Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals
June 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Nationals 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 1
Drew rf 3 0 1 0
Youkilis 3b 3 1 0 0
Bay lf 4 0 0 0
Ortiz 1b 3 2 2 3
  Kotsay 1b 1 0 0 0
Varitek c 4 1 1 2
Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0
Green ss 4 1 1 0
Lester p 1 0 0 0
  Lugo ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Baldelli ph 1 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf,2b 5 0 0 0
Guzman ss 4 0 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 0 0
Willingham lf,rf 3 1 1 2
Dukes rf,cf 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 2b 3 0 1 1
  Dunn ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Nieves c 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Stammen p 2 0 1 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Bard ph,c 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Boston 000 312 000670
Washington 010 002 100480
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester  W(6-6) 6.0 6 3 3 2 6
  Masterson   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Okajima   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Papelbon  SV(17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
9
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Stammen  L(1-3) 5.1 7 6 6 1 5
  Villone   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Beimel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  MacDougal   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Green-Pedroia-Ortiz.  2B–Boston Pedroia (20,off Stammen); Drew (15,off Stammen), Washington Zimmerman (19,off Lester); Bard (8,off Masterson).  3B–Washington Guzman (4,off Masterson).  HR–Boston Ortiz (7,4th inning off Stammen 2 on 2 out); Varitek (11,6th inning off Stammen 1 on 1 out).  SH–Lester (2,off Stammen).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  SB–Harris (6,2nd base off Lester/Varitek).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:58.  A–41,530.
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