Red Sox 7,
Orioles 5
| W: | B. Wagner (1-0) |
| L: | M. Albers (2-5) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (35) |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .283 | .350 |
| F Pie CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .267 | .335 |
| N Reimold LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .274 | .362 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .305 | .355 |
| M Mora 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .261 | .320 |
| M Wieters C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | .272 | .319 |
| L Scott DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .255 | .342 |
| T Wigginton 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .268 | .313 |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .251 | .283 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 191 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Markakis (42, P Byrd); L Scott (20, P Byrd); B Roberts (50, P Byrd) RBI: N Reimold (43), B Roberts (66), F Pie (25), L Scott (65) SF: N Reimold, L Scott GIDP: C Izturis Orioles RISP: 3-13 (T Wigginton 1-2, C Izturis 1-3, N Markakis 0-1, B Roberts 0-1, M Mora 0-1, F Pie 1-3, N Reimold 0-2) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Roberts (28, 3rd base off P Byrd/J Varitek) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Wigginton (6, catch) DP: 1 (C Izturis-B Roberts). Outfield Assist: N Reimold (J Ellsbury at Home, K Youkilis at Home). | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Berken | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 95-57 | 6.02 |
| A Castillo (H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 3.18 |
| M Albers (L, 2-5; B, 3) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 5.46 |
| M Hendrickson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.59 |
| D Baez | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-8 | 4.22 |
| S Henn | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.94 |
| C Meredith | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.71 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 166-99 | |
| PITCHING M Albers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Berken 13/27; A Castillo 0/1; M Albers 3/3; M Hendrickson 0/1; D Baez 4/6; S Henn 2/3; C Meredith 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Berken 21-6-10-20; A Castillo 1-0-0-1; M Albers 4-1-4-3; M Hendrickson 1-1-1-0; D Baez 1-2-1-4; S Henn 3-1-2-2; C Meredith 1-2-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Berken 7-4; A Castillo 1-0; M Albers 0-1; M Hendrickson 0-0; D Baez 1-1; S Henn 0-0; C Meredith 0-1 Game Scores: J Berken 37 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .300 | .350 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .369 |
| J Drew RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .266 | .380 |
| K Youkilis 1B-3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .313 | .421 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .228 | .319 |
N Green PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .303 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .263 | .385 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .296 | .339 |
B Anderson PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .313 |
D Brown C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .218 | .325 |
J Gathright PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .307 | |
a-V Martinez PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .377 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .282 | .282 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 166 | ||
| a-doubled to deep center for G Kottaras in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Varitek (23, J Berken); V Martinez (30, D Baez) RBI: J Bay 2 (100), J Varitek (49), D Pedroia (61), V Martinez 3 (95) S: A Gonzalez 2 2-out RBI: J Bay 2, D Pedroia Red Sox RISP: 7-17 (A Gonzalez 0-1, D Ortiz 1-2, D Pedroia 1-3, J Varitek 1-1, M Lowell 1-2, V Martinez 1-1, J Ellsbury 0-2, J Bay 2-4, D Brown 0-1) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Lowell (1, 2nd base off J Berken/M Wieters) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Delcarmen (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83-55 | 6.07 |
| M Delcarmen (B, 3) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.48 |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.85 |
| B Wagner (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-13 | 1.93 |
| D Bard (H, 10) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.32 |
| J Papelbon (S, 35) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29-19 | 1.92 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 191-126 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Byrd 12/23; M Delcarmen 2/5; R Ramirez 1/3; B Wagner 2/3; D Bard 2/4; J Papelbon 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Byrd 15-4-17-19; M Delcarmen 3-3-5-3; R Ramirez 3-2-2-1; B Wagner 3-2-7-1; D Bard 3-3-10-1; J Papelbon 3-0-10-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 7-7; M Delcarmen 0-0; R Ramirez 0-0; B Wagner 1-0; D Bard 0-0; J Papelbon 1-3 Game Scores: P Byrd 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | BOS | |||
| 1st | J Bay singled to left, J Ellsbury and K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | C Izturis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Wieters scored, T Wigginton out at second, L Scott to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Varitek doubled to deep left center, M Lowell scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | N Reimold hit sacrifice fly to left, B Roberts scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | B Roberts walked, M Wieters scored, T Wigginton to third, C Izturis to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 6th | F Pie singled to center, T Wigginton scored, C Izturis to third, B Roberts to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 6th | D Pedroia reached on infield single to third, J Gathright scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 7th | V Martinez doubled to deep center, K Youkilis, J Bay and B Anderson scored. | 4 | 7 | |
| 9th | L Scott hit sacrifice fly to center, N Markakis scored. | 5 | 7 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,712 (102.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 9th
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| Cleveland | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
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| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
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