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July 25, 2007
Hot Streaks
-Boston's five-game winning streak is tied for its longest of the year. A six-game winning strek would be the team's largest since June 2006.
-The Sox have not committed an error in six games.
-Julio Lugo has a 14-game hitting streak, during which he is 23 for 54 (.426).
-Manny Ramirez is 19 for 47 (.404) since the All-Star break.
-For Cleveland: Ryan Garko has a 17-game hitting streak, the longest in the majors, during which he is 26 for 57 (.456).
Cold Streaks
-Jason Varitek is 5 for 33 (.152) over his last 10 games.
-J.D. Drew is 8 for 48 (.167) over his last 14 games.
Red Sox vs. Fausto Carmona
-Alex Cora, 1 for 1 (1.000)
-David Ortiz, 1 for 1 (1.000), 1 HR
-Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 0, two walks
-Doug Mirabelli, 0 for 0, hit by pitch
-Coco Crisp, 0 for 1
-Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 1
-Carmona made two relief appearances last year against Boston. He was the losing pitcher in both games, giving up a total of five runs in a single inning of work (45.00 E.R.A.).
Indians vs. Josh Beckett
-Travis Hafner, 4 for 6 (.667), 1 HR
-Jhonny Peralta, 2 for 4 (.500)
-Casey Blake, 2 for 5 (.400)
-Jason Michaels, 4 for 10 (.400), 1 HR
-Victor Martinez, 2 for 8 (.250), 1 HR
-Grady Sizemore, 2 for 9 (.222)
-Josh Barfield, 0 for 2
-Ryan Garko, 0 for 2
-Mike Rouse, 0 for 2
-Trot Nixon, 0 for 3
-Beckett is 1-2 with a 9.18 E.R.A. in three career starts against Cleveland.
More Stuff
-The Red Sox now have the American League's lowest team E.R.A.: 3.72.
-All-time series: Cleveland 1,007, Boston 937.
Posted by Mike McDermott
at 4:07 PM to Projo Sox Streakers
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