The Boston Red Sox squeaked to victory over the Baltimore Orioles yesterday at Fenway Park with the Red Sox earning the win 7 to 5. It was one heck of a game that devotees with Red Sox tickets will definitely cherish.
Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner (1.35 ERA) got the win, while Matt Albers (5.46 ERA) took the loss for the Orioles. Paul Byrd went 5 innings for the Red Sox, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 3 walks and one strikeout. Also pitching for the Red Sox was Manny Delcarmen (3.48), Ramon Ramirez (2.85), and Daniel Bard (3.32). The Orioles’s starter Jason Berken went 5.1 innings, allowed 8 hits, no home runs and 3 earned runs with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Alberto Castillo (3.18), Mark Hendrickson (4.59), Danys Baez (4.22), Sean Henn (6.94), and Cla Meredith (4.37) also pitched for the Orioles. With the win, Wagner’s record goes to 1-0, while Albers is at 2-5. Jonathan Papelbon earned the save for the Red Sox, bringing his saves up to 35.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Red Sox scored 15 hits and committed one error. Jason Bay led the Red Sox in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Jason Varitek’s 2 hits, and David Ortiz with 2. Dustin Pedroia had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. Nick Markakis had the most hits for the Orioles (3), followed by Ty Wigginton (2), and Matt Wieters (2). Nolan Reimold could not get much going at the plate as he left 5 runners on base. The Orioles got 5 runs, 12 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Mike Reilly, Chuck Meriwether, Laz Diaz and Eric Cooper. There were 37,712 Red Sox ticket holders in attendance at Fenway Park.
The win puts the Red Sox at a record of 81-58, (9 games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Orioles to 56-83, (34 games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Red Sox are the Tampa Bay Rays (72-68) at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for Tampa Bay Rays tickets because that game should be a good one. The Orioles will next take on the New York Yankees (91-50) at New Yankee Stadium in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your New York Yankees tickets today and take in all the thrills.