Red Sox 5, Indians 4
Cliff Lee delivers in the first inning on Tuesday night. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Going for his 23rd victory, Cliff Lee ran into a team on a mission, taking his first loss in 12 decisions as the the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth. Lee, the AL Cy Young Award favorite, yielded five runs on nine hits while walking three.
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Boston 5, Cleveland 4
Today's Boxes 9/23/08
TB 5, BAL 2
TB 7, BAL 5
ATL 3, PHI 2
KC 5, DET 0
NYY 3, TOR 1
NYM 6, CHC 2
WSH 9, FLA 4
CIN 2, HOU 1
TEX 6, OAK 4
MIL 7, PIT 5
MIN 9, CWS 3
STL 7, ARI 4
SEA 9, LAA 6
LAD 10, SD 1
COL 9, SF 4
September 23, 2008
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Cleveland
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Boston
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Standings thru 9/23/08 | Recap: CLE | BOS | Gameday | Indians stats | Red Sox stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore, G , CF
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
.271
Carroll , 2B-3B
5
0
1
1
0
2
5
.272
Choo , LF
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
.307
Peralta , SS
4
0
2
1
1
1
0
.274
Martinez, V , 1B
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
.272
Dellucci , DH
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.240
a-Francisco, B , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.271
Shoppach , C
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
.265
Gutierrez, F , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.247
Marte, An , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.221
Barfield , 2B
3
0
2
0
0
1
2
.143
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 11 17
a-Struck out for Dellucci in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Choo (28, Wakefield), Peralta (42, Wakefield).
TB : Peralta 3; Dellucci; Barfield 2; Choo 2; Carroll; Gutierrez, F; Sizemore, G.
RBI : Sizemore, G (90), Carroll (33), Choo (61), Peralta (86).
2-out RBI : Choo; Peralta.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Choo; Martinez, V 3; Carroll 2.
GIDP : Martinez, V. Team RISP : 4-for-11.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING
DP : (Carroll-Barfield-Martinez, V).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.274
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
2
2
0
0
0
.324
Ortiz, D , DH
4
1
1
0
0
2
2
.265
Youkilis , 3B-1B
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
.314
Bay , LF
4
0
1
1
0
2
3
.289
Lowrie , SS-3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.256
Casey , 1B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.332
1-Cora , PR-SS
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.273
Cash , C
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.230
Crisp , CF
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
.283
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 10 10
1-Ran for Casey in the 6th.
BATTING
2B : Ortiz, D (29, Lee, Cl), Ellsbury (20, Lee, Cl), Pedroia (53, Lee, Cl), Crisp (17, Lee, Cl).
HR : Youkilis (27, 4th inning off Lee, Cl, 1 on, 0 out).
TB : Cash; Ellsbury 2; Ortiz, D 2; Crisp 2; Pedroia 3; Casey; Youkilis 4; Bay.
RBI : Youkilis 2 (111), Pedroia 2 (82), Bay (101).
2-out RBI : Bay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bay; Lowrie; Ellsbury.
GIDP : Cash. Team RISP : 3-for-7.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING
CS : Cora (1, 2nd base by Donnelly/Shoppach). FIELDING
E : Cash (4, throw).
DP : (Lowrie-Pedroia-Casey).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee, Cl (L, 22-3)
7.0
9
5
5
3
8
1
2.54
Donnelly
1.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
7.62
Lopez, Jav pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Game Scores : Lee, Cl , Wakefield .
IBB : Youkilis (by Lee, Cl).
HBP : Shoppach (by Wakefield).
Pitches-strikes : Lee, Cl 114-74, Donnelly 18-12, Wakefield 99-64, Delcarmen 18-10, Okajima 8-5, Masterson 19-11, Lopez,
Jav 5-1, Papelbon 10-8.
Groundouts-flyouts : Lee, Cl 6-3, Donnelly 0-0, Wakefield 7-5, Delcarmen 1-0, Okajima 0-0, Masterson 0-0, Lopez, Jav
0-0, Papelbon 1-0.
Batters faced : Lee, Cl 32, Donnelly 3, Wakefield 26, Delcarmen 5, Okajima 1, Masterson 4, Lopez, Jav 1, Papelbon 4.
Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 3-0, Lopez, Jav 2-0, Papelbon 3-0. Umpires : HP: Rob Drake. 1B:
Brian Gorman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Bruce Dreckman. Weather : 59 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph,
R to L.T : 2:51.Att : 37,882.Venue : Fenway Park.September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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