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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

2011-08-02 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 38101 · 67°F · Wind 2 mph from RF · 3:08

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 3–2. Jonathan Papelbon earned the win. Lonnie Chisenhall went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jonathan Papelbon L: Vinnie Pestano SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Todd Tichenor · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Michael Brantley	4	0	0	0	1
Jason Kipnis	4	1	1	1	2
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	0	1	0	3
Travis Hafner	4	0	1	0	1
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	1
Kosuke Fukudome	4	0	1	0	1
Lonnie Chisenhall	4	1	1	1	2
Matt LaPorta	3	0	1	0	0
Ezequiel Carrera	3	0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	0	1	1	0	1
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	2	0	0	0
Adrian Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	1	0	2
David Ortiz	2	1	0	0	2	0
Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Aviles	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	4	0	1	0	0	2
Darnell McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Reddick	2	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Huff	5.0	3	2	6
Rafael Perez	0.2	1	0	1
Joe Smith	1.1	1	0	1
Tony Sipp	1.0	0	1	1
Vinnie Pestano	0.1	3	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Josh Beckett	6.0	6	7
Franklin Morales	2.0	1	3
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Brantley: K
Jason Kipnis: HR/F89XD+
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Travis Hafner: 7/F7LSF-

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4-
Dustin Pedroia: 53/G5+
Adrian Gonzalez: D7/F78D+
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 2

Carlos Santana: K
Kosuke Fukudome: S8/G4M+
Lonnie Chisenhall: 7/F78M
Matt LaPorta: S9/G4.1-2
Ezequiel Carrera: 31/G34-

Bot 2

David Ortiz: W
Carl Crawford: FC6/G6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Mike Aviles: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Jason Varitek: K+WP.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Darnell McDonald: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: K23

Top 3

Michael Brantley: 9/F89S
Jason Kipnis: 13/L13+
Asdrubal Cabrera: D9/G
Travis Hafner: K

Bot 3

Dustin Pedroia: 4/F4-
Adrian Gonzalez: W
Kevin Youkilis: 9/F9D
David Ortiz: 3/L3S+

Top 4

Carlos Santana: 53/G56+
Kosuke Fukudome: K
Lonnie Chisenhall: HR/F9LD+
Matt LaPorta: 53/G5

Bot 4

Carl Crawford: K
Mike Aviles: 9/F89M
Jason Varitek: K23

Top 5

Ezequiel Carrera: 7/F7S
Michael Brantley: 31/G3
Jason Kipnis: K

Bot 5

Darnell McDonald: 8/F8RXD+
Jacoby Ellsbury: E6/G6
Dustin Pedroia: S9/L9M.1-2
Adrian Gonzalez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4-

Top 6

Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Travis Hafner: S9/L9S
Carlos Santana: 46(1)/FO/G34S-
Kosuke Fukudome: SB2
Kosuke Fukudome: 43/G34-

Bot 6

Kevin Youkilis: HR/F7D+
David Ortiz: 63/G4
Carl Crawford: K
Mike Aviles: 53/G6S-

Top 7

Lonnie Chisenhall: K
Matt LaPorta: 6/F6-
Ezequiel Carrera: D7/F7D+
Michael Brantley: 63/G6

Bot 7

Jason Varitek: 43/G4-
Josh Reddick: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: 13/G15-

Top 8

Jason Kipnis: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Travis Hafner: 63/G6M

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: S9/G3
Adrian Gonzalez: 9/F9D
Kevin Youkilis: SB2
Kevin Youkilis: K
David Ortiz: IW
Carl Crawford: 4/F34D-

Top 9

Carlos Santana: 43/G4
Kosuke Fukudome: 3/F13-
Lonnie Chisenhall: K

Bot 9

Mike Aviles: 8/F8RS
Jason Varitek: S8/G4M+
Josh Reddick: S8/F89S-.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

95-minute rain delay before start of game
Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis ejected by 1B umpire Gerry Davis for arguing the check swing call for strike three

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