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.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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                                          
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         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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