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4
Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:07PM
, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Attendance: 48,281, Time of Game: 3:20
Red Sox
6
34-24
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Orioles
3
27-28
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 6½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  1   2  1  0    6  9  0
Orioles         0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury RF-LF 3 1 1 0 2 2 .281 .799 25 11 0.253 1.08 0.279 -0.026 1.6 0 0 3B,3·SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .717 25 16 -0.055 1.03 0.101 -0.155 0.2 1 6 HR
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 .252 .839 15 10 0.076 1.50 0.162 -0.085 0.4 HR,SF
   Sean Casey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .861 8 5 -0.005 0.23 0.000 -0.005 -0.4
Manny Ramirez LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .874 16 11 0.048 0.78 0.139 -0.091 -0.1 0 0 HR
   J.D. Drew RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .792 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Lowell 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .797 14 9 0.000 0.92 0.065 -0.065 -0.4 1 5 HBP
Kevin Youkilis 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .302 .900 18 11 0.108 0.99 0.125 -0.017 1.0 11 3 HBP
Jason Varitek C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .272 .823 10 6 0.143 1.38 0.178 -0.035 1.6 8 0 2B
Coco Crisp CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .670 13 8 -0.133 1.40 0.000 -0.133 -1.8 1 0 GDP
Julio Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .670 21 13 -0.129 1.25 0.004 -0.133 -0.9 0 0
   Alex Cora SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
Jon Lester P 1 1
   David Aardsma P 2
   Hideki Okajima P
   Jonathan Papelbon P
Team Totals 35 6 9 5 3 7 .257 .941 165 100 0.306 1.10 1.053 -0.745 1.1 27 16
2B: J Varitek (12, off G Olson).
3B: J Ellsbury (3, off L Cormier).
HR: D Pedroia (4, off G Olson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Ramirez (10, off C Bradford; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); D Ortiz (13, off G Olson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: D Ortiz (2, off J Walker).
HBP: M Lowell (2, by L Cormier); K Youkilis (2, by D Sarfate).
TB: D Pedroia 5; D Ortiz 4; J Varitek 4; M Ramirez 4; J Ellsbury 3; K Youkilis.
GIDP: C Crisp (2).
RBI: D Ortiz 2 (43); J Varitek (20); D Pedroia (28); M Ramirez (35).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz; M Ramirez; D Pedroia.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Cora-D Pedroia; M Lowell-K Youkilis.
PB: J Varitek (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury 3 (26, 3rd base off G Olson/R Hernandez 2, 2nd base off G Olson/R Hernandez).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Roberts 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .271 .792 22 11 0.115 1.12 0.204 -0.089 0.6 1 0 HR
Nick Markakis RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .816 14 8 -0.066 1.18 0.086 -0.152 -0.5 0 0 2·2B
Melvin Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .702 23 15 -0.096 0.90 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 0 3
Kevin Millar 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .240 .720 23 10 -0.002 1.24 0.069 -0.072 0.1 6 1
Aubrey Huff DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .244 .760 19 11 0.037 1.16 0.098 -0.061 0.3 2B
Ramon Hernandez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .221 .605 12 9 -0.056 1.41 0.063 -0.119 -0.6 7 0
Jay Payton LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .236 .651 12 9 -0.033 1.35 0.067 -0.100 -0.1 9 0
Adam Jones CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .245 .643 15 11 -0.010 1.27 0.083 -0.093 0.2 2 0
Alex Cintron SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .759 11 9 -0.111 1.07 0.000 -0.111 -1.3 2 2 GDP
   Luke Scott PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .785 4 3 0.029 0.55 0.029 0.000 0.3
Garrett Olson P
   Lance Cormier P
   Jamie Walker P
   Chad Bradford P
   Dennis Sarfate P
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 4 8 .265 .783 155 96 -0.193 1.18 0.699 -0.893 -1.9 27 6
2B: A Huff (13, off J Lester); N Markakis 2 (10, 2 off J Lester).
HR: B Roberts (4, off J Lester; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: N Markakis 4; B Roberts 4; A Huff 2; R Hernandez 2; L Scott; J Payton; A Jones.
GIDP: A Cintron (2).
RBI: B Roberts (18); J Payton (15); A Jones (17).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Cintron-K Millar.
E: G Olson (); A Cintron (2).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Lester 5 7 3 3 3 4 1 3.67 24 103 62 37 6 19 11 6 2 0 42 -0.073 1.24 -0.3
David Aardsma, W (2-1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.73 6 27 19 10 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.164 1.05 1.1
Hideki Okajima, H (11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.72 4 10 7 6 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.057 0.74 0.5
Jonathan Papelbon, S (16) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.08 4 15 8 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.046 1.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 8 1 3.00 38 155 96 59 14 23 18 8 4 0 42 0 0 0.194 1.10 1.9

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Garrett Olson 5 3 2 2 2 5 2 4.03 21 89 52 27 6 19 4 10 1 0 56 0.082 1.04 0.7
Lance Cormier, BS (1), L (0-2) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.51 8 27 18 13 0 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 -0.166 1.98 -0.9
Jamie Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.052 2.50 -0.1
Chad Bradford 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.12 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.130 0.43 -0.9
Dennis Sarfate 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.38 9 43 25 12 3 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.041 0.34 0.1
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 3 7 3 6.00 41 165 100 56 9 35 10 19 2 0 56 1 1 -0.307 1.18 -1.1
Balks: L Cormier (1).
WP: None.
HBP: D Sarfate (3; K Youkilis); L Cormier (1; M Lowell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Andy Fletcher.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 48,281.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Baltimore Orioles
1 Jacoby Ellsbury RF 1 Brian Roberts 2B
2 Dustin Pedroia 2B 2 Nick Markakis RF
3 David Ortiz DH 3 Melvin Mora 3B
4 Manny Ramirez LF 4 Kevin Millar 1B
5 Mike Lowell 3B 5 Aubrey Huff DH
6 Kevin Youkilis 1B 6 Ramon Hernandez C
7 Jason Varitek C 7 Jay Payton LF
8 Coco Crisp CF 8 Adam Jones CF
9 Julio Lugo SS 9 Alex Cintron SS
Jon Lester P Garrett Olson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury L. Cormier 16% 66% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R BAL B. Roberts J. Lester -14% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Ramirez C. Bradford 14% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson 11% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b9 3-6 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO BAL N. Markakis J. Papelbon 11% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Scott out at 2B/SS-2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Garrett Olson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury G. Olson 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Olson -3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson 1% 52% Ellsbury Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Ellsbury to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson -3% 49% Strikeout Looking, Ellsbury Steals 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez G. Olson -4% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL B. Roberts J. Lester 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL N. Markakis J. Lester 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL M. Mora J. Lester 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Garrett Olson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lowell G. Olson -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis G. Olson -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Varitek G. Olson 2% 48% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS C. Crisp G. Olson -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL K. Millar J. Lester -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  BAL A. Huff J. Lester -2% 39% Passed Ball; Millar to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BAL A. Huff J. Lester 4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  BAL R. Hernandez J. Lester -5% 38% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Millar to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R BAL J. Payton J. Lester -7% 31% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Millar Scores; Hernandez to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R BAL A. Jones J. Lester -8% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; Payton to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO BAL A. Cintron J. Lester 6% 29% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Garrett Olson facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo G. Olson -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury G. Olson -2% 25% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS D. Pedroia G. Olson 10% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson 11% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez G. Olson -1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL B. Roberts J. Lester 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL N. Markakis J. Lester -5% 42% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
b3 2-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BAL M. Mora J. Lester 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Markakis to 3B
b3 2-2 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O BAL K. Millar J. Lester 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Garrett Olson facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lowell G. Olson -3% 47% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t4 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS K. Youkilis G. Olson 3% 50% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t4 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek G. Olson -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 2-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS C. Crisp G. Olson -3% 44% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BAL A. Huff J. Lester -7% 37% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b4 2-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BAL R. Hernandez J. Lester 5% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BAL J. Payton J. Lester 4% 46% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BAL A. Jones J. Lester 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Garrett Olson facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Lugo G. Olson -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury G. Olson 3% 50% Walk
t5 2-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Olson 2% 52% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Olson -5% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t5 2-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson 1% 48% Ellsbury Steals 3B
t5 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Olson -5% 43% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL A. Cintron J. Lester 3% 46% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R BAL B. Roberts J. Lester -14% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL N. Markakis J. Lester -4% 28% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BAL M. Mora J. Lester 3% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 3-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BAL K. Millar J. Lester -1% 30% Walk
b5 3-2 2 12- 8,(3-2)  BAL A. Huff J. Lester -3% 28% Walk; Markakis to 3B; Millar to 2B
b5 3-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Hernandez J. Lester 7% 35% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Lance Cormier facing 4-5-6
Lance Cormier replaces Garrett Olson pitching
t6 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez L. Cormier -4% 31% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Lowell L. Cormier 4% 35% Hit By Pitch
t6 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis L. Cormier 2% 37% Balk; Lowell to 2B
t6 2-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis L. Cormier 8% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lowell to 3B
t6 2-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R BOS J. Varitek L. Cormier 10% 55% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lowell Scores; Youkilis to 2B
t6 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS C. Crisp L. Cormier -5% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Youkilis to 3B
t6 3-3 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lugo L. Cormier -8% 42% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' David Aardsma facing 7-8-9
David Aardsma replaces Jon Lester pitching
b6 3-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BAL J. Payton D. Aardsma 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL A. Jones D. Aardsma 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL A. Cintron D. Aardsma 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Orioles' Lance Cormier facing 1-2-3
t7 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury L. Cormier 16% 66% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 3-3 0 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia L. Cormier -8% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Jamie Walker replaces Lance Cormier pitching
t7 3-3 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO BOS D. Ortiz J. Walker 5% 64% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellsbury Scores
Chad Bradford replaces Jamie Walker pitching
t7 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Ramirez C. Bradford 14% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell C. Bradford -1% 77% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' David Aardsma facing 1-2-3
b7 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL B. Roberts D. Aardsma 4% 81% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL N. Markakis D. Aardsma 3% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL M. Mora D. Aardsma 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Orioles' Dennis Sarfate facing 6-7-8
Dennis Sarfate replaces Chad Bradford pitching
t8 5-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS K. Youkilis D. Sarfate 2% 88% Hit By Pitch
t8 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Varitek D. Sarfate 5% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Youkilis to 3B
t8 5-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO BOS C. Crisp D. Sarfate -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Youkilis Scores/No RBI
t8 6-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Lugo D. Sarfate 0% 92% Walk
t8 6-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury D. Sarfate -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 4-5-6
Hideki Okajima replaces David Aardsma pitching
Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
b8 3-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL K. Millar H. Okajima 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL A. Huff H. Okajima 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL R. Hernandez H. Okajima -1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b8 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL J. Payton H. Okajima 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Orioles' Dennis Sarfate facing 2-3-4
t9 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia D. Sarfate 1% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
Sean Casey pinch hits for David Ortiz (DH) batting 3rd
t9 6-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O BOS S. Casey D. Sarfate -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t9 6-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez D. Sarfate -0% 96% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t9 6-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Lowell D. Sarfate -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 8-9-1
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
Jacoby Ellsbury moves from RF to LF
J.D. Drew replaces Manny Ramirez (LF) playing RF batting 4th
b9 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL A. Jones J. Papelbon 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Luke Scott pinch hits for Alex Cintron (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BAL L. Scott J. Papelbon -3% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 3-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BAL B. Roberts J. Papelbon -6% 89% Walk; Scott to 2B
b9 3-6 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO BAL N. Markakis J. Papelbon 11% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Scott out at 2B/SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.

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