May 9, 2008 Twins 13, Red Sox 6

The Twins knock Jon Lester out of the game in the 4th inning as Lester has his worst start of the year with 8 runs allowed, as the Twins put 13 runs on the board tying the season high for runs allowed for the Sox. Joe Mauer was the big star with 6 RBIs, singlehandedly knocking in as many runs as the Red Sox scored. David Ortiz finally has seemed to found his groove with a 3-run homerun after a season long slump. The homer in the 3rd inning gave the Sox a 3-1 lead, but it all fell apart from there. A .409 average for Papi in the last 5 games including today's homer.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Minnesota Twins                5/9/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  0  1  1 .365     C.Gomez CF          4  3  2  0 .238  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  0  0 .290     B.Harris 2B         4  3  2  1 .227  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  2  2  3 .237     J.Mauer C           5  1  2  6 .382  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  0  3  0 .301     J.Morneau 1B        5  0  2  2 .315  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  0  1  0 .247     M.Cuddyer RF        3  0  1  2 .206  
  K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  0  1 .329     J.Kubel DH          5  0  0  0 .274  
  J.Drew RF           4  1  2  0 .252     D.Young LF          5  3  3  1 .287  
  J.Varitek C         3  1  1  0 .240     M.Tolbert 3B        5  0  2  1 .318  
A-C.Crisp PR          0  0  0  0 .338     A.Everett SS        3  3  0  0 .125  
B-K.Cash C            0  0  0  0 .176                                          
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  1  1 .361                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 11  6                 Totals      39 13 14 13
 
A-Pinch Ran For Varitek In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Crisp In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 3  1 0 1  1 0 0  -  6 11  2
Twins........... 1 0 3  4 0 0  4 1    - 13 14  1
 
Red Sox (21-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester LOSS(1-4)        3 1/3   9   8   8   3   2   1  78   4.42
J.Tavarez                 1 1/3   2   0   0   2   2   0  27   5.40
J.Lopez                   1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   1.04
C.Hansen                  0 1/3   1   4   2   3   0   0  21   4.91
H.Okajima                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  16   3.75
M.Delcarmen               1       1   1   1   0   1   1  19   4.58
Totals                    8      14  13  11   8   7   2
 
Twins (15-19)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser WIN(4-2)         6       9   6   3   3   7   1 116   3.17
M.Guerrier                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.76
J.Crain SAVE(2nd)         3       1   0   0   1   2   0  43   3.52
Totals                    9      11   6   3   4   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,245 DATE- Friday, May 9th 2008 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins
T- 4:00
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Twins:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Twins: 1
ERRORS- D.Pedroia, J.Lugo, M.Tolbert
DOUBLES- J.Ellsbury(7th), M.Ramirez(5th), J.Varitek(7th), J.Lugo(14th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(3rd), J.Mauer(5th), D.Young(4th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Crisp(8th), D.Young(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Lugo
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Youkilis
WALKS- D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Varitek, C.Gomez-2, B.Harris-2,
       M.Cuddyer-2, A.Everett-2
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell-2, K.Youkilis-2, J.Varitek-2, J.Lugo,
             C.Gomez-2, J.Mauer, J.Morneau, J.Kubel, D.Young, A.Everett
GIDP- J.Drew, M.Cuddyer
WILD PITCHES- J.Tavarez
 
Joe Mauer lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 6 RBI as the Minnesota
Twins beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 13 to 6.
 
Mauer provided much of the offense.  He smacked a three-run homer (his 5th of
the season) in the 3rd inning and delivered a single plating two runs in the
4th inning.  For the game Minnesota out-hit Boston 14 to 11.  
 
Boof Bonser(4-2) went 6 innings allowing 6 runs for the victory. Jesse Crain
earned the save, his 2nd.  Jon Lester(1-4) was the loser.  He was unable to
control the Minnesota offense and allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 1/3
innings.  
 

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May 8, 2008 Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Due to our internet upstairs being down for about 48 hours, two Phillie games were unblogged both against the Diamondbacks. In the first one the Phils staged a dramatic comeback in the late stages, scoring a run in the 8th and 4 in the 9th to turn a 3-0 defecit into a 5-3 victory. However in the other game, the Snakes do it to the Phils when the Phillies blow a 3-1 lead in the 8th as Arizona gets 4 runs for the 5-3 win. Today, Kevin Youkilis continues his early season power show with his 12th homerun giving the Red Sox 2 runs in the first inning. That however, would be all they could muster off of three Tiger pitchers in the 4-2 loss. A chance in the 9th with two runners on, but Jason Varitek strikes out to end the game on a sour note.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Detroit Tigers                 5/8/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury LF       3  0  1  0 .373     C.Granderson CF     3  1  2  1 .345  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  0  0 .299     P.Polanco 2B        4  0  0  0 .345  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  2  0 .229     C.Guillen 3B        3  0  1  1 .263  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  1  2 .336     M.Ordonez RF        3  0  0  0 .257  
  M.Lowell 3B         2  0  0  0 .246     M.Cabrera 1B        4  0  2  0 .259  
A-M.Ramirez PH        1  0  0  0 .289     M.Joyce LF          4  0  1  0 .154  
  J.Drew RF           2  0  1  0 .243     M.Thames DH         4  2  2  0 .273  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .237     B.Inge C            4  1  2  0 .174  
  C.Crisp CF          3  0  0  0 .338     R.Santiago SS       3  0  1  2 .176  
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  0  0 .361                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  6  2                 Totals      32  4 11  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lowell In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Tigers.......... 1 2 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  4 11  0
 
Red Sox (21-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett LOSS(2-4)       5 2/3   9   4   4   3   3   0  97   5.19
D.Aardsma                 1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  20   1.93
M.Timlin                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.63
Totals                    8      11   4   4   3   5   0
 
Tigers (12-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(4-3)      6 2/3   4   2   2   3   0   1  84   2.14
B.Seay HOLD(2nd)          1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  28   2.35
T.Jones SAVE(4th)         1       0   0   0   1   1   0  17   9.64
Totals                    9       6   2   2   4   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,039 DATE- Thursday, May 8th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida, Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Tigers: 2
DOUBLES- J.Drew(5th), C.Granderson(3rd), M.Cabrera(6th), M.Joyce(1st),
         B.Inge(2nd)
HOME RUNS- K.Youkilis(12th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Lugo
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, M.Lowell, J.Drew-2, C.Granderson, C.Guillen, M.Ordonez
STRIKE OUTS- J.Varitek, C.Crisp, C.Granderson, M.Joyce-2, B.Inge, R.Santiago
GIDP- D.Pedroia, C.Crisp, P.Polanco-2
 
Curtis Granderson had 2 base hits as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Boston
Red Sox 4 to 2.
 
Detroit scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning with the help of 3 hits.  That scoring
would be all that was needed.  Detroit out-hit Boston for the game, 11 hits
to 6.  
 
The victory was credited to Justin Verlander(4-3) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 2 runs. Todd Jones was credited with his 4th save.  Josh
Beckett(2-4) was the loser.  He allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3
innings.  
 

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May 7, 2008 Tigers 11, Red Sox 3

Four two out runs in the first inning for the Tigers off of Clay Buchholz gives Detroit the lead that they never relinquish. Buchholz sucks as usual, getting the first two batters out in all of the four innings he pitched but still allows 9 hits and 7 runs. Every single run scored by the Tigers today, all 11 of them, were scored with two outs in their respective innings. Homeruns for Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury help out the Sox on offense, with Youk's homer being his 11th of the seasonand tying him for the major league lead.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Detroit Tigers                 5/7/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  1  2  1 .374     C.Granderson CF     4  3  3  2 .327  
  J.Lowrie 2B         4  0  0  0 .176     P.Polanco 2B        4  1  2  1 .358  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .220     C.Guillen 3B        5  1  2  2 .261  
  M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  0 .291     M.Ordonez RF        2  2  1  0 .263  
  M.Lowell 3B         3  1  0  0 .254     M.Cabrera 1B        4  1  1  1 .252  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  2  2  2 .338     G.Sheffield LF      4  1  2  3 .243  
  J.Drew RF           3  0  1  0 .238     M.Joyce DH          4  1  1  2 .111  
A-C.Crisp PH          1  0  0  0 .351     E.Renteria SS       3  1  1  0 .231  
  J.Varitek C         3  0  1  1 .237     I.Rodriguez C       4  0  0  0 .159  
B-D.Pedroia PH        1  0  0  0 .307                                          
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  0  0 .371                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4  6  4                 Totals      34 11 13 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Drew In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 2 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  6  0
Tigers.......... 4 1 0  2 2 0  0 2    - 11 13  0
 
Red Sox (21-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz LOSS(2-3)      4       9   7   7   1   0   1  79   6.35
J.Tavarez                 1       2   2   2   1   0   1  19   5.82
C.Hansen                  2       0   0   0   2   0   0  22   0.00
M.Delcarmen               0 2/3   2   2   2   0   1   1  20   4.34
H.Okajima                 0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.97
Totals                    8      13  11  11   5   1   3
 
Tigers (11-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Galarraga WIN(3-2)      9       6   4   4   3   8   2 130   3.16
Totals                    9       6   4   4   3   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,552 DATE- Wednesday, May 7th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Bill Hohn
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Ellsbury(6th), C.Guillen(6th), M.Ordonez(8th)
TRIPLES- P.Polanco(2nd), C.Guillen(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Ellsbury(3rd), K.Youkilis(11th), C.Granderson(2nd),
           G.Sheffield(9th), M.Joyce(1st)
WALKS- D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, J.Lugo, C.Granderson, P.Polanco, M.Ordonez-2,
       E.Renteria
HIT BY PITCH- M.Ramirez
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lowrie-2, M.Ramirez-2, K.Youkilis, J.Lugo-3, M.Joyce
GIDP- M.Lowell, C.Guillen, M.Cabrera
 
Armando Galarraga pitched a complete game as the Detroit Tigers topped the
Boston Red Sox by a score of 11 to 4 at Comerica Park.
 
Detroit claimed the early lead in the first inning when they scored 4 runs on
3 hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Gary Sheffield who thrilled the
crowd when he smacked a three-run homer (his 9th of the season).  Detroit had
13 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Galarraga(3-2) who went the distance allowing 4 runs. The
losing pitcher was Clay Buchholz(2-3).  Detroit scored big getting 7 runs off
him in 4 innings.  
 

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May 6, 2008 Indians 5, Yankees 3 (18)

In the longest SOM game so far this season at 18 innings and almost 6 hours, the Indians outlast the Yankees. Lots of batting averages took big hits in the game with 1 for 7 and 1 for 8 being popular lines, along with an 0 for 7 day for Kelly Shoppach.

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Event Codes:  E
BOXSCORE: 2008 Cleveland Indians At 2008 New York (AL) Yankees       5/6/2008
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       7  0  1  0 .221     J.Damon LF          8  1  2  0 .346  
  J.Carroll 2B        8  0  2  0 .163     D.Jeter SS          7  0  2  0 .254  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  1  0 .238     B.Abreu RF          6  1  1  1 .320  
C-A.Cabrera SS        3  0  1  0 .259     H.Matsui DH         5  0  1  0 .280  
  R.Garko 1B          6  1  1  0 .195     J.Giambi 1B         4  0  0  1 .250  
  F.Gutierrez RF      8  2  1  0 .284     M.Cabrera CF        8  0  1  0 .202  
  T.Hafner DH         7  0  1  1 .227     R.Cano 2B           8  0  1  0 .262  
  B.Francisco LF      7  0  1  1 .182     W.Betemit 3B        7  1  4  1 .440  
  K.Shoppach C        7  1  0  0 .311     J.Molina C          6  0  1  0 .164  
  A.Marte 3B          1  0  0  0 .133   D-M.Ensberg PR        0  0  0  0 .224  
A-D.Dellucci PH       1  1  1  3 .291   E-C.Moeller C         2  0  0  0 .273  
B-C.Blake 3B          5  0  1  0 .275                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      64  5 11  5                 Totals      61  3 13  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Marte In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Dellucci In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Peralta In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Molina In 14th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ensberg In 15th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  5 11  0
Yankees......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 13  2
 
Indians (17-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Carmona                 4 2/3   4   2   2   4   0   1  99   3.32  A1 C2
R.Betancourt              2 1/3   2   0   0   0   3   0  30   2.45  C3 D2
R.Perez BS(4th)           1 2/3   1   1   1   1   0   1  27   2.16  D3 D9
J.Lewis                   4       1   0   0   3   3   0  63   3.24  E1 F7
J.Julio                   3 1/3   4   0   0   1   2   0  51   3.60  F8 H3
M.Kobayashi               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.92  H4 H5
C.Breslow WIN(2-0)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1.38  H6
Totals                   18      13   3   3   9   8   2
 
Yankees (17-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte                6 2/3   4   2   2   3   5   0 106   5.13  A1 C8
K.Farnsworth BS(1st)      0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   1  16  11.77  C9 D3
J.Veras                   2 1/3   1   0   0   1   3   0  33   0.00  D4 E3
E.Ramirez                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  14   4.26  E4 E6
J.Chamberlai              5       2   0   0   3   3   0  67   1.80  E7 G7
R.Ohlendorf LOSS(1-1)     1 2/3   2   2   1   1   3   0  39   7.91  G8 H7
C.Britton                 1       0   0   0   1   0   0  19   2.08  H8
Totals                   18      11   5   4  10  16   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 55,270 DATE- Tuesday, May 6th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida
T- 5:53
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:15  Yankees:16
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 4  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- D.Jeter, C.Moeller
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(4th), H.Matsui(8th), R.Cano(8th), W.Betemit(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Dellucci(7th), B.Abreu(5th), W.Betemit(4th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(7th), F.Gutierrez(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Carroll
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Giambi
WALKS- G.Sizemore-2, J.Carroll, A.Cabrera, R.Garko-2, T.Hafner, B.Francisco,
       K.Shoppach, A.Marte, J.Damon, B.Abreu-2, H.Matsui-3, J.Giambi-2,
       W.Betemit
HIT BY PITCH- D.Jeter, J.Giambi
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, J.Carroll, J.Peralta, R.Garko-2, F.Gutierrez-3,
             T.Hafner-3, B.Francisco, K.Shoppach-2, C.Blake-2, B.Abreu-2,
             H.Matsui, J.Giambi, R.Cano, J.Molina-2, C.Moeller
GIDP- J.Damon, J.Giambi, M.Cabrera, W.Betemit
WILD PITCHES- J.Julio, M.Kobayashi
PASSED BALLS- K.Shoppach, J.Molina
 
In a close game the Cleveland Indians got by the New York (AL) Yankees in 18
innings by the score of 5 to 3.
 
The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Cleveland was victorious in
the 18th inning.  Ryan Garko got things going when he drew a walk.  Franklin
Gutierrez stepped into the batter's box and he reached on an error.  Travis
Hafner then stroked a one-base hit.  Ben Francisco came up and he laced a
base-hit.  Two outs later Grady Sizemore stepped up to the plate and he drew
a walk to load the bases.  Cleveland totaled 11 hits on the night.  
 
The victory went to Craig Breslow(2-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Ross Ohlendorf(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He allowed 2
hits and 1 walk in 1 and 2/3 innings.
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Cleveland Indians at 2008 New York (AL) Yankees
G.Sizemo-A1  A1:F/7     B1:Force/  *6*:K      D1:G/63    E1:Si      F1:W>b1
                        64>23 1o                                    
                        b1                                          
J.Carrol-A1  A2:Si      B2:SB>12   C2:Si      *8*:G/63   E2:G/43>1  F2:W>12 b
                        P/6                              2          1
                                                                    
J.Peralt-A1  A3:CS/24>  *4*:K      C3:G/43>1  D3:Si      E3:W>b1    F3:F/7
A.Cabrer-D9  1o F/7                2                                
                                                                    
R.Garko-A1   *2*:G/63   B4:Si      C4:F/7     D4:K       E4:K       F4:P/2
                                                                    
                                                                    
F.Gutier-A1  A5:K       B5:G/43>1  *7*:Si     D5:G/53    *11*:K     *13*:F/7
                        2                                           
                                                                    
T.Hafner-A1  A6:G/31    B6:K       C6:SB>12   *9*:K      E6:W>b1    F6:FO/2
                                   F/7                              
                                                                    
B.Franci-A1  *3*:W>b1   *5*:G/63   C7:G/43>2  D7:F/9     E7:PB>12   F7:G/63
                                   3                     G/63       
                                                                    
K.Shoppa-A1  A8:L/6     B8:K       C8:W>b1    D8:G/53    E8:G/63    *14*:G/63
                                                                    
                                                                    
A.Marte-A1   A9:W>12 b  B9:G/53    C9:HR>3#   *10*:K     *12*:G/53  F9:Si
D.Delluc-C9  1                     1# b#                            
C.Blake-D2                                                          
 
J.Damon-A1   A1:W>b1    B1:G/43    C1:G/43    *8*:Si     E1:G/43    *12*:G/63
                                                                    
                                                                    
D.Jeter-A1   A2:G/3>12  *3*:G/53   C2:Si      D2:Do>13   *10*:F/7   F2:HBP
                                                                    
                                                                    
B.Abreu-A1   A3:W>b1    B3:HR>b#   C3:K       D3:G/43    E3:K       F3:FO/5
                                                                    
                                                                    
H.Matsui-A1  A4:W>23 1  B4:W>b1    *6*:K      D4:G/13    E4:G/43    F4:PB>12
             2 b1                                                   IW>b1
                                                                    
J.Giambi-A1  A5:SF/7>3  B5:G-DP/4  C5:L/4     D5:IW>b1   *11*:W>b1  F5:K
             #          63>1o                                       
                                                                    
M.Cabrer-A1  A6:P/4     *4*:Si     C6:G/43    D6:P/6     E6:F/7     *13*:G/3
                                                                    
                                                                    
R.Cano-A1    *2*:F/7    B7:F/9     *7*:F/7    *9*:G/3    E7:Do>1o   F7:G/31
                                                                    
                                                                    
W.Betemi-A1  A8:Do      B8:G-DP/3  C8:F/8     D8:HR>b#   E8:IW>b1   F8:G/3
                        63>1o                                       
                                                                    
J.Molina-A1  A9:F/7     *5*:F/8    C9:K       D9:F/7     E9:K       *14*:Si
M.Ensber-G1                                                         
C.Moelle-G3                                                         
 
 
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Cleveland Indians at 2008 New York (AL) Yankees
G.Sizemo-A1  G1:L-DP/3  *17*:G/43  I1:W>23 1
             >1o                   2 b1
                                   
J.Carrol-A1  *15*:G/43  H2:E(foul  I2:G/13
                        )/2 K      
                                   
J.Peralt-A1  G3:Si      H3:G/63
A.Cabrer-D9             
                        
R.Garko-A1   G4:W>12 b  *18*:W>b1
             1          
                        
F.Gutier-A1  G5:K       H5:E/6>12
                        
                        
T.Hafner-A1  G6:K       H6:Si>2#
                        13
                        
B.Franci-A1  *16*:K     H7:Si>3#
                        12
                        
K.Shoppa-A1  G8:K       H8:P/3
                        
                        
A.Marte-A1   G9:K       H9:F/8
D.Delluc-C9             
C.Blake-D2              
 
J.Damon-A1   G1:G-DP/6  H1:Si>12   I1:FO/4
             43>1o                 
                                   
D.Jeter-A1   G2:G/53    H2:L/5
                        
                        
B.Abreu-A1   *15*:F/8   *17*:W>b1
                        
                        
H.Matsui-A1  G4:Do      H4:G/43>1
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J.Giambi-A1  G5:WP>23   H5:F/9
             HBP        
                        
M.Cabrer-A1  G6:G-DP/6  H6:WP>23
             43>1o      P/6
                        
R.Cano-A1    *16*:K     *18*:G/43
                        
                        
W.Betemi-A1  G8:Si      H8:Si
                        
                        
J.Molina-A1  G9:K       H9:F/7
M.Ensber-G1             
C.Moelle-G3             
 
 

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May 6, 2008 Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 5

Five-star days on offense for Shane Victorino and Jason Werth as one day after facing 23 year old Max Scherzer the Phils take on 44 year old Randy Johnson. The Big Unit does not have his best stuff today, allowing 7 of the Phillies 8 runs. Victorino for the day goes 3 for 4, scoring 3 times and falling of all things a single shy of the cycle with a double, triple and homerun. Werth falls the triple shy of a cycle with a 3 for 5 day, including 4 RBIs with a single, double and homerun. Adam Eaton, after a rough first inning, gets credit for the win and Brad Lidge gets save number 6. Lidge came into the game with a 4 run lead but two runners on base in the 9th. Arizona would score one run on a doubleplay groundout in the 9th, and the Phils win their third straight and get back to the .500 mark.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks    5/6/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Victorino CF      4  3  3  1 .486     C.Young CF          5  1  2  2 .260  
  E.Bruntlett SS      3  2  2  1 .204     S.Drew SS           4  0  1  0 .222  
  C.Utley 1B          4  0  0  1 .269     E.Byrnes LF         4  1  1  0 .263  
  P.Burrell LF        4  0  0  1 .223     C.Jackson 1B        4  1  2  1 .325  
  J.Werth RF          5  1  3  4 .242     J.Upton RF          3  0  0  0 .259  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  0  0  0 .224     M.Reynolds 3B       4  0  0  0 .284  
  R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000     M.Montero C         2  1  0  0 .227  
  B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----     A.Ojeda 2B          4  0  2  1 .286  
  C.Coste C           4  0  0  0 .224     R.Johnson P         2  0  0  0 .111  
  B.Harman 2B         4  0  1  0 .111   A-O.Hudson PH         1  1  0  0 .347  
  A.Eaton P           2  2  1  0 .077     D.Slaten P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Cruz P            0  0  0  0 .000  
B-G.Dobbs 3B          1  0  0  0 .375   C-J.Salazar PH        0  0  0  0 .208  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 10  8                 Totals      33  5  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Seanez In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Cruz In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 3  0 3 1  0 0 1  -  8 10  1
Diamondbacks.... 2 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 1  -  5  8  1
 
Phillies (17-17)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton WIN(4-2)          6       6   3   3   1   3   1  97   5.73
R.Seanez                  0 2/3   1   1   0   1   1   0  14   6.92
R.Madson HOLD(2nd)        1 1/3   1   1   1   1   0   0  13   6.23
B.Lidge SAVE(6th)         1       0   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                    9       8   5   4   4   5   1
 
Diamondbacks (17-16)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Johnson LOSS(1-4)       7       8   7   7   4   6   2 123   4.40
D.Slaten                  1       2   1   1   1   1   0  10   2.25
J.Cruz                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.71
Totals                    9      10   8   8   5   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,019 DATE- Tuesday, May 6th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson, Brian Runge
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 6  Diamondbacks: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2  Diamondbacks: 1
ERRORS- E.Bruntlett, M.Montero
DOUBLES- S.Victorino(7th), J.Werth(9th), A.Eaton, E.Byrnes(19th),
         C.Jackson(6th)
TRIPLES- S.Victorino(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.Victorino(5th), J.Werth(4th), C.Young(4th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Bruntlett(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Upton
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Utley
WALKS- S.Victorino, E.Bruntlett-2, P.Burrell, A.Eaton, S.Drew, J.Upton,
       M.Montero, J.Salazar
HIT BY PITCH- M.Montero
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, E.Bruntlett, C.Utley, P.Burrell-2, P.Feliz, C.Coste-2,
             S.Drew, J.Upton, M.Reynolds, M.Montero, R.Johnson
GIDP- G.Dobbs, C.Young, E.Byrnes
 
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 8 to
5 at Chase Field.
 
Jayson Werth provided much of the offense.  He stroked a single in the 2nd
inning, doubled plating two runs in the 3rd inning and popped a two-run clout
over the fence (his 4th of the season) in the 5th inning.  Philadelphia
managed 10 hits in their victory.  
 
Adam Eaton(4-2) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 3
runs. Brad Lidge recorded the save, his 6th.  Randy Johnson(1-4) ended up
with the loss.  
 

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May 6, 2008 Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

Detroit rips three homeruns off of Tim Wakefield to jump out in front 4-2 in the early going, but the Sox do not go down quietly. Mike Lowell's solo homerun in the 4th narrows the gap to a run, a sac fly for Kevin Cash in the 6th ties the score and takes Wakefield off the hook for a loss, a sac fly for Manny in the 7th gives the Sox the lead and puts Wake in line for the win, and an insurance run in the 9th on a Dustin Pedroia RBI single. 10 for 15 overall for the top three in the order for the Sox, including a 4 for 5 day for Coco Crisp. Wakefield ends up with the win in the sub-par outing, Mike Timlin, Javier Lopez and David Aardsma handle the 7th and 8th innings, and Paps goes the 9th for his 5th save.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Detroit Tigers                 5/6/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  2  4  0 .356     C.Granderson CF     5  1  2  2 .292  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  2  3  1 .309     P.Polanco 2B        3  0  1  0 .352  
  D.Ortiz DH          5  0  3  1 .226     C.Guillen DH        4  0  1  0 .255  
  M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  2 .297     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .259  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  2  2  1 .266     M.Cabrera 1B        4  1  1  1 .252  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  1  0 .333     G.Sheffield LF      4  1  1  1 .232  
  J.Drew RF           4  0  0  0 .235     E.Renteria SS       3  0  0  0 .228  
B-J.Varitek C         0  0  0  0 .233   C-R.Santiago PH       1  0  0  0 .161  
  K.Cash C            2  0  0  1 .176     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .165  
A-J.Ellsbury PH,RF    1  0  0  0 .369   D-M.Joyce PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  1  0 .381     B.Inge 3B           3  1  1  0 .159  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 14  6                 Totals      35  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cash In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Drew In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 1 0 1  1 0 1  1 0 1  -  6 14  1
Tigers.......... 0 3 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  0
 
Red Sox (21-14)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield WIN(3-2)      6       5   4   4   0   6   3  99   5.93
M.Timlin HOLD(2nd)        0 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  18   0.68
J.Lopez HOLD(3rd)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.13
D.Aardsma HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.13
J.Papelbon SAVE(5th)      1       1   0   0   0   2   0  18   1.29
Totals                    9       7   4   4   1  10   3
 
Tigers (10-24)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson               4       8   3   3   0   5   1  69   6.75
C.Rapada                  1       1   1   1   0   1   0  22   9.00
F.Dolsi                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Z.Miner LOSS(0-2) BS(1st) 3 1/3   4   2   2   1   2   0  51   6.75
B.Seay                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.57
Totals                    9      14   6   6   1   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,213 DATE- Tuesday, May 6th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Drew
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(9th), K.Youkilis(11th), C.Granderson(2nd)
TRIPLES- C.Crisp(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Lowell(2nd), C.Granderson(1st), M.Cabrera(7th), G.Sheffield(8th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Inge(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Crisp
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ramirez-2, K.Cash
WALKS- J.Lugo, P.Polanco
HIT BY PITCH- B.Inge
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp, D.Ortiz-2, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Drew-2, K.Cash, J.Lugo,
             C.Granderson-2, M.Ordonez, M.Cabrera, G.Sheffield, R.Santiago,
             I.Rodriguez-2, B.Inge-2
GIDP- M.Lowell
PASSED BALLS- K.Cash
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Mike Lowell robbed Gary Sheffield of a base hit.
 
Third baseman Mike Lowell left the yard as the Boston Red Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers by a score of 6 to 4 at Comerica Park.
 
Tim Wakefield(3-2) had a steady outing.  He was reached for 5 hits and no
walks in 6 innings and surrendered 3 'long-bombs'.  Boston simply wore out
the Detroit pitching staff, scoring in 6 different innings.  
 
Wakefield got help from Jonathan Papelbon who was credited with his 5th save.
Zach Miner(0-2) was charged with the loss in relief.  He pitched 3 and 1/3
innings and surrendered 4 hits and 1 walk.
 

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May 5, 2008 Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 2

In another battle of young vs. old, 23 year old Arizona pitcher Max Scherzer makes his major league debut against 45 year old Jamie Moyer. Scherzer holds his own for the first 6 innings, shutting down the Phillies while the D'Backs get a couple of runs and lead 2-0 entering the 7th. Scherzer walks the first two batters in the 7th and allows a single, ending his day with the 2-0 lead, and the Arizona bullpen falls apart giving the Phillies 7 runs over the final three innings of the game as the Phils win easily. Ryan Howard and Mark Reynolds, the strikeout kings, surprisingly only struck out once betwen the two of them. Why are they called the strikeout kings? We all know about Howard's whiffing (199 in real life) but Reynolds puts that to shame as he became the first player ever to strike out more than 200 times with a total of 204 in real life! Putting that in batting average perspective, Howard's would be a .326, but Reynolds puts that to shame too coming in with a .378 whiff percentage! If you look at the top 10 strikeout totals for batters in one season, all but two have been since 2000 and the top 4 have been in the past two years (Reynolds 204, Howard 199 in both '07 and '08 and Jack Cust with 197 in '08). Fun fact for the day: When Jamie Moyer made his major league debut for the Chicago Cubs in 1986, his opponent today Max Scherzer was still in diapers one month shy of his 2nd birthday!!!

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Philadelphia Phillies At 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks    5/5/2008
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Victorino CF      4  1  2  2 .471     C.Young CF          4  0  0  0 .254  
  E.Bruntlett SS      4  0  0  0 .189     E.Byrnes LF         3  1  1  0 .264  
  C.Utley 2B          5  0  1  1 .278     O.Hudson 2B         3  1  0  0 .350  
  R.Howard 1B         3  1  1  0 .234     C.Jackson 1B        3  0  2  0 .318  
  P.Burrell LF        3  1  1  0 .231     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .265  
  T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Reynolds 3B       3  0  1  2 .295  
  G.Jenkins RF        5  2  2  2 .333     C.Snyder C          4  0  2  0 .266  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  1  1  0 .234     S.Drew SS           4  0  0  0 .221  
  C.Ruiz C            4  0  2  2 .149     M.Scherzer P        2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Moyer P           2  0  0  0 .167     T.Pena P            0  0  0  0 .000  
A-G.Dobbs PH          1  0  0  0 .385     B.Lyon P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Durbin P          0  0  0  0 .000   B-J.Salazar PH        0  0  0  0 .208  
  J.Romero P          0  0  0  0 .000   C-A.Ojeda PH          0  0  0  0 .235  
  C.Condrey P         0  0  0  0 .333     B.Medders P         0  0  0  0 ----  
D-S.Taguchi PH,LF     0  1  0  0 .242     E.Gonzalez P        0  0  0  0 .200  
                                        E-R.Hammock PH        1  0  0  0 .158  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7 10  7                 Totals      31  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moyer In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lyon In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Salazar In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Condrey In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 2 2  -  7 10  1
Diamondbacks.... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
 
Phillies (16-17)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Moyer WIN(4-3)          6       4   2   2   4   6   0 104   4.15
C.Durbin HOLD(3rd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.18
J.Romero                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
C.Condrey HOLD(3rd)       1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  13   5.50
T.Gordon                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.73
Totals                    9       6   2   2   5   9   0
 
Diamondbacks (17-15)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Scherzer LOSS(0-1)      6       4   3   3   3   4   0  85   4.50
T.Pena BS(2nd)            0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.25
B.Lyon                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.53
B.Medders                 1 1/3   3   4   4   2   1   1  34   7.36
E.Gonzalez                0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  13   5.88
Totals                    9      10   7   7   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,131 DATE- Monday, May 5th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Bob Davidson, Alfonso Marquez
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8  Diamondbacks: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Diamondbacks: 1
ERRORS- G.Jenkins
DOUBLES- P.Burrell(5th), E.Byrnes(18th), C.Snyder(5th)
TRIPLES- S.Victorino(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Jenkins(5th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Taguchi(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Byrnes
WALKS- R.Howard-2, P.Burrell-2, S.Taguchi, E.Byrnes, O.Hudson, C.Jackson,
       M.Reynolds, A.Ojeda
HIT BY PITCH- S.Victorino, E.Bruntlett
STRIKE OUTS- E.Bruntlett, C.Utley, G.Jenkins-3, P.Feliz, C.Young-3, O.Hudson,
             J.Upton, M.Reynolds, C.Snyder, S.Drew-2
GIDP- E.Bruntlett
 
Right fielder Geoff Jenkins hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI at Chase
Field where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks by the
score of 7 to 2.
 
In the top of the 7th inning Philadelphia scored 3 runs when they had 3 base
hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Carlos Ruiz who quieted the
home crowd when he stroked a base-hit bringing in two baserunners.  Arizona
was out-hit by Philadelphia, 10 hits to 6.  
 
The winning pitcher was Jamie Moyer(4-3) who allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. Max
Scherzer(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He allowed 3 runs and 4 hits in 6
innings.

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May 5, 2008 Red Sox 10, Togers 4

The Red Sox begin the first of two 10 game road trips this season (the second is the end of June into early July) with a stop in the Motor City in the first game of a four game set. They come out swinging, as back-to-back homeruns for Manny and Mike Lowell chase Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman from the game in the 3rd inning and the Sox lead 7-0 after 3 1/2. Daisuke Matsuzaka lets Detroit get back in the game as three Tigers his balls over the fence to narrow the score to 7-4, but a 3 run Sox 7th puts the game away. Note the marathon relief effort for Aquilno Lopez as he throws 83 pitches in relief for the Tigers in 4 1/3 innings! With all the run support, more than enough for Dice-K and he gets his major-league leading 6th win of the season.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Detroit Tigers                 5/5/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF,LF    4  0  0  0 .373     C.Granderson CF     3  0  1  0 .279  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  3  2 .299     P.Polanco 2B        5  0  2  0 .353  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  2  1  0 .210     C.Guillen 3B        3  1  1  0 .255  
  M.Ramirez LF        2  2  1  2 .304     M.Ordonez DH        4  0  0  0 .267  
A-C.Crisp PR,CF       0  0  0  0 .324     M.Cabrera 1B        4  1  1  1 .252  
  M.Lowell 3B         5  1  2  2 .250     G.Sheffield LF      4  1  1  2 .232  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  2  2 .336     M.Joyce RF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Drew RF           4  1  2  0 .245     E.Renteria SS       4  1  1  1 .234  
  J.Varitek C         4  1  1  1 .233     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .170  
  J.Lugo SS           4  1  1  1 .382                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35 10 13 10                 Totals      34  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ramirez In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 3  3 0 0  3 0 0  - 10 13  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 1 1  0 0 0  -  4  7  0
 
Red Sox (20-14)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka WIN(6-1)      6       6   4   4   1   6   3  89   3.00
M.Delcarmen               1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  23   3.50
C.Hansen                  1 1/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  25   0.00
Totals                    9       7   4   4   3   9   3
 
Tigers (10-23)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Bonderman LOSS(2-2)     2       5   4   4   3   2   2  61   7.58
A.Lopez                   4 1/3   6   4   4   4   2   0  83   5.73
C.Rapada                  0       2   2   2   1   0   0  20   9.00
F.Dolsi                   2 2/3   0   0   0   2   1   0  35   0.00
Totals                    9      13  10  10  10   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,401 DATE- Monday, May 5th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Tigers: 5
DOUBLES- D.Ortiz(7th), K.Youkilis(10th), J.Lugo(13th)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(10th), M.Lowell(1st), M.Cabrera(6th), G.Sheffield(7th),
           E.Renteria(3rd)
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, D.Ortiz-2, M.Ramirez-3, K.Youkilis, J.Drew, J.Varitek,
       J.Lugo, C.Granderson-2, I.Rodriguez
HIT BY PITCH- J.Ellsbury, C.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, J.Drew, J.Lugo, P.Polanco,
             C.Guillen, M.Ordonez-2, M.Cabrera-2, M.Joyce-2, E.Renteria
GIDP- J.Ellsbury, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, J.Varitek
WILD PITCHES- A.Lopez
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Jacoby Ellsbury robbed Carlos Guillen of an extra base hit.
          Bot 6th: Dustin Pedroia robbed Matt Joyce of a base hit.
 
Third baseman Mike Lowell cracked a homer and had 2 RBI as the Boston Red Sox
beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 10 to 4.
 
In the 2nd inning Boston went on top for good scoring a single run on 2 hits.
Overall Boston out-hit Detroit 13 to 7.  
 
The win was credited to Daisuke Matsuzaka(6-1) who went 6 innings allowing 4
runs. Jeremy Bonderman(2-2) was the loser.  He got hit hard, allowing 5 hits
and 3 walks in 2 innings.  
 

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May 4, 2008 Phillies 7, Giants 0

Before today, Giants starter Ted Lincecum was absolutely dominating. 4-1 with a miniscule ERA of 0.78 in his first 5 starts. That is, until he ran into the Phillies today. Eeriely similar to what they did to Randy Wolf of the Padres a few games ago the Phils score four quick first inning runs, getting more runs in one inning off Lincecum than he had allowed the entire season in almost 35 innings!! His ERA goes up by almost a run and a half by the time it is done as the Phils get 6 runs off him in 4 innings and cruise to the win. 13 runners left on base for the Phillies, or else the score could have been much higher. Finally getting some runs to work with as his run support so far was at only 3.33, Cole Hamels ends up not needing them at all as he shuts down the Giants for 8 innings and strikes out 9. Tom Gordon takes the uneventful 9th inning to preserve the 3rd Phillie shutout of the season. On the batting side, Shane Victorino is on his horse with a 3 for 3 day, walking twice, scoring twice and stealing two bases. Nice to have him back in the lineup again!

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BOXSCORE: 2008 San Francisco Giants At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies    5/4/2008
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Velez 2B          4  0  0  0 .234     S.Victorino CF      3  2  3  0 .470  
  E.Burriss SS        4  0  2  0 .276     E.Bruntlett SS      3  1  1  1 .198  
  R.Winn RF           4  0  0  0 .276     C.Utley 2B          3  2  2  2 .281  
  A.Rowand CF         4  0  0  0 .267     R.Howard 1B         3  1  0  1 .231  
  J.Castillo 3B       4  0  1  0 .248     P.Burrell LF        5  0  1  2 .229  
  R.Aurilia 1B        3  0  1  0 .315     G.Jenkins RF        4  0  2  1 .329  
  D.Ortmeier LF       3  0  0  0 .385     T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Taschner P        0  0  0  0 ----     P.Feliz 3B          5  0  1  0 .233  
  T.Walker P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Ruiz C            5  0  1  0 .129  
  S.Holm C            2  0  1  0 .321     C.Hamels P          3  1  0  0 .267  
  T.Lincecum P        1  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Werth RF          0  0  0  0 .223  
A-F.Lewis PH          1  0  0  0 .178                                          
  K.Yabu P            0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-J.Bowker LF         1  0  0  0 .262                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      34  7 11  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lincecum In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Yabu In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hamels In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Phillies........ 4 0 0  2 0 0  0 1    -  7 11  0
 
Giants (16-16)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Lincecum LOSS(4-2)      4       5   6   6   4   4   0  99   2.09
K.Yabu                    2       2   0   0   2   1   0  35   4.15
J.Taschner                1       2   1   1   1   1   0  23  10.12
T.Walker                  1       2   0   0   0   1   0  21   4.35
Totals                    8      11   7   7   7   7   0
 
Phillies (15-17)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hamels WIN(3-3)         8       5   0   0   1   9   0 110   2.81
T.Gordon                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  14   6.30
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,321 DATE- Sunday, May 4th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 5  Phillies:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2  Phillies: 0
ERRORS- E.Velez
DOUBLES- S.Holm(4th), E.Bruntlett(5th), C.Utley(8th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino-2(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Burriss
WALKS- S.Holm, S.Victorino-2, E.Bruntlett, R.Howard-2, G.Jenkins, C.Hamels
HIT BY PITCH- E.Bruntlett, C.Utley-2
STRIKE OUTS- E.Velez-2, E.Burriss, R.Winn, A.Rowand-2, R.Aurilia-2, F.Lewis,
             C.Utley, R.Howard, P.Burrell-3, G.Jenkins, C.Hamels
GIDP- P.Feliz, C.Ruiz
WILD PITCHES- T.Lincecum
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Eugenio Velez robbed Cole Hamels of a base hit.
 
Cole Hamels(3-3), with relief help from Tom Gordon, blanked the San Francisco
Giants at Citizen's Bank Park.  The Philadelphia Phillies scored scored 7
runs for the victory.
 
Hamels looked very much in control throughout the day.  He allowed only 5 hits
and 1 walk in 8 innings.  Hamels struckout 9 San Francisco batters improving
his ERA from 3.38 to 2.81.  San Francisco was out-hit by Philadelphia, 11
hits to 5.  
 
Tim Lincecum(4-2) was tagged with the loss.  He was knocked around pretty
good, giving up 6 runs in 4 innings.

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May 4, 2008 Red Sox 5, Rays 4 (10)

You may notice that a date in the blog, May 3rd and the Phillies game on the 2nd, were not blogged. Two bolts of lightning struck in the backyard very close to the house and knocked our cable, phone and internet out for about 24 hours until it was fixed earlier this afternoon. Nothing worth blogging anyway. The Phillies lost both days to the red-hot Giants 10-4 and 3-2 to continue their recent 2-7 slump. In the game on the 3rd, the Phils left the bases loaded in both the 8th and 9th innings unable to come through with the clutch hit to tie or take the lead in the game. The Sox lost the game on the 3rd to the Rays 5-2 for their third straight loss. In today's game, Jon Lester finally got some runs to work with (his 4.50 run support is lowest among the starters), but made two huge mistake pitches on a solo homerun for Jonny Gomes in the 2nd and a huge 3-run bomb for Akinori Iwamura which tied the game 4-4 in the 4th inning. The score stayed 4-4 until the Sox come through in the bottom of the 10th. With one out, Jacoby Ellsbury singles and steals second. Dustin Pedroia can't help and as he grounds out on what would have been a double play grounder if not for the steal for out number two, and Kevin Youkilis comes through with the walk-off double as Ellsbury trots home with the winning run. Papelbon gets the win as he came in to pitch because he hasn't pitched in a week with the Sox slide. Ellsbury's recent 16-for-29 hot streak has enabled him to go above teammate Julio Lugo and gives Jacoby the AL batting race lead over Julio, .388 to .387. Lugo we know won't be on top at the end even if he bats like this since he will be done for the year in mid-July, but I'll enjoy it while it's here.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays At 2008 Boston Red Sox                 5/4/2008
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Iwamura 2B        4  1  1  3 .298     J.Ellsbury LF       4  2  1  1 .388  
  C.Crawford LF       5  0  1  0 .246     D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  1  2 .289  
  B.Upton CF          5  0  0  0 .226     K.Youkilis 1B       5  0  2  2 .331  
  C.Pena 1B           4  0  0  0 .196     M.Ramirez DH        4  0  0  0 .301  
  E.Longoria 3B       3  0  0  0 .299     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .236  
  J.Gomes DH          4  1  2  1 .232     J.Drew RF           2  0  0  0 .233  
  E.Hinske RF         4  0  1  0 .200     J.Varitek C         3  1  1  0 .233  
  S.Riggans C         4  1  1  0 .222     C.Crisp CF          3  1  1  0 .324  
  J.Bartlett SS       4  1  2  0 .299     J.Lugo SS           4  1  1  0 .387  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4  8  4                 Totals      34  5  7  5
 
 
Rays............ 0 1 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0 -  4  8  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 4  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  5  7  0
 
Rays (17-14)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Kazmir                  6       6   4   4   1   2   0  90   6.00
D.Wheeler                 3       0   0   0   1   2   0  37   4.19
J.Howell LOSS(1-1)        0 2/3   1   1   1   1   0   0  15   2.42
Totals                    9 2/3   7   5   5   3   4   0
 
Red Sox (19-14)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester                  6       8   4   4   0   9   2 100   3.31
J.Tavarez                 1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  14   5.06
J.Lopez                   1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   1.15
J.Papelbon WIN(2-0)       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  16   1.38
Totals                   10       8   4   4   2  12   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,578 DATE- Sunday, May 4th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 5  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 0  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- J.Gomes(3rd), S.Riggans(6th), K.Youkilis-2(9th)
HOME RUNS- A.Iwamura(2nd), J.Gomes(7th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp
WALKS- A.Iwamura, E.Longoria, J.Ellsbury, J.Drew-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Varitek
STRIKE OUTS- A.Iwamura, C.Crawford, B.Upton, C.Pena-2, E.Longoria-3, J.Gomes,
             S.Riggans-2, J.Bartlett, J.Ellsbury, D.Pedroia, M.Ramirez, J.Lugo
WEB GEMS- Bot 10th: Carlos Pena robbed Julio Lugo of a base hit.
 
Kevin Youkilis hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston Red
Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 10 innings by the count of 5 to 4.
 
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings.  Boston was victorious in the
10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.
Ellsbury swiped second base.  One out later, Youkilis stepped in and he
doubled giving Boston the win much to the delight of the home town crowd.
Boston banged out 7 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Jonathan Papelbon(2-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings.
J.P. Howell(1-1) suffered the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
and surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk.

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May 2, 2008 Rays 5, Red Sox 2

A wild Clay Buchholz, some sloppy defense and serious lack of hitting in the clutch are what cost the Sox a win today. Three errors in the field don't help Buchholz's start any, as he walks 4 and allows 6 hits good for 5 runs in only 4 innings of work. A VERY early hook for Rays starter Edwin Jackson, yankeed after only 16 pitches, 2/3 of an inning and two runs via 4 Sox hits. Apparently it helped the Rays as after a 4-run outburst in the 2nd inning off Buchholz, five Tampa relievers hold the Sox scoreless despite 8 hits and 6 walks. The big story was this - an ungodly 15 runners left on base for the Sox today, including the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with Jason Varitek striking out to end the game.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays At 2008 Boston Red Sox                 5/2/2008
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Iwamura 2B        4  1  2  1 .301     J.Ellsbury CF,RF    3  1  3  0 .378  
  C.Crawford LF       5  0  3  1 .250     D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  1  0 .293  
  J.Gomes DH          4  0  1  1 .215     D.Ortiz DH          5  0  0  0 .204  
  C.Pena 1B           4  0  0  0 .211     M.Ramirez LF        5  1  3  1 .304  
  E.Longoria 3B       4  1  1  0 .316     M.Lowell 3B         2  0  1  0 .277  
  E.Hinske RF         3  1  0  0 .209     K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  1  1 .330  
  D.Navarro C         3  0  0  0 .273     B.Moss RF           3  0  0  0 .111  
  G.Gross CF          3  1  0  0 .219   A-C.Crisp PH,CF       2  0  1  0 .323  
  J.Bartlett SS       4  1  1  2 .293     J.Varitek C         5  0  0  0 .241  
                                          J.Lugo SS           4  0  2  0 .394  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  8  5                 Totals      38  2 12  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moss In 8th Inning
 
Rays............ 0 4 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  8  0
Red Sox......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2 12  3
 
Rays (16-13)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Jackson                 0 2/3   4   2   2   0   0   0  16   4.91
T.Miller WIN(2-1)         1 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  25   4.22
S.Dohmann HOLD(2nd)       3       3   0   0   1   4   0  56   6.30
K.Birkins HOLD(2nd)       3 2/3   2   0   0   4   1   0  60   3.00
T.Percival                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   6   7.27
D.Wheeler SAVE(6th)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.96
Totals                    9      12   2   2   6   7   0
 
Red Sox (18-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz LOSS(2-2)      4       6   5   4   4   6   0  82   5.10
J.Tavarez                 3       1   0   0   0   3   0  31   5.52
J.Lopez                   1 1/3   1   0   0   1   3   0  26   1.23
H.Okajima                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.09
Totals                    9       8   5   4   5  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,774 DATE- Friday, May 2nd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 7  Red Sox:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- D.Pedroia, J.Lugo-2
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(8th)
WALKS- A.Iwamura, J.Gomes, E.Hinske, D.Navarro, G.Gross, J.Ellsbury-2,
       M.Lowell-3, K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- A.Iwamura, J.Gomes, C.Pena-4, E.Longoria-2, E.Hinske-2, D.Navarro,
             G.Gross, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, K.Youkilis, B.Moss-2, J.Varitek-2
GIDP- E.Longoria, D.Ortiz
 
Second baseman Akinori Iwamura had 2 base hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped
the Boston Red Sox by a score of 5 to 2 at Fenway Park.
 
Tampa Bay came up with 4 runs in the top of the 2nd inning when they had 4
base hits.  The highlight belonged to Jason Bartlett who silenced Fenway Park
as he slapped a single bringing in two baserunners.  Neither team managed to
score after the 4th inning.  
 
The winning pitcher was Trever Miller(2-1) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3
innings. Dan Wheeler got the save, his 6th.  Clay Buchholz(2-2) took the
loss.  He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 5 runs in 4 innings.  
 

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May 1, 2009 Phillies 7, Padres 2

Before today, Randy Wolf for the Padres was 4-0 with an ERA of 0.53. Then he ran into the firing squad, as the Phils tee off against their former staff ace with 3 homers and 5 runs in 4 innings, upping Wolf's ERA by over a run and handing him his first loss of the season. Five homeruns overall for the Phillies with Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell all handing the fans in the outfield seats some souveniers. Adam Eaton gets his best start of the year only allowing one run in almost 7 innings of work for the win. For Howard, Utley and Burrell it gives each of them 9 homeruns on the year, now tied for 2nd in the NL homer race behind the Marlins' Mike Jacobs who has a major-league leading 11. It also gives the Phillies as a team 41 homeruns, which leads the National League and is second in the majors behind the 42 for the Chicago White Sox.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 San Diego Padres At 2008 Philadelphia Phillies        5/1/2008
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Giles RF          3  0  1  0 .274     S.Victorino CF      2  2  1  2 .463  
  T.Iguchi 2B         5  0  1  1 .225     J.Werth RF          5  1  1  2 .225  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  1  0 .231     C.Utley 2B          5  1  1  1 .266  
  K.Kouzmanoff 3B     4  0  1  0 .212     R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Greene SS         4  0  0  0 .180     R.Howard 1B         4  1  1  1 .235  
  S.Hairston LF       3  1  0  0 .145     P.Burrell LF        3  1  1  1 .234  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  1  0 .187     P.Feliz 3B          4  0  2  0 .244  
  J.Bard C            4  0  0  0 .244     E.Bruntlett SS      4  0  0  0 .210  
  R.Wolf P            1  0  0  0 .111     C.Ruiz C            1  1  0  0 .125  
A-T.Clark PH          0  1  0  0 .333     A.Eaton P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Ledezma P         0  0  0  0 .000     R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000  
B-P.McAnulty PH       1  0  1  0 .256   C-G.Jenkins PH        1  0  1  0 .329  
  H.Bell P            0  0  0  0 .000   D-B.Harman 2B         0  0  0  0 .000  
E-J.Huber PH          0  0  0  0 .182                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  6  1                 Totals      31  7  8  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wolf In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ledezma In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Madson In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Jenkins In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bell In 9th Inning
 
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  2  6  0
Phillies........ 2 0 1  2 1 0  1 0    -  7  8  0
 
Padres (16-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Wolf LOSS(4-1)          4       5   5   5   3   3   3  77   1.67
W.Ledezma                 2       1   1   1   2   0   1  31   7.11
H.Bell                    2       2   1   1   1   0   1  30   1.65
Totals                    8       8   7   7   6   3   5
 
Phillies (14-15)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton WIN(3-2)          6 2/3   6   1   1   2   5   0  85   5.97
R.Madson                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   6.19
R.Seanez                  1       0   1   1   2   1   0  24   7.94
Totals                    9       6   2   2   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,524 DATE- Thursday, May 1st 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Mike Winters, Hunter Wendelstedt, Mervin Hudson
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 9  Phillies: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 0  Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- A.Gonzalez(6th)
HOME RUNS- S.Victorino(4th), J.Werth(3rd), C.Utley(9th), R.Howard(9th),
           P.Burrell(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Eaton
WALKS- B.Giles-2, S.Hairston, T.Clark, S.Victorino-2, P.Burrell, C.Ruiz-3
HIT BY PITCH- J.Huber, S.Victorino
STRIKE OUTS- T.Iguchi-2, K.Greene, S.Hairston, J.Edmonds, R.Wolf, C.Utley,
             R.Howard, A.Eaton
WILD PITCHES- R.Seanez
 
At Citizen's Bank Park the San Diego Padres were battered 7 to 2 by the
Philadelphia Phillies.
 
Philadelphia started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half
of the first scoring 2 runs.  Shane Victorino led off and started the attack
as he was hit by a pitch.  Jayson Werth stepped into the batter's box and he
popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 3rd of the season).  Chase Utley
was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.  Ryan Howard struck out, unable
to help the rally.  Philadelphia totaled 8 hits on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Adam Eaton(3-2) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Randy Wolf(4-1) was the loser.  He served up 3 gopher balls
in 4 innings.  
 

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May 1, 2008 Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4

Manny Ramirez flexes his muscle, hammering a 3-run game tying homerun in the 3rd inning with all three runs being unearned due to two Toronto errors on the previous two batters and two outs in the inning, and a nice 3 for 4 day for Coco Crisp, but it is not enough as Vernon Wells hits a 2-run homer on David Aardsma's first pitch of the game in the 8th inning. The Sox do mount a threat off of B.J.Ryan in the 9th as they score a run and get the tying run to third with two outs, but pinch-hitter JD Drew flies out to end the game. A.J. Burnett gets the win for the Jays allowing no earned runs because of the previously mentioned errors, and Manny Declarmen gets the loss for the Sox when the runner he put on base is knocked home by the Wells homer off Aardsma.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Toronto Blue Jays At 2008 Boston Red Sox              5/1/2008
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Rios RF           4  0  0  0 .347     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .297  
  D.Eckstein SS       4  1  1  0 .280     K.Youkilis 1B       5  1  0  0 .333  
  S.Rolen 3B          3  1  1  0 .333     D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  0 .213  
  M.Stairs DH         5  1  3  2 .359     M.Ramirez LF        4  1  1  3 .292  
  V.Wells CF          5  1  1  2 .293     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .267  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  0  0 .320     B.Moss RF           3  0  0  0 .133  
  S.Stewart LF        4  1  2  0 .200   A-J.Lugo PH           1  0  0  0 .389  
  R.Barajas C         3  0  1  1 .391     C.Crisp CF          4  1  3  0 .317  
  M.Scutaro 1B        4  0  1  0 .274     J.Lowrie SS         3  0  1  0 .200  
                                        B-J.Drew PH           1  0  1  0 .247  
                                          K.Cash C            3  0  0  0 .188  
                                        C-J.Ellsbury PH       1  0  1  1 .356  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5 10  5                 Totals      37  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moss In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lowrie In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Cash In 9th Inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  5 10  2
Red Sox......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  9  0
 
Blue Jays (21-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Burnett WIN(3-2)        8       6   3   0   1   8   1 125   1.67
B.Ryan SAVE(5th)          1       3   1   1   0   0   0  29   0.79
Totals                    9       9   4   1   1   8   1
 
Red Sox (18-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield               6 1/3   7   3   3   1   4   0 108   5.91
M.Delcarmen LOSS(2-2)     0 2/3   1   1   1   1   0   0  20   4.20
D.Aardsma                 1       2   1   1   2   1   1  30   2.70
H.Okajima                 1       0   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.35
Totals                    9      10   5   5   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,902 DATE- Thursday, May 1st 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 9  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- D.Eckstein, M.Scutaro
DOUBLES- S.Rolen(5th), S.Stewart(2nd), R.Barajas(4th), D.Ortiz(5th),
         C.Crisp(3rd)
HOME RUNS- V.Wells(9th), M.Ramirez(9th)
WALKS- A.Rios, D.Eckstein, S.Rolen-2, R.Barajas, D.Pedroia
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rios, S.Rolen, M.Stairs-2, M.Scutaro-2, D.Pedroia, K.Youkilis,
             M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, B.Moss-2, C.Crisp, K.Cash
GIDP- V.Wells, K.Youkilis
WILD PITCHES- D.Aardsma
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Jed Lowrie robbed Vernon Wells of a base hit.
 
The Toronto Blue Jays edged the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park by the score of
5 to 4.
 
Toronto came through with the game-winning runs in the 8th inning with 2 runs
utilizing 3 base hits.  Matt Stairs opened up the inning nicely when he hit a
single.  Vernon Wells stepped into the batter's box and he cleared the fences
for a two-run home run (his 9th of the season).  After an out was recorded,
Shannon Stewart stepped in and he laced a base-knock.  David Aardsma then had
one get away for a wild pitch.  Rod Barajas came to the plate and was walked
intentionally.  Marco Scutaro was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.
Alex Rios followed and he drew a walk to load the bases.  Boston made it
exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
 
A.J. Burnett(3-2) went 8 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. Burnett got
relief help from B.J. Ryan who gained credit for his 5th save.  Manny
Delcarmen(2-2) was the loser in relief.  
 

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