GDT: 8/11/09 - DET (59-52) AT BOS (63-48) - 7:10 p.m. ET

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Victor Martinez grounds out, shortstop Ramon Santiago to first baseman Ryan Raburn. Dustin Pedroia to 3rd.

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Mike Lowell pops out to shortstop Ramon Santiago.

BOS 7, DET 3 AFTER 7 INNINGS

Inning 8
Top Half


B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Daniel Bard replaces Takashi Saito.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn swinging.


B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez lines out to second baseman Dustin Pedroia.

BOS 7, DET 3 AFTER 7.5 INNINGS

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Bobby Seay replaces Ryan Perry.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
David Ortiz swinging.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Jason Bay singles on a pop up to second baseman Placido Polanco.

B:0 S:1 O:3 - J. D. Drew grounds into double play,
second baseman Placido Polanco to shortstop Ramon Santiago to first
baseman Ryan Raburn. Jason Bay out at 2nd.

BOS 7, DET 3 AFTER 8 INNINGS

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jonathan Papelbon replaces Daniel Bard.

B:2 S:2 O:0 -
Alex Avila doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Bay.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Brandon Inge on foul tip. (AS USUAL)

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Ramon Santiago called out on strikes.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Avila scores.
BOS 7, DET 5

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Placido Polanco swinging.

TIGERS LOSE 5-7

August 11, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		5	7	1
Boston	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	X		7	7	1

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .260 Polanco, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .279 Thomas, C, LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .261 Cabrera, M, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .328 --a-Raburn, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Guillen, C, DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Ordonez, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .272 Avila, C 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .545 Inge, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .253 Santiago, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .246 Totals 35 5 7 5 2 13 12 a-Struck out for Cabrera, M in the 2nd. BATTING 2B: Avila 2 (4, Cabrera, F, Papelbon). 3B: Ordonez (2, Tazawa). HR: Granderson (23, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson 4; Polanco; Thomas, C; Ordonez 3; Avila 4; Inge. RBI: Guillen, C (15), Ordonez (36), Inge (64), Granderson 2 (54). 2-out RBI: Inge; Granderson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Santiago 3; Inge. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Perry (1, throw). DP: 3 (Santiago-Polanco-Raburn, Polanco-Santiago-Raburn, Santiago-Polanco-Cabrera, M).		Boston AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Ellsbury, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 Pedroia, 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .299 Martinez, V, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 Youkilis, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 --1-Lowell, PR-3B 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 .297 Ortiz, D, DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .220 Bay, LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .255 Drew, J, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .251 Varitek, C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .223 Green, N, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 Totals 28 7 7 6 5 5 9 1-Ran for Youkilis in the 2nd. BATTING HR: Bay (23, 2nd inning off Lambert, 2 on, 0 out), Lowell 2 (13, 3rd inning off Lambert, 0 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Lambert, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Ellsbury; Lowell 8; Ortiz, D; Bay 5; Varitek. RBI: Bay 3 (79), Lowell 3 (57). 2-out RBI: Lowell 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell. GIDP: Pedroia; Martinez, V; Drew, J. Team RISP: 2-for-5. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING SB: Pedroia (15, 2nd base off Lambert/Avila), Ellsbury (52, 3rd base off Perry/Avila). CS: Drew, J (3, 2nd base by Lambert/Avila). FIELDING E: Green, N (14, throw).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Porcello 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.34 Lambert (L, 0-1) 5.0 5 5 5 4 3 3 14.85 Perry 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3.79 Seay 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.53		Boston IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Tazawa (W, 1-1) 5.0 4 3 1 2 6 0 4.05 Cabrera, F (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Saito (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07 Bard, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.88 Papelbon 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 2.17
Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 2nd. Balk: Perry. HBP: Youkilis (by Porcello), Cabrera, M (by Tazawa). Pitches-strikes: Porcello 15-8, Lambert 81-47, Perry 20-9, Seay 8-7, Tazawa 98-63, Cabrera, F 15-11, Saito 11-8, Bard, D 12-10, Papelbon 24-17. Groundouts-flyouts: Porcello 2-0, Lambert 4-7, Perry 1-2, Seay 2-0, Tazawa 3-6, Cabrera, F 1-1, Saito 0-2, Bard, D 0-1, Papelbon 0-0. Batters faced: Porcello 4, Lambert 22, Perry 5, Seay 3, Tazawa 23, Cabrera, F 4, Saito 3, Bard, D 3, Papelbon 5. Inherited runners-scored: Lambert 1-1. Ejections: Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello ejected by HP umpire Brian O'Nora (2nd); Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis ejected by HP umpire Brian O'Nora (2nd); Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona ejected by 2B umpire Scott Barry (2nd). Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 68 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF. T: 3:11 (1:21 delay). Att: 38,013. August 11, 2009