Red Sox 5, Orioles 2
Wily Mo Pena (right) celebrates his clutch slam with Mike Lowell. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
By Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com
With the Red Sox trailing in the eighth, Wily Mo Pena delivered a clutch grand slam, helping Josh Beckett remain perfect in 2007. With the victory, Beckett joined Babe Ruth (1917) and Pedro Martinez (2000) as the only Red Sox pitchers to go 5-0 in April.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 26, 2007
Boston 5, Baltimore 2
Today's Boxes 4/26/07
CLE 9, TEX 4
PIT 5, HOU 3
STL 7, CIN 5
MIN 1, KC 0
WSH 4, PHI 2
SEA 4, OAK 2
LAA 11, TB 3
TOR 6, NYY 0
ARI 7, SD 4
SF 5, LAD 4
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Standings thru 4/26/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Orioles Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234
Youkilis , 1B3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .274
Ortiz , DH4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .288
Ramirez , LF3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .192
Drew , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .314
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .316
Varitek , C3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .237
Pena , CF4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .172
Pedroia , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .184
a-Cora , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350
Totals 32 5 6 5 8 7 19
BATTING 2B : Pena (1, Baez), Lowell (7, Ray).HR : Pena (2, 8th inning off Ray, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Youkilis; Ortiz; Drew; Lowell 2; Pena 6.RBI : Lowell (18), Pena 4 (5).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ortiz 3; Varitek 2.GIDP : Ramirez.Team LOB : 8.
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .232
Mora , 3B4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253
Markakis , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .258
Tejada , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322
Huff , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238
Payton , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Gibbons , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203
Hernandez , C3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667
Patterson , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 4 17
BATTING 2B : Roberts (5, Beckett), Hernandez (1, Beckett), Mora 2 (8, Beckett, Beckett), Markakis (5, Beckett).TB : Roberts 2; Mora 4; Markakis 2; Huff; Payton; Hernandez 3.RBI : Markakis (15), Mora (16).2-out RBI : Mora.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Markakis; Gibbons; Huff 2; Roberts.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Roberts (7, 3rd base off Beckett/Varitek).FIELDING E : Mora (3, throw).DP : 2 (Huff, Roberts-Tejada-Huff).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett (W, 5-0)8.0 8 2 2 0 3 0 2.48
Papelbon (S, 7)1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loewen 6.0 2 1 1 5 5 0 3.20
Baez (H, 6)0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
Parrish (H, 5)0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.53
Ray (BS, 2)(L, 2-2)0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 5.56
Burres 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
IBB : Varitek (by Ray).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 100-73, Papelbon 13-9, Loewen 105-59, Baez 16-9, Parrish 17-9, Ray 23-13, Burres 14-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Beckett 15-6, Papelbon 1-1, Loewen 8-5, Baez 2-0, Parrish 1-1, Ray 0-1, Burres 2-0.Batters faced : Beckett 32, Papelbon 4, Loewen 25, Baez 4, Parrish 3, Ray 5, Burres 3.Inherited runners-scored : Parrish 2-0, Ray 1-1.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Larry Young. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 61 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, L to R.T : 2:55.Att : 33,522.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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