Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
September 1, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 1 1 1
Markakis rf 4 0 1 1
Huff 3b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez c 3 0 0 0
Scott dh 4 0 1 0
Millar 1b 4 1 2 1
Payton lf 4 0 1 0
Castro ss 3 2 2 1
  Salazar ph 1 0 0 0
Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Sarfate p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bierd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury rf 5 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 2
Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0
Youkilis 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 0
Lowrie ss,3b 2 1 1 2
Varitek c 5 1 1 1
Bailey 1b 2 2 1 1
  Cora ss 0 0 0 0
Crisp cf 4 1 1 1
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7
Baltimore 101 001 100492
Boston 020 004 01x780
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Olson  L(8-7) 5.2 6 6 6 5 4
  Sarfate   1.1 1 0 0 3 2
  Miller   0.2 1 1 0 2 1
  Bierd   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(10-11) 7.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon  SV(35) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
2

  E–Markakis (3), Miller (1).  DP–Boston 1. Youkilis-Pedroia-Bailey.  PB–Varitek (3).  2B–Baltimore Huff (44,off Byrd), Boston Bay (7,off Olson); Lowrie (18,off Olson).  HR–Baltimore Jones (8,1st inning off Byrd 0 on 1 out); Castro (2,3rd inning off Byrd 0 on 1 out); Millar (20,7th inning off Byrd 0 on 0 out), Boston Varitek (12,2nd inning off Olson 0 on 0 out); Bailey (2,2nd inning off Olson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Roberts (2,off Byrd).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Ortiz 2 (11,by Sarfate,by Miller).  Team–12.  SB–Pedroia (17,2nd base off Miller/R. Hernandez).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:50.  A–37,565.
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