Red Sox 6, Indians 2

W:	D. Matsuzaka (4-6)
L:	J. Sowers (6-11)

Cleveland Indians
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Brantley CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	.302	.351
J Carroll 2B	4	0	2	0	1	1	26	.276	.355
S Choo RF	4	0	0	0	1	2	25	.299	.393
J Peralta 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.256	.317
T Hafner DH	3	1	1	0	1	0	18	.272	.356
M LaPorta 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	9	.263	.314
L Valbuena SS	4	1	3	1	0	1	15	.248	.297
K Shoppach C	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.216	.336
T Crowe LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	11	.230	.275
Totals	35	2	8	2	4	10	154
BATTING 2B: M Brantley (4, D Matsuzaka); T Hafner (19, D Matsuzaka) 3B: L Valbuena (3, R Ramirez) RBI: L Valbuena (30), T Crowe (17) Indians RISP: 2-12 (M Brantley 0-1, S Choo 0-3, M LaPorta 0-1, T Crowe 1-1, J Carroll 0-1, K Shoppach 0-2, J Peralta 0-2, L Valbuena 1-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: L Valbuena (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek)
FIELDING E: K Shoppach (4, throw); J Peralta (19, throw); M LaPorta (4, ground ball) DP: 2 (J Peralta-M LaPorta, J Peralta-J Carroll).

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Sowers (L, 6-11)	3.0	4	4	4	2	1	0	69-42	5.25
J Todd	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27-23	7.78
T Sipp	1.2	0	2	0	1	2	0	30-18	2.92
J Veras	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	5.19
K Wood	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24-10	4.25
Totals	8.0	8	6	4	5	4	0	153-96
PITCHING J Todd pitched to 2 batters in the 6th HBP: A Gonzalez 2 (By J Sowers; K Wood) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Sowers 8/15; J Todd 9/9; T Sipp 4/6; J Veras 2/2; K Wood 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Sowers 11-2-19-10; J Todd 7-3-4-9; T Sipp 5-3-7-3; J Veras 1-0-0-2; K Wood 6-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 3-4; J Todd 1-4; T Sipp 0-2; J Veras 0-1; K Wood 1-1 Game Scores: J Sowers 34

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
J Ellsbury CF	3	2	1	0	2	0	24	.301	.355
D Pedroia 2B	3	1	0	1	1	0	20	.295	.368
V Martinez 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	19	.303	.381
K Youkilis 3B	3	0	1	2	1	1	18	.305	.413
J Bay LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	10	.268	.386
M Lowell DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	16	.290	.337
G Kottaras PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.295
R Baldelli RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.253	.311
J Reddick PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220
a-B Anderson PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	.231	.313
J Varitek C	4	1	1	0	0	1	11	.209	.312
A Gonzalez SS	2	1	0	0	0	1	20	.285	.318
J Lowrie PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.203
Totals	30	6	8	5	5	4	153
a-lined out to third for J Reddick in the 6th
BATTING 2B: J Ellsbury (27, J Sowers); J Varitek (24, J Sowers); J Bay (29, J Sowers); K Youkilis (36, J Veras) RBI: D Pedroia (69), V Martinez (104), J Bay (117), K Youkilis 2 (94) SF: D Pedroia 2-out RBI: J Bay, K Youkilis 2 Red Sox RISP: 3-8 (B Anderson 0-1, D Pedroia 0-1, V Martinez 1-2, M Lowell 0-1, K Youkilis 1-1, J Bay 1-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (69, 3rd base off J Sowers/K Shoppach) CS: J Ellsbury (12, 3rd base by J Sowers/K Shoppach)
FIELDING E: K Youkilis (6, pop up)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Matsuzaka (W, 4-6)	6.0	5	2	2	3	7	0	104-66	5.76
B Wagner (H, 6)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-6	1.98
R Ramirez (H, 12)	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	24-13	2.88
D Bard	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	3.72
T Saito	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	2.43
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	4	10	0	154-98
PITCHING WP: D Matsuzaka First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 14/26; B Wagner 2/2; R Ramirez 3/6; D Bard 0/1; T Saito 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Matsuzaka 18-10-22-16; B Wagner 4-2-0-0; R Ramirez 2-4-3-4; D Bard 0-0-0-1; T Saito 6-1-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-7; B Wagner 0-0; R Ramirez 1-0; D Bard 1-0; T Saito 0-3 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 58

Scoring Summary
			CLE	BOS
	1st	J Ellsbury stole third, J Ellsbury scored on throwing error by catcher K Shoppach.	0	1
	3rd	D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, J Varitek scored.	0	2
	3rd	V Martinez singled to right, A Gonzalez scored, J Ellsbury to second.	0	3
	3rd	J Bay doubled to deep left, V Martinez scored, K Youkilis to third.	0	4
	5th	L Valbuena singled to center, T Hafner scored.	1	4
	5th	T Crowe singled to right, L Valbuena scored, K Shoppach to second.	2	4
	7th	K Youkilis doubled to deep center, J Ellsbury and D Pedroia scored.	2	6
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Game Notes

RED SOX SHORTSTOP ALEX GONZALEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER GETTING HIT ON HIS RIGHT WRIST BY A PITCH.

RED SOX RIGHTFIELDER ROCCO BALDELLI LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT HIP FLEXOR.

Game Information
Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,787 (102.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:25
Weather	58 degrees, cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Tony Randazzo

Boston leads 2-0 (as of 10/2)

Arizona	12	Final
Chi Cubs	3

Chi White Sox	8	Final
Detroit	0

Toronto	7	Final
Baltimore	13

Florida	7	Final
Philadelphia	2

Cleveland	2	Final
Boston	6

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Cincinnati	1

Houston	1	Final
NY Mets	7

Washington	6	Final
Atlanta	3

NY Yankees	4	Final
Tampa Bay	13

Kansas City	7	Final
Minnesota	10

Milwaukee	12	Final
St. Louis	6

LA Angels	5	Final
Oakland	2

San Francisco	7	Final
San Diego	2

Texas	7	Final
Seattle	4

Colorado	4	Final
LA Dodgers	3

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