Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
May 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2009 at Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0
Bay lf 4 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Drew rf 3 2 2 1
Baldelli dh 4 0 0 0
Bailey 1b 3 0 1 0
Varitek c 3 0 1 1
  Kottaras pr,c 0 0 0 0
Green ss 3 0 2 0
Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 0 2 0
Gutierrez cf 4 0 2 1
Griffey, Jr. dh 4 0 1 0
  Chavez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0
Branyan 1b 4 1 1 1
Balentien lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 1 0
  Johjima c 1 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 4 1 2 0
Cedeno 2b 4 1 3 1
Vargas p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
Boston 010 100 000282
Seattle 020 000 0013121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson   6.1 9 2 2 0 6
  Delcarmen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Okajima   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ramirez  L(4-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
12
3
3
1
9
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas   5.1 7 2 1 3 1
  White   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Lowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Aardsma  W(1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
5
6

  E–Green 2 (8), Betancourt (6).  DP–Boston 2. Green-Bailey, Varitek-Bailey-Green, Seattle 3. Beltre-Cedeno-Branyan, Betancourt-Cedeno-Branyan, Cedeno-Betancourt-Branyan.  2B–Boston Varitek (9,off Aardsma), Seattle Betancourt (5,off Masterson).  3B–Seattle Cedeno (1,off Masterson).  HR–Boston Drew (6,4th inning off Vargas 0 on 0 out), Seattle Branyan (9,2nd inning off Masterson 0 on 0 out).  SF–Varitek (2,off Vargas).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Gutierrez (5,off Masterson); Johnson (2,off Masterson).  IBB–Suzuki (4,by Ramirez).  Team–9.  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:03.  A–40,833.
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