July 23, 2007 Indians 4, Red Sox 3

A six game winning streak remains the longest for the SOx on the year, as for the 5th time this season they are denied number 7. The normally dominant Sox bullpen coughs it up today, with Kelly Shoppach belting a two-run homerun off Hideki Okajima in the Indians 8th. Prior to today, Okajima had only allowed 5 runs in 50 innings pitched! When I mean dominant bullpen, I mean dominant. For the season (including today), the Sox starters have a 4.68 ERA, while the relievers have a smokin' 2.46 ERA. That is one of the main reasons why the Phillies have been having so much trouble so far this season is the pitching staff. The Phils starters ERA is 5.22. If that's not bad enough, the relievers have an even worse 6.14 ERA! Which explains why the Phils team ERA is a major league worst 5.49. (Oops, scratch that. After so long as the worst, I thought they still were. I just checked, and Tampa Bay now has the worst at 5.55, but still worst in the NL for the Phils.)

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Cleveland Indians             7/23/2007
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  0 .281     G.Sizemore CF       5  0  2  0 .281  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  2  0 .298     J.Michaels LF       3  0  1  0 .307  
  K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  0  0 .307     C.Blake 3B          3  0  0  1 .297  
  M.Ramirez DH        4  0  1  2 .327     T.Hafner DH         4  0  0  0 .311  
  J.Drew RF           3  0  1  0 .244     R.Garko 1B          4  0  1  0 .265  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  0  1  0 .289     J.Peralta SS        3  1  1  0 .239  
  J.Varitek C         4  1  2  1 .255     F.Gutierrez RF      3  1  1  0 .248  
  E.Hinske LF         3  0  1  0 .258     K.Shoppach C        4  1  1  2 .303  
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  0  0 .219     J.Barfield 2B       3  1  2  1 .275  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  9  3                 Totals      32  4  9  4
 
 
Red Sox......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Indians......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 2    -  4  9  0
 
Red Sox (59-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester                  5       4   2   2   5   6   0 101   3.60
K.Snyder HOLD(2nd)        1 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  27   3.67
H.Okajima L(4-4) BS(3rd)  0 2/3   4   2   2   0   0   1  25   1.24
M.Delcarmen               0 2/3   0   0   0   2   0   0  16   1.69
Totals                    8       9   4   4   8   8   1
 
Indians (50-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Westbrook               7 2/3   9   3   3   2   6   1 100   5.32
R.Betancourt WIN(5-1)     1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  12   2.55
Totals                    9       9   3   3   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,613 DATE- Monday, July 23rd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Indians:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Indians: 3
DOUBLES- F.Gutierrez(8th)
TRIPLES- M.Ramirez(1st), J.Barfield(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Varitek(11th), K.Shoppach(4th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(27th)
WALKS- K.Youkilis, J.Drew, J.Michaels-2, C.Blake-2, T.Hafner, J.Peralta,
       F.Gutierrez, J.Barfield
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp-2, M.Ramirez-2, J.Drew, J.Varitek-2, E.Hinske, J.Michaels,
             C.Blake, R.Garko-2, J.Peralta, F.Gutierrez, K.Shoppach-2
GIDP- M.Lowell-2, J.Lugo, T.Hafner
 
24,613 fans were treated to a fine game at Jacobs Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Cleveland Indians won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Rafael Betancourt(5-1) was dominant in relief. He did not allow a baserunner
in his 1 and 1/3 innings.  Cleveland and Boston each finished the night with
9 hits.  
 
Hideki Okajima(4-4) was given the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
and surrendered 4 hits and no walks.

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