Reds 9, Red Sox 8

Cincinnati at Boston

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Final	R
Cincinnati «	9
Boston	8

Reds 9, Red Sox 8

CBSSports.com wire reports
March 3, 2009

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Johnny Gomes hit a grand slam, and Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion added two-run homers to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Red Sox 9-8 Tuesday.

Boston starter Jon Lester pitched two perfect innings. Ramon Ramirez took the loss after allowing four runs in the fourth. The Reds other five runs came in the seventh off Wes Littleton.

Paul McAnulty and Mark Wagner hit two-run homers for Boston, and Chris Carter hit a solo drive.

Micah Owings allowed two runs in 3 2/3 innings for the win. He's competing for the fifth spot in Cincinnati's rotation.

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Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Norris Hopper, CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333
Darnell McDonald, CF-LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	.400
Jacque Jones, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.111
Jonny Gomes, LF	2	1	1	4	0	0	0	.400
Drew Stubbs, CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Jay Bruce, RF	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.250
a- Wes Bankston, PH-RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Brandon Phillips, 2B	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Danny Richar, 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	.250
b- Luis Bolivar, PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400
Juan Francisco, DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
c- Todd Frazier, PH-DH	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125
Daryle Ward, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Yonder Alonso, 1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Ryan Hanigan, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.375
Wilkin Castillo, C	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Paul Janish, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Chris Valaika, SS	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.222
Totals	34	9	8	9	2	8
a-grounded out for Bruce in the 6th
b-struck out for Encarnacion in the 6th
c-walked for Francisco in the 7th
Batting
3B - Danny Richar (1, Littleton)
HR - Jonny Gomes (1, Littleton), Jay Bruce (1, Ramirez), Edwin Encarnacion (1, Ramirez)
RBI - Jonny Gomes 4 (7), Jay Bruce 2 (2), Edwin Encarnacion 2 (3), Chris Valaika (1)
SB - Norris Hopper (1, 2nd base off Ramirez/Varitek), Brandon Phillips (1, 3rd base off Ramirez/Varitek)
CS - Jay Bruce (1, 2nd base by Lester/Varitek)
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
DP - B. Phillips-Janish-Ward
E - Luis Bolivar (1, Throwing), Chris Valaika (1, Misplayed grounder)

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Micah Owings (W,1-0)	3.2	3	2	2	1	4	0	2.70
Jared Burton	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Robert Manuel (H,1)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	40.50
Jeff Kennard	1	2	3	2	0	3	2	22.50
Adam Pettyjohn	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	1	20.25
Carlos Fisher (S,1)	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Micah Owings 3-3, Jared Burton 1-2, Robert Manuel 1-1, Jeff Kennard 2-0, Adam Pettyjohn 1-0, Carlos Fisher 1-2
Batters Faced - Micah Owings 14, Jared Burton 5, Robert Manuel 3, Jeff Kennard 7, Adam Pettyjohn 5, Carlos Fisher 7

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Chip Ambres, CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182
Jed Lowrie, SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.300
Argenis Diaz, SS	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
Brad Wilkerson, RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200
Jonathan Van Every, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
Rocco Baldelli, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286
a- Carlos Maldonado, PH-DH	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333
George Kottaras, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Jason Varitek, C	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.167
Mark Wagner, C	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	.500
Paul McAnulty, LF	3	1	2	4	0	0	0	.286
Josh Reddick, LF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Lars Anderson, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.100
Chris Carter, 1B	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.417
Ivan Ochoa, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.214
Gil Velazquez, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
b- Jeff Bailey, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Ignacio Suarez, PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c- Zach Daeges, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Nick Green, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.538
Totals	38	8	10	8	3	11
a-walked for Baldelli in the 8th
b-grounded out for Velazquez in the 7th
c-singled for Suarez in the 8th
Batting
2B - Jed Lowrie (1, Owings), Paul McAnulty (1, Burton)
HR - Mark Wagner (1, Pettyjohn), Paul McAnulty (1, Kennard), Chris Carter (1, Kennard)
RBI - Mark Wagner 2 (2), Paul McAnulty 4 (5), Chris Carter (2), Zach Daeges (1)
2-OUT RBI - Paul McAnulty 2 (3), Zach Daeges (1)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
E - Paul McAnulty (1, Dropped fly), Jason Varitek (1, Throwing)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jon Lester	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Hideki Okajima	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ramon Ramirez (L,0-1)	1	4	4	3	0	0	2	9.00
Manny Delcarmen	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Junichi Tazawa	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Wes Littleton	0.2	3	5	5	1	2	1	23.63
Michael James	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Felix Doubront	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Hunter Jones	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
HBP - Bruce (by Jon Lester), Alonso (by Wes Littleton), Castillo (by Wes Littleton)
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Hideki Okajima 1-2, Ramon Ramirez 1-2, Manny Delcarmen 1-2, Junichi Tazawa 2-0, Michael James 1-0, Felix Doubront 1-1
Batters Faced - Jon Lester 6, Hideki Okajima 3, Ramon Ramirez 7, Manny Delcarmen 4, Junichi Tazawa 3, Wes Littleton 8, Michael James 1, Felix Doubront 4, Hunter Jones 3

Game Information
Attendance - 7621
Game Time - 3:18
Temperature - 63
Umpires - Home - Tim Timmons, First Base - Randy Marsh, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Sam Holbrook

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