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Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox

2008-05-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 37409 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 19 mph from LF · 3:03

Boston Red Sox defeated Milwaukee Brewers 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 2nd. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. David Ortiz went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	9
BOS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		5	11

W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Jeff Suppan SV: Jonathan Papelbon

Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Kevin Causey · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickie Weeks	3	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Cameron	5	1	1	2	0	1
Ryan Braun	5	1	3	1	0	1
Prince Fielder	4	0	2	0	1	1
Corey Hart	3	0	0	0	0	1
J. J. Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Dillon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Hall	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	3	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dustin Pedroia	5	0	0	0	0	1
David Ortiz	2	2	2	3	2	0
Manny Ramirez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	4	0	1	0	0	0
J. D. Drew	3	0	0	1	1	0
Jason Varitek	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	0	2	0	0	0
Julio Lugo	4	1	1	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Suppan	6.0	9	2	1
Seth McClung	1.2	1	1	0
Brian Shouse	0.1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Daisuke Matsuzaka	6.2	7	2	6
Javier Lopez	0.0	0	1	0
Manny Delcarmen	1.1	1	0	0
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rickie Weeks: W
Mike Cameron: 8/F8RM
Ryan Braun: CS2(24)
Ryan Braun: K

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4
Dustin Pedroia: 8/L8LD+
David Ortiz: W
Manny Ramirez: HP.1-2
Kevin Youkilis: S9/L4D+.2-3;1-2
J. D. Drew: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jason Varitek: 5/P5D

Top 2

Prince Fielder: DGR/F89D+
Corey Hart: 13/SH/BG23.2-3
J. J. Hardy: 3/P3F
Joe Dillon: 8/F8RM

Bot 2

Sean Casey: 8/F8LD
Julio Lugo: S8/L8RS
Jacoby Ellsbury: S1/BG25.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89M
David Ortiz: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
Manny Ramirez: 4/P3F

Top 3

Bill Hall: S8/G6M+
Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6
Rickie Weeks: 5/P5
Mike Cameron: K

Bot 3

Kevin Youkilis: 53/G5
J. D. Drew: 7/F7LM
Jason Varitek: 3/G34+

Top 4

Ryan Braun: 8/F8LD
Prince Fielder: K
Corey Hart: 63/G6

Bot 4

Sean Casey: D8/F78D+
Julio Lugo: 2/BINT/BG2L.2-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: 6/P6D
Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 5

J. J. Hardy: K
Joe Dillon: 9/F9M
Bill Hall: S7/G56+
Jason Kendall: HP.1-2
Rickie Weeks: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Cameron: 8/F8RXD

Bot 5

David Ortiz: S4/G34+
Manny Ramirez: S8/G6M+.1-2
Kevin Youkilis: 9/F89M
J. D. Drew: 43(B)6(1)/GDP/G4S

Top 6

Ryan Braun: S8/G4M+
Prince Fielder: D8/F8RXD+.1-3
Corey Hart: K
J. J. Hardy: K
Joe Dillon: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Jason Varitek: DGR/F9LM
Sean Casey: S7/L6D.2-3
Julio Lugo: 3/DP/G3.3XH(325);1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: 9/F89M

Top 7

Bill Hall: 8/F8RXD+
Jason Kendall: 9/F89M
Rickie Weeks: E5/G5
Mike Cameron: HR/F78XD+.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ryan Braun: S8/L8RM+
Prince Fielder: W.1-2
Corey Hart: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 7

Dustin Pedroia: E5/TH/G56
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Manny Ramirez: 3/P3F
Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8RM
J. D. Drew: 63/G6MS

Top 8

J. J. Hardy: 63/G6MD
Joe Dillon: S5/G5
Bill Hall: 3/P3F
Jason Kendall: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Jason Varitek: D8/F78XD+
Sean Casey: 7/P7LS
Julio Lugo: 7/F78D
Jacoby Ellsbury: D8/L8LD+.2-H
Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6S-

Top 9

Rickie Weeks: 53/G56
Mike Cameron: 3/P3F
Ryan Braun: HR/F7D+
Prince Fielder: 6/P78S

Notes & reviews

into the front row of Monster Seats
HP umpire Doug Eddings called Lugo out when the ball bounced up and struck the batter; Lugo was still in the batter's box at the time; the Red Sox argued the call to no avail; the interference stood

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