Red Sox 3, Braves 0
Derek Lowe has now pitched against every club in the Majors. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Derek Lowe returned to Fenway Park in style, allowing just five hits over six frames, but came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel as Josh Beckett tossed a shutout against the Braves. The offense managed just five base hits in defeat.
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Atlanta
(32-35)
Lost 1
Boston 3, Atlanta 0
Today's Boxes 6/20/09
CHC 6, CLE 5
DET 9, MIL 5
STL 7, KC 1
TB 3, NYM 1
BAL 6, PHI 5
WSH 5, TOR 3
CWS 10, CIN 8
HOU 6, MIN 5
FLA 2, NYY 1
COL 9, PIT 7
LAD 6, LAA 4
SF 2, TEX 1
OAK 6, SD 3
SEA 7, ARI 3
Boston
(41-27)
Won 1
June 20, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Atlanta
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
Boston
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
X
3
7
0
Standings thru 6/20/09  | Recap: ATL | BOS  | Gameday  | Braves stats  | Red Sox stats
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
McLouth , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.255
Escobar, Y , SS
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.286
Jones, C , DH
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
.302
McCann, B , C
3
0
1
0
0
2
1
.327
Anderson, G , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.274
Prado , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.261
Kotchman , 1B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.274
Francoeur , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.245
Johnson, K , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.224
Totals
29
0
5
0
0
7
6
BATTING TB : Kotchman; Anderson, G; Jones, C; Escobar, Y; McCann, B.GIDP : Anderson, G, Francoeur.Team
RISP : 0-for-1.Team LOB : 2.FIELDING E : Johnson, K (5, throw).
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
0
1
0
0
2
.286
Drew, J , RF
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
.258
Youkilis , 3B
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
.317
Bay , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.279
Ortiz, D , DH
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.208
Kotsay , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.217
Ellsbury , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.302
Varitek , C
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
.228
Green, N , SS
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
.292
Totals
31
3
7
3
2
3
11
BATTING 2B : Ortiz, D (16, Lowe, D), Varitek 2 (15, Lowe, D, Lowe, D), Green, N (14, Lowe, D), Drew, J (14,
Lowe, D).TB : Green, N 3; Ortiz, D 2; Youkilis; Varitek 4; Drew, J 2.RBI : Green, N (24), Youkilis (40),
Pedroia (28).2-out RBI : Green, N.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellsbury; Pedroia; Youkilis.Team
RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : 2 (Kotsay-Green, N, Beckett-Green, N-Kotsay).
Atlanta
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Lowe, D (L, 7-5)
6.1
7
3
3
1
2
0
4.09
Bennett
0.2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.76
O'Flaherty
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.91
Boston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Beckett (W, 8-3)
9.0
5
0
0
0
7
0
3.74
Game Scores : Lowe, D 48, Beckett 84.WP : Lowe, D.Pitches-strikes : Lowe, D 110-67, Bennett 16-7,
O'Flaherty 8-5, Beckett 94-67.Groundouts-flyouts : Lowe, D 11-6, Bennett 1-0, O'Flaherty 0-2, Beckett 10-4.Batters
faced : Lowe, D 27, Bennett 3, O'Flaherty 3, Beckett 29.Inherited runners-scored : Bennett 2-1.Umpires :
HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Bill Hohn. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Paul Emmel. Weather : 66 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
12 mph, In from RF.T : 2:11.Att : 38,029.Venue : Fenway Park.June 20, 2009 June 20, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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