Red Sox 6, Mariners 3
Kevin Youkilis put Boston on the board with an RBI single in the third. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Mike Lowell ripped a two-run single in the 12th inning to help lift the Red Sox to a three-game sweep of the Mariners. Jonathan Papelbon navigated out of trouble in the 11th and got the win while Craig Hansen escaped a jam to pick up his second save.
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Boston
(60-43)
Won 3
Boston 6, Seattle 3
Today's Boxes 7/23/08
CIN 9, SD 5
TB 4, OAK 3
NYY 5, MIN 1
PIT 8, HOU 7
CWS 10, TEX 8
DET 7, KC 1
COL 5, LAD 3
LAA 14, CLE 11
TOR 5, BAL 1
ATL 9, FLA 4
NYM 6, PHI 3
MIL 3, STL 0
CHC 10, ARI 6
SF 6, WSH 4
Seattle
(38-63)
Lost 5
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Standings thru 7/23/08  | Recap: BOS | SEA  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Mariners stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .259
Pedroia , 2B5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .321
Drew , RF3 1 0 0 3 2 3 .291
Youkilis , 1B6 2 2 1 0 1 4 .311
Lowell , 3B5 0 2 2 1 1 2 .287
Casey , DH5 0 1 1 1 2 2 .356
Lowrie , SS5 0 1 0 1 1 5 .292
Varitek , C6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .217
Crisp , CF4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .251
Totals 45 6 11 5 8 11 29
BATTING TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia 2; Youkilis 2; Lowell 2; Casey; Lowrie; Varitek; Crisp.RBI : Youkilis (68), Crisp (23), Lowell 2 (61), Casey (11).2-out RBI : Youkilis; Crisp.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell; Casey; Ellsbury 2; Crisp; Varitek.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Pedroia (10, 2nd base off Hernandez/Johjima).CS : Pedroia (1, 2nd base by Putz/Johjima). FIELDING DP : (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).Pickoffs : Buchholz (Suzuki at 1st base).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Lopez , 2B6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .297
Ibanez , LF5 1 1 1 1 3 1 .277
Vidro , DH5 1 3 2 1 1 3 .229
Beltre , 3B4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .259
Reed , CF3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
a-Betancourt , PH-SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Johjima , C5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .203
LaHair , 1B3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167
b-Cairo , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223
Bloomquist , SS-CF5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
Totals 45 3 11 3 4 13 22
a-Lined out for Reed in the 9th. b-Walked for LaHair in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Ibanez (14, 4th inning off Buchholz, 0 on, 0 out), Vidro (6, 6th inning off Buchholz, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Suzuki; Lopez 2; Ibanez 4; Vidro 6; Reed; Betancourt; LaHair; Bloomquist.RBI : Ibanez (61), Vidro 2 (43).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johjima; Lopez; LaHair; Vidro 2.GIDP : Johjima.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING PO : Suzuki (1st base by Buchholz). FIELDING E : Suzuki (2, fielding), Bloomquist (3, fielding).Outfield assists : Suzuki (Drew at 1st base).DP : 3 (Johjima-Bloomquist, Suzuki-Cairo, Lopez-LaHair).
IBB : Drew (by Green).Pitches-strikes : Buchholz 98-63, Masterson 27-20, Okajima 13-5, Delcarmen 18-11, Papelbon 15-11, Hansen 22-12, Hernandez 108-70, Putz 23-16, Morrow 26-17, Green 28-17, Jimenez, C 8-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Buchholz 6-2, Masterson 3-2, Okajima 0-2, Delcarmen 1-1, Papelbon 2-0, Hansen 2-1, Hernandez 5-6, Putz 0-2, Morrow 2-1, Green 2-2, Jimenez, C 1-1.Batters faced : Buchholz 24, Masterson 8, Okajima 3, Delcarmen 4, Papelbon 4, Hansen 6, Hernandez 28, Putz 6, Morrow 6, Green 10, Jimenez, C 3.Inherited runners-scored : Masterson 2-0, Delcarmen 1-0, Jimenez, C 2-1.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather : 61 degrees, overcast.Wind : 1 mph, Out to LF.T : 4:01.Att : 43,231.July 23, 2008
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