Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 18, 2011: Toronto (J.Reyes 1-0, 6.23) at Boston (D.Matsuzaka 1-1, 1.98) - Patriots' Day (in Massachusetts) - game #16 of 162

Top 1st: Matsuzaka pitching. Davis singles to right [1]. Davis steals 2b [2]. Escobar doubles to left [2]. Davis scores. Lind strikes out [2]. Bautista strikes out [2]. Hill grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Reyes pitching. Crawford grounds out (3-1). Pedroia flies out (7). Gonzalez flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Snider strikes out. Nix strikes out. Shealy flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Drew walks [1,2]. Varitek strikes out [1,2]. Scutaro strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Johjima flies out (8). Davis grounds out (5-3). Escobar strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Ellsbury flies out (8). Crawford grounds out (4-3). Pedroia singles to left [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 4th: Lind grounds out (3u). Bautista doubles to right [2]. Hill flies out (7) [2]. Snider strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Ortiz picked off (1-3). Drew pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 5th: Nix singles in infield [1]. Shealy strikes out [1]. Johjima lines out (6) [1]. Davis grounds out, FC (5-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Varitek grounds out (5-3). Scutaro doubles to left [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (3-1) [3]. Crawford flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 6th: Escobar grounds out (5-3). Lind flies out (9). Bautista strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Bottom 6th: Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez singles to center [1,2]. Youkilis doubles to left center [2,3]. Pedroia scores. Ortiz singles to right [1,3]. Gonzalez scores. Rzepczynski pitching. Drew flies out (9) [1]. Youkilis scores. Varitek walks [1,2]. Scutaro flies out (7) [1,2]. Ellsbury flies out (7).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 1

Top 7th: Hill reaches 1b on error (6-E3) [1]. Snider fouls out (5) [1]. Nix flies out (7) [1]. Matsuzaka balks [2]. Shealy grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Toronto 1

Bottom 7th: Crawford doubles to left [2]. Camp pitching. Pedroia strikes out [2]. Gonzalez fouls out (3) [2]. Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 1

Top 8th: Johjima grounds out (5-3). Davis grounds out (5-3). Escobar homers to center. Escobar scores. Aceves pitching. Lind homers to left center. Lind scores. Bautista grounds out (4-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 3

Bottom 8th: Frasor pitching. Ortiz strikes out. Drew walks [1]. Varitek singles to center [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 3

Top 9th: Wakefield pitching. Hill grounds out (1-3). Snider singles to center [1]. Nix grounds out (5-3) [2]. Shealy walks [1,2]. Johjima grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 3

Bottom 9th: Rauch pitching. Ellsbury flies out (8). Crawford grounds out (6-3). Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 3

Top 10th: Davis strikes out. Escobar flies out (8). Lind grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 3

Bottom 10th: Gonzalez homers to right. Gonzalez scores.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Toronto 3

Toronto                            Boston  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Davis,cf         5  1  1  0  .206  Crawford,lf      5  0  1  0  .342
Escobar,ss       5  1  2  2  .267  Pedroia,2b       4  1  1  0  .288
Lind,dh          5  1  1  1  .238  Gonzalez,1b      5  2  2  1  .313
Bautista,rf      4  0  1  0  .298  Youkilis,3b      4  1  1  1  .203
Hill,2b          4  0  0  0  .216  Ortiz,dh         2  0  1  1  .273
Snider,lf        4  0  1  0  .250  Drew,rf          1  0  0  1  .213
Nix,3b           4  0  1  0  .268  Varitek,c        3  0  1  0  .154
Shealy,1b        3  0  0  0  .204  Scutaro,ss       4  0  1  0  .245
Johjima,c        4  0  0  0  .269  Ellsbury,cf      4  0  0  0  .276
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          38  3  7  3        Totals          32  4  8  4


Toronto           1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0  -  3
Boston            0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  1  -  4

No outs when winning run scored.


E: Gonzalez (2). DP: Toronto 1. LOB: Toronto 6, Boston 9. 2B:
Bautista (4), Escobar (5), Youkilis (4), Scutaro (3), Crawford (5).
HR: Escobar (2), Lind (4), Gonzalez (4). SF: Drew. SB: Davis (8),
Pedroia (1). GIDP: Scutaro




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Toronto[/b]
Reyes                  5    5  3  3  4  4  5.79
Rzepczynski            1    1  0  0  1  0  2.45
Camp                   1    0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Frasor                 1    1  0  0  1  1  4.15
Rauch (L,0-1)          1    1  1  1  0  0  1.04

Reyes pitched to four batters in 6th.
Rzepczynski pitched to one batter in 7th.
Rauch pitched to one batter in 10th.



[b]Boston[/b]
Matsuzaka              7.2  5  2  2  0  8  2.11
Aceves (BS,1)          0.1  1  1  1  0  0  3.38
Wakefield (W,1-0)      2    1  0  0  1  1  1.50



[b]Balk[/b]: Matsuzaka.
[b]Att[/b]: 37,204

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Monday, April 18, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Tampa Bay            11   6  .647   --       Florida              11   4  .733   --
Toronto              10   6  .625    0.5     New York              9   7  .563    2.5
BOSTON                9   7  .563    1.5     Philadelphia          9   7  .563    2.5
Baltimore             8   8  .500    2.5     Atlanta               8   9  .471    4
New York              8   8  .500    2.5     Washington            6   9  .400    5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              13   4  .765   --       Cincinnati           12   4  .750   --
Chicago               7   9  .438    5.5     St.Louis              9   7  .563    3
Cleveland             7   9  .438    5.5     Pittsburgh            9   8  .529    3.5
Kansas City           7   9  .438    5.5     Houston               6  10  .375    6
Minnesota             6  11  .353    7       Milwaukee             6  11  .353    6.5
                                             Chicago               3  13  .188    9
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              10   7  .588   --       Colorado             12   5  .706   --
Los Angeles           8   8  .500    1.5     San Diego             9   7  .563    2.5
Oakland               5  11  .313    4.5     Los Angeles           9   8  .529    3
Texas                 5  11  .313    4.5     San Francisco         6  10  .375    5.5
                                             Arizona               5  10  .333    6


Boston 4, Toronto 3 (10)                     Philadelphia 10, Milwaukee 9
Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3                       Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1
Baltimore 3, Minnesota 2                     San Diego 9, Chicago 7 (11)
Los Angeles 6, Texas 5                       Colorado 8, San Francisco 7
Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1                   Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 3
Seattle 5, Detroit 0
                                             only games scheduled
only games scheduled

Transactions

Major League Baseball

MLB: Suspended Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins and Milwaukee's Brandon Kintzler six games for fighting during yesterday's game.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Assigned LF Alexis Gomez to Norfolk (AAA).

BOSTON RED SOX: Optioned P Felix Doubront to Pawtucket (AAA). Purchased the contract of P Alfredo Aceves from Pawtucket (AAA).

TEXAS RANGERS: Optioned 1B Mitch Moreland to Round Rock (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned CF Jason Ellison to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Recalled 1B Brandon Allen from Reno (AAA). Designated 1B Geoff Blum for assignment and placed on waivers.

CHICAGO CUBS: Designated P Esmailin Caridad for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

FLORIDA MARLINS: Placed P Javier Vazquez on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of P Darin Downs from New Orleans (AAA). Claimed P Dan Cortes off waivers from Seattle.

HOUSTON ASTROS: Agreed to terms with free agent C Bengie Molina on a 1-year contract. Optioned C Humberto Quintero to Oklahoma City (AAA).

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Placed P Pat Neshek on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled P Dustin Moseley from Tucson (AAA).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Placed 1B Adam LaRoche on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/17/2011. Recalled 1B Chris Marrero from Syracuse.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

4/19/2011

Today we begin a 2-game series with the Oakland Athletics on the road. The Athletics play their games in Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, which can be described as a slight pitchers park and seats 35,067 fans.

The Athletics are playing .313 ball this season, compiling a record of 5 wins and 11 losses. They are in 4th place in the Western Division, 4.5 games behind the leader. The Athletics are on a cold streak, losing their last 6 games. Their number of runs scored of 64 rank 10th in the AL, their .249 batting average ranks 10th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 72 runs (7th) with their starters compiling an ERA of 4.89 which ranks 11th. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 2.66, ranking 5th.

Projected Starters (our pitchers listed first)
J.Lackey (2-0, 3.86 ERA) versus T.Cahill (0-3, 5.31 ERA)
C.Buchholz (1-2, 2.53 ERA) versus B.Cramer (0-1, 13.50 ERA)

Top 5 players on Athletics
1. Grant Balfour, MR
2. Jerry Blevins, MR
3. Brett Anderson, SP
4. Gio Gonzalez, SP
5. Brian Fuentes, CL

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 19, 2011: Boston (J.Lackey 2-0, 3.86) at Oakland (Cahill 0-3, 5.31) - game #17 of 162

Top 1st: Cahill pitching. Crawford singles to left [1]. Crawford caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia singles to left [1]. Gonzalez grounds out, FC (5-4) [1]. Youkilis pops out (4).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Crisp grounds out (3u). DeJesus pops out (6). Matsui grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz strikes out. Drew flies out (8). Saltalamacchia singles to right [1]. Scutaro grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 2nd: Willingham flies out (7). Suzuki flies out (7). Barton doubles to left center [2]. Pennington grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Top 3rd: Ellsbury grounds out (3-1). Crawford fouls out (5). Pedroia doubles to right [2]. Gonzalez doubles to right [2]. Pedroia scores. Breslow pitching. Youkilis flies out (7).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 0

Bottom 3rd: Kouzmanoff fouls out (2). Ellis grounds out (5-3). Crisp grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 0

Top 4th: Ortiz walks [1]. Drew strikes out [1]. Saltalamacchia homers to left. Ortiz and Saltalamacchia score. Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury flies out (8).
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 4th: DeJesus strikes out. Matsui grounds out (6-3). Willingham singles to center, reaches 2b on error (E8) [2]. Suzuki strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 5th: Crawford singles to left [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Pedroia flies out (7) [2]. Gonzalez flies out (8) [2]. Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 5th: Barton grounds out (4-3). Pennington doubles to left [2]. Kouzmanoff grounds out (6-3) [2]. Ellis singles to left [1]. Pennington scores. Crisp flies out (9).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 6th: Wuertz pitching. Ortiz flies out (8). Drew grounds out (5-3). Saltalamacchia grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Bottom 6th: DeJesus singles to center [1]. Matsui strikes out [1]. Willingham singles to left [1,2]. Suzuki strikes out [1,2]. Barton grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 7th: [b]Ziegler pitching.[/i] Scutaro walks [1]. Scutaro steals 2b [2]. Ellsbury doubles to left [2]. Scutaro scores. Crawford strikes out [2]. Pedroia strikes out [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 7th: Pennington grounds out (3u). Kouzmanoff flies out (8). Ellis flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 8th: Balfour pitching. Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz strikes out. Drew reaches 1b on error (E6) [1]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 8th: Crisp doubles to right [2]. DeJesus sacrifices (1-3) [3]. Matsui pops out (3) [3]. Willingham flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 9th: Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Ellsbury steals 2b [2]. Crawford singles to left [1]. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia singles to center, reaches 2b on throw to 3b [2,3]. Gonzalez strikes out [2,3]. Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Oakland 1

Bottom 9th: Suzuki strikes out. Barton flies out (8). Pennington strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Oakland 1

Boston                             Oakland  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Crawford,lf      5  0  3  1  .359  Crisp,cf         4  0  1  0  .200
Pedroia,2b       5  1  3  0  .310  DeJesus,rf       3  0  1  0  .245
Gonzalez,1b      5  0  1  1  .306  Matsui,dh        4  0  0  0  .314
Youkilis,3b      5  0  0  0  .188  Willingham,lf    4  0  2  0  .224
Ortiz,dh         3  1  0  0  .259  Suzuki,c         4  0  0  0  .200
Drew,rf          4  0  0  0  .196  Barton,1b        4  0  1  0  .317
Saltalamacchia,c 4  1  2  2  .373  Pennington,ss    4  1  1  0  .194
Scutaro,ss       3  1  0  0  .231  Kouzmanoff,3b    3  0  0  0  .111
Ellsbury,cf      4  1  2  1  .290  Ellis,2b         3  0  1  1  .351
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          38  5 11  5        Totals          33  1  7  1


Boston            0 0 1  2 0 0  1 0 1  -  5
Oakland           0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1


E: Ellsbury (1), Pennington (2). LOB: Boston 8, Oakland 6. 2B:
Pedroia (7), Gonzalez (2), Ellsbury (4), Pennington (5), Crisp (5),
Barton (9). HR: Saltalamacchia (4). SH: DeJesus. SB: Scutaro (1),
Crawford (4), Ellsbury (1). CS: Crawford (2).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lackey (W,3-0)         9    7  1  1  0  6  2.84



[b]Oakland[/b]
Cahill (L,0-4)         2.2  5  1  1  0  1  5.09
Breslow                2.1  2  2  2  1  2  2.45
Wuertz                 1    0  0  0  0  0  3.24
Ziegler                1    1  1  1  1  2  5.40
Balfour                2    3  1  1  0  4  7.88



[b]Att[/b]: 31,764
[b]Special Notes[/b]: P Trevor Cahill was injured while pitching.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Tuesday, April 19, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Toronto              11   6  .647   --       Florida              12   4  .750   --
Tampa Bay            11   7  .611    0.5     New York             10   7  .588    2.5
BOSTON               10   7  .588    1       Philadelphia         10   7  .588    2.5
Baltimore             9   8  .529    2       Atlanta               9   9  .500    4
New York              8   9  .471    3       Washington            6  10  .375    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              14   4  .778   --       Cincinnati           12   5  .706   --
Chicago               8   9  .471    5.5     St.Louis             10   7  .588    2
Kansas City           8   9  .471    5.5     Pittsburgh            9   9  .500    3.5
Cleveland             7  10  .412    6.5     Houston               6  11  .353    6
Minnesota             6  12  .333    8       Milwaukee             6  12  .333    6.5
                                             Chicago               3  14  .176    9
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              10   8  .556   --       Colorado             12   6  .667   --
Los Angeles           8   9  .471    1.5     San Diego            10   7  .588    1.5
Texas                 6  11  .353    3.5     Los Angeles           9   9  .500    3
Oakland               5  12  .294    4.5     San Francisco         7  10  .412    4.5
                                             Arizona               6  10  .375    5


Boston 5, Oakland 1                          Philadelphia 12, Milwaukee 3
Chicago 6, Tampa Bay 4 (14)                  New York 4, Houston 1
Baltimore 8, Minnesota                       Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3
Toronto 5, New York 2                        Arizona 5, Cincinnati 4
Texas 7, Los Angeles 6 (10)                  San Diego 6, Chicago 4
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 0                   St.Louis 9, Washington 6
Detroit 3, Seattle 1                         San Francisco 6, Colorado 5
                                             Atlanta 3, Los Angeles 2

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Placed LF Luke Scott on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of RF Gabe Gross from Norfolk (AAA).

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Purchased the contract of 3B Lonnie Chisenhall from Columbus (AAA). Optioned LF Travis Buck to Columbus (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned LF Jason Tyner to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Activated SS Alex Gonzalez from the disabled list. Placed P Tim Hudson on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of P Rodrigo Lopez from Gwinnett (AAA). Optioned SS Brandon Hicks to Gwinnett (AAA).

FLORIDA MARLINS: Assigned P Dan Cortes to New Orleans (AAA).

SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS: Agreed to terms with free agent SS Chris Gomez on a 1-year contract. Optioned 2B Daniel Descalso to Memphis (AAA).

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 20, 2011: Boston (C.Buchholz 1-2, 2.53) at Oakland (B.Anderson 2-2, 4.38) - game #18 of 162

Top 1st: Anderson pitching. Crawford flies out (8). Pedroia singles to center [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez homers to right. Pedroia and Gonzalez score. Youkilis homers to left. Youkilis scores. Ortiz flies out (9). Drew hit by pitch [1]. Saltalamacchia walks [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Buchholz pitching. Crisp flies out (8). DeJesus doubles to left [2]. Matsui singles to center [1,3]. Willingham doubles to right [2,3]. DeJesus scores. Suzuki strikes out [2,3]. Barton grounds out (3-1).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 2nd: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Crawford singles to center, reaches 2b on error (E8) [2]. Pedroia doubles to left [2]. Crawford scores. Gonzalez fouls out (2) [2]. Youkilis walks [1,2]. Ortiz grounds out (3-1).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 2nd: Pennington flies out (8). LaRoche lines out (4). Ellis flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 3rd: Drew flies out (9). Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro triples to center [3]. Ellsbury flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 3rd: Crisp walks [1]. DeJesus singles to left [1,2]. Matsui strikes out [1,2]. Willingham strikes out [1,2]. Suzuki grounds out, FC (6-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 4th: Crawford flies out (7). Pedroia flies out (7). Gonzalez reaches 2b on error (E9) [2]. Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 4th: Barton strikes out. Pennington singles to right [1]. LaRoche grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. LaRoche caught stealing (2-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 5th: Ortiz flies out (9). Drew grounds out (3u). Saltalamacchia hit by pitch [1]. Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 5th: Ellis grounds out (6-3). Crisp walks [1]. DeJesus flies out (9) [1]. Crisp steals 2b [2]. Matsui flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Top 6th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Crawford flies out (7). Pedroia flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 1

Bottom 6th: Willingham flies out (7). Suzuki pops out (4). Barton singles to right [1]. Pennington singles to center [1,3]. LaRoche homers to center. Barton, Pennington and LaRoche score. Jenks pitching. Ellis pops out (4).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 7th: Gonzalez grounds out (4-3). Youkilis grounds out (5-3). Ortiz strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 7th: Crisp grounds out (4-3). DeJesus reaches 2b on error (E6) [2]. Matsui flies out (7) [2]. Willingham strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 8th: Breslow pitching. Drew walks [1]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1]. Scutaro grounds out (5-3) [2]. Ellsbury flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 8th: Suzuki flies out (8). Barton strikes out. Pennington strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 9th: Crawford doubles to left, out at 3b (7-5). Pedroia pops out (4). Gonzalez grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 9th: Wheeler pitching. LaRoche pops out (4). Ellis grounds out (4-3). Crisp flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 10th: Youkilis walks [1]. Ortiz strikes out [1]. Fuentes pitching. Drew flies out (8) [1]. Saltalamacchia strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 10th: DeJesus strikes out. Matsui lines out (6). Willingham grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 11th: Scutaro fouls out (3). Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Crawford grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 11th: Albers pitching. Suzuki flies out (9). Barton singles to right [1]. Pennington grounds out, FC (6u) [1]. LaRoche strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 12th: Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Balfour pitching. Gonzalez flies out (9). Youkilis doubles to left [2]. Ortiz grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 12th: Ellis singles to left [1]. Crisp sacrifices (1-4) [2]. DeJesus grounds out (6-3) [3]. Matsui fouls out (6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 13th: Drew strikes out. Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 13th: Willingham walks [1]. Suzuki strikes out [1]. Barton grounds out (3-1) [2]. Pennington walks [1,2]. LaRoche grounds out, FC (6u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Top 14th: Ellsbury grounds out (1-3). Crawford grounds out (1-3). Pedroia walks [1]. Blevins pitching. Gonzalez grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 4

Bottom 14th: Ellis reaches 1b on error (E1) [1]. Crisp sacrifices (5-4) [2]. DeJesus singles to right. Ellis scores.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Oakland 5, Boston 4

Boston                             Oakland  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Crawford,lf      7  1  2  1  .353  Crisp,cf         3  0  0  0  .191
Pedroia,2b       6  1  2  1  .312  DeJesus,rf       7  1  3  1  .268
Gonzalez,1b      7  1  1  2  .291  Matsui,dh        6  0  1  0  .293
Youkilis,3b      4  1  2  1  .205  Willingham,lf    5  0  1  1  .222
Ortiz,dh         6  0  0  0  .234  Suzuki,c         6  0  0  0  .180
Drew,rf          4  0  0  0  .182  Barton,1b        6  1  2  0  .318
Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  0  0  .345  Pennington,ss    5  1  2  0  .208
Scutaro,ss       6  0  1  0  .224  LaRoche,3b       6  1  1  3  .192
Ellsbury,cf      6  0  0  0  .265  Ellis,2b         6  1  1  0  .333
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          50  4  8  4        Totals          50  5 11  5


Boston            3 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0  -  4
Oakland           1 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1  -  5

One out when winning run scored.


E: Albers (1), Scutaro (3), Crisp (2), DeJesus (1). LOB: Boston 11,
Oakland 10. 2B: Youkilis (5), Pedroia (8), Crawford (6), DeJesus (4),
Willingham (2). 3B: Scutaro (1). HR: Youkilis (2), Gonzalez (5),
LaRoche (1). SH: Crisp 2. 




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Buchholz               5.2  8  4  4  2  4  3.33
Jenks                  2.1  0  0  0  0  3  0.00
Wheeler                2    0  0  0  0  1  3.24
Albers (L,0-1)         3.1  3  1  0  2  2  2.35



[b]Oakland[/b]
Anderson               7    6  4  3  2  2  4.26
Breslow                2.1  1  0  0  2  2  1.86
Fuentes                2    0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Balfour                2.1  1  0  0  1  2  6.10
Blevins (W,1-0)        0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0.00



[b]HBP[/b]: Drew (by Anderson), Saltalamacchia (by Anderson).
[b]Att[/b]: 26,591

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Wednesday, April 20, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Tampa Bay            12   7  .632   --       Florida              12   5  .706   --
Toronto              11   7  .611    0.5     New York             11   7  .611    1.5
Baltimore            10   8  .556    1.5     Philadelphia         11   7  .611    1.5
BOSTON               10   8  .556    1.5     Atlanta              10   9  .526    3
New York              9   9  .500    2.5     Washington            6  11  .353    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              14   5  .737   --       Cincinnati           12   6  .667   --
Chicago               8  10  .444    5.5     St.Louis             11   7  .611    1
Cleveland             8  10  .444    5.5     Pittsburgh           10   9  .526    2.5
Kansas City           8  10  .444    5.5     Houston               6  12  .333    6
Minnesota             6  13  .316    8       Milwaukee             6  13  .316    6.5
                                             Chicago               4  14  .222    8
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              11   8  .579   --       Colorado             13   6  .684   --
Los Angeles           9   9  .500    1.5     San Diego            10   8  .556    2.5
Oakland               6  12  .333    4.5     Los Angeles           9  10  .474    4
Texas                 6  12  .333    4.5     Arizona               7  10  .412    5
                                             San Francisco         7  11  .389    5.5


Oakland 5, Boston 4 (14)                     Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 3
Seattle 5, Detroit 3                         Chicago 5, San Diego 1
Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 5                       Colorado 11, San Francisco 1
Baltimore 3, Minnesota 2                     New York 6, Houston 1
New York 5, Toronto 3                        Pittsburgh 6, Florida 5 (11)
Los Angeles 4, Texas 0                       Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1                   St.Louis 4, Washington 1
                                             Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 1

Transactions

American League

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned RF Brad Snyder to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Assigned 1B Russell Branyan to Reno (AAA).

ATLANTA BRAVES: Placed 3B Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/19/2011. Recalled SS Brandon Hicks from Gwinnett (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Recalled 1B Mat Gamel from Nashville (AAA). Optioned LF Brandon Boggs to Nashville (AAA).

NEW YORK METS: Assigned P Ryota Igarashi to Buffalo (AAA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Placed RF Ben Francisco on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled RF Brandon Moss from Lehigh Valley (AAA).

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 21, 2011: Boston (Beckett 1-0, 1.25) at Los Angeles (Kazmir 0-2, 6.60) - game #19 of 162

Top 1st: Kazmir pitching. Crawford flies out (7). Pedroia grounds out (5-3). Gonzalez singles to center [1]. Youkilis doubles to left center [2,3]. Ortiz grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 1st: Beckett pitching. Bourjos reaches on a bunt single [1]. Glaus walks [1,2]. Hunter flies out (9) [1,3]. Branyan pops out (4) [1,3]. Wells flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 2nd: Drew strikes out. Saltalamacchia doubles to center [2]. Scutaro grounds out (4-3) [3]. Ellsbury grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 2nd: Abreu flies out (8). Callaspo grounds out (4-3). Izturis singles to right [1]. Wilson singles to center [1,2]. Bourjos flies out (7).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 3rd: Crawford flies out (7). Pedroia homers to left. Pedroia scores. Gonzalez doubles to right [2]. Youkilis strikes out [2]. Ortiz singles to left [1]. Gonzalez scores. Drew flies out (7).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 3rd: Glaus grounds out (4-3). Hunter strikes out. Branyan strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 0

Top 4th: Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro walks [1]. Ellsbury singles to center [1,2]. Crawford fouls out (5) [1,2]. Pedroia flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 4th: Wells doubles to left [2]. Abreu strikes out [2]. Calaspo doubles to right [2]. Wells scores. Isturis strikes out [2]. Wilson doubles to right [2]. Calaspo scores. Bourjos grounds out (5-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Top 5th: Gonzalez homers to center. Gonzalez scores. Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz flies out (9). Drew pops out (5).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 5th: Glaus flies out (7). Hunter grounds out (6-3). Branyan walks [1]. Wells lines out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Top 6th: Saltalamacchia singles to left [1]. Scutaro singles to right [1,3]. Ellsbury flies out (8) [1]. Saltalamacchia scores. Takahashi pitching. Crawford strikes out [1]. Pedroia strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 6th: Abreu grounds out (6-3). Callaspo grounds out (4-3). Izturis reaches 1b on bunt single [1]. Wilson flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Los Angeles 2

Top 7th: Gonzalez singles to center [1]. Youkilis flies out (7) [1]. Ortiz triples to right center [3]. Gonzalez scores. Drew intentionally walked [1,3]. Jepsen pitching. Saltalamacchia grounds out, FC (3-6) [1,3]. Scutaro singles to right center [1,2]. Ortiz scores. Ellsbury strikes out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 7th: Bard pitching. Bourjos fouls out (3). Glaus walks [1]. Hunter flies out (7) [1]. Branyan grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 2

Top 8th: Crawford doubles to left center [2]. Pedroia strikes out [2]. Walden pitching. Gonzalez walks [1,2]. Youkilis grounds out, DP (5-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 8th: Wells doubles to right [2]. Abreu flies out (8) [3]. Callaspo grounds out (4-3). Wells scores. Izturis bunts out (1-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 3

Top 9th: Ortiz singles to right [1]. Drew walks [1,2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1,2]. Scutaro lines out (1) [1,2]. Ellsbury singles to right [1,2,3]. Downs pitching. Crawford flies out (7).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 3

Bottom 9th: Papelbon pitching. Wilson strikes out. Bourjos strikes out. Glaus lines out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 3

Boston                             Los Angeles  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Crawford,lf      6  0  1  0  .341  Bourjos,cf       5  0  1  0  .274
Pedroia,2b       5  1  1  1  .305  Glaus,3b         3  0  0  0  .292
Gonzalez,1b      4  3  4  1  .325  Hunter,rf        4  0  0  0  .213
Youkilis,3b      5  0  1  0  .205  Branyan,1b       3  0  0  0  .135
Ortiz,dh         5  1  3  2  .261  Wells,lf         4  2  2  0  .282
Drew,rf          3  0  0  0  .172  Abreu,dh         4  0  0  0  .184
Saltalamacchia,c 5  1  2  0  .350  Callaspo,2b      4  1  1  2  .314
Scutaro,ss       4  0  2  1  .242  Izturis,ss       4  0  2  0  .203
Ellsbury,cf      4  0  2  1  .278  Wilson,c         4  0  2  1  .278
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          41  6 16  6        Totals          35  3  8  3


Boston            0 0 2  0 1 1  2 0 0  -  6
Los Angeles       0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  3


DP: Los Angeles 1. LOB: Boston 14, Los Angeles 9. 2B: Youkilis (6),
Saltalamacchia (4), Crawford (7), Gonzalez (3), Wilson (2),
Wells 2 (7), Callaspo (4). 3B: Ortiz (1). HR: Pedroia (2),
Gonzalez (6). SF: Ellsbury. GIDP: Youkilis.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Beckett (W,2-0)        6    7  2  2  2  4  1.63
Bard                   2    1  1  1  1  0  3.65
Papelbon (S,5)         1    0  0  0  0  2  1.59



[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Kazmir (L,0-3)         5.1 10  4  4  1  4  6.64
Takahashi              1    2  2  2  1  1  2.79
Jepsen                 1    2  0  0  0  0  2.08
Walden                 1.1  2  0  0  2  1  0.00
Downs                  0.1  0  0  0  0  0 13.50



[b]IBB[/b]: Drew (by Takahashi).
[b]Att[/b]: 43,365

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Thursday, April 21, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Toronto              11   7  .611   --       Florida              13   5  .722   --
Tampa Bay            12   8  .600   --       New York             12   7  .632    1.5
Baltimore            11   8  .579    0.5     Philadelphia         12   7  .632    1.5
BOSTON               11   8  .579    0.5     Atlanta              11   9  .550    3
New York              9   9  .500    2       Washington            7  11  .389    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              14   5  .737   --       Cincinnati           13   6  .684   --
Chicago               9  10  .474    5       St.Louis             11   8  .579    2
Cleveland             9  10  .474    5       Pittsburgh           10  10  .500    3.5
Kansas City           8  11  .421    6       Houston               6  13  .317    7
Minnesota             6  14  .300    8.5     Milwaukee             6  13  .316    7
                                             Chicago               4  14  .222    8.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              12   8  .600   --       Colorado             13   6  .684   --
Los Angeles           9  10  .474    2.5     San Diego            10   9  .526    3
Texas                 6  12  .333    5       Los Angeles           9  10  .474    4.5
Oakland               6  13  .316    5.5     Arizona               7  11  .389    5.5
                                             San Francisco         7  11  .389    5.5


Boston 6, Los Angeles 3                      Cincinnati 6, Arizona 0
Chicago 8, Tampa Bay 5                       Washington 3, St.Louis 1
Baltimore 13, Minnesota 5                    Atlanta 8, Los Angeles 5
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4 (10)              Florida 6, Pittsburgh 4
Seattle 4, Oakland 0                         New York 6, Houston 5
                                             Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2 (10)

Transactions

American League

DETROIT TIGERS: Agreed to terms with free agent P Elmer Dessens on a 1-year contract. Optioned P Brayan Villarreal to Toledo (AAA).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Claimed 2B Geoff Blum off waivers from Arizona. Optioned 1B Mark Trumbo to Salt Lake (AAA).

TEXAS RANGERS: Assigned P Seth McClung to Round Rock (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned RF Gary Matthews to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Placed 3B Ryan Roberts on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/20/2011. Recalled 1B Juan Miranda from Reno (AAA).

ATLANTA BRAVES: Activated CF Nate McLouth from the disabled list. Optioned LF Matt Young to Gwinnett (AAA).

CHICAGO CUBS: Assigned P Esmailin Caridad to Iowa (AAA).

HOUSTON ASTROS: Assigned P Fernando Rodriguez to Oklahoma City (AAA).

NEW YORK METS: Activated LF Jason Bay from the disabled list. Optioned LF Lucas Duda to Buffalo (AAA).

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 22, 2011: Boston (Lester 1-2, 5.56) at Los Angeles (Haren 2-0, 2.22) - game #20 of 162

Top 1st: Haren pitching. Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia grounds out (4-3). Gonzalez flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 1st: Lester pitching. Pettit grounds out (5-3). Izturis fouls out (3). Hunter pops out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz pops out (5). Lowrie strikes out. Drew grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 2nd: Wells flies out (8). Glaus singles to right center [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Bourjos strikes out [2]. Aybar grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 3rd: McDonald singles to left [1]. McDonald steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [2]. Scutaro flies out (8) [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 3rd: Callaspo flies out (8). Mathis singles to left [1]. Pettit grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Pettit steals 2b [2]. Izturis grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 4th: Pedroia singles to right [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez homers to center. Pedroia and Gonzalez score. Ortiz flies out (9). Lowrie flies out (7). Drew pops out (6).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 4th: Hunter singles to right [1]. Wells singles in infield [1,2]. Glaus strikes out [1,2]. Bourjos singles in infield [1,2,3]. Aybar singles to left, Wells out at home (7-2) [1,2]. Hunter scores. Callaspo walks [1,2,3]. Mathis grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 5th: McDonald flies out (7). Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 5th: Pettit lines out (4). Izturis flies out (7). Hunter grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 6th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 6th: Wells grounds out (3-1). Glaus walks [1]. Bourjos fouls out (3) [1]. Aybar singles to right [1,2]. Callaspo flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 7th: Ortiz grounds out (1-3). Lowrie strikes out. Drew singles to left [1]. Drew picked off (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 7th: Jenks pitching. Mathis strikes out. Pettit singles to right [1]. Izturis flies out (8) [1]. Hunter grounds out, FC (6u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 8th: McDonald doubles to center [2]. Bulger pitching. Saltalamacchia walks [1,2]. Scutaro sacrifices (1-4) [2,3]. Ellsbury strikes out [2,3]. Pedroia strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 8th: Wells grounds out (4-3). Glaus strikes out. Bourjos doubles to left [2]. Aybar singles in infield [1,3]. Callaspo singles to center [1,3]. Bourjos scores. Papelbon pitching. Mathis grounds out (3-1).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Top 9th: Gonzalez strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Lowrie flies out (7) [1]. Drew grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 9th: Pettit flies out (8). Izturis flies out (8). Hunter grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Top 10th: McDonald flies out (8). Downs pitching. Saltalamacchia grounds out (2-3). Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 10th: Aceves pitching. Wells strikes out. Glaus grounds out (6-3). Bourjos reaches 2b on error (E4) [2]. Aybar singles to right, Bourjos out at home (9-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Top 11th: Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia flies out (7). Gonzalez strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 11th: Callaspo singles to center [1]. Mathis reaches 1b on error (E1) [1,2]. Pettit strikes out [1,2]. Izturis flies out (8) [1,3]. Hunter singles to left. Callaspo scores.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Los Angeles 3, Boston 2

Boston                             Los Angeles  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  0  0  0  .260  Pettit,lf        6  0  1  0  .216
Pedroia,2b       5  1  1  0  .299  Izturis,2b       6  0  0  0  .187
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  1  2  .318  Hunter,rf        6  1  2  1  .222
Ortiz,dh         3  0  0  0  .250  Wells,lf         6  0  1  0  .277
Lowrie,3b        4  0  0  0  .176  Glaus,1b         4  0  1  0  .288
Drew,rf          4  0  1  0  .177  Bourjos,cf       5  1  2  0  .282
McDonald,lf      4  0  2  0  .333  Aybar,ss         5  0  4  1  .283
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  0  .333  Callaspo,3b      4  1  2  1  .333
Scutaro,ss       3  0  0  0  .231  Mathis,c         5  0  1  0  .228
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          36  2  5  2        Totals          46  3 14  3


Boston            0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0  -  2
Los Angeles       0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 1  -  3

Two outs when winning run scored.


E: Pedroia (1), Aceves (1). LOB: Boston 4, Los Angeles 11. 2B:
McDonald (1), Bourjos (3). HR: Gonzalez (7). SH: Scutaro. SB:
McDonald (1), Pedroia (3), Pettit (3).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lester                 6    7  1  1  2  2  4.71
Jenks (BS,1)           1.2  4  1  1  0  2  0.87
Papelbon               1.1  0  0  0  0  0  1.29
Aceves (L,0-1)         1.2  3  1  0  0  2  2.08



[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Haren                  7    5  2  2  0  5  2.29
Bulger                 2.1  0  0  0  2  3  0.73
Downs (W,1-0)          1.2  0  0  0  0  2  7.36



[b]WP[/b]: Lester.
[b]Att[/b]: 43,435

GRRRRR! Left Jenks in 1 batter too much.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Friday, April 22, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Tampa Bay            13   8  .619   --       Florida              13   6  .684   --
Baltimore            12   8  .600    0.5     New York             13   7  .650    0.5
Toronto              11   8  .579    1       Philadelphia         13   7  .650    0.5
BOSTON               11   9  .550    1.5     Atlanta              12   9  .571    2
New York              9  10  .474    3       Washington            7  12  .368    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              15   5  .750   --       Cincinnati           13   7  .650   --
Chicago               9  11  .450    6       St.Louis             12   8  .600    1
Cleveland             9  11  .450    6       Pittsburgh           11  10  .524    2.5
Kansas City           8  12  .400    7       Houston               7  13  .350    6
Minnesota             7  14  .333    8.5     Milwaukee             6  14  .300    7
                                             Chicago               5  14  .263    7.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              12   9  .571   --       Colorado             14   6  .700   --
Los Angeles          10  10  .500    1.5     San Diego            10  10  .500    4
Texas                 7  12  .368    4       Los Angeles           9  11  .450    5.5
Oakland               7  13  .350    4.5     Arizona               7  12  .368    6.5
                                             San Francisco         7  12  .368    6.5


Los Angeles 3, Boston 2 (11)                 Chicago 2, Los Angeles 0
Baltimore 4, New York 3                      Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
Detroit 8, Chicago 1                         Colorado 7, Florida 4
Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 6 (10)                  New York 5, Arizona 2
Texas 4, Kansas City 3 (10)                  Houston 9, Milwaukee 5
Minnesota 7, Cleveland 6                     St.Louis 17, Cincinnati 5
Oakland 2, Seattle 1                         Philadelphia 12, San Diego 1
                                             Atlanta 10, San Francisco 5

Transactions

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Activated SS Jason Donald from the disabled list. Optioned 3B Wes Hodges to Columbus (AAA).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Placed 2B Howie Kendrick on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/18/2011.

TEXAS RANGERS: Activated LF Josh Hamilton from the disabled list. Optioned CF Craig Gentry to Round Rock (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned LF Ray Sadler to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS: Activated P Homer Bailey from the disabled list. Optioned P Sam LeCure to Louisville (AAA).

COLORADO ROCKIES: Agreed to terms with free agent P John Parrish on a 1-year contract. Designated P Matt Reynolds for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. Optioned P Felipe Paulino to Colorado Springs (AAA).

HOUSTON ASTROS: Placed CF Michael Bourn on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/21/2011. Recalled LF Brian Bogusevic from Oklahoma City (AAA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Agreed to terms with P Kelvim Escobar on a 1-year contract. Optioned P Vance Worley to Lehigh Valley (AAA).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Placed SS Ryan Theriot on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of 2B Skip Schumaker from Memphis (AAA).

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 23, 2011: Boston (Matsuzaka 1-1, 2.11) at Los Angeles (Palmer 0-3, 10.80) - game #21 of 162

Top 1st: Palmer pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Pedroia doubles to left [2]. Gonzalez flies out (7) [2]. Youkilis grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 1st: Matsuzaka pitching. Bourjos grounds out (1-3). Glaus flies out (7). Branyan strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz strikes out. Lowrie walks [1]. Lowrie caught stealing (2-4). McDonald grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 2nd: Wells lines out (6). Abreu singles to center [1]. Callaspo singles to right [1,3]. Pettit homers to right center. Abreu, Callaspo and Pettit score. Blum singles to center [1]. Mathis grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Crawford flies out (7). Varitek flies out (8). Ellsbury strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Bourjos grounds out (5-3). Glaus flies out (7). Branyan singles to left [1]. Wells grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 0

Top 4th: Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez singles to center [1,2]. Youkilis flies out (9) [1,2]. Ortiz strikes out [1,2]. Lowrie flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Abreu triples to right [3]. Callaspo singles to center [1]. Abreu scores. Callaspo steals 2b [2]. Pettit walks [1,2]. Blum flies out (7) [1,2]. Mathis singles to left, Callaspo out at home (7-2) [1,2]. Bourjos flies out (7).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 0

Top 5th: McDonald grounds out (5-3). Crawford doubles to right [2]. Varitek hit by pitch [1,2]. Ellsbury flies out (7) [1,3]. Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Glaus strikes out. Branyan strikes out. Wells walks [1]. Wakefield pitching. Abreu flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 0

Top 6th: Gonzalez walks [1]. Youkilis strikes out [1]. Ortiz singles to right [1,2]. Lowrie walks [1,2,3]. McDonald reaches 2b on error (E5) [2,3]. Gonzalez and Ortiz score. Crawford singles to center [1,3]. Lowrie scores. Takahashi pitching. Crawford caught stealing (2-4) [3]. Wild pitch. McDonald scores. Ellsbury flies out (9).
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 4, Los Angeles 4

Bottom 6th: Callaspo homers to right. Callaspo scores. Pettit walks [1]. Blum strikes out [1]. Mathis singles to left [1,2]. Bourjos flies out (7) [1,2]. Glaus grounds out, FC (6-4).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 4

Top 7th: Pedroia doubles to left [2]. Gonzalez singles to center [1,3]. Youkilis strikes out [1,3]. Ortiz grounds out (3u) [2,3]. Lowrie grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 4

Bottom 7th: Branyan grounds out (1-3). Wells strikes out. Abreu grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 4

Top 8th: Bulger pitching. McDonald flies out (8). Crawford pops out (4). Varitek strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 4

Bottom 8th: Callaspo flies out (9). Pettit singles to center [1]. Bard pitching. Blum walks [1,2]. Pettit steals 3b [1,3]. Mathis grounds out, DP (5-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 4

Top 9th: Rodney pitching. Ellsbury pops out (4). Pedroia singles to center [1]. Gonzalez walks [1,2]. Youkilis walks [1,2,3]. Ortiz reaches 1b on error (E3) [1,2,3]. Pedroia scores. Lowrie strikes out [1,2,3]. McDonald strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Bottom 9th: Bourjos grounds out (6-3). Glaus strikes out. Branyan strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Top 10th: Crawford singles to center [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Varitek singles to center [1,3]. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3) [2,3]. Pedroia grounds out (4-3) [2,3]. Gonzalez strikes out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Bottom 10th: Wells grounds out (5-3). Abreu grounds out (4-3). Callaspo doubles to left center [2]. Pettit singles in infield [1,3]. Pettit steals 2b [2,3]. Blum strikes out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Top 11th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Lowrie walks [1,2]. Jespen pitching. Drew running for Ortiz. McDonald flies out (9) [1,2]. Crawford pops out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Bottom 11th: Mathis grounds out (6-3). Bourjos grounds out (6-3). Glaus strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Los Angeles 5

Top 12th: Varitek singles to center [1]. Ellsbury grounds out (2-3) [2]. Cameron running for Varitek. Pedroia doubles to center [2]. Cameron scores. Gonzalez singles to left, advances to 2b on throw to home [2]. Pedroia scores. Walden pitching. Youkilis grounds out (6-3) [2]. Drew flies out (7).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Los Angeles 5

Bottom 12th: Papelbon pitching. Branyan strikes out. Wells strikes out. Abreu strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Los Angeles 5

Boston                             Los Angeles  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      7  0  0  0  .238  Bourjos,cf       6  0  0  0  .262
Pedroia,2b       6  2  4  1  .323  Glaus,3b         6  0  0  0  .259
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  3  1  .333  Branyan,1b       6  0  1  0  .140
Youkilis,3b      6  0  0  0  .190  Wells,lf         5  0  0  0  .261
Ortiz,dh         5  1  1  1  .247  Abreu,dh         6  2  2  0  .205
Drew,pr-dh       1  0  0  0  .175  Callaspo,2b      5  2  4  2  .386
Lowrie,ss        3  1  0  0  .150  Pettit,rf        3  1  3  3  .275
McDonald,lf      6  1  0  2  .222  Blum,ss          4  0  1  0  .167
Crawford,lf      6  0  3  1  .351  Mathis,c         5  0  2  0  .242
Varitek,c        4  0  2  0  .235
Cameron,pr       0  1  0  0  .273
Saltalamacchia,c 0  0  0  0  .333
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          49  7 13  6        Totals          46  5 13  5


Boston            0 0 0  0 0 4  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  7
Los Angeles       0 3 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5


E: Glaus (2), Branyan (1). DP: Boston 2. LOB: Boston 16, Los Angeles
11. 2B: Pedroia 3 (11), Crawford (8), Callaspo (5). 3B: Abreu (1).
HR: Pettit (1), Callaspo (1). SB: Crawford (5), Pettit 2 (5),
Callaspo (1). CS: Lowrie (1), Crawford (3). GIDP: Mathis 2.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Matsuzaka              4.2  8  4  4  2  3  3.12
Wakefield              2.2  3  1  1  1  2  2.08
Bard (W,2-2)           3.2  2  0  0  1  4  2.81
Papelbon (S,6)         1    0  0  0  0  3  1.13



[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Palmer                 5.1  5  4  0  4  4  7.71
Takahashi (BS,1)       1.2  2  0  0  1  1  2.38
Bulger (H,3)           1    0  0  0  0  1  0.68
Rodney (BS,3)          2.1  3  1  0  4  4  2.70
Jepsen (L,1-1)         1    3  2  2  0  0  3.72
Walden                 0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00



[b]HBP[/b]: Varitek (by Palmer).
[b]WP[/b]: Takahashi.
[b]Att[/b]: 45,187

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Saturday, April 23, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Toronto              12   8  .600   --       New York             14   7  .667   --
Tampa Bay            13   9  .591   --       Florida              13   7  .650    0.5
Baltimore            12   9  .571    0.5     Philadelphia         13   8  .619    1
BOSTON               12   9  .571    0.5     Atlanta              13   9  .591    1.5
New York             10  10  .500    2       Washington            8  12  .400    5.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              15   6  .714   --       Cincinnati           14   7  .667   --
Chicago              10  11  .476    5       St.Louis             12   9  .571    2
Cleveland             9  12  .429    6       Pittsburgh           11  11  .500    3.5
Kansas City           9  12  .429    6       Houston               8  13  .381    6
Minnesota             8  14  .364    7.5     Milwaukee             6  15  .286    8
                                             Chicago               5  15  .250    8.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              13   9  .591   --       Colorado             15   6  .714   --
Los Angeles          10  11  .476    2.5     San Diego            11  10  .524    4
Texas                 7  13  .350    5       Los Angeles          10  12  .455    5.5
Oakland               7  14  .333    5.5     Arizona               7  13  .350    7.5
                                             San Francisco         7  13  .350    7.5


Boston 7, Los Angeles 5 (12)                 Los Angeles 8, Chicago 7 (10)
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3                       New York 6, Arizona 3
Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3                     Cincinnati 4, St.Louis 2
Chicago 7, Detroit 3                         Atlanta 8, San Francisco 4
New York 6, Baltimore 5                      Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2
Kansas City 5, Texas 0                       Houston 5, Milwaukee 2
Seattle 1, Oakland 0                         Colorado 3, Florida 2
                                             San Diego 3, Philadelphia 1

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Placed P Gaby Hernandez on the 60-day disabled list.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned RF Craig Monroe to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

HOUSTON ASTROS: Placed SS Angel Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/22/2011. Recalled SS Anderson Hernandez from Oklahoma City (AAA).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Placed 3B Conor Gillaspie on the 60-day disabled list.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

April 24, 2011: Boston (Lackey 3-0, 2.84) at Los Angeles (Weaver 2-1, 2.93) - game #22 of 162

Top 1st: Weaver pitching.Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia doubles to center [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (4-3) [3]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Glaus grounds out (1-3). Izturis fouls out (2). Hunter singles to left center [1]. Branyan grounds out, FC (5-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz walks [1]. Cameron doubles to left [2,3]. Crawford flies out (7) [2,3]. Saltalamacchia fouls out (5) [2,3]. Scutaro strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 2nd: Wells walks [1]. Abreu strikes out [1]. Pettit flies out (8) [1]. Aybar singles to right [1,3]. Wilson singles to center [1,3]. Wells scores. Glaus strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 1, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Pedroia strikes out. Gonzalez grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 1, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Izturis singles to right [1]. Izturis steals 2b [2]. Hunter strikes out [2]. Branyan strikes out [2]. Wells fouls out (2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 1, Boston 0

Top 4th: Youkilis walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Ortiz homers to right. Youkilis and Ortiz score. Cameron flies out (9). Crawford singles to center [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia walks [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 4th: Abreu pops out (3). Pettit walks [1]. Pettit steals 2b [2]. Aybar flies out (9) [2]. Wilson singles to center [1,3]. Glaus strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 5th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia strikes out. Gonzalez grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 5th: Izturis flies out (7). Hunter strikes out. Branyan singles to right [1]. Wells flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Los Angeles 1

Top 6th: Youkilis pops out (6). Ortiz doubles to center [2]. Cameron fouls out (2) [2]. Crawford doubles to right [2]. Ortiz scores. Saltalamacchia flies out (7).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 6th: Abreu grounds out (1-3). Pettit flies out (9). Aybar walks [1]. Aybar steals 2b [2]. Wilson singles to left [1]. Aybar scores. Glaus homers to left. Wilson and Glaus score. Izturis singles to right [1]. Jenks pitching. Hunter grounds out (3-1).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Top 7th: Scutaro grounds out (1-3). Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Bottom 7th: Branyan grounds out (6-3). Wells flies out (9). Abreu strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Top 8th: Gonzalez triples to right [3]. Jepsen pitching. Youkilis doubles to left [2]. Gonzalez scores. Ortiz intentionally walked [1,2]. Cameron strikes out [1,2]. Crawford strikes out [1,2]. Saltalamacchia doubles to center [2]. Youkilis and Ortiz score. Walden pitching. Varitek running for Saltalamacchia. Scutaro strikes out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 4

Bottom 8th: Pettit grounds out (1-3). Aybar grounds out (3u). Wilson fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 4

Top 9th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia singles to left [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez pops out (6) [2]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 4

Bottom 9th: Bard pitching. Glaus grounds out (5-3). Izturis singles to center [1]. Hunter singles to center [1,3]. Albers pitching. Branyan grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 4

Boston                             Los Angeles  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  0  0  0  .225  Glaus,3b         5  1  1  2  .254
Pedroia,2b       5  0  2  0  .327  Izturis,2b       5  0  3  0  .212
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  1  0  .327  Hunter,rf        5  0  2  0  .233
Youkilis,3b      4  2  1  1  .193  Branyan,1b       5  0  1  0  .146
Ortiz,dh         2  3  2  2  .266  Wells,lf         3  1  0  0  .253
Cameron,rf       4  0  1  0  .267  Abreu,dh         4  0  0  0  .188
Crawford,lf      4  0  2  1  .356  Pettit,cf        3  0  0  0  .256
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  1  2  .333  Aybar,ss         3  1  1  0  .286
Varitek,pr-c     0  0  0  0  .235  Wilson,c         4  1  3  2  .364
Scutaro,ss       4  0  0  0  .217
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          36  6 10  6        Totals          37  4 11  4


Boston            0 0 0  2 0 1  0 3 0  -  6
Los Angeles       0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  4


DP: Boston 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB: Boston 8, Los Angeles 10. 2B:
Saltalamacchia (5), Youkilis (7), Pedroia (12), Crawford (9),
Ortiz (3). 3B: Gonzalez (1). HR: Ortiz (2), Glaus (4). SB: Pedroia
(4), Crawford (6), Izturis (1), Aybar (3), Pettit (6). GIDP:
Scutaro, Branyan.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lackey                 5    6  1  1  2  6  2.67
Wheeler (BS,1)         0.2  3  3  3  1  0  6.00
Jenks (W,1-0)          2.1  0  0  0  0  1  0.71
Bard (H,1)             0.1  2  0  0  0  0  2.76
Albers (S,1)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0  2.16



[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Weaver                 7    7  4  4  3  5  3.35
Jepsen (BS,1;L,1-2)    0.2  2  2  2  1  2  5.23
Walden                 1.1  1  0  0  0  2  0.00

Weaver pitched to one batter in 8th.



[b]IBB[/b]: Ortiz (by Jepsen).
[b]WP[/b]: Weaver.
[b]Att[/b]: 44,456
[b]Special Notes[/b]: C [color=blue]Jarrod Saltalamacchia[/color] was
injured while running the bases.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 2011 & Beyond --- OOTP 12

Standings as of Sunday, April 24, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Toronto              13   8  .619   --       New York             14   8  .636   --
Baltimore            13   9  .591    0.5     Philadelphia         14   8  .636   --
BOSTON               13   9  .591    0.5     Florida              13   8  .629    0.5
Tampa Bay            13  10  .565    1       Atlanta              15   9  .609    0.5
New York             10  11  .476    3       Washington            9  12  .429    4.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              16   6  .727   --       Cincinnati           14   8  .636   --
Chicago              10  12  .455    6       St.Louis             13   9  .591    1
Kansas City          10  12  .455    6       Pittsburgh           11  12  .478    3.5
Cleveland             9  13  .409    7       Houston               8  14  .364    6
Minnesota             9  14  .391    7.5     Milwaukee             7  15  .318    7
                                             Chicago               6  15  .286    7.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              14   9  .609   --       Colorado             16   6  .727   --
Los Angeles          10  12  .454    3.5     San Diego            11  11  .500    5
Texas                 7  14  .333    6       Los Angeles          10  13  .435    6.5
Oakland               7  15  .318    6.5     Arizona               8  13  .381    7.5
                                             San Francisco         7  14  .333    8.5


Boston 6, Los Angeles 4                      Colorado 3, Florida 2
Detroit 6, Chicago 5 (12)                    Arizona 7, New York 0
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 6                       Washington 5, Pittsburgh 1
Baltimore 3, New York 2                      Milwaukee 3, Houston 1
Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0                     Chicago 9, Los Angeles 6
Kansas City 2, Texas 1                       Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2
Seattle 4, Oakland 1                         Atlanta 1, San Francisco 0
                                             St.Louis 9, Cincinnati 3

League Leaders

MLB Leaders

American League               National League

Batting Average             Batting Average
Ordonez, DET       .455     Wallace, HOU           .378
Butler, KC         .378     Heyward, ATL           .365
Crawford, BOS      .356     Fielder, MIL           .364
Cabrera, DET       .349     Ibanez, PHI            .362
Brown, CLE         .349     Berkman, STL           .362
Hardy, BAL         .333     Morrison, FLO          .356

Home runs                   Home runs
Dunn, CHI            10     Berkman, STL              8
Reynolds, BAL        10     Pujols, STL               8
Gonzalez, BOS         7     Bruce, CIN                7
Zobrist, TB           7     Ramirez, CHI              7
Morneau, MIN          6     Fielder, MIL              6
Bautista, TOR         5     Helton, COL               6

RBI                         RBI
Damon, TB            31     Berkman, STL             21
Dunn, CHI            26     Helton, COL              21
Ordonez, DET         25     Ibanez, PHI              21
Crawford, BOS        22     Freese, STL              20
Cano, NY             21     Pujols, STL              20
Raburn, DET          20     Rasmus, STL              20

Stolen Bases                Stolen Bases
Davis, TOR           10     Reyes, NY                 9
Escobar, KC          10     Bonifacio, FLO            8
Suzuki, SEA           7     Bourn, HOU                7
Crawford, BOS         6     Gonzalez, COL             7
Pettit, LAA           6     Upton, ARI                7
Pierre, CHI           6     McCutchen, PIT            6

ERA                         ERA
Vargas, SEA        1.14     Rogers, COL            1.11
Romero, TOR        1.20     Volquez, CIN           1.38
Beckett, BOS       1.63     Kershaw, LAD           1.45
Guthrie, BAL       1.67     Lowe, ATL              1.50
Verlander, DET     2.21     Capuano, NY            1.86
Pavano, MIN        2.27     Niese, NY              1.93

Wins                        Wins
Romero, TOR           4     Lowe, ATL                 4
Vargas, SEA           4     Myers, HOU                4
Verlander, DET        4     Westbrook, STL            4
Bedard, SEA           3     Adams, SD                 3
Braden, OAK           3     Billingsley, LA           3
Guthrie, BAL          3     Carrasco, NY              3

Saves                       Saves
League, SEA           8     Betancourt, COL           8
Benoit, DET           7     Madson, PHI               7
Rauch, TOR            7     Hanrahan, PIT             6
Farnsworth, TB        6     Mujica, FLO               6
Papelbon, BOS         6     Rodriguez, NY             6
Nathan, MIN           5     Axford, MIL               5

Strikeouts                  Strikeouts
Verlander, DET       39     Johnson, FLO             39
Scherzer, DET        37     Volquez, CIN             36
Weaver, LAA          35     de la Rosa, COL          34
Sabathia, NY         31     Kershaw, LAD             33
Danks, CHI           30     Billingsley, LAD         32
Bedard, SEA          29     Lincecum, SF             32