MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/08/2015
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 253 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (18-19) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 9 1
Boston Red Sox (17-20) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 X 6 7 1
Indians Fall Short, 6-5, at Boston
The Boston Red Sox scored a tight, 6-5 win versus the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Boston pitcher Jered Weaver held his own in the contest. The winner was Weaver. He threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Jon Lester. After today's action, Boston sits at 17-20; Cleveland slips to 18-19.

The Red Sox got a big at-bat from catcher Alex Avila. For the game, Avila went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Boston a 4-3 lead.

"This game will punch you right in the mouth," said Weaver. "My job is to show up and give my team a chance."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Blackmon LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .292 3 17
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .231 4 13
A. Jackson RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .350 6 19
M. Machado 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .359 9 34
A. Gonzalez 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .296 4 21
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .241 5 11
D. Murphy DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .296 3 10
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 1 7
   a-J. Schoop PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .147 1 3
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 2 10
Totals 32 5 9 4 3 7 11      
a - J. Schoop pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon (10, 1st Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jackson (8, 8th Inning off T. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Murphy (1, 6th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gonzalez (4, 6th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Schoop (1, 9th Inning off A. Chapman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon 2 , D. Pedroia , A. Jackson 2 , A. Gonzalez 5 , J. Realmuto , D. Murphy 4 , J. Schoop 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson
GIDP: A. Jackson , J. Realmuto , D. Murphy
Sac Fly: M. Machado
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .301 3 14
J. Iglesias SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .264 2 9
M. Holliday LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .356 8 30
A. Pollock CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .234 2 20
A. Avila C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .315 4 15
A. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 6 11
   a-G. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 3 7
L. Milledge RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .293 1 1
J. Sandberg 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .236 7 19
T. Medica 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .077 0 1
   b-A. Cardenas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6 5 7 20      
a - G. Jones inserted as DH in the 7th
b - A. Cardenas substituted for T. Medica in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (10, 7th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Avila (4, 6th Inning off J. Lester, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , J. Iglesias , M. Holliday , A. Pollock , A. Avila 4 , J. Sandberg 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , M. Holliday , G. Jones
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Milledge (2) , J. Sandberg (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Altuve (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Iglesias-Altuve-Medica, Altuve-Iglesias-Medica, Hand-Altuve-Medica)
OF assists: 1 (Pollock(Jackson at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester L (3-4) 6.1 6 5 5 3 4 1 102 3.78   
Y. Gallardo 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 1.33   
J. Hanrahan 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 2.70   
J. Beckett 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 42
Batters Faced: J. Lester 31, Y. Gallardo 2, J. Hanrahan 4, J. Beckett 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 9-7, Y. Gallardo 0-0, J. Hanrahan 1-0, J. Beckett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 102-66, Y. Gallardo 8-6, J. Hanrahan 15-8, J. Beckett 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Gallardo 2-0 , J. Beckett 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Weaver W (2-3) 7.0 6 3 3 3 6 1 107 3.83   
T. Collins H (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.53   
B. Hand H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.71   
A. Chapman SV (9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Weaver 56
Batters Faced: J. Weaver 29, T. Collins 3, B. Hand 1, A. Chapman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Weaver 8-4, T. Collins 0-1, B. Hand 1-0, A. Chapman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Weaver 107-67, T. Collins 12-7, B. Hand 4-2, A. Chapman 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hand 1-0
WP: J. Weaver 2 , T. Collins
Hit Batsmen: J. Weaver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jered Weaver
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 31804
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