lee allowed three runs over five innings in his fifth loss. Victor Martinez drove in a run and now has 40 RBIs.
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Red Sox 5, Indians 3
Curt Schilling set a season-high with 10 strikeouts on Monday against the Indians. (Elise Amendola/AP)
Sox win fourth straight By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Curt Schilling struck out a season-high 10 batters as the Sox toppled the Indians in the series opener. Kevin Youkilis extended his hitting streak to 20 games, and hit an inside-the-park homer in the seventh. Trot Nixon was greeted warmly in his Fenway return.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 28, 2007
Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Today's Boxes 5/28/07
CIN 4, PIT 0
ATL 2, MIL 1
MIN 10, CWS 4
FLA 5, CHC 3
COL 6, STL 2
ARI 5, PHI 4
TOR 7, NYY 2
BAL 9, KC 1
TB 6, DET 5
SEA 12, LAA 5
OAK 5, TEX 3
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Standings thru 5/28/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Red Sox Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .271
Blake , 3B4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .267
Hafner , DH5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .259
Martinez , C4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .315
Nixon , RF3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283
Peralta , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283
Dellucci , LF3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .238
Garko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
Barfield , 2B4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .237
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 13 21
BATTING 2B : Blake (16, Schilling), Barfield (7, Papelbon).TB : Blake 2; Martinez 2; Nixon; Peralta; Dellucci; Garko; Barfield 3.RBI : Martinez (40), Nixon (21), Barfield (24).2-out RBI : Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garko; Barfield; Peralta; Hafner 2.SF : Nixon.GIDP : Blake.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Peralta (2, 2nd base off Schilling/Varitek).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .230
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .240
Youkilis , 1B5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .354
Ramirez , DH4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Drew , RF2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .238
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .328
Varitek , C3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269
Pena , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Pedroia , 2B3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .298
Totals 34 5 10 5 4 6 13
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (16, Lee), Drew (6, Lee), Lowell (13, Lee), Pedroia 2 (9, Hernandez, Koplove), Lugo (11, Koplove).HR : Ramirez (8, 5th inning off Lee, 0 on, 2 out), Youkilis (7, 7th inning off Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Lugo 3; Youkilis 6; Ramirez 4; Drew 2; Lowell 2; Pedroia 5.RBI : Drew (16), Lowell (39), Ramirez (31), Youkilis (28), Lugo (30).2-out RBI : Ramirez; Lugo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crisp; Lugo 3; Youkilis 2.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Crisp (10, 2nd base off Koplove/Martinez), Lugo (15, 3rd base off Koplove/Martinez).FIELDING DP : (Lowell-Pedroia).
WP : Lee.HBP : Varitek (by Lee), Sizemore (by Schilling).Pitches-strikes : Lee 97-66, Hernandez 25-17, Fultz 8-4, Koplove 23-15, Schilling 114-77, Romero 10-2, Lopez 9-6, Donnelly 3-2, Papelbon 23-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Lee 2-9, Hernandez 4-1, Fultz 1-0, Koplove 1-0, Schilling 7-4, Romero 0-0, Lopez 0-1, Donnelly 1-0, Papelbon 0-1.Batters faced : Lee 24, Hernandez 7, Fultz 2, Koplove 6, Schilling 27, Romero 2, Lopez 3, Donnelly 1, Papelbon 6.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez 2-1, Donnelly 2-0.Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Tim Timmons.Weather : 79 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, L to R.T : 3:15.Att : 36,910.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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