Red Sox 1, Indians 0
C.C. Sabathia allowed just one run and struck out seven Red Sox on Tuesday. (Mark Duncan/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
The Indians couldn't solve Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka on an evening which ace C.C. Sabathia gave a brilliant effort over seven innings. Sabathia's mere mistake came in the fourth, when Kevin Youkilis scored the lone run. Ryan Garko extended his hitting streak to 17 games.
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Boston
(61-39)
Won 5
Boston 1, Cleveland 0
Today's Boxes 7/24/07
CWS 5, DET 3
TEX 2, SEA 1
TEX 4, SEA 3
BAL 3, TB 0
PHI 4, WSH 3
TOR 7, MIN 0
MIL 5, CIN 3
NYM 8, PIT 4
HOU 7, LAD 4
CHC 4, STL 3
NYY 9, KC 4
CWS 8, DET 7
SD 5, COL 3
ARI 9, FLA 3
OAK 4, LAA 3
ATL 7, SF 5
Cleveland
(58-42)
Lost 2
Standings thru 7/24/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Indians Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
Pedroia , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
Youkilis , 1B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .314
Ramirez , DH4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .281
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
Varitek , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
Drew , RF3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .249
Pena , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 8 8
BATTING 2B : Lugo (18, Betancourt).TB : Lugo 2; Youkilis 2; Ramirez 2; Lowell.RBI : Lowell (71).2-out RBI : Lowell.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek; Youkilis.Team LOB : 5.
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .275
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
Martinez , C2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .321
Hafner , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .257
Garko , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
Peralta , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
Nixon , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242
Francisco , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273
Barfield , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 7 18
BATTING 2B : Garko (18, Matsuzaka).TB : Sizemore 2; Garko 2; Francisco.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta 2; Hafner; Barfield; Blake.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Sizemore 2 (27, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek), Barfield (12, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek).
HBP : Garko (by Matsuzaka).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 98-60, Okajima 14-10, Papelbon 12-10, Sabathia 106-68, Betancourt 23-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 7-9, Okajima 1-2, Papelbon 0-1, Sabathia 9-5, Betancourt 3-2.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 29, Okajima 3, Papelbon 3, Sabathia 26, Betancourt 7.Umpires : HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: CB Bucknor.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, In from RF.T : 2:53.Att : 39,339.
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