Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
October 18, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 18, 2007 at Jacobs Field. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0
Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 3
Ortiz dh 2 1 1 2
Ramirez lf 4 0 2 1
  Ellsbury lf 0 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
Kielty rf 3 0 1 0
  Drew rf 1 1 1 0
Varitek c 4 0 1 0
Crisp cf 5 1 0 0
Lugo ss 4 1 1 0
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 1 2 0
Cabrera 2b 4 0 1 0
Hafner dh 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Garko 1b 4 0 1 0
Peralta ss 4 0 0 0
Lofton lf 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0
Blake 3b 3 0 1 0
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Mastny p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 0
Boston 101 000 2307121
Cleveland 100 000 000161
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett  W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 1 11
  Papelbon  1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
12
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia  L (0-2) 6.0 10 4 4 2 6
  Betancourt  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Perez  0.1 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Mastny  1.2 1.0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
5
5
8

  E–Beckett (1), Perez (1).  DP–Boston 1 Lugo-Youkilis, Cleveland 2 Sabathia-Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Garko.  PB–Martinez (1).  2B–Boston Ramirez (1,off Sabathia); Pedroia (1,off Sabathia); Drew (1,off Mastny), Cleveland Sizemore (2,off Beckett); Garko (1,off Papelbon).  3B–Boston Youkilis (1,off Sabathia).  HR–Boston Youkilis (2,1st inning off Sabathia 0 on 1 out).  SF–Ortiz 2 (2,off Betancourt,off Mastny).  HBP–Varitek (1,by Sabathia); Lowell (1,by Sabathia).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:46.  A–44,588.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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