New York Mets vs Boston Red Sox
May 22, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 2009 at Fenway Park. The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Church rf 2 0 0 0
  Pagan rf 1 0 1 1
Beltran dh 4 1 1 0
Sheffield lf 3 2 1 1
Wright 3b 3 0 1 1
Reed cf 4 1 1 0
Santos c 4 0 1 1
Martinez ss 4 0 1 1
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Youkilis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 0
Lowell 3b 4 1 1 0
Varitek c 4 1 2 2
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Bard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
New York 010 300 100583
Boston 010 200 000371
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(6-2) 7.0 7 3 2 1 8
  Parnell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodriguez  SV(12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka  L(0-2) 5.0 5 4 4 2 4
  Masterson   3.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Bard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
7

  E–Wright (7), R. Martinez 2 (4), Pedroia (2).  DP–New York 1. Castillo-R. Martinez-Murphy, Boston 1. Matsuzaka-Youkilis-Lowell.  2B–New York Beltran (14,off Matsuzaka), Boston Pedroia (14,off Santana); Lowell (14,off Santana).  HR–New York Sheffield (3,2nd inning off Matsuzaka 0 on 0 out), Boston Varitek (8,2nd inning off Santana 0 on 2 out).  SH–Pagan (1,off Matsuzaka); Murphy (2,off Masterson).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Youkilis (5,by Santana).  Team–7.  SB–Pagan (2,2nd base off Masterson/Varitek).  CS–Reed (1,2nd base by Masterson/Varitek).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:50.  A–38,092.
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