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	Sox take twin-bill opener

Red Sox 11, White Sox 3

Jason Varitek capped Boston's four-run fourth with his two-run double. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

Josh Beckett started the Red Sox's doubleheader on a good note, lasting 5 2/3 innings for his league-leading 16th win. Jason Varitek had a home run and four RBIs, and Mike Lowell finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs. Beckett has now matched his win total for all of 2006.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 08/23: PPD
Fri. 08/24, Gm 1: BOS 11, CWS 3
Fri. 08/24, Gm 2: BOS 10, CWS 1
Sat. 08/25: BOS 14, CWS 2
Sun. 08/26: BOS 11, CWS 1

Boston (77-51)
Won 1

Boston 11, Chi White Sox 3

Chi White Sox (56-71)
Lost 2

August 24, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	4	11	15	0
Chi White Sox	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	9	1

Standings thru 8/24/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | White Sox Stats

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lugo, SS	6	0	2	1	0	0	5	.243
Crisp, CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.271
Ortiz, DH	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	.319
Ramirez, LF	4	3	2	0	1	1	0	.292
Lowell, 3B	4	2	3	2	1	1	0	.318
Drew, RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.262
a-Kielty, PH-RF	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.222
Varitek, C	3	1	2	4	1	0	0	.264
Hinske, 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.202
b-Youkilis, PH-1B	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	.291
Cora, 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	5	.262
Totals	38	11	15	11	5	5	15
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Drew in the 8th. b-Singled for Hinske in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Cora (9, Garland), Lowell (32, Myers), Youkilis (32, Myers). HR: Varitek (11, 9th inning off Myers, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Lugo 2; Crisp; Ramirez 2; Lowell 4; Varitek 5; Hinske; Youkilis 3; Cora 3. RBI: Lugo (62), Lowell 2 (88), Varitek 4 (56), Hinske (16), Kielty 2 (5), Youkilis (64). 2-out RBI: Lugo; Varitek 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hinske; Lugo 3. SF: Kielty 2. GIDP: Crisp; Cora. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: Lugo (6, 2nd base by Garland/Pierzynski).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Owens, CF	5	1	2	0	0	2	2	.249
Fields, 3B	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	.245
Pierzynski, C	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.270
Konerko, DH	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.268
Erstad, 1B	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	.276
Dye, RF	3	0	0	1	1	1	3	.243
Uribe, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.223
Richar, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.190
Gonzalez, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.224
Totals	36	3	9	3	5	7	13
BATTING 2B: Pierzynski (20, Beckett). HR: Fields (16, 5th inning off Beckett, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Owens 2; Fields 4; Pierzynski 3; Erstad 2; Richar; Gonzalez. RBI: Dye (64), Fields 2 (48). 2-out RBI: Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uribe 2; Fields; Owens; Dye; Erstad. Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING SB: Owens (20, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek). FIELDING E: Richar (1, fielding). DP: 2 (Uribe-Erstad 2).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Beckett (W, 16-5)	5.2	7	3	3	3	4	1	3.21
Lopez (H, 10)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84
Okajima (H, 24)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.17
Timlin	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2.86

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garland (L, 8-10)	7.0	9	6	5	1	5	0	4.90
Bukvich	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.00
Logan	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.24
Wassermann	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.07
Myers	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	1	3.80

Garland pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Bukvich pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Varitek (by Logan).
HBP: Varitek (by Garland).
Pitches-strikes: Beckett 111-71, Lopez 4-3, Okajima 24-15, Timlin 39-23, Garland 110-71, Bukvich 9-5, Logan 9-3, Wassermann 8-6, Myers 41-23.
Ground outs-fly outs: Beckett 7-6, Lopez 0-1, Okajima 1-1, Timlin 1-3, Garland 8-7, Bukvich 0-0, Logan 0-1, Wassermann 2-0, Myers 0-3.
Batters faced: Beckett 27, Lopez 1, Okajima 5, Timlin 8, Garland 30, Bukvich 2, Logan 2, Wassermann 3, Myers 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Lopez 2-0, Bukvich 1-0, Logan 3-1, Wassermann 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Damien Beal.
Weather: 77 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 10 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:47.
Att: 30,581.

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