Red Sox 4, Braves 1
Josh Beckett struck out six and walked none over seven innings on Friday. (John Amis/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Ace Josh Beckett continued his mastery over Atlanta, shutting down the Braves over seven innings -- this performance comes less than one week after his shutout victory against them at Fenway Park.
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Boston 4, Atlanta 1
Today's Boxes 6/26/09
CHC 5, CWS 4
CLE 9, CIN 2
PIT 5, KC 3
BAL 11, WSH 1
TOR 6, PHI 1
NYY 9, NYM 1
TB 7, FLA 3
HOU 5, DET 4
TEX 12, SD 2
MIL 5, SF 1
MIN 3, STL 1
LAA 12, ARI 3
COL 4, OAK 2
LAD 8, SEA 2
June 26, 2009
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Boston
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Atlanta
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Standings thru 6/26/09 | Recap: BOS | ATL | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Braves stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
.292
Drew, J , RF
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
.264
Youkilis , 3B
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.307
Bay , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.278
Ortiz , 1B
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
.218
Ellsbury , CF
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.306
Varitek , C
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.228
Kotsay , CF-1B
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.294
Green , SS
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
.281
Beckett , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
.200
a-Lugo , PH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.304
Okajima , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Papelbon , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 30 4 7 3 3 9 6
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (21, Jurrjens).HR : Ortiz (8, 5th inning off Jurrjens, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Pedroia 3; Drew, J 2; Ortiz 4; Kotsay 2.RBI : Ortiz (35), Drew, J (33), Pedroia (30).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Bay.SAC : Lugo.GIDP : Bay.Team RISP : 1-for-3.Team LOB :
3.BASERUNNING CS : Kotsay (1, 2nd base by Jurrjens/Ross, D).FIELDING E :
Okajima (1, fielding).DP : (Green-Pedroia-Ortiz).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth , CF
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.259
1-Blanco , PR-CF
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.105
Prado , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
.287
Jones, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
5
.295
Anderson, G , LF
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.280
Kotchman , 1B
4
0
3
0
0
1
2
.275
Francoeur , RF
4
0
0
0
0
2
4
.249
Ross, D , C
4
1
1
1
0
0
3
.293
Hernandez, Di , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.125
a-Johnson, K , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.218
Jurrjens , P
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.138
Gonzalez, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-McCann , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.328
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 10 23
BATTING 2B : Hernandez, Di (2, Beckett), McCann (14, Papelbon).HR : Ross, D (6, 9th inning off
Papelbon, 0 on, 1 out).TB : McLouth; Anderson, G; Kotchman 3; Ross, D 4; Hernandez, Di 2; McCann 2.RBI :
Ross, D (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jones, C; Hernandez, Di; Kotchman; Blanco.GIDP :
Francoeur.Team RISP : 0-for-10.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING PB : Ross, D (5).DP :
(Hernandez, Di-Prado-Kotchman).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett (W, 9-3)
7.0
6
0
0
0
6
0
3.48
Okajima
1.0
0
0
0
1
3
0
2.43
Papelbon
1.0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1.97
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (L, 5-6)
8.0
7
4
3
3
6
1
2.93
Gonzalez, M
1.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2.06
Balk : Jurrjens 2.HBP : McLouth (by Beckett).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 98-69, Okajima 22-13, Papelbon
14-10, Jurrjens 114-71, Gonzalez, M 18-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Beckett 8-5, Okajima 1-0, Papelbon 0-1, Jurrjens
10-2, Gonzalez, M 0-0.Batters faced : Beckett 27, Okajima 5, Papelbon 5, Jurrjens 31, Gonzalez, M 3.Umpires :
HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: John Hirschbeck.Weather : 91 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
18 mph, L to R.T : 2:46.Att : 48,418.June 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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