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Dice-K not at his best
Orioles 11, Red Sox 5
David Ortiz bashed his 28th homer of the year in the first inning. (Gail Burton/AP)
 Big Papi's two-run blast
 Ellsbury's RBI double
 Lugo's RBI double
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Instead of adding a victory under the win column, Daisuke Matsuzaka only added to his miseries as the righty gave up eight runs and hurled a season-low 2 2/3 innings against the Orioles, who ended their home winless streak. Because of the loss, Boston's magic number remained at 15.
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Series at a glance:
BOS
Boston (86-57)
Lost 1 		Baltimore 11, Boston 5   BAL
Baltimore (61-80)
Won 1
September 8, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   5 10 1
Baltimore
 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 X   11 11 1
Standings thru 9/8/07  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox Stats  |  Orioles Stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, LF-CF5011001.391
Pedroia, 2B5110002.322
Ortiz, DH3132100.320
  1-Cora, PR-DH0000000.245
Lowell, 3B2000101.324
  Clayton, 3B1000001.253
Youkilis, 1B3000003.289
  Hinske, 1B1010000.222
Drew, RF3110002.254
  Kielty, RF1000001.246
Varitek, C3000033.262
  Moss, LF1110000.214
Crisp, CF3000001.269
  Cash, C1000011.100
Lugo, SS4122000.239
Totals3651052416 


1-Ran for Ortiz in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Drew (26, Leicester), Lugo 2 (34, Leicester, Hoey), Ellsbury (4, Leicester), Ortiz 2 (43, Leicester, Leicester).
HR: Ortiz (28, 1st inning off Leicester, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia; Ortiz 8; Hinske; Drew 2; Moss; Lugo 4.
RBI: Ortiz 2 (98), Lugo 2 (67), Ellsbury (8).
2-out RBI: Lugo; Ellsbury.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pedroia 2; Varitek; Youkilis.
GIDP: Clayton.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Lugo (18, throw).
PB: Varitek (4).
 
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B5230001.298
  Fahey, 2B0000000.220
Redman, CF4311101.327
Markakis, RF3213100.295
  a-Bynum, PH-LF1000000.273
Tejada, SS4121000.310
  Hernandez, L, SS1000000.300
Millar, 1B2101201.258
Huff, DH4010034.272
Payton, LF-RF4000004.253
Moore, 3B4124000.125
Molina, C4110021.087
Totals361111104512 

a-Grounded out for Markakis in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Roberts (39, Matsuzaka), Huff (28, Tavarez).
HR: Redman (1, 1st inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 1 out), Moore (1, 3rd inning off Matsuzaka, 3 on, 2 out), Markakis (17, 4th inning off Tavarez, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Roberts 4; Redman 4; Markakis 4; Tejada 2; Huff 2; Moore 5; Molina.
RBI: Redman (7), Markakis 3 (94), Tejada (73), Millar (60), Moore 4 (4).
2-out RBI: Moore 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Payton.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Hoey (1, throw).
DP: (Fahey-Hernandez, L-Millar).
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Matsuzaka (L, 14-12)2.26883224.44
Tavarez 1.13320115.09
Hansack 3.02001204.70
Timlin 1.00000003.40
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Leicester (W, 1-1)5.07441219.90
Cherry 2.00000104.15
Hoey 1.131111011.05
Baez 0.20000006.29

Pitches-strikes: Matsuzaka 72-44, Tavarez 25-16, Hansack 49-30, Timlin 9-6, Leicester 81-47, Cherry 25-15, Hoey 34-22, Baez 7-5.
Ground outs-fly outs: Matsuzaka 2-4, Tavarez 3-0, Hansack 3-4, Timlin 2-1, Leicester 5-8, Cherry 2-3, Hoey 3-0, Baez 2-0.
Batters faced: Matsuzaka 17, Tavarez 8, Hansack 12, Timlin 3, Leicester 23, Cherry 6, Hoey 7, Baez 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Baez 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: Mike DiMuro.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 48,043.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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