New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - May 23, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for May 23, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

NY Mets leads 2-0 (as of 5/23)

Game 1: Friday, May 22
NY Mets	5	Final
Boston	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 23
NY Mets	3	Final
Boston	2	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 24
NY Mets	5	Final
Boston	12	Final
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Mets 3

(23-19, 11-11 away)

Red Sox 2

(25-18, 16-6 home)

Alerts

7:10 PM ET, May 23, 2009

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

W: P. Feliciano (1-1)

L: J. Papelbon (0-1)

S: J. Putz (2)

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Murphy 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.248	.326	.372
A Pagan RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.316	.316	.368
C Beltran DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.364	.472	.574
G Sheffield LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	20	.260	.406	.455
D Wright 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.353	.460	.526
J Reed CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.317	.378	.390
O Santos C	4	1	2	2	0	0	11	.270	.315	.444
R Martinez SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.100	.100	.100
L Castillo 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	11	.274	.370	.325
Totals	33	3	6	3	2	7	132
BATTING HR: O Santos (2, 9th inning off J Papelbon 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Sheffield (10), O Santos 2 (15) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield, O Santos 2 Mets RISP: 1-4 (D Murphy 0-1, G Sheffield 1-1, R Martinez 0-1, L Castillo 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: R Martinez (1, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek)
FIELDING DP: 1 (L Castillo-R Martinez-D Murphy).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Pelfrey	7.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	111-70	4.31
P Feliciano (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	2.65
J Putz (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-9	3.75
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	2	7	0	139-87
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Pelfrey 15/27; P Feliciano 1/3; J Putz 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Pelfrey 21-10-19-20; P Feliciano 4-0-3-1; J Putz 2-1-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Pelfrey 12-3; P Feliciano 1-1; J Putz 2-1 Game Scores: M Pelfrey 62

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	15	.298	.330	.370
D Pedroia 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.327	.417	.430
D Ortiz DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	20	.201	.313	.309
K Youkilis 1B	3	0	1	2	1	0	25	.388	.519	.670
J Bay LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.287	.426	.627
J Drew RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	20	.250	.381	.477
M Lowell 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.281	.318	.503
J Varitek C	3	0	1	0	0	2	13	.248	.336	.521
N Green SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	.303	.367	.427
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	7	139
BATTING RBI: K Youkilis 2 (23) GIDP: N Green Red Sox RISP: 1-3 (D Ortiz 0-2, K Youkilis 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (18, 3rd base off M Pelfrey/O Santos); D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/O Santos)
FIELDING E: J Beckett (1, throw)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett	8.0	5	1	0	1	5	0	117-78	5.01
J Papelbon (L, 0-1; B, 1)	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	15-9	1.80
Totals	9.0	6	3	2	2	7	1	132-87
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 21/30; J Papelbon 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 31-7-16-24; J Papelbon 1-5-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 8-11; J Papelbon 0-1 Game Scores: J Beckett 74

Scoring Summary

			NYM	BOS
	1st	G Sheffield singled to left, C Beltran scored.	1	0
	1st	K Youkilis singled to left, J Ellsbury and D Pedroia scored.	1	2
	9th	O Santos homered to center, G Sheffield scored.	3	2
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Game Notes

THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING AFTER A 4 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, BOSTON 2
RED SOX CENTERFIELDER JACOBY ELLSBURY SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,871 (102.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:49
Weather	55 degrees, clear
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Paul Nauert