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FINAL
Boston 23, Cleveland 7
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 7 8 0
Boston 2 5 3 5 3 0 3 2 x 23 24 0

SCORING
CLEVELAND 1ST
R Alomar grounded out to shortstop, Lofton scored.

BOSTON 1ST
John Valentin homered to left, Offerman scored.

CLEVELAND 2ND
S Alomar hit sacrifice fly to deep right center, Thome scored, Fryman to second.

BOSTON 2ND
D Lewis singled to right, Stanley scored, Varitek to second.
T Nixon doubled to deep center, Varitek and D Lewis scored.
Offerman homered to left, T Nixon scored.

BOSTON 3RD
T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to left, Varitek scored.
John Valentin homered to left, D Lewis scored.

BOSTON 4TH
Varitek doubled to right, N Garciaparra scored, Stanley to third.
Offerman singled to right, Stanley scored, Varitek to third, T Nixon to second.
John Valentin doubled to deep left, Varitek, T Nixon and Offerman scored.

CLEVELAND 5TH
W Cordero singled to right, R Alomar scored, M Ramirez to third.
Sexson singled to center, M Ramirez scored, W Cordero to second.
Fryman hit sacrifice fly to center, W Cordero scored.
Lofton walked, Sexson scored, Thome to third, S Alomar to second.

BOSTON 5TH
Stanley tripled to right center, Oleary scored.
Varitek homered to right, Stanley scored.

BOSTON 7TH
T Nixon doubled to left center, Varitek and D Lewis scored.
Offerman singled to center, T Nixon scored.

BOSTON 8TH
Hatteberg singled to center, Oleary scored, Stanley to third.
Offerman walked, Hatteberg scored, D Lewis to third, T Nixon to second.

CLEVELAND 9TH
W Cordero homered to left.

CLEVELAND 1ST
Lofton doubled to deep left. Vizquel sacrificed Lofton to third. R Alomar grounded out to shortstop, Lofton scored. M Ramirez walked. W Cordero singled to deep left, M Ramirez to second. Sexson struck out swinging.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 1, Boston 0

BOSTON 1ST
Offerman walked. John Valentin homered to left, Offerman scored. Daubach struck out swinging. N Garciaparra popped out to shallow right. Oleary grounded out to first.

2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Cleveland 1, Boston 2

CLEVELAND 2ND
Thome walked. Fryman singled to left, Thome to second. Thome to third on Varitek passed ball. S Alomar hit sacrifice fly to deep right center, Thome scored, Fryman to second. Lofton flied out to deep left. Vizquel walked. Rich Garces relieved Kent Mercker. R Alomar grounded out to first.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 2

BOSTON 2ND
Stanley singled to right center. Varitek singled to right, Stanley to third. D Lewis singled to right, Stanley scored, Varitek to second. T Nixon doubled to deep center, Varitek and D Lewis scored. Offerman homered to left, T Nixon scored. Steve Karsay relieved Bartolo Colon. John Valentin singled to left center. Daubach struck out swinging. N Garciaparra lined out to left center. Oleary struck out swinging,John Valentin to second on Karsay wild pitch, Oleary safe at first. Stanley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, John Valentin to third, Oleary out at second.

5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 7

CLEVELAND 3RD
M Ramirez struck out swinging. W Cordero walked. Sexson struck out swinging. Thome grounded out to first.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 7

BOSTON 3RD
Varitek doubled to deep left. D Lewis singled to right, Varitek to third. T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to left, Varitek scored. Offerman lined out to right. D Lewis stole second. D Lewis to third on Karsay wild pitch. John Valentin homered to left, D Lewis scored. Daubach flied out to right center.

3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 10

CLEVELAND 4TH
Fryman grounded out to shortstop. S Alomar singled to center. Lofton lined out to shortstop. Vizquel grounded out to third.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 10

BOSTON 4TH
Steve Reed relieved Steve Karsay. N Garciaparra hit by pitch. Oleary popped out to shortstop. Stanley singled to center, N Garciaparra to second. Varitek doubled to right, N Garciaparra scored, Stanley to third. D Lewis struck out looking. T Nixon walked. Offerman singled to right, Stanley scored, Varitek to third, T Nixon to second. John Valentin doubled to deep left, Varitek, T Nixon and Offerman scored. Daubach grounded out to second.

5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 2, Boston 15

CLEVELAND 5TH
R Alomar walked. Tim Wakefield relieved Rich Garces. R Alomar to second on Varitek passed ball. M Ramirez walked. R Alomar stole third. W Cordero singled to right, R Alomar scored, M Ramirez to third. Sexson singled to center, M Ramirez scored, W Cordero to second. Thome walked, W Cordero to third, Sexson to second. John Wasdin relieved Tim Wakefield. Fryman hit sacrifice fly to center, W Cordero scored. S Alomar walked, Sexson to third, Thome to second. Rheal Cormier relieved John Wasdin. Lofton walked, Sexson scored, Thome to third, S Alomar to second. Vizquel struck out swinging. R Alomar struck out swinging.

4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 15

BOSTON 5TH
N Garciaparra singled to left. Oleary grounded into fielder's choice to first, N Garciaparra out at second. Stanley tripled to right center, Oleary scored. Varitek homered to right, Stanley scored. D Lewis hit by pitch. Sean Depaula relieved Steve Reed. T Nixon struck out looking. Offerman flied out to center.

3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 18

CLEVELAND 6TH
M Ramirez flied out to left. W Cordero grounded out to shortstop. Sexson struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 18

BOSTON 6TH
John Valentin struck out swinging. Daubach struck out swinging. L Merloni hit for N Garciaparra. L Merloni flied out to shallow center.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 18

CLEVELAND 7TH
Thome singled to right. Fryman grounded into double play, third to second to first, Thome out at second. E Diaz hit for S Alomar. E Diaz popped out to third.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 18

BOSTON 7TH
Paul Assenmacher relieved Sean Depaula. Oleary grounded out to first. Stanley reached on infield single. Varitek grounded into fielder's choice to third, Stanley out at second. D Lewis singled to left, Varitek to second. T Nixon doubled to left center, Varitek and D Lewis scored. Offerman singled to center, T Nixon scored. Sadler hit for John Valentin. Sadler doubled to shallow right center, Offerman to third. Daubach grounded out to shortstop.

3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 21

CLEVELAND 8TH
Roberts hit for Lofton. Roberts struck out looking. Vizquel popped out to shallow right. E Wilson grounded out to third.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 21

BOSTON 8TH
Paul Shuey relieved Paul Assenmacher. L Merloni struck out looking. Oleary walked. Stanley doubled to deep left, Oleary to third. Hatteberg singled to center, Oleary scored, Stanley to third. D Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hatteberg to second, Stanley out at home. T Nixon walked, Hatteberg to third, D Lewis to second. Offerman walked, Hatteberg scored, D Lewis to third, T Nixon to second. Sadler struck out swinging.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland 6, Boston 23

CLEVELAND 9TH
Tom Gordon relieved Rheal Cormier. M Ramirez struck out looking. W Cordero homered to left. Sexson grounded out to shortstop. Thome fouled out to third.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Cleveland 7, Boston 23