May 31, 2008 Red Sox 5, Orioles 3

A 14 hit attack propels the Sox to the victory today, along with a bit of daring baserunning. You will notice in the steals for the game that Julio Lugo had 2 and Jacoby Ellsbury had one. What it does not tell you is that all three of the steals were in the 3rd inning. Lugo led off the inning with a single, and stole second base. Ellsbury rips a sharp single to left, and Lugo stops at third. With the +7 Garrett Olson on the mound for Baltimore, I decide to get a little daring. Ellsbury takes off for second, and on the throw to second Lugo breaks for home. The throw is relayed to the plate to try to get Lugo, and he slides in under the tag for the steal of home!! Ellsbury also gets credit for the steal of second on the play, and would score on a 2-run homerun for Manny Ramirez later in the inning. That is the second steal of home for the Red Sox this season, as Coco Crisp had one earlier in the year.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Baltimore Orioles             5/31/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury RF       5  1  2  1 .363     B.Roberts 2B        3  0  2  0 .324  
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  0  0 .265     N.Markakis RF       4  0  0  0 .365  
  D.Ortiz DH          5  0  1  0 .236     M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .233  
  M.Ramirez LF        5  1  2  2 .293     K.Millar 1B         4  1  1  0 .279  
  M.Lowell 3B         5  0  2  0 .231     A.Huff DH           4  1  1  2 .284  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  2  3  0 .340     R.Hernandez C       4  1  2  0 .242  
  J.Varitek C         5  0  1  1 .200     J.Payton LF         3  0  0  0 .306  
  C.Crisp CF          4  0  2  0 .313     A.Jones CF          2  0  1  1 .304  
  J.Lugo SS           3  1  1  0 .337     A.Cintron SS        2  0  0  0 .280  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  5 14  4                 Totals      30  3  7  3
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 3  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  5 14  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 0  -  3  7  0
 
Red Sox (32-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester WIN(4-4)         6 2/3   6   3   3   2   1   1 106   4.11
M.Delcarmen HOLD(3rd)     1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   3.86
J.Papelbon SAVE(9th)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13   1.54
Totals                    9       7   3   3   2   1   1
 
Orioles (24-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Olson LOSS(2-3)         5 2/3   9   4   4   4   2   1 105   6.63
J.Walker                  1       3   1   1   0   0   0  22   9.20
C.Bradford                2 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  35   2.83
Totals                    9      14   5   5   4   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,168 DATE- Saturday, May 31st 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:11  Orioles: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3  Orioles: 2
DOUBLES- K.Youkilis(14th), B.Roberts(22nd), R.Hernandez(5th)
TRIPLES- A.Jones(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(14th), A.Huff(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(16th), J.Lugo-2(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Jones
WALKS- D.Pedroia-2, K.Youkilis, J.Lugo, B.Roberts, A.Cintron
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, J.Varitek-2, A.Cintron
GIDP- D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, N.Markakis-2, J.Payton
 
Manny Ramirez hit a homerun and had 2 RBI at Camden Yards where the Boston Red
Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5 to 3.
 
Boston brought 3 runs across the plate in the 3rd inning when they had 3 base
hits.  The highlight belonged to Ramirez who silenced the crowd when he
cracked a two-run shot (his 14th of the season).  Overall Boston out-hit
Baltimore 14 to 7.  
 
The victory was credited to Jon Lester(4-4) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 3 runs. Lester got relief help from Jonathan Papelbon who gained
credit for his 9th save.  Garrett Olson(2-3) absorbed the loss.  He allowed 9
hits and 4 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 

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