Final
Pitching-rich series pits Gabbard against Lee in finale
Jul 26, 2007 - 2:01 PM Boston (61-40) at Cleveland (59-42) 7:05 pm EDTCLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians have traded 1-0 wins the past two nights. Kason Gabbard and Cliff Lee will try to keep the bats down again when the Red Sox visit the Indians for the finale of a four-game set on Thursday.
Cleveland snapped Boston's five-game winning streak on Wednesday when Fausto Carmona outdueled Josh Beckett, with each starter yielding four hits in eight innings. One of the Indians' hits, however, was a solo homer by Franklin Guetierrez in the third inning that proved to be the deciding blow.
The Red Sox will hand the ball to rookie sensation Kason Gabbard (4-0, 2.97 ERA) on Thursday. The 25-year-old lefthander has surrendered just one run over his last two starts and is undefeated in six outings this season with a pair of no decisions.
On July 16, Gabbard became the first Boston rookie since Roger Clemens in 1984 to throw a nine-inning shutout at Fenway Park when he held the Kansas City Royals to just three hits. He followed that up with seven innings of three-hit ball last Saturday against the White Sox.
The Indians will put their faith in (5-7, 5.95). The veteran lefthander has been getting hammered recently, yielding 20 runs over his last three starts, all losses.
Lee began the season on the disabled list with a strained abdominal muscle on his right side and did not make his first start until May 3. Since returning to the rotation he has struggled to find any sort of consistency, reeling off two straight wins, followed by a four-start losing streak, followed by three wins, and then the current slide.
The Red Sox saw their lead in the American League East trimmed to 6 1/2 games when the New York Yankees won their sixth straight game Wednesday. It is the closest the Yankees have been to Boston since they were within six games on May 9.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 1 1 2 5 0 3 2 0 14 17 1
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 9 6 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: BOS - KASON GABBARD, JULIAN TAVAREZ (5TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH),
JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK
CLE - CLIFF LEE, JASON STANFORD (5TH), TOM MASTNY
(7TH), JENS
Jul 26 10:54 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (17) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF JENSEN LEWIS SCORED DAVID ORTIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14, CLEVELAND 9
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.309, 0-FOR-3, BB)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 10:26 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN GARKO (13) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF JULIAN TAVAREZ SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ AND TRAVIS
HAFNER.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 12, CLEVELAND 9
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.277, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 10:13 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED JOSH BARFIELD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 12
CLEVELAND 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.314, 0-FOR-3)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 10:12 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY WILY MO PENA (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 7TH OFF TOM MASTNY SCORED JASON VARITEK AND COCO
CRISP.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 12, CLEVELAND 5
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.226, 1-FOR-4)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:55 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TRAVIS HAFNER HIT BY KASON GABBARD PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, C
BLAKE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.316, 0-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:24 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GRADY SIZEMORE SCORED JOSH BARFIELD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 0-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:16 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH BARFIELD SCORED JHONNY PERALTA AND JASON
MICHAELS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:16 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY WILY MO PENA SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, W PENA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.227, 1-FOR-3)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:05 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.201, 1-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 9:03 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED DAVID ORTIZ AND MANNY RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LOWELL ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.267, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 8:56 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON SECOND, D ORTIZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.311, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 8:51 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED MANNY RAMIREZ AND KEVIN
YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J VARITEK ON SECOND, M LOWELL ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.280, 0-FOR-1)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 8:34 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (7) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF KASON GABBARD.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, CLEVELAND 1
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.252, 2 HR, 44 RBI)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 8:22 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DUSTIN PEDROIA HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING WILY MO PENA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.319, 0-FOR-1)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 8:13 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (16) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF CLIFF LEE.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, CLEVELAND 0
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.312, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
Red Sox vs. GuardiansJul 26 7:55 PM
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