Red Sox 3, 
Orioles 1
| W: | C. Buchholz (6-3) |
| L: | J. Guthrie (10-15) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (37) |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .302 | .352 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .294 | .365 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .298 | .377 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .311 | .419 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .231 | .325 |
| J Bay LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .266 | .386 |
J Reddick LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .225 | .262 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .265 | .384 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .237 | .297 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .288 | .295 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 161 | ||
| BATTING 2B: V Martinez (32, J Guthrie) HR: J Bay (34, 4th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Kotchman (7), J Bay (107), J Ellsbury (52) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury Red Sox RISP: 2-10 (A Gonzalez 0-1, D Ortiz 0-1, D Pedroia 0-2, V Martinez 0-1, K Youkilis 0-2, J Ellsbury 1-2, C Kotchman 1-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (62, 2nd base off J Guthrie/M Wieters) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-A Gonzalez-C Kotchman). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz (W, 6-3) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 95-54 | 3.49 |
| D Bard (H, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.35 |
| H Okajima (H, 23) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.41 |
| J Papelbon (S, 37) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.97 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 138-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Buchholz First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 13/25; D Bard 3/4; H Okajima 1/3; J Papelbon 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 13-6-14-21; D Bard 3-3-2-1; H Okajima 4-1-0-3; J Papelbon 1-2-6-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 8-9; D Bard 1-0; H Okajima 0-3; J Papelbon 0-2 Game Scores: C Buchholz 56 | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| F Pie CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .254 | .321 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .254 | .289 |
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .286 | .356 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .297 | .348 |
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .262 | .319 |
| M Wieters C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .271 | .324 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .256 | .341 |
| T Wigginton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .310 |
a-M Aubrey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .314 | .351 |
| J Fiorentino LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .276 | .343 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 138 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for T Wigginton in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: L Scott (23, 2nd inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Scott (71) 2-out RBI: L Scott GIDP: F Pie Orioles RISP: 0-2 (T Wigginton 0-1, L Scott 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Fiorentino (D Pedroia at Home). | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Guthrie (L, 10-15) | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114-70 | 5.05 |
| M Albers | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 5.16 |
| C Waters | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 10.80 |
| C Meredith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 161-101 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Guthrie 15/28; M Albers 2/3; C Waters 2/6; C Meredith 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Guthrie 22-5-19-24; M Albers 3-0-1-3; C Waters 8-1-4-4; C Meredith 3-2-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 4-11; M Albers 1-1; C Waters 2-1; C Meredith 0-2 Game Scores: J Guthrie 37 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | BAL | |||
 | 2nd | C Kotchman singled to left, J Bay scored, J Drew to second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | L Scott homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | J Bay homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | J Ellsbury singled to left, J Reddick scored, A Gonzalez to second. | 3 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| RED SOX CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ DOUBLED IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 26,812 (55.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Brian Knight |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 18th
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 11 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Kansas City | 11 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |