Beckett brilliant in defeat
Indians 1, Red Sox 0
Coco Crisp is out at the plate trying to score on a David Ortiz single. (Mark Duncan/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
One night after Daisuke Matsuzaka got the better of a duel with C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett was barely bested by Cleveland's Fausto Carmona. Beckett allowed just one run, on Franklin Gutierrez's solo homer in the third, but Boston's win streak came to an end after the bats were silenced in David Ortiz's return to the lineup.
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Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Today's Boxes 7/25/07
TOR 13, MIN 1
COL 10, SD 2
LAA 7, OAK 6
BAL 6, TB 1
PHI 7, WSH 5
CIN 7, MIL 3
NYM 6, PIT 3
HOU 2, LAD 1
CHC 7, STL 1
NYY 7, KC 1
DET 13, CWS 9
TEX 7, SEA 6
ARI 7, FLA 0
SF 2, ATL 1
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Standings thru 7/25/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Indians Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Pedroia , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
Ortiz , DH4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .320
Ramirez , LF2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
Youkilis , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
Drew , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Varitek , C2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
Hinske , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
Cora , SS3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268
1-Lugo , PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Totals 27 0 4 0 2 8 6
BATTING TB : Crisp; Ortiz; Varitek; Cora.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING CS : Varitek (1, 2nd base by Carmona/Martinez), Lugo (3, 2nd base by Carmona/Martinez).FIELDING E : Youkilis (3, fielding).DP : 2 (Varitek-Pedroia, Pedroia-Cora-Hinske).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
Blake , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
Martinez , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
Hafner , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Garko , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
Peralta , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
Nixon , RF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243
1-Michaels , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Gutierrez , LF-RF3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
Barfield , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
Totals 27 1 4 1 0 7 5
BATTING HR : Gutierrez (6, 3rd inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore; Peralta; Nixon; Gutierrez 4.RBI : Gutierrez (15).GIDP : Garko.Team LOB : 2.BASERUNNING CS : Sizemore (5, 2nd base by Beckett/Varitek).FIELDING PB : Martinez (3).DP : (Peralta-Barfield-Garko).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett (L, 13-4)8.0 4 1 1 0 7 1 3.27
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carmona (W, 13-4)8.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.31
Borowski (S, 29)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.99
HBP : Pedroia (by Carmona).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 114-80, Carmona 113-71, Borowski 20-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Beckett 9-7, Carmona 11-4, Borowski 0-1.Batters faced : Beckett 27, Carmona 27, Borowski 3.Umpires : HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Joe West.Weather : 69 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, In from CF.T : 2:45.Att : 29,614.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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