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Game Preview: BOS @ BAL, 7:05pm, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @Oriole Park at Camden Yards

RedSox, 74-58, 74-58 3rd, 8 GB, 7 GB in WC

SP: Jon Lester (26, LHP, 14-8, 3.12)

2010 Gamelogs / 2010 Splits / vs. BAL Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2010 (14-8)			170.0	137	65	59	63	176	12	3.12
2009 (15-8)			203.1	186	80	77	64	225	20	3.41
2008 (16-6)			210.1	202	78	75	66	152	14	3.21

Last 7 GS		3-4	42.0	41	23	19	16	46	6	4.07	53
2010-08-27	@TBR	W	7.0	2	1	0	5	10	0	106	76
2010-08-20	TOR	L	2.0	8	9	9	3	1	2	51	2
2010-08-14	@TEX	W	8.0	5	0	0	0	5	0	109	77
2010-08-09	@NYY	W	6.1	4	0	0	3	6	0	99	68
2010-08-04	CLE	L	5.0	7	4	2	2	4	1	98	43
2010-07-30	DET	L	6.0	11	4	4	2	7	2	115	39
2010-07-24	@SEA	L	7.2	4	5	4	1	13	1	124	65

Last 5 v.BAL		4-0	32.1	31	6	6	10	31	2	1.67	61
2010-07-03	BAL	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	100	69
2010-06-05	@BAL	W	6.1	4	0	0	3	4	0	102	66
2010-04-23	BAL	ND	5.2	4	0	0	4	7	0	113	64
2009-09-19	@BAL	W	6.0	10	3	3	0	4	2	102	44
2009-07-25	BAL	W	7.1	8	2	2	2	9	0	109	61

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:   40-26   Road:   34-32   ExtrInn: 5-10
 vsRHP:  50-38   vsLHP:  24-20   1-Run:  21-21
 vsEast: 27-28   vsCntrl:14-12   vsWest: 20-13 IL:13-5 

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
132 Tue, Aug 31  @BAL  L   2-5       74-58  3rd  8.0 gb
131 Sun, Aug 29  @TBR  L   3-5       74-57  3rd  6.5 gb
130 Sat, Aug 28  @TBR  L   2-3 (10)  74-56  3rd  5.5 gb
129 Fri, Aug 27  @TBR  W   3-1       74-55  3rd  4.5 gb
128 Wed, Aug 25   SEA  L   2-4       73-55  3rd  5.5 gb
127 Wed, Aug 25   SEA  W   5-3       73-54  3rd  5.5 gb
126 Mon, Aug 23   SEA  W   6-3       72-54  3rd  5.5 gb
125 Sun, Aug 22   TOR  W   5-0       71-54  3rd  6.5 gb
124 Sat, Aug 21   TOR  W   5-4 (11)  70-54  3rd  6.5 gb
123 Fri, Aug 20   TOR  L   2-16      69-54  3rd  6.5 gb
 Last 10: 5-5    Last 20:11-9    Last 30:16-14

Orioles, 49-83, 49-83 5th, 33 GB, 32 GB in WC

SP: Jake Arrieta (24, RHP, 4-6, 5.10)

2010 Gamelogs / 2010 Splits / vs. BOS Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2010 (4-6)			83.0	88	52	47	46	39	8	5.10

Last 7 GS		1-4	38.2	44	25	23	22	18	3	5.35	42
2010-08-26	@CHW	L	4.0	7	4	4	3	2	0	85	31
2010-08-20	TEX	L	6.2	8	2	1	3	3	1	111	52
2010-08-15	@TBR	L	6.0	6	3	3	3	2	1	114	47
2010-08-10	@CLE	W	6.0	6	6	5	2	3	0	83	39
2010-08-05	LAA	ND	7.2	4	2	2	2	4	0	108	65
2010-07-30	@KCR	ND	4.1	6	3	3	5	4	0	102	38
2010-07-25	MIN	L	4.0	7	5	5	4	0	1	87	24

Has never faced BOS as starter.

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:   28-38   Road:   21-45   ExtrInn:11-3 
 vsRHP:  34-56   vsLHP:  15-27   1-Run:  23-18
 vsEast: 12-37   vsCntrl:12-18   vsWest: 18-17 IL: 7-11

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
132 Tue, Aug 31   BOS  W   5-2       49-83  5th 33.0 gb
131 Sun, Aug 29  @LAA  W   1-0       48-83  5th 32.5 gb
130 Sat, Aug 28  @LAA  W   5-0       47-83  5th 32.5 gb
129 Fri, Aug 27  @LAA  W   3-1       46-83  5th 32.5 gb
128 Thu, Aug 26  @CHW  L   0-8       45-83  5th 33.5 gb
127 Wed, Aug 25  @CHW  W   4-2       45-82  5th 33.0 gb
126 Tue, Aug 24  @CHW  L   5-7       44-82  5th 34.0 gb
125 Sun, Aug 22   TEX  L   4-6       44-81  5th 33.5 gb
124 Sat, Aug 21   TEX  W   8-6       44-80  5th 32.5 gb
123 Fri, Aug 20   TEX  L   0-2       43-80  5th 32.5 gb
 Last 10: 6-4    Last 20:11-9    Last 30:17-13

Last 10 games for these teams head-to-head
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 BAL  5  BOS  2        W:Brian Matusz (7-12), L: Josh Beckett (4-4), S: Koji Uehara (5)
Sun, Jul 04, 2010 BAL  6 @BOS  1        W:Brian Matusz (3-9), L: John Lackey (9-4), S: none
Sat, Jul 03, 2010 BOS  9  BAL  3        W:Jon Lester (10-3), L: Jeremy Guthrie (3-10), S: none
Fri, Jul 02, 2010 BOS  3  BAL  2        W:Tim Wakefield (3-6), L: Brad Bergesen (3-5), S: Jonathan Papelbon (19)
Sun, Jun 06, 2010 BAL  4  BOS  3 (11)   W:David Hernandez (2-5), L: Hideki Okajima (2-2), S: none
Sat, Jun 05, 2010 BOS  8 @BAL  2        W:Jon Lester (7-2), L: Jeremy Guthrie (3-6), S: none
Fri, Jun 04, 2010 BOS 11 @BAL  0        W:Clay Buchholz (8-3), L: Chris Tillman (0-1), S: none
Sun, May 02, 2010 BAL  3  BOS  2 (10)   W:Matt Albers (2-3), L: Jonathan Papelbon (1-2), S: none
Sat, May 01, 2010 BAL 12  BOS  9        W:Brad Bergesen (1-2), L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1), S: Alfredo Simon (2)
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 BAL  5  BOS  4 (10)   W:Matt Albers (1-3), L: Ramon Ramirez (0-1), S: none
Season Series: 2010 - BAL over 7-6; 2009 - BOS won 16-2; 2008 - BOS won 12-6; All-Time - BOS leads 1138-926

Key for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids on the next pageKey for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids Below

Batter vs. Pitcher totals are career totals. All others are year-to-date.

PA - Plate Appearances (AB+BB+HBP+SH+SF+CI)
BF - Batters Faced
BA - Batting Average
OBP - On-Base Percentage
SLG - Slugging Percentage
Last 28d - PA and OPS in the last 28 days.
SB/CS - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing
HR/E - Home Runs and Errors Made
ERA-K/9 - Earned Run Average and SO per 9 IP
Total - Team totals for those categories.
Usage - See the note below the grid. OPS - On-Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage (a good single number for measuring a player's hitting, avg. is .750 or so)
RA/G & RS/G - Runs scored and allowed per game.
PA/vRH - Plate Appearances overall/PA's vs. Right-handed Pitchers
Catcher Def. - Catcher Defense with each catcher's Stolen Bases, Caught Stealings, and Passed Balls allowed.
G/S/vB or G/S/vP - Links to the player's 2010 gamelogs, splits, or career batter vs. pitcher results
vLH/vRH - OPS vs. left-handed pitchers and vs. right-handed pitchers
Hm or Rd, Home or Road - OPS or OPS allowed in home or road games.
OF G: LF / CF / RF - A - Outfielders with the games played by position and their total number of assists
vs LHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against left-handed batters
vs RHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against right-handed batters
HR/SB/CS - Pitcher's Home Runs, Stolen Bases and Caught Stealings allowed

MLB Best, Middle, Worst

Stat

Best

Middle

Worst

RS/G

NYY 5.43

DET 4.48

SEA 3.25

RA/G

SDP 3.53

FLA 4.34

PIT 5.44

J. Hamilton .361

D. Uggla .286

B. Wood .165

OBP

J. Morneau .437

Y. Torrealba .360

B. Wood .190

SLG

M. Cabrera .643

A. Jones .472

R. Tejada .215

OPS

M. Cabrera 1.077

V. Wells .819

B. Wood .410

ERA

C. Buchholz 2.21

D. Fister 3.73

K. Correia 5.52

K/9IP

B. Morrow 10.93

C. Richard 7.05

M. Buehrle 4.00

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RedSox Batters (5.00 RS/G) vs. Orioles Pitchers (5.06 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS	57.Arrieta G/S/vB	37.Albers G/S/vB	51.Gonzalez* G/S/vB	43.Johnson G/S/vB	PA/vRH	BA/OBP/SLG/OPS	vLH/RH	Rd	Last 28d	SB/CS	HR/E
29.Beltre G/S/vP	···	5/1.850	1/.000	5/1.550	529/373	.322/.361/.549/.910	.942/.897	.946	98/.778	2/1	23/16
36.Cash G/S/vP	···	1/.000	···	···	123/92	.173/.248/.245/.493	.586/.462	.561	4/.000	0/0	2/1
7.Drew* G/S/vP	···	5/.650	2/.000	5/2.800	460/314	.253/.343/.446/.790	.580/.887	.778	91/.749	3/1	17/0
22.Hall G/S/vP	···	9/.889	6/.200	3/1.000	306/180	.239/.306/.467/.773	.738/.798	.795	64/.746	5/1	17/10
55.Kalish* G/S/vP	···	···	···	···	85/70	.228/.262/.342/.604	.267/.680	.529	68/.486	1/0	2/1
25.Lowell G/S/vP	···	5/1.000	···	7/1.071	182/111	.235/.308/.370/.678	.647/.697	.593	87/.669	0/0	4/1
12.Lowrie# G/S/vP	···	1/2.000	···	4/1.000	93/55	.288/.387/.525/.912	1.041/.825	1.026	51/1.029	1/0	4/5
41.Martinez# G/S/vP	···	5/1.467	···	3/.666	414/296	.294/.341/.467/.808	1.211/.647	.741	105/.803	1/0	13/4
54.McDonald G/S/vP	···	3/1.000	1/.000	3/1.167	301/174	.272/.339/.438/.777	.819/.745	.798	40/1.147	8/0	8/1
60.Nava# G/S/vP	···	1/.000	···	1/.000	133/103	.256/.346/.385/.730	.542/.780	.588	26/.317	0/1	1/0
56.Navarro G/S/vP	···	···	···	···	11/6	.182/.182/.182/.364	.400/.333	.667	11/.364	0/0	0/0
34.Ortiz* G/S/vP	···	7/.286	4/.000	7/.715	494/340	.262/.364/.529/.893	.590/1.042	.860	101/.831	0/1	27/0
16.Scutaro G/S/vP	···	11/1.344	3/.000	7/.167	596/437	.272/.331/.370/.701	.708/.699	.666	103/.584	3/4	7/17
IP	83.0	60.2	15.2	11.2	TOTAL	.268/.339/.453/.792	.805/.786	.782	.724	47/14	173/98
ERA-K/9	5.10/4.2	4.45/5.9	4.02/9.2	5.40/7.7	4.79/6.0	Catcher Def. (SB-CS-PB) Cash (32-7-7) Martinez (73-21-3)		OF G: LF / CF / RF - A
BF/BA	378/.272	265/.261	70/.228	57/.360	.280			McDonald Kalish Nava Hall Drew		26/58/25/8 12/13/2/2 37/0/0/1 41/7/6/1 0/0/114/0
OPS	.782	.725	.644	.907	.790
vs LHB (BF-OPS)	210/.923	99/.882	26/.922	24/1.101	.851
vs RHB (BF-OPS)	168/.609	166/.630	44/.462	33/.766	.745
Home	183/.815	132/.760	34/.782	22/.955
Last 28d days	133/.708	34/.590	25/.577	8/.857
HR/SB/CS	8/9/1	6/8/1	0/0/0	1/0/0	149/72/22
Usage	`·····X··`	`·······o`	`o·o···X·`	`X··o····`

Orioles Batters (3.69 RS/G) vs. RedSox Pitchers (4.53 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS 31.Lester*
G/S/vB 48.Atchison
G/S/vB 51.Bard
G/S/vB 61.Doubront*
G/S/vB 59.Manuel
G/S/vB 37.Okajima*
G/S/vB 58.Papelbon
G/S/vB PA/vRH BA/OBP/SLG/OPS vLH/RH Hm Last 28d SB/CS HR/E

25.Bell# G/S/vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 106/75 .221/.236/.337/.572 .903/.433 .630 72/.636 0/1 3/4

9.Fox G/S/vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· 176/76 .218/.261/.376/.637 .569/.728 .506 16/.521 0/0 6/2

3.Izturis# G/S/vP 12/.606 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/no AB 1/.000 423/289 .234/.275/.269/.544 .540/.542 .501 81/.410 9/5 1/8

10.Jones G/S/vP 31/.545 ··· 3/2.334 1/.000 1/.000 5/1.350 8/.661 521/389 .275/.317/.439/.757 .666/.788 .786 77/.805 4/7 17/7

2.Lugo G/S/vP 6/.650 3/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/no AB 5/.400 244/145 .252/.303/.288/.591 .722/.505 .518 26/.541 5/7 0/1

21.Markakis* G/S/vP 45/.540 1/2.000 5/.400 ··· ··· 23/.733 14/.742 576/407 .286/.365/.420/.785 .887/.741 .765 108/.697 6/2 8/2

6.Patterson* G/S/vP 9/1.222 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/1.167 4/.250 297/213 .266/.317/.404/.722 .517/.805 .780 41/.624 19/3 7/4

18.Pie* G/S/vP 5/1.000 ··· 3/.000 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 4/.000 209/164 .286/.311/.434/.744 .797/.730 .805 97/.711 4/2 5/1

1.Roberts# G/S/vP 35/.906 1/.000 1/no AB ··· ··· 10/1.000 11/.705 153/114 .267/.346/.407/.754 .723/.764 .674 97/.847 7/2 3/3

30.Scott* G/S/vP 8/.000 1/3.000 4/.000 1/5.000 ··· 8/.375 8/.536 419/324 .289/.353/.570/.923 .807/.957 1.120 97/.906 1/0 26/3

15.Tatum G/S/vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 105/68 .263/.333/.295/.628 .393/.758 .673 10/.400 1/0 0/3

32.Wieters# G/S/vP 18/.833 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/no AB 6/.833 6/1.167 409/300 .246/.318/.377/.695 .566/.744 .645 78/.650 0/1 10/3

23.Wigginton G/S/vP 23/1.133 2/.500 6/.400 1/.000 1/.000 5/.650 7/1.171 523/384 .250/.318/.434/.752 .690/.774 .792 106/.624 0/1 20/16

IP 170.0 45.2 61.1 25.0 7.0 33.0 55.2 TOTAL .256/.313/.388/.701 .659/.717 .720 .687 60/31 117/105

ERA-K/9

3.12/9.3

4.14/6.3

1.76/9.1

4.32/8.3

3.86/3.9

5.73/6.8

2.91/8.9

4.14/7.3

Catcher Def.
(SB-CS-PB)
Fox (3-3-0)
Tatum (22-2-1)
Wieters (48-19-1)

OF G: LF / CF / RF - A

BF/BA 699/.222 192/.244 238/.158 113/.270 28/.200 163/.350 227/.194 .251 Jones
Markakis
Pie
Patterson
Fox
Scott
Lugo 0/124/0/8
0/0/130/7
47/6/1/6
53/6/1/4
12/0/0/1
14/0/0/0
1/0/0/0

OPS .636 .739 .500 .789 .806 .937 .625 .723

vs LHB (BF-OPS) 174/.648 92/.965 125/.431 40/.576 8/.708 76/.848 119/.688 .754

vs RHB (BF-OPS) 525/.632 100/.537 113/.566 73/.911 20/.829 87/1.016 108/.554 .695

Road 347/.519 70/.867 137/.598 46/.911 13/.731 84/1.023 121/.747

Last 28d days 97/.691 30/.956 47/.606 41/.806 / 8/1.125 44/.539

HR/SB/CS 12/16/7 7/5/2 5/4/0 3/1/1 2/0/0 5/1/1 6/6/0 127/127/34

Usage ····X··· ··Xo··X· ···oo·X· X··o··X· ········ ··o····· ····X·X·

Usage -- each character represents the number of pitches thrown by the pitcher for yesterday, two days ago, three days ago, ...., up to eight days ago:
· - did not pitch; o - less than 16 pitches; X - at least 16 pitches (the median relief outing)
An Example ( ·X···o·X ): Yesterday off, 16 or more pitches, three days off, less than 16 pitches, day off, 16 or more pitches (8 days ago). Yesterday is in bold for improved scanning.