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Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners

2008-05-27 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 30758 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph L to R · 3:00

Seattle Mariners defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Seattle Mariners put up 2 in the 1st. J.J. Putz earned the win. Manny Ramirez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: J.J. Putz L: Mike Timlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coco Crisp	4	0	0	0	1	1
Dustin Pedroia	3	1	1	0	1	0
David Ortiz	4	1	2	0	0	1
Manny Ramirez	3	1	1	3	1	1
Mike Lowell	4	0	0	0	0	1
J. D. Drew	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	0	3	0	0	0
Julio Lugo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cora	2	0	0	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ichiro Suzuki	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jose Lopez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jose Vidro	3	1	0	1	1	0
Raul Ibanez	4	0	1	2	0	0
Adrian Beltre	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kenji Johjima	4	0	1	0	0	2
Wladimir Balentien	4	1	1	0	0	0
Miguel Cairo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Yuniesky Betancourt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Reed	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Daisuke Matsuzaka	4.0	4	0	2
David Aardsma	1.1	1	2	0
Manny Delcarmen	1.2	1	0	0
Hideki Okajima	1.0	0	0	1
Mike Timlin	0.2	2	1	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Miguel Batista	7.0	5	3	2
Ryan Rowland-Smith	0.0	1	0	0
Brandon Morrow	1.0	0	0	2
J. J. Putz	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Coco Crisp: 8/F8RM
Dustin Pedroia: S7/F7S
David Ortiz: 9/P89S
Manny Ramirez: W.1-2
Mike Lowell: 7/F78S

Bot 1

Ichiro Suzuki: D7/G5+
Jose Lopez: FC1/SH.2-3
Jose Vidro: 36(1)/FO/G34S.3-H
Raul Ibanez: D7/F8LM.1-H
Adrian Beltre: K
Kenji Johjima: K

Top 2

J. D. Drew: 6/P6
Jason Varitek: 3!/G34S+
Sean Casey: 9/F89D+

Bot 2

Wladimir Balentien: 9/F89D
Miguel Cairo: 7/F7S
Yuniesky Betancourt: 8/F8LD

Top 3

Julio Lugo: 3/G3
Coco Crisp: W
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8RS
David Ortiz: K

Bot 3

Ichiro Suzuki: S8/G6M+
Jose Lopez: 7/F7S
Jose Vidro: SB2
Jose Vidro: E3/TH/G3+.2-3
Raul Ibanez: 4!6(1)/FO/G4M.3-H(UR)
Adrian Beltre: 8/L8RD+

Top 4

Manny Ramirez: 63/G6
Mike Lowell: 8/F8LS
J. D. Drew: 43/G4+

Bot 4

Kenji Johjima: 53/G5+
Wladimir Balentien: 8/F8LXD+
Miguel Cairo: S4/G6M
Yuniesky Betancourt: 13/G13+

Top 5

Jason Varitek: 3/G3
Sean Casey: S9/L34D
Julio Lugo: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 5

Ichiro Suzuki: 13/G13+
Jose Lopez: 53/G+
Jose Vidro: W
Raul Ibanez: 13/G3S

Top 6

Coco Crisp: K
Dustin Pedroia: E6/G6
David Ortiz: S9/G34+.1-2
Manny Ramirez: HR/F9D+.2-H(UR);1-H
Mike Lowell: 5/L56
J. D. Drew: 7/F7M

Bot 6

Adrian Beltre: W
Kenji Johjima: S7/L78M+.1X3(75);B-2(TH)
Wladimir Balentien: SB3
Wladimir Balentien: 53/G5
Miguel Cairo: 3/L3+

Top 7

Jason Varitek: 4!3/G4M
Sean Casey: S9/L9M+
Alex Cora: 8/P8LS
Coco Crisp: 63/G6S

Bot 7

Yuniesky Betancourt: 53/G5+
Ichiro Suzuki: 43/G4S
Jose Lopez: D7/L7LM+
Jose Vidro: 63/G6M

Top 8

Dustin Pedroia: W
David Ortiz: S9/L89M+.1-2
Manny Ramirez: K
Mike Lowell: K
J. D. Drew: 9/F89D+

Bot 8

Raul Ibanez: 2/P23F
Adrian Beltre: 63/G6M
Kenji Johjima: K

Top 9

Jason Varitek: 3/G3
Sean Casey: S8/F89M
Alex Cora: 9/L9M+
Coco Crisp: 13/G-

Bot 9

Wladimir Balentien: S6/G6+
Miguel Cairo: 14/SH/BG23-.1-2
Jeremy Reed: 43/G34.2-3
Ichiro Suzuki: IW
Jose Lopez: DI.1-2
Jose Lopez: S7/G5+.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

Lugo asked 3B umpire Hernandez for a check swing ruling on ball two to Ibanez; they argued and Hernandez ejected Lugo; Boston manager Francona went out to get Lugo off the field; he asked Hernandez a question and then reacted to the answer; Hernandez ejected Francona
Ramirez 499th HR

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