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Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox

2009-06-07 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 37537 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from LF · 2:49

Texas Rangers defeated Boston Red Sox 6–3. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 3rd. Vicente Padilla earned the win and C.J. Wilson picked up the save. Nelson Cruz went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	12
BOS	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

W: Vicente Padilla L: Daisuke Matsuzaka SV: C.J. Wilson

Umpires — HP: Tim Timmons · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ian Kinsler	5	0	1	0	1
Michael Young	5	2	2	1	1
Hank Blalock	4	0	0	0	3
Nelson Cruz	4	3	3	1	1
David Murphy	4	1	3	2	0
Marlon Byrd	4	0	1	0	1
Chris Davis	4	0	0	0	1
Taylor Teagarden	4	0	0	0	2
Omar Vizquel	4	0	2	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jacoby Ellsbury	3	0	0	1	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jason Bay	2	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Lowell	4	0	0	0	0	1
David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jason Varitek	2	1	0	0	1	1
Mark Kotsay	3	2	2	1	0	0
Nick Green	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rocco Baldelli	1	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vicente Padilla	7.0	4	4	4
Darren O'Day	1.0	0	0	2
C. J. Wilson	1.0	0	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Daisuke Matsuzaka	5.2	10	8
Justin Masterson	0.2	1	0
Hideki Okajima	0.2	1	1
Ramon Ramirez	1.0	0	1
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: K
Michael Young: HR/F89XD+
Hank Blalock: K
Nelson Cruz: K

Bot 1

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9M
Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G34S+
Kevin Youkilis: D7/F7D+
Jason Bay: PO2(14)

Top 2

David Murphy: S9/L89S
Marlon Byrd: S7/G56+.1-2
Chris Davis: 7/F78S
Taylor Teagarden: K
Omar Vizquel: S7/L6D.2-H;1-2
Ian Kinsler: 7/L7M+

Bot 2

Jason Bay: W
Mike Lowell: K
David Ortiz: 7/F7M
Jason Varitek: CS2(26)

Top 3

Michael Young: S9/G34+
Hank Blalock: 7/F7LM
Nelson Cruz: D8/L78S+.1-3
David Murphy: D8/F8LXD+.3-H;2-H
Marlon Byrd: 63/G6+
Chris Davis: K

Bot 3

Jason Varitek: W
Mark Kotsay: S7/F7LM.1-2
Nick Green: 9/F9D.2-3
Dustin Pedroia: W.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: E4/G4+.3-H;2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Kevin Youkilis: W
Jason Bay: K
Mike Lowell: 43/G4

Top 4

Taylor Teagarden: K
Omar Vizquel: 43/G34
Ian Kinsler: 8!/F8RXD+

Bot 4

David Ortiz: K
Jason Varitek: 143/G13
Mark Kotsay: HR/F9D+
Nick Green: 4/F3D

Top 5

Michael Young: K
Hank Blalock: K
Nelson Cruz: T9/F8RXD+
David Murphy: WP.3-H
David Murphy: S8/G4M
Marlon Byrd: 4/F4D-

Bot 5

Dustin Pedroia: 13/G15
Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G34S
Kevin Youkilis: 63/G6

Top 6

Chris Davis: 43/G4
Taylor Teagarden: 9/F89M
Omar Vizquel: S8/G4M
Ian Kinsler: D7/L5+.1XH(762)

Bot 6

Jason Bay: 4/L4D
Mike Lowell: 53/G56
David Ortiz: S8/G4+
Jason Varitek: CS2(16)

Top 7

Michael Young: 13/G15
Hank Blalock: K
Nelson Cruz: HR/F7D+
David Murphy: 8/L8RD+

Bot 7

Jason Varitek: K
Mark Kotsay: 163/G15
Nick Green: 8/F8RM

Top 8

Marlon Byrd: K
Chris Davis: 31/G34S-
Taylor Teagarden: 9/F89M

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6+
Rocco Baldelli: K
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 9

Omar Vizquel: 4/F4MD-
Ian Kinsler: 13/G15
Michael Young: 6/L6D+

Bot 9

Jason Bay: W
Mike Lowell: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
David Ortiz: K

Notes & reviews

Ellsbury made a diving catch on the warning track and scraped his arm when he landed
Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury left the game due to an injured neck/shoulder

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