Red Sox 5 - 0 Tigers
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Ortiz hopes to power Red Sox to fifth straight win

May 6, 2008 - 12:07 PM Boston (21-13) at Detroit (14-19) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) - David Ortiz will attempt to keep the Boston Red Sox rolling when they square off against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in the second of a four-game series.

David Ortiz homered and drove in a pair of runs Monday as the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 6-3. Ortiz is batting .225 with a team-high six home runs and 26 RBI this season.

Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis each blasted two-run shots for Boston, which has won four consecutive games and six of their last seven.

The Red Sox will send knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (2-1, 4.03) to the mound. The 41-year-old righthander tossed seven innings, allowing three runs and six hits with four walks in a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

He will be opposed by lefthander Nate Robertson (1-3, 6.82), who is coming off his first win of the season. He gave up four runs and seven hits with three strikeouts over 5 2/3 frames during Thursday's 8-4 triumph over the New York Yankees.

The Tigers, who are trying to avoid a fifth straight loss, are 0-16 this season when failing to score five runs or more.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 11 1
    DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, MIKE TIMLIN (9TH) AND KEVIN CASH
    DET - NATE ROBERTSON, FREDDY DOLSI (7TH), AQUILINO
    LOPEZ (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

    HOME RUNS: BOS - DAVID ORT

    May 6 9:27 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (7) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF FREDDY DOLSI.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, DETROIT 0
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.230, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Red Sox 5, Tigers 0  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 6 8:46 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ORTIZ (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF NATE ROBERTSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4, DETROIT 0
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.323, 2-FOR-3)

    Red Sox 4, Tigers 0  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 6 8:43 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY COCO CRISP SCORED J.D. DREW.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K CASH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.308, 0-FOR-1)

    Red Sox 3, Tigers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 7:32 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY KEVIN CASH SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K CASH ON SECOND, J DREW ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.288, 0 HR, 8 RBI)

    Red Sox 2, Tigers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 7:30 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DREW ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K CASH (.313, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

    Red Sox 1, Tigers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 7:28 PM

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