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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
September 5, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 5, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josh Beckett |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Millwood |
Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 30,264 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Chad Fairchild 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Mark Wegner |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Right Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Mark Kotsay | First Baseman |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
Terry Francona | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joaquin Arias | Second Baseman |
Michael Young | Shortstop |
Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Milton Bradley | DH |
Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
Marlon Byrd | Left Fielder |
Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Chris Davis | Third Baseman |
Ron Washington | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
September 5, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Millwood
Ellsbury hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Millwood
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Byrd. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Millwood
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. Pedroia moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Kotsay vs. Millwood
Kotsay hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Beckett
Arias strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beckett
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Beckett
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Millwood
Brandon Boggs now playing left field.
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Millwood
Lowell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Millwood
Lowrie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Millwood
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Beckett
Bradley hits a line drive into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Beckett
Blalock hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Beckett
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Millwood
Crisp hits a line drive into left field. Boggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Millwood
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field. Boggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Millwood
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Millwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Beckett
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Beckett
Laird strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Beckett
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Lowrie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Millwood
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Millwood
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arias misplays the ball. That's an error on Arias. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Millwood
Bay hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Boggs. Bay reaches second base with a double. Kotsay moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lowell vs. Millwood
Lowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kotsay scores. Bay scores. Lowell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Millwood
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Millwood
Varitek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowell moves to third. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Crisp vs. Millwood
Crisp hits a popup beyond second. Arias can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Lowell scores. Lowrie scores. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ellsbury vs. Millwood
Ellsbury hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pedroia vs. Millwood
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Beckett
Arias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Beckett
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Beckett
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Beckett
Bradley hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Blalock vs. Beckett
Blalock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Millwood
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Millwood
Kotsay strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Millwood
Bay hits a line drive into left field. Boggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Beckett
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Beckett
Cruz hits a line drive into right field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Beckett
Laird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Beckett
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Millwood
Lowell hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Millwood
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Millwood
Varitek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Millwood
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Boggs who is chasing the ball. Crisp reaches third base with a triple. Varitek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellsbury vs. Millwood
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Ellsbury reaches third base with a triple. Crisp scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Pedroia vs. Millwood
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen now pitching.
Arias strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Delcarmen
Young strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Delcarmen
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Rupe
Josh Rupe now pitching.
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Rupe
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kotsay for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Rupe
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Rupe
Lowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Delcarmen
Bradley hits a fly ball into right field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Delcarmen
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Delcarmen
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Rupe
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Rupe
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Rupe
Crisp hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ellsbury vs. Rupe
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsbury for the out. Varitek moves to third. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Pedroia vs. Rupe
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ortiz vs. Rupe
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Masterson
Justin Masterson now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Masterson
Laird hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Masterson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Arias vs. Masterson
Arias takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Masterson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. White
Bill White now pitching.
Kotsay hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. White
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. White
Lowell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Lowell reaches second base with a double. Bay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. White
Lowrie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Varitek vs. Mendoza
Luis Mendoza now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Varitek vs. Mendoza
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Varitek for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Crisp vs. Mendoza
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Boggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Hamilton hits a line drive towards short. Lowrie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Okajima
German Duran pinch hits for Milton Bradley.
Duran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Okajima
Blalock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duran moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Okajima
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Okajima
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duran scores. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Okajima
Laird strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/2008 -- Boston at Texas (N) Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Ellsbury J, rf 5 0 1 1 Arias J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Young M, ss 4 0 0 0 Ortiz D, dh 5 0 0 0 Hamilton J, cf 4 0 1 0 Kotsay M, 1b 5 1 0 0 Bradley M, dh 3 0 1 0 Bay J, lf 3 2 1 0 Duran G, ph 0 1 0 0 Lowell M, 3b 5 2 3 4 Blalock H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lowrie J, ss 4 1 1 0 Byrd M, lf 0 0 0 0 Varitek J, c 4 1 2 0 Boggs B, lf 4 0 0 0 Crisp C, cf 5 1 3 3 Cruz N, rf 4 0 1 1 Laird G, c 4 0 1 0 Davis C, 3b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 12 8 32 1 6 1 Boston 010 402 001 -- 8 Texas 000 000 001 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Beckett J (W) 5.0 4 0 0 0 7 Delcarmen M 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Masterson J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Okajima H 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Millwood K (L) 6.0 9 7 6 1 4 Rupe J 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 White B 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Mendoza L 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Arias J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 10, Texas 7 2B -- Pedroia D, Bay J, Lowell M 3B -- Crisp C, Ellsbury J HR -- Lowell M WP -- Mendoza L T -- 2:58 A -- 30264
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