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

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

Standings as of Thursday, June 10, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             39  24  .619   --       Atlanta              35  28  .556   --
BOSTON               38  26  .594    1.5     New York             33  30  .524    2
Tampa Bay            38  26  .594    1.5     Philadelphia         33  31  .516    2.5
Toronto              36  28  .563    3.5     Florida              28  35  .444    7
Baltimore            32  31  .508    7       Washington           28  36  .438    7.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              35  30  .538   --       Cincinnati           37  27  .578   --
Minnesota            28  36  .438    6.5     St.Louis             35  29  .547    2
Chicago              27  38  .415    8       Chicago              29  34  .460    7.5
Cleveland            26  37  .413    8       Milwaukee            29  35  .453    8
Kansas City          26  38  .406    8.5     Pittsburgh           28  36  .438    9
                                             Houston              22  41  .349   14.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              34  31  .523   --       Colorado             47  16  .746   --
Texas                33  32  .508    1       San Diego            34  30  .531   13.5
Los Angeles          31  33  .484    2.5     Los Angeles          33  32  .508   15
Oakland              28  37  .431    6       Arizona              28  35  .444   19
                                             San Francisco        28  36  .438   19.5


Boston 10, New York 6                        Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5
Toronto 3, Kansas City 0                     Arizona 1, Pittsburgh 0
Seattle 10, Detroit 2                        Atlanta 5, Florida 2
Minnesota 7, Texas 1                         St.Louis 8, Houston 6
Chicago 3, Oakland 2                         Milwaukee 5, New York 2
                                             Los Angeles 3, Colorado 0
only games scheduled                         San Diego 10, Washington 5
                                             San Francisco 2, Cincinnati 1

Transactions

American League

BOSTON RED SOX: Agreed to terms with 3rd round pick CF Jamal Austin and 4th round pick SS Johnny Eierman to minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Activated 1B Adam Dunn from the disabled list. Optioned RF Stefan Gartrell to Charlotte (AAA).

TEXAS RANGERS: Placed SS Elvis Andrus on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled 2B Esteban German from Round Rock (AAA).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES: Assigned MR Scott Linebrink to Gwinnett (AAA). Assigned MR Juan Abreu to Mississippi (AA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Activated CF Shane Victorino from the disabled list. Optioned RF Domonic Brown to Lehigh Valley (AAA).

SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS: Assigned LF Jerry Owens to Memphis (AAA).

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

Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays

Scouting Report

Today we being a series with the Toronto Blue Jays on the road, the series is scheduled for 3 games. We will meet in the Rogers Centre, which seats 49,539 and plays like a ballpark that slightly favors hitters.

The Blue Jays are playing .563 ball this season, compiling a record of 36 wins and 28 losses. They are in 4th place in the Eastern Division, 3.5 games behind the leader. Their number of runs scored of 281 rank 6th in the American League, their .261 batting average ranks 4th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 236 runs (3rd) with their starters compiling an ERA of 3.53 which ranks 3rd. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 3.14, ranking 6th. When playing against our Red Sox this season, they have a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP J.Beckett (7-2, 2.15 ERA) versus RHP D.McGowan (1-3, 4.64 ERA)
LHP J.Lester (6-2, 2.95 ERA) versus RHP J.Litsch (3-2, 2.85 ERA)
RHP D.Matsuzaka (4-5, 2.86 ERA) versus LHP R.Romano (8-3, 3.65 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. C J.P. Arencibia (age: 25, current stars: 5.0, potential stars: 5.0)
2. 3B Jose Bautista (30, 4.5, 4.5)
3. MR Octavio Dotel (37, 4.0, 4.0)
4. MR Jon Rauch (32, 4.0, 4.0)
5. SP Brandon Morrow (26, 4.0, 4.5)

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

June 10, 2011: Boston (Beckett 7-2, 2.15) at Toronto (McGowan 1-3, 4.64) - game #65 of 162

Top 1st: McGowan pitching. Ellsbury walks [1]. Ellsbury steals 2b [2]. Pedroia singles to left [1]. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez homers to right. Pedroia and Gonzalez score. Youkilis called out on strikes. Ortiz flies out (8). Drew strikes out.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Bottom 1st: Beckett pitching. Davis bunts out (1-3). Escobar walks [1]. Snider walks [1,2]. Bautista grounds into DP (4,4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Top 2nd: Reddick grounds out (6-3). Saltalamacchia grounds out (4-3). Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Bottom 2nd: Lind walks [1]. Encarnacion grounds out (5-3) [2]. Kubel grounds out (4-3) [3]. Hill strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Top 3rd: Ellsbury flies out (9). Pedroia flies out (9). Gonzalez walks [1]. Youkilis flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Bottom 3rd: Arencibia doubles to center [2]. Davis flies out (7) [2]. Escobar grounds out (6-3) [2]. Snider flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 0

Top 4th: Ortiz pops out (3). Drew reaches 1b on error by Lind (E3) [1]. Reddick singles [1,2]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8) [1,2]. Scutaro singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2,3]. Drew scores. Ellsbury reaches 1b on error by Escobar (E6) [1,3]. Reddick scores. Pedroia lines out (6).
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 0

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

Top 5th: Gonzalez flies out (7). Youkilis flies out (8). Ortiz singles to center [1]. Drew grounds into FC (4u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 0

Bottom 5th: Kubel walks [1]. Hill singles to center [1,2]. Arencibia strikes out [1,2]. Davis grounds out (3u) [2,3]. Escobar flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 0

Top 6th: Reddick grounds out (6-3). Saltalamacchia lines out (5). Scutaro walks [1]. Ellsbury grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 0

Bottom 6th: Snider walks [1]. Bautista doubles to left center [2]. Snider scores. Lind called out on strikes [2]. Encarnacion flies out (7) [2]. Kubel flies out (8).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Top 7th: Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez flies out (9). Youkilis doubles to left [2]. Ortiz flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Bottom 7th: Hill doubles to left [2]. Bard pitching. Arencibia pops out (4) [2]. Davis grounds out (6-3) [3]. Escobar strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Top 8th: Drew grounds out (4-3). Reddick grounds out (6-3). Saltalamacchia grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Bottom 8th: McDonald now playing LF. Snider grounds out (4-3). Bautista grounds out (6-3). Lind grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Top 9th: Scutaro grounds out (6-3). Drabek pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Pedroia flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Bottom 9th: Encarnacion grounds out (6-3). Kubel walks [1]. Hill flies out (8) [1]. Arencibia strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Toronto 1

Boston                             Toronto  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  1  0  0  .259  Davis,cf         4  0  0  0  .247
Pedroia,2b       5  1  1  1  .300  Escobar,ss       3  0  0  0  .280
Gonzalez,1b      3  1  1  2  .284  Snider,lf        2  1  0  0  .216
Youkilis,3b      4  0  1  0  .232  Bautista,rf      4  0  1  1  .254
Ortiz,dh         4  0  1  0  .302  Lind,1b          3  0  0  0  .259
Drew,rf          4  1  0  0  .187  Encarnacion,3b   4  0  0  0  .215
Reddick,lf       4  1  1  0  .400  Kubel,dh         2  0  0  0  .206
McDonald,lf      0  0  0  0  .191  Hill,2b          4  0  2  0  .288
Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  0  0  .303  Arencibia,c      4  0  1  0  .187
Scutaro,ss       3  0  1  1  .259
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          35  5  6  4        Totals          30  1  4  1


Boston            3 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  5
Toronto           0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1


E: Lind (2), Escobar (5). DP: Boston 1. LOB: Boston 6, Toronto 9.
2B: Youkilis (13), Arencibia (5), Hill (16), Bautista (11). HR:
Gonzalez (17). SB: Pedroia (9), Ellsbury (16). GIDP: Bautista.


                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Beckett (W,8-2)        6    4  1  1  5  4  2.11
Bard (S,2)             3    0  0  0  1  2  3.04

Beckett pitched to one batter in 7th.



[b]Toronto[/b]
McGowan (L,1-4)        8.1  6  5  3  3  2  4.35
Drabek                 0.2  0  0  0  0  0  4.23



[b]ATT[/b]: 34,467

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

Standings as of Friday, June 10, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             40  24  .625   --       Atlanta              35  29  .547   --
BOSTON               39  26  .600    1.5     New York             34  30  .531    1
Tampa Bay            38  27  .585    2.5     Philadelphia         33  32  .508    2.5
Toronto              36  29  .554    4.5     Florida              28  36  .438    7
Baltimore            33  31  .516    7       Washington           28  37  .431    7.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              35  31  .530   --       Cincinnati           37  28  .569   --
Minnesota            29  36  .446    5.5     St.Louis             35  30  .538    2
Chicago              28  38  .424    7       Chicago              30  34  .469    6.5
Kansas City          27  38  .415    7.5     Milwaukee            30  35  .462    7
Cleveland            26  38  .406    8       Pittsburgh           28  37  .431    9
                                             Houston              23  41  .359   13.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              35  31  .530   --       Colorado             47  17  .734   --
Texas                33  33  .500    2       San Diego            35  30  .538   12.5
Los Angeles          31  34  .477    3.5     Los Angeles          34  32  .515   14
Oakland              28  38  .424    7       Arizona              29  35  .453   18
                                             San Francisco        29  36  .446   18.5


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

Transactions

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Placed MR Tony Pena on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled SP John Danks and RF Stefan Gartrell from Charlotte (AAA). Optioned SS Eduardo Escobar to Charlotte (AAA).

SEATTLE MARINERS: Designated CF Franklin Gutierrez for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Activated SS Rafael Furcal from the disabled list. Optioned SS Dee Gordon to Albuquerque (AAA).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Activated 1B Steven Pearce from the disabled list and sent to Indianapolis (AAA) for injury rehab.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Recalled 1B Travis Ishikawa from Fresno (AAA). Designated LF Pat Burrell for assignment and placed on waivers.

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

June 11, 2011: Boston (Lester 6-2, 2.95) @ Toronto (Litsch 3-2, 2.85) - game #66 of 162

Top 1st: Litsch pitching. Ellsbury lines out (3). Pedroia singles to center [1]. Gonzalez walks [1,2]. Youkilis strikes out [1,2]. Ortiz grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Bottom 1st: Lester pitching. Nix strikes out. Escobar strikes out. Bautista flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Toronto 0

Top 2nd: Drew singles to left [1]. Reddick singles to center [1,3]. Varitek strikes out [1,3]. Scutaro flies out (7) [1]. Drew scores. Ellsbury singles in infield [1,2]. Pedroia doubles to right [2,3]. Reddick scores. Gonzalez walks [1,2,3]. Youkilis strikes out.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 0

Bottom 2nd: Encarnacion grounds out (5-3). Hill flies out (9). Rivera singles to left [1]. Borchard homers to left center. Rivera and Borchard score. Shealy grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 3rd: Ortiz grounds out (1-3). Drew grounds out (3u). Reddick grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Bottom 3rd: Johjima grounds out (5-3). Nix strikes out. Escobar flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 4th: Varitek grounds out (3u). Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Pedroia flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Bottom 4th: Bautista grounds out (6-3). Encarnacion grounds out (5-3). Hill walks [1]. Rivera singles to right center [1,2]. Borchard grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 5th: Gonzalez called out on strikes. Youkilis flies out (9). Ortiz singles to left [1]. Drew grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Bottom 5th: Shealy strikes out. Johjima grounds out (6-3). Nix walks [1]. Escobar strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 6th: Reddick walks [1]. Reddick steals 2b [2]. Varitek grounds out (4-3) [3]. Lopez pitching. Scutaro strikes out [3]. Ellsbury walks [1,3]. Pedroia flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Bottom 6th: Bautista flies out (9). Encarnacion strikes out. Hill grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 7th: Gonzalez grounds out (3u). Rzepczynski pitching. Youkilis reaches 2b on error by Encarnacion (E5) [2]. Ortiz called out on strikes [2]. Drew flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Bottom 7th: Rivera grounds out (5-3). Borchard grounds out (6-3). Shealy flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Toronto 2

Top 8th: Reddick strikes out. Rauch pitching. Varitek strikes out. Scutaro doubles to center [2]. Ellsbury singles to center [1,3]. Pedroia doubles to left center [2,3]. Scutaro scores. Gonzalez pops out (4).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 2

Bottom 8th: McDonald now playing LF. Johjima grounds out (5-3). Nix doubles to right [2]. Escobar singles in infield [1,3]. Papelbon pitching. Bautista fouls out (3) [1,3]. Encarnacion grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 2

Top 9th: Francisco pitching. Youkilis singles to center [1]. Ortiz walks [1,2]. Drew grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. McDonald walks [1,2,3]. Varitek grounds into FC (6-2) [1,2,3]. Scutaro grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 2

Bottom 9th: Hill flies out (7). Rivera strikes out. Borchard grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Toronto 2

Boston                             Toronto  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  0  3  0  .267  Nix,dh           3  0  1  0  .269
Pedroia,2b       5  0  3  2  .305  Escobar,ss       4  0  1  0  .279
Gonzalez,1b      3  0  0  0  .281  Bautista,rf      4  0  0  0  .250
Youkilis,3b      5  0  1  0  .231  Encarnacion,3b   4  0  0  0  .211
Ortiz,dh         4  0  1  0  .301  Hill,2b          3  0  0  0  .284
Drew,rf          5  1  1  0  .188  Rivera,lf        4  1  2  0  .389
Reddick,lf       3  1  1  0  .375  Borchard,cf      4  1  1  2  .200
McDonald,lf      0  0  0  0  .191  Shealy,1b        3  0  0  0  .228
Varitek,c        5  0  0  0  .228  Johjima,c        3  0  0  0  .295
Scutaro,ss       4  1  1  1  .258
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          38  3 11  3        Totals          32  2  5  2


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


E: Encarnacion (6). LOB: Boston 15, Toronto 5. 2B: Pedroia 2 (25),
Scutaro (10), Nix (10). HR: Borchard (1). SF: Scutaro. SB: Reddick
(1). 


                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lester (W,7-2)         7.1  5  2  2  2  6  2.91
Papelbon (S,14)        1.2  0  0  0  0  1  1.37



[b]Toronto[/b]
Litsch                 5.1  7  2  2  3  5  2.88
Lopez                  1    0  0  0  1  1  3.70
Rzepczynski            1    0  0  0  0  2  2.86
Rauch (L,2-2)          0.2  3  1  1  0  1  2.29
Francisco              1    1  0  0  2  0  2.95



[b]ATT[/b]: 35,287

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

Standings as of Saturday, June 11, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             41  24  .631   --       Atlanta              35  30  .538   --
BOSTON               40  26  .606    1.5     New York             34  31  .523    1
Tampa Bay            38  28  .576    3.5     Philadelphia         34  32  .515    1.5
Toronto              36  30  .545    5.5     Florida              29  36  .446    6
Baltimore            34  31  .523    7       Washington           28  38  .424    7.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              36  31  .537   --       Cincinnati           38  28  .576   --
Minnesota            29  37  .439    6.5     St.Louis             36  30  .545    2
Chicago              28  39  .418    8       Chicago              30  35  .462    7.5
Kansas City          27  39  .409    8.5     Milwaukee            30  36  .455    8
Cleveland            26  39  .400    9       Pittsburgh           29  37  .439    9
                                             Houston              24  41  .369   13.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              35  32  .522   --       Colorado             47  18  .723   --
Texas                34  33  .507    1       San Diego            36  30  .545   11.5
Los Angeles          32  34  .485    2.5     Los Angeles          35  32  .522   13
Oakland              29  38  .433    6       Arizona              29  36  .446   18
                                             San Francisco        29  37  .439   18.5


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

Transactions

American League

BOSTON RED SOX: Placed LF Carl Crawford on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 6/9/2011. Purchased the contract of MR Scott Atchison from Pawtucket (AAA).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Activated 3B Adam Rosales from the 60-day disabled list and sent to Sacramento (AAA) for injury rehab. Designated MR Craig Breslow for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Traded minor league 1B Stephen Parker to Arizona Diamondbacks for MR Juan Gutierrez.

SEATTLE MARINERS: Placed LF Milton Bradley on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 6/9/2011. Purchased the contract of LF Ryan Langerhans from Tacoma (AAA). Recalled 1B Justin Smoak from Tacoma (AAA). Designated 2B Adam Kennedy for assignment and placed on waivers. Claimed CF Shannon Stewart off waivers from Chicago White Sox.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Traded MR Juan Gutierrez to Oakland Athletics for minor league 1B Stephen Parker. Recalled SP David Hernandez from Reno (AAA).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Activated LF Tony Gwynn Jr from the disabled list. Optioned LF Xavier Paul to Albuquerque (AAA).

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Placed SS Jason Bartlett on the 15-day disabled list. Purchased the contract of 1B Jesus Guzman from Tucson (AAA).

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

June 12, 2011: Boston (Matsuzaka 4-5, 2.86) @ Toronto (Romero 8-3, 3.65) - game #67 of 162

Top 1st: Romero pitching. Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Ellsbury steals 2b [2]. Pedroia singles to center [1,3]. Pedroia caught stealing (2-6) [3]. Gonzalez singles to left [1]. Ellsbury scores. Youkilis grounds into FC (3-6) [1]. Youkilis steals 2b [2]. Ortiz strikes out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Toronto 0

Bottom 1st: Matsuzaka pitching. Davis called out on strikes. Kubel doubles to center [2]. Snider strikes out [2]. Lind doubles to right center [2]. Kubel scores. Encarnacion flies out (9).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Toronto 1

Top 2nd: Drew strikes out. Reddick flies out (8). Saltalamacchia strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Toronto 1

Bottom 2nd: Nix flies out (9). Rivera doubles to left [2]. Hill strikes out [2]. Arencibia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Toronto 1

Top 3rd: Scutaro flies out (9). Ellsbury grounds out (1-3). Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Toronto 1

Bottom 3rd: Davis grounds out (5-3). Kubel doubles to right [2]. Snider grounds out (4-3) [3]. Lind homers to left. Kubel and Lind score. Encarnacion grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 1

Top 4th: Gonzalez singles to left [1]. Youkilis grounds out (5-3) [2]. Ortiz pops out (6) [2]. Drew singles to center [1]. Gonzalez scores. Reddick grounds out (3u).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 2

Bottom 4th: Nix strikes out. Rivera lines out (6). Hill flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 2

Top 5th: Saltalamacchia called out on strikes. Scutaro flies out (8). Ellsbury grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 2

Bottom 5th: Arencibia fouls out (3). Davis singles to left [1]. Kubel singles to center [1,2]. Snider strikes out [1,2]. Davis caught stealing (2-5).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 2

Top 6th: Pedroia flies out (9). Gonzalez strikes out. Youkilis flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 2

Bottom 6th: Lind doubles to right [2]. Encarnacion flies out (7) [3]. Nix strikes out [3]. Rivera homers to left. Lind and Rivera score. Bard pitching. Hill grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Top 7th: Ortiz called out on strikes. Drew called out on strikes. Reddick grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Bottom 7th: Arencibia strikes out. Davis flies out (8). Kubel strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Top 8th: Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro flies out (7). Ellsbury called out on strikes.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Bottom 8th: Snider strikes out. Lind flies out (7). Encarnacion flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Top 9th: Francisco pitching. Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez grounds out (4-3). Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 2

Boston                             Toronto  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  1  1  0  .267  Davis,cf         4  0  1  0  .247
Pedroia,2b       4  0  1  0  .305  Kubel,dh         4  2  3  0  .222
Gonzalez,1b      4  1  2  1  .284  Snider,lf        4  0  0  0  .211
Youkilis,3b      4  0  0  0  .228  Lind,1b          4  2  3  3  .269
Ortiz,dh         3  0  0  0  .297  Encarnacion,3b   4  0  0  0  .207
Drew,rf          3  0  1  1  .190  Nix,ss           3  0  0  0  .265
Reddick,lf       3  0  0  0  .273  Rivera,lf        3  1  2  2  .400
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  0  .298  Hill,2b          3  0  0  0  .281
Scutaro,ss       3  0  0  0  .255  Arencibia,c      3  0  0  0  .181
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          31  2  5  2        Totals          32  5  9  5


Boston            1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2
Toronto           1 0 2  0 0 2  0 0 x  -  5


LOB: Boston 2, Toronto 2. 2B: Lind 2 (12), Kubel 2 (9), Rivera (6).
HR: Lind (14). SB: Youkilis (2), Ellsbury (17). CS: Pedroia (7),
Davis (5).


                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Matsuzaka (L,4-6)      5.2  9  5  5  0  6  3.20
Bard                   2.1  0  0  0  0  3  2.90



[b]Toronto[/b]
Romero (W,9-3)         8    5  2  2  0  9  3.52
Francisco (S,11)       1    0  0  0  0  1  2.82



[b]ATT[/b]: 34,376

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Standings as of Sunday, June 12, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             41  25  .621   --       Atlanta              36  30  .545   --
BOSTON               40  27  .597    1.5     New York             35  31  .530    1
Tampa Bay            39  28  .582    2.5     Philadelphia         34  33  .507    2.5
Toronto              37  30  .552    4.5     Florida              29  37  .439    7
Baltimore            34  32  .515    7       Washington           28  39  .418    8.5
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              36  32  .529   --       Cincinnati           38  29  .567   --
Minnesota            30  37  .448    5.5     St.Louis             36  31  .537    2
Chicago              29  39  .426    7       Chicago              31  35  .470    6.5
Cleveland            27  39  .409    8       Milwaukee            31  36  .463    7
Kansas City          27  40  .403    8.5     Pittsburgh           29  38  .433    9
                                             Houston              24  42  .364   13.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              36  32  .529   --       Colorado             48  18  .727   --
Texas                34  34  .500    2       San Diego            37  30  .552   11.5
Los Angeles          33  34  .493    2.5     Los Angeles          35  33  .515   14
Oakland              29  39  .426    7       Arizona              30  36  .455   18
                                             San Francisco        30  37  .448   18.5


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

Transactions

American League

DETROIT TIGERS: Placed 2B Scott Sizemore on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 6/10/2011. Recalled 2B Danny Worth from Toledo (AAA).

MINNESOTA TWINS: Activated 2B Matt Tolbert from the disabled list. Optioned 2B Luke Hughes to Rochester (AAA).

SEATTLE MARINERS: Assigned CF Shannon Stewart to Tacoma (AAA)

National League

CHICAGO CUBS: Recalled 2B Blake DeWitt from Iowa (AAA). Optioned 3B Marquez Smith to Iowa (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Activated LF Jeremy Reed from the disabled list and sent to Nashville (AAA) for injury rehab.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Activated LF Aaron Rowand from the disabled list. Optioned LF Thomas Neal to Fresno (AAA).

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League Leaders

MLB Leaders

American League               National League

Batting Average             Batting Average
Crawford, BOS      .351     Heyward, ATL           .345
Gordon, KC         .335     Helton, COL            .330
Cabrera, DET       .323     Young, ARI             .330
Longoria, TB       .317     Spilborghs, COL        .327
Suzuki, SEA        .313     Ethier, LA             .322
Butler, KC         .305     Reyes, NY              .317

Home runs                   Home runs
Dunn, CHI            20     Pujols, STL              25
Reynolds, BAL        18     Pena, CHI                18
Gonzalez, BOS        17     Bruce, CIN               16
Swisher, NY          17     Fielder, MIL             16
Johnson, TB          16     Howard, PHI              16
Encarnacion, TOR     15     Gonzalez, COL            13

RBI                         RBI
Gonzalez, BOS        50     Pujols, STL              55
Dunn, CHI            49     Pena, CHI                53
Damon, TB            48     Gonzalez, COL            52
Crawford, BOS        45     Helton, COL              47
Cruz, TEX            43     Tulowitzki, COL          44
Rodriguez, NY        41     Fielder, MIL             43

Stolen Bases                Stolen Bases
Davis, TOR           22     Reyes, NY                24
Escobar, KC          21     Bonifacio, FLO           23
Suzuki, SEA          21     Upton, ARI               19
Gardner, NY          19     Bourn, HOU               19
Crawford, BOS        17     Gonzalez, COL            18
Ellsbury, BOS        17     Rollins, PHI             17

ERA                         ERA
Sabathia, NY       1.92     Lowe, ATL              1.60
Beckett, BOS       2.11     Latos, SD              2.12
Haren, LAA         2.15     Carpenter, STL         2.21
Hernandez, SEA     2.55     Cueto, CIN             2.27
Pavano, MIN        2.68     Volquez, CIN           2.36
Weaver, LAA        2.71     Pelfrey, NY            2.44

Wins                        Wins
Romero, TOR           9     Jimenez, COL              9
Sabathia, NY          9     Billingsley, LAD          8
Beckett, BOS          8     Hudson, ARI               8
Cecil, TOR            8     Myers, HOU                8
Pavano, MIN           8     de la Rosa, COL           7
Bedard, SEA           7     Leake, CIN                7

Saves                       Saves
Farnsworth, TB       19     Betancourt, COL          23
Rivera, NY           19     Broxton, LAD             17
Nathan, MIN          17     Putz, ARI                16
Benoit, DET          15     Madson, PHI              15
Papelbon, BOS        14     Rodriguez, NY            15
Feliz, TEX           13     Axford, MIL              14

Strikeouts                  Strikeouts
Sabathia, NY        107     Lincecum, SF            115
Verlander, DET      101     Johnson, FLO             98
Scherzer, DET        97     Kershaw, LA              96
Weaver, LAA          86     Hudson, ARI              93
Bedard, SEA          82     Volquez, CIN             91
Lester, BOS          81     Billingsley, LAD         89

Weekly Awards

AL: Named Kansas City's Alex Gordon (.458-3-8) Player of the Week

NL: Named Philadelphia's Ryan Ludwick (.423-0-11) Player of the Week

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2011 Boston Red Sox


                         June 5 - June 11                                                                     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  Adrian Gonzalez    .348  23  8  5  2   5  0  | .284  .360  .523 264  44  75  8  2 17  50  32  46  0  1 | .992  33  5
2b  Dustin Pedroia     .345  29 10  3  1   5  1  | .305  .372  .477 266  44  81 25  0  7  32  26  33  9  7 | .976 187  7
3b  Kevin Youkilis     .231  26  6  1  0   0  1  | .228  .296  .359 259  33  59 13  0  7  39  25  75  2  1 | .987 118  2
ss  Marco Scutaro      .304  23  7  2  0   7  0  | .255  .324  .325 212  25  54 10  1  1  21  21  33  3  3 | .975 154  6
ss  Jed Lowrie         .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .278  .357  .528  72   9  20  6  0  4  13   9  14  0  2 |1.000  38  0
lf  Carl Crawford      .231  13  3  1  0   1  1  | .351  .378  .580 245  37  86 18  4 10  45  12  36 17  9 | .992   6  1
cf  Jacoby Ellsbury    .286  28  8  3  0   2  2  | .267  .315  .373 255  35  68 14  2  3  19  15  32 17  8 | .993   2  1
cf  Darnell McDonald   .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .191  .225  .279  68   9  13  3  0  1   9   3  20  3  1 |1.000   0  0
cf  Mike Cameron       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .270  .325  .432  37   4  10  3  0  1   2   3  12  0  0 | .857   0  1
rf  J.D. Drew          .130  23  3  4  0   2  0  | .190  .301  .275 211  24  40 12  0  2  20  32  61  1  0 |1.000   6  0
rf  Josh Reddick       .273  11  3  4  0   1  1  | .273  .333  .273  11   4   3  0  0  0   1   1   1  1  0 |
dh  David Ortiz        .304  23  7  4  2   4  0  | .297  .383  .514 249  38  74 12  3 12  39  36  49  0  0 | .000   0  0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c   J. Saltalamacchia  .200  20  4  4  0   0  0  | .298  .344  .460 198  27  59  8  0  8  31  12  46  0  1 |  4  11  18.6
c   Jason Varitek      .000   5  0  0  0   0  0  | .228  .333  .351  57   3  13  1  0  2   6   6  19  0  0 |  0   1   5.0




                    June 6 - June 12
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jon Lester          1  0  0  6  7.1  2.45  |  7  2  0  2.91  1.15 14 14  92.2  75  30  4 32  81 .217  7.28   3.11   7.87
Josh Beckett        1  0  0  4  6.0  1.50  |  8  2  0  2.11  1.17 13 13  89.2  77  21  4 28  73 .226  7.73   2.81   7.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka   0  2  0 14 13.0  4.85  |  4  6  0  3.20  1.15 13 13  84.1  75  30 10 22  76 .237  8.00   2.35   8.11
Clay Buchholz       1  0  0 12  8.2  3.12  |  5  7  0  3.53  1.30 13 13  81.2  85  32 12 21  72 .264  9.37   2.31   7.93
John Lackey         0  0  0  5  6.2  4.05  |  6  2  0  4.18  1.35 13 13  75.1  87  35  5 15  50 .288 10.39   1.79   5.97
Daniel Bard         0  0  1  7  7.0  2.57  |  5  4  2  2.90  1.19 25  0  49.2  36  16  2 23  55 .205  6.52   4.17   9.97
Matt Albers         0  1  0  3  1.1  6.75  |  0  3  2  4.23  1.12 15  0  27.2  22  13  2  9  25 .227  7.16   2.93   8.13
Tim Wakefield       0  0  0  0  0.0  0.00  |  2  0  0  1.32  1.06 10  1  27.1  20   4  1  9  20 .206  6.59   2.96   6.59
Jonathan Papelbon   0  0  1  3  3.1  5.40  |  0  0 14  1.37  0.61 18  0  19.2  10   3  2  2  21 .149  4.58   0.92   9.61
Dan Wheeler         0  0  0  1  0.1 27.03  |  0  0  0  5.12  1.40 11  0  19.1  16  11  2 11  20 .219  7.45   5.12   9.31
Bobby Jenks         0  0  0  0  0.0  0.00  |  1  0  0  1.56  1.04 10  0  17.1  13   3  1  5  17 .203  6.75   2.60   8.83
Alfredo Aceves      0  0  0  0  0.0  0.00  |  1  1  0  2.08  0.77  6  0  13.0   6   3  2  4   8 .136  4.15   2.77   5.54
Hideki Okajima      0  0  0  0  0.0  0.00  |  0  0  0  4.00  1.22  5  0   9.0   7   4  1  4   4 .212  7.00   4.00   4.00
Felix Doubront      0  0  0  1  0.2  0.00  |  0  0  1  1.17  0.78  3  0   7.2   3   1  1  3   4 .115  3.52   3.52   4.70
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.272  .339  .431  336  655   133   12   75   327   53  234  477  | 3.03  618.1  208 235   20 .231  190  528
   1     1     2    1    1               5          4    2    7       1               2         1    3    1   AL Rank

On tap next week for Red Sox
June 14,15,16 - @ Tampa Bay
June 17,18,19 - vs. Milwaukee

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

June 13, 2011: Off Day

Standings as of Monday, June 13, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             42  25  .627   --       Atlanta              36  31  .537   --
BOSTON               40  27  .597    2       New York             36  31  .537   --
Tampa Bay            39  28  .582    3       Philadelphia         34  33  .507    2
Toronto              37  30  .552    5       Florida              29  38  .433    7
Baltimore            34  32  .515    7.5     Washington           28  39  .418    8
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              36  32  .529   --       Cincinnati           39  29  .574   --
Minnesota            30  37  .448    5.5     St.Louis             36  31  .537    2.5
Chicago              29  39  .426    7       Chicago              32  35  .478    6.5
Cleveland            27  40  .403    8.5     Milwaukee            31  37  .456    8
Kansas City          27  40  .403    8.5     Pittsburgh           29  39  .426   10
                                             Houston              25  42  .373   13.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              36  33  .522   --       Colorado             49  18  .731   --
Los Angeles          34  34  .500    1.5     San Diego            37  31  .544   12.5
Texas                34  34  .500    1.5     Los Angeles          35  34  .507   15
Oakland              29  39  .426    6.5     Arizona              31  36  .463   18
                                             San Francisco        30  37  .448   19


New York 6, Cleveland 4                      New York 5, Pittsburgh 4
Los Angeles 2, Seattle 0                     Arizona 2, Florida 0
                                             Chicago 1, Milwaukee 0
only games scheduled                         Houston 4, Atlanta 3
                                             Colorado 3, San Diego 0
                                             Cincinnati 4, Los Angeles 3

                                             only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Released 1b Tanner Murphy.

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Released MR Toru Murata.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Signed SP Paco Lopez to a minor league contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS: Activated 2b Tsuyoshi Nishioka from the disabled list. Optioned 2b Matt Tolbert to Rochester (AAA).

NEW YORK YANKEES: Released 3b Fu-Lin Kuo.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Activated DH Hideki Matsui from the disabled list and sent to Sacramento (AAA) for injury rehab. Claimed LF Pat Burrell of waivers from San Francisco.

SEATTLE MARINERS: Assigned CF Franklin Gutierrez to Tacoma (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Released MR Drew Elliott.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS: Placed MR Renyel Pinto on the 60-day disabled list. Activated LF Alfonso Soriano from the disabled list. Recalled SP Marcos Mateo from Iowa (AAA). Designated RF Wily Mo Pena for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Removed RF Wily Mo Pena from the 40-man roster.

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Released MR Tyler Norwood.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Released C Eric Sim.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Released SP Gregory Baez, SP Christian Meza and RF Tug Hulett.


Milestones & Achievements
3000 hits for Derek Jeter.

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Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays

Scouting Report

We have a 3-game series on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays kicking off today. They play their home games as Tropicana Field, which plays as a neutral park, and has room for 36,048 fans.

With their record standing at 39 wins and 28 losses, the Rays have a winning percentage of .582. They are in 3rd place in the Eastern Division, 3.0 games behind the leader. Their number of runs scored of 322 rank 3rd in the AL, their .248 batting average ranks 9th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 296 runs (9th) with their starters compiling an ERA of 4.26 which ranks 10th. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 3.56, ranking 10th. When playing against our Red Sox this season, they have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP J.Lackey (6-2, 4.18 ERA) versus RHP W.Davis (4-6, 5.38 ERA)
RHP C.Buchholz (5-7, 3.53 ERA) versus LHP C.Ramos (4-1, 3.76 ERA)
RHP J.Beckett (8-2, 2.11 ERA) versus RHP J.Shields (7-2, 3.16 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. 3B Evan Longoria (age: 25, current stars: 5.0, potential stars: 5.0)
2. SP Jeff Niemann (28, 4.5, 5.0)
3. MR J.P. Howell (28, 4.0, 4.0)
4. 2B Ben Zobrist (30, 4.0, 4.0)
5. RF Matt Joyce (26, 4.0, 5.0)

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

June 14, 2011: Boston (Lackey 6-2, 4.18) @ Tampa Bay (Davis 4-6, 5.38) - game #68 of 162

Top 1st: Davis pitching. Ellsbury lines out (3). Pedroia strikes out. Gonzalez grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 0, Rays 0

Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Upton bunts out (1-3). Ramirez strikes out. Longoria singles to left [1]. Johnson grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Red Sox 0, Rays 0

Top 2nd: Youkilis reaches 1b on error by Rodriguez [1]. Ortiz singles to right [1,2]. Drew singles to right [1,2,3]. Reddick flies out (8) [1,2]. Youkilis scores. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1,2]. Scutaro strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Red Sox 1, Rays 0

Bottom 2nd: Joyce called out on strikes. Zobrist strikes out. Damon grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 1, Rays 0

Top 3rd: Ellsbury fouls out (5). Pedroia grounds out (6-3). Gonzalez grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 1, Rays 0

Bottom 3rd: Jaso grounds out (5-3). Rodriguez called out on strikes. Upton pops out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 1, Rays 0

Top 4th: Youkilis walks [1]. Ortiz singles to left [1,2]. Drew doubles to left center [2,3]. Youkilis scores. Reddick singles [1,3]. Ortiz scores. Saltalamacchia flies out (7) [1]. Drew scores. Scutaro grounds into DP (4-6-3).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 0

Bottom 4th: Ramirez doubles to left center [2]. Longoria strikes out [2]. Johnson singles to right [1]. Ramirez scores. Joyce walks [1,2]. Zobrist grounds into FC (5-4) [1,3]. Damon grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Top 5th: Ellsbury lines out (4). Pedroia called out on strikes. Gonzalez flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Bottom 5th: Jaso flies out (9). Rodriguez called out on strikes. Upton flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Top 6th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz flies out (8). Drew singles to center [1]. Reddick flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Bottom 6th: Ramirez singles to left [1]. Longoria grounds into DP (6-4-3). Johnson grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Top 7th: Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro flies out (7). Damon injured. Lopez now playing LF. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Bottom 7th: Joyce called out on strikes. Zobrist singles to right [1]. Lopez sacrifices (3u) [2]. Jaso flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Top 8th: Pedroia walks [1]. Pedroia steals 2b [2]. Gonzalez singles to left [1,3]. Youkilis singles to left [1,2]. Pedroia scores. Sonnanstine pitching. Ortiz walks [1,2,3]. Drew singles in infield [1,2,3]. Gonzalez scores. Reddick grounds out (3u) [2,3]. Youkilis scores. Saltalamacchia grounds out (3-1) [3]. Ortiz scores. Scutaro singles to right [1]. Drew scores. Ellsbury fouls out (2).
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 9, Rays 1

Bottom 8th: Lowrie now playing SS. McDonald now playing LF. Rodriguez grounds out (6-3). Upton grounds out (1-3). Ramirez strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 9, Rays 1

Top 9th: Pedroia grounds out (3-1). Gonzalez singles in infield [1]. Youkilis flies out (8) [1]. Ortiz grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Red Sox 9, Rays 1

Bottom 9th: Longoria grounds out (1-3). Johnson grounds out (4-3). Joyce flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Red Sox 9, Rays 1

Boston                             Tampa Bay  
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  0  0  0  .262  Upton,cf         4  0  0  0  .235
Pedroia,2b       4  1  0  0  .300  Ramirez,dh       4  1  2  0  .264
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  2  0  .286  Longoria,3b      4  0  1  0  .316
Youkilis,3b      4  3  1  1  .228  Johnson,1b       4  0  1  1  .244
Ortiz,dh         4  2  2  0  .300  Joyce,rf         3  0  0  0  .243
Drew,rf          4  2  4  2  .205  Zobrist,2b       3  0  1  0  .210
Reddick,lf       3  0  1  3  .286  Damon,lf         2  0  0  0  .286
b-McDonald,lf    0  0  0  0  .191  a-Lopez,lf       0  0  0  0  .220
Saltalamacchia,c 3  0  0  2  .294  Jaso,c           3  0  0  0  .199
Scutaro,ss       4  0  1  1  .255  Rodriguez,ss     3  0  0  0  .188
a-Lowrie,ss      0  0  0  0  .278
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
Totals          36  9 11  9        Totals          30  1  5  1

a-Replaced Scutaro in 8th          a-Replaced Damon in 7th
b-Replaced Reddick in 8th


Boston            0 1 0  3 0 0  0 5 0  -  9
Tampa Bay         0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1


E: Rodriguez (8). DP: Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1. LOB: Boston 6,
Tampa Bay 4. 2B: Drew (13), Ramirez (5). SF: Saltalamacchia,
Reddick. SH: Lopez. SB: Pedroia (10). GIDP: Scutaro,
Longoria.


                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
[b]Boston[/b]
Lackey (W,7-2)         9    5  1  1  1  8  3.84



[b]Tampa Bay[/b]
Davis (L,4-7)          7    8  7  6  2  6  5.56
Sonnanstine            2    3  2  2  1  0  5.57


[b]Special Notes[/b]: LF Johnny Damon was injured on a defensive
                      play.

[doncoryell]

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

Standings as of Tuesday, June 14, 2011

[b]AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
New York             43  25  .632   --       Atlanta              37  31  .544   --
BOSTON               41  27  .603    2       New York             36  32  .529    1
Tampa Bay            39  29  .574    4       Philadelphia         34  34  .500    3
Toronto              37  31  .544    6       Florida              30  38  .441    7
Baltimore            35  32  .522    7.5     Washington           28  40  .412    9
[b]
Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/B]
Detroit              37  32  .536   --       Cincinnati           40  29  .580   --
Minnesota            30  38  .441    6.5     St.Louis             37  31  .544    2.5
Chicago              30  39  .435    7       Chicago              32  36  .471    7.5
Cleveland            27  41  .397    9.5     Milwaukee            32  37  .464    8
Kansas City          27  41  .397    9.5     Pittsburgh           30  39  .435   10
                                             Houston              25  43  .368   14.5
[b]
Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB[/b]
Seattle              36  34  .514   --       Colorado             49  19  .721   --
Los Angeles          35  34  .507    0.5     San Diego            38  31  .551   11.5
Texas                34  35  .493    1.5     Los Angeles          35  35  .500   15
Oakland              30  39  .435    5.5     Arizona              32  36  .471   17
                                             San Francisco        30  38  .441   19


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

Transactions

American League

BOSTON RED SOX: Agreed to terms with Kes Carter to a minor league contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Recalled RF Alejandro De Aza from Charlotte (AAA). Optioned RF Stefan Gartrell to Charlotte (AAA).

CLEVELAND INDIANS: Traded 26-year old MR Vinnie Pestano to Minnesota Twins for 22-year old minor league SP Liam Hendriks. Recalled MR Paolo Espino from Columbus (AAA). Released MR James Ehlert.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Placed LF Gregor Blanco on the 60-day disabled list.

MINNESOTA TWINS: Optioned MR Brian Duensing to Rochester (AAA). Traded 22-year old minor league SP Liam Hendriks to Cleveland Indians for 26-year old MR Vinnie Pestano.

NEW YORK YANKEES: Released C Jhorge Liccien.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Designated SP Josh Outman for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the 40-man roster. Assigned MR Craig Breslow and CL Brad Ziegler to Sacramento (AAA). Optioned RF Ryan Sweeney to Sacramento (AAA).

SEATTLE MARINERS: Assigned 2B Adam Kennedy to Tacoma (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Released MR Sean Shoffit.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS: Activated 3B Aramis Ramirez from the disabled list and sent to Iowa (AAA) for injury rehab.

CINCINNATI REDS: Purchased the contract of SS Edgar Renteria from Louisville (AAA). Optioned 2B Chris Valaika to Louisville (AAA).

COLORADO ROCKIES: Agreed to terms with free agent 2B Cristian Guzman to a 1-year contract. Optioned 3B Ian Stewart to Colorado Springs (AAA).

FLORIDA MARLINS: Recalled 3B Wes Helms from New Orleans (AAA). Optioned 3B Matt Dominguez to New Orleans (AAA).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Purchased the contract of RF Caleb Gindl from Nashville (AAA). Optioned RF Brendan Katin to Nashville (AAA).

NEW YORK METS: Placed SP R.A. Dickey on the 15-day disabled list. Optioned SS Ruben Tejada to Buffalo (AAA). Recalled SP Jenrry Mejia and 2B Justin Turner from Buffalo (AAA).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Released LF Jorge Miranda, RF Bernardo Solarte and C Angel Chavarin.

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Released MR Eugenio Reyes and MR Yefri Carvajal. Purchased the contract of 3B Logan Forsythe from Tucson (AAA). Optioned 1B Jesus Guzman to Tucson (AAA).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Released C Derek Dibbens. Recalled LF Thomas Neal from Fresno (AAA). Optioned 1B Travis Ishikawa to Fresno (AAA).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Released MR Zech Zinicola. Recalled CL Collin Balester from Syracuse (AAA). Optioned MR Elvin Ramirez to Syracuse (AAA).

[VandyRedskins21]

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

Wow great win against Tampa.. Hope you can keep it up and maybe get the sweep. That could go a long way to getting Tampa out of the running.