Red Sox Recovering from Early Season 'Staff Infection'
Red Sox Recovering from Early Season 'Staff Infection.' The recent string of brilliant performances from Boston pitching is forcing the rest of the league to take notice.
| Final - 5.25.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scutaro, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| J.D. Drew, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .316 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| Jeremy Hermida, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Darnell McDonald, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Jason Varitek, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Mike Cameron, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Ortiz
Team LOB - 5
Doubles - Ortiz
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester (W, 5-2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 111-64 |
| Manny Delcarmen (, 1-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Daniel Bard (, 1-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.16 | 0 | 14-8 |
| Jonathan Papelbon (S, 1-3; S,11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .244 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| Sean Rodriguez, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Reid Brignac, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Ben Zobrist, 4,9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| Willy Aybar, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 |
| Dioner Navarro, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| Gabe Kapler, 9,7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
Batting
Team LOB - 7
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields (L, 5-2) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | 107-74 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-7 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
Duration: 2:53
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
Duration: 2:53
