Red Sox 4, Braves 1
Jair Jurrjens threw eight innings, striking out six and walking three Friday. (John Amis/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
In five June starts, Jair Jurrjens has no win to show for his efforts. Despite giving up a pair of runs in the middle frames, the righty was only really rattled in the eighth by the Sox, who put the game away late.
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Boston
(45-28)
Won 1
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
Atlanta
(34-39)
Lost 3
June 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
4
7
1
Atlanta
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
8
0
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, D , 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, N , 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
a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Beckett in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Pedroia (21, Jurrjens).
HR : Ortiz, D (8, 5th inning off Jurrjens, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Ortiz, D 4; Pedroia 3; Drew, J 2; Kotsay 2.
RBI : Ortiz, D (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, N-Pedroia-Ortiz, D).
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
McLouth , CF
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.259
1-Blanco, G , 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
a-Flied out for Hernandez, Di in the 9th. b-Doubled for Gonzalez, M in the 9th. 1-Ran for McLouth
in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Hernandez, Di (2, Beckett), McCann (14, Papelbon).
HR : Ross, D (6, 9th inning off Papelbon, 0 on, 1 out).
TB : Kotchman 3; Anderson, G; Hernandez, Di 2; McLouth; Ross, D 4; McCann 2.
RBI : Ross, D (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jones, C; Hernandez, Di; Kotchman; Blanco, G.
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
Game Scores : Beckett , Jurrjens .
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.Venue : Turner Field.June 26, 2009 June 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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