Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
Tim Wakefield shut down the Tigers for eight innings. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Scott McNeish / MLB.com
The game belonged to Tim Wakefield, who kept the Tigers off-balance, and Manny Ramirez, who went deep for career No. 497. David Ortiz's moon shot in the seventh was immediately followed by Ramirez's homer to help the Sox roll to five straight.
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Boston 5, Detroit 0
Today's Boxes 5/6/08
ATL 5, SD 3
CLE 5, NYY 3
PIT 12, SF 6
TB 5, TOR 4
CHC 3, CIN 0
FLA 3, MIL 0
HOU 6, WSH 5
LAA 5, KC 3
CWS 7, MIN 1
STL 6, COL 5
ARI 6, PHI 4
OAK 4, BAL 2
LAD 5, NYM 4
TEX 10, SEA 1
May 6, 2008
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Standings thru 5/6/08 | Recap: BOS | DET | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Tigers stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .290
Pedroia , 2B5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299
Ortiz , DH4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .226
Ramirez , LF5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .326
Ellsbury , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Lowell , 3B4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .222
Youkilis , 1B3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .314
Drew , RF4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .280
Cash , C4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .361
Lugo , SS3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .289
Totals 36 5 11 5 4 6 20
BATTING 2B : Youkilis 2 (11, Robertson, Robertson), Cash (4, Robertson).HR : Ortiz (7, 7th inning off Robertson, 0 on, 1 out), Ramirez (7, 7th inning off Dolsi, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Ortiz 4; Ramirez 6; Youkilis 4; Drew; Cash 4; Lugo.RBI : Drew (16), Cash (4), Crisp (6), Ortiz (27), Ramirez (24).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia; Drew 2; Ortiz 2.S : Crisp.GIDP : Crisp.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING E : Pedroia (2, fielding).DP : (Lugo-Youkilis).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306
Polanco , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Guillen , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
Ordonez , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294
Cabrera , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Sheffield , LF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .176
Renteria , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Rodriguez , C3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
Inge , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
Totals 30 0 3 0 0 6 5
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez (9, Wakefield).TB : Granderson; Guillen; Rodriguez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Inge.GIDP : Polanco.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING DP : (Renteria-Polanco-Cabrera).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wakefield (W, 3-1)8.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 3.33
Timlin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.05
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Robertson (L, 1-4)6.1 10 4 4 2 4 1 6.64
Dolsi 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 5.40
Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.11
Pitches-strikes : Wakefield 98-65, Timlin 11-8, Robertson 109-68, Dolsi 29-13, Lopez 9-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Wakefield 7-11, Timlin 2-1, Robertson 11-4, Dolsi 1-3, Lopez 1-1.Batters faced : Wakefield 27, Timlin 3, Robertson 30, Dolsi 8, Lopez 3.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 66 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, Varies.T : 2:21.Att : 38,564.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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