The Boston Red Sox rallied for a win against Cleveland for the second consecutive night as the Sox regain the lead in the American League East.
Rookie Jed Lowrie, making his major league debut led the offense driving in three runs including two on a seventh inning single, his first major league hit.
Cleveland tied the game in the bottom half of the seventh, however team captain Jason Varitek connected on his third career pinch-hit home run and Coco Crisp and Dustin Pedroia followed with hits. After David Ortiz popped out, Cleveland walked Manny Ramirez, Kevin Youkilis followed with a run-scoring single, Dustin Pedroia was thrown out at the plate trying to add a second run.
Apparently saving Jonathan Papelbon for the Yankees series, the Red Sox brought in Hideki Okajima for the save, he struck out Travis Hafner looking and Victor Martinez swinging before Jacoby Ellsbury made a spectacular catch reaching into the right field seats.
Notes: Lowrie went 1-4 in his debut with three RBI. Pedroia collected his league leading eight multi-hit game of the season with his 3-5 performance. David Aardsma collected his first win with Boston. Ellsbury had a hit and two walks and scored two runs. Julio Lugo collected three hits, but also got charged with his fifth error of the season.
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