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Drew has big night
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Red Sox 4, Orioles 0
Jon Lester, who threw 108 pitches, fanned eight and didn't issue a walk. (Nick Wass/AP)
By Lisa Winston / MLB.com
Batting leadoff, J.D. Drew hit a two-run blast and finished a double shy of the cycle, providing more than enough support for Jon Lester, who moved to 8-0 against Baltimore with seven scoreless innings. Notching the final out, Jonathan Papelbon tied a club record with his 132nd save.
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Series at a glance:
BOS
Boston (47-29)
Won 1 		Boston 4, Baltimore 0   BAL
Baltimore (34-42)
Lost 2
June 29, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0   4 11 0
Baltimore
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 6 0
Standings thru 6/29/09  |  Recap: BOS | BAL  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Orioles stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew, J, RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .262
Pedroia, 2B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .288
Youkilis, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .310
Bay, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272
Ortiz, D, DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221
Kotsay, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .310
Ellsbury, CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .298
Varitek, C 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .240
Green, N, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Totals 36 4 11 4 3 4 22  

BATTING
2B: Youkilis (18, Ray, C).
3B: Drew, J (3, Berken).
HR: Drew, J (10, 4th inning off Berken, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Drew, J 8; Pedroia; Youkilis 2; Ortiz, D; Kotsay 2; Ellsbury; Varitek 2.
RBI: Pedroia (31), Varitek (31), Drew, J 2 (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew, J 3; Kotsay; Varitek; Ortiz, D.
GIDP: Bay; Youkilis.
Team RISP: 2-for-13.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury 2 (33, 2nd base off Berken/Wieters, 2nd base off Berken/Wieters), Pedroia (13, 2nd base off Berken/Wieters).
 
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
Jones, A, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306
Markakis, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298
Huff, A, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
Reimold, N, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
Wigginton, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .266
Mora, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268
Wieters, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .235
Andino, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 8 11  

BATTING
TB: Markakis; Reimold, N; Wigginton 2; Wieters; Andino.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Roberts, B; Wieters.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Mora-Roberts, B-Wigginton, Andino-Roberts, B-Wigginton).
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester (W, 7-6) 7.0 5 0 0 0 8 0 4.35
Delcarmen 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.08
Okajima 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
Ramirez, R 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.85
Papelbon (S, 19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.89
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Berken (L, 1-5) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 1 6.44
Bass 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.75
Ray, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.74

Balk: Berken.
HBP: Green, N (by Berken), Ellsbury (by Berken).
Pitches-strikes: Lester 108-70, Delcarmen 10-4, Okajima 5-4, Ramirez, R 19-9, Papelbon 3-3, Berken 99-61, Bass 37-20, Ray, C 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 7-6, Delcarmen 1-1, Okajima 0-1, Ramirez, R 1-1, Papelbon 0-1, Berken 8-4, Bass 7-2, Ray, C 0-2.
Batters faced: Lester 26, Delcarmen 3, Okajima 1, Ramirez, R 4, Papelbon 1, Berken 26, Bass 11, Ray, C 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Okajima 1-0, Papelbon 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:48.
Att: 36,548.
June 29, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner