Red Sox 4, Braves 0
David Ortiz hit his 12th homer of the year in the fourth inning. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Before the rain ended his night, Josh Beckett was unstoppable on the mound and at the plate, as the righty hurled six innings of shutout ball and also contributed an RBI double. David Ortiz produced the Red Sox's first run on a solo blast in the fourth.
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Boston
(45-25)
Won 1
Boston 4, Atlanta 0
Today's Boxes 6/19/07
DET 15, WSH 1
PHI 9, CLE 6
LAD 10, TOR 1
MIN 9, NYM 0
MIL 6, SF 2
STL 5, KC 1
FLA 7, CWS 5
CHC 5, TEX 4
COL 3, NYY 1
ARI 10, TB 8
SD 12, BAL 6
CIN 5, OAK 2
HOU 9, LAA 5
PIT 5, SEA 3
Atlanta
(38-34)
Lost 1
Standings thru 6/19/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Braves Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew , RF5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
Pedroia , 2B4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
Ortiz , 1B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .332
1-Hinske , PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
Ramirez , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
Youkilis , 3B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Varitek , C3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .266
Crisp , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .247
Cora , SS2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Beckett , P3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .143
Snyder , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Okajima , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Pena , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
Papelbon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 3 12
a-Struck out for Okajima in the 9th. 1-Ran for Ortiz in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (20, Hudson), Beckett (1, Hudson), Varitek (8, Hudson).3B : Cora (4, Hudson).HR : Ortiz (12, 4th inning off Hudson, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Pedroia; Ortiz 4; Ramirez; Youkilis 3; Varitek 3; Crisp; Cora 3; Beckett 2.RBI : Ortiz (44), Beckett (1), Pedroia (22), Cora (14).2-out RBI : Ortiz.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crisp 2.SF : Cora.GIDP : Varitek; Crisp; Drew.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Drew (2, 2nd base by Hudson/McCann). FIELDING DP : (Youkilis-Pedroia-Hinske).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .285
Harris , LF3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .385
b-Diaz , PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345
Renteria , SS3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
Escobar , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
Jones, C , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .321
McCann , C4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262
Jones, A , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Francoeur , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
Thorman , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Hudson , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Villarreal , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Orr , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
Paronto , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McBride , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 4 13
a-Struck out for Villarreal in the 7th. b-Walked for Harris in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Harris (10, Beckett).TB : Johnson 2; Harris 2; Renteria 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McCann; Jones, C 2; Jones, A.GIDP : Escobar.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Renteria (6, throw).DP : 3 (Johnson-Escobar-Thorman 2, Renteria-Thorman).
Snyder pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB : Varitek (by Hudson).HBP : Cora (by McBride).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 88-51, Snyder 18-13, Okajima 14-6, Papelbon 10-6, Hudson 93-59, Villarreal 24-13, Paronto 12-9, McBride 8-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Beckett 7-8, Snyder 0-2, Okajima 3-0, Papelbon 1-2, Hudson 10-4, Villarreal 3-1, Paronto 3-0, McBride 2-0.Batters faced : Beckett 24, Snyder 4, Okajima 3, Papelbon 3, Hudson 25, Villarreal 6, Paronto 3, McBride 3.Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 1-0, Villarreal 2-1.Umpires : HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.Weather : 73 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:57 (:48 delay).Att : 47,910.
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