Stammen rebounds to finish spring strong

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

RED SOX 6, NATIONALS 1
at Washington
Saturday, April 3

Stammen rebounds to finish spring strong....

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Hermida, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .450
Pedroia, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350
Hulett, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Martinez, V, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
Brown, D, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Youkilis, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .389
Lowell, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
2-Jimenez, PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Ortiz, D, DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
a-Varitek, PH-DH 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .276
Beltre, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Hall, 3B-SS 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .222
Drew, J, RF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .178
1-Reddick, PR-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .390
Cameron, M, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
McDonald, Da, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412
Scutaro, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Frandsen, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Totals 35 6 8 6 2 5 10

a-Singled for Ortiz, D in the 6th.
1-Ran for Drew, J in the 5th. 2-Ran for Lowell in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (7, Stammen), Hulett (6, Batista), Hermida (5, Bruney).
3B: Hall (1, Burnett, S).
HR: Youkilis (2, 1st inning off Stammen, 1 on, 2 out), Drew, J (1, 2nd inning off Stammen, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Hermida 2; Pedroia 2; Hulett 2; Youkilis 4; Lowell; Varitek; Hall 3; Drew, J 4.
RBI: Youkilis 2 (8), Drew, J (4), Varitek (4), Hall 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Youkilis 2; Varitek; Hall 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reddick; Hulett.
GIDP: Scutaro.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Frandsen (3, fielding).
DP: 3 (Scutaro-Pedroia-Youkilis, Hall-Hulett-Lowell 2).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224
Guzman, C, DH-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .393
Gonzalez, Al, 3B-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .347
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208
Taveras, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .347
Morse, LF-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .267
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318
Nieves, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188
Harris, W, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Bernadina, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
Desmond, SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .318
Totals 30 1 6 1 4 4 19

a-Flied out for Clippard in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Morse; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2; Taveras; Desmond.
SF: Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Willingham; Rodriguez, I 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Morse (2, throw).
DP: (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).


Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wakefield (W, 4-1) 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.04
Matsuzaka (H, 2) 4.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 3.00
Nelson, J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.09

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (L, 1-2) 5.0 3 3 3 1 2 2 3.72
Batista 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.93
Burnett, S 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.38
Bruney 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
Capps 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.71
Bergmann 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.23
Clippard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89

HBP: Dunn, A (by Matsuzaka).
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 45-35, Matsuzaka 68-39, Nelson, J 17-10, Stammen 73-40, Batista 15-8, Burnett, S 15-8, Bruney 14-10, Capps 17-11, Bergmann 8-5, Clippard 4-2.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wakefield 7-2, Matsuzaka 9-1, Nelson, J 0-2, Stammen 10-3, Batista 2-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Bruney 0-2, Capps 1-0, Bergmann 0-2, Clippard 0-1.
Batters faced: Wakefield 14, Matsuzaka 17, Nelson, J 5, Stammen 18, Batista 4, Burnett, S 3, Bruney 4, Capps 4, Bergmann 3, Clippard 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-2, Clippard 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Will Robinson. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Derek Crabill.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 37,312.
April 3, 2010