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Bos
3
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
3
8
2
Nationals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 x
9
11
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Was
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Nationals Park - Washington, District of Columbia
John Smoltz
Ht: 6' 3"
Wt: 220
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
Jordan Zimmermann
Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 200
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
L (0-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.0 7 5 1 5 9.00
W (3-3)
IP H ER BB K ERA
7.0 5 1 1 6 4.65

Smoltz shaky early in BoSox loss to Nats
Time "absolutely stood still" for John Smoltz as game time approached. He sped through his warmup faster than planned. His phone was overflowing with 71 text messages. Try as he might to downplay his Boston Red Sox debut - a 9-3 loss to Washington on Thursday night - there was no way he could avoid the magnitude of the moment. "This was bigger than one start," he said. downlevel descriptionThis video requires the Adobe Flash Player. Download a free version of the player.
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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 1st
- Willingham singled to left, Johnson scored, Zimmerman to third, Dunn to second.
- Bard singled to right, Zimmerman scored, Dunn to third, Willingham to second.
- Hernandez singled to left, Dunn scored, Willingham scored, Bard to second.
Bottom of 3rd
- Bard singled to right, Willingham scored.
Top of 6th
- Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Willingham, Drew scored.
Bottom of 6th
- C.Guzman singled to right, Harris scored, Hernandez scored, Zimmermann to second.
Bottom of 7th
- Harris homered to right on a full count, Bard scored.
Top of 9th
- Baldelli homered to left on the first pitch, Lugo scored.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Tue 6/23 Was BOS 11 at
WAS 3
W: Delcarmen
L: Tavarez
Wed 6/24 Was BOS 6 at
WAS 4
W: Lester
L: Stammen
Thu 6/25 Was BOS 3 at
WAS 9
W: Zimmermann
L: Smoltz
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D Pedroia, 2B 4 0 0 0 0
2. J Drew, RF 4 1 2 0 0
3. J Bay, LF 3 0 1 0 0
3. M Kotsay, PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0
4. D Ortiz, 1B 3 0 0 1 0
5. M Lowell, 3B 3 0 0 0 0
5. J Lugo, SS 1 1 1 0 0
6. J Varitek, C 2 0 1 0 1
6. G Kottaras, C 1 0 0 0 0
7. J Ellsbury, CF 3 0 1 0 0
7. R Baldelli, CF 1 1 1 2 0
8. N Green, SS-3B 4 0 0 0 0
9. J Smoltz, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. D Bard, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. K Youkilis, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. T Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. R Ramirez, P 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 1
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. C Guzman, SS 4 0 1 2 0
1. A Gonzalez, SS 1 0 0 0 0
2. N Johnson, 1B 0 1 0 0 0
2. E Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0
3. R Zimmerman, 3B 5 1 1 0 0
4. A Dunn, LF-1B 4 1 0 0 1
5. J Willingham, RF-LF 4 2 2 1 0
6. J Bard, C 4 1 3 2 0
7. W Harris, CF 4 2 3 2 0
8. A Hernandez, 2B 3 1 1 2 1
9. J Zimmermann, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. R Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. T Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9 2
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Smoltz
(L, 0-1)
5.0 7 5 5 1 5 9.00
D Bard 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 3.63
T Saito 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 3.08
R Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1.89
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Zimmermann
(W, 3-3)
7.0 5 1 1 1 6 4.65
T Clippard 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 9.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: M Kotsay (1)
HR: R Baldelli (4)
BASERUNNING
SB: J Ellsbury (31)
BATTING
2B: R Zimmerman (20), J Willingham (8), J Bard (9)
HR: W Harris (3)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Red Sox

News: The Boston Herald is reporting that J.D. Drew's shoulder surgery will have no impact on his contract over the next two years. The Red Sox hold a clause in his contract that allows the team to opt out of his deal if he spends 35 days on the DL or if he ends the 2010 season on the DL and ca't play the outfield in 2011.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)

News: Cabrera was waived by the Red Sox and subsequently filed for free agency.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

News: The Boston Globe reports that if the Red Sox continue their pursuit of free agent starter John Lackey, Clay Buchholz could be dealt for offensive support.  (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)
Nationals
Stephen Strasburg (WAS)

News: Strasburg's knee injury is officially a patellar subluxation of the left knee, the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

News: Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.  (STATS - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

News: Updating a previous report, number-one overall pick Stephen Strasburg will not need surgery on his injured left knee, according to MLBlogs.com. Strasburg injured his knee shagging fly balls on Thursday.  (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)

Injury Report
Red Sox
NameInjuryStatus
J DrewLeft shoulder surgeryday-to-day
Nationals
NameInjuryStatus
No Injuries


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