Tigers 6, Red Sox 5
Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed six runs on 10 hits over five innings of work. (Paul Sancya/AP)
By Paul Harris / MLB.com
After six brilliant outings, Daisuke Matsuzaka was roughed up by the Tigers on Sunday. Julio Lugo went 3-for-3, and after 11 years in the Minors, Jeff Bailey's first big-league hit was a seventh-inning solo home run.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 08, 2007
Boston
(53-34)
Lost 3
Detroit 6, Boston 5
Today's Boxes 7/8/07
NYY 12, LAA 0
TOR 1, CLE 0
CIN 4, ARI 3
PIT 6, CHC 2
WSH 7, MIL 2
CWS 6, MIN 3
HOU 8, NYM 3
KC 12, TB 4
STL 7, SF 0
TEX 2, BAL 1
PHI 8, COL 4
SEA 7, OAK 3
LAD 9, FLA 3
ATL 5, SD 4
Detroit
(52-34)
Won 5
July 8, 2007
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Standings thru 7/8/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Tigers Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .265
Pedroia , 2B4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .318
Ortiz , DH3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .314
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300
Varitek , C4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .279
Drew , RF4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .258
Pena , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208
Bailey , 1B3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111
a-Ramirez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Hinske , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
Lugo , SS3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .197
Totals 34 5 7 5 6 6 18
a-Struck out for Bailey in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Lugo (13, Capellan).HR : Bailey (1, 7th inning off Robertson, 0 on, 0 out), Lugo (5, 7th inning off Robertson, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Pedroia; Lowell; Varitek; Bailey 4; Lugo 7.RBI : Ortiz (52), Lowell (63), Bailey (1), Lugo 2 (40).2-out RBI : Lugo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew 3; Varitek; Crisp.SF : Lowell.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING SB : Lugo (22, 2nd base off Robertson/Rabelo). FIELDING DP : (Varitek-Lugo).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
Thames , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244
Sheffield , DH4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .303
Casey , 1B3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .300
Guillen , SS3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .325
Monroe , LF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .223
Rabelo , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240
a-Rodriguez , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Infante , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
Inge , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 5 9
a-Grounded out for Rabelo in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Sheffield 2 (14, Matsuzaka, Matsuzaka), Granderson (24, Matsuzaka).HR : Sheffield (21, 1st inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 2 out), Thames (10, 3rd inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 1 out), Guillen (14, 3rd inning off Matsuzaka, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Granderson 2; Thames 4; Sheffield 8; Casey; Guillen 4; Monroe 2; Inge.RBI : Sheffield 2 (58), Thames (28), Casey (34), Guillen 2 (67).2-out RBI : Sheffield 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Casey 2.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING CS : Guillen (6, 2nd base by Lopez/Varitek), Monroe (3, 2nd base by Matsuzaka/Varitek). FIELDING E : Rabelo (2, throw), Monroe 2 (3, throw, fielding), Guillen (16, fielding), Capellan (1, pickoff).
McBride pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP : Matsuzaka, McBride.IBB : Varitek (by Robertson).HBP : Ortiz (by Robertson).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 90-58, Timlin 18-11, Lopez 15-8, Robertson 107-66, McBride 5-1, Capellan 27-15, Miner 7-5, Jones 14-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 4-6, Timlin 1-5, Lopez 1-0, Robertson 10-7, McBride 0-0, Capellan 0-2, Miner 0-0, Jones 0-2.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 25, Timlin 6, Lopez 3, Robertson 29, McBride 1, Capellan 6, Miner 1, Jones 5.Inherited runners-scored : McBride 1-0, Capellan 2-0, Miner 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 87 degrees, sunny.Wind : 12 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:12.Att : 41,943.
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