May 28, 2008 Phillies 8, Rockies 1

Everybody gets in on the act as the Phillies tee off against Rockies rookie Greg Reynolds to the tune of 8 runs in 1 2/3 innings as the Phils cruise to the win. All the Phillie scoring would be off Reynolds in the first two innings as the Rockies relief corps holds them in check the remainer of the game. Adam Eaton contributes a good performance for his 5th win of the season, already one more win than he had in real life. Not a very good beginning for the career of Rockies rookie Reynolds. Four starts, a 12.83 ERA, and 7 homeruns allowed (including 2 for the Phils today) in a little more than 18 innings of work. 6 runs allowed in his previous two starts, and 8 today. Three of the runs today were unearned, or else the ERA would be even higher.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Colorado Rockies At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies       5/28/2008
 
  Rockies            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  0  0 .211     J.Rollins SS        4  0  2  1 .271  
  S.Smith RF          5  0  1  0 .200     C.Durbin P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Helton 1B         4  0  0  0 .254     S.Victorino CF      5  2  1  1 .394  
  G.Atkins 3B         3  1  1  0 .245     C.Utley 2B          4  1  1  1 .255  
  R.Spilborghs LF     4  0  1  0 .284     R.Howard 1B         4  1  3  0 .265  
  I.Stewart 2B        4  0  1  1 .231   F-G.Dobbs 1B          0  0  0  0 .338  
  C.Iannetta C        3  0  1  0 .185     P.Burrell LF        5  2  1  2 .216  
  O.Quintanilla SS    3  0  1  0 .277     G.Jenkins RF        2  1  0  0 .256  
  G.Reynolds P        0  0  0  0 .000     P.Feliz 3B          4  0  2  1 .241  
  M.Herges P          0  0  0  0 .000     C.Ruiz C            4  0  1  1 .179  
A-S.Podsednik PH      1  0  0  0 .288     A.Eaton P           3  1  1  0 .182  
  M.Corpas P          0  0  0  0 .000     R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Baker PH          1  0  0  0 .253   D-S.Taguchi PH        1  0  0  0 .182  
  A.Arias P           0  0  0  0 .000   E-E.Bruntlett SS      0  0  0  0 .177  
C-C.Sullivan PH       1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Newman P          0  0  0  01.000                                          
G-J.Herrera PH        1  0  1  0 .175                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  7  1                 Totals      36  8 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Herges In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Corpas In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Arias In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Madson In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Taguchi In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Howard In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Newman In 9th Inning
 
Rockies......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  1
Phillies........ 3 5 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  8 12  1
 
Rockies (23-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Reynolds LOSS(0-2)      1 2/3   7   8   5   2   2   2  62  12.83
M.Herges                  0 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   8.10
M.Corpas                  1       2   0   0   0   1   0  17   3.54
A.Arias                   2       0   0   0   0   2   0  18   6.43
J.Newman                  3       1   0   0   3   0   0  37   5.54
Totals                    8      12   8   5   5   5   2
 
Phillies (26-29)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton WIN(5-2)          6       6   1   1   2   5   0  97   4.16
R.Madson                  1       0   0   0   1   2   0  19   4.88
C.Durbin                  2       1   0   0   1   3   0  32   3.99
Totals                    9       7   1   1   4  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,961 DATE- Wednesday, May 28th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Greg Gibson, Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Rockies:11  Phillies: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rockies: 1  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- W.Taveras, G.Jenkins
DOUBLES- C.Utley(15th), P.Feliz(12th)
HOME RUNS- S.Victorino(12th), P.Burrell(12th)
WALKS- W.Taveras, T.Helton, G.Atkins, O.Quintanilla, J.Rollins, C.Utley,
       R.Howard, G.Jenkins-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Iannetta
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-3, S.Smith-3, T.Helton, I.Stewart, O.Quintanilla,
             C.Sullivan, S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard, G.Jenkins, C.Ruiz
GIDP- O.Quintanilla, P.Burrell
WILD PITCHES- G.Reynolds
 
Pedro Feliz had 2 base hits at Citizen's Bank Park where the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 8 to 1.
 
Philadelphia jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they
tallied 3 runs on 4 hits.  That was all the runs Adam Eaton(5-2) needed.
Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.  
 
Greg Reynolds(0-2) was charged with the loss.  He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings
allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.

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May 28, 2008 Red Sox 9, Mariners 1

Maybe the Red Sox should try their hands at poker, because 2's were wild today. Mike Lowell and Manny Ramirez each have 2-run homeruns, Sean Casey and Jacoby Ellsbury each have 2-run doubles, and a solo homerun for David Ortiz adds to the mix. Tim Wakefield goes 8 solid innings for the win, his first win in 3 1/2 weeks.. Even though the Mariners lost and are 12 games below .500, they sit closer to first in their division than the 6 games over .500 Sox do. That's what happens when the AL West leader, the Texas Rangers, has a record of 26-29, 3 games below.500!! Seattle sits 4 1/2 behind them, while the Sox are 6 1/2 behind the Toronto Blue Jays who have the best record in the American League at a sizzling 37-18.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Seattle Mariners              5/28/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury RF       5  1  3  2 .363     I.Suzuki CF         3  0  1  0 .283  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  1  0 .266     M.Cairo 1B          4  1  1  0 .405  
A-A.Cora 2B           0  0  0  0 .318     J.Vidro DH          4  0  0  0 .248  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  1 .238     R.Ibanez LF         3  0  0  0 .325  
  M.Ramirez LF        5  3  3  2 .286     J.Lopez 2B          4  0  0  0 .240  
  M.Lowell 3B         5  1  1  2 .230     A.Beltre 3B         3  0  2  1 .283  
  S.Casey 1B          5  0  3  2 .413     W.Balentien RF      3  0  0  0 .205  
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  0 .317     J.Burke C           2  0  0  0 .227  
  K.Cash C            4  0  1  0 .167     Y.Betancourt SS     3  0  0  0 .278  
  J.Lugo SS           4  1  1  0 .338                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  9 16  9                 Totals      29  1  4  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Pedroia In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 2 0 0  4 1 0  2 0 0  -  9 16  0
Mariners........ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
 
Red Sox (31-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield WIN(4-4)      8       4   1   1   4   5   0 107   5.32
H.Okajima                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.22
Totals                    9       4   1   1   4   6   0
 
Mariners (21-33)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Bedard LOSS(5-3)        4      10   7   7   0   3   3  83   3.30
S.Green                   2 2/3   4   2   2   0   2   0  47   5.19
R.Rowland-Sm              2 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  41   4.41
Totals                    9      16   9   9   1   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,701 DATE- Wednesday, May 28th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Mariners: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Mariners: 1
DOUBLES- J.Ellsbury(12th), S.Casey(8th), K.Cash(4th), J.Lugo(17th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(9th), M.Ramirez(13th), M.Lowell(7th)
WALKS- D.Ortiz, I.Suzuki, R.Ibanez, A.Beltre, J.Burke
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ramirez, M.Lowell-3, K.Cash-2, M.Cairo, J.Vidro-2, R.Ibanez,
             J.Lopez, W.Balentien
GIDP- D.Ortiz, W.Balentien, Y.Betancourt
WILD PITCHES- T.Wakefield
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Dustin Pedroia robbed Jose Lopez of a base hit.
 
Left fielder Manny Ramirez jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI at
SAFECO Field as the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners by the count of
9 to 1.
 
Boston claimed the early lead in the first inning as they scored 2 runs on 2
base hits.  That early scoring was all that Tim Wakefield(4-4) needed.
Boston finished with 16 hits while Seattle ended up with 4.  
 
Erik Bedard(5-3) suffered the loss.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 4 innings of
work.

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May 27, 2008 Rockies 4, Phillies 1 (10)

A very, very sloppy 10th inning with errors commited by Jimmy Rollins, Tom Gordon and Ryan Howard and a passed ball for Chris Coste lead to 3 unearned runs for the Rockies and another tough loss for the Phils. Sloppy game overall with only one of the 5 runs scored between the teams being earned. Tom Gordon gets the loss despite not allowing an earned run. See it for yourself: *** TOP OF INNING 10 *** 0 I.Stewart 6- 5 5 1 Base Error - SS b-1 0 1 Y.Torrealba 3-10 1 2 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 O.Quintanil 2- 7 4 Strike Out b-0 SUBSTITUTE PH- Jeff Baker 1 12 J.Baker 4- 4 1 Passed Ball 2-3 1-2 1 23 J.Baker 0 Int Walk b-1 1 123 W.Taveras 5 1 Base Error - P 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Ryan Madson 1 123 S.Smith 5- 4 5 Foul Out b-0 2 123 C.Iannetta 5-12 3 Single & Error - 1B 3-H 2-H 1-3 b-2 2 23 G.Atkins 5- 5 3 Strike Out b-0

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Colorado Rockies At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies       5/27/2008
 
  Rockies            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        3  0  0  1 .216     J.Rollins SS        4  0  2  0 .263  
  S.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .200     S.Victorino CF      4  0  0  0 .400  
  T.Helton 1B         1  0  0  0 .260     C.Utley 2B          5  0  1  0 .255  
C-C.Iannetta PH,3B    2  0  1  1 .179     R.Howard 1B         3  0  0  0 .255  
  G.Atkins 3B,1B      5  0  0  0 .244     G.Dobbs LF          4  1  1  0 .338  
  R.Spilborghs LF     4  0  1  0 .286     T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  I.Stewart 2B        3  2  2  0 .222     R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  Y.Torrealba C       4  1  3  0 .325     G.Jenkins RF        4  0  1  0 .260  
  O.Quintanilla SS    4  0  1  1 .274     P.Feliz 3B          4  0  2  1 .235  
  U.Jimenez P         2  0  0  0 .091     C.Ruiz C            3  0  1  0 .177  
  J.Grilli P          1  0  0  0 .000   A-S.Taguchi PR        0  0  0  0 .186  
E-J.Baker PH          0  1  0  0 .256     R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Fuentes P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Romero P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        D-P.Burrell LF        1  0  0  0 .217  
                                          K.Kendrick P        2  0  1  0 .294  
                                          C.Condrey P         0  0  0  0 .500  
                                        B-C.Coste PH,C        2  0  0  0 .258  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  3                 Totals      36  1  9  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ruiz In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Condrey In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Helton In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Romero In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Grilli In 10th Inning
 
Rockies......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  3 -  4  8  1
Phillies........ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  9  3
 
Rockies (23-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
U.Jimenez                 6 1/3   7   1   0   2   6   0 111   3.42
J.Grilli WIN(1-0)         2 2/3   1   0   0   1   4   0  26   5.16
B.Fuentes SAVE(10th)      1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.25
Totals                   10       9   1   0   3  11   0
 
Phillies (25-29)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Kendrick                6 1/3   6   1   1   5   3   0  93   6.19
C.Condrey                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.57
R.Seanez                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  15   3.42
J.Romero                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.32
T.Gordon LOSS(2-2)        1       1   3   0   1   1   0  24   5.40
R.Madson                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   5.06
Totals                   10       8   4   1   6   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,159 DATE- Tuesday, May 27th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bob Davidson, Alfonso Marquez, Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Rockies: 6  Phillies: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rockies: 1  Phillies: 3
ERRORS- U.Jimenez, J.Rollins, R.Howard, T.Gordon
DOUBLES- I.Stewart(1st), Y.Torrealba(12th), O.Quintanilla(6th), C.Utley(14th),
         P.Feliz(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Taveras, I.Stewart
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Taveras
WALKS- W.Taveras, S.Smith, T.Helton-2, I.Stewart, J.Baker, J.Rollins,
       S.Victorino, R.Howard
STRIKE OUTS- C.Iannetta, G.Atkins-2, Y.Torrealba, O.Quintanilla, U.Jimenez,
             J.Rollins-2, C.Utley-2, R.Howard-2, G.Dobbs, P.Feliz, C.Ruiz,
             C.Coste-2
GIDP- G.Atkins-2, O.Quintanilla, S.Victorino
WILD PITCHES- U.Jimenez-2
PASSED BALLS- C.Coste
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Chase Utley robbed Garrett Atkins of a base hit.
 
At Citizen's Bank Park the Colorado Rockies outscored the Philadelphia
Phillies in 10 innings 4 to 1.
 
The game was deadlocked at 1 after nine full innings.  Colorado ended up
winning it in the 10th inning.  Ian Stewart led off and keyed the rally when
he reached on an error.  Yorvit Torrealba stepped into the batter's box and
he laced a one-base hit.  Omar Quintanilla dug into the batters box next, but
he struck out.  Tom Gordon then tossed a pitch that the catcher mis-handled.
Jeff Baker stepped into the box and was walked intentionally to load the
bases.  Willy Taveras did his part to keep things going and reached on an
error.  After another out, Chris Iannetta came up and he delivered a
base-hit, and an error was also committed.  Garrett Atkins struck out, unable
to help the rally.  Colorado had a total of 8 hits for the game.  
 
The win was credited to Jason Grilli(1-0) who went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing
no runs. Brian Fuentes got the save, his 10th.  Gordon(2-2) ended up with the
loss in relief.  He was pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned
run in his 1 inning of work.  
 

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May 27, 2008 Mariners 6, Red Sox 5

Jose Vidro played star for Seattle with a 2-run homerun in the first inning off of Dice-K and then a 2-run double off of David Aardsma in the 7th after the Sox had taken the lead for 4 RBIs in a Sox loss.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Seattle Mariners              5/27/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          3  0  2  0 .313     I.Suzuki CF,RF      3  1  2  0 .283  
B-K.Youkilis 3B       1  0  0  0 .333     J.Lopez 2B          4  2  2  0 .244  
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  0  1 .267     J.Vidro DH          4  2  2  4 .255  
  D.Ortiz DH          2  0  1  1 .237     R.Ibanez LF         2  0  1  1 .330  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  0  0  0 .279     A.Beltre 3B         4  0  0  0 .277  
  M.Lowell 3B         3  1  0  0 .231     K.Johjima C         4  0  0  0 .184  
A-J.Ellsbury PR,CF    0  0  0  0 .356     W.Balentien RF      4  0  0  0 .212  
  J.Drew RF           3  1  0  0 .276   C-J.Reed CF           0  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Varitek C         3  1  0  0 .205     M.Cairo 1B          4  0  1  0 .424  
  S.Casey 1B          4  1  1  2 .400     Y.Betancourt SS     2  1  0  0 .282  
  J.Lugo SS           2  1  0  0 .340                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  5  4  4                 Totals      31  6  8  5
 
A-Pinch Ran For Lowell In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Crisp In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Balentien In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  1 0 0  -  5  4  2
Mariners........ 2 0 0  0 1 0  3 0    -  6  8  1
 
Red Sox (30-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka               6       5   3   2   3   5   1  90   3.82
D.Aardsma L(1-3) BS(1st)  0 2/3   3   3   3   1   0   0  19   4.57
C.Hansen                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   5.40
Totals                    8       8   6   5   4   6   1
 
Mariners (21-32)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Batista                 4       2   4   4   4   2   0  67   7.87
R.Dickey                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  17   6.48
M.Lowe                    1 2/3   0   1   1   1   2   0  26   8.72
A.Rhodes WIN(1-0)         0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   1.35
J.Putz SAVE(4th)          2       0   0   0   0   2   0  25   0.56
Totals                    9       4   5   5   7   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,344 DATE- Tuesday, May 27th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Mariners: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Mariners: 0
ERRORS- M.Ramirez, J.Lugo, Y.Betancourt
DOUBLES- S.Casey(7th), J.Lopez(15th), J.Vidro(10th), R.Ibanez(19th)
HOME RUNS- J.Vidro(5th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Cairo(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Crisp, I.Suzuki
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz
WALKS- D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, J.Drew, J.Varitek, J.Lugo-2, I.Suzuki,
       R.Ibanez-2, Y.Betancourt
STRIKE OUTS- K.Youkilis, M.Ramirez-3, J.Varitek-2, S.Casey, J.Vidro-2, A.Beltre,
             W.Balentien-3
GIDP- A.Beltre
WILD PITCHES- M.Batista
 
Jose Vidro jacked one out of the ballyard and had 4 RBI and J.J. Putz
performed beautifully in relief as the Seattle Mariners outscored the Boston
Red Sox 6 to 5.
 
It was a good day for Seattle thanks to Vidro.  He cracked a two-run shot (his
5th of the season) in the 1st inning and doubled bringing in two baserunners
in the 7th inning.  Seattle had 8 hits for the night while Boston had 4.
 
The winning pitcher was Arthur Rhodes(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2/3 of an
inning. Rhodes got help from Putz who was credited with his 4th save.  David
Aardsma(1-3) was the loser in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning and
surrendered 3 hits and 1 walk.
 
The Seattle ballclub's record now stands at 21-32.  With the loss, Boston has
a record of 5-5 lately, 30-25 overall.

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May 26, 2008 Rockies 6, Phillies 5

After a 5-2 road trip, the Phillies come back home but twos are wild for the Rockies today for Colorado. Two runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th inning negate a Phillie 3-run rally in the bottom of the 7th leaving the Phils a run short on the scoreboard. Jeff Baker for the Rockies and Ryan Howard for the Phils carry the big sticks of the day, with Baker going 2 for 5, a double and homer, and knocking in 3. Howard goes 3 for 4 falling a triple shy of the cycle and knocks in 3 including his NL leading 17th homer of the season.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Colorado Rockies At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies       5/26/2008
 
  Rockies            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  0  0 .221     J.Rollins SS        4  1  1  0 .255  
  J.Herrera 2B        5  0  1  0 .154     S.Victorino CF      4  1  1  1 .411  
  T.Helton 1B         3  1  0  0 .261     C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .256  
  R.Spilborghs LF     4  1  1  0 .287     R.Howard 1B         4  2  3  3 .259  
  J.Baker 3B          5  2  2  3 .256     P.Burrell LF        2  0  0  0 .218  
  S.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .273     P.Feliz 3B          4  0  1  1 .228  
  Y.Torrealba C       4  1  2  0 .309     C.Condrey P         0  0  0  0 .500  
  O.Quintanilla SS    4  1  3  1 .276     C.Coste C           2  0  0  0 .264  
  J.De La Rosa P      3  0  2  0 .182     T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-G.Atkins PH         1  0  1  1 .250   E-G.Jenkins RF        1  0  0  0 .260  
  J.Grilli P          0  0  0  0 .000     S.Taguchi RF        2  0  0  0 .186  
  B.Fuentes P         0  0  0  0 ----   D-G.Dobbs PH,3B       1  1  0  0 .344  
                                          J.Moyer P           1  0  0  0 .111  
                                        A-E.Bruntlett PH      1  0  0  0 .177  
                                          R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-C.Ruiz C            2  0  0  0 .173  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 12  5                 Totals      32  5  6  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moyer In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Seanez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For De La Rosa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Taguchi In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gordon In 9th Inning
 
Rockies......... 0 2 2  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  6 12  0
Phillies........ 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 3 0  -  5  6  1
 
Rockies (22-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.De La Rosa WIN(2-1)     7       3   2   2   1   9   1  94   4.50
J.Grilli                  0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  16   5.67
B.Fuentes SAVE(9th)       1 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  26   2.37
Totals                    9       6   5   5   3  10   1
 
Phillies (25-28)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Moyer LOSS(5-5)         5       7   4   4   2   6   1  91   4.24
R.Seanez                  2       2   0   0   1   4   0  32   3.55
T.Gordon                  1       3   2   2   0   1   0  19   5.68
C.Condrey                 1       0   0   0   1   0   0  11   6.75
Totals                    9      12   6   6   4  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,341 DATE- Monday, May 26th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Ed Hickox
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Rockies: 8  Phillies: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rockies: 0  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- S.Taguchi
DOUBLES- J.Baker(7th), Y.Torrealba(11th), O.Quintanilla(5th), R.Howard(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Baker(1st), R.Howard(17th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Spilborghs(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Coste
WALKS- W.Taveras, T.Helton-2, R.Spilborghs, P.Burrell-2, G.Dobbs
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-3, J.Herrera-2, J.Baker, S.Smith-3, Y.Torrealba,
             O.Quintanilla, J.Rollins, C.Utley-3, R.Howard, P.Burrell-2,
             P.Feliz, C.Coste, S.Taguchi
GIDP- R.Spilborghs
WILD PITCHES- J.De La Rosa, B.Fuentes
 
Jorge De La Rosa went 7 strong innings as the Colorado Rockies defeated the
Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6 to 5 at Citizen's Bank Park.
 
De La Rosa(2-1) pitched well for Colorado in their victory.  He went 7 innings
allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.  De La Rosa struckout 9 Philadelphia batters
improving his ERA from 5.09 to 4.50.  Colorado finished with 12 hits while
Philadelphia ended up with 6.  
 
Brian Fuentes recorded the save, his 9th. Jamie Moyer(5-5) took the loss.  He
pitched 5 innings allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.

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May 26, 2008 Red Sox 5, Mariners 3

Bartolo Colon gets his first win in a Red Sox uniform when the offense bails him out by turning a 3-2 Seattle lead into a 5-3 Sox lead with a 3-run 7th inning. Colon goes 6, Manny Declarmen goes one inning, and Mike Timlin thanks to a quick 7 pitch 8th inning stays in for the 9th and converts the save for his first save of the year. What doomed the Mariners was taking out Felix Hernandez. He had been smoking right along with 10 strikeouts through 6 and only allowing one earned run, but at almost 100 pitches was replaced by Sean Green in the 7th. Green allows the three Sox runs and gets the loss.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Seattle Mariners              5/26/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  1  1  2 .356     I.Suzuki CF         4  0  1  0 .277  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  0  0 .270     J.Lopez 2B          4  1  1  0 .239  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  1 .235     J.Vidro DH          4  1  1  2 .248  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  1  1  1 .284     R.Ibanez LF         4  0  2  0 .328  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  0  2  0 .237     A.Beltre 3B         4  0  1  0 .283  
  J.Drew RF           3  1  0  0 .282     J.Reed RF           4  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .209     R.Sexson 1B         3  1  1  1 .169  
  S.Casey 1B          3  1  1  0 .408     K.Johjima C         4  0  0  0 .189  
  J.Lugo SS           4  1  2  1 .344     Y.Betancourt SS     3  0  1  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5  8  5                 Totals      34  3  8  3
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  5  8  0
Mariners........ 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
 
Red Sox (30-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Colon WIN(1-1)          6       6   3   3   1   1   2  95   6.55
M.Delcarmen HOLD(2nd)     1       1   0   0   0   2   0  16   4.03
M.Timlin SAVE(1st)        2       1   0   0   0   1   0  20   1.88
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   4   2
 
Mariners (20-32)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Hernandez               6       4   2   1   0  10   1  93   4.11
S.Green LOSS(1-3) BS(3rd) 2 1/3   4   3   3   1   1   0  50   5.06
R.Dickey                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   7.04
Totals                    9       8   5   4   1  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,260 DATE- Monday, May 26th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Mariners: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Mariners: 0
ERRORS- A.Beltre
DOUBLES- R.Ibanez(18th), Y.Betancourt(13th)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(12th), J.Vidro(4th), R.Sexson(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(14th), J.Lugo(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz
WALKS- S.Casey, R.Sexson
HIT BY PITCH- J.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury-2, D.Ortiz-2, M.Ramirez-2, M.Lowell, J.Drew-2,
             J.Varitek-2, J.Vidro, R.Ibanez, R.Sexson, K.Johjima
GIDP- J.Lopez
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Dustin Pedroia robbed Jose Lopez of a base hit.
 
Julio Lugo had 2 base hits as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners
by a score of 5 to 3 at SAFECO Field.
 
Boston scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning.  J.D. Drew led off and
started the attack as he was hit by a pitch.  Jason Varitek was a strikeout
victim, unable to help out.  Sean Casey then drew a walk.  Lugo was up next
and he stroked a single.  Lugo was running on the next pitch and he stole
second.  Jacoby Ellsbury added to the rally and lined a base-hit.  Seattle
proved to be no trouble in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
Bartolo Colon(1-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing
3 runs. Colon got help from Mike Timlin who was credited with his 1st save.
Sean Green(1-3) was the loser in relief.  He gave up 3 runs in 2 and 1/3
innings of work.  
 

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May 25, 2008 Astros 5, Phillies 4

Nowhere near as close as the score indicates as the Astros, specifically starter Chris Sampson, had the Phillies in check all game. Sampson retired the first 18 consecutive Phillies with a perfect game through the first 6 innings until Jimmy Rollins doubles to lead off the 7th. Rollins would score on a sac fly, but Houston already had a 5-0 lead at that point. The Phillies make it interesting in the top of the 9th when Chase Utley rips a 3-run homerun with two out off of Jose Velarde (in a non-save situation), but Velarde strikes out Ryan Howard to end the game.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Houston Astros         5/25/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  1  1  0 .255     M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  0 .243  
  S.Victorino CF      4  1  1  0 .415     K.Matsui 2B         4  2  3  1 .348  
  C.Utley 2B          3  1  1  4 .261     M.Tejada SS         3  2  2  3 .280  
  R.Howard 1B         4  0  0  0 .249     L.Berkman 1B        3  0  0  0 .323  
  P.Burrell LF        3  0  0  0 .220     C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .367  
  G.Jenkins RF        3  0  0  0 .262     H.Pence RF          3  0  0  1 .221  
  P.Feliz 3B          2  0  0  0 .228     T.Wigginton 3B      4  0  1  0 .294  
B-G.Dobbs PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .350     J.Towles C          4  0  0  0 .175  
  C.Ruiz C            3  0  1  0 .176     J.Valverde P        0  0  0  0 .000  
E-E.Bruntlett PR      0  1  0  0 .179     C.Sampson P         3  0  0  0 .105  
  C.Hamels P          1  0  0  0 .227   C-B.Ausmus C          0  0  0  0 .197  
A-T.Bohn PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  C.Durbin P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Romero P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-C.Coste PH          1  0  0  0 .271                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  4  4  4                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Feliz In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Sampson In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Madson In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Ruiz In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  4  4  1
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 2 0  1 0    -  5  8  0
 
Phillies (25-27)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hamels LOSS(3-4)        5       6   4   2   0   4   1  84   4.24
C.Durbin                  1 2/3   2   1   1   1   2   0  36   4.28
J.Romero                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.35
R.Madson                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  17   5.19
Totals                    8       8   5   3   2   7   1
 
Astros (22-30)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sampson WIN(5-2)        8       1   1   1   0   2   0  96   2.87
J.Valverde                1       3   3   3   0   1   1  21   8.71
Totals                    9       4   4   4   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,459 DATE- Sunday, May 25th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Lance Barksdale, Dana Demuth, Ted Barrett, Doug Eddings
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 0  Astros: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- G.Jenkins
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(9th), C.Ruiz(7th), K.Matsui(14th)
HOME RUNS- C.Utley(16th), M.Tejada(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- K.Matsui(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Utley, H.Pence
WALKS- M.Tejada, L.Berkman
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, R.Howard, P.Burrell, M.Bourn, M.Tejada, C.Lee,
             T.Wigginton-2, C.Sampson-2
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Ty Wigginton robbed Shane Victorino of a base hit.
 
Chris Sampson took a no-hitter into the 7th inning and Miguel Tejada went yard
and had 3 RBI as the Houston Astros topped the Philadelphia Phillies by a
score of 5 to 4 at Minute Maid Park.
 
Sampson(5-2) was virtually untouchable.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 1 hit and no walks in 8 innings reducing his ERA from 3.14 to 2.87.  The
right-handed Sampson had his no-hit bid broken up by Jimmy Rollins who
doubled with nobody out in the 7th inning.  Philadelphia had a chance in the
9th but they came up short.  
 
Cole Hamels(3-4) was given the loss.  'You have to give Philadelphia credit,
they fought us tough to the end' Cecil Cooper said.  'It could have gone
either way, but I'm glad we pulled out the victory.'

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May 25, 2008 Red Sox 6, Athletics 0

Jon Lester, despite being a bit wild, comes within six outs of a no-hitter as the Sox cruise to the win. Lester would not allow his first hit of the game until Mark Ellis singles with no outs in the 8th inning to put runners on first and second as Lester's 5th walk of the game already had a runner on base. After a doubleplay, Lester walks his 6th batter and gives way to Hideki Okajima who gets the final four outs with ease to prerserve the shutout and the combined one-hitter. Wildness on both sides of theball today as three Oakland pitchers walks 7 Sox batters along with the 6 walks for Lester to make a combined total of 13 walks in the game.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Oakland Athletics             5/25/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  0  1  0 .360     J.Hannahan 3B       2  0  0  0 .203  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  2  1 .276     B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .185  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  1 .238     M.Sweeney 1B        4  0  0  0 .370  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  0  0  0 .285     F.Thomas DH         3  0  0  0 .239  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  1  1  1 .228     E.Brown RF          3  0  0  0 .263  
  K.Youkilis 1B       5  1  1  0 .335     J.Cust LF           2  0  0  0 .204  
  J.Drew RF           5  2  3  2 .288     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  1  0 .237  
  J.Varitek C         3  2  1  1 .208     R.Sweeney CF        3  0  0  0 .333  
  J.Lugo SS           2  0  0  0 .340     K.Suzuki C          1  0  0  0 .253  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6  9  6                 Totals      25  0  1  0
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  1 3 0  0 1 0  -  6  9  0
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
 
Red Sox (29-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester WIN(3-4)         7 2/3   1   0   0   6   3   0 112   4.12
H.Okajima                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  16   4.43
Totals                    9       1   0   0   6   5   0
 
Athletics (21-30)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Blanton LOSS(4-4)       4 1/3   8   5   5   2   5   2  92   4.73
K.Foulke                  3       0   1   1   3   2   0  47   2.77
L.Dinardo                 1 2/3   1   0   0   2   0   0  35   2.93
Totals                    9       9   6   6   7   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,060 DATE- Sunday, May 25th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Bill Hohn
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:11  Athletics: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- B.Crosby
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(12th), J.Drew(12th), J.Varitek(9th)
HOME RUNS- M.Lowell(6th), J.Drew(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz
WALKS- D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Varitek, J.Lugo-2,
       J.Hannahan-2, F.Thomas, J.Cust, K.Suzuki-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Varitek
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, M.Ramirez-2, M.Lowell, K.Youkilis-2, J.Lugo, B.Crosby,
             M.Sweeney, F.Thomas, J.Cust-2
GIDP- K.Youkilis, B.Crosby-2, R.Sweeney
 
Jon Lester carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the Boston Red Sox
defeated the Oakland Athletics 6 to 0 at McAfee Coliseum.
 
Lester(3-4) put on a good performance.  He allowed only 1 hit and 6 walks in 7
and 2/3 innings lowering his ERA to 4.12.  The left-handed Lester lost his
no-hit bid when Mark Ellis singled with nobody out in the 8th inning.  Boston
rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Joe Blanton(4-4) suffered the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits
and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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May 24, 2008 Phillies 5, Astros 1

Brett Myers doesn't have much trouble dispatching the Astros, striking out 8 and only allowing one run in the complete game. Myers even helped his own cause at the plate by hitting a single and a double, scoring two runs. Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino both hit balls out of the park for the slugging Phillies, who as a team lead the major leagues in homeruns with 75.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Houston Astros         5/24/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        5  1  2  2 .255     M.Bourn CF          4  0  0  0 .243  
  S.Victorino CF      3  2  2  2 .420     K.Matsui 2B         4  0  1  0 .336  
  C.Utley 2B          3  0  1  0 .260     M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .275  
  R.Howard 1B         4  0  0  0 .254     L.Berkman 1B        3  0  1  0 .328  
  P.Burrell LF        3  0  0  0 .224     C.Lee LF            4  0  2  0 .370  
  G.Jenkins RF        4  0  1  1 .268     H.Pence RF          4  0  0  0 .224  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  0  1  0 .231     T.Wigginton 3B      3  1  1  0 .296  
  C.Coste C           3  0  0  0 .274     B.Ausmus C          3  0  2  1 .197  
  B.Myers P           4  2  2  0 .167     B.Moehler P         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-M.Loretta PH        1  0  0  0 .292  
                                          T.Byrdak P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Erstad PH         1  0  0  0 .315  
                                          D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  9  5                 Totals      32  1  7  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moehler In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nieve In 7th Inning
 
Phillies........ 1 0 3  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  9  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
 
Phillies (25-26)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Myers WIN(3-4)          9       7   1   1   1   8   0 110   3.79
Totals                    9       7   1   1   1   8   0
 
Astros (21-30)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Moehler LOSS(0-2)       5       7   5   5   2   2   2  94   3.43
T.Byrdak                  1 2/3   1   0   0   3   1   0  32   1.19
F.Nieve                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.26
D.Borkowski               2       1   0   0   0   0   0  19   6.86
Totals                    9       9   5   5   5   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,943 DATE- Saturday, May 24th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Lance Barksdale, Dana Demuth, Ted Barrett
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8  Astros: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2  Astros: 2
DOUBLES- C.Utley(13th), B.Myers, K.Matsui(13th), T.Wigginton(5th),
         B.Ausmus(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Rollins(3rd), S.Victorino(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(8th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Victorino
WALKS- S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard, P.Burrell, C.Coste, L.Berkman
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley, T.Wigginton
STRIKE OUTS- C.Utley, R.Howard, P.Burrell, M.Bourn-2, M.Tejada, L.Berkman-2,
             H.Pence, T.Wigginton, B.Ausmus
GIDP- R.Howard, B.Myers, C.Lee, H.Pence
WILD PITCHES- B.Myers
 
Brett Myers pitched a complete game as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the
Houston Astros by a score of 5 to 1 at Minute Maid Park.
 
Philadelphia set the tone of the game in the first inning plating an isolated
run.  After an out was recorded, Shane Victorino became the sole author of
the rally when he cracked a bases-empty home run (his 11th of the season).
Chase Utley was the next batter, but he struck out.  Philadelphia finished
with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
Myers(3-4) allowed 1 run on the game. Brian Moehler(0-2) ended up with the
loss.  He gave up 7 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.  With this win,
Philadelphia has a 25-26 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss,
the Houston ballclub's record is 21-30.

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May 24, 2008 Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

The A's tandem of Justin Duchscher and Huston Street combine to shut out the Sox on only two hits, while a Frank Thomas 2-run double in the 6th gives Oakland all of the runs needed. Both Sox hits though led to outs on the basepaths, as after JD Drew walked he tried to score from first on a Jason Varitek double in the 2nd inning but was thrown out at home and Jacoby Ellsbury singled in the 9th for the 2nd Sox hit of the game and is picked off first by Street. Street gets another cheap save for the second straight day, only throwing six pitches in one inning with a 3 run lead to work with. Sox starter Josh Beckett's ERA doesn't suffer any damage as all 3 A's runs were unearned in the loss, but he does fall to 3-5 on the year.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Oakland Athletics             5/24/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury LF       4  0  1  0 .365     J.Hannahan 3B       4  1  0  0 .206  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  0  0 .272     B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .189  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .242     J.Cust LF           4  0  2  0 .206  
  K.Youkilis 1B       2  0  0  0 .339     F.Thomas DH         4  1  2  2 .243  
  M.Lowell 3B         3  0  0  0 .228     M.Sweeney 1B        4  0  1  1 .385  
  J.Drew RF           0  0  0  0 .277     R.Sweeney CF        3  0  1  0 .342  
  J.Varitek C         2  0  1  0 .206     E.Brown RF          3  0  1  0 .267  
A-M.Ramirez PH        1  0  0  0 .291     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  0 .235  
B-K.Cash C            0  0  0  0 .159     K.Suzuki C          2  1  0  0 .255  
  C.Crisp CF          3  0  0  0 .304                                          
  A.Cora SS           3  0  0  0 .318                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      25  0  2  0                 Totals      31  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ramirez In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Red Sox (28-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett LOSS(3-5)       6       6   3   0   1   4   0 108   4.02
D.Aardsma                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0  16   3.43
J.Lopez                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1.29
Totals                    8       7   3   0   1   7   0
 
Athletics (21-29)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Duchschere WIN(2-3)     8       1   0   0   4   4   0 107   4.98
H.Street SAVE(5th)        1       1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.24
Totals                    9       2   0   0   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,510 DATE- Saturday, May 24th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 2  Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Athletics: 2
ERRORS- A.Cora
DOUBLES- J.Varitek(8th), F.Thomas(5th)
WALKS- K.Youkilis, J.Drew-3, K.Suzuki
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, A.Cora, J.Hannahan-3, B.Crosby-2,
             R.Sweeney, M.Ellis
GIDP- M.Lowell, C.Crisp, M.Ellis
 
Justin Duchscherer delivered 8 solid innings as the Oakland Athletics defeated
the Boston Red Sox by the score of 3 to 0 at McAfee Coliseum.
 
Oakland did all of it's offensive work in the 6th inning scoring 3 runners on
2 hits.  The big moment was provided by Frank Thomas who came through for the
home fans when he doubled bringing in two baserunners.  Oakland out-hit
Boston for the game, 7 hits to 2.  
 
The victory was credited to Duchscherer(2-3) who went 8 innings, allowing no
runs. Huston Street recorded the save, his 5th.  Josh Beckett(3-5) took the
loss.  He was the victim of a defensive lapse and did not allow an earned run
in the game.  
 

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May 23, 2008 Phillies 5, Astros 4

Both bullpen are up to the task as all runs are scored off of the starting pitchers, Adam Eaton and Brian Backe. The 'Stros played it tough, as when the Phils scored in the 1st, 2nd and 4th innings Houston immediately tied the game in the bottom of the respective innings including a solo homerun for pitcher Backe in the 4th. The Phillies finally take a lead that sticks in the top of the 7th when Greg Dobbs hits a pinch-hit double, Shane Victorino singles and Chace Utley knocks Dobbs home on another single. For Victorino, with a 2 for 5 day. he now again has enough plate appearances as of yesterday's game to qualify for the batting title. Vic now leads the National League (and all of the majors) in batting with the sizzling .414 average and the only .400 hitter still left in the majors at this point of the season.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Houston Astros         5/23/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  1 .247     M.Bourn CF          5  0  2  0 .249  
  S.Victorino CF      5  1  2  0 .414     D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Utley 2B          4  1  2  3 .259     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Howard 1B         3  0  2  0 .260     K.Matsui 2B         5  1  2  1 .339  
  P.Burrell LF        4  0  0  0 .228     M.Tejada SS         5  1  1  0 .280  
  B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----     L.Berkman 1B        3  0  1  1 .328  
  G.Jenkins RF        5  0  0  0 .269     C.Lee LF            4  0  2  1 .367  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  0  0  0 .230     H.Pence RF          4  0  2  0 .229  
  C.Ruiz C            4  2  3  1 .171     T.Wigginton 3B      4  0  1  0 .295  
  A.Eaton P           1  0  0  0 .158     J.Towles C          2  1  0  0 .183  
  R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 .000   C-D.Erstad PH,CF      1  0  0  0 .319  
A-G.Dobbs PH          1  1  1  0 .356     B.Backe P           2  1  1  1 .348  
  C.Durbin P          0  0  0  0 .000     F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-J.Werth PH          1  0  1  0 .226     W.Wright P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Condrey P         0  0  0  0 .500   D-M.Loretta PH        1  0  0  0 .295  
F-S.Taguchi LF        0  0  0  0 .195   E-B.Ausmus C          0  0  0  0 .175  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5 12  5                 Totals      36  4 12  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Seanez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Durbin In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Towles In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wright In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Loretta In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Condrey In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 2 1 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  5 12  0
Astros.......... 2 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 12  0
 
Phillies (24-26)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton                   5      10   4   4   2   1   1  92   4.45
R.Seanez WIN(1-0)         1       0   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.86
C.Durbin HOLD(5th)        1       2   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.21
C.Condrey HOLD(4th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   7.04
B.Lidge SAVE(10th)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.08
Totals                    9      12   4   4   2   6   1
 
Astros (21-29)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Backe LOSS(2-5)         6       7   5   5   4   6   2  95   5.48
F.Nieve                   1 2/3   4   0   0   2   1   0  20   4.50
W.Wright                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.81
D.Borkowski               0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  14   7.64
O.Villarreal              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.89
Totals                    9      12   5   5   7   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,412 DATE- Friday, May 23rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert, Jerry Crawford
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:11  Astros: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Astros: 2
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(8th), S.Victorino(11th), R.Howard(8th), C.Ruiz(6th),
         G.Dobbs(8th), J.Werth(12th), L.Berkman(16th), H.Pence(9th)
HOME RUNS- C.Utley(15th), C.Ruiz(1st), B.Backe(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(27th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Backe
WALKS- J.Rollins, C.Utley, R.Howard-2, P.Burrell, P.Feliz, A.Eaton, L.Berkman-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Towles
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, R.Howard, P.Burrell-2, G.Jenkins-3, P.Feliz, M.Bourn,
             K.Matsui, M.Tejada, T.Wigginton-2, B.Backe
GIDP- P.Burrell, C.Ruiz, J.Towles
 
One run was the difference at Minute Maid Park as the Philadelphia Phillies
defeated the Houston Astros 5 to 4.
 
In the top of the 7th inning Philadelphia went on top for good plating an
isolated run utilizing 3 base hits.  Both teams finished the game with 12
hits.  
 
Rudy Seanez(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the victory. Seanez got
relief help from Brad Lidge who gained credit for his 10th save.  Brandon
Backe(2-5) was tagged with the loss.  
 

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May 23, 2008 Athletics 6, Red Sox 2

A sloppy game with 4 of the runs being unearned, the Sox had no chance today against Rich Harden. Harden was mowing then down, striking out 12, while his counterpart Tim Wakefield does the complete opposite. Wake is wild as hell, walking 4 including 3 in the 2nd inning which knocks the first run of the game home, and throws two wild pitches with one of them also letting a run score. The lone Sox highlight was JD Drew, who rips a ball over the fence to account for both Sox runs. Harden almost goes the distance, but when he walks a batter with two out in the 9th to put runners on first and third stopper Huston Street gets the final out on only three pitches for a cheap save only because he came into the game with the tying run on deck. The Drew homerun was a ballpark homerun, believe it or not. Oakland has to be the worst park for hitters in the majors. For ballpark singles, both lefty and righty have a 0 chance of a hit. For ballpark homeruns, lefty is a 1-4 and righties are only a 1. Drew's split card came up a 3, so he got the homer being a left-handed hitter. Were he a righty, the game would have been a shutout.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Oakland Athletics             5/23/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  0  0  0 .368     J.Hannahan 3B       4  0  0  0 .213  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  2  0 .277     B.Crosby SS         5  2  4  0 .193  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .246     J.Cust LF           5  1  1  0 .199  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  0  0  0 .292     F.Thomas DH         4  2  2  2 .236  
  M.Lowell 3B         3  0  1  0 .233     R.Sweeney CF        3  1  1  1 .343  
  K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  0  0 .342     E.Brown RF          4  0  0  0 .266  
  J.Drew RF           3  1  2  2 .277     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  0 .240  
  J.Lugo SS           4  0  0  0 .345     D.Barton 1B         3  0  3  2 .222  
  K.Cash C            3  0  0  0 .159     K.Suzuki C          4  0  0  0 .258  
A-S.Casey PH          1  0  0  0 .412                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  5  2                 Totals      35  6 11  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cash In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
Athletics....... 0 2 1  0 3 0  0 0    -  6 11  2
 
Red Sox (28-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield LOSS(3-4)     4 2/3   8   6   4   4   5   0 110   5.90
M.Delcarmen               1 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  17   4.18
H.Okajima                 2       2   0   0   0   2   0  36   4.74
Totals                    8      11   6   4   4  10   0
 
Athletics (20-29)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Harden WIN(3-1)         8 2/3   5   2   0   3  12   1 143   2.39
H.Street SAVE(4th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.45
Totals                    9       5   2   0   3  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,509 DATE- Friday, May 23rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- K.Youkilis, J.Hannahan, B.Crosby
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(11th), J.Drew(11th), B.Crosby(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Drew(5th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Crosby(4th)
WALKS- D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, J.Drew, J.Hannahan, R.Sweeney, M.Ellis, D.Barton
HIT BY PITCH- M.Lowell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, D.Pedroia, M.Ramirez-3, K.Youkilis-2, J.Lugo-2,
             K.Cash-3, J.Hannahan-3, J.Cust-2, E.Brown-2, K.Suzuki-3
GIDP- B.Crosby
WILD PITCHES- T.Wakefield-2
PASSED BALLS- K.Cash
 
Frank Thomas had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Rich Harden whiffed 12 batters at
McAfee Coliseum where the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6 to
2.
 
Harden(3-1) gave Oakland a solid outing.  He allowed only 5 hits and 3 walks
in 8 and 2/3 innings improving his ERA from 3.10 to 2.39.  Oakland ended up
with 11 hits for the game while Boston had 5.  
 
Huston Street recorded the save, his 4th.  The loss was charged to Tim
Wakefield(3-4).  He was hit hard and gave up 8 hits and 4 walks in 4 and 2/3
innings.  
 
Harden was pleased with his performance.  He noted, 'I had good zip on my
pitches.  Just as important, my location was right on.  The fans really got
into the game too - that always helps me.  Now, if I can only do that again
in my next outing.'

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May 22, 2008 Phillies 5, Astros 3 (10)

This kind of game is more like I expect the Phillies to perform this year, while a surprising move by the Astros manager comes back to bite them in the ass in the end. With the Astros holding a 3-1 lead entering the 7th inning and Roy Oswalt on the mound, Ryan Howard leads off the Phillie 7th with a walk. For some inexplicable reason even with Oswalt at only 81 pitches, 3 hits allowed and 7 K through 6, he is yanked in favor of Doug Brocial. The move totally backfires, as one batter later Geoff Genkins rips a ball over the fence off of Brocialfor the 2-run homerun which ties the game at 3-all. It stays tied at 3 through the regulation 9, and then in the Phillie 10th Carlos Ruiz walks, is pinch-ran for by Jayson Werth, and next batter Pat Burrell (who just came in on defense in the bottom of the 9th) slams the 2-run homerun for the first Phillie lead since the 1st inning. Brad Lidge has not much trouble in the bottom of the 10th despite a leadoff double and converts his 9th save of the year. Overall for the game, the Astros outhit the Phillies 10-5 but the Phillies end up on top where it counts - in the run collumn.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Houston Astros         5/22/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  1  1  0 .247     M.Bourn CF          5  1  2  0 .244  
  S.Victorino CF      5  0  1  0 .415     K.Matsui 2B         5  0  1  0 .336  
  C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .254     M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .282  
  R.Howard 1B         4  1  1  0 .253     L.Berkman 1B        4  1  2  1 .328  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  0  0  0 .236     C.Lee LF            2  1  1  1 .364  
  G.Jenkins RF        4  1  1  2 .281     D.Brocail P         0  0  0  0 .250  
F-C.Coste C           0  0  0  0 .284   C-M.Loretta PH,3B     1  0  1  0 .298  
  G.Dobbs LF          3  0  0  0 .345     H.Pence RF          4  0  1  0 .223  
  T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Wigginton 3B      4  0  0  1 .297  
  B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Ruiz C            3  0  0  0 .149     T.Byrdak P          0  0  0  0 ----  
E-J.Werth PR,RF       0  1  0  0 .221     B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .175  
  K.Kendrick P        2  0  0  0 .267   G-J.Cruz Jr PH        1  0  1  0 .214  
B-S.Taguchi PH        1  0  0  0 .195     R.Oswalt P          2  0  0  0 .111  
  R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000   A-D.Erstad LF         1  0  1  0 .324  
  J.Romero P          0  0  0  0 .000   H-G.Blum PH           1  0  0  0 .240  
D-P.Burrell LF        1  1  1  2 .234                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5  5  4                 Totals      37  3 10  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Oswalt In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Brocail In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Romero In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Ruiz In 10th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Jenkins In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Ausmus In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Erstad In 10th Inning
 
Phillies........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  2 -  5  5  0
Astros.......... 0 1 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 -  3 10  1
 
Phillies (23-26)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Kendrick                6       7   3   3   0   2   0  82   6.79
R.Madson                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  25   5.40
J.Romero                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.38
T.Gordon WIN(2-1)         1       1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5.00
B.Lidge SAVE(9th)         1       1   0   0   0   2   0  17   2.18
Totals                   10      10   3   3   0   6   0
 
Astros (21-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt                  6       3   2   2   1   7   0  81   4.37
D.Brocail BS(1st)         3       1   1   1   1   2   1  40   0.94
O.Villarreal LOSS(1-1)    0       1   2   2   1   0   1   8   7.20
T.Byrdak                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   1.29
Totals                   10       5   5   5   3  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,298 DATE- Thursday, May 22nd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Ed Hickox
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 4  Astros: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Astros: 1
ERRORS- T.Wigginton
DOUBLES- J.Cruz Jr(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Bourn(1st), L.Berkman(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Jenkins(6th), P.Burrell(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(7th), H.Pence(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Bourn
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Lee
WALKS- J.Rollins, G.Dobbs, C.Ruiz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, C.Utley-2, R.Howard-2, G.Dobbs-2, C.Ruiz, K.Kendrick,
             S.Taguchi, M.Bourn-2, L.Berkman, B.Ausmus, R.Oswalt, G.Blum
GIDP- C.Utley, H.Pence
 
In a close game it was the Philadelphia Phillies 5, the Houston Astros 3 in 10
innings at Minute Maid Park.
 
Both teams were tied at 3 runs apiece after nine innings.  Philadelphia won
the hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  Carlos Ruiz led off and he drew
a walk.  Pat Burrell stepped into the batter's box and he cleared the fences
for a two-run home run (his 11th of the season).  Two outs later Chase Utley
was the next batter, but he struck out.  Although they lost, Houston did
out-hit Philadelphia 10 to 5.  
 
The win went to Tom Gordon(2-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Brad Lidge
recorded the save, his 9th.  Oscar Villarreal(1-1) was the loser in relief.
 

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May 22, 2008 Royals 11, Red Sox 4

A 4-4 tie through 7 innings turns into a laugher when the Royals tee off against Hideki Okajima and Mike Timlin, scoring 3 runs off each and 7 runs over the final two innings. One highlight for the Sox is Kevin Youkilis who continues his early season prowress at the plate. Youk rips a 2-run homerun for his major-league 18th homerun for the season, as well as a .348 batting average good for 6th in the league. Not even the best average on the Sox however, as two teammates are above Youk in the batting race. Julio Lugo is 3rd at .354, and Jacoby Ellsbury leads the AL in batting with a nice .380 average. Brian Bannister gets the complete game for the Royals with a gargantuan 141 pitch effort.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Boston Red Sox            5/22/2008
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        6  1  1  2 .301     J.Ellsbury CF       4  1  1  0 .380  
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   5  1  2  1 .303     D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  2  2 .273  
  A.Gordon 3B         5  0  1  0 .271     D.Ortiz DH          2  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Guillen DH        4  3  2  0 .236   D-C.Crisp PR,DH       0  0  0  0 .312  
  M.Teahen RF         4  1  1  0 .197     M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  0 .298  
  M.Olivo C           5  2  3  1 .278     M.Lowell 3B         3  1  0  0 .231  
  R.Gload 1B          3  1  1  0 .274     K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  1  2 .348  
C-B.Butler PH,1B      2  0  0  0 .306     J.Drew RF           4  0  1  0 .268  
  A.Callaspo SS       4  1  1  2 .306     K.Cash C            2  0  0  0 .171  
  J.Gathright CF      4  1  3  2 .292   A-S.Casey PH          1  0  0  0 .418  
                                        B-J.Varitek C         1  0  0  0 .201  
                                          J.Lugo SS           3  0  2  0 .354  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 11 15  8                 Totals      31  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cash In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Casey In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gload In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
 
Royals.......... 2 0 1  0 0 1  0 4 3  - 11 15  0
Red Sox......... 1 2 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  1
 
Royals (23-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bannister WIN(5-1)      9       7   4   4   4   5   2 141   5.17
Totals                    9       7   4   4   4   5   2
 
Red Sox (28-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka               5 2/3   5   4   3   2   3   0 100   3.90
J.Lopez BS(2nd)           0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   1.33
C.Hansen LOSS(0-1)        1 1/3   2   1   1   0   2   0  15   6.43
H.Okajima                 0 1/3   3   3   3   1   1   0  21   5.29
M.Timlin                  0 2/3   3   3   3   0   0   0  18   2.05
D.Aardsma                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.66
Totals                    9      15  11  10   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,366 DATE- Thursday, May 22nd 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- J.Lugo
DOUBLES- M.Grudzielanek(9th), J.Guillen(11th), R.Gload(8th), J.Ellsbury(11th)
HOME RUNS- D.Pedroia(6th), K.Youkilis(18th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Pedroia
WALKS- J.Guillen, M.Teahen, A.Callaspo, D.Ortiz-2, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell
HIT BY PITCH- J.Gathright
STRIKE OUTS- M.Grudzielanek, A.Gordon, M.Teahen, R.Gload, B.Butler, J.Gathright,
             J.Ellsbury, J.Drew-2, K.Cash-2
GIDP- J.Guillen, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell
WILD PITCHES- D.Matsuzaka, D.Aardsma
 
Brian Bannister completed the game without help from the bullpen and Joey
Gathright had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Kansas City Royals topped the
Boston Red Sox by a score of 11 to 4 at Fenway Park.
 
Kansas City erupted with the game winning runs in the 8th inning as they
scored 4 runs on 4 base hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by David
Dejesus who silenced the stadium when he slapped a base-hit bringing in two
baserunners.  Kansas City had a total of 15 hits for the game.
 
Bannister(5-1) got the victory, allowing 4 runs for the game. Craig
Hansen(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  With this win, Kansas City
has a 23-24 record.  They have been 3-7 lately.  With the loss Boston now has
a record of 28-22.

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