Boston Bombs Baltimore,10 to 0

BALTIMORE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0

BOSTON: 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 x - 10 11 0

Homers! (first multi-homer game for Pedroia). Homers! (first time in Red Sox history five homers in three innings). Homers! (Ortiz ties DH homerun lead with his two hundred sixty-ninth). The Boston Red Sox are back in Fenway Park and the long balls are flying! For the Baltimore Orioles, this first game of a two-game series, was over in the first inning. The Red Sox had great hitting (double digit) and pitching (no runs) today. Over half the innings that Buchholz pitched were 1-2-3 innings - marvelous! Being home is what Boston needed, as well as having a series against the already eliminated Orioles. Welcome home Boston - sweep the birds tomorrow!

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BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: David Hernandez, Losing Pitcher: David Hernandez

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Winning Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (5)

BOSTON: Homeruns: Dustin Pedroia (11, 12), Kevin Youkilis (24), Alex Gonzalez (7), J. D. Drew (20), David Ortiz (23)

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RED SOX: Wins: 80, Losses: 58, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Wednesday 9 September 2009, 4:10 p.m. PT, Baltimore Orioles, Fenway Park, Paul Byrd