| Breaking News |  | Friday, August 8th, 2008: 5-Hits Blitz by Lowell
The Red Sox whipped the Rays 17-0 at Fenway Park II and Mike Lowell had a big hand in the win. The Red Sox third baseman came to the plate 6 times and collected 5 hits. It was a good day for Lowell and a tough day for Tampa Bay.
"I just go up there and whale away and hope it hits the barrel of the bat," he said. "There really isn't any plan."
Plan or not, Lowell delivered today -- 5-6 is outstanding in any league.
M. Lowell singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.
This season Lowell has 13 home runs and a .272 batting average. |
| Friday, August 8th, 2008: Red Sox Beckett Blanks Rays
Boston's Josh Beckett brought his "A game" to the park, shutting down and shutting out the Tampa Bay Rays 17-0. He racked up 8 strikeouts, surrendered 1 hit and issued no walks on his way to the victory.
This season Beckett has a 11-4 record with a 3.67 ERA in 23 starts. |
| Tuesday, August 5th, 2008: Cleveland Blanked by Red Sox
Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox shut out the Cleveland Indians 5-0, held them to 5 hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts. Schilling said, "I could throw any pitch on any count."
The Cleveland skipper called his game a jewel, saying, "The way he was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him."
To date this season Schilling is 9-6 with 22 starts and an ERA of 3.52 with 101 strikeouts in 151 innings. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Clay Buchholz | bone chips (elbow) | 11-12 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 69-51, .575 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 35-23, .603 PCT | | Record on the road | 34-28, .548 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 11-6, .647 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 14-19, .424 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-19, .513 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-32, .605 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 12-9, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 16-10, .615 PCT | | Record in July | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in August | 12-6, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .271 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .420 - 6th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .769 - 4th in AL | | Runs Scored | 643 - 2nd in AL | | Hits | 1157 - 4th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 401 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 107 - 6th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 492 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 885 - 9th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 93 - tied for 5th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.65 - 3rd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.90 - 3rd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.07 - 1st in AL | | Runs allowed | 502 - 3rd in AL | | Hits allowed | 988 - 1st in AL | | Opponents AVG | .238 - 1st in AL | | BABIP | .286 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 104 - 7th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 343 - 3rd in AL | | Strikeouts | 947 - 2nd in AL |
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