Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
April 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0
Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0
Cabrera 3b 4 1 1 0
Guillen 1b 3 3 1 1
Renteria ss 4 2 3 2
Thames lf 3 1 1 2
  Thomas ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Inge cf 5 0 1 2
Bonderman p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0
Youkilis 1b,3b 5 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 0 2 0
Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0
  Casey ph,1b 4 1 2 0
Drew rf 3 1 1 0
Varitek c 4 0 1 0
Ellsbury cf 2 0 0 1
Lugo ss 3 0 2 1
  Cora ph 1 0 1 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Detroit 000 400 0217102
Boston 020 000 000290
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman  W(1-1) 5.0 5 2 1 4 2
  Seay   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Beltran   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Bautista   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
0
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester  L(1-2) 5.1 5 4 4 4 0
  Aardsma   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Corey   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Tavarez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lopez   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
1

  E–Polanco (2), Cabrera (3).  DP–Detroit 4. Rodriguez-Renteria, Renteria-Polanco-Guillen, Cabrera-Polanco, Polanco-Renteria-Guillen, Boston 1. Tavarez-Varitek-Casey.  2B–Detroit Renteria 2 (2,off Lester 2), Boston Casey (1,off Bonderman); Varitek (2,off Bonderman); Lugo (1,off Beltran).  HR–Detroit Thames (1,4th inning off Lester 1 on 1 out); Guillen (2,9th inning off Lopez 0 on 2 out).  SH–Thomas (2,off Corey).  HBP–Polanco (1,by Tavarez).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Sheffield (1,2nd base off Aardsma/Varitek).  CS–Youkilis (1,2nd base by Bonderman/Rodriguez); Lugo (1,2nd base by Bonderman/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:45.  A–37,190.
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