Red Sox 6, Indians 2
Daisuke Matsuzaka ended his night by striking out Kelly Shoppach in the sixth. (Mary Schwalm/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka's first half of the season was one to forget, but after holding the Tribe to just two runs over six innings, the right-hander finished 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA in his four starts after missing 74 games with a right shoulder strain.
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Boston 6, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 10/2/09
ARI 12, CHC 3
CWS 8, DET 0
FLA 7, PHI 2
BAL 13, TOR 7
NYM 7, HOU 1
PIT 3, CIN 1
WSH 6, ATL 3
TB 13, NYY 4
MIN 10, KC 7
MIL 12, STL 6
LAA 5, OAK 2
SF 7, SD 2
COL 4, LAD 3
TEX 7, SEA 4
October 2, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Cleveland
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2 8
3
Boston
1
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
X
6 8
1
Standings thru 10/2/09 | Recap: CLE | BOS | Gameday | Indians stats | Red Sox stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Brantley , CF
5
0
1
0
0
1
2
.302
Carroll, J , 2B
4
0
2
0
1
1
1
.276
Choo , RF
4
0
0
0
1
2
5
.299
Peralta, J , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.256
Hafner , DH
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.272
LaPorta , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.263
Valbuena , SS
4
1
3
1
0
1
0
.248
Shoppach , C
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
.216
Crowe , LF
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
.230
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 10 16
BATTING 2B : Brantley (4, Matsuzaka), Hafner (19, Matsuzaka).3B : Valbuena (3, Ramirez, R).TB :
Brantley 2; Carroll, J 2; Hafner 2; Valbuena 5; Crowe.RBI : Valbuena (30), Crowe (17).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Peralta, J 2; Choo 3; Shoppach 2.Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB :
Valbuena (2, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek).FIELDING E : Shoppach (4, throw), Peralta, J (19,
throw), LaPorta (4, fielding).DP : 2 (Peralta, J-LaPorta, Peralta, J-Carroll, J).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
3
2
1
0
2
0
0
.301
Pedroia , 2B
3
1
0
1
1
0
3
.295
Martinez, V , 1B
4
1
2
1
0
0
2
.303
Youkilis , 3B
3
0
1
2
1
1
1
.305
Bay , LF
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
.268
Lowell , DH
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
.290
2-Kottaras, G , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.220
Baldelli , RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.253
1-Reddick , PR-RF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.179
a-Anderson, Br , PH-RF
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
.231
Varitek , C
4
1
1
0
0
1
3
.209
Gonzalez, A , SS
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
.238
3-Lowrie , PR-SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.145
Totals 30 6 8 5 5 4 16
BATTING 2B : Ellsbury (27, Sowers), Varitek (24, Sowers), Bay (29, Sowers), Youkilis (36, Veras).TB :
Ellsbury 2; Martinez, V 2; Youkilis 2; Bay 3; Lowell; Varitek 2.RBI : Pedroia (69), Martinez, V (104), Bay (117),
Youkilis 2 (94).2-out RBI : Bay; Youkilis 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell 2; Bay;
Pedroia 2.SF : Pedroia.Team RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB :
Ellsbury (69, 3rd base off Sowers/Shoppach).CS : Ellsbury (12, 3rd base by Sowers/Shoppach).FIELDING E :
Youkilis (6, fielding).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sowers (L, 6-11)
3.0
4
4
4
2
1
0
5.25
Todd
2.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
8.02
Sipp
1.2
0
2
0
1
2
0
2.92
Veras
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5.19
Wood, K
1.0
0
0
0
2
1
0
4.25
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Matsuzaka (W, 4-6)
6.0
5
2
2
3
7
0
5.76
Wagner, B (H, 6)
0.2
0
0
0
0
2
0
1.72
Ramirez, R (H, 12)
1.0
2
0
0
1
1
0
2.88
Bard, D
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.72
Saito
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.43
WP : Matsuzaka.HBP : Gonzalez, A (by Sowers), Gonzalez, A
(by Wood, K).Pitches-strikes : Sowers 69-42, Todd 27-23, Sipp 30-18, Veras 3-3, Wood, K 24-10, Matsuzaka 104-66,
Wagner, B 7-6, Ramirez, R 24-13, Bard, D 2-1, Saito 17-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Sowers 3-4, Todd 1-4, Sipp 0-2,
Veras 0-1, Wood, K 1-1, Matsuzaka 4-7, Wagner, B 0-0, Ramirez, R 1-0, Bard, D 1-0, Saito 0-3.Batters faced : Sowers
15, Todd 9, Sipp 6, Veras 2, Wood, K 6, Matsuzaka 26, Wagner, B 2, Ramirez, R 6, Bard, D 1, Saito 4.Inherited runners-scored :
Sipp 2-0, Veras 2-2, Bard, D 1-0.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Tony Randazzo.Weather :
58 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:25.Att : 37,787.October 2, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
