Red Sox 11, Nationals 3
Jason Bay is greeted in the Red Sox's dugout after his solo homer Tuesday. (AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
While their hosts certainly were pesky against Brad Penny, the Red Sox stayed a step ahead of the Nats. Jason Bay went 4-for-6 with a homer that evened the score in the second, and Jason Varitek's sac fly plated the go-ahead run in the seventh. In the eighth, Boston poured it on.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 06/23:
BOS 11, WSH 3
Wed. 06/24:
BOS 6, WSH 4
Thu. 06/25:
WSH 9, BOS 3
Boston
(43-27)
Won 3
Boston 11, Washington 3
Today's Boxes 6/23/09
ATL 4, NYY 0
DET 5, CHC 4
CLE 5, PIT 4
TOR 7, CIN 5
PHI 10, TB 1
FLA 7, BAL 6
STL 3, NYM 0
KC 2, HOU 1
MIN 7, MIL 3
LAD 5, CWS 2
ARI 8, TEX 2
LAA 4, COL 3
SF 4, OAK 1
SD 9, SEA 7
Washington
(21-48)
Lost 2
June 23, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
6
1
11
17
0
Washington
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
8
1
Standings thru 6/23/09  | Recap: BOS | WSH  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Nationals stats
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pedroia , 2B
6
2
3
0
0
0
2
.290
Drew, J , RF
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
.254
Saito , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Kotsay , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.250
Bard , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Youkilis , 1B
5
2
2
2
1
0
2
.318
Bay , LF
6
3
4
3
0
1
2
.286
Lowell , 3B
5
0
1
0
1
0
4
.286
Varitek , C
4
1
1
2
0
0
3
.228
Brown, D , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ellsbury , CF
4
1
4
3
1
0
0
.311
Green , SS
4
0
1
1
1
0
5
.292
Penny , P
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.000
Delcarmen , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Okajima , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Baldelli , PH-RF
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
.279
Totals
43
11
17
11
6
4
25
a-Singled for Okajima in the 8th. b-Flied out for Saito in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Pedroia 2 (19, Lannan, Hanrahan), Youkilis (17, Hanrahan).3B :
Ellsbury 2 (3, Lannan, Colome).HR : Bay (19, 2nd inning off Lannan, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Ellsbury 8; Lowell; Baldelli; Pedroia 5; Green; Youkilis 3; Varitek; Bay 7.RBI : Bay 3 (69), Ellsbury
3 (24), Youkilis 2 (42), Varitek 2 (27), Green (26).2-out RBI : Ellsbury 3; Varitek; Green.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Youkilis; Penny; Varitek; Pedroia; Green 2; Lowell.SF : Varitek.GIDP :
Youkilis.Team RISP : 6-for-18.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB :
Ellsbury (30, 2nd base off Lannan/Bard).FIELDING DP : 3 (Green-Youkilis, Lowell-Youkilis,
Youkilis-Green-Bard).
Washington
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Guzman, C , SS
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
.335
Johnson, N , 1B
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
.315
Zimmerman, R , 3B
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
.297
Dunn, A , LF
4
0
1
1
0
2
2
.266
Willingham , RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.252
Bard , C
3
1
1
0
1
2
1
.241
Harris , CF
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.231
Hernandez, A , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
.259
Tavarez, J , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Villone , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Wells, K , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Colome , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Hanrahan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Kearns , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.196
Lannan , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
.111
Gonzalez, Ab , 2B
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
.329
Totals
32
3
8
2
6
8
17
a-Singled for Hanrahan in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Dunn, A (10, Penny), Harris (10, Penny).TB : Zimmerman, R 2; Guzman,
C 2; Kearns; Dunn, A 2; Harris 2; Bard.RBI : Dunn, A (50), Harris (12).2-out
RBI : Dunn, A; Harris.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Willingham; Lannan 2; Hernandez,
A; Bard.GIDP : Johnson, N 2.Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E :
Zimmerman, R (9, throw).DP : (Guzman, C-Hernandez, A-Johnson, N).
Boston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Penny
5.2
6
3
3
3
6
0
4.93
Delcarmen (W, 2-1)
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.22
Okajima (H, 13)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.53
Saito
1.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2.49
Bard
1.0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2.76
Delcarmen pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP :
Penny, Lannan.IBB : Green (by Lannan), Lowell (by Tavarez, J).Pitches-strikes :
Penny 112-68, Delcarmen 12-5, Okajima 8-5, Saito 15-8, Bard 23-13, Lannan 109-69, Tavarez, J 15-9, Villone 9-3, Wells, K 14-4,
Colome 19-12, Hanrahan 22-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Penny 6-4, Delcarmen 0-1, Okajima 1-0, Saito 1-0,
Bard 2-0, Lannan 5-5, Tavarez, J 1-1, Villone 0-1, Wells, K 0-1, Colome 1-1, Hanrahan 1-1.Batters faced :
Penny 25, Delcarmen 2, Okajima 2, Saito 4, Bard 5, Lannan 29, Tavarez, J 4, Villone 3, Wells, K 3, Colome 6, Hanrahan 5.Inherited
runners-scored : Delcarmen 1-0, Okajima 1-0, Villone 2-0, Wells, K 1-0, Colome 3-3.Umpires : HP: Tim
Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Mark Carlson. Weather : 83 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
10 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:31.Att : 41,517.
June 23, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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