Sox storm back in seventh
Red Sox 5, Orioles 4
Dustin Pedroia, who had a sac fly in the third, forces out Kevin Millar at second base. (AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
With Wednesday's scheduled starter Kason Gabbard traded to Texas for Eric Gagne, Julian Tavarez stepped in to face the Orioles. The reliever went five innings and allowed three runs in his first start since July 18. The Red Sox put up a big seventh, led by David Ortiz, to sink the O's.
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Baltimore
(50-56)
Lost 1
Boston 5, Baltimore 4
Today's Boxes 8/1/07
TB 6, TOR 2
OAK 3, DET 2
NYY 8, CWS 1
WSH 7, CIN 2
FLA 4, COL 3
PIT 15, STL 1
TEX 9, CLE 6
ATL 12, HOU 3
NYM 8, MIL 5
CHC 5, PHI 4
KC 5, MIN 3
SEA 8, LAA 7
ARI 9, SD 5
LAD 6, SF 4
Boston
(65-42)
Won 1
August 1, 2007
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Standings thru 8/1/07  | Gameday  | Orioles Stats  | Red Sox Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316
Patterson , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266
Markakis , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .291
Millar , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273
Tejada , SS3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .308
Hernandez, R , C3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259
Payton , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Gibbons , DH4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220
Gomez , 3B2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .311
a-Huff , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 3 10
a-Struck out for Gomez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Millar (17, Tavarez), Gomez (9, Tavarez), Roberts (28, Tavarez).HR : Markakis (11, 1st inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 2 out), Tejada (8, 8th inning off Okajima, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Roberts 2; Patterson; Markakis 4; Millar 3; Tejada 4; Gibbons; Gomez 2.RBI : Markakis (65), Gomez (16), Roberts (41), Tejada (46).2-out RBI : Markakis; Gomez; Roberts.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tejada; Patterson.GIDP : Tejada; Gibbons.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Tejada (8, throw).DP : (Tejada-Roberts-Millar).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .222
Pedroia , 2B4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .318
Ortiz , DH3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .321
Ramirez , LF4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .296
Youkilis , 1B4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .304
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305
Varitek , C4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .272
Crisp , CF0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .279
Pena , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 8 .221
Totals 31 5 9 5 8 4 20
BATTING 2B : Ortiz (34, Parrish), Youkilis (26, Bradford).TB : Lugo; Pedroia 3; Ortiz 2; Youkilis 2; Lowell; Varitek 2.RBI : Pedroia (31), Ortiz (65), Youkilis 2 (57), Varitek (45).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez; Pena 2; Lugo 2.SF : Pedroia.GIDP : Ramirez.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Pedroia (3, 3rd base off Trachsel/Hernandez, R). FIELDING DP : 2 (Lugo-Pedroia-Youkilis, Pedroia-Lugo-Youkilis).
Shuey pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Parrish pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.IBB : Ramirez (by Parrish), Crisp (by Bradford).HBP : Tejada (by Tavarez).Pitches-strikes : Trachsel 109-64, Shuey 8-4, Parrish 7-2, Bradford 22-14, Baez 13-10, Tavarez 82-49, Snyder 26-15, Lopez 2-2, Okajima 14-11, Papelbon 12-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Trachsel 8-8, Shuey 0-0, Parrish 0-0, Bradford 2-1, Baez 1-0, Tavarez 9-6, Snyder 3-1, Lopez 1-0, Okajima 1-2, Papelbon 1-0.Batters faced : Trachsel 27, Shuey 2, Parrish 2, Bradford 6, Baez 3, Tavarez 23, Snyder 6, Lopez 1, Okajima 4, Papelbon 3.Inherited runners-scored : Parrish 2-1, Bradford 3-3, Lopez 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 78 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, In from RF.T : 3:21.Att : 36,649.
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