Red Sox 7, Rangers 2
David Ortiz, who crushed a two-run homer, smiles after a first-inning single. (AP)
By Shawn Stroyer / MLB.com
Moving to four straight unbeaten starts, Paul Byrd got his fourth win with Boston in style. After working out of a bases-loaded jam unscathed in the third, he got support from a Big Papi homer to help the Red Sox inch closer to the top of the AL East.
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Boston 7, Texas 2
Today's Boxes 9/7/08
TOR 1, TB 0
CIN 4, CHC 3
WSH 7, ATL 4
LAA 3, CWS 2
SD 10, MIL 1
CLE 3, KC 1
DET 7, MIN 5
STL 3, FLA 1
PHI 6, NYM 2
HOU 7, COL 5
SF 11, PIT 6
LAD 5, ARI 3
SEA 5, NYY 2
NYM 6, PHI 3
Standings thru 9/7/08 | Recap: BOS | TEX | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Rangers stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , RF
4
0
1
1
1
0
2
.263
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
1
1
1
0
3
.330
Ortiz , DH
5
1
2
2
0
0
4
.270
Youkilis , 3B-1B
5
0
1
0
0
1
1
.314
Bay , LF
5
1
2
1
0
0
1
.288
Casey , 1B
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
.345
Lowrie , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.279
Varitek , C
5
1
1
0
0
3
2
.229
Cora , SS
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
.295
Crisp , CF
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
.284
Totals 39 7 12 7 4 5 16
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (37, McCarthy), Crisp (15, Benoit).3B : Cora (1, McCarthy).HR :
Ortiz (18, 5th inning off McCarthy, 1 on, 2 out), Bay (27, 7th inning off Wright, J, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Ellsbury;
Pedroia; Ortiz 5; Youkilis 2; Bay 5; Casey; Varitek; Cora 3; Crisp 3.RBI : Cora (9), Crisp (39), Ortiz 2 (72),
Ellsbury (43), Pedroia (77), Bay (94).2-out RBI : Cora; Crisp; Ortiz 2; Ellsbury; Pedroia.Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia; Bay; Ortiz 2.Team RISP : 4-for-12.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB :
Crisp (19, 2nd base off McCarthy/Teagarden).FIELDING E : Byrd (2, pickoff).PB : Varitek
(4).DP : 2 (Pedroia-Cora-Casey, Byrd-Cora-Casey).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Arias , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.250
Vazquez , SS
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
.299
Young, M , DH
4
0
0
0
0
3
4
.282
Hamilton , CF
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
.303
Byrd , LF
3
1
1
0
1
0
2
.290
Blalock , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.261
Cruz, N , RF
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
.326
Davis, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
5
.275
Teagarden , C
4
1
2
2
0
2
1
.333
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 9 18
BATTING 2B : Vazquez (18, Delcarmen).HR : Teagarden (3, 8th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Vazquez 2; Hamilton; Byrd; Cruz, N 2; Teagarden 5.RBI : Teagarden 2 (6).2-out RBI : Teagarden.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Young, M 2; Davis, C; Hamilton; Arias 2.GIDP : Blalock; Byrd.Team
RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Cruz, N (3, 3rd base off Byrd/Varitek).FIELDING E : Teagarden (1, fielding).
HBP : Arias (by Byrd).Pitches-strikes : Byrd 102-64, Lopez, Ja 5-4, Delcarmen 24-16, Smith, C 10-5, Papelbon
15-12, McCarthy 94-55, Mendoza, L 15-11, Wright, J 14-10, Benoit 22-13, Francisco, F 16-9.Groundouts-flyouts :
Byrd 3-7, Lopez, Ja 0-0, Delcarmen 0-0, Smith, C 0-1, Papelbon 0-0, McCarthy 8-6, Mendoza, L 2-0, Wright, J 1-0, Benoit 1-2,
Francisco, F 0-1.Batters faced : Byrd 25, Lopez, Ja 1, Delcarmen 5, Smith, C 2, Papelbon 4, McCarthy 26, Mendoza,
L 4, Wright, J 4, Benoit 5, Francisco, F 4.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez, Ja 2-0, Papelbon 1-1, Mendoza, L 2-2.Umpires :
HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 93 degrees, sunny.Wind :
9 mph, L to R.T : 3:09.Att : 28,644.September 7, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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