Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
June 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0
Drew dh 1 1 0 1
Youkilis 1b 1 1 0 1
  Kotsay ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 1 1 2
Lowell 3b 4 0 2 1
Baldelli rf 3 0 1 1
Ellsbury cf 3 1 1 0
Lugo ss 3 1 0 0
Kottaras c 4 0 0 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas rf 4 0 0 0
Santiago 2b 4 0 2 0
Ordonez dh 4 0 1 0
Cabrera 1b 1 1 1 0
  Larish 1b 2 0 0 0
Granderson cf 4 1 1 0
Inge 3b 4 1 3 2
Raburn lf 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 1
  Polanco ph 1 0 0 0
Sardinha c 2 0 1 0
  Laird ph,c 1 0 0 0
Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Boston 006 000 000660
Detroit 030 000 0003100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W(7-3) 6.2 8 3 3 0 3
  Masterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Okajima   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Papelbon  SV(14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  L(1-3) 2.1 0 5 5 5 3
  Miner   4.0 4 1 1 2 2
  Perry   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Rodney   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
9
7

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Pedroia-Kotsay, Wakefield-Pedroia-Lugo-Kotsay, Detroit 2. Everett-Santiago-Cabrera, Inge-Santiago-Larish.  2B–Boston Bay (14,off Miner), Detroit Inge (8,off Wakefield); Raburn (2,off Wakefield).  HBP–Ellsbury (2,by Willis).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Inge (3,2nd base by Wakefield/Kottaras); Inge (3,2nd base by Wakefield/Kottaras).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:53.  A–31,353.
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