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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

2010-08-03 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37714 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph to CF · 2:41

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 3–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Josh Beckett earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Mike Lowell went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Josh Beckett L: David Huff SV: Jonathan Papelbon

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Bill Welke · 3B: Mike DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Trevor Crowe	4	0	0	0	3
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	0	0	0	1
Shin-Soo Choo	3	0	1	0	1
Shelley Duncan	3	0	0	0	2
Jordan Brown	4	0	0	0	0
Matt LaPorta	3	0	1	0	0
Luis Valbuena	3	0	0	0	1
Jayson Nix	3	0	0	0	1
Lou Marson	3	1	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marco Scutaro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Darnell McDonald	3	0	0	0	1	1
Victor Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	0
David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Adrian Beltre	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Lowell	4	1	1	2	0	1
Jed Lowrie	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Hall	3	1	2	1	0	1
Ryan Kalish	3	0	2	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Huff	5.1	7	2	2
Justin Germano	1.2	1	0	3
Joe Smith	1.0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Beckett	8.0	3	0	8
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Trevor Crowe: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L8LS+
Shelley Duncan: HP.1-2
Jordan Brown: 63/G6-

Bot 1

Marco Scutaro: 6/F6S-
Darnell McDonald: 5/L56S+
Victor Martinez: D9/F89XD+
David Ortiz: 43/L34

Top 2

Matt LaPorta: 7/L78D+
Luis Valbuena: K
Jayson Nix: K

Bot 2

Adrian Beltre: S6/G6+
Mike Lowell: HR/F7D+.1-H
Jed Lowrie: 53/G56
Bill Hall: S7/L7D+
Ryan Kalish: K
Marco Scutaro: 46(1)/FO/G4MD+

Top 3

Lou Marson: HR/F78D+
Trevor Crowe: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G34S
Shin-Soo Choo: HP
Shelley Duncan: SB2
Shelley Duncan: K

Bot 3

Darnell McDonald: W
Victor Martinez: 8/L8LD+
David Ortiz: S1/G5-.1-2
Adrian Beltre: 9/F89D+.2-3
Mike Lowell: 4/F4M-

Top 4

Jordan Brown: 53/G56
Matt LaPorta: S8/L8RM
Luis Valbuena: 8/L8LD+
Jayson Nix: 53/G5+

Bot 4

Jed Lowrie: 9/F89D
Bill Hall: HR/F7D+
Ryan Kalish: S8/G4M
Marco Scutaro: 9/F9D
Darnell McDonald: 8/L8LD+

Top 5

Lou Marson: 4/F8LS-
Trevor Crowe: 3/G34+
Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Victor Martinez: 7/F7LM
David Ortiz: K
Adrian Beltre: 9/F9D

Top 6

Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8RXD
Shelley Duncan: K
Jordan Brown: 63/G6

Bot 6

Mike Lowell: 6/F6-
Jed Lowrie: W
Bill Hall: K
Ryan Kalish: S7/G6+.1-2
Marco Scutaro: K

Top 7

Matt LaPorta: 53/G56
Luis Valbuena: 4/F4-
Jayson Nix: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Darnell McDonald: K
Victor Martinez: 43/G4+
David Ortiz: 53/G4

Top 8

Lou Marson: 4/F9S-
Trevor Crowe: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G34S

Bot 8

Adrian Beltre: 43/G4
Mike Lowell: K
Jed Lowrie: 43/G4

Top 9

Shin-Soo Choo: K
Shelley Duncan: 7/F78S
Jordan Brown: 43/G4S

Notes & reviews

one pitch to Ortiz was behind him as retaliation for Beckett hitting two Indians earlier in the game
Pitcher Lewis ejected by HP umpire Welke for throwing at Beltre; Red Sox Beckett and Indians coach Smith ejected for fighting when benches emptied

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