Nationals 9, Red Sox 3
John Smoltz gets a visit from pitching coach John Farrell in the first. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
John Smoltz got off to a rocky start in his debut for the Red Sox by allowing four runs in the first inning, and although the veteran righty settled down and worked five frames, Boston was unable to recover from the early deficit in the finale.
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Washington 9, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 6/25/09
DET 6, CHC 5
NYM 3, STL 2
HOU 5, KC 4
CWS 6, LAD 5
MIN 6, MIL 4
SEA 9, SD 3
NYY 11, ATL 7
PIT 3, CLE 2
CIN 7, TOR 5
TB 10, PHI 4
FLA 11, BAL 3
TEX 9, ARI 8
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Standings thru 6/25/09 | Recap: BOS | WSH | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Nationals stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.289
Drew, J , RF
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.260
Bay , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.282
b-Kotsay , PH-LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.267
Ortiz, D , 1B
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
.216
Lowell , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.283
Lugo , SS
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.304
Varitek , C
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
.232
Kottaras, G , C
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.242
Ellsbury , CF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.307
Baldelli , CF
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
.286
Green, N , SS-3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.284
Smoltz , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
.000
Bard, D , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Youkilis , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.312
Saito , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ramirez, R , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 8 9
BATTING 2B : Kotsay (1, Clippard).HR : Baldelli (4, 9th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 1 out).TB :
Drew, J 2; Bay; Kotsay 2; Lugo; Varitek; Ellsbury; Baldelli 4.RBI : Ortiz, D (34), Baldelli 2 (11).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Green, N; Youkilis; Ortiz, D.SF : Ortiz, D.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team
LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Ellsbury (31, 2nd base off Zimmermann, J/Bard, J).FIELDING E :
Bard, D (1, fielding), Lugo (6, fielding).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C , SS
4
0
1
2
0
0
0
.336
Gonzalez, Al , SS
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.321
Johnson, N , 1B
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.310
Dukes , RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.242
Zimmerman, R , 3B
5
1
1
0
0
1
3
.295
Dunn, A , LF-1B
4
1
0
0
1
3
3
.262
Willingham , RF-LF
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
.256
Bard, J , C
4
1
3
2
0
1
0
.273
Harris, W , CF
4
2
3
2
0
0
3
.238
Hernandez, A , 2B
3
1
1
2
1
0
2
.261
Zimmermann, J , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
.000
a-Belliard , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.169
Clippard , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 36 9 11 9 2 8 18
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman, R (20, Smoltz), Willingham (8, Smoltz), Bard, J (9, Saito).HR : Harris,
W (3, 7th inning off Saito, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 3; Bard, J 4; Harris, W 6;
Hernandez, A.RBI : Willingham (16), Bard, J 2 (12), Hernandez, A 2 (20), Guzman, C 2 (18), Harris, W 2 (14).2-out
RBI : Hernandez, A 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zimmermann, J 2; Dunn, A 2.S : Zimmermann,
J.Team RISP : 6-for-13.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Bard, J (3, throw).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (L, 0-1)
5.0
7
5
5
1
5
0
9.00
Bard, D
1.0
2
2
2
1
1
0
3.63
Saito
1.0
2
2
2
0
1
1
3.08
Ramirez, R
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.89
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J (W, 3-3)
7.0
5
1
1
1
6
0
4.65
Clippard
2.0
3
2
2
0
2
1
9.00
WP : Bard, D.HBP : Johnson, N (by Smoltz).Pitches-strikes : Smoltz 92-62, Bard, D 32-16, Saito
24-16, Ramirez, R 15-9, Zimmermann, J 109-77, Clippard 32-19.Groundouts-flyouts : Smoltz 5-5, Bard, D 1-1, Saito
1-1, Ramirez, R 0-2, Zimmermann, J 9-6, Clippard 2-2.Batters faced : Smoltz 24, Bard, D 7, Saito 5, Ramirez, R
4, Zimmermann, J 27, Clippard 9.Umpires : HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather :
88 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:41.Att : 41,985.June 25, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
