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CLE  5
@LAA  2

BAL  8
TOR  3

TEX  6
@CHW  1

DET 19
@KCR  4

NYY 12
MIN  4

BOS  4
@SEA  0

TBR  4
OAK  0

ARI  2
CHC  0

SDP  6
@CIN  4

LAD 16
@COL 10

ATL  4
@FLA  0

PIT  9
@HOU  3

MIL  6
@STL  3

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 37,861

Monday, July 21, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:57
Red Sox
4
58-43
Won 1
2nd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  2  0    4 11  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0
W: J Lester (8-3), L: J Washburn (4-9), S: J Papelbon (29)
Mariners
0
38-61
Lost 3
4th, 22 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .699   18    1   0   SH
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .827   22    4   4   
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .952   18    3   0   GDP
M Ramirez DH                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .301  .931   15    0   0   
  B Moss PR-DH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .799         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .825   23    0   2   GDP
K Youkilis 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .314  .943   20   11   0   HBP
C Crisp CF                    2   2   1   0    3   1  .255  .714   28    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   2    1   1  .218  .664   19    5   1   HR
J Lowrie SS                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .298  .765   20    3   3   

J Lester P                                                               0   2
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   4    7   5              183   27  12
BATTING
HR: J Varitek (8, off J Washburn; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: J Ellsbury (3, off M Lowe).
HBP: K Youkilis (8, by M Lowe).
TB: J Varitek 5; M Ramirez 3; J Lowrie 2; K Youkilis; C Crisp; D Pedroia; J Ellsbury.
GIDP: M Lowell (9); J Drew (10).
RBI: J Lowrie 2 (9); J Varitek 2 (30).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Lowrie-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2.
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .732   21    3   0   
W Bloomquist CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .653   14    4   0   
R Ibanez LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .795   11    3   0   GDP
A Beltre 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .776   16    1   1   
J Lopez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .731   11    5   3   GDP
M Cairo DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .582    9    0   0   
  J Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .663    3    0   0   
B LaHair 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    6    4   1   
  J Vidro PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .585    5    1   0   
J Clement C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .172  .605    9    5   0   
Y Betancourt SS               3   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .648   13    1   1   2B

J Washburn P                                                             0   1
  M Lowe P                                                               0   1
  C Jimenez P                                                            0   0
  M Batista P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   0   8   0    0   6              118   27   8
BATTING
2B: Y Betancourt (23, off J Lester).
TB: Y Betancourt 3; A Beltre 2; J Clement; W Bloomquist; R Ibanez; J Lopez.
GIDP: R Ibanez (11); J Lopez (11).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Lopez-B LaHair-Y Betancourt; J Washburn-J Lopez-B LaHair.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lester, W (8-3)              7.1   8   0   0    0   6   0   3.20   29  103-75   50·11·14   11· 8· 4· 0     68    -     1.33   0.33
J Papelbon, S (29)             1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.34    4   15-10    6· 3· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.99   0.14
Totals                         9     8   0   0    0   6   0          33  118-85   56·14·15   14· 8· 5· 0          3-0 
Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Washburn, L (4-9)            5.2   7   2   2    2   3   1   4.75   24  113-63   32· 5·26    4·11· 4· 0     48    -     0.93  -0.00
M Lowe                         1.2   1   2   2    3   1   0   4.17   10   40-20   10· 2· 8    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.99   0.05
C Jimenez                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.84    4   14-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.77  -0.07
M Batista                      1     2   0   0    1   1   0   6.89    6   16-9     7· 0· 2    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    7   5   1          44  183-98   54· 7·37    9·14· 8· 0          4-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: M Lowe (3; K Youkilis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dan Iassogna.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 37,861.
Weather: 73° F, Wind 3mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Ellsbury           LF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. W Bloomquist         CF 
3. J Drew               RF    3. R Ibanez             LF 
4. M Ramirez            DH    4. A Beltre             3B 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. J Lopez              2B 
6. K Youkilis           1B    6. M Cairo              DH 
7. C Crisp              CF    7. B LaHair             1B 
8. J Varitek            C     8. J Clement            C  
9. J Lowrie             SS    9. Y Betancourt         SS 

   J Lester             P        J Washburn           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  1--  6   24%  74% J Varitek       J Washburn      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Crisp Scores
   b 8   1  4-0  123  2   12%  99% R Ibanez        J Papelbon      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 7   1  2-0  12-  6    8%  80% M Cairo         J Lester        Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  7   -8%  46% M Lowell        J Washburn      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   b 7   2  2-0  12-  5    7%  87% J Vidro         J Lester        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   50%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   45%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  W Bloomquist    Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  7   46%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   41%  A Beltre        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   45%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   48%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  B LaHair        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   48%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Lowrie        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   49%  J Ellsbury      Single to P (Line Drive to Short LF); Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  J Clement       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   42%  Y Betancourt    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   46%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Betancourt to 3B
   O      --3  7   50%  W Bloomquist    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   44%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   44%  A Beltre        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  1   50%  J Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   50%  C Crisp         Walk
   RR     1--  6   74%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Crisp Scores
          ---  6   76%  J Lowrie        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   74%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   72%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   75%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   77%  B LaHair        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   79%  J Clement       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   77%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   79%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   77%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          1--  5   78%  K Youkilis      Walk; Ramirez to 2B
                  Mark Lowe replaces Jarrod Washburn pitching
          12-  6   80%  C Crisp         Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   O      123  4   75%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   78%  Y Betancourt    Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   81%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   82%  W Bloomquist    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   84%  J Lowrie        Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  J Ellsbury      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Lowrie to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          -2-  5   82%  J Drew          Walk
   O      12-  2   79%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   72%  R Ibanez        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   78%  A Beltre        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  4   71%  J Lopez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ibanez to 2B
   O      12-  6   80%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Vidro pinch hits for Bryan LaHair batting 7th
   O      12-  5   87%  J Vidro         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Lowe facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Vidro moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   86%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   87%  K Youkilis      Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   89%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Youkilis to 2B
                  Cesar Jimenez replaces Mark Lowe pitching
          12-  5   92%  J Varitek       Walk; Youkilis to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   RR     123  3   97%  J Lowrie        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Youkilis Scores; Crisp Scores; Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  J Ellsbury      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  3   96%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   93%  J Clement       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   88%  Y Betancourt    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Clement to 2B
   O      12-  9   93%  I Suzuki        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          12-  2   86%  W Bloomquist    Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Clement to 3B; Betancourt to 2B
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Jon Lester pitching
   OO     123  2   99%  R Ibanez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Miguel Batista facing 3-4-5
                  Miguel Batista replaces Cesar Jimenez pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  J Drew          Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   99%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Brandon Moss pinch runs for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
   O      1--  4   98%  M Lowell        Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   99%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive); Moss to 2B
          12-  5   99%  C Crisp         Walk; Moss to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
   O      123  1   98%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jeremy Reed replaces Miguel Cairo playing DH batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Reed          Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

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