TODAY'S WRAPS: July 26, 2007
Boston belts 17 hits By Ian Browne / MLB.com
After two pitching-dominated games, the bats stole the spotlight. Manny Ramirez hit two homers, and the Sox got major contributions from Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell, Coco Crisp and Wily Mo Pena.
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Red Sox 14, Indians 9
David Ortiz (right) hugs Manny Ramirez after Ramirez's two-run homer in the eighth. (Mark Duncan/AP)
Lee, bullpen struggle By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Cliff Lee retired the side in order to begin the game, but he allowed Boston to score in the next two frames and didn't make it out of the fifth. He and the relief corps combined to allow 14 runs. The Indians rallied for four runs in the fifth and another four in the seventh, but it wasn't enough.
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Boston
(62-40)
Won 1
Boston 14, Cleveland 9
Today's Boxes 7/26/07
PIT 8, NYM 4
CIN 6, MIL 5
BAL 10, TB 7
WSH 7, PHI 6
CWS 4, DET 3
SF 4, ATL 2
HOU 7, SD 1
STL 11, CHC 1
KC 7, NYY 0
LAD 5, COL 4
ARI 7, FLA 4
OAK 6, SEA 2
Cleveland
(59-43)
Lost 1
July 26, 2007
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Standings thru 7/26/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Indians Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .225
Pedroia , 2B6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .315
Ortiz , DH3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .320
Ramirez , LF4 4 3 4 1 0 1 .303
Youkilis , 1B4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .308
Lowell , 3B5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .308
Varitek , C5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .268
Crisp , CF5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .282
Pena , RF5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .219
Totals 43 14 17 13 4 5 16
BATTING 2B : Ramirez (23, Lee), Pena 2 (7, Stanford, Cabrera).HR : Ramirez 2 (17, 2nd inning off Lee, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Lewis, 1 on, 0 out), Pena (5, 7th inning off Mastny, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Lugo; Pedroia; Ortiz; Ramirez 10; Lowell 3; Varitek 2; Crisp 2; Pena 9.RBI : Ramirez 4 (64), Varitek 2 (43), Lowell 2 (73), Crisp (39), Pena 4 (16).2-out RBI : Crisp; Pena.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo 3; Pedroia.GIDP : Pedroia; Varitek.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Lugo (10, throw).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .274
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267
Martinez , C3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .315
Hafner , DH3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
Garko , 1B4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .317
Peralta , SS3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
Michaels , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
Gutierrez , RF4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .301
Barfield , 2B4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .252
Totals 34 9 6 9 4 7 7
BATTING 2B : Barfield (15, Gabbard).HR : Gutierrez (7, 3rd inning off Gabbard, 0 on, 1 out), Garko (13, 7th inning off Tavarez, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore; Hafner; Garko 4; Michaels; Gutierrez 4; Barfield 2.RBI : Gutierrez (16), Barfield 2 (46), Sizemore (55), Hafner 2 (66), Garko 3 (42).2-out RBI : Barfield 2; Sizemore; Hafner 2; Garko 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garko 2.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING E : Peralta (15, fielding).DP : 2 (Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Barfield-Garko).
Lee pitched to 5 batters in the 5th. Mastny pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Cabrera.HBP : Hafner (by Gabbard).Pitches-strikes : Gabbard 76-41, Tavarez 39-27, Okajima 11-6, Lopez 11-6, Lee 78-48, Stanford 43-31, Mastny 16-8, Lewis 18-11, Cabrera 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Gabbard 5-6, Tavarez 2-2, Okajima 0-2, Lopez 2-1, Lee 7-4, Stanford 4-2, Mastny 0-1, Lewis 2-0, Cabrera 1-1.Batters faced : Gabbard 22, Tavarez 11, Okajima 3, Lopez 3, Lee 24, Stanford 11, Mastny 4, Lewis 4, Cabrera 4.Inherited runners-scored : Tavarez 3-0, Stanford 2-1, Mastny 2-2, Lewis 1-1.Umpires : HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 69 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:15 (:34 delay).Att : 34,286.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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