BALCO-92
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/21/2009
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BALCO-92
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1830 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (54-68) 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 0
Boston Red Sox (69-54) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 13 2
Red Sox Sneak Past Orioles, 7-6
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 7-6, at Fenway Park. Boston shortstop Orlando Pena had a superb performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Boston reliever Craig Breslow got the win, raising his record to 4-3. Joe McFarlane was tagged with the loss. With the win, the Red Sox have a record of 69-54.

Chris Shelton was the walk-off hero for Boston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Red Sox catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We saved our best for last," said Pena.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Rodriguez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 4 44
Y. Escobar 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .233 5 30
D. Murphy 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .320 8 52
J. Donaldson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272 30 87
M. Kotsay RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234 2 50
S. Madera C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 20
C. Presichi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .239 1 13
M. Negron CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 4 36
A. Grimaldi LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .182 1 4
Totals 36 6 9 4 1 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Grimaldi (1, 3rd Inning off C. Buchholz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Rodriguez , Y. Escobar 3 , D. Murphy , S. Madera , C. Presichi , A. Grimaldi 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murphy , M. Kotsay , S. Madera , M. Negron
Sac Bunt: V. Rodriguez 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Presichi (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Escobar-Presichi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 1 1 1 3 2 .272 7 24
R. Cano 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273 13 63
B. Butler 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .348 17 73
D. Hernandez RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .302 10 40
T. Mora LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 30 81
   a-R. Church PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 8 25
   c-C. Pennington PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 6
A. Rios 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .300 19 76
O. Pena SS 4 3 2 4 1 1 0 .243 26 65
C. Shelton C 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .283 14 48
C. Koskie DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 4 34
   b-K. Suzuki DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238 3 19
Totals 38 7 13 7 6 12 20      
a - R. Church pinch hit for T. Mora in the 7th
b - K. Suzuki inserted as DH in the 8th
c - C. Pennington pinch ran for R. Church in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios (31, 2nd Inning off J. Santos, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Koskie (27, 2nd Inning off J. Santos, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hidalgo (7, 8th Inning off M. Perisho, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Pena (20, 9th Inning off J. McFarlane, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Pena (26, 2nd Inning off J. Santos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 2 , R. Cano 2 , B. Butler , A. Rios 3 , O. Pena 6 , C. Shelton 2 , C. Koskie 3 , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , O. Pena , C. Shelton , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , R. Cano 2 , A. Rios 2
GIDP: R. Church
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rios (9) , O. Pena (5)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santos 6.0 7 2 2 3 9 1 99 3.18   
M. Romero 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.60   
M. Perisho 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 3.72   
J. McFarlane L (2-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 22 2.25   
J. Papelbon 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santos 56
Batters Faced: J. Santos 28, M. Romero 4, M. Perisho 6, J. McFarlane 5, J. Papelbon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santos 5-4, M. Romero 1-0, M. Perisho 1-1, J. McFarlane 1-0, J. Papelbon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santos 99-67, M. Romero 15-8, M. Perisho 26-14, J. McFarlane 22-11, J. Papelbon 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Papelbon 1-1
WP: M. Perisho
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Buchholz 4.2 6 5 3 0 3 0 53 3.85   
L. Pineda 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.80   
F. Morel 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.05   
R. Goedde 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.35   
C. Breslow W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Buchholz 39
Batters Faced: C. Buchholz 21, L. Pineda 5, F. Morel 5, R. Goedde 4, C. Breslow 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Buchholz 5-6, L. Pineda 3-0, F. Morel 2-0, R. Goedde 0-1, C. Breslow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Buchholz 53-40, L. Pineda 17-12, F. Morel 13-11, R. Goedde 15-10, C. Breslow 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Pineda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Pena
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 37049
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