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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
2009-06-02 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 25914 · 63°F, sunny · Wind 1 mph L to R · 3:14
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the win. Jason Bay went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Rick Porcello SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Bob Davidson · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 J. D. Drew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bay | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lowell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Ortiz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clete Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Josh Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gerald Laird | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Larish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daisuke Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Manny Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hideki Okajima | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 4.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan Perry | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 Brandon Lyon | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nate Robertson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dustin Pedroia: D7/L7LM
- J. D. Drew: S8/G4.2-H
- Kevin Youkilis: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Jason Bay: K
Bot 1
- Clete Thomas: W
- Placido Polanco: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: 14(1)3/GDP/G15.2-3
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/L7M.3-H
- Curtis Granderson: S9/G34.1-3
- Brandon Inge: SB2
- Brandon Inge: K
Top 2
- Mike Lowell: K
- David Ortiz: S7
- Jason Varitek: S7/G6.1-2
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S1/G15.2-3;1-2
- Nick Green: 3/IF/P13-
- Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Josh Anderson: 13/G15
- Gerald Laird: S7/L78S
- Ramon Santiago: 41/G34.1-2
- Clete Thomas: WP.2-3
- Clete Thomas: K
Top 3
- J. D. Drew: S7/L8LS
- Kevin Youkilis: 3/F13-
- Jason Bay: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Mike Lowell: E6/G6+
- David Ortiz: 3(B)635(1)/GDP/G3
Bot 3
- Placido Polanco: K
- Magglio Ordonez: S9/L34D
- Miguel Cabrera: 4/LDP/L4+.1X1(43)
Top 4
- Jason Varitek: 63/G6
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S8/G6M+
- Nick Green: SB2
- Nick Green: 53/G5.2-3
- Dustin Pedroia: 53/G56S
Bot 4
- Curtis Granderson: S8/L8RM
- Brandon Inge: K
- Josh Anderson: 9/FDP/F9D.1X1(943)
Top 5
- J. D. Drew: 53/G56
- Kevin Youkilis: W
- Jason Bay: 7/F78D
- Mike Lowell: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Gerald Laird: W
- Ramon Santiago: W.1-2
- Clete Thomas: K
- Placido Polanco: 7/L7D+
- Magglio Ordonez: K
Top 6
- David Ortiz: K
- Jason Varitek: W
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S7/L78S.1-2
- Nick Green: W.2-3;1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- J. D. Drew: 12(3)/FO/G15.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jason Bay: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 6
- Miguel Cabrera: 13/G34S
- Curtis Granderson: 9/F9D
- Brandon Inge: K
Top 7
- Mike Lowell: 63/G6
- David Ortiz: K
- Jason Varitek: D7/F7D+
- Jacoby Ellsbury: IW
- Nick Green: 13/G
Bot 7
- Josh Anderson: 8/F8LD
- Gerald Laird: 9/F89S
- Ramon Santiago: 8/F8LS-
Top 8
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6
- J. D. Drew: 4!3/G34
- Kevin Youkilis: 3/F3F-
Bot 8
- Clete Thomas: 7/F7LS
- Placido Polanco: 8/F8RXD
- Magglio Ordonez: 43/G4
Top 9
- Jason Bay: 43/G4
- Mike Lowell: 7/F7LD+
- David Ortiz: K
Bot 9
- Miguel Cabrera: S4/L6MD-
- Curtis Granderson: S7/L7S.1-2
- Brandon Inge: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
- Josh Anderson: K
- Jeff Larish: K
- Ramon Santiago: K
Notes & reviews
- originally E1, changed to single next day