Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 25, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 2009 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Podsednik dh 5 0 2 0
Beckham 3b 5 0 0 0
Quentin lf 4 0 1 0
Konerko 1b 3 1 2 0
  Kotsay pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Dye rf 3 1 1 0
Pierzynski c 3 0 0 0
Rios cf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Nix 2b 4 1 2 2
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton p 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 5 1 3 1
Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 1
Drew rf 3 1 1 0
Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 1
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 1
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
Varitek c 3 0 1 0
  Green pr,ss 1 2 1 0
Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,c 2 1 2 2
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Chicago 001 000 200381
Boston 101 000 13x6111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   6.1 5 3 3 1 5
  Thornton   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Linebrink  L(3-6) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Williams   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester   6.2 4 3 3 2 6
  Okajima   1.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Delcarmen  W(5-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon  SV(30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
10

  E–Beckham (12), Martinez (4).  2B–Chicago Podsednik (19,off Papelbon), Boston Ellsbury (22,off Garcia); Drew (25,off Garcia); Lowell (25,off Garcia); Varitek (22,off Garcia); Martinez (26,off Linebrink).  HR–Chicago Nix (11,3rd inning off Lester 0 on 0 out), Boston Bay (28,8th inning off Linebrink 0 on 1 out).  SH–Pierzynski (1,off Lester).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Pedroia (2,by Williams).  Team–9.  SB–Ellsbury (55,3rd base off Garcia/Pierzynski); Ellsbury (55,3rd base off Garcia/Pierzynski).  U-HP–James Hoye, 1B–Kevin Causey, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:05.  A–38,059.
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