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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

2007-10-16 · 2007 League Championship Series · Game 4 of 7 ◀ Game 3 Game 5 ▶ · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 44008 · 66°F, overcast · Wind 1 mph to CF · 3:12

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 7–3. Cleveland Indians put up 7 in the 5th. Paul Byrd earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Paul Byrd L: Tim Wakefield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Randy Marsh · LF: Kerwin Danley · RF: Brian Gorman

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	2	1	0
David Ortiz	4	1	1	1	1
Manny Ramirez	4	1	2	1	0
Mike Lowell	4	0	0	0	0
J. D. Drew	4	0	1	0	1
Coco Crisp	4	0	0	0	1
Doug Mirabelli	2	0	0	0	1
Julio Lugo	3	0	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	1	0	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Grady Sizemore	3	1	0	0	2	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	5	1	1	1	0	2
Travis Hafner	4	0	0	0	0	4
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	2	3	0	1
Kenny Lofton	4	1	1	0	0	1
Casey Blake	4	1	2	2	0	1
Franklin Gutierrez	2	1	1	0	2	1
Kelly Shoppach	3	0	1	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Wakefield	4.2	5	2	7
Manny Delcarmen	0.1	3	1	1
Jon Lester	3.0	1	1	4

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Paul Byrd	5.0	6	4
Jensen Lewis	2.0	2	0
Rafael Betancourt	2.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dustin Pedroia: 53/G
Kevin Youkilis: 8/F
David Ortiz: K

Bot 1

Grady Sizemore: W
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Travis Hafner: SB2
Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: 9/L

Top 2

Manny Ramirez: S7/G
Mike Lowell: 3/G-.1-2
J. D. Drew: K
Coco Crisp: K

Bot 2

Jhonny Peralta: K
Kenny Lofton: 3/G
Casey Blake: K

Top 3

Doug Mirabelli: 9/F
Julio Lugo: 13/G
Dustin Pedroia: S9/G
Kevin Youkilis: S7/L.1-2
David Ortiz: 6(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 3

Franklin Gutierrez: W
Kelly Shoppach: K
Grady Sizemore: 3/G.1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F

Top 4

Manny Ramirez: 8/L
Mike Lowell: 7/F
J. D. Drew: S8/L
Coco Crisp: 9/L

Bot 4

Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: 8/L
Jhonny Peralta: D7/F
Kenny Lofton: 3/G

Top 5

Doug Mirabelli: K
Julio Lugo: 7/L
Dustin Pedroia: 63/G

Bot 5

Casey Blake: HR/7/F
Franklin Gutierrez: S7/L
Kelly Shoppach: HP.1-2
Grady Sizemore: 46(1)/FO/G.2-3
Asdrubal Cabrera: S14/L.3-H;1-2
Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Jhonny Peralta: HR/9/L.2-H;1-H
Kenny Lofton: S8/L
Casey Blake: SB2
Casey Blake: S86/F-.2-H
Franklin Gutierrez: W.1-2
Kelly Shoppach: K

Top 6

Kevin Youkilis: HR/7/F
David Ortiz: HR/9/L
Manny Ramirez: HR/8/L
Mike Lowell: 53/G
J. D. Drew: 7/F
Coco Crisp: 7/F

Bot 6

Grady Sizemore: W
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: PO1(E3).1-2
Victor Martinez: 8/F

Top 7

Jason Varitek: S7/G
Julio Lugo: 64(1)3/GDP
Dustin Pedroia: 4!/L

Bot 7

Jhonny Peralta: 3/P3F
Kenny Lofton: K
Casey Blake: 53/G

Top 8

Kevin Youkilis: 9/F
David Ortiz: 7/F
Manny Ramirez: 7/F

Bot 8

Franklin Gutierrez: K
Kelly Shoppach: S5/G-
Grady Sizemore: 9/F
Asdrubal Cabrera: 54(1)/FO/G

Top 9

Mike Lowell: 2/P2F
J. D. Drew: 7/F
Coco Crisp: 3/L

Notes & reviews

infield shifted to right for Travis Hafner
Mike Lowell took the throw on SB; moved back toward 3B for the rest of Travis Hafner's at bat
infield shifted to right for David Ortiz
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a pop foul on the first pitch that Kevin Youkilis ran down the line to catch; he juggled the ball, eventually dropping it; Franklin Gutierrez properly ran after Youkilis first touched the ball but had to go back to 3B when the ball was dropped
the first time a team hit 3 consecutive homers in the LCS; the third time the Red Sox have hit back-to-back homers in the 2007 post-season; first time for a team to do that

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