BALCO-92
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
06/07/2009
 
BALCO-92
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 879 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (29-31) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 0
Cleveland Spiders (27-34) 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 10 14 0
Spiders Rough Up Red Sox, 10-3
The Cleveland Spiders beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 10-3. Cleveland right fielder Shin-Soo Choo deserved the lion's share of the credit. Choo belted 3 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 5 for the Spiders. Brandon Weeden got credit for the win, improving to 5-3. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings. The Spiders saw their win-loss record go to 27-34. At the same time, the Red Sox fell to 29-31.

Jim Thome, who finished 4th in the AL in wins above replacement with 7.8 in 2001, chipped in for Cleveland with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 home runs, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Thome. "Just do my job."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cano 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 7 30
B. Butler 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .325 6 30
A. Rios 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .284 6 31
D. Hernandez RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .300 3 7
T. Mora CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 12 32
R. Church LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .262 2 10
O. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 13 29
C. Koskie DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306 2 21
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 2 10
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Hernandez 2 (3, 6th Inning off B. Weeden, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cano , A. Rios , D. Hernandez 9 , C. Koskie 2 , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Butler , A. Rios 2
GIDP: K. Suzuki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rios-Cano-Butler)
PB: K. Suzuki
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo RF 5 4 4 5 0 0 0 .259 5 15
M. Ramirez LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .240 5 27
J. Thome 3B 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .214 13 25
V. Martinez C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 1 17
B. Flores DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .362 10 32
T. Hafner 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265 9 22
M. Morse 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 1 18
B. Snyder CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .216 4 16
J. Peralta SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .242 0 10
Totals 37 10 14 10 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hafner (5, 1st Inning off R. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Choo (7, 2nd Inning off R. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (13, 1st Inning off R. Bell, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Pineda, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Flores (10, 1st Inning off R. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Choo 3 (5, 4th Inning off R. Bell, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Riske, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Pineda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Choo 14 , M. Ramirez 2 , J. Thome 9 , B. Flores 4 , T. Hafner 3 , J. Peralta 2
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez , B. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morse , B. Snyder
GIDP: V. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: M. Morse
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morse-Peralta-Hafner)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Bell L (3-1) 3.0 9 6 6 1 3 3 62 3.92   
T. Penny 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 1.09   
D. Riske 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 5.54   
T. Graham 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.98   
L. Pineda 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 2 23 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bell 17
Batters Faced: R. Bell 19, T. Penny 7, D. Riske 5, T. Graham 4, L. Pineda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bell 4-2, T. Penny 2-2, D. Riske 2-0, T. Graham 2-1, L. Pineda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bell 62-37, T. Penny 29-20, D. Riske 15-9, T. Graham 16-12, L. Pineda 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Riske 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Graham
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weeden W (5-3) 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 1 89 4.46   
J. Johnson 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 31 2.90   
M. Gonzalez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weeden 54
Batters Faced: B. Weeden 26, J. Johnson 9, M. Gonzalez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weeden 7-7, J. Johnson 2-3, M. Gonzalez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weeden 89-56, J. Johnson 31-19, M. Gonzalez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 1-0
WP: B. Weeden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shin-Soo Choo
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 22052
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