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Sox Streakers for August 2

Hot Streaks
-Manny Ramirez has 23 RBI since the All-Star break, tied for the most in the major leagues with Bobby Abreu of the Yankees.
-Dustin Pedroia is 21 for 58 (.362) in his last 13 games.
-For Baltimore: Jeremy Guthrie is 3-0 with a 1.89 E.R.A. in his last three starts.

Cold Streaks
-Mike Lowell is 1 for his last 11.
-Alex Cora is 1 for his last 17.

Weird Streaks
-Tim Wakefield (12-9) is one of just seven major league pitchers since 1980 to have a decision in each of his first 21 starts. The last Red Sox pitcher to do so was Tom Brewer in 1957.

Orioles vs. Tim Wakefield
-Kevin Millar, 8 for 16 (.500), 2 HR
-Chris Gomez, 14 for 40 (.350), 2 HR
-Ramon Hernandez, 11 for 32 (.344), 2 HR
-Miguel Tejada, 21 for 66 (.318), 5 HR
-Jay Gibbons, 10 for 35 (.286), 3 HR
-Brian Roberts, 5 for 34 (.147)
-Aubrey Huff, 6 for 45 (.133), 3 HR
-Jay Payton, 1 for 8 (.125)
-Nick Markakis, 1 for 9 (.111)
-Brandon Fahey, 0 for 4
-Corey Patterson, 0 for 9
-Wakefield is 13-13 with a 4.07 E.R.A. in 42 career appearances (29 starts) against Baltimore.

Red Sox vs. Jeremy Guthrie
-Alex Cora, 2 for 4 (.500)
-J.D. Drew, 1 for 3 (.333)
-David Ortiz, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Kevin Youkilis, 1 for 4 (.250)
-Mike Lowell, 0 for 1
-Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 1
-Coco Crisp, 0 for 3
-Eric Hinske, 0 for 3
-Manny Ramirez, 0 for 4
-Jason Varitek, 0 for 4
-Julio Lugo, 0 for 7
-Guthrie has faced the Red Sox twice, once in a starting situation; he has surrendered one earned run in 10.1 innings (0.87 E.R.A.) and has no decisions.

More Stuff
-All-time series: Boston 460, Baltimore 396. At Fenway Park: Boston 233, Baltimore 194.
-The Red Sox' 65-42 mark is their best record after 107 games since 1995, when they were 66-41.
-The Sox are now 8-38 when trailing after six innings, and 16-16 in one-run games.
-The Red Sox passed 2 million in attendance for the year last night. It's the earliest in franchise history that they have reached 2 million.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 12:54 PM to Projo Sox Streakers | Permalink