|  | BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 |  
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 |  
 
 
| CLEVELAND | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Lofton cf Vizquel ss
 R Alomar 2b
 Jo Mcdonald 2b
 M Ramirez rf
 Roberts pr-lf
 Thome 1b
 Segui dh
 Fryman 3b
 R Branyan lf
 Jo Cabrera pr-lf-rf
 S Alomar c
 Totals
 | 4 4
 5
 0
 3
 0
 5
 5
 5
 3
 2
 5
 41
 | 1 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 1
 2
 8
 | 1 1
 3
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 4
 1
 1
 2
 15
 | 2 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2
 0
 1
 8
 | 1 1
 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 4
 | 0 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 4
 | 1 1
 1
 0
 4
 0
 6
 2
 1
 2
 1
 3
 22
 | .276 .281
 .297
 .429
 .348
 .143
 .270
 .334
 .324
 .236
 .267
 .298
 
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 BATTING2B:  Lofton (22, Wakefield); S Alomar (15, Carrasco).
 Rbi:  Lofton 2 (65), Fryman (102), R Branyan 2 (35), S Alomar (38), 
Vizquel (61), R Alomar (77).
 2-out rbi - Fryman, R Branyan 2,: S Alomar, Vizquel, R Alomar.
 Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out:  M Ramirez 3, Thome 2.
 Gidp:  Thome, S Alomar.
 Team LOB:  10.
 
 FIELDINGDP: 1 (R Alomar-Vizquel-Thome).
 
 
 
| BOSTON | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| T Nixon rf Offerman 2b
 D Lewis cf
 Bichette dh
 N Garciaparra ss
 Alexander ss
 e-Cummings ph
 Oleary lf
 a-Gilkey ph-lf
 Merloni 3b
 Daubach 1b
 b-Alcantara ph-1b
 Hatteberg c
 c-Varitek ph-c
 Sadler cf-2b
 d-Everett ph
 Lansing 2b
 Totals
 | 3 4
 1
 5
 3
 1
 1
 3
 2
 5
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 1
 0
 37
 | 1 0
 1
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 5
 | 3 0
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 0
 0
 3
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 12
 | 0 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 5
 | 2 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 4
 | 0 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 6
 | 0 5
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 2
 2
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 2
 2
 0
 17
 | .290 .253
 .242
 .266
 .367
 .211
 .280
 .258
 .227
 .333
 .259
 .286
 .262
 .257
 .198
 .302
 .205
 
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a-flied to center for Oleary in the 8th; b-walked for Daubach in
the 8th; c-grounded to first for Hatteberg in the 8th; d-struck
out for Sadler in the 8th; e-singled for Alexander in the 9th.
 
 BATTING2B:  Merloni (7, Finley).
 HR:  Bichette (6, 8th inning
off Finley 0 on, 0 out).
 SF:  Sadler.
 Rbi:  Sadler (9), Bichette 2 (11), 
Merloni (13), Cummings (24).
 Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out:  Oleary 1, Offerman 1, Everett 2.
 Gidp:  Bichette.
 Team LOB:  10.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  Alexander (3, 2nd base off Karsay/S Alomar).
 
 FIELDINGE:  Merloni 2 (6, bobble, throw); Hatteberg (6, throw).
 PB:  Hatteberg.
 Outfield assists:  Oleary (R Alomar at 2nd base).
 DP: 2 (N Garciaparra-Merloni-Daubach, Alexander-Alcantara).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| CLEVELAND | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Finley (W, 14-11) Karsay
 Rincon
 Shuey
 Wickman
 | 7 1/3
 1/3
 1/3
 1
 | 9 1
 0
 0
 2
 | 3 0
 0
 0
 2
 | 3 0
 0
 0
 2
 | 2 0
 1
 0
 1
 | 5 0
 0
 1
 0
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 4.26 4.01
 2.12
 3.25
 3.60
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| BOSTON | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Wakefield (L, 6-10) Carrasco
 Lee
 Croushore
 | 5 2/3 0
 1 2/3
 1 2/3
 | 8 3
 2
 2
 | 6 2
 0
 0
 | 5 2
 0
 0
 | 1 1
 1
 1
 | 3 0
 1
 0
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 | 5.46 4.89
 4.15
 6.00
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Carrasco pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
Finley pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
 
WP: Wakefield.Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 93-65; Carrasco 18-9; 
Lee 35-17; Croushore 24-12; Finley 119-68; Karsay 10-5; Rincon 9-5;: Shuey 5-3; Wickman 19-13.
 Ground balls-fly balls: Wakefield 7-7; 
Carrasco 0-0; Lee 2-2; Croushore 4-1; Finley 4-12; Karsay 0-1;: Rincon 1-0; Shuey 0-0; Wickman 2-1.
 Batters faced: Wakefield 26; 
Carrasco 4; Lee 8; Croushore 7; Finley 31; Karsay 2; Rincon 2;: Shuey 1; Wickman 6.
 Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B--Travis Katzenmeier. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 
3B--Bill Miller.
 T: 3:29.
 Att: 32,743.
 Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
 Wind: 8 mph,: left to right.
 
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 ALSO SEE
 Baseball Scoreboard
 
 Cleveland Clubhouse
 
 Boston Clubhouse
 
 BOXSCORES
 Boston 9
 Cleveland 8
 
Cleveland 8Boston 5
 (2nd game)
 
Toronto 3NY Yankees 1
 
Kansas City 8Anaheim 3
 
Chi. White Sox 9Minnesota 4
 
Oakland 5Seattle 2
 
Houston 7St. Louis 5
 
Montreal 10Florida 3
 
Colorado 13San Diego 4
 
Philadelphia 6NY Mets 5
 
Milwaukee 12Pittsburgh 2
 
San Francisco 8Arizona 7
 
  
  
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