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Red Sox take the opener
Red Sox 7, Orioles 6
Julio Lugo (left) tags out Tike Redman during a stolen-base attempt. (Gail Burton/AP)
 Varitek's go-ahead single
 Ortiz's homer
 Crisp's three-run shot
 Lugo's RBI single
Jason Varitek gave the Red Sox the victory with a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth, but without Clay Buchholz -- in his first relief appearance -- to hold the O's in check, Boston may be singing a different tune. With the win, the Sox reduced their magic number to 16.
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Series at a glance:
BOS
Boston (85-56)
Won 1
Boston 7, Baltimore 6   BAL
Baltimore (60-79)
Lost 2
September 6, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1   7 10 0
Baltimore
1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0   6 10 0
Standings thru 9/6/07  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox Stats  |  Orioles Stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Lugo, SS5011001.239
Pedroia, 2B5000003.325
Ortiz, DH4112101.317
Lowell, 3B4000103.327
Youkilis, 1B3120100.291
Kielty, LF3000022.250
  a-Ellsbury, PH-LF1010000.444
Drew, RF3100114.252
Crisp, CF4333000.270
Mirabelli, C1010000.219
  1-Clayton, PR0100000.254
  Cash, C2000010.105
  b-Varitek, PH-C1011000.264
Totals3671074414 

a-Singled for Kielty in the 8th. b-Singled for Cash in the 9th.
1-Ran for Mirabelli in the 3rd.

BATTING
HR: Crisp (6, 4th inning off Olson, 2 on, 1 out), Ortiz (27, 5th inning off Cherry, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lugo; Ortiz 4; Youkilis 2; Ellsbury; Crisp 6; Mirabelli; Varitek.
RBI: Lugo (65), Ortiz 2 (96), Crisp 3 (54), Varitek (61).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell 2.
GIDP: Drew.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Crisp (23, 2nd base off Baez/Hernandez).

FIELDING
DP: (Lowell-Cash-Youkilis).

 
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B4000100.296
Redman, CF5230010.357
Markakis, RF3221210.297
Tejada, SS5022004.308
Millar, 1B5112035.261
Huff, DH3110100.274
Mora, 3B4011003.266
Hernandez, C3000111.243
Payton, LF4000001.253
Totals3661065614 

BATTING
2B: Markakis 2 (39, Wakefield, Wakefield), Huff (27, Wakefield).
HR: Millar (15, 3rd inning off Wakefield, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Redman 3; Markakis 4; Tejada 2; Millar 4; Huff 2; Mora.
RBI: Tejada 2 (72), Millar 2 (59), Mora (50), Markakis (91).
2-out RBI: Millar 2; Mora; Markakis; Tejada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mora 2; Hernandez; Millar 2.
GIDP: Tejada.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Mora (9, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash), Redman (3, 2nd base off Wakefield/Mirabelli).

FIELDING
DP: (Tejada-Roberts-Millar).

 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wakefield 3.29662014.39
Snyder 1.10001103.55
Buchholz (W, 3-0)3.01002301.50
Papelbon (S, 34)1.00000201.58
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Olson 3.25552317.79
Cherry 2.11110114.58
Hoey 1.000000011.47
Walker 0.10000002.98
Bradford 0.22001003.56
Baez (L, 0-6)1.02111006.38

WP: Olson.
IBB: Ortiz (by Baez).
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 74-46, Snyder 18-10, Buchholz 52-29, Papelbon 11-9, Olson 66-43, Cherry 31-19, Hoey 9-7, Walker 2-2, Bradford 16-10, Baez 21-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 4-7, Snyder 2-1, Buchholz 3-3, Papelbon 0-1, Olson 3-5, Cherry 3-3, Hoey 1-2, Walker 0-1, Bradford 2-0, Baez 2-1.
Batters faced: Wakefield 22, Snyder 5, Buchholz 11, Papelbon 3, Olson 18, Cherry 8, Hoey 3, Walker 1, Bradford 4, Baez 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Snyder 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 89 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:14.
Att: 27,472.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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