Red Sox 4, Mariners 2
J.D. Drew rounds the bases after hitting his 18th homer of the year. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka improved to 11-1, going 7 1/3 innings in the Red Sox's second straight win over the Mariners. J.D. Drew led the way on offense, hitting his 18th homer while driving in two. Jonathan Papelpon picked up his 30th save.
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Boston
(59-43)
Won 2
Boston 4, Seattle 2
Today's Boxes 7/22/08
NYY 8, MIN 2
TOR 10, BAL 8
FLA 4, ATL 0
OAK 8, TB 1
PHI 8, NYM 6
CIN 4, SD 3
PIT 8, HOU 2
DET 7, KC 1
CWS 10, TEX 2
MIL 4, STL 3
COL 10, LAD 1
ARI 9, CHC 2
LAA 3, CLE 2
SF 6, WSH 3
Seattle
(38-62)
Lost 4
Standings thru 7/22/08  | Recap: BOS | SEA  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Mariners stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
Pedroia , 2B4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .320
Drew , RF3 1 2 2 1 0 3 .294
Ramirez, M , DH3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .301
Lowell , 3B4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .285
Youkilis , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .311
Lowrie , SS3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .300
Varitek , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219
Crisp , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
Totals 32 4 9 4 6 5 14
BATTING 2B : Lowell (23, Dickey).HR : Drew (18, 1st inning off Dickey, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia; Drew 5; Ramirez, M; Lowell 3; Lowrie; Varitek.RBI : Drew 2 (57), Lowell (59), Lowrie (10).2-out RBI : Drew.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Youkilis; Drew 2; Varitek; Lowell.S : Crisp.SF : Drew; Lowrie.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : (Pedroia-Lowrie-Youkilis).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .302
Lopez , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .296
Ibanez , LF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .278
Vidro , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .223
Beltre , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
Reed , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Clement , C1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171
Johjima , C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
LaHair , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .111
Betancourt , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 6 11
BATTING 2B : Suzuki (12, Matsuzaka).TB : Suzuki 2; Lopez; Ibanez; Vidro; LaHair.RBI : Suzuki (24), Lopez (52).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reed; Vidro.GIDP : Beltre.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : (Betancourt-Lopez-LaHair).
Dickey pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IBB : Youkilis (by Dickey).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 99-61, Okajima 12-8, Papelbon 9-6, Dickey 105-68, Corcoran 16-8, Rhodes 13-12, Jimenez, C 27-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 9-7, Okajima 1-1, Papelbon 1-2, Dickey 7-11, Corcoran 2-0, Rhodes 0-0, Jimenez, C 1-1.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 29, Okajima 2, Papelbon 3, Dickey 30, Corcoran 3, Rhodes 3, Jimenez, C 5.Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 1-0, Corcoran 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Bill Hohn.Weather : 65 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 2 mph, In from CF.T : 2:48.Att : 38,425.July 22, 2008
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