Red Sox 11, Orioles 5
Josh Reddick celebrates his two-run jack with third-base coach DeMarlo Hale. (Rob Carr/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Jon Lester wasn't his normal dominating self, but he buckled down when it mattered most and the Red Sox's offense picked up the southpaw with a three-run seventh and a five-run eighth to reduce their playoff magic number to nine.
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Boston
(88-59)
Won 2
Boston 11, Baltimore 5
Today's Boxes 9/19/09
SD 2, PIT 1
NYM 3, WSH 2
OAK 8, CLE 4
STL 2, CHC 1
MIN 6, DET 2
LAD 12, SF 1
ATL 6, PHI 4
TEX 3, LAA 2
MIL 7, HOU 2
CWS 13, KC 3
TB 4, TOR 0
FLA 3, CIN 2
COL 10, ARI 4
NYY 10, SEA 1
Baltimore
(60-88)
Lost 3
September 19, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
5
0
11
17
0
Baltimore
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
12
1
Standings thru 9/19/09  | Recap: BOS | BAL  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Orioles stats
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Ellsbury , CF
5
0
1
0
1
0
4
.301
Pedroia , 2B
6
2
2
0
0
0
4
.295
Martinez, V , C
5
1
1
0
0
0
2
.297
c-Kottaras , PH-C
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.227
Youkilis , 1B-3B
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
.309
Ortiz , DH
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
.233
Drew, J , RF
5
2
3
4
0
0
1
.269
Lowrie , SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.158
Lowell , 3B
4
0
3
2
0
0
1
.296
1-Anderson , PR-LF-RF
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
.237
Reddick , LF
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
.238
a-Baldelli , PH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.255
b-Kotchman , PH-1B
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.273
Gonzalez, Al , SS
3
0
1
0
1
1
4
.234
Gathright , LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.278
Totals
44
11
17
11
4
3
24
a-Batted for Reddick in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Baldelli in the 7th. c-Struck out for Martinez, V in the 9th. 1-Ran
for Lowell in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Drew, J (28, Hernandez, Da), Ortiz 2 (32, Hernandez, Da, Castillo, A).HR : Reddick
(2, 2nd inning off Hernandez, Da, 1 on, 2 out), Drew, J (21, 8th inning off McCrory, 2 on, 2 out), Anderson (3, 8th inning
off McCrory, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia 2; Martinez, V; Youkilis; Ortiz 4; Drew, J 7; Lowell 3; Anderson
4; Reddick 4; Gonzalez, Al; Gathright.RBI : Reddick 2 (4), Lowell 2 (72), Youkilis (86), Drew, J 4 (63), Ortiz
(84), Anderson (15).2-out RBI : Reddick 2; Drew, J 3; Anderson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Pedroia; Ellsbury 2; Gonzalez, Al 2; Youkilis.SF : Ortiz.Team RISP : 6-for-18.Team LOB :
11. BASERUNNING SB : Pedroia (18, 2nd base off Albers/Moeller). FIELDING DP :
3 (Gonzalez, Al-Pedroia-Kotchman, Gonzalez, Al-Pedroia-Youkilis, Pedroia-Lowrie-Kotchman).
Baltimore
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, B , 2B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.286
Aubrey , 1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.306
Izturis, C , SS
4
0
1
0
1
1
1
.254
Wieters , DH
5
0
3
1
0
1
3
.276
Markakis , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
.295
a-Andino , PH-LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.227
Mora , 3B
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
.262
b-Turner , PH-3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
Wigginton , 1B-2B
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
.268
Pie , CF
4
1
3
1
0
0
0
.263
Moeller , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.256
Rodriguez, Guill , C
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
Fiorentino , LF-RF
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
.281
Totals
36
5
12
5
3
5
16
a-Grounded out for Markakis in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Mora in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Roberts, B (53, Lester), Pie (9, Lester).HR : Wigginton 2 (10, 2nd inning off Lester,
0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out), Mora (8, 4th inning off Lester, 0 on, 0 out), Pie (9, 9th inning off
Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts, B 2; Izturis, C; Wieters 3; Mora 4; Wigginton 8; Pie 7; Fiorentino.RBI :
Wieters (36), Wigginton 2 (36), Mora (43), Pie (26).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fiorentino.GIDP :
Mora; Izturis, C; Wieters.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E :
Wigginton (7, fielding).
Boston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Lester (W, 14-7)
6.0
10
3
3
0
4
2
3.33
Wagner, B (H, 4)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.74
Saito
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.49
Delcarmen
0.0
2
2
2
2
0
2
3.74
Ramirez, R
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.74
Lester pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Delcarmen pitched to 4 batters in the 9th. Castillo, A pitched to 3 batters
in the 7th.Pitches-strikes : Lester 102-62, Wagner, B 14-9, Saito 12-8, Delcarmen 21-10, Ramirez, R 13-9,
Hernandez, Da 93-57, Albers 21-12, Castillo, A 10-8, Meredith 8-5, McCrory 26-15, Sarfate 5-3, Lambert 16-11.Groundouts-flyouts :
Lester 10-2, Wagner, B 1-1, Saito 2-0, Delcarmen 0-0, Ramirez, R 1-0, Hernandez, Da 4-4, Albers 1-0, Castillo, A 0-0, Meredith
1-0, McCrory 2-1, Sarfate 1-0, Lambert 1-1.Batters faced : Lester 27, Wagner, B 2, Saito 3, Delcarmen 4, Ramirez,
R 3, Hernandez, Da 28, Albers 3, Castillo, A 3, Meredith 2, McCrory 7, Sarfate 1, Lambert 5.Inherited runners-scored :
Wagner, B 1-0, Ramirez, R 2-0, Castillo, A 1-1, Meredith 2-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Brian
Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.Weather : 68 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, In from RF.T : 3:28.Att :
39,285.September 19, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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