Happy Birthday Carl Demonte Crawford!!!

Carl Demonte Crawford was born on Wednesday 5 August 1981 in Houston, Texas. He is thirty years old today and Carl is an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. Have a celebratory day Carl!

Carl’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Red Sox Overview, 1 To 4 August 2011

From Monday 1 August 2011 to Thursday 4 August 2011, the Boston Red Sox played four home games against the Cleveland Indians. One hundred ten games played. Fifty-two more games to be played.


The Red Sox lost game one

The Red Sox won games two and three

The Red Sox lost game four

The Red Sox split the series


Over the four games, the Red Sox had a total of:

Sixteen runs, thirty-six hits, three errors, five homeruns

Over the four games, the Indians had a total of:

Twenty-one runs, thirty-nine hits, four errors, eight homeruns


The Red Sox had:

43.24% of the total runs, 48.00% of the total hits, 42.86% of the total errors, 38.46% of the total homeruns

American League East Standings

BOSTON	68	42	.618
New York	68	42	.618
Tampa Bay	58	52	.527
Toronto	56	55	.505
Baltimore	43	65	.398

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Red Sox Split Four-Game Series On Loss To Indians

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Indians	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	7	14	1
Red Sox	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1

Indians highlight: Carlos Santana's homerun
Indians lowlight: Jason Kipnis' missed catch
Red Sox highlight: Josh Reddick's homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Josh Reddick's throwing error

CLEVELAND: Starting Pitcher: Justin Masterson; Winning Pitcher: Justin Maasterson
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Erik Bedard; Losing Pitcher: Franklin Morales (2)
CLEVELAND: Homerun: Carlos Santana
BOSTON: Homerun: Josh Reddick (5)

RED SOX: Wins 68, Losses 42, Percentage .618

Next Game: Friday 5 August 2011, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Fenway Park, Jon Lester

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Red Sox Repeat Walk-Off Win Against Indians, 4 To 3

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Indians	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	1
Red Sox	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	1

Indians highlight: Jason Kipnis' homerun
Indians lowlight: Austin Kearns' fielding error
Red Sox highlight: Jacoby Ellsbury's walk-0ff homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Marco Scutaro's fielding error

My Comment: For the second day in a row - congratulations to Jacoby Ellsbury on the second walk-off hit of his career, this time a homerun!! And Jonathan Papelbon has two wins in a row. Unfortunately, Tim Wakefield was unable to get the two hundredth win of his career. Will have to be another start.

CLEVELAND: Starting Pitcher: Carlos Carrasco; Losing Pitcher: Joe Smith
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield; Winning Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon (4)
CLEVELAND: Homerun: Jason Kipnis
BOSTON: Homerun: Jacoby Ellsbury (18)

RED SOX: Wins 68, Losses 41, Percentage .624

Next Game: Thursday 4 August 2011, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Cleveland Indians, Fenway Park, Erik Bedard

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Boston Wins Over Cleveland In A Walk-Off, 3 To 2

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Indians	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2
Red Sox	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	8	0

Indians highlight: Two homeruns
Indians lowlight: Two errors
Red Sox highlight: Jacoby Ellsbury's walk-off RBI single
Red Sox lowlight: Nine men left on base

My Comment: Congratulations to Jacoby Ellsbury on the first walk-off hit of his career! What a way to break the hitless game he had been having - right up the middle!! The Red Sox are still in first place in the AL East and still have the best record in the American League. A great beginning to the new month!

CLEVELAND: Starting Pitcher: David Huff; Losing Pitcher: Vinnie Pestano
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett; Winning Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon (3)
CLEVELAND: Homeruns: Jason Kipnis, Lonnie Chisenhall
BOSTON: Homerun: Kevin Youkilis (16)

RED SOX: Wins 67, Losses 41, Percentage .620

Next Game: Wednesday 3 August 2011, 4:20 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Cleveland Indians, Fenway Park, Tim Wakefield

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Happy Birthday Timothy Stephen Wakefield!!!

Timothy Stephen Wakefieldwas born on Tuesday 2 August 1966 in Melbourne, Florida. He is forty-five years old today and Tim is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Have a tremendous day Tim!

Tim’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Cleveland Blasts Twice The Homeruns And Beats Boston In Game One

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Indians	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	1	9	13	0
Red Sox	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	6	13	1

Indians highlight: Asdrubal Cabrera's two homeruns
Indians lowlight: Four men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Five men left on base

CLEVELAND: Starting Pitcher; Josh Tomlin; Winning Pitcher: Rafael Perez
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Losing Pitcher: Daniel Bard (5)
CLEVELAND: Homeruns: Asdrubal Cabrera (two), Travis Hafner, Jason Kipnis
BOSTON: Homeruns: Carl Crawford (7), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (10)

RED SOX: Wins 66, Losses 44, Percentage .617

Next Game: Tuesday 2 August 2011, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Cleveland Indians, Fenway Park, Josh Beckett

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