MAJOR LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/23/2009
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 580 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (33-40) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 10 0
Boston Red Sox (29-44) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 7 11 0
Red Sox Defeat Expos, 7-5
Boston first baseman Ken Harrington helped his team beat the Montreal Expos, 7-5. Harrington, who finished 2nd in the ML in home runs with 33 last year, went 2 for 3 for the Red Sox. Kenta Maeda picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-1. He struck out 3 in 6.1 innings. The Red Sox raised their record to 29-44.

Jed Lowrie contributed to the Boston win. The 25-year old shortstop stroked a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, Lowrie went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Harrington, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Taveras CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .290 1 13
C. Tracy 3B, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .248 3 17
L. Kirkpatrick 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .275 7 36
P. Fielder DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267 9 52
   a-S. Quinn DH 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .179 6 11
D. Shelton LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 12 30
   b-G. Arias PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 6 30
J. Mauer C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .294 4 16
B. Phillips 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 4 15
V. Guerrero RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 3 10
E. Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 13
Totals 35 5 10 4 5 6 17      
a - S. Quinn inserted as DH in the 8th
b - G. Arias pinch hit for D. Shelton in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Quinn (6, 8th Inning off J. Blevins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Taveras 2 , C. Tracy 2 , L. Kirkpatrick , P. Fielder , S. Quinn 4 , J. Mauer , B. Phillips , V. Guerrero
2-out RBI: P. Fielder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Taveras , S. Quinn , D. Shelton , V. Guerrero 2
GIDP: P. Fielder
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Taveras (16) , B. Phillips (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirkpatrick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Bingham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 0 12
C. Barmes SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .341 1 6
B. Hawpe DH 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .302 5 21
K. Harrington 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .292 14 48
   a-N. Garciaparra 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 4 11
J. Bautista RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .105 0 1
J. Lowrie 2B 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .233 2 21
M. Boutillier 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .186 9 26
A. Dirks CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 4 24
Totals 34 7 11 7 2 4 13      
a - N. Garciaparra substituted for K. Harrington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hawpe 2 (14, 3rd Inning off J. Samardzija, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. O'Neill, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bautista (2, 3rd Inning off J. Samardzija, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lowrie (15, 5th Inning off J. Samardzija, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Harrington (14, 2nd Inning off J. Samardzija, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bingham , B. Hawpe 5 , K. Harrington 5 , J. Bautista 2 , J. Lowrie 2 , M. Boutillier 2 , A. Dirks
2-out RBI: J. Bautista , J. Lowrie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Bingham , J. Lowrie , M. Boutillier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lowrie-Barmes-Harrington, Harrington)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Samardzija L (4-8) 4.2 8 6 6 2 3 1 89 5.18   
M. O'Neill 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 32 3.79   
J. Howell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Samardzija 25
Batters Faced: J. Samardzija 24, M. O'Neill 10, J. Howell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Samardzija 6-5, M. O'Neill 3-4, J. Howell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Samardzija 89-54, M. O'Neill 32-23, J. Howell 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. O'Neill 1-0 , J. Howell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Maeda W (1-1) 6.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 108 10.38   
W. Arreola 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 4.45   
J. Blevins 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 22 2.96   
J. Soria SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 51
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 25, W. Arreola 5, J. Blevins 5, J. Soria 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 9-5, W. Arreola 2-0, J. Blevins 0-1, J. Soria 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 108-71, W. Arreola 20-15, J. Blevins 22-13, J. Soria 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Arreola 1-1 , J. Blevins 1-1
WP: W. Arreola
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Harrington
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30645
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