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Byrd on a wire
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Red Sox 7, Orioles 4
Dustin Pedroia's two-run single helped break the game open. (Winslow Townson/AP)
By Mark Remme / MLB.com
For most of the contest, Paul Byrd was asked to keep things tight with the Orioles ahead. The starter did just that, holding the visitors to four runs -- three came off solo homers -- while the lineup behind him broke through in the sixth inning to help Byrd fly off with the win.
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Series at a glance:
BAL
Baltimore (63-74)
Lost 4 		Boston 7, Baltimore 4   BOS
Boston (80-57)
Won 1
September 1, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Baltimore
 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0   4 9 2
Boston
 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 X   7 8 0
Standings thru 9/1/08  |  Recap: BAL | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Orioles stats  |  Red Sox stats
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B3000010.297
Jones, CF4111011.279
Markakis, RF4011010.308
Huff, 3B4010000.311
Hernandez, Ra, C3000110.256
Scott, DH4010013.270
Millar, 1B4121011.243
Payton, LF4010000.255
Castro, J, SS3221000.198
  a-Salazar, O, PH1000002.238
Totals34494167 

a-Grounded out for Castro, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Huff (44, Byrd).
HR: Jones (8, 1st inning off Byrd, 0 on, 1 out), Castro, J (2, 3rd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 1 out), Millar (20, 7th inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jones 4; Markakis; Huff 2; Scott; Millar 5; Payton; Castro, J 5.
RBI: Jones (51), Castro, J (14), Markakis (80), Millar (70).
2-out RBI: Markakis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Scott 2; Salazar, O 2.
S: Roberts.
GIDP: Millar.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Markakis (3, fielding), Miller, J (1, fielding).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, RF5010010.267
Pedroia, 2B4122100.327
Ortiz, DH3000201.267
Youkilis, 3B-1B4000103.315
Bay, LF4110123.289
Lowrie, SS-3B2112313.280
Varitek, C5111016.226
Bailey, 1B2211201.286
  Cora, SS0000000.276
Crisp, CF4111023.262
Totals3378710720 

BATTING
2B: Bay (30, Olson), Lowrie (18, Olson).
HR: Varitek (12, 2nd inning off Olson, 0 on, 0 out), Bailey (2, 2nd inning off Olson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ellsbury; Pedroia 2; Bay 2; Lowrie 2; Varitek 4; Bailey 4; Crisp.
RBI: Varitek (38), Bailey (5), Lowrie 2 (37), Crisp (34), Pedroia 2 (70).
2-out RBI: Crisp; Pedroia 2; Lowrie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowrie 2; Youkilis 2; Crisp; Varitek 2.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pedroia (17, 2nd base off Miller, J/Hernandez, Ra).

FIELDING
PB: Varitek (3).
DP: (Youkilis-Pedroia-Bailey).
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Olson (L, 8-7)5.26665426.53
Sarfate 1.11003204.96
Miller, J 0.21102100.00
Bierd 0.10000003.60
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Byrd (W, 10-11)7.07441434.58
Lopez, J (H, 10)1.00000002.81
Papelbon (S, 35)1.02000201.68

IBB: Ortiz (by Sarfate), Ortiz (by Miller, J).
Pitches-strikes: Olson 96-54, Sarfate 38-20, Miller, J 29-15, Bierd 3-2, Byrd 84-57, Lopez, J 12-7, Papelbon 25-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olson 3-10, Sarfate 2-0, Miller, J 1-0, Bierd 1-0, Byrd 9-8, Lopez, J 3-0, Papelbon 1-0.
Batters faced: Olson 28, Sarfate 8, Miller, J 6, Bierd 1, Byrd 28, Lopez, J 3, Papelbon 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Sarfate 3-2, Bierd 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:50.
Att: 37,565.
September 1, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner