Red Sox 13, Indians 3
Julio Lugo (left) congratulates Jason Bay on Bay's three-run homer in the sixth. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
A pitchers' duel was brewing between knuckleballer Tim Wakefield and Tribe starter Jeremy Sowers on a rainy night at Fenway -- that is, until the bottom of the sixth arrived. The floodgates opened with the Red Sox scoring 12 times before making an out for an AL record.
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Boston 13, Cleveland 3
Today's Boxes 5/7/09
ATL 4, FLA 2
STL 5, PIT 2
KC 3, SEA 1
SF 8, COL 3
SD 4, ARI 3
OAK 9, TEX 4
BAL 5, MIN 4
TB 8, NYY 6
CIN 6, MIL 5
NYM 7, PHI 5
CHC 8, HOU 5
CWS 6, DET 0
LAA 6, TOR 1
WSH 11, LAD 9
May 7, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Cleveland
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
3 7
0
Boston
1
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
X
13 13
0
Standings thru 5/7/09 | Recap: CLE | BOS | Gameday | Indians stats | Red Sox stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Francisco, B , CF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.253
Cabrera, A , SS
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.330
Martinez, V , C
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
.391
DeRosa , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
.250
Barfield , 2B
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
Dellucci , LF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.350
Garko , 1B
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.294
Peralta, J , DH
4
0
1
0
0
1
4
.210
LaPorta , RF
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
.154
Valbuena , 2B-3B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.167
Totals 30 3 7 2 4 4 14
BATTING 2B : Valbuena (1, Wakefield), Garko (4, Lopez, Ja).TB : Francisco, B; Cabrera, A; Barfield;
Garko 2; Peralta, J; LaPorta; Valbuena 2.RBI : Cabrera, A (15), Garko (11).2-out RBI : Garko.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta, J 3.SF : Cabrera, A.GIDP : Francisco, B; DeRosa.Team
RISP : 1-for-6.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera, A (5, 2nd base off Wakefield/Kottaras,
G).FIELDING PB : Martinez, V (2).DP : (Cabrera, A-Valbuena-Garko).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , DH
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
.350
Pedroia , 2B
4
2
2
3
1
0
0
.316
Bay , LF
5
2
2
4
0
0
1
.316
Lowell , 3B
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
.292
Baldelli , CF
4
1
1
2
0
1
0
.235
Drew, J , RF
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
.250
Bailey, J , 1B
4
1
2
2
0
0
0
.167
Green, N , SS
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.278
Kottaras, G , C
4
1
1
2
0
1
1
.160
Totals 36 13 13 13 3 3 4
BATTING 2B : Green, N (7, Sowers), Bay (6, Sowers), Bailey, J (1, Kobayashi).3B : Lugo (1, Sowers).HR :
Bay (8, 6th inning off Herges, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Lugo 5; Pedroia 2; Bay 6; Baldelli; Bailey, J 3; Green, N 3; Kottaras,
G.RBI : Pedroia 3 (11), Bay 4 (29), Baldelli 2 (3), Bailey, J 2 (6), Kottaras, G 2 (3).Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Green, N; Kottaras, G.GIDP : Lowell.Team RISP : 9-for-11.Team LOB :
2.FIELDING PB : Kottaras, G (5).Outfield assists : Bay (Francisco, B at 2nd base).DP :
2 (Lowell-Pedroia-Bailey, J, Green, N-Pedroia-Bailey, J).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sowers (L, 0-1)
5.0
7
7
7
3
1
0
12.60
Kobayashi
0.0
5
5
5
0
0
0
8.38
Herges
2.0
1
1
1
0
2
1
4.50
Lewis, J
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.52
WP : Wakefield.IBB :
Lowell (by Sowers).HBP : Dellucci (by Wakefield), Francisco, B (by Wakefield), Francisco, B (by Saito).Pitches-strikes :
Sowers 86-52, Kobayashi 12-8, Herges 30-18, Lewis, J 9-4, Wakefield 101-61, Delcarmen 15-10, Lopez, Ja 14-8, Saito 11-7.Groundouts-flyouts :
Sowers 7-7, Kobayashi 0-0, Herges 3-1, Lewis, J 2-1, Wakefield 9-6, Delcarmen 0-1, Lopez, Ja 3-0, Saito 1-2.Batters
faced : Sowers 24, Kobayashi 5, Herges 7, Lewis, J 3, Wakefield 26, Delcarmen 3, Lopez, Ja 5, Saito 4.Inherited
runners-scored : Kobayashi 3-3, Herges 2-2.Umpires : HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B:
Mark Carlson.Weather : 67 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:35.Att :
37,541.May 7, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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