Game time: 7:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Jon Lester (11-4, 3.25) v. Jeremy Guthrie (10-8, 3.18)
The game will be on NESN.
Baltimore weather: 4 pm observation at KBWI: Wind out of the southwest at 5 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, temperature 89F, DP 54F.
Forecast: A warm but not too humid summer night. The wind will be blowing out toward center. The WNW forecast has a chance of thunderstorms for the Baltimore area tonight, but at 4 pm there was nothing on radar and nothing reported within about 200 miles. There's a strong cold front along the St. Lawrence river between NY and Ontario, and there are some severe storms ahead of the front, but they are going to weaken before they get to the coast, and they are not going to get to Baltimore tonight.
I'll vote for no rain and a pleasant night.
Full Version: BOSTON at Baltimore, Monday, August 18, 2008
CODE
Boston Baltimore
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
RF Ellsbury, Jacoby 7 34 .267 2B Roberts, Brian 8 43 .296
2B Pedroia, Dustin 12 58 .321 RF Markakis, Nick 17 76 .306
DH Ortiz, David 17 62 .260 3B Mora, Melvin 20 91 .287
3B Youkilis, Kevin 23 84 .320 DH Huff, Aubrey 26 84 .303
LF Bay, Jason 1 12 .328 C Hernandez, Ramon 12 50 .256
SS Lowrie, Jed 1 30 .318 1B Millar, Kevin 18 65 .248
1B Casey, Sean 0 12 .348 LF Scott, Luke 21 51 .274
C Varitek, Jason 8 32 .215 CF Payton, Jay 6 37 .246
CF Crisp, Coco 6 29 .246 SS Castro, Juan 1 8 .233
P Lester, Jon (11-4, 3.25) P Guthrie, Jeremy (10-8, 3.18)
------ ---------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
RF Ellsbury, Jacoby 7 34 .267 2B Roberts, Brian 8 43 .296
2B Pedroia, Dustin 12 58 .321 RF Markakis, Nick 17 76 .306
DH Ortiz, David 17 62 .260 3B Mora, Melvin 20 91 .287
3B Youkilis, Kevin 23 84 .320 DH Huff, Aubrey 26 84 .303
LF Bay, Jason 1 12 .328 C Hernandez, Ramon 12 50 .256
SS Lowrie, Jed 1 30 .318 1B Millar, Kevin 18 65 .248
1B Casey, Sean 0 12 .348 LF Scott, Luke 21 51 .274
C Varitek, Jason 8 32 .215 CF Payton, Jay 6 37 .246
CF Crisp, Coco 6 29 .246 SS Castro, Juan 1 8 .233
P Lester, Jon (11-4, 3.25) P Guthrie, Jeremy (10-8, 3.18)
08/18 18:07:15 ET
Wow this game thread is quiet. Lester's been good so far. I'd like some insurance runs though.
MDC is getting unpredictable as of lately... now Paps are in to try get 4 outs
So while watching the Brewers and the Astros on ESPN2, Sutcliffe starts talking about his under 25 year old All Stars. No Lester? 22-6 with an ERA under 4?
QUOTE(SFFM38 @ Aug 18 2008, 09:34 PM) 
MDC is getting unpredictable as of lately... now Paps are in to try get 4 outsNo problem.
Pedroia comes through with a big hit again, and very nice to see Papi go opposite field for an extra base hit. Lester and Pedroia are the saviors of this team.
CODE
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Ellsbury, Jacoby rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
Ortiz, David dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .262
Youkilis, Kevin 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .317
Bay, Jason lf 5 2 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 .348
Lowrie, Jed ss-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309
Casey, Sean 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346
Cora, Alex pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
Varitek, Jason c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .216
Crisp, Coco cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248
Totals 36 6 9 2 0 3 6 8 7
Baltimore ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Roberts, Brian 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Markakis, Nick rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
Mora, Melvin 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Huff, Aubrey dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .304
Hernandez, Ramon c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Millar, Kevin 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Scott, Luke lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
Payton, Jay cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Castro, Juan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Cintron, Alex ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Totals 32 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 6
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -- 6
Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 -- 3
E_K.Millar. LOB_Boston 11, Baltimore 5. 2B_D.Ortiz 2, A.Huff, K.Millar.
HR_J.Bay (2) off J.Guthrie, J.Varitek (9) off J.Guthrie, J.Bay (3) off
R.Cherry, A.Huff (26) off J.Lester. SB_J.Bay (3). CS_C.Crisp. GIDP_D.Ortiz.
DP_Baltimore 1 (K.Millar, J.Castro and K.Millar).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Lester, Jon (W 12-4) 7 4 1 1 1 5 1 103-64 3.17
Delcarmen, Manny 2-3 0 2 2 2 1 0 24-12 4.53
Papelbon, Jonathan (S 33) 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16-12 1.84
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Guthrie, Jeremy (L 10-9) 7 5 2 2 5 4 2 104-56 3.15
Cherry, Rocky 2-3 2 2 1 2 2 1 30-16 9.00
Castillo, Alberto 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 2.76
Johnson, Jim 2-3 2 2 2 1 0 0 24-14 2.37
Bierd, Randor 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5-3 3.52
WP_R.Cherry.
T_3:01. A_40,429.
Ellsbury, Jacoby rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
Ortiz, David dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .262
Youkilis, Kevin 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .317
Bay, Jason lf 5 2 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 .348
Lowrie, Jed ss-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309
Casey, Sean 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346
Cora, Alex pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
Varitek, Jason c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .216
Crisp, Coco cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248
Totals 36 6 9 2 0 3 6 8 7
Baltimore ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Roberts, Brian 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Markakis, Nick rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
Mora, Melvin 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Huff, Aubrey dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .304
Hernandez, Ramon c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Millar, Kevin 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Scott, Luke lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
Payton, Jay cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Castro, Juan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Cintron, Alex ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Totals 32 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 6
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -- 6
Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 -- 3
E_K.Millar. LOB_Boston 11, Baltimore 5. 2B_D.Ortiz 2, A.Huff, K.Millar.
HR_J.Bay (2) off J.Guthrie, J.Varitek (9) off J.Guthrie, J.Bay (3) off
R.Cherry, A.Huff (26) off J.Lester. SB_J.Bay (3). CS_C.Crisp. GIDP_D.Ortiz.
DP_Baltimore 1 (K.Millar, J.Castro and K.Millar).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Lester, Jon (W 12-4) 7 4 1 1 1 5 1 103-64 3.17
Delcarmen, Manny 2-3 0 2 2 2 1 0 24-12 4.53
Papelbon, Jonathan (S 33) 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16-12 1.84
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Guthrie, Jeremy (L 10-9) 7 5 2 2 5 4 2 104-56 3.15
Cherry, Rocky 2-3 2 2 1 2 2 1 30-16 9.00
Castillo, Alberto 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 2.76
Johnson, Jim 2-3 2 2 2 1 0 0 24-14 2.37
Bierd, Randor 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5-3 3.52
WP_R.Cherry.
T_3:01. A_40,429.
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