Ramirez, Lowell go deep as BoSox beat ChiSox
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07/22/2007 -
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez hit a three-run home run and drove
in four, while Mike Lowell also hit a three-run bomb as Boston topped Chicago,
8-5, in the finale of a four-game set from Fenway Park.
Kevin Youkilis drove in the other run for the Red Sox, who won the final three
games of the series. Coco Crisp added three hits and Ramirez scored two runs.
Tim Wakefield (11-9) earned the win despite being charged with six hits and
four runs in 6 1/3 innings.
David Ortiz was not in the lineup for the second straight game after suffering
a left shoulder strain on Friday. An MRI taken Saturday revealed no structural
damage, and he is listed as day-to-day. Ramirez was the designated hitter and
Youkilis played first base.
Chicago starter Jon Garland (7-7) was charged with six runs and six hits
over 4 2/3 innings, fanning three but walking five in the loss, snapping a
personal three-game win streak on the road for the crafty right-hander.
Josh Fields went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored for the White Sox, who
have lost three straight and four of six. Juan Uribe had three hits, while Rob
Mackowiak, Alex Cintron and Jim Thome knocked in a run apiece.
Chicago put together a rally in the seventh, sending 10 men to the plate and
scoring four times. Pierzynski singled and Dye doubled to start the frame.
Mackowiak followed with a sacrifice fly and Fields singled which made it 8-3.
Wakefield exited for Manny Delcarmen, but Uribe singled to load the bases and
Cintron's base hit brought in another run and moved the runners up one base.
Thome walked to force in a run for an 8-5 game. Paul Konerko popped out to
first and Hideki Okajima was called on to face Pierzynski, who fanned on a 3-2
pitch to end the inning.
Okajima retired the White Sox in order in the eighth, but Chicago loaded the
bases with none out in the ninth on singles by Uribe and Jerry Owens and a
walk to Cintron. Thome struck out swinging, and Konerko bounced into a
5-4-3 game-ending double-play which earned Jonathan Papelbon his 22nd save.
Ramirez gave the home team a jolt in the first with a three-run opposite-field
blast into the bullpen. Julio Lugo and Youkilis drew walks to set up the
homer.
In the fourth, Crisp singled and Eric Hinske followed with a ground-rule
double but the Red Sox didn't score. Chicago responded with a run in the fifth
on Jermaine Dye's double followed by Fields' RBI single.
Boston went up 6-1 in the fifth, as Lowell barely cleared the Green Monster
with a line-drive three-run shot with two down. In the sixth, a Youkilis sac
fly and a Ramirez single pushed the advantage to 8-1.
Game Notes
Boston completed its 11-game homestand at 6-5...The Red Sox and White Sox meet
in Chicago from August 23-26...Boston will recall pitcher Jon Lester from
his rehab stint at Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday, and he will make his first
start of the season in Cleveland, his first since leaving the club last
September due to lymphoma. Pitcher Joel Pineiro will be designated for
assignment to make room on the roster...The Red Sox are a major-league best
22-8 in day games and 15-2 at Fenway.
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