Red Sox 7, Rangers 2
Brandon McCarthy kept it close until the fifth inning on Sunday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
On a sunny afternoon in Arlington, the Rangers had little reason to smile, though starter Brandon McCarthy was solid at first. The offense was simply unable to crack righty Paul Byrd, and couldn't capitalize on a big opportunity in the third.
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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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