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June 15, 2008
CINCINNATI -- It didn’t take long Sunday for Jacoby Ellsbury to break his tie with Amby McConnell (1908) for the Red Sox' rookie stolen-base record.
Ellsbury, leading off in the top of the first, smacked an 0-and-2 single through the left side and promptly stole second on Homer Bailey’s first pitch to the next hitter, Dustin Pedroia.
The stolen base was his 32nd of the season, putting McConnell in his rear-view mirror in the Sox’ record books.
The speedy outfielder didn’t rest on his laurels, though. He swiped third base on Bailey’s 1-and-1 pitch to Pedroia, boosting his major-league-leading total to 33. He has been caught only three times. He has been successful in all seven of his attempts at stealing third.
Ellsbury’s speed helped the Sox to a quick 1-0 lead. He trotted home on Pedroia’s sacrifice fly to right.
Ellsbury has been on a stolen-base tear. The first-inning steals Sunday gave him 14 stolen bases in his last 14 starts.
-- STEVEN KRASNER
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