Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
Nate Robertson gave up a solo homer to David Ortiz, his final batter. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
The troubles continued in Detroit as the Tigers were baffled by Tim Wakefield's knuckleball. The offense couldn't get going against the Red Sox starter -- which was bad news for southpaw Nate Robertson, who allowed four earned runs to Boston.
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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
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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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