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Sox Streakers for July 23

Welcome back to Sox Streakers. We'll try not to miss any more time.

Hot Streaks
-Julio Lugo has a 12-game hitting streak, during which he is 21 for 46 (.457), the highest average in the majors over that span. His hitting streak is second in the American League only to the 15-game streak of Cleveland's Ryan Garko. It is Lugo's longest streak since a 14-game run in September 2000.
-Coco Crisp has a six-game hitting streak, during which he is 10 for 24 (.417). He is also six for his last eight.
-Crisp has played in 139 straight error-free games in centerfield, and has not committed an error in 396 chances, a team record.
-Dustin Pedroia has a six-game hitting streak, during which he is 12 for 28 (.429).
-The Boston bullpen has allowed three runs over its last 16 innings of work, and now has the lowest E.R.A. (2.77) of any 'pen in the majors.
-Mike Timlin has pitched 14.2 consecutive scoreless innings.
-For Cleveland: Casey Blake has a 15-game hitting streak against the Red Sox, during which he is 23 for 56 (.411).

Cold Streaks
-Boston has lost six straight road games. Still, the team has the second-best road record in the American League (25-20), and the best road E.R.A. (3.37) in the majors.
-Wily Mo Pena is 4 for his last 33 (.121)
-Jason Varitek is 5 for his last 28 (.179)
-For Cleveland: Jake Westbrook is 0-3 since returning from the disabled list on June 24. In his last three starts, he is 0-2 with a 6.00 E.R.A.

Red Sox vs. Jake Westbrook
-Coco Crisp, 3 for 4 (.750)
-Kevin Youkilis, 4 for 6 (.667)
-Jason Varitek, 3 for 5 (.600)
-Eric Hinske, 5 for 10 (.500)
-Manny Ramirez, 6 for 13 (.462)
-Mike Lowell, 2 for 8 (.250)
-Julio Lugo, 5 for 21 (.238)
-Wily Mo Pena, 2 for 10 (.200)
-J.D. Drew, 0 for 2
-David Ortiz, 0 for 7
-Westbrook is 3-1 with a 4.23 E.R.A. in five career starts against Boston.

Indians vs. Jon Lester
-Kelly Shoppach, 2 for 2
-Victor Martinez, 2 for 3 (.667), 1 HR
-Travis Hafner, 1 for 2 (.500)
-Casey Blake, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Jhonny Peralta, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Grady Sizemore, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Jason Michaels, 0 for 2
-This is Lester's second career start against Cleveland. He gave up three runs in six innings of work last year, earning a no-decision.

More Stuff
-All-time series: Cleveland 1,007, Boston 935. In Cleveland, the Indians are 539-427 against the Red Sox.
-The Red Sox play 16 of their next 19 games away from Fenway Park.
-Coco Crisp, who has twice driven in five runs in a game this season, is the first Red Sox center fielder to do so since Carl Everett in 2001.
-Manny Ramirez needs one RBI to tie Jake Beckley for 35th on the all-time list. Ramirez now has 1,574 career runs batted in.
-Cleveland is the best home team in the majors, with a 31-14 record at Jacobs Field.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:39 PM to Projo Sox Streakers | Permalink

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jerryn | July 23, 2007 4:28 PM link