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

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

Players of the Month - April

American League

Boston's Carl Crawford (.369-8-31, 21 rs) named Batter of the Month.
Baltimore's Jeremy Guthrie (4-0, 2.05 ERA, .225 oavg, 28 k, 44 ip) named Pitcher of the Month.

Cleveland's Jordan Brown (no photo) (.346-2-12, .400 obp, 13 rs) named Rookie of the Month.

National League

St. Louis's Albert Pujols (.327-10-24, 23 rs) named Batter of the Month.
Atlanta's Derek Lowe (5-1, 43.1 ip, 34 k, 1.25 ERA) named Pitcher of the Month.
Atlanta's Freddie Freeman (.263-3-16, 13 rs) named Rookie of the Month.

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May 1, 2011: Seattle (Hernandez 4-2, 2.78) @ Boston (Wakefield 1-0, 2.08) - game #28 of 162

Top 1st: Wakefield pitching. Suzuki grounds out (4-3). Wilson grounds out (2-3). Cust singles to center [1]. Olivo grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Hernandez pitching. Ellsbury homers to center. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez pops out (6). Youkilis singles to right [1]. Ortiz grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Seattle 0

Top 2nd: Bradley strikes out. Figgins grounds out (2-3). Liddi grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Seattle 0

Bottom 2nd: Drew singles to left [1]. Crawford flies out (7) [1]. Saltalamacchia grounds out, DP (1-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Seattle 0

Top 3rd: Saunders flies out (9). Ryan singles to left [1]. Ryan steals 2b [2]. Suzuki singles to left [1,3]. Wilson grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Seattle 0

Bottom 3rd: Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury grounds out (1-3). Pedroia walks [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez walks [1,2]. Youkilis doubles to center [2,3]. Pedroia scores. Ortiz reaches 1b on error (E3) [1,3]. Gonzalez scores. Drew grounds out (5-3).
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Top 4th: Cust strikes out. Olivo flies out (8). Bradley grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Bottom 4th: Crawford doubles to left [2]. Saltalamacchia flies out (7) [2]. Scutaro grounds out (6-3) [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Top 5th: Figgins grounds out (3u). Liddi strikes out. Saunders strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Bottom 5th: Pedroia doubles to center [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (5-3) [3]. Youkilis flies out (7) [3]. Ortiz grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Top 6th: Ryan grounds out (4-3). Suzuki walks [1]. Wilson grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Bottom 6th: Drew grounds out (4-3). Crawford grounds out (6-3). Saltalamacchia walks [1]. Scutaro grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Top 7th: Cust strikes out. Olivo singles to center [1]. Olivo steals 2b [2]. Bradley strikes out [2]. Figgins flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Seattle 0

Bottom 7th: Ellsbury walks [1]. Pauley pitching. Ellsbury steals 2b [2]. Pedroia doubles to left [2]. Ellsbury scores. Gonzalez grounds out (1-3) [3]. Youkilis strikes out [3]. Ortiz flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Seattle 0

Top 8th: Liddi strikes out. Saunders grounds out (4-3). Ryan walks [1]. Suzuki grounds out, FC (4u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Seattle 0

Bottom 8th: Fister pitching. Drew strikes out. Crawford singles to right [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia flies out (7) [2]. Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Seattle 0

Top 9th: Wilson strikes out. Cust grounds out (3u). Olivo flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Seattle 0

Seattle                            Boston  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Suzuki,rf        3  0  1  0  .299  Ellsbury,cf      3  2  1  1  .252
Wilson,2b        4  0  0  0  .264  Pedroia,2b       3  1  2  1  .325
Cust,dh          4  0  1  0  .240  Gonzalez,1b      3  1  0  0  .328
Olivo,c          4  0  1  0  .250  Youkilis,3b      4  0  2  1  .196
Bradley,lf       3  0  0  0  .272  Ortiz,dh         4  0  0  0  .240
Figgins,3b       3  0  0  0  .278  Drew,rf          4  0  1  0  .176
Liddi,1b         3  0  0  0  .175  Crawford,lf      4  0  2  0  .373
Saunders,cf      3  0  0  0  .184  Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  0  .329
Ryan,ss          2  0  1  0  .250  Scutaro,ss       4  0  0  0  .182
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          29  0  4  0        Totals          32  4  8  3


Seattle           0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0
Boston            1 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 x  -  4


E: Liddi (3). DP: Seattle 1, Boston 2. LOB: Seattle 6, Boston 9.
2B: Youkilis (8), Pedroia 2 (14), Crawford (11). HR: Ellsbury (3).
SB: Olivo (2), Ryan (2), Pedroia (6), Crawford (8), Ellsbury (5).
GIDP: Wilson 2, Saltalamacchia.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Seattle[/b]
Hernandez (L,4-3)      6    6  4  3  4  1  2.98
Pauley                 1    1  0  0  0  1  4.22
Fister                 1    1  0  0  0  1  3.71

Hernandez pitched to one batter in 7th.



[b]Boston[/b]
Wakefield (W,2-0)      9    4  0  0  2  8  1.02



[b]Att[/b]: 37,242

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Standings as of Sunday, May 1, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Baltimore            17  11  .607   --       Atlanta              18  11  .621   --
BOSTON               17  11  .607   --       New York             17  11  .607    0.5
New York             16  12  .571    1       Philadelphia         16  12  .571    1.5
Toronto              16  12  .571    1       Florida              14  13  .519    3
Tampa Bay            15  14  .517    2.5     Washington           12  15  .444    5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              19   9  .679   --       Cincinnati           18  10  .643   --
Kansas City          13  15  .464    6       St.Louis             16  12  .571    2
Cleveland            12  16  .429    7       Pittsburgh           14  15  .483    4.5
Minnesota            12  17  .414    7.5     Milwaukee            11  17  .393    7
Chicago              10  19  .345    9.5     Chicago               9  19  .321    9
                                             Houston               9  19  .321    9
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              17  12  .586   --       Colorado             20   8  .714   --
Los Angeles          14  14  .500    2.5     San Diego            14  14  .500    6
Texas                11  17  .393    5.5     Los Angeles          14  15  .483    6.5
Oakland               9  19  .321    7.5     Arizona              12  16  .429    8
                                             San Francisco        10  17  .370    9.5


Boston 4, Seattle 0                          Atlanta 4, St.Louis 0
New York 4, Toronto 2                        San Francisco 2, Washington 0
Detroit 7, Cleveland 2                       Milwaukee 9, Houston 3
Los Angeles 5, Tampa Bay 2                   Colorado 10, Pittsburgh 8
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 2                   Florida 3, Cincinnati 2
Baltimore 8, Chicago 6                       San Diego 3, Los Angeles 2 (13)
Texas 4, Oakland 1                           Chicago 8, Arizona 7
                                             New York 7, Philadelphia 4

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Placed 2B Brent Lillibridge on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled SS Eduardo Escobar from Charlotte (AAA).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Assigned SP Noel Arguelles to Northwest Arkansas (AA).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Assigned 2B Alberto Callaspo to Salt Lake (AAA). Purchased the contract of SP Virgil Vasquez from Salt Lake (AAA). Optioned SP Matt Palmer to Salt Lake (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Activated MR Octavio Dotel from the disabled list. Purchased the contract of LF Joe Borchard from Las Vegas (AAA). Optioned SS Mike McCoy to Las Vegas (AAA). Designated MR Casey Janssen for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS: Activated CF Drew Stubbs from the disabled list. Designated LF Jonny Gomes for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Activated LF Ryan Braun from the disabled list and sent to Nashville (AAA) for injury rehab. Placed LF Nyjer Morgan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/29/2011. Purchased the contract of RF Brendan Katin from Nashville (AAA).

NEW YORK METS: Optioned MR Pedro Beato to Buffalo (AAA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Agreed to terms with free agent MR Manny Corpas on a 1-year contract. Purchased the contract of MR Brian Schlitter from Lehigh Valley (AAA). Designated MR Danys Baez for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. Optioned MR David Herndon to Lehigh Valley (AAA). Placed SP J.C. Ramirez on the 60-day disabled list.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Placed 1B Steven Pearce on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/29/2011. Recalled SS Pedro Ciriaco from Indianapolis (AAA). Assigned LF Danny Putnam to Indianapolis (AAA).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Designated MR Enrique Gonzalez for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. Assigned LF Jerry Owens to Memphis (AAA).

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Assigned 1B Jorge Cantu to Tucson (AAA).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Recalled SP Craig Stammen from Syracuse (AAA). Optioned SP Garrett Mock to Syracuse (AAA).

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League Leaders

MLB Leaders

American League               National League

Batting Average             Batting Average
Ordonez, DET       .402     Heyward, ATL           .365
Crawford, BOS      .373     Fielder, MIL           .365
Butler, KC         .360     Spilborghs, COL        .364
Cabrera, DET       .358     Berkman, STL           .362
Gordon, KC         .330     Ethier, LAD            .353
Brown, CLE         .329     Ibanez, PHI            .351

Home runs                   Home runs
Reynolds, BAL        13     Pujols, STL              10
Dunn, CHI            11     Berkman, STL              9
Thome, MIN            9     Fielder, MIL              9
Crawford, BOS         8     Bruce, CIN                8
Gonzalez, BOS         8     Ibanez, PHI               7
Encarnacion, TOR      7     Ramirez, CHI              7

RBI                         RBI
Damon, TB            34     Freese, STL              25
Crawford, BOS        31     Gonzalez, COL            25
Dunn, CHI            30     Helton, COL              25
Reynolds, BAL        29     Ibanez, PHI              25
Ordonez, DET         28     Rasmus, STL              25
Gonzalez, BOS        23     Pujols, STL              24

Stolen Bases                Stolen Bases
Escobar, KC          14     Reyes, NY                13
Davis, TOR           10     Upton, ARI               10
Suzuki, SEA           9     Bonifacio, FLO            9
Crawford, BOS         8     Bourn, HOU                7
Andrus, TEX           7     Gonzalez, COL             7
Pierre, CHI           7     McCutchen, PIT            6

ERA                         ERA
Vargas, SEA        1.82     Lowe, ATL              1.25
Romero, TOR        1.89     Kershaw, LAD           1.51
Beckett, BOS       2.02     Volquez, CIN           2.11
Haren, LAA         2.02     Lannan, WAS            2.20
Guthrie, BAL       2.05     McDonald, PIT          2.27
Shields, TB        2.44     Nolasco, FLO           2.29

Wins                        Wins
Bedard, SEA           4     Lowe, ATL                 5
Guthrie, BAL          4     Myers, HOU                5
Hernandez,SEA         4     Westbrook, STL            5
Pavano, MIN           4     Billingsley, LA           4
Romero, TOR           4     Dickey, NY                4
Santana, LAA          4     Jimenez, COL              4

Saves                       Saves
League, SEA           9     Betancourt, COL           8
Benoit, DET           7     Broxton, LAD              8
Farnsworth, TB        7     Bell, SD                  7
Gregg, BAL            7     Hanrahan, PIT             7
Nathan, MIN           7     Madson, PHI               7
Papelbon, BOS         7     Motte, STL                7

Strikeouts                  Strikeouts
Scherzer, DET        48     Johnson, FLO             47
Verlander, DET       44     Lincecum, SF             43
Sabathia, NY         41     Billingsley, LAD         42
Weaver, LAA          41     Myers, HOU               42
Hughes, NY           34     Cain, SF                 41
Arrieta, BAL         33     Volquez, CIN             41

Players of the Week

AL: Carl Crawford, Boston (.440-4-10)

NL: Chris Iannetta, Colorado (.611-2-8)

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2011 Boston Red Sox


                         Apr 25 - May  1                                                                      Fielding
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    OBP   SLG  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO SB CS |  Pct   A  E
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1b  Adrian Gonzalez    .333  24  8  5  1   5  0  | .328  .380  .582 122  21  40  3  2  8  23  12  18  0  1 | .989  15  3
2b  Dustin Pedroia     .318  22  7  8  2   4  2  | .325  .409  .542 120  25  39 14  0  4  15  15  17  6  1 | .985  84  2
3b  Kevin Youkilis     .208  24  5  3  1   4  0  | .196  .283  .348 112  14  22  8  0  3  17  13  33  0  1 |1.000  45  0
ss  Marco Scutaro      .053  19  1  1  0   0  0  | .182  .247  .250  88   7  16  4  1  0   2   7  15  1  0 | .971  64  3
ss  Jed Lowrie         .250   4  1  0  0   0  0  | .167  .310  .167  24   3   4  0  0  0   0   5   8  0  1 |1.000  16  0
lf  Carl Crawford      .440  25 11  5  4   9  2  | .373  .385  .683 126  21  47 11  2  8  31   3  14  8  3 |1.000   3  0
cf  Jacoby Ellsbury    .364  22  8  4  1   1  4  | .252  .294  .378 111  14  28  5  0  3   7   5  16  5  2 | .984   1  1
cf  Darnell McDonald   .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .182  .182  .227  22   2   4  1  0  0   3   0   5  1  0 |1.000   0  0
cf  Mike Cameron       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .267  .353  .333  15   1   4  1  0  0   0   2   4  0  0 |1.000   0  0
rf  J.D. Drew          .182  22  4  1  1   3  0  | .176  .301  .235  85   7  15  2  0  1   5  13  20  1  0 |1.000   2  0
dh  David Ortiz        .160  25  4  2  0   1  0  | .240  .339  .346 104  12  25  3  1  2  12  16  22  0  0 | .000   0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    OBP   SLG  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO SB CS | PB  CS   CS%
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c   J. Saltalamacchia  .313  16  5  2  1   3  0  | .329  .382  .573  82  13  27  5  0  5  22   6  19  0  0 |  4   4  17.4
c   Jason Varitek      .286   7  2  0  0   0  0  | .250  .400  .250  24   1   6  0  0  0   0   4  12  0  0 |  0   0   0.0




                    Apr 25 - May 1
Pitchers            W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L SV   ERA  WHIP  G GS   IP    H  ER HR BB  SO   BA   H/9   BB/9   SO/9
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Josh Beckett        1  0  0  3  8.0  3.38  |  3  0  0  2.02  1.12  5  5  35.2  29   8  1 11  22 .220  7.81   2.60   6.18
Jon Lester          0  0  0  4  6.0  6.00  |  1  2  0  4.93  1.62  6  6  34.2  44  19  2 12  28 .303 10.99   3.45   7.54
Clay Buchholz       0  1  0  2  6.0  1.50  |  1  3  0  3.00  1.27  5  5  33.0  36  11  6  6  28 .275  9.67   1.67   8.67
Daisuke Matsuzaka   0  0  0  7  6.2  2.70  |  1  1  0  3.03  1.22  5  5  32.2  30  11  3 10  31 .240  8.65   2.08   8.31
John Lackey         0  1  0  1  2.0 22.50  |  3  1  0  3.90  1.36  6  6  32.1  34  14  1  9  24 .273  9.20   2.67   6.82
Daniel Bard         1  0  0  6  5.0  0.00  |  3  2  0  2.11  1.27 10  0  21.1  16   5  1 11  22 .213  8.27   4.41   8.82
Tim Wakefield       1  0  0  8  9.0  0.00  |  2  0  0  1.02  1.08  6  1  17.2  12   2  1  7  13 .194  8.31   5.19   5.19
Dan Wheeler         0  0  0  3  5.0  0.00  |  0  0  0  3.86  1.14  6  0  14.0   9   6  2  7  11 .184  6.00   7.00   8.00
Bobby Jenks         0  0  0  2  1.0 18.00  |  1  0  0  1.98  0.95  7  0  13.2   9   3  0  4  13 .184  2.84   2.84   7.82
Matt Albers         0  0  0  1  2.2 13.50  |  0  1  1  4.91  1.36  6  0  11.0  10   6  0  5   7 .256  7.56   3.24   6.48
Jonathan Papelbon   0  0  1  1  1.0  0.00  |  0  0  7  1.00  0.56  9  0   9.0   4   1  1  1  10 .138  3.38   0.00  10.13
Alfredo Aceves      1  0  0  1  0.2  0.00  |  1  1  0  1.80  1.00  4  0   5.0   4   1  1  1   4 .200  8.31   0.00   6.23
Dennys Reyes        0  0  0  0  0.0  0.00  |  1  0  1  4.50  1.25  4  0   4.0   3   2  0  2   2 .214  6.75   4.50   4.50



Team Totals - Batting                                            |  Pitching
  BA   OBA   Slg.   R    H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   BB   SO  |  ERA    IP    ER   R   Sv   BA   BB   SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.268  .337  .433  141  277    57    6   34   137   22  101  203  | 3.03  264.0   89 100    9 .241   86  215
   3     3     3    3    2               3          4    3    8       1               2         4    5    6   AL Rank

On tap next week for Red Sox
May 2,3,4,5 - vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Fenway Park
May 6,7,8 - vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fenway Park

[doncoryell]

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5/2/11

Today we start a 4-game series at home against the Los Angeles Angels. With their record at 14 wins and 14 losses, the Angels have a winning percentage of .500. They are in 2nd place in the Western Division, 2.5 games behind the leader. Their number of runs scored of 124 rank 7th in the AL, their .256 batting average ranks 7th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 112 runs (7th) with their starters compiling an ERA of 3.85 which ranks 5th. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 2.56, ranking 3rd. When playing against our Red Sox this season, they have a record of 1 win and 3 losses.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:

RHP C.Buchholz (1-3, 3.00 ERA) versus LHP S.Kazmir (0-3, 6.57 ERA)
RHP J.Beckett (3-0, 2.02 ERA) versus RHP V.Vasquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
LHP J.Lester (1-2, 4.93 ERA) versus RHP D.Haren (2-0, 2.02 ERA)
RHP D.Matsuzaka (1-1, 3.03 ERA) versus RHP J.Weaver (2-2, 3.35 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:

1. SP Dan Haren (age: 30, current stars: 4.5, potential stars: 4.5)
2. CL Scott Downs (35, 4.5, 4.0)
3. SP Jered Weaver (28, 4.0, 4.0)
4. MR Hisanori Takahashi (36, 4.0, 4.0)
5. SP Ervin Santana (28, 3.0, 3.5)

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tough series coming up. 14-4 Angels? damn. good luck!

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May 2, 2011: Los Angeles Angels (D.Haren 2-0, 2.02) @ Boston (C.Buchholz 1-3, 3.00) - game #29 of 162

Top 1st: Buchholz pitching. Bourjos singles to right [1]. Izturis flies out (8) [1]. Bourjos steals 2b, reaches 3b on error (E2) [3]. Hunter strikes out [3]. Branyan singles to right [1]. Bourjos scores. Branyan caught stealing (2-4).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Los Angeles 1, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Haren pitching. Ellsbury flies out (8). Crawford walks [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (4-3) [3]. Youkilis singles to center [1]. Crawford scores. Ortiz flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Los Angeles 1

Top 2nd: Wells flies out (9). Abreu walks [1]. Abreu steals 2b [2]. Abreu steals 3b [3]. Glaus walks [1,3]. Aybar singles to center [1,2]. Abreu scores. Mathis bunts, FC (3-6) [1,2]. Bourjos grounds out, FC (6u).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 2nd: Drew flies out (8). Lowrie doubles to left [2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [2]. Scutaro lines out (6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 3rd: Izturis flies out (8). Hunter strikes out. Branyan grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 3rd: Ellsbury flies out (9). Crawford walks [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez lines out (5) [2]. Youkilis lines out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 4th: Wells walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Abreu lines out (6) [2]. Glaus flies out (8) [2]. Aybar grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 4th: Ortiz pops out (6). Drew strikes out. Lowrie flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 5th: Mathis strikes out. Bourjos fouls out (3). Izturis flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 5th: Saltalamacchia pops out (6). Scutaro grounds out (5-3). Ellsbury flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 6th: Hunter walks [1]. Hunter steals 2b [2]. Branyan grounds out (6-3) [2]. Wild pitch [3]. Wells strikes out [3]. Abreu flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Crawford singles to center [1]. Crawford caught stealing (2-6). Gonzalez flies out (7). Youkilis flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 7th: Glaus walks [1]. Aybar sacrifices (6-4) [2]. Mathis flies out (8) [2]. Bourjos singles to left [1,3]. Bard pitching. Izturis grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 7th: Ortiz grounds out (3u). Drew flies out (8). Lowrie grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 8th: Hunter hit by pitch [1]. Branyan strikes out [1]. Wells grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Abreu strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Saltalamacchia flies out (9). Scutaro grounds out (3u). Ellsbury fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Top 9th: Glaus homers to left. Glaus scores. Aybar grounds out (4-3). Mathis strikes out. Bourjos strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 1

Bottom 9th: Downs pitching. Crawford grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez homers to right. Gonzalez scores. Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 3, Boston 2

Los Angeles                        Boston  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Bourjos,cf       5  1  2  0  .250  Ellsbury,cf      4  0  0  0  .243
Izturis,2b       4  0  0  0  .209  Crawford,lf      2  1  1  0  .375
Hunter,rf        2  0  0  0  .233  Gonzalez,1b      4  1  1  1  .325
Branyan,1b       4  0  1  1  .159  Youkilis,3b      4  0  1  1  .198
Wells,lf         3  0  0  0  .250  Ortiz,dh         4  0  0  0  .231
Abreu,dh         3  1  0  0  .197  Drew,rf          3  0  0  0  .170
Glaus,3b         2  1  1  1  .247  Lowrie,ss        3  0  1  0  .185
Aybar,ss         3  0  1  1  .304  Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  0  .318
Mathis,c         4  0  0  0  .226  Scutaro,2b       3  0  0  0  .176
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          30  3  5  3        Totals          30  2  4  2


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


E: Saltalamacchia (4). LOB: Los Angeles 7, Boston 3. 2B: Lowrie (1).
HR: Glaus (7), Gonzalez (9). SH: Aybar. SB: Hunter (2), Abreu 2 (6),
Bourjos (5), Crawford 2 (10). CS: Branyan (1), Crawford (4).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Haren (W,3-0)          8    3  1  1  2  2  1.88
Downs (S,4)            1    1  1  1  0  2  5.40



[b]Boston[/b]
Buchholz (L,1-4)       6.2  4  2  1  5  4  2.72
Bard                   2.1  1  1  1  0  4  2.28



[b]HBP[/b]: Hunter (by Bard).
[b]WP[/b]: Buchholz 2.
[b]Att[/b]: 37,208

[doncoryell]

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

tough series coming up. 14-4 Angels? damn. good luck!

They are 14-14 but either way they are still a tough team. They are a scrappy team with good pitching.

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Monday, May 2, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Baltimore            18  11  .632   --       New York             17  11  .607   --
BOSTON               17  12  .586    1       Atlanta              18  12  .600   --
New York             17  12  .586    1       Philadelphia         16  12  .571    1
Toronto              16  12  .571    1.5     Florida              15  13  .536    2
Tampa Bay            15  14  .517    3       Washington           12  16  .429    5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              19  10  .655   --       Cincinnati           19  10  .655   --
Kansas City          13  15  .464    5.5     St.Louis             16  13  .552    3
Cleveland            12  16  .429    6.5     Pittsburgh           15  15  .500    4.5
Minnesota            12  17  .414    7       Milwaukee            12  17  .414    7
Chicago              10  20  .333    9.5     Chicago              10  19  .345    9
                                             Houston               9  20  .310   10
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              17  12  .586   --       Colorado             20   8  .714   --
Los Angeles          15  14  .517    2       San Diego            14  15  .483    6.5
Texas                12  17  .414    5       Los Angeles          14  16  .467    7
Oakland               9  20  .310    8       Arizona              12  16  .429    8
                                             San Francisco        11  17  .393    9


Los Angeles 3, Boston 2                      San Francisco 6, Washington 2
Texas 8, Oakland 3                           Milwaukee 8, Atlanta 3
New York 7, Detroit 2                        Cincinnati 4, Houston 0
Baltimore 6, Chicago 5                       Florida 3, St.Louis 0
                                             Pittsburgh 2, San Diego 0
only games scheduled                         Chicago 11, Los Angeles 1

                                             only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

TEXAS RANGERS: Placed LF Josh Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/1/2011. Recalled LF Endy Chavez from Round Rock (AAA).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Placed 2B Martin Prado on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/1/2011. Recalled 3B Joe Mather from Gwinnett (AAA).

CHICAGO CUBS: Assigned SP Noel Arguelles, 3B Jorge Cantu and 2B Willy Aybar to Iowa (AAA). Optioned 2B Blake DeWitt to Iowa (AAA).

COLORADO ROCKIES: Optioned C Jose Morales to Colorado Springs (AAA).

HOUSTON ASTROS: Assigned 3B Wladimir Sutil to Oklahoma City (AAA).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Placed SP Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/1/2011. Recalled MR Mike MacDougal from Albuquerque (AAA).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Claimed LF Matt Stairs off waivers from Washington.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Placed RF Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/29/2011. Purchased the contract of LF Jerry Owens from Memphis (AAA).

[doncoryell]

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

May 3, 2011: Los Angeles Angels (Kazmir 0-3, 6.57) @ Boston (Beckett 3-0, 2.02) - game #30 of 162

Top 1st: Beckett pitching. Bourjos strikes out. Izturis flies out (7). Hunter flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Kazmir pitching. Ellsbury flies out (8). Pedroia strikes out. Gonzalez homers to left. Gonzalez scores. Youkilis strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Los Angeles 0

Top 2nd: Branyan flies out (9). Wells singles to right center [1]. Abreu strikes out [1]. Glaus doubles to left [2]. Wells scores. Aybar doubles to right [2]. Glaus scores. Mathis strikes out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 2, Boston 1

Bottom 2nd: Ortiz walks [1]. Drew singles to right [1,2]. Crawford grounds out (4-3) [2,3]. Saltalamacchia grounds out (1-3) [2,3]. Scutaro doubles to left [2]. Ortiz and Drew score. Kazmir injured. Rodney pitching. Ellsbury flies out (7).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Top 3rd: Bourjos grounds out (6-3). Izturis flies out (7). Hunter grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Bottom 3rd: Pedroia lines out (6). Gonzalez grounds out (6-3). Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 2

Top 4th: Branyan strikes out. Wells walks [1]. Wells steals 2b, reaches 3b on error (E2) [3]. Abreu grounds out (6-3). Wells scores. Glaus strikes out.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Los Angeles 3

Bottom 4th: Ortiz singles to right [1]. Drew flies out (8) [1]. Crawford walks [1,2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1,2]. Scutaro strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 3

Top 5th: Aybar strikes out. Mathis strikes out. Bourjos grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 3

Bottom 5th: Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Pedroia grounds out (5-3). Gonzalez grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Los Angeles 3

Top 6th: Izturis lines out (6). Hunter homers to left. Hunter scores. Branyan singles to right [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Wells grounds out (5-3) [3]. Abreu fouls out (5).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Bottom 6th: Youkilis singles to left [1]. Ortiz flies out (7) [1]. Takahashi pitching. Drew strikes out [1]. Crawford grounds out, FC (4u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Top 7th: Glaus doubles to left [2]. Aybar bunts, FC (5-6) [1]. Mathis singles to center [1,2]. Wheeler pitching. Bourjos flies out (9) [1,3]. Izturis grounds out, FC (4u).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Bottom 7th: Saltalamacchia flies out (7). Bulger pitching. Scutaro doubles to center [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (4-3) [3]. Pedroia walks [1,3]. Gonzalez grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 4, Boston 3

Top 8th: Hunter singles to left [1]. Branyan strikes out [1]. Wells singles in infield [1,2]. Abreu strikes out [1,2]. Glaus singles to left [1,2]. Hunter scores. Aybar strikes out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 3

Bottom 8th: Youkilis singles to right [1]. Ortiz grounds out (3u) [2]. Walden pitching. Drew lines out (4) [2]. Crawford strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 3

Top 9th: Mathis singles to right [1]. Bard pitching. Bourjos grounds out, FC (5-4) [1]. Izturis strikes out [1]. Bourjos steals 2b [2]. Hunter strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 3

Bottom 9th: Jepsen pitching. Saltalamacchia flies out (9). Scutaro walks [1]. Ellsbury pops out (4) [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Pedroia flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 5, Boston 3

Los Angeles                        Boston  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Bourjos,cf       5  0  0  0  .240  Ellsbury,cf      5  0  0  0  .233
Izturis,2b       5  0  0  0  .200  Pedroia,2b       4  0  0  0  .315
Hunter,rf        5  2  2  1  .240  Gonzalez,1b      4  1  1  1  .323
Branyan,1b       4  0  1  0  .164  Youkilis,3b      4  0  2  0  .208
Wells,lf         3  2  2  0  .260  Ortiz,dh         3  1  1  0  .234
Abreu,dh         4  0  0  1  .185  Drew,rf          4  1  1  0  .174
Glaus,3b         4  1  3  2  .271  Crawford,lf      3  0  0  0  .366
Aybar,ss         4  0  1  1  .301  Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  0  0  .303
Mathis,c         4  0  2  0  .239  Scutaro,2b       3  0  2  2  .191
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          38  5 11  5        Totals          34  3  7  3


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


E: Saltalamacchia (5). LOB: Los Angeles 7, Boston 8. 2B: Glaus 2 (2),
Aybar (8), Scutaro 2 (6). HR: Hunter (4), Gonzalez (10). SB: Bourjos
(6), Wells (2).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Kazmir                 1.2  3  3  3  1  2  7.18
Rodney (W,1-1)         3.2  2  0  0  1  2  2.65
Takahashi (H,3)        1    0  0  0  0  1  2.04
Bulger (H,5)           1    2  0  0  1  0  0.47
Walden (H,2)           0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Jepsen (S,1)           1    0  0  0  1  0  4.40



[b]Boston[/b]
Beckett (L,3-1)        6.1  7  4  3  1  7  2.36
Wheeler                1.2  4  1  1  0  3  4.02
Bard                   1    0  0  0  0  2  2.19

Wheeler pitched to one batter in 9th.



[b]WP[/b]: Jepsen, Beckett.
[b]Att[/b]: 37,256
[b]Special Notes[/b]: SP Scott Kazmir was injured while pitching.

[ch1088]

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

They are 14-14 but either way they are still a tough team. They are a scrappy team with good pitching.

haha yeah i left that cmment late last night. i looked now and i was like mmmmkay thats a 14 not a 4.. lol still though g/l!

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Tuesday, May 3, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Baltimore            19  11  .633   --       New York             18  11  .621   --
New York             18  12  .600    1       Philadelphia         17  12  .586    1
BOSTON               17  13  .567    2       Atlanta              18  13  .581    1
Toronto              16  13  .552    2.5     Florida              16  13  .552    2
Tampa Bay            16  14  .533    3       Washington           12  17  .414    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              19  11  .633   --       Cincinnati           19  11  .633   --
Kansas City          13  16  .448    5.5     St.Louis             16  14  .533    3
Cleveland            12  17  .414    6.5     Pittsburgh           16  15  .516    3.5
Minnesota            12  18  .400    7       Milwaukee            13  17  .433    6
Chicago              11  20  .355    8.5     Chicago              10  20  .333    9
                                             Houston              10  20  .333    9
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              17  13  .567   --       Colorado             21   8  .724   --
Los Angeles          16  14  .533    1       Los Angeles          15  16  .484    7
Texas                13  17  .433    4       San Diego            14  16  .467    7.5
Oakland              10  20  .333    7       Arizona              12  17  .414    9
                                             San Francisco        11  18  .379   10


Los Angeles 5, Boston 3                      Philadelphia 7, Washington 4
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3                       Milwaukee 8, Atlanta 7 (13)
New York 11, Detroit 2                       New York 6, San Francisco 3 (10)
Chicago 7, Minnesota 6 (13)                  Houston 4, Cincinnati 3
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 2                   Florida 2, St.Louis 1
Oakland 5, Cleveland 1                       Colorado 3, Arizona 1
Texas 4, Seattle 2                           Pittsburgh 4, San Diego 1
                                             Los Angeles 3, Chicago 2

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Claimed MR Jamey Wright off waivers from Seattle.

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Activated MR Joe Smith from the disabled list. Designated MR Justin Germano for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Activated MR Kris Medlen from the disabled list. Optioned SP Mike Minor to Gwinnett (AAA).

CHICAGO CUBS: Placed 3B Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/29/2011. Recalled 1B Jorge Cantu from Iowa (AAA).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Activated LF Jay Gibbons from the disabled list and sent him to Albuquerque (AAA) for injury rehab.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Placed CF Andrew McCutchen on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/29/2011.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Assigned MR Adam Reifer to Memphis (AAA).

[doncoryell]

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

May 4, 2011: Los Angeles Angels (V.Vasquez 0-0, 0.00) @ Boston (Lester 1-2, 4.93) - game #31 of 162

Top 1st: Lester pitching. Pettit strikes out. Izturis flies out (8). Hunter doubles to center [2]. Crede grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Vasquez pitching. Ellsbury flies out (8). Crawford grounds out (5-3). Gonzalez fouls out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Wells fouls out (2). Glaus strikes out. Bourjos flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Youkilis grounds out (5-3). Ortiz singles to center [1]. Drew strikes out [1]. Lowrie grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Romine strikes out. Mathis reaches 1b on error (E1) [1]. Pettit grounds out (2-3) [2]. Izturis grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Los Angeles 0, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Varitek flies out (8). Scutaro walks [1]. Ellsbury singles to left [1,2]. Crawford singles in infield [1,2,3]. Wild pitch [2,3]. Scutaro scores. Gonzalez grounds out (2-3) [2,3]. Youkilis strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Los Angeles 0

Top 4th: Hunter strikes out. Crede doubles to left [2]. Wells strikes out [2]. Glaus strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Los Angeles 0

Bottom 4th: Ortiz walks [1]. Drew strikes out [1]. Lowrie doubles to right [2,3]. Varitek homers to right center. Ortiz, Lowrie and Varitek score. Scutaro walks [1]. Ellsbury singles to right [1,2]. Crawford triples to left [3]. Scutaro and Ellsbury score. Rodney pitching. Gonzalez pops out (6) [3]. Youkilis flies out (8).
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 0

Top 5th: Bourjos strikes out. Romine strikes out. Mathis singles to left, reaches 2b on error (E7) [2]. Pettit hit by pitch [1,2]. Izturis singles to center, reaches 2b on throw to home [2,3]. Mathis scores. Hunter lines out (6).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 5th: Ortiz pops out (6). Drew grounds out (1-3). Lowrie fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Top 6th: Crede flies out (8). Wells lines out (6). Glaus walks [1]. Bourjos strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 6th: Varitek strikes out. Scutaro pops out (3). Ellsbury flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Top 7th: Romine flies out (8). Mathis singles to left [1]. Albers pitching. Pettit pops out (2) [1]. Izturis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 7th: Takahashi pitching. Crawford grounds out (5-3). Gonzalez strikes out. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Top 8th: Hunter strikes out. Crede strikes out. Wells strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Los Angeles 1

Bottom 8th: Ortiz singles to left [1]. Drew pops out (4) [1]. Ortiz reaches 2b on error (E2) [2]. Bulger pitching. Lowrie grounds out (4-3) [3]. Varitek singles to center [1]. Ortiz scores. Scutaro grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 7, Los Angeles 1

Top 9th: Glaus strikes out. Bourjos grounds out (1-3). Romine pops out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Los Angeles 1

Los Angeles                        Boston  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Pettit,lf        3  0  0  0  .254  Ellsbury,cf      4  1  2  0  .242
Izturis,2b       4  0  1  1  .202  Crawford,lf      4  0  2  2  .370
Hunter,rf        4  0  1  0  .240  Gonzalez,1b      4  0  0  0  .313
Crede,3b         4  0  1  0  .556  Youkilis,3b      4  0  0  0  .202
Wells,dh         4  0  0  0  .252  Ortiz,dh         3  2  2  0  .246
Glaus,1b         3  0  0  0  .261  Drew,rf          4  0  0  0  .167
Bourjos,cf       4  0  0  0  .232  Lowrie,ss        4  1  1  0  .194
Romine,ss        4  0  0  0  .250  Varitek,c        4  1  2  4  .286
Mathis,c         3  1  2  0  .253  Scutaro,2b       2  2  0  0  .188
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          33  1  5  1        Totals          33  7  9  6


Los Angeles       0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1
Boston            0 0 1  5 0 0  0 1 x  -  7


E: Mathis (3), Lester (1), Crawford (1). LOB: Los Angeles 7, Boston 5.
2B: Crede (1), Hunter (8), Lowrie (2). 3B: Crawford (3). HR: Varitek
(1).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Los Angeles[/b]
Vasquez (L,0-1)        3.1  7  6  6  3  3 16.20
Rodney                 2.2  0  0  0  0  1  2.29
Takahashi              1.1  1  1  1  0  2  2.37
Bulger                 0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0.46



[b]Boston[/b]
Lester (W,2-2)         6.1  5  1  0  1  9  4.17
Albers                 2.2  0  0  0  0  5  3.95



[b]HBP[/b]: Pettit (by Lester).
[b]WP[/b]: Vasquez.
[b]Att[/b]: 37,287

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Wednesday, May 4, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Baltimore            19  12  .613   --       New York             18  12  .600   --
New York             19  12  .613   --       Philadelphia         18  12  .600   --
BOSTON               18  13  .581    1       Atlanta              18  14  .563    1
Tampa Bay            17  14  .548    2       Florida              16  14  .533    2
Toronto              16  14  .533    2.5     Washington           12  18  .400    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              19  12  .613   --       Cincinnati           20  11  .645   --
Kansas City          14  16  .467    4.5     St.Louis             17  14  .548    3
Cleveland            12  18  .400    6.5     Pittsburgh           17  15  .531    3.5
Minnesota            12  19  .387    7       Milwaukee            14  17  .452    6
Chicago              12  20  .375    7.5     Chicago              11  20  .355    9
                                             Houston              10  21  .323   10
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              18  13  .581   --       Colorado             22   8  .733   --
Los Angeles          16  15  .516    2       Los Angeles          15  17  .489    8
Texas                13  18  .419    5       San Diego            14  17  .452    8.5
Oakland              11  20  .355    7       Arizona              12  18  .400   10
                                             San Francisco        12  18  .400   10


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

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Placed MR Will Ohman on the 60-day disabled list. Claimed MR Casey Janssen off waivers from Toronto. Claimed SP Marco Estrada off waivers from Milwaukee.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Placed SP Scott Kazmir on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/3/2011. Activated SP Joel Pineiro from the disabled list and sent to Salt Lake (AAA) for injury rehab. Purchased the contract of SP Orangel Arenas from Salt Lake (AAA).

MINNESOTA TWINS: Activated RF Michael Cuddyer from the disabled list. Optioned RF Rene Tosoni to Rochester (AAA).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Activated 3B Chipper Jones from the disabled list. Optioned 3B Joe Mather to Gwinnett (AAA).

CHICAGO CUBS: Placed 3B Jeff Baker on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of 2B Willy Aybar from Iowa (AAA). Assigned 2B Alex Cora to Iowa (AAA).

CINCINNATI REDS: Assigned LF Jonny Gomes to Louisville (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Activated MR LaTroy Hawkins from the disabled list and sent to Nashville (AAA) for injury rehab.

NEW YORK METS: Placed LF Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/3/2011. Recalled RF Fernando Martinez from Buffalo (AAA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Assigned MR Danys Baez to Lehigh Valley (AAA). Assigned MR Drew Carpenter to Reading (AA). Activated RF Domonic Brown and MR Brad Lidge and sent them to Lehigh Valley (AAA) for injury rehab.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Assigned MR Enrique Gonzalez to Memphis (AAA).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Activated RF Cody Ross and sent to Fresno (AAA) for injury rehab.