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Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox

2009-07-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 37691 · 70°F, cloudy · Wind 18 mph L to R · 2:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Seattle Mariners 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 7th. Justin Masterson earned the win. David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Justin Masterson L: Miguel Batista SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ichiro Suzuki	5	0	1	0	0	0
Russell Branyan	5	0	1	0	0	2
Jose Lopez	3	1	0	0	1	2
Mike Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin Gutierrez	4	1	2	0	0	2
Ryan Langerhans	3	0	1	1	0	2
Kenji Johjima	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Woodward	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ronny Cedeno	4	0	1	3	0	1
Ken Griffey	1	1	1	0	2	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
J. D. Drew	3	1	0	0	2	2
Dustin Pedroia	5	2	3	1	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	0
David Ortiz	4	2	2	2	0	1
Jason Bay	2	1	1	0	2	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	2	2	1	2	1	0
Mark Kotsay	4	0	1	2	0	1
Jason Varitek	4	0	1	0	0	2
Nick Green	3	0	0	0	1	1

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brandon Morrow	6.0	6	2	7
Miguel Batista	0.2	2	1	0
Mark Lowe	0.0	1	2	0
Sean White	1.1	0	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	6.2	8	3	9
Justin Masterson	1.1	0	0	3
Hideki Okajima	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ichiro Suzuki: 63/G6
Russell Branyan: S8/L4MD+
Jose Lopez: 5/F6-
Mike Sweeney: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 1

J. D. Drew: K
Dustin Pedroia: HR/F7LD+
Kevin Youkilis: 13/G13-
David Ortiz: HR/F9D+
Jason Bay: S7/L7S
Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G34S

Top 2

Franklin Gutierrez: K
Ryan Langerhans: S8/L6D-
Kenji Johjima: S7/L56.1-2
Chris Woodward: K
Ronny Cedeno: K

Bot 2

Mark Kotsay: 31/G34
Jason Varitek: S8/L4MD-
Nick Green: 6/L6
J. D. Drew: K

Top 3

Ichiro Suzuki: S9/G34+
Russell Branyan: 36(1)1/GDP/G4S
Jose Lopez: K

Bot 3

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89M
Kevin Youkilis: 7/L78D+
David Ortiz: 4/F4D-

Top 4

Ken Griffey: S7/F7D
Franklin Gutierrez: S7.1-2
Ryan Langerhans: K
Kenji Johjima: FC5/G5.1X2(5E4);2-3;B-1
Chris Woodward: K
Ronny Cedeno: T9/F9LM.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Ichiro Suzuki: 13/G13-

Bot 4

Jason Bay: W
Jacoby Ellsbury: 23/SH/BG25.1-2
Mark Kotsay: K
Jason Varitek: 6/F6D-

Top 5

Russell Branyan: K23
Jose Lopez: W
Ken Griffey: W.1-2
Franklin Gutierrez: S5/G5S-.2-3;1-2
Ryan Langerhans: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H;2-3
Kenji Johjima: 53/BG56S

Bot 5

Nick Green: K
J. D. Drew: W
Dustin Pedroia: D7/L7LS+.1-3
Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8LM
David Ortiz: K

Top 6

Chris Woodward: 3/G34S
Ronny Cedeno: 4/F4-
Ichiro Suzuki: 43/G4MS

Bot 6

Jason Bay: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: HR/F9D+
Mark Kotsay: 7/L78M
Jason Varitek: K

Top 7

Russell Branyan: K
Jose Lopez: K
Ken Griffey: W
Franklin Gutierrez: K

Bot 7

Nick Green: 8/F8RS
J. D. Drew: W
Dustin Pedroia: S7/L7LM+.1-2
Kevin Youkilis: 7/F78M
David Ortiz: S9/G34+.2-H;1-3
Jason Bay: W.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mark Kotsay: S9/G34+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jason Varitek: PB.3-H(UR);1-2
Jason Varitek: K

Top 8

Ryan Langerhans: K
Kenji Johjima: 43/G4
Chris Woodward: K

Bot 8

Nick Green: W
J. D. Drew: 9/F9M
Dustin Pedroia: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 9

Ronny Cedeno: 8/F8LXD+
Ichiro Suzuki: 63/G6S
Russell Branyan: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

Mariners designated hitter Mike Sweeney left the game due to an injured back
J.D. Drew made a sliding attempt to catch the ball about 10 feet in front of the RF pole; the ball rolled into the corner

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