August 11, 2007: Red Sox 18 Orioles 3

Posted by spooky at 10:46 PM




Josh Beckett earns his 19th win as the Sox just squeak by the Orioles. LOL

The game was a laugher from the start, as the Sox had a 7-0 lead before an out was even recorded in the 2nd inning. The 7-0 lead (and the death blow for O's starter Garrett Olson) was a Manny Ramirez grand slam home run, a feat he would duplicate in the 6th inning. Now you might be saying "wait a minute, didn't someone else just do that?" Correct, Wily Mo Pena did it just 2 days earlier in a 20-9 whupping of the Angels. Interestingly enough, Ryan Church of my Nationals also did it earlier this season. For the record, just 12 men have done it in major league history! (The last 2 were both Red Sox - Bill Mueller in 2003 and Nomar Garciaparra in 1999).

Manny's 2 grand slams were part of a 3 for 5, 9 RBI day in which he scored 5 runs. Kevin Youkilis went 3 for 5 and scored 4 times, while David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia both scored 3 times. In fact, those 3 men scored on both of Manny's slams - the first one was Pedroia walk, Youk HBP, Papi walk; the second went walk/single/walk. The Orioles issued 12 walks in the game to go along with the Sox' 15 hits.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Baltimore Orioles             8/11/2007
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  3  1  0 .311     B.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  0 .270  
A-A.Cora 2B           2  0  0  0 .264     C.Patterson CF      4  0  1  0 .242  
  K.Youkilis 1B       5  4  3  0 .279     N.Markakis RF       4  1  2  0 .302  
B-D.Mirabelli C       1  0  0  0 .271     M.Tejada SS         4  0  1  0 .325  
  D.Ortiz DH          2  3  1  1 .307     K.Millar 1B         3  1  2  2 .303  
  M.Ramirez LF        5  5  3  9 .304     A.Huff DH           4  0  0  0 .264  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  1  2  2 .323     M.Mora 3B           4  1  2  1 .286  
  J.Varitek C         3  1  3  3 .235     R.Hernandez C       4  0  0  0 .234  
C-E.Hinske 1B         1  0  0  0 .211     J.Payton LF         4  0  1  0 .260  
  J.Drew RF           3  1  1  0 .284                                          
  C.Crisp CF          6  0  1  1 .265                                          
  J.Lugo SS           5  0  0  1 .222                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 18 15 17                 Totals      35  3 10  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Pedroia In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Youkilis In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Varitek In 7th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 3 4 2  0 3 5  0 0 1  - 18 15  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 0  -  3 10  2
 
Red Sox (85-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett WIN(19-1)       6       8   3   3   0   8   2 103   1.98
J.Tavarez                 2       1   0   0   0   0   0  31   3.78
K.Snyder                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86
Totals                    9      10   3   3   0   8   2
 
Orioles (60-55)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Olson LOSS(0-3)         1       4   7   7   5   0   1  50  18.36
R.Bell                    3 2/3   7   5   5   1   2   1  89   5.63
J.Hoey                    1       1   3   3   2   2   0  28   9.00
B.Burres                  3 1/3   3   3   2   4   2   1  80   6.37
Totals                    9      15  18  17  12   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,745 DATE- Saturday, August 11th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Mark Carlson, Larry Young, Angel Hernandez
T- 4:08
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:11  Orioles: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- M.Mora, J.Payton
DOUBLES- J.Drew(24th), K.Millar(28th)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez-2(23rd), J.Varitek(14th), K.Millar(17th), M.Mora(15th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz, J.Lugo
WALKS- D.Pedroia-2, D.Ortiz-3, M.Lowell-2, J.Varitek-2, J.Drew-3
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis, M.Ramirez, K.Millar
STRIKE OUTS- K.Youkilis, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Drew-2, J.Lugo, B.Roberts,
             C.Patterson, N.Markakis, M.Tejada, A.Huff, M.Mora-2, J.Payton
GIDP- E.Hinske, J.Payton
BALKS- G.Olson
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Nick Markakis robbed Julio Lugo of an extra base hit.
          Top 8th: Brian Roberts robbed Eric Hinske of a base hit.
 
Left fielder Manny Ramirez cracked 2 homeruns at Camden Yards as the Boston
Red Sox belted the Baltimore Orioles by the count of 18 to 3.
 
Ramirez was in a groove all day.  The Baltimore fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box.  He cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun
in the 2nd inning, stroked a single in the 5th inning and cleared the bases
with a Grand Slam homerun (his 23rd of the season) in the 6th inning.  Boston
provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning scoring 4 runs and the 6th inning
which saw them plate 5 runs on 3 hits.  Boston simply wore out the Baltimore
pitching staff, scoring in 6 different innings.  
 
The winning pitcher was Josh Beckett(19-1) who allowed 3 runs in 6 innings.
Garrett Olson(0-3) suffered the loss.  He allowed 4 hits and 5 walks in 1
inning.  
 
'I felt great out there today' Ramirez said.  'I was seeing the ball
perfectly, and I was right on it with my swing.








 

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