MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/13/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1707 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (61-52) 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 11 16 0
St. Louis Cardinals (59-54) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 11 1
Red Sox Toast Cardinals, 11-3
The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3, in part because of designated hitter Ted Williams. Williams went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and 2 walks for the Red Sox. The winning pitcher was Smoky Joe Wood. He tossed 105 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. The defeat makes St. Louis 59-54.

Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 131st hit of the season and put the Red Sox ahead, 5-1.

"I was hoping to make good contact," said Williams. "I wasn't trying to knock the snot out of it."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .262 8 39
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 0 12
   b-B. Mueller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 5 13
M. Greenwell RF 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .205 2 10
M. Betts CF 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 .273 20 68
T. Williams DH 4 1 3 1 2 0 0 .306 20 70
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 3 0 1 6 .324 18 78
D. Ortiz 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .199 5 26
C. Yastrzemski LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .247 12 50
C. Fisk C 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .221 6 26
J. Collins 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .241 2 28
Totals 40 11 16 10 6 4 26      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th
b - B. Mueller substituted for T. Speaker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yastrzemski (12, 2nd Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Fisk 2 (14, 5th Inning off J. Isringhausen, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Franklin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 2 , T. Speaker , M. Greenwell 2 , T. Williams 3 , X. Bogaerts , C. Yastrzemski 4 , C. Fisk 4 , J. Collins 2
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , C. Yastrzemski , C. Fisk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greenwell , M. Betts , D. Ortiz , C. Yastrzemski , C. Fisk , J. Collins
GIDP: D. Pedroia , X. Bogaerts
Sac Fly: X. Bogaerts
Hit by Pitch: D. Ortiz , C. Fisk
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pedroia (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fisk-Pedroia, Pedroia-Ortiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 0 24
A. Pujols 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 8 33
R. Hornsby 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .303 10 60
C. Hafey DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 5 53
S. Musial RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .231 14 54
J. Medwick LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302 8 50
J. Torre C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 7 32
W. McGee CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .272 3 28
K. Boyer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .219 7 32
Totals 36 3 11 3 2 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (20, 7th Inning off T. Burgmeier, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hornsby (10, 1st Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Musial (14, 6th Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Smith , A. Pujols 2 , R. Hornsby 5 , S. Musial 4 , J. Medwick 2 , J. Torre , W. McGee , K. Boyer 2
2-out RBI: R. Hornsby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hafey , W. McGee , K. Boyer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Pujols (4)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Smith (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Hornsby-Pujols, Hornsby-Smith-Pujols, Hornsby-Smith-Pujols)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wood W (8-9) 6.0 9 3 3 1 5 2 105 4.28   
T. Burgmeier 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 2.49   
J. Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 1.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wood 46
Batters Faced: S. Wood 27, T. Burgmeier 7, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wood 7-5, T. Burgmeier 1-4, J. Papelbon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wood 105-63, T. Burgmeier 25-16, J. Papelbon 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burgmeier 1-1
WP: S. Wood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dean L (10-11) 4.0 10 5 5 3 2 0 94 3.81   
J. Isringhausen 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 27 3.15   
J. Motte 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 27 5.40   
F. Salas 0.2 2 3 3 0 1 0 21 5.48   
R. Franklin 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dean 21
Batters Faced: D. Dean 24, J. Isringhausen 7, J. Motte 7, F. Salas 5, R. Franklin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dean 4-5, J. Isringhausen 3-0, J. Motte 3-1, F. Salas 0-1, R. Franklin 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dean 94-57, J. Isringhausen 27-12, J. Motte 27-16, F. Salas 21-12, R. Franklin 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Motte 2-0 , R. Franklin 2-2
WP: R. Franklin
Hit Batsmen: J. Motte , F. Salas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Williams
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 26624
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