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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:06PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 41,517, Time of Game: 3:31
Red Sox
11
43-27
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Nationals
3
21-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 16½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  1  0   1  6  1   11 17  0
Nationals       1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dustin Pedroia 2B 6 2 3 0 0 0 .290 .757 21 11 0.019 1.05 0.117 -0.098 0.6 0 0 2·2B
J.D. Drew RF 3 1 0 0 2 3 .254 .864 24 12 -0.065 1.34 0.057 -0.122 -0.3 2 0
   Takashi Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Kotsay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .633 3 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4
   Daniel Bard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Kevin Youkilis 1B 5 2 2 2 1 0 .318 1.031 30 17 0.128 1.19 0.215 -0.087 1.9 9 3 2B,GDP
Jason Bay LF 6 3 4 3 0 1 .286 .989 28 20 0.370 1.28 0.400 -0.030 3.0 2 0 HR
Mike Lowell 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .801 15 8 -0.048 1.12 0.029 -0.076 -1.0 1 4 IW
Jason Varitek C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .228 .795 19 13 -0.028 1.70 0.068 -0.096 0.0 8 1 SF
   Dusty Brown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 1 4 3 1 0 .311 .768 21 10 0.282 1.00 0.282 0.000 4.1 1 0 2·3B,SB
Nick Green SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .292 .800 12 6 -0.094 1.33 0.016 -0.109 -0.2 2 5 IW
Brad Penny P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 10 -0.145 1.49 0.000 -0.145 -1.3 0 0
   Manny Delcarmen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hideki Okajima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rocco Baldelli PH-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .279 .803 5 2 0.033 0.46 0.034 0.000 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 43 11 17 11 6 4 .395 1.088 188 111 0.452 1.20 1.218 -0.763 6.6 27 13
2B: D Pedroia 2 (19, 1 off J Hanrahan, 1 off J Lannan); K Youkilis (17, off J Hanrahan).
3B: J Ellsbury 2 (3, 1 off J Lannan, 1 off J Colome).
HR: J Bay (19, off J Lannan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: J Varitek (3, off J Tavarez).
IBB: M Lowell (4, by J Tavarez); N Green (1, by J Lannan).
TB: J Ellsbury 8; J Bay 7; D Pedroia 5; K Youkilis 3; M Lowell; N Green; J Varitek; R Baldelli.
GIDP: K Youkilis (6).
RBI: J Ellsbury 3 (24); J Bay 3 (69); J Varitek 2 (27); K Youkilis 2 (42); N Green (26).
2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 3; N Green; J Varitek.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 3. N Green-K Youkilis; M Lowell-K Youkilis; K Youkilis-N Green-D Bard.
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury (30, 2nd base off J Lannan/J Bard).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cristian Guzman SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .335 .805 16 12 -0.188 1.21 0.028 -0.216 -0.3 0 5
Nick Johnson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .866 20 12 -0.122 0.78 0.000 -0.122 -2.5 7 0 2·GDP
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .297 .863 16 7 0.157 1.16 0.173 -0.016 1.6 0 2
Adam Dunn LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .266 .929 19 15 0.023 1.12 0.112 -0.089 0.3 2 0 2B
Josh Willingham RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .903 21 10 -0.011 0.96 0.049 -0.059 -0.4 4 0
Josh Bard C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .241 .669 21 11 0.079 1.09 0.103 -0.024 0.2 4 0
Willie Harris CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .231 .748 18 8 0.202 1.00 0.218 -0.017 0.9 6 0 2B
Anderson Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .660 14 10 -0.152 1.76 0.000 -0.152 -1.2 3 1
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kip Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jesus Colome P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Austin Kearns PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .656 5 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.3
John Lannan P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .254 9 7 -0.111 2.21 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 0 0
   Alberto Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 2 0 .329 .830 11 3 0.078 0.96 0.078 0.000 0.8 1 0
Team Totals 32 3 8 2 6 8 .250 .681 170 99 -0.045 1.13 0.761 -0.806 -1.4 27 8
2B: W Harris (10, off B Penny); A Dunn (10, off B Penny).
TB: C Guzman 2; R Zimmerman 2; W Harris 2; A Dunn 2; A Kearns; J Bard.
GIDP: N Johnson 2 (9).
RBI: A Dunn (50); W Harris (12).
2-out RBI: W Harris; A Dunn.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Guzman-A Hernandez-N Johnson.
E: R Zimmerman (9).

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
Brad Penny 5.2 6 3 3 3 6 0 4.93 25 112 68 43 6 19 9 7 3 0 48 -0.119 1.38 -0.4
Manny Delcarmen, W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.22 2 12 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 -0.024 1.90 -0.1
Hideki Okajima, H (13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 2 8 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.184 2.02 0.9
Takashi Saito 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.49 4 15 8 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Daniel Bard 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.76 5 23 13 8 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 6 8 0 3.00 38 170 99 58 10 31 13 11 6 0 48 2 0 0.045 1.20 1.4
M Delcarmen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Washington Nationals

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
John Lannan 6.1 9 3 3 2 3 1 3.44 29 109 69 42 3 24 9 15 6 0 44 -0.027 1.23 0.2
Julian Tavarez, L (3-5) 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.77 4 15 9 8 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.228 2.50 -1.2
Ron Villone 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.18 3 9 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.013 1.92 0.1
Kip Wells 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6.49 3 14 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 -0.055 1.47 -0.7
Jesus Colome 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 8.25 6 19 12 8 2 2 2 4 3 0 3 3 -0.157 0.63 -4.4
Joel Hanrahan 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.68 5 22 14 6 1 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 9 17 11 10 6 4 1 10.00 50 188 111 69 6 36 13 27 13 0 44 6 3 -0.454 1.13 -6.6
R Villone faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Penny (2); J Lannan (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Tavarez (1; M Lowell); J Lannan (2; N Green).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 3:31.
Attendance: 41,517.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Washington Nationals
1 Dustin Pedroia 2B 1 Cristian Guzman SS
2 J.D. Drew RF 2 Nick Johnson 1B
3 Kevin Youkilis 1B 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Adam Dunn LF
5 Mike Lowell 3B 5 Josh Willingham RF
6 Jason Varitek C 6 Josh Bard C
7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 7 Willie Harris CF
8 Nick Green SS 8 Anderson Hernandez 2B
9 Brad Penny P 9 John Lannan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R WSN W. Harris B. Penny -21% 45% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bard Scores
b7 3-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO WSN C. Guzman H. Okajima 16% 73% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Gonzalez out at 1B/3B-1B
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Ellsbury J. Lannan 15% 62% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bay Scores
t7 3-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Bay J. Tavarez 15% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Youkilis to 3B; Bay to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R BOS K. Youkilis J. Lannan 12% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pedroia Scores

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, Nationals' John Lannan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Lannan -2% 48% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Drew J. Lannan 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS K. Youkilis J. Lannan -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman B. Penny 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN N. Johnson B. Penny 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman B. Penny -1% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R WSN A. Dunn B. Penny -11% 37% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Zimmerman Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O WSN J. Willingham B. Penny 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' John Lannan facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  R BOS J. Bay J. Lannan 11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Lannan -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Lannan -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury J. Lannan 1% 47% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Green J. Lannan -2% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O WSN J. Bard B. Penny 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN W. Harris B. Penny 2% 49% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez B. Penny 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' John Lannan facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS B. Penny J. Lannan -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Lannan 5% 52% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Lannan -4% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Lannan -4% 45% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Lannan B. Penny 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN C. Guzman B. Penny -3% 44% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
b3 1-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO WSN N. Johnson B. Penny 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Nationals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' John Lannan facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Bay J. Lannan 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Lannan -4% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Lannan -3% 47% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Ellsbury J. Lannan 15% 62% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bay Scores
t4 2-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS N. Green J. Lannan 1% 63% Intentional Walk
t4 2-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O BOS B. Penny J. Lannan -5% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman B. Penny -5% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN A. Dunn B. Penny 5% 57% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  WSN J. Willingham B. Penny -5% 52% Walk; Zimmerman to 2B
b4 1-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  WSN J. Bard B. Penny -8% 44% Walk; Zimmerman to 3B; Willingham to 2B
b4 1-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  R WSN W. Harris B. Penny -11% 34% Wild Pitch; Zimmerman Scores; Willingham to 3B; Bard to 2B
b4 2-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  WSN W. Harris B. Penny -1% 33% Walk
b4 2-2 1 123 4,(0-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez B. Penny 9% 41% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (2B-1B); Bard to 3B; Harris to 2B
b4 2-2 2 123 5,(1-2)  O WSN J. Lannan B. Penny 9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Nationals 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Nationals' John Lannan facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Lannan 5% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 2-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Lannan -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Lannan 2% 53% Wild Pitch; Pedroia to 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R BOS K. Youkilis J. Lannan 12% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pedroia Scores
t5 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Bay J. Lannan -3% 61% Flyball: CF
t5 3-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Lowell J. Lannan 2% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Youkilis to 2B
t5 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Lannan -5% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
b5 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN C. Guzman B. Penny 3% 62% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b5 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN N. Johnson B. Penny 2% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN R. Zimmerman B. Penny 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nationals' John Lannan facing 7-8-9
t6 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury J. Lannan 4% 70% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Green J. Lannan 3% 73% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t6 3-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Green J. Lannan -1% 72% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ellsbury to 3B
t6 3-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS B. Penny J. Lannan -7% 65% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 3-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Lannan -4% 61% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Brad Penny facing 4-5-6
b6 2-3 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O WSN A. Dunn B. Penny 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN J. Willingham B. Penny 3% 68% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 2-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  WSN J. Bard B. Penny -2% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 2-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R WSN W. Harris B. Penny -21% 45% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bard Scores
Manny Delcarmen replaces Brad Penny pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez M. Delcarmen 5% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Nationals' John Lannan facing 2-3-4
t7 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Lannan -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
Julian Tavarez replaces Anderson Hernandez (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Alberto Gonzalez replaces John Lannan (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t7 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Tavarez 4% 50% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Youkilis to 1B
t7 3-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Bay J. Tavarez 15% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Youkilis to 3B; Bay to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t7 3-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Lowell J. Tavarez 1% 66% Intentional Walk
t7 3-3 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO BOS J. Varitek J. Tavarez 3% 69% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Youkilis Scores/unER
Ron Villone replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 8th
t7 4-3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury R. Villone 3% 72% Walk; Bay to 3B; Lowell to 2B
t7 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Green R. Villone -8% 64% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 9-1-2
b7 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Gonzalez M. Delcarmen -8% 57% Walk
Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO WSN C. Guzman H. Okajima 16% 73% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Gonzalez out at 1B/3B-1B
b7 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson H. Okajima 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Nationals 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Nationals' Ron Villone facing 9-1-2
Rocco Baldelli pinch hits for Hideki Okajima (P) batting 9th
t8 4-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS R. Baldelli R. Villone 3% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Kip Wells replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 8th
t8 4-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia K. Wells -3% 75% Flyball: CF
t8 4-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Drew K. Wells 3% 78% Walk; Baldelli to 2B
t8 4-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  BOS K. Youkilis K. Wells 5% 84% Walk; Baldelli to 3B; Drew to 2B
Jesus Colome replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 8th
t8 4-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR BOS J. Bay J. Colome 10% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Baldelli Scores; Drew Scores; Youkilis to 2B
t8 6-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Colome -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 6-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  R BOS J. Varitek J. Colome 4% 97% Single to SS (Line Drive to LF-CF); Youkilis Scores; Bay to 3B
t8 7-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR BOS J. Ellsbury J. Colome 3% 99% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bay Scores; Varitek Scores
t8 9-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R BOS N. Green J. Colome 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ellsbury Scores
t8 10-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Baldelli J. Colome -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-10, Red Sox' Takashi Saito facing 3-4-5
Takashi Saito replaces J.D. Drew (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Rocco Baldelli moves from PH to RF
b8 3-10 0 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN R. Zimmerman T. Saito -0% 99% Walk
b8 3-10 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O WSN A. Dunn T. Saito 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Zimmerman to 2B
b8 3-10 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Willingham T. Saito 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-10 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Bard T. Saito 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Nationals 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-3, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 1-2-3
Joel Hanrahan replaces Jesus Colome pitching and batting 8th
t9 10-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Hanrahan 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
Mark Kotsay pinch hits for Takashi Saito (P) batting 2nd
t9 10-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay J. Hanrahan -0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 10-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R BOS K. Youkilis J. Hanrahan 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores
t9 11-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Bay J. Hanrahan -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 11-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Hanrahan -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-11, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 7-8-9
Daniel Bard replaces Mark Kotsay (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Dusty Brown replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 6th
b9 3-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN W. Harris D. Bard 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Austin Kearns pinch hits for Joel Hanrahan (P) batting 8th
b9 3-11 1 --- 5,(1-2)  WSN A. Kearns D. Bard -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 3-11 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  WSN A. Gonzalez D. Bard -0% 100% Walk; Kearns to 2B
b9 3-11 1 12- 5,(2-2)  WSN C. Guzman D. Bard -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Kearns to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
b9 3-11 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO WSN N. Johnson D. Bard 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 11, Nationals 3.

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