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Jacoby Ellsbury makes another heads-up catch to end the third inning. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By John Barone / MLB.com
Returning to Fenway Park seemed to cure what ailed the Red Sox on the road, as Brad Penny turned in a solid pitching performance, allowing one unearned run in 6 1/3 innings, and the offense put some runs up to end Boston's five-game slide.
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Series at a glance:
BAL
Baltimore (41-54)
Lost 4 		Boston 3, Baltimore 1   BOS
Boston (56-39)
Won 1
July 24, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Baltimore
 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 7 0
Boston
 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X   3 9 1
Standings thru 7/24/09  |  Recap: BAL | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Orioles stats  |  Red Sox stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
Jones, A, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
Markakis, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .297
Huff, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251
Reimold, N, LF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .271
  1-Pie, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Scott, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .285
Mora, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .263
Wieters, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
Izturis, C, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
  a-Wigginton, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 7 14  

a-Flied out for Izturis, C in the 8th.
1-Ran for Reimold, N in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Reimold, N (8, Penny).
TB: Jones, A; Markakis 2; Reimold, N 4; Wieters.
RBI: Mora (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Huff, A; Mora 3.
SF: Mora.
GIDP: Izturis, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reimold, N (4, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek), Markakis (3, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Markakis (Ellsbury at home).
 
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289
Pedroia, 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .306
Youkilis, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .296
Ortiz, D, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .228
Bay, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .252
Drew, J, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .233
Lowell, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .290
Varitek, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231
Lowrie, SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .097
Totals 31 3 9 3 4 7 20  

BATTING
2B: Lowell (20, Bergesen), Ellsbury (14, Bergesen).
TB: Ellsbury 3; Pedroia 2; Ortiz, D; Bay; Drew, J; Lowell 2; Varitek.
RBI: Varitek (40), Lowrie (2), Drew, J (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew, J 2.
SF: Lowrie.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury (42, 2nd base off Bergesen/Wieters).

FIELDING
E: Varitek (3, throw).
DP: (Lowrie-Pedroia-Youkilis).
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergesen (L, 6-5) 6.0 9 3 3 3 5 0 3.56
Albers 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.70
Baez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Penny (W, 7-4) 6.1 5 1 0 0 4 0 4.71
Delcarmen (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.21
Okajima (H, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07
Papelbon (S, 25) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.71

Pitches-strikes: Bergesen 107-67, Albers 23-15, Baez 8-5, Penny 108-78, Delcarmen 9-6, Okajima 10-5, Papelbon 24-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bergesen 3-9, Albers 0-1, Baez 2-1, Penny 7-8, Delcarmen 1-0, Okajima 0-3, Papelbon 0-1.
Batters faced: Bergesen 29, Albers 4, Baez 3, Penny 23, Delcarmen 2, Okajima 3, Papelbon 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Delcarmen 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 38,058.
July 24, 2009

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