May 3, 2007: Red Sox 7 Seattle 6 (11)

Posted by spooky at 9:51 PM




Ichiro Suzuki got the better of his countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka, but in the end it was JD Drew and Chris Reitsma that decided this one in favor of the Red Sox.

Ichiro led off the game with a single and would eventually come around to score, then would add a rare display of power with a 2-run homer in the 2nd to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead off Dice-K. The Sox would get 2 of their own in the bottom of the 2nd when Julio Lugo singled with runners on 1st and 2nd, and Mariners LF Raul Ibanez misplayed the ball to allow both runners to score. Then the Sox would take a 5-3 lead in the 3rd on 5 hits, including consecutive 2 out single RBI hits from Jason Varitek, Wily Mo Pena and Dustin Pedroia.

The 5-3 lead would hold until the 5th, when Dice-K would load the bases on a single and 2 walks, then allowed a single to Jose Guillen to knock in 2 runs. The 5-5 tie would hold until the 8th when Brendan Donnelly would give up a run in relief on a Guillen single. The Sox would tie it right back in the bottom of the 8th when Coco Crisp singled, stole second, and was knocked in on a Manny Ramirez single. The Mariners would threaten off JC Romero in the 9th by leading off with an Ichiro double and an Adrian Beltre single, but Joel Pineiro would enter and induce a ground ball which would advance Beltre to 2nd, but get the out at 1st without the runner scoring from 3rd. The Sox then intentionally walked Ibanez to load the bases, which worked to perfection when Willie Bloomquist grounded into the 2nd to home to first double play.

The Sox would load the bases in the 10th on 3 consecutive singles, but Chris Reitsma would enter with one out and get both Lowell and Varitek to fly out. Reitsma would be less fortunate in the 11th, when Alex Cora would lead off with a single then be advanced to 3rd on a Dustin Pedroia single. JD Drew would come up to the plate and lace a single into the outfield to score Cora and send the fans home happy!


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2007 Seattle Mariners At 2007 Boston Red Sox               5/3/2007
 
  Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         6  2  4  2 .361     J.Lugo SS           5  0  1  1 .224  
  A.Beltre 3B         6  1  3  0 .230   B-J.Drew PH,RF        2  0  1  1 .225  
  J.Vidro DH          4  1  1  0 .221     C.Crisp CF          6  1  1  0 .293  
  R.Ibanez LF         2  0  0  0 .292     D.Ortiz DH          6  1  4  0 .274  
  R.Sexson 1B         3  0  1  1 .169     M.Ramirez LF        6  0  4  1 .324  
A-W.Bloomquist PR,1B  1  1  0  0 .250     K.Youkilis 1B       5  1  2  0 .287  
  J.Guillen RF        5  0  2  3 .250     M.Lowell 3B         6  0  1  0 .292  
  K.Johjima C         5  1  1  0 .264     J.Varitek C         5  2  3  1 .259  
  Y.Betancourt SS     5  0  2  0 .262     W.Pena RF           4  0  1  1 .188  
  J.Lopez 2B          5  0  0  0 .271   C-A.Cora SS           1  1  1  0 .143  
                                          D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  3  1 .377  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  6 14  6                 Totals      51  7 22  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Sexson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lugo In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Pena In 10th Inning
 
Mariners........ 1 2 0  0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 -  6 14  1
Red Sox......... 0 2 3  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 -  7 22  0
 
Mariners (8-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Ramirez                 2 2/3   9   5   4   1   1   0  70   5.31
J.Mateo                   4       3   0   0   1   3   0  64   0.00
B.Morrow                  0 2/3   1   1   1   1   1   0  21   2.61
E.O'Flaherty BS(1st)      0 2/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
S.White                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.92
G.Sherrill                0 2/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  17   8.44
C.Reitsma LOSS(0-1)       0 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  14  10.50
Totals                   10      22   7   6   3   7   0
 
Red Sox (21-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka               7       8   5   5   3   7   1 100   4.12
B.Donnelly                1       3   1   1   0   0   0  16   4.50
J.Romero                  0       2   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.35
J.Pineiro WIN(1-0)        3       1   0   0   1   1   0  35   0.75
Totals                   11      14   6   6   4   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,977 DATE- Thursday, May 3rd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Mark Carlson, Larry Young, Angel Hernandez
T- 4:15
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 8  Red Sox:17
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 1  Red Sox: 3
ERRORS- R.Ibanez
DOUBLES- I.Suzuki(5th), R.Sexson(2nd), Y.Betancourt(9th), D.Ortiz(2nd),
         J.Varitek(2nd), D.Pedroia(6th)
HOME RUNS- I.Suzuki(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Crisp(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Suzuki
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Sexson
WALKS- J.Vidro, R.Ibanez-3, K.Youkilis, J.Varitek, D.Pedroia
HIT BY PITCH- W.Pena
STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, A.Beltre, J.Vidro, R.Ibanez, R.Sexson, J.Guillen,
             J.Lopez-2, J.Lugo, C.Crisp, M.Ramirez, K.Youkilis, J.Varitek,
             W.Pena-2
GIDP- R.Ibanez, W.Bloomquist, K.Johjima, M.Lowell
WILD PITCHES- E.O'Flaherty, D.Matsuzaka
 
Catcher Jason Varitek had 3 base hits as the Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle
Mariners in 11 innings by a score of 7 to 6 at Fenway Park.
 
The game was deadlocked at 6 after nine full innings.  Boston won it in the
11th inning.  Alex Cora laced a one-base hit.  Dustin Pedroia was next and he
doubled.  J.D. Drew then banged out a single giving Boston the win much to
the delight of the home town crowd.  Boston bats were hot in the 3rd inning
with 3 runs on 5 hits.  Boston had 22 hits overall, while Seattle had 14.
 
The victory went to Joel Pineiro(1-0) who went 3 innings, allowing no runs.
Chris Reitsma(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  
 
Boston now has a record of a division leading 21-6.  With the loss, the
Seattle ballclub's record is 8-15, worst in the division.








 

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