Boston Blasts Detroit, 6 to 5

DETROIT: 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 10 0

BOSTON: 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 6 12 0

First Inning: Tigers: Curtis Granderson (CF) flies out to center, Placido Polanco (2B) singles to right, Marcus Thames (LF) fouls out to catcher, Miguel Cabrera (1B) walks, Polanco moves to second, Carlos Guillen (DH) flies out to left

Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury (CF) doubles to left, Dustin Pedroia (2B) homers, Ellsbury scores Victor Martinez (C) flies out to left, Kevin Youkilis (3B) singles to left, David Ortiz (DH) flies out to left, J. D. Drew (RF) singles to center, Youkilis moves to second, Jason Bay (LF) walks, Youkilis moves to third, Drew moves to second (bases-loaded), Casey Kotchman (1B) lines out to second

End of first inning score: Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Second Inning: Tigers: Magglio Ordonez (RF) ground-rule doubles to right, Brandon Inge (3B) grounds out to third, Gerald Laird (C) lines out to second, Adam Everett (SS) flies out to center

Red Sox: Nick Green (SS) homers, Ellsbury singles to center, Ellsbury steals second, Pedroia strikes out swinging, Martinez strikes out swinging, Youkilis singles to center, Ellsbury moves to third, Ortiz singles to right, Ellsbury scores, Youkilis moves to third, Ortiz out at first

End of second inning score: Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Third Inning: Tigers: Granderson flies out right, Polanco singles to center, Thames grounds into double play, Polanco out at second

Red Sox: Drew walks, Bay grounds to fielder's choice at third, Drew out at second, Kotchman singles to third, Bay moves to second, Green strikes out swinging, Ellsbury flies out to right

End of third inning score: Red Sox 4, Tigers o

Fourth Inning: Tigers: Cabrera hit by a pitch, Guillen flies out to center, Ordonez triples to right, Cabrera scores, Inge singles to center, Ordonez scores, Laird grounds out to third, Inge moves to second, Everett grounds out to shortstop

Red Sox: Pedroia grounds out to third, Martinez pops up to shortstop, Youkilis hit by a pitch, Ortiz flies out to right

End of fourth inning score: Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Fifth Inning: Tigers: Granderson doubles to left, Polanco grounds out to shortstop, Granderson moves to third, Thames flies out to right, Granderson scores, Cabrera strikes out swinging

Red Sox: (Detroit pitcher Fu-Te Ni relieves Detroit starting pitcher Edwin Jackson), Drew grounds out to first, Bay homers, Kotchman walks, Green pops out to shortstop, Kotchan to second on wild pitch, Ellsbury grounds out to first

End of fifth inning score: Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Sixth Inning: Tigers: Guillen grounds out to first, Ordonez grounds out to second, Inge strikes out swinging

Red Sox: Pedroia walks, Martinez flies out to center, Youkilis grounds out to shortstop, Pedroia moves to second, Ortiz flies out to right

End of sixth inning score: Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Seventh Inning: Tigers: (Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen relieves Boston starting pitcher Brad Penny), Laird doubles to left, Everett grounds out to third, Laird moves to third, Granderson grounds out to catcher, Polanco singles to right, Laird scores, Thames doubles to left, Polanco scores, Cabrera intentional walk (Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez relieves Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen), Guillen pops out to shortstop

Red Sox: (Detroit pitcher Zach Miner relieves Detroit pitcher Fu-Te Ni), Drew singles to right, Bay flies to center, Kotchman singles to center, Drew moves to third, Green flies out to center, Drew scores, Ellsbury grounds into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kotchman out at second

End of seventh inning score: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Eighth Inning: Tigers: Ordonez doubles to left (Clete Thomas pinch runs for Ordonez), Inge hit by a pitch, Laird grounds out to third, Thomas moves to third, Inge moves to second, Everett strikes out swinging, (Boston pitcher Jonathan Papelbon relieves Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez), Granderson fouls out to catcher

Red Sox: Pedroia pops out to third, Martinez grounds out to second, Youkilis grounds out to pitcher

End of eighth inning score: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Ninth Inning: Tigers: Polanco flies out to center, Thames strikes out swinging, Cabrera flies out to right

Red Sox: Game over

End of game score: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

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DETROIT: Starting Pitcher: Edwin Jackson, Losing Pitcher: Zach Miner

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Brad Penny, Winning Pitcher: Ramon Ramirez (6)

BOSTON: Save: Jonathan Papelbon (28)

BOSTON: Homeruns: Dustin Pedroia (9), Nick Green (6), Jason Bay (22)

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RED SOX: Wins: 63, Losses: 48, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Tuesday 11 August 2009, 4:10 p.m. PT, Detroit Tigers, Fenway Park, Junichi Tazawa