Mariners 4, Red Sox 3
Ichiro Suzuki connects on a first-inning double off fellow countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka. (AP)
By Jesse Baumgartner / MLB.com
Jose Lopez put an end to a long night and a tough seven-game Mariners losing streak when he plated the game-winner with a single down the left-field line in the ninth inning. Miguel Batista kept Seattle in it with seven strong innings, and Brandon Morrow escaped a jam in the eighth.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 05/26:
BOS 5, SEA 3
Tue. 05/27:
SEA 4, BOS 3
Wed. 05/28:
vs BOS, 7:10 PM PT
Boston
(32-23)
Lost 1
Seattle 4, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 5/27/08
CLE 8, CWS 2
PHI 7, COL 4
CHC 3, LAD 1
BAL 10, NYY 9
NYM 5, FLA 3
CIN 9, PIT 6
TEX 12, TB 6
MIL 3, ATL 2
MIN 4, KC 3
HOU 8, STL 2
SF 6, ARI 3
LAA 3, DET 2
OAK 3, TOR 1
SD 4, WSH 2
Seattle
(19-34)
Won 1
May 27, 2008
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Standings thru 5/27/08  | Recap: BOS | SEA  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Mariners stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277
Pedroia , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .289
Ortiz , DH4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .253
Ramirez , LF3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .292
Lowell , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268
Drew , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
Varitek , C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Casey , 1B4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .371
Lugo , SS2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
Cora , SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 4 16
BATTING HR : Ramirez (9, 6th inning off Batista, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia; Ortiz 2; Ramirez 4; Casey 3.RBI : Ramirez 3 (34).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell; Drew.GIDP : Lugo.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Casey (2, throw).Outfield assists : Ramirez (Beltre at 3rd base).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , CF4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .295
Lopez , 2B4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .301
Vidro , DH3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .231
Ibanez , LF4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .267
Beltre , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .244
Johjima , C4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227
Balentien , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .217
Cairo , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179
Betancourt , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
a-Reed , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 3 12
a-Grounded out for Betancourt in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Suzuki (9, Matsuzaka), Ibanez (14, Matsuzaka), Lopez (14, Delcarmen).TB : Suzuki 3; Lopez 3; Ibanez 2; Johjima; Balentien; Cairo.RBI : Vidro (25), Ibanez 2 (34), Lopez (25).2-out RBI : Lopez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johjima; Cairo; Vidro.S : Lopez; Cairo.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Suzuki (22, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek), Johjima (1, 3rd base off Delcarmen/Varitek). FIELDING E : Betancourt (7, fielding).DP : (Betancourt-Lopez-Cairo).
Batista pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Rowland-Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB : Suzuki (by Timlin).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 65-46, Aardsma 27-15, Delcarmen 24-16, Okajima 16-9, Timlin 13-7, Batista 103-60, Rowland-Smith 2-1, Morrow 13-10, Putz 13-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 5-6, Aardsma 3-0, Delcarmen 4-1, Okajima 1-1, Timlin 2-0, Batista 9-10, Rowland-Smith 0-0, Morrow 0-1, Putz 2-1.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 18, Aardsma 6, Delcarmen 6, Okajima 3, Timlin 5, Batista 29, Rowland-Smith 1, Morrow 3, Putz 4.Inherited runners-scored : Delcarmen 1-0, Rowland-Smith 1-0, Morrow 2-0.Ejections Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona ejected by 3B umpire Angel Hernandez. (5th); Boston Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo ejected by 3B umpire Angel Hernandez. (5th).Umpires : HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 68 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, L to R.T : 3:00.Att : 30,758.
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