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

[doncoryell]

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

May 10, 2011: Boston (D.Matsuzaka 1-2, 3.20) @ Toronto (B.Cecil 3-4, 4.66) - game #37 of 162

Top 1st: Cecil pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Crawford flies out (7). Gonzalez grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 1st: Matsuzaka pitching. Davis grounds out (1-3). Escobar grounds out (5-3). Snider doubles to center [2]. Bautista flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 2nd: Youkilis flies out (7). Ortiz grounds out (4-3). Drew flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 2nd: Lind called out on strikes. Encarnacion grounds out (5-3). Hill fouls out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 3rd: Lowrie strikes out. Saltalamacchia singles to right [1]. Scutaro flies out (8) [1]. Saltalamacchia picked off (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 3rd: Nix singles to right [1]. Arencibia flies out (7) [1]. Davis doubles to right [2,3]. Escobar flies out (7) [2,3]. Snider grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 4th: Ellsbury walks [1]. Crawford doubles to right center, reaches 3b on throw to home (Ellsbury out at home 9-4-2) [3]. Gonzalez strikes out [3]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 4th: Bautista fouls out (3). Lind strikes out. Encarnacion walks [1]. Encarnacion steals 2b [2]. Hill grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 5th: Ortiz called out on strikes & ejected. Drew strikes out. Lowrie doubles to left [2]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 5th: Nix grounds out (4-3). Arencibia strikes out. Davis flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 6th: Scutaro flies out (9). Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Crawford singles to center [1]. Crawford caught stealing (2-6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 6th: Escobar doubles to center [2]. Snider singles to center [1,3]. Bautista called out on strikes [1,3]. Lind singles to left [1,2]. Escobar scores. Encarnacion homers to left. Snider, Lind and Encarnacion score. Wakefield pitching. Hill walks [1]. Nix doubles to left, out at 3b (7-6-5). Hill scores. Arencibia strikes out.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Top 7th: Gonzalez flies out (8). Youkilis singles to center [1]. Cameron strikes out [1]. Drew doubles to left [2]. Youkilis scores. Lowrie homers to left. Drew and Lowrie score. Saltalamacchia grounds out (6-3).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 3

Bottom 7th: Davis grounds out (5-3). Escobar singles to center [1]. Snider grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Bautista doubles to left center [2]. Snider scores. Lind strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 6, Boston 3

Top 8th: Scutaro grounds out (1-3). Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Crawford grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 6, Boston 3

Bottom 8th: Encarnacion singles to left [1]. Hill singles to left [1,2]. Nix flies out (8) [1,3]. Arencibia flies out (9), Encarnacion out at home (9-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 6, Boston 3

Top 9th: Francisco pitching. Gonzalez strikes out. Youkilis called out on strikes. Pedroia batting for Cameron. Pedroia flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 6, Boston 3

Boston                             Toronto  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      3  0  0  0  .226  Davis,cf         4  0  1  0  .232
Crawford,lf      4  0  2  0  .361  Escobar,ss       4  1  2  0  .235
Gonzalez,1b      4  0  0  0  .297  Snider,lf        4  2  2  0  .221
Youkilis,3b      4  1  1  0  .210  Bautista,rf      4  0  1  1  .266
Ortiz,dh         2  0  0  0  .261  Lind,1b          4  1  1  1  .264
Cameron,dh       1  0  0  0  .238  Encarnacion,3b   3  1  2  3  .232
Pedroia,ph       1  0  0  0  .286  Hill,2b          3  1  1  0  .296
Drew,rf          3  1  1  1  .180  Nix,dh           4  0  2  1  .287
Lowrie,ss        3  1  2  2  .225  Arencibia,c      4  0  0  0  .261
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  1  0  .311  
Scutaro,2b       3  0  0  0  .200
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          31  3  7  3        Totals          34  6 12  6


Boston            0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  3
Toronto           0 0 0  0 0 5  1 0 x  -  6


DP: Boston 1. LOB: Boston 2, Toronto 7. 2B: Lowrie (4), Drew (4),
Crawford (13), Bautista (7), Escobar (8), Davis (8), Snider (7),
Nix (4). HR: Lowrie (1), Encarnacion (8). SB: Encarnacion (2).
CS: Crawford (6).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Matsuzaka (L,1-3)      5.1  7  4  4  1  4  3.63
Wakefield              2.2  5  2  2  1  2  1.77



[b]Toronto[/b]
Cecil (W,4-4)          8    7  3  3  1  6  4.47
Francisco (S,4)        1    0  0  0  0  2  2.70



[b]Att[/b]: 34,826
[b]Special Notes[/b]: David Ortiz was ejected in the 5th inning for
arguing a strike call.

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Tuesday, May 10, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             23  13  .639   --       Atlanta              22  15  .595   --
Baltimore            22  14  .611    1       New York             20  16  .556    1.5
BOSTON               21  16  .568    2.5     Philadelphia         20  16  .556    1.5
Toronto              20  16  .556    3       Florida              19  17  .528    2.5
Tampa Bay            19  17  .528    5       Washington           14  21  .400    7
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              21  16  .568   --       Cincinnati           23  13  .639   --
Kansas City          16  19  .457    4       St.Louis             21  15  .583    2
Cleveland            15  20  .429    5       Pittsburgh           18  19  .486    5.5
Chicago              15  22  .405    6       Milwaukee            15  22  .405    8.5
Minnesota            13  23  .361    7.5     Houston              14  22  .389    9
                                             Chicago              11  24  .314   11.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              19  17  .528   --       Colorado             26  10  .722   --
Los Angeles          19  18  .514    0.5     Los Angeles          20  17  .541    6.5
Texas                17  20  .459    2.5     San Diego            17  19  .472    9
Oakland              14  23  .378    5.5     Arizona              14  21  .400   11.5
                                             San Francisco        14  21  .400   11.5


Toronto 6, Boston 3                          Los Angeles 9, Pittsburgh 2
Cleveland 11, Tampa Bay 5                    Atlanta 6, Washington 5
Baltimore 8, Seattle 1                       Florida 4, Philadelphia 3
New York 13, Kansas City 6                   St.Louis 5, Chicago 2
Texas 5, Oakland 4 (10)                      Houston 4, Cincinnati 1
Detroit 8, Minnesota 7                       San Diego 16, Milwaukee 2
Chicago 5, Los Angeles 0                     Colorado 8, New York 4
                                             San Francisco 8, Arizona 3

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Agreed to terms with free agent MR Zach Miner to a 1-year contract. Optioned SP Wes Whisler to Charlotte (AAA).

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Placed CF Ezequiel Carrera on the 60-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of CF Jerad Head from Columbus (AAA).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Assigned SP Will Smith to Omaha (AAA).

TAMPA BAY RAYS: Activated MR J.P. Howell from the disabled list. Optioned MR Matt Moore to Durham (AAA).

TEXAS RANGERS: Placed 2B Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/9/2011. Purchased the contract of SS Omar Quintanilla from Round Rock (AAA).

National League

NEW YORK METS: Activated SP Chris R. Young and C Ronny Paulino from the disabled list. Sent Paulino to Buffalo (AAA) for injury rehab. Designated SP Boof Bonser for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

[VandyRedskins21]

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

Can't believe I missed this until now! Definitely gonna follow from now even though my Nats are struggling haha.

[doncoryell]

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

Can't believe I missed this until now! Definitely gonna follow from now even though my Nats are struggling haha.

Now you know how my baseball pbp looks as well as my basketball pbp. What I lack in pictures, like a video game on the ps3 or xbox 360 can produce, I give you enough to "picture" what is happening on the field with the pbp.

[doncoryell]

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

May 11, 2011: Boston (Lackey 3-2, 4.71) @ Toronto (Drabek 1-2, 5.01) - game #38 of 162

Top 1st: Drabek pitching. Crawford walks [1]. Crawford caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia walks [1]. Youkilis flies out (7) [1]. Ortiz grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Hill pops out (4). Patterson singles to right [1]. Snider strikes out, Patterson steals 2b [2]. Bautista grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 2nd: Drew flies out (8). Lowrie singles to center [1]. Lowrie caught stealing (2-4). McDonald strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 2nd: Lind grounds out (6-3). Encarnacion fouls out (2). McCoy singles to right [1]. McCoy steals 2b [2]. Nix grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 3rd: Saltalamacchia singles to right [1]. Scutaro walks [1,2]. Crawford pops out (4) [1,2]. Pedroia grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 3rd: Johjima grounds out (4-3). Hill grounds out (3u). Patterson doubles to left [2]. Snider grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 4th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz grounds out (6-3). Drew flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 4th: Bautista fouls out (2). Lind doubles to left center [2]. Encarnacion strikes out [2]. McCoy doubles to left [2]. Lind scores. Nix grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 0

Top 5th: Lowrie doubles to left [2]. McDonald singles to right [1]. Lowrie scores. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1]. McDonald steals 2b [2]. Scutaro grounds out (1-3) [3]. Crawford doubles to left [2]. McDonald scores. Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 1

Bottom 5th: Johjima flies out (9). Hill doubles to left center [2]. Patterson strikes out [2]. Snider grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 1

Top 6th: Youkilis singles to left [1]. Ortiz strikes out [1]. Drew flies out (9) [1]. Lowrie homers to right. Youkilis and Lowrie score. McDonald doubles to left [2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Toronto 1

Bottom 6th: Bautista grounds out (3u). Lind singles to right [1]. Encarnacion flies out (9) [1]. McCoy grounds out, FC (5-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Toronto 1

Top 7th: Scutaro grounds out (4-3). Crawford singles to left [1]. Crawford caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Toronto 1

Bottom 7th: Nix singles to right [1]. Albers pitching. Johjima strikes out [1]. Hill homers to left. Nix and Hill score. Patterson grounds out (5-3). Snider doubles to right [2]. Bautista grounds out (3u).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Toronto 3

Top 8th: Rauch pitching. Youkilis singles to center [1]. Youkilis steals 2b [2]. Ortiz singles to left [1,3]. Drew strikes out [1,3]. Lowrie homers to right. Youkilis, Ortiz and Lowrie score. Frasor pitching. McDonald singles to right [1]. McDonald steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia singles to center [1,3]. Saltalamacchia caught stealing (2-4) [3]. Scutaro walks [1,3]. Crawford singles to right, Scutaro out at 3b (9-5). McDonald scores.
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors - Boston 8, Toronto 3

Bottom 8th: Lind pops out (5). Encarnacion grounds out (4-3). McCoy flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 8, Toronto 3

Top 9th: Pedroia pops out (3). Youkilis singles to left center [1]. Ortiz strikes out [1]. Drew strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 8, Toronto 3

Bottom 9th: Nix grounds out (4-3). Johjima grounds out (6-3). Hill grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 8, Toronto 3

Boston                             Toronto  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Crawford,lf      4  0  3  2  .371  Hill,2b          5  1  2  2  .300
Pedroia,2b       4  0  0  0  .278  Patterson,cf     4  0  2  0  .500
Youkilis,1b      5  2  3  0  .223  Snider,lf        4  0  1  0  .222
Ortiz,dh         5  1  1  0  .259  Bautista,rf      4  0  0  0  .258
Drew,rf          5  0  0  0  .172  Lind,1b          4  1  2  0  .273
Lowrie,3b        4  3  4  5  .295  Encarnacion,3b   4  0  0  0  .224
McDonald,cf      4  2  3  1  .226  McCoy,ss         4  0  2  1  .417
Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  2  0  .318  Nix,dh           4  1  1  0  .286
Scutaro,ss       2  0  0  0  .197  Johjima,c        4  0  0  0  .227
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          37  8 16  8        Totals          37  3 10  3


Boston            0 0 0  0 2 2  0 4 0  -  8
Toronto           0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0  -  3


DP: Toronto 1. LOB: Boston 7, Toronto 7. 2B: McDonald (2), Lowrie (5),
Crawford (14), Lind (9), Hill (11), Snider (8), Patterson (1), McCoy
(2). HR: Lowrie 2 (3), Hill (3). SB: McDonald 2 (3), Youkilis (1),
Patterson (1), McCoy (1). CS: Saltalamacchia (1), Crawford 2 (8),
Lowrie (2). GIDP: Pedroia.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lackey (W,4-2)         6    8  2  2  0  3  4.46
Albers (S,2)           3    2  1  1  0  1  4.34

Lackey pitched to one batter in 7th.



[b]Toronto[/b]
Drabek (L,1-3)         7    9  4  4  3  5  5.03
Rauch                  0.1  3  3  3  0  1  2.79
Frasor                 1.2  4  1  1  1  2  5.03



[b]Att[/b]: 34,449

Where was this in RL, Lackey! You were on my AL-only fantasy team.

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Wednesday, May 11, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             24  13  .649   --       Atlanta              23  15  .605   --
Baltimore            23  14  .622    1       Philadelphia         21  16  .568    1.5
BOSTON               22  16  .579    2.5     New York             20  17  .541    2.5
Tampa Bay            20  17  .541    4       Florida              19  18  .514    3.5
Toronto              20  17  .541    4       Washington           14  22  .389    8
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              21  17  .553   --       Cincinnati           24  13  .649   --
Kansas City          16  20  .444    4       St.Louis             22  15  .595    2
Cleveland            15  21  .417    5       Pittsburgh           18  20  .474    6.5
Chicago              15  23  .395    6       Milwaukee            15  23  .395    9.5
Minnesota            14  23  .378    6.5     Houston              14  23  .378   10
                                             Chicago              11  25  .306   12.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Los Angeles          20  18  .526   --       Colorado             27  10  .730   --
Seattle              19  18  .514    0.5     Los Angeles          21  17  .553    6.5
Texas                17  21  .447    3       San Diego            18  19  .486    9
Oakland              15  23  .395    5       Arizona              15  21  .417   11.5
                                             San Francisco        14  22  .389   12.5


Boston 8, Toronto 3                          San Diego 8, Milwaukee 4
Minnesota 2, Detroit 1                       Cincinnati 2, Houston 0
Oakland 10, Texas 4                          Colorado 7, New York 3
Tampa Bay 9, Cleveland 5 (12)                Los Angeles 6, Pittsburgh 1
Baltimore 5, Seattle 4 (10)                  Atlanta 4, Washington 2
New York 13, Kansas City 6                   Philadelphia 5, Florida 1
Los Angeles 6, Chicago 4                     St.Louis 7, Chicago 0
                                             Arizona 5, San Francisco 3

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Activated 1B Derrek Lee from the disabled list and sent to Norfolk (AAA) for injury rehab.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Assigned C Lucas May to Omaha (AAA).

MINNESOTA TWINS: Placed 2B Alexi Casilla on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/10/2011. Purchased the contracts of CF Dustin Martin and 1b Jeff Bailey from Rochester (AAA). Designated RF Michael Cuddyer for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

TEXAS RANGERS: Recalled 1B Mitch Moreland from Round Rock (AAA). Designated SS Omar Quintanilla for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Recalled CF Corey Patterson from Las Vegas (AAA). Designated LF Scott Podsednik for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 3B Jamey Carroll returns from his rehab assignment. Optioned LF Xavier Paul to Albuquerque (AAA). Assigned LF Marcus Thames and 1B John Gall to Albuquerque (AAA).

[doncoryell]

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

May 12, 2011: Off Day

Standings as of Thursday, May 12, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             24  14  .632   --       Atlanta              23  16  .590   --
Baltimore            23  15  .605    1       Philadelphia         21  16  .568    1
BOSTON               22  16  .579    2       New York             20  17  .541    2
Toronto              20  17  .541    3.5     Florida              19  18  .514    3
Tampa Bay            20  18  .526    4       Washington           15  22  .405    7
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              21  17  .553   --       Cincinnati           24  13  .649   --
Kansas City          17  20  .459    3.5     St.Louis             22  16  .579    2.5
Cleveland            16  21  .432    4.5     Pittsburgh           19  20  .487    6
Chicago              15  23  .395    6       Milwaukee            15  23  .395    9.5
Minnesota            14  23  .378    6.5     Houston              14  23  .378   10
                                             Chicago              12  25  .324   12
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Los Angeles          20  18  .526   --       Colorado             27  10  .730   --
Seattle              20  18  .526   --       Los Angeles          21  18  .538    7
Texas                17  21  .447    3       San Diego            18  19  .486    9
Oakland              15  23  .395    5       Arizona              16  21  .432   11
                                             San Francisco        14  23  .378   13


Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 4                     Chicago 8, St.Louis 3
Seattle 4, Baltimore 2                       Arizona 5, San Francisco 2
Kansas City 6, New York 3                    Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 3
                                             Washington 2, Atlanta 0
only games scheduled
                                             only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

SEATTLE MARINERS: Assigned C Lucas May and LF Marcus Thames to Tacoma (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: SP Dustin McGowan returns from his rehab assignment. Optioned MR Jo-Jo Reyes to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Activated 3B Ryan Roberts from the disabled list. Designated 2B Josh Wilson for assignment and placed on waivers.

FLORIDA MARLINS: Placed CF Chris Coghian on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/8/2011. Purchased the contract of RF Josh Kroeger from New Orleans (AAA). Claimed CF Bobby Kielty off waivers from San Diego.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Placed 1B Jay Gibbons on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/9/2011. Recalled RF Jamie Hoffmann from Albuquerque (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: SP Zack Greinke returns from his rehab assignment. Designated SP Sergio Mitre for assignment and placed on waivers.

[doncoryell]

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

5/13/2011

Today we take a look at the New York Yankees, our next opponent in a 3-game series that starts today. We will meet in the New Yankee Stadium, which seats 52,325 and plays like a neutral park.

Going 24-14 so far this year, the Yankees have compiled a .632 winning percentage. They are leading the Eastern Division. Their number of runs scored of 206 rank 1st in the AL, their .264 batting average ranks 3rd. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 149 runs (4th) with their starters compiling an ERA of 3.94 which ranks 5th. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 1.97, ranking 1st. When playing against our Red Sox this season, they have a record of 1 win and 2 losses.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP C.Buchholz (2-4, 2.58 ERA) versus RHP I.Nova (4-2, 3.13 ERA)
RHP J.Beckett (3-1, 2.29 ERA) versus RHP F.Garcia (3-2, 4.19 ERA)
LHP J.Lester (3-2, 3.67 ERA) versus LHP C.Sabathia (5-0, 2.01 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. 2B Robinson Cano (age: 28, current stars: 5.0, potential stars: 5.0)
2. SP C.C. Sabathia (30, 4.5, 4.5)
3. MR Rafael Soriano (31, 4.5, 4.5)
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez (35, 4.5, 5.0)
5. CF Curtis Granderson (30, 4.5, 4.5)

[doncoryell]

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

May 13, 2011: Boston (Buchholz 2-4, 2.58) @ New York Yankees (Sabathia 5-0, 2.01) - game #39 of 162

Top 1st: Sabathia pitching. Ellsbury singles to left center [1]. Ellsbury caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia pops out (6). Gonzalez strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Buchholz pitching. Gardner grounds out (3-1). Jeter grounds out (5-3). Gonzalez doubles to left [2]. Swisher grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Top 2nd: Youkilis flies out (7). Ortiz flies out (9). Drew grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 2nd: Granderson called out on strikes. Posada grounds out (4-3). Martin pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Top 3rd: Crawford grounds out (6-3). Saltalamacchia flies out (9). Scutaro flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 3rd: Chavez homers to right. Chavez scores. Pena called out on strikes. Gardner grounds out (3u). Jeter grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 1, Boston 0

Top 4th: Ellsbury doubles to right center [2]. Pedroia grounds out (4-3) [3]. Gonzalez grounds out (4-3). Ellsbury scores. Youkilis strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 1

Bottom 4th: Rodriguez singles to left [1]. Swisher grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. Granderson grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Granderson steals 2b [2]. Posada doubles to right [2]. Granderson scores. Martin grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 2, Boston 1

Top 5th: Ortiz strikes out. Drew grounds out (4-3). Crawford grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 2, Boston 1

Bottom 5th: Chavez flies out (8). Pena flies out (7). Gardner singles to right [1]. Jeter singles to left [1,2]. Rodriguez homers to left center. Gardner, Jeter and Rodriguez score. Albers pitching. Swisher flies out (7).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Top 6th: Saltalamacchia flies out (7). Scutaro singles to left [1]. Ellsbury hit by pitch [1,2]. Pedroia grounds out (3-1) [2,3]. Gonzalez walks [1,2,3]. Youkilis flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Granderson strikes out. Posada flies out (8). Martin grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Top 7th: Ortiz singles to right [1]. Drew grounds out, FC (1-6) [1]. Crawford singles to center [1,2]. Saltalamacchia flies out (7) [1,2]. Scutaro strikes out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Bottom 7th: Chavez grounds out (3u). Pena strikes out. Gardner doubles to left [2]. Jeter strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Top 8th: Ellsbury doubles to left [2]. Pedroia grounds out (5-3) [3]. Gonzalez strikes out [2]. Youkilis called out on strikes.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Bard pitching. Rodriguez grounds out (6-3). Swisher called out on strikes. Granderson walks [1]. Granderson steals 2b [2]. Posada pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 1

Top 9th: Ortiz singles to right [1]. McDonald running for Ortiz. Drew singles to right [1,3]. Rivera pitching. Crawford strikes out [1,3]. Saltalamacchia walks [1,2,3]. Lowrie batting for Scutaro. Lowrie flies out (7) [1,2]. McDonald scores. Ellsbury strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 2

Boston                             New York  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  1  3  0  .240  Gardner,lf       4  1  2  0  .268
Pedroia,2b       4  0  0  0  .271  Jeter,ss         4  1  1  0  .264
Gonzalez,1b      3  0  0  1  .292  Rodriguez,dh     4  1  3  3  .257
Youkilis,3b      4  0  0  0  .217  Swisher,rf       4  0  0  0  .218
Ortiz,dh         4  0  2  0  .265  Granderson,cf    3  1  0  0  .212
McDonald,pr      0  1  0  0  .226  Posada,1b        4  0  1  1  .288
Drew,rf          4  0  1  0  .175  Martin,c         3  0  0  0  .315
Crawford,lf      4  0  1  0  .368  Chavez,3b        3  1  1  1  .286
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  0  .309  Pena,2b          3  0  0  0  .000
Scutaro,ss       3  0  1  0  .200  
Lowrie,ph        0  0  0  1  .295  
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          33  2  8  2        Totals          32  5  8  5


Boston            0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  2
New York          0 0 1  1 3 0  0 0 x  -  5


LOB: Boston 8, New York 4. 2B: Ellsbury 2 (7), Rodriguez (7),
Posada (8), Gardner (8). HR: Rodriguez (8), Chavez (1). SF: 
Lowrie. SB: Granderson 2 (8). CS: Ellsbury (3).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Buchholz (L,2-5)       4.2  7  5  5  0  2  3.24
Albers                 2.1  1  0  0  0  3  3.86
Bard                   1    0  0  0  1  1  1.80



[b]New York[/b]
Sabathia (W,6-0)       8    8  2  2  1  6  2.04
Rivera (S,11)          1    0  0  0  1  2  0.83

Sabathia pitched to two batters in 9th.



[b]HBP[/b]: Ellsbury (by Sabathia).
[b]Att[/b]: 52,285

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Friday, May 13, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             25  14  .641   --       Philadelphia         22  16  .579   --
Baltimore            23  16  .590    2       Atlanta              23  17  .575   --
BOSTON               22  17  .564    3       New York             20  18  .526    2
Tampa Bay            21  18  .538    4       Florida              19  19  .500    3
Toronto              20  18  .526    4.5     Washington           16  22  .421    6
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              22  17  .564   --       Cincinnati           24  14  .632   --
Kansas City          17  21  .447    4.5     St.Louis             23  16  .590    1.5
Cleveland            16  22  .421    5.5     Pittsburgh           20  20  .500    5
Chicago              16  23  .410    6       Houston              15  23  .395    9
Minnesota            15  23  .395    6.5     Milwaukee            15  24  .385    9.5
                                             Chicago              13  25  .342   11
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              21  18  .538   --       Colorado             28  10  .737   --
Los Angeles          20  19  .513    1       Los Angeles          22  18  .550    7
Texas                18  21  .462    3       San Diego            18  20  .474   10
Oakland              15  24  .385    6       Arizona              16  22  .421   12
                                             San Francisco        14  24  .368   14


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

Transactions

American League

BOSTON RED SOX: Agreed to terms with 1B David Ortiz to a 3-year contract extension.

CLEVELAND INDIANS: RF Matt LaPorta returns from his rehab assignment. Optioned SS Jason Donald to Columbus (AAA).

DETROIT TIGERS: Activated 3B Brandon Inge from the disabled list. Optioned SS Argenis Diaz to Toledo (AAA).

MINNESOTA TWINS: Placed CF Jason Repko on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/10/2011. Recalled RF Rene Tosoni from Rochester (AAA).

NEW YORK YANKEES: Placed 2B Robinson Cano on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/12/2011. Recalled 3B Brandon Laird from Scranton WB (AAA).

SEATTLE MARINERS: Claimed MR Shane Lindsay off waivers from Chicago White Sox.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS: Agreed to terms with CL Kerry Wood to a 2-year contract extension.

FLORIDA MARLINS: Optioned RF Scott Cousins to New Orleans (AAA).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Placed SP Carlos Monasterios on the 60-day disabled list. Claimed SP Boof Bonser off waivers from New York Mets.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Assigned SS Eric Bruntlett to Fresno (AAA).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Placed CF Jayson Werth on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/11/2011. Purchased the Contract of CF Corey Brown from Syracuse (AAA).

[doncoryell]

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

May 14, 2011: Boston (J.Beckett 3-1, 2.29) @ NY Yankees (P.Hughes 2-4, 5.13) - game #40 of 162

Top 1st: Hughes pitching. Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Ellsbury steals 2b [2]. Pedroia walks [1,2]. Gonzalez strikes out [1,2]. Youkilis grounds out, FC (5u) [1,2]. Ortiz walks [1,2,3]. Drew flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Beckett pitching. Gardner grounds out (4-3). Jeter singles to center [1]. Rodriguez called out on strikes [1]. Swisher walks [1,2]. Granderson strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Top 2nd: Crawford singles to right [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia singles to right [1,3]. Scutaro strikes out [1,3]. Ellsbury flies out (8) [1]. Crawford scores. Pedroia homers to left. Saltalamacchia and Pedroia score. Gonzalez doubles to right [2]. Youkilis grounds out (5-3).
[b]3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Bottom 2nd[/b}: Posada strikes out. Cervelli flies out (8). Chavez doubles to center [2]. Pena strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Top 3rd: Ortiz grounds out (4-3). Drew flies out (8). Crawford strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Bottom 3rd: Gardner flies out (9). Jeter singles to right [1]. Rodriguez flies out (7) [1]. Swisher strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Top 4th: Saltalamacchia grounds out (1-3). Scutaro called out on strikes. Ellsbury reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Pedroia grounds out, FC (5-4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, New York 0

Bottom 4th: Granderson flies out (7). Posada grounds out (4-3). Cervelli flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Top 5th: Gonzalez flies out (9). Youkilis grounds out (6-3). Ortiz called out on strikes.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Bottom 5th: Chavez flies out (8). Pena grounds out (6-3). Gardner grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Top 6th: Drew grounds out (5-3). Crawford doubles to left center [2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out [2]. Chamberlain pitching. Scutaro hit by pitch [1,2]. Ellsbury grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, New York 0

Bottom 6th: Jeter grounds out (1-3). Rodriguez grounds out (5-3). Swisher walks [1]. Granderson singles to right [1,3]. Posada reaches 2b on error (E4) [2,3]. Swisher scores. Cervelli grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 3, New York 1

Top 7th: Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez fouls out (5) [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Youkilis fouls out (3) [2]. Ortiz singles to right, reaches 2b on throw to home [2]. Pedroia scores. Drew grounds out (3u).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Bottom 7th: Chavez flies out (7). Pena flies out (7). Gardner flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Top 8th: Logan pitching. Crawford flies out (7). Saltalamacchia singles to left [1]. Scutaro walks [1,2]. Ellsbury singles to right, reaches 2b on throw to home [2,3]. Saltalamacchia scores. Pedroia walks [1,2,3]. Gonzalez walks [1,2,3]. Scutaro scores. Colon pitching. Youkilis singles to right, reaches 2b on throw to home [2,3]. Ellsbury and Pedroia score. Colon injured. Robertson pitching. Robertson balks [3]. Gonzalez scores. Ortiz homers to right. Youkilis and Ortiz score. Drew strikes out. Crawford singles to left [1]. Saltalamacchia homers to right. Crawford and Saltalamacchia score. Soriano pitching. Scutaro grounds out (6-3).
9 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors - Boston 13, New York 1

Bottom 8th: Wheeler pitching. Jeter bunt singles [1]. Rodriguez strikes out [1]. Swisher strikes out [1]. Granderson singles to right [1,2]. Posada doubles to center [2]. Jeter and Granderson score. Cervelli walks [1,2]. Wakefield pitching. Nunez batting for Chavez. Nunez singles to right center, Cervelli out at 3b (8-6-5). Posada scores.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 13, New York 4

Top 9th: Nunez now playing 2B. Pena now playing 3B. Ellsbury grounds out (5-3). Pedroia strikes out. Gonzalez flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 13, New York 4

Bottom 9th: Pena flies out (8). Gardner strikes out. Jeter hit by pitch [1]. Rodriguez hit by pitch [1,2]. Swisher strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 13, New York 4

Boston                             New York  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  1  2  2  .245  Gardner,lf       5  0  0  0  .259
Pedroia,2b       3  3  1  2  .272  Jeter,ss         4  1  3  0  .276
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  1  1  .289  Rodriguez,dh     4  0  0  0  .250
Youkilis,3b      5  1  1  2  .217  Swisher,rf       3  1  0  0  .213
Ortiz,dh         4  1  2  3  .272  Granderson,cf    4  1  2  0  .220
Drew,rf          5  0  0  0  .168  Posada,1b        4  1  1  2  .287
Crawford,lf      5  2  3  0  .375  Cervelli,c       3  0  0  0  .231
Saltalamacchia,c 5  3  3  2  .322  Chavez,3b        3  0  1  0  .292
Scutaro,ss       3  1  0  0  .195  Nunez,ph-2b      1  0  1  1  .250
                                   Pena,2b          4  0  0  0  .000
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          40 13 13 12        Totals          35  4  8  3


Boston            0 3 0  0 0 0  1 9 0  - 13
New York          0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3 0  -  4


E: Pedroia (4), Chavez (1). LOB: Boston 8, New York 9. 2B: Crawford
(15), Gonzalez (5), Posada (9), Chavez (2). HR: Saltalamacchia (7),
Pedroia (5), Ortiz (5). SF: Ellsbury. SB: Pedroia (7), Crawford (11),
Ellsbury (8).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Beckett (W,4-1)        7    4  1  0  2  5  2.02
Wheeler                0.2  3  3  3  1  2  5.51
Wakefield              1.1  1  0  0  0  2  1.66



[b]New York[/b]
Hughes (L,2-5)         5.2  6  3  3  2  6  5.09
Chamberlain            1.1  1  1  1  1  0  1.42
Logan                  0.1  2  5  5  3  0  4.59
Colon                  0    1  0  0  0  0  2.70
Robertson              0.1  3  4  4  0  1  5.19
Soriano                1.1  0  0  0  0  1  2.05

Colon pitched to one batter in 8th.



[b]HBP[/b]: Jeter (by Wakefield), Rodriguez (by Wakefield), Scutaro
            (by Chamberlain).
[b]Balks[/b]: Robertson.
[b]Att[/b]: 51,824
[b]Special Notes[/b]: Bartolo Colon injured while throwing a pitch
in 8th inning.

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Saturday, May 14, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             25  15  .625   --       Philadelphia         23  16  .590   --
Baltimore            23  17  .575    2       Atlanta              23  18  .561    1
BOSTON               23  17  .575    2       New York             21  18  .538    2
Tampa Bay            22  18  .550    3       Florida              20  19  .513    3
Toronto              20  19  .513    4.5     Washington           16  23  .410    7
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              22  18  .550   --       Cincinnati           24  15  .615   --
Kansas City          18  21  .462    3.5     St.Louis             24  16  .600    0.5
Cleveland            17  22  .436    4.5     Pittsburgh           20  21  .488    5
Minnesota            16  23  .410    5.5     Milwaukee            16  24  .400    8.5
Chicago              16  24  .400    6       Houston              15  24  .385    9
                                             Chicago              14  25  .359   10
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Los Angeles          21  19  .525   --       Colorado             29  10  .744   --
Seattle              21  19  .525   --       Los Angeles          22  19  .537    8
Texas                18  22  .450    3       San Diego            18  21  .462   11
Oakland              16  24  .400    5       Arizona              17  22  .436   12
                                             San Francisco        14  25  .359   15


Boston 13, New York 4                        Florida 4, Washington 0
Cleveland 4, Seattle 2 (10)                  Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 4 (12)
Oakland 8, Chicago 3                         Colorado 7, San Diego 5
Kansas City 7, Detroit 1                     New York 6, Houston 3
Minnesota 3, Toronto 1                       St.Louis 6, Cincinnati 5 (10)
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3                     Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4
Los Angeles 9, Texas 2                       Chicago 3, San Francisco 2
                                             Arizona 2, Los Angeles 0

Transactions

American League

BOSTON RED SOX: Agreed to terms with CL Jonathan Papelbon to a 4-year contract extension.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Activated RF Carlos Quentin from the disabled list. Optioned RF Michael Restovich to Charlotte (AAA).

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Placed SP Kelvin De La Cruz on the 60-day disabled list.

MINNESOTA TWINS: Assigned RF Michael Cuddyer to Rochester (AAA). Activated MR Brian Duensing from the disabled list. Optioned MR Glen Perkins to Rochester (AAA).

SEATTLE MARINERS: CF Franklin Gutierrez returns from his rehab assignment. Designated LF Ryan Langerhans for assignment and placed on waivers. Assigned MR Shane Lindsay to Tacoma (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned LF Scott Podsednik to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Activated MR Scott Linebrink from the disabled list. Designated MR Rodrigo Lopez for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

FLORIDA MARLINS: Placed LF Donnie Murphy on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/13/2011. Recalled RF Scott Cousins from New Orleans (AAA).

HOUSTON ASTROS: 2B Clint Barmes and 3B Jeff Keppinger return from their rehab assignment. Optioned 2B Joe Inglett to Oklahoma City (AAA). Designated RF Jason Michaels for assignment and placed on waivers.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: C Dioner Navarro returns from his rehab assignment. Assigned SP Boof Bonser to Albuquerque (AAA). Optioned C A.J. Ellsi to Albuquerque (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: RF Corey Hart and SP Manny Parra return from their rehab assignments. Optioned 1B Mat Gamel to Nashville (AAA). Designated SP Chris Narveson for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Activated 3B David Freese from the disabled list. Optioned SS Ramon Vazquez to Memphis (AAA).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Claimed 2B Omar Quintanilla off waivers from Texas.


Achievements & Milestones
Kansas City's Melky Cabrera hits for cycle
Minnesota's Jim Thome belts home run #600

[doncoryell]

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

May 15, 2011: Boston (J.Lester 3-2, 3.67) @ NY Yankees (F.Garcia 3-2, 4.19) - game #41 of 162

Top 1st: Garcia pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Pedroia pops out (6). Gonzalez singles to left [1]. Youkilis called out on strikes.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Lester pitching. Gardner grounds out (6-3). Jeter grounds out (6-3). Rodriguez flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz walks [1]. Ortiz picked off 1B (1-3). Drew walks [1]. Crawford homers to right. Drew and Crawford score. Saltalamacchia grounds out (4-3). Scutaro strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 0

Bottom 2nd: Granderson grounds out (4-3). Posada doubles to left [2]. Martin strikes out [2]. Jones singles to left [1]. Posada scores. Laird flies out (7).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Top 3rd: Ellsbury singles to right [1]. Ellsbury caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez reaches 1b on error (E4) [1]. Youkilis grounds out, FC (6-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 2, New York 1

Bottom 3rd: Pena grounds out (3u). Gardner grounds out (4-3). Jeter hit by pitch [1]. Rodriguez strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Top 4th: Ortiz strikes out. Drew homers to right. Drew scores. Crawford singles to left [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia singles to center [1]. Crawford scores. Scutaro doubles to center [2,3]. Ellsbury pops put (4) [2,3]. Pedroia flies out (7).
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Bottom 4th: Granderson walks [1]. Granderson steals 2b [2]. Posada flies out (8) [2]. Martin fouls out (2) [2]. Jones strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Top 5th: Gonzalez walks [1]. Youkilis grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. Ortiz walks [1,2]. Drew grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Bottom 5th: Laird grounds out (3-1). Pena grounds out (4-3). Gardner walks [1]. Gardner steals 2b [2]. Jeter strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, New York 1

Top 6th: Crawford singles to left [1]. Crawford steals 2b [2]. Saltalamacchia grounds out (4-3) [3]. Scutaro flies out (8). Crawford scores. Ellsbury singles to left [1]. Chamberlain pitching. Pedroia flies out (7).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, New York 1

Bottom 6th: Rodriguez doubles to right [2]. Wild pitch [3]. Granderson walks [1,3]. Granderson steals 2b [2,3]. Posada strikes out [2,3]. Martin singles in infield [1,3]. Rodriguez scores. Jones strikes out [1,3]. Laird flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, New York 2

Top 7th: Gonzalez grounds out (1-3). Youkilis homers to right center. Youkilis scores. Ortiz singles to left [1]. Drew grounds out (3-1) [2]. Crawford singles to left [1,3]. Saltalamacchia grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, New York 2

Bottom 7th: Bard pitching. Pena strikes out. Gardner called out on strikes. Jeter grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, New York 2

Top 8th: Madrigal pitching. Scutaro flies out (9). Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia doubles to center [2]. Gonzalez grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, New York 2

Bottom 8th: Rodriguez reaches 1b on error (E6) [1]. Granderson strikes out [1]. Posada grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 6, New York 2

Top 9th: Youkilis singles in infield [1]. Ortiz homers to right center. Youkilis and Ortiz score. Logan pitching. Drew grounds out (5-3). Crawford walks [1]. Saltalamacchia singles to left [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 8, New York 2

Bottom 9th: Martin singles to left [1]. Jones singles to left [1,2]. Laird doubles to right [2,3]. Martin scores. Pena grounds out (4-3) [3]. Jones scores. Gardner strikes out [3]. Jeter pops out (6).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 8, New York 4

Boston                             New York  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  0  2  0  .250  Gardner,lf       4  0  0  0  .253
Pedroia,2b       5  0  1  0  .270  Jeter,ss         4  0  0  0  .269
Gonzalez,1b      4  0  1  0  .288  Rodriguez,3b     4  1  1  0  .250
Youkilis,3b      5  2  2  1  .222  Granderson,cf    2  0  0  0  .217
Ortiz,dh         3  1  2  2  .279  Posada,dh        4  1  1  0  .287
Drew,rf          4  2  1  1  .171  Martin,c         4  1  2  1  .322
Crawford,lf      4  3  4  2  .390  Jones,rf         4  1  2  1  .343
Saltalamacchia,c 5  0  2  1  .325  Laird,1b         4  0  1  1  .250
Scutaro,ss       4  0  1  1  .197  Pena,2b          4  0  0  1  .000
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          39  8 16  8        Totals          34  4  7  4


Boston            0 2 0  2 0 1  1 0 2  -  8
New York          0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  4


E: Scutaro (4), Pena (1). DP: Boston 1, New York 2. LOB: Boston 12,
New York 8. 2B: Pedroia (15), Scutaro (7), Posada (10), Laird (1),
Rodriguez (8). HR: Youkilis (5), Crawford (9), Drew (2), Ortiz (6).
SF: Scutaro. SB: Crawford 2 (13), Granderson 2 (10), Gardner (10).
CS: Ellsbury (4). GIDP: Scutaro, Drew, Posada.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lester (W,4-2)         6    4  2  2  3  6  3.60
Bard (S,1)             3    3  2  2  0  4  2.18



[b]New York[/b]
Garcia (L,3-3)         5.2  9  5  5  4  3  4.62
Chamberlain            1.1  3  1  1  0  0  1.77
Madrigal               1    3  2  2  0  0 18.00
Logan                  1    1  0  0  1  0  4.34

Madrigal pitched to two batters in 9th.



[b]HBP[/b]: Jeter (by Lester).
[b]WP[/b]: Lester.
[b]Att[/b]: 52,215

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Sunday, May 15, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             25  16  .610   --       Philadelphia         23  17  .575   --
BOSTON               24  17  .585    1       Atlanta              24  18  .571   --
Baltimore            23  18  .561    2       New York             22  18  .550    1
Tampa Bay            23  18  .561    2       Florida              21  19  .525    2
Toronto              21  19  .525    3.5     Washington           16  24  .400    7
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              22  19  .537   --       Cincinnati           25  15  .625   --
Kansas City          19  21  .475    2.5     St.Louis             24  17  .585    1.5
Cleveland            18  22  .450    3.5     Pittsburgh           21  21  .500    5
Minnesota            16  24  .400    5.5     Milwaukee            16  25  .390    9.5
Chicago              16  25  .390    6       Chicago              15  25  .375   10
                                             Houston              15  25  .375   10
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Los Angeles          22  19  .537   --       Colorado             30  10  .750   --
Seattle              21  20  .512    1       Los Angeles          23  19  .548    8
Texas                18  23  .439    4       San Diego            18  22  .450   12
Oakland              17  24  .415    5       Arizona              17  23  .425   13
                                             San Francisco        14  26  .350   16


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

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Recalled 1B Derrek Lee from Norfolk (AAA). Optioned 1B Brandon Snyder to Norfolk (AAA). Placed MR Jim Johnson on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled SS Zach Britton from Norfolk (AAA).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Activated 2B Brent Lillibridge from the disabled list. Optioned SS Eduardo Escobar to Charlotte (AAA).

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Placed CF Jerad Head on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Purchased the contract of CF Bubba Bell from Columbus (AAA).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Placed LF Vernon Wells on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/15/2011. Recalled LF Jeremy Moore from Salt Lake (AAA).

MINNESOTA TWINS: Placed 2B Matt Tolbert on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Recalled 2B Luke Hughes from Rochester (AAA).

NEW YORK YANKEES: Placed MR Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Recalled MR Warner Madrigal from Scranton WB (AAA).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Assigned 2B Josh Wilson to Reno (AAA).

CHICAGO CUBS: Placed SS Starlin Castro on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Purchased the contract of SS Matt Camp from Iowa (AAA).

FLORIDA MARLINS: Placed 2B Omar Infante on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Purchased the contract of 3B Matt Dominguez from New Orleans (AAA). Assigned MR Burke Badenhop to New Orleans (AAA).

HOUSTON ASTROS: Purchased the contract of RF Drew Locke from Oklahoma City (AAA). Designated SS Anderson Hernandez for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Placed LF J.B. Shuck on the 60-day disabled list.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Activated LF Nyjer Morgan from the disabled list. Optioned RF Brett Carroll to Nashville (AAA).

NEW YORK METS: C Ronny Paulino returns from his rehab assignment and optioned to Buffalo (AAA). Placed CF Angel Pagan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/14/2011. Purchased the contract of RF Valentino Pascucci from Buffalo (AAA). Optioned C Mike Nickeas to Buffalo (AAA).

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Recalled LF Luis Durango from Tucson (AAA). Designated 3B Alberto Gonzalez for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Claimed SP Fabio Castro and CL Josh Lueke off waivers from Seattle and SP Sergio Mitre off waivers from Milwaukee. Assigned 2B Omar Quintanilla, SP Fabio Castro, CL Josh Lueke and 2B German Duran to Fresno (AAA). Designated SP Barry Zito for assignment and placed on waivers. Placed Mr Javier Lopez and 2B Freddy Sanchez on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled CL Josh Lueke from Fresno (AAA). Purchased the contract of SS German Duran from Fresno (AAA).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Activated SP Jordan Zimmermann from the disabled list. Optioned MR Craig Stammen to Syracuse (AAA).

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

League Leaders

MLB Leaders

American League               National League

Batting Average             Batting Average
Crawford, BOS      .390     Spilborghs, COL        .364
Ordonez, DET       .364     Fielder, MIL           .353
Butler, KC         .358     Gwynn, LAD             .351
Cabrera, DET       .338     Ethier, LAD            .349
Cano, NY           .331     Heyward, ATL           .342
Cabrera, KC        .326     Polanco, PHI           .342

Home runs                   Home runs
Reynolds, BAL        17     Pujols, STL              15
Dunn, CHI            14     Bruce, CIN               11
Gonzalez, BOS        11     Ethier, LAD              10
Swisher, NY          11     Fielder, MIL             10
Thome, MIN           11     Gonzalez, COL            10
Johnson, TB          10     Berkman, STL              9

RBI                         RBI
Damon, TB            41     Gonzalez, COL            37
Crawford, BOS        38     Pujols, STL              35
Reynolds, BAL        37     Ankiel, WAS              30
Dunn, CHI            36     Ethier, LAD              29
Cano, NY             34     Ibanez, PHI              29
Ordonez, DET         31     McGehee, MIL             29

Stolen Bases                Stolen Bases
Davis, TOR           17     Reyes, NY                17
Escobar, KC          16     Upton, ARI               15
Crawford, BOS        13     Bonifacio, FLO           14
Suzuki, SEA          13     Bourn, HOU               13
Gardner, NY          10     Gonzalez, COL            12
Granderson, NY       10     Victorino, PHI            8

ERA                         ERA
Haren, LAA         1.85     Lowe, ATL              1.21
Beckett, BOS       2.02     Volquez, CIN           2.09
Sabathia, NY       2.04     Carpenter, STL         2.16
Pavano, MIN        2.20     Kershaw, LAD           2.48
Martinez, KC       2.45     Westbrook, STL         2.48
Hernandez, SEA     2.66     Latos, SD              2.53

Wins                        Wins
Hernandez,SEA         6     Lowe, ATL                 7
Romero, TOR           6     Myers, HOU                7
Sabathia, NY          6     Jimenez, COL              6
Guthrie, BAL          5     Billingsley, LAD          5
Haren, LAA            5     Carpenter, STL            5
Pavano, MIN           5     Lannan, WAS               5

Saves                       Saves
Farnsworth, TB       11     Betancourt, COL          12
Nathan, MIN          11     Broxton, LAD             12
Rivera, NY           11     Madson, PHI              12
Benoit, DET          10     Hanrahan, PIT            10
League, SEA           9     Mujica, FLA               9
Gregg, BAL            8     Putz, ARI                 9

Strikeouts                  Strikeouts
Verlander, DET       63     Volquez, CIN             63
Sabathia, NY         61     Billingsley, LAD         62
Scherzer, DET        58     Kershaw, LAD             59
Weaver, LAA          57     Lincecum, SF             59
Hernandez, SEA       48     Halladay, PHI            58
Lester, BOS          48     Cain, SF                 56