Red Sox 5, Diamondbacks 0
Kevin Cash is congratulated in the dugout after his homer. (Elise Amendola/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Tim Wakefield twirled seven shutout innings in a duel with fellow veteran Randy Johnson, backed by a pair of RBIs from Brandon Moss. The Red Sox slammed the door on the Snakes in the eighth, when Kevin Cash belted a three-run homer off Juan Cruz.
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Arizona
(40-39)
Lost 2
Boston 5, Arizona 0
Today's Boxes 6/25/08
ATL 4, MIL 2
NYY 10, PIT 0
SF 4, CLE 1
DET 8, STL 7
CIN 6, TOR 5
WSH 5, LAA 4
NYM 8, SEA 2
TB 15, FLA 3
CHC 7, BAL 4
TEX 3, HOU 2
KC 4, COL 2
MIN 9, SD 3
PHI 4, OAK 0
LAD 5, CWS 0
Boston
(49-32)
Won 2
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Standings thru 6/25/08  | Recap: ARI | BOS  | Gameday  | Diamondbacks stats  | Red Sox stats
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Byrnes , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209
Drew , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
Hudson , 2B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .297
Jackson , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .304
Tracy , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .243
Reynolds , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Young , CF2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
Montero , C3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247
Upton , RF2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240
Totals 29 0 3 0 3 10 9
BATTING 2B : Hudson (19, Wakefield).TB : Hudson 3; Montero.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Byrnes; Tracy 3.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Young (2, 2nd base by Wakefield/Cash). FIELDING DP : (Reynolds-Hudson-Jackson).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275
Pedroia , 2B5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .289
Youkilis , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .303
Ramirez , DH4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .291
Lowell , 3B3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .287
Crisp , CF4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .271
Cash , C3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .241
Moss , RF3 0 0 2 0 1 1 .226
Lugo , SS3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .274
Totals 34 5 12 5 3 8 17
BATTING 2B : Crisp 3 (13, Johnson, Johnson, Cruz), Lugo (13, Johnson), Youkilis (20, Cruz).HR : Cash (1, 8th inning off Cruz, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia 3; Youkilis 2; Lowell 2; Crisp 6; Cash 4; Lugo 2.RBI : Moss 2 (7), Cash 3 (9).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellsbury; Lugo; Ramirez.SF : Moss.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Lugo (10, 3rd base off Johnson/Montero).
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson (L, 4-6)6.0 8 2 2 2 5 0 4.94
Cruz 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 3.45
Slaten 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.07
Cruz pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.WP : Wakefield.IBB : Cash (by Johnson).Pitches-strikes : Johnson 109-69, Cruz 36-22, Slaten 12-11, Wakefield 94-61, Delcarmen 13-10, Hansen 20-11, Papelbon 5-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Johnson 6-7, Cruz 0-1, Slaten 2-0, Wakefield 5-9, Delcarmen 0-1, Hansen 0-1, Papelbon 0-0.Batters faced : Johnson 27, Cruz 7, Slaten 4, Wakefield 23, Delcarmen 3, Hansen 5, Papelbon 1.Inherited runners-scored : Papelbon 3-0.Umpires : HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 82 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:48.Att : 37,924.
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