Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
September 22, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 0 0 0
Carroll 3b 5 1 1 1
Choo rf 5 1 1 1
Peralta ss 4 0 2 0
Hafner dh 3 0 0 1
Francisco lf 3 1 2 0
Garko 1b 3 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 0 0 0
Cabrera 2b 3 1 2 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf,rf 5 2 2 0
Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0
Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1
Youkilis 3b 4 0 3 2
Bay lf 4 0 2 0
Lowrie ss 5 0 0 0
Kotsay rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Varitek c 2 0 0 0
Bailey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Casey ph 1 0 1 0
  Crisp pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Cleveland 010 030 000480
Boston 001 010 1003120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W(1-3) 6.0 6 2 2 4 4
  Perez   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Betancourt   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Lewis  SV(12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett  L(12-10) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Lopez   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Masterson   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Okajima   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Peralta-Garko, Boston 1. Lowrie-Pedroia-Bailey.  2B–Cleveland Francisco 2 (32,off Beckett 2); Peralta 2 (41,off Beckett,off Lopez), Boston Ortiz (28,off Jackson); Youkilis 2 (43,off Jackson,off Betancourt); Bay (12,off J. Lewis).  HR–Boston Ortiz (23,5th inning off Jackson 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Garko (15,by Beckett); Shoppach (9,by Beckett); Francisco (6,by Beckett).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Bay (2,by Betancourt).  Team–12.  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:09.  A–37,828.
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