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Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 7:06PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 41,530, Time of Game: 2:58
Red Sox
6
44-27
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Nationals
4
21-49
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Jon Lester (6-6)
L: Craig Stammen (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  1  2   0  0  0    6  7  0
Nationals       0  1  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    4  8  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 .764 16 10 0.131 0.81 0.160 -0.029 1.1 2 3 2B
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .868 10 5 -0.012 0.71 0.023 -0.035 0.2 0 0 2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .313 1.019 15 8 -0.022 0.88 0.028 -0.050 -0.7 0 3
Jason Bay LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .281 .975 18 14 -0.131 1.05 0.000 -0.131 -1.4 1 0
David Ortiz 1B 3 2 2 3 0 0 .219 .700 11 7 0.326 1.08 0.342 -0.016 2.7 7 1 HR
   Mark Kotsay 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .611 2 2 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 3 0
Jason Varitek C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .229 .805 9 8 0.057 0.39 0.083 -0.026 1.4 10 0 HR
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .757 19 12 -0.054 0.53 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 3 0
Nick Green SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 .793 15 12 -0.007 0.39 0.019 -0.026 -0.2 1 4
Jon Lester P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 4 -0.025 0.69 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 0 2 SH
   Julio Lugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .765 4 3 -0.009 0.34 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Justin Masterson 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .791 3 2 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Jonathan Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 7 6 2 8 .212 .712 127 87 0.241 0.68 0.655 -0.414 1.6 27 14
2B: D Pedroia (20, off C Stammen); J Drew (15, off C Stammen).
HR: J Varitek (11, off C Stammen; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); D Ortiz (7, off C Stammen; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: J Lester (2, off C Stammen).
TB: D Ortiz 5; J Varitek 4; D Pedroia 3; J Drew 2; N Green.
RBI: D Ortiz 3 (33); J Varitek 2 (29); D Pedroia (29).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz 3; D Pedroia.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Green-D Pedroia-D Ortiz.

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Harris CF-2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .721 18 13 -0.113 1.04 0.016 -0.129 -1.0 3 0 SB
Cristian Guzman SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 .337 .819 17 8 0.093 0.80 0.123 -0.030 1.4 0 1 3B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .297 .862 17 14 -0.041 1.25 0.063 -0.104 0.2 0 2 2B
Nick Johnson 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .310 .854 22 14 -0.143 1.38 0.000 -0.143 -1.5 10 0
Josh Willingham LF-RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .254 .901 18 11 0.028 1.01 0.085 -0.057 1.0 3 0
Elijah Dukes RF-CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247 .745 14 7 0.040 1.01 0.093 -0.053 0.3 2 0
Anderson Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .660 10 6 0.034 1.09 0.070 -0.037 0.4 1 2
   Adam Dunn PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .931 6 2 0.040 1.49 0.040 0.000 0.2 0 0
Wil Nieves C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .571 9 6 -0.102 1.35 0.000 -0.102 -1.1 7 1 GDP
   Alberto Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .325 .821 4 3 -0.027 1.06 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Joe Beimel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ronnie Belliard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .496 8 7 -0.082 3.22 0.000 -0.082 -0.4
   Mike MacDougal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Craig Stammen P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 7 7 0.015 0.73 0.032 -0.017 0.2 0 1
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Bard PH-C 2 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .688 8 4 -0.002 1.25 0.044 -0.046 0.2 1 0 2B
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 9 .235 .669 158 102 -0.260 1.14 0.566 -0.827 -0.4 27 7
2B: J Bard (8, off J Masterson); R Zimmerman (19, off J Lester).
3B: C Guzman (4, off J Masterson).
TB: C Guzman 4; R Zimmerman 2; J Bard 2; C Stammen; E Dukes; J Willingham; A Hernandez.
GIDP: W Nieves (3).
RBI: J Willingham 2 (15); C Guzman (16); A Hernandez (18).
2-out RBI: C Guzman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: W Harris (6, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek).

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, W (6-6) 6 6 3 3 2 6 0 4.68 25 103 67 40 7 20 12 5 4 0 52 0.093 1.02 -0.0
Justin Masterson, H (4) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.70 8 30 18 8 2 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.035 1.23 -0.2
Hideki Okajima, H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.51 2 14 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.042 2.35 0.2
Jonathan Papelbon, S (17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 3 11 8 6 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.089 1.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 9 0 4.00 38 158 102 59 11 32 15 10 6 0 52 1 0 0.259 0.68 0.4

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
Craig Stammen, L (1-3) 5.1 7 6 6 1 5 2 5.49 24 86 59 37 5 17 12 6 2 0 34 -0.311 0.89 -3.3
Ron Villone 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.11 2 9 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.10 0.3
Julian Tavarez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.64 4 16 9 5 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.27 0.5
Joe Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.41 3 8 8 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.37 0.5
Mike MacDougal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 3 8 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.22 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 2 8 2 6.00 36 127 87 53 8 26 14 12 3 0 34 0 0 -0.241 1.14 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 41,530.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Washington Nationals
1 Dustin Pedroia 2B 1 Willie Harris CF
2 J.D. Drew RF 2 Cristian Guzman SS
3 Kevin Youkilis 3B 3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Nick Johnson 1B
5 David Ortiz 1B 5 Josh Willingham LF
6 Jason Varitek C 6 Elijah Dukes RF
7 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 7 Anderson Hernandez 2B
8 Nick Green SS 8 Wil Nieves C
9 Jon Lester P 9 Craig Stammen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  RRR BOS D. Ortiz C. Stammen 33% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
b7 3-6 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R WSN C. Guzman J. Masterson -9% 81% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bard Scores
t4 0-1 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bay C. Stammen -8% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS J. Varitek C. Stammen 8% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ortiz Scores
t5 3-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R BOS D. Pedroia C. Stammen 8% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Green 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' Craig Stammen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Stammen -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Drew C. Stammen -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis C. Stammen -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN W. Harris J. Lester 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN C. Guzman J. Lester 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Lester 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Bay C. Stammen -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz C. Stammen -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Stammen -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson J. Lester 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  WSN J. Willingham J. Lester -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  WSN E. Dukes J. Lester -7% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Willingham to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R WSN A. Hernandez J. Lester -7% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Willingham Scores; Dukes to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO WSN W. Nieves J. Lester 8% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury C. Stammen -3% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS N. Green C. Stammen -2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Lester C. Stammen -1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  WSN C. Stammen J. Lester -3% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O WSN W. Harris J. Lester 3% 33% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  WSN C. Guzman J. Lester -2% 31% Harris Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  WSN C. Guzman J. Lester -2% 30% Walk
b3 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Lester 4% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson J. Lester 4% 37% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Nationals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Pedroia C. Stammen 8% 45% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Drew C. Stammen -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pedroia to 3B
t4 0-1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  BOS K. Youkilis C. Stammen 3% 46% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bay C. Stammen -8% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  RRR BOS D. Ortiz C. Stammen 33% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
t4 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Stammen -1% 70% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Willingham J. Lester 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN E. Dukes J. Lester 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b4 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez J. Lester 1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Nationals 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 7-8-9
t5 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury C. Stammen -2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS N. Green C. Stammen 2% 76% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 3-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Lester C. Stammen -1% 75% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Green to 2B
t5 3-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R BOS D. Pedroia C. Stammen 8% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Green Scores
t5 4-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Drew C. Stammen 2% 85% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pedroia to 3B
t5 4-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis C. Stammen -3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
b5 1-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O WSN W. Nieves J. Lester 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O WSN C. Stammen J. Lester 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Lester 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Nationals 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nationals' Craig Stammen facing 4-5-6
t6 4-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Bay C. Stammen -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Ortiz C. Stammen 1% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS J. Varitek C. Stammen 8% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ortiz Scores
Ron Villone replaces Craig Stammen pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury R. Villone -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Green R. Villone -0% 95% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 2-3-4
Mark Kotsay replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 5th
b6 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  WSN C. Guzman J. Lester -2% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b6 1-6 0 1-- 7,(1-2)  WSN R. Zimmerman J. Lester -6% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guzman to 3B
b6 1-6 0 -23 6,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson J. Lester 4% 90% Fielder's Choice P; Guzman out at Hm/P-3B-C; Zimmerman to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b6 1-6 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RR WSN J. Willingham J. Lester -6% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Zimmerman Scores; Johnson Scores
b6 3-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN E. Dukes J. Lester 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O WSN A. Hernandez J. Lester 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Nationals' Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
Julian Tavarez replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 9th
Julio Lugo pinch hits for Jon Lester (P) batting 9th
t7 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo J. Tavarez -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Tavarez -1% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 6-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Drew J. Tavarez 0% 89% Walk
t7 6-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis J. Tavarez -1% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 8-9-1
Justin Masterson replaces Julio Lugo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Alberto Gonzalez pinch hits for Wil Nieves (C) batting 8th
b7 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN A. Gonzalez J. Masterson 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
Josh Bard pinch hits for Julian Tavarez (P) batting 9th
b7 3-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  WSN J. Bard J. Masterson -4% 86% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b7 3-6 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Masterson 4% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bard to 3B
b7 3-6 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R WSN C. Guzman J. Masterson -9% 81% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bard Scores
b7 4-6 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Masterson 5% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Nationals' Joe Beimel facing 4-5-6
Joe Beimel replaces Alberto Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Josh Bard moves from PH to C
t8 6-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bay J. Beimel -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Kotsay J. Beimel -1% 85% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t8 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Beimel -1% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 4-5-6
b8 4-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN N. Johnson J. Masterson 4% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Willingham J. Masterson 3% 91% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN E. Dukes J. Masterson -3% 89% Walk
Hideki Okajima replaces Justin Masterson pitching and batting 9th
Adam Dunn pinch hits for Anderson Hernandez (2B) batting 7th
b8 4-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Dunn H. Okajima -4% 84% Walk; Dukes to 2B
Ronnie Belliard pinch hits for Joe Beimel (P) batting 8th
b8 4-6 2 12- 8,(1-2)  O WSN R. Belliard H. Okajima 8% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Nationals' Mike MacDougal facing 7-8-9
Mike MacDougal replaces Ronnie Belliard (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Willie Harris moves from CF to 2B
Adam Dunn moves from PH to LF
Elijah Dukes moves from RF to CF
Josh Willingham moves from LF to RF
t9 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury M. MacDougal -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 6-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Green M. MacDougal -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Rocco Baldelli pinch hits for Hideki Okajima (P) batting 9th
t9 6-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Baldelli M. MacDougal -0% 91% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 9-1-2
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Rocco Baldelli (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Bard J. Papelbon 5% 96% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b9 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Papelbon 3% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN C. Guzman J. Papelbon 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Nationals 4.

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