new york mets at boston red sox may 21, 2006 top of the first elmer dessens takes the mound for the red sox. david eckstein singled to right. <--1> carlos beltran grounded to the pitcher. <--1> bobby abreu doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <-2-> albert pujols walked. <-21> jason bay lined out to left. <-21> david wright flied out to right. <-21> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the first, new york leads 1 to 0. bottom of the first dontrelle willis takes the mound for the mets. alejandro machado singled to left. <--1> alejandro machado stole second. <-2-> doug mirabelli homered into the center field bleachers for two rbis. <---> david ortiz lined out to right. <---> andruw jones walked. <--1> jorge cantu popped up to second. <--1> jason varitek grounded to third. <--1> 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the first, boston leads 2 to 1. top of the second chase utley singled through the hole. <--1> the mets put on the hit and run. paul lo duca singled over the third baseman, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> chris woodward struck out. <3-1> david eckstein grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <3--> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the second, new york trails 2 to 1. bottom of the second jonny gomes homered over the left field fence. <---> tony graffanino flied out to center. <---> sean burroughs grounded to third. <---> alejandro machado doubled down the left field line. <-2-> doug mirabelli walked. <-21> david ortiz grounded to third. <-21> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the second, boston leads 3 to 1. top of the third carlos beltran popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <---> bobby abreu singled down the third base line. <--1> albert pujols singled to center. <-21> jason bay walked. <321> david wright singled to left, scoring a run. <321> chase utley grounded to the third baseman, scoring a run. <32-> steve kline came in to pitch for the red sox. <32-> paul lo duca grounded to the shortstop. <32-> 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 3. bottom of the third
andruw jones grounded to the third baseman. <---> jorge cantu homered into the center field bleachers. <---> jason varitek walked. <--1> jonny gomes walked. <-21> tony graffanino popped up to short. <-21> sean burroughs struck out. <-21> 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the third, boston leads 4 to 3. top of the fourth chris woodward grounded to second. <---> david eckstein grounded to short. <---> carlos beltran struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the fourth, new york trails 4 to 3. bottom of the fourth alejandro machado lined out to center. <---> doug mirabelli struck out. <---> david ortiz singled to center. <--1> andruw jones homered off the camera in center field for two rbis. <---> eude brito came in to pitch for the mets. <---> jorge cantu homered into the right field seats. <---> jason varitek grounded to first. <---> 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the fourth, boston leads 7 to 3. top of the fifth bobby abreu popped up to the pitcher. <---> albert pujols walked. <--1> jason bay lined out to short. <--1> david wright flied out to right. <--1> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the fifth, new york trails 7 to 3. bottom of the fifth jonny gomes singled up the middle. <--1> tony graffanino lined out to second. <--1> sean burroughs singled up the middle. <-21> alejandro machado popped up to short. <-21> doug mirabelli singled up the middle. <321> david ortiz singled down the left field line for two rbis. <3-1> andruw jones struck out. <3-1> 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the fifth, boston leads 9 to 3. top of the sixth chase utley homered over the right field fence. <---> akinori otsuka came in to pitch for the red sox. <---> paul lo duca doubled into the right field corner. <-2-> chris woodward flied out to center. <-2-> david eckstein singled to left. <3-1> carlos beltran doubled in the left field gap for two rbis. <-2-> bobby abreu walked. <-21> albert pujols struck out. <-21> jason bay struck out. <-21> 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the sixth, new york trails 9 to 6.
bottom of the sixth jorge cantu singled to center. <--1> jason varitek flied out to left. <--1> jonny gomes struck out. <--1> tony graffanino grounded to short. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the sixth, boston leads 9 to 6. top of the seventh scot shields came in to pitch for the red sox. <---> orlando hudson came in to play first base. <---> grady sizemore came in to play right field. <---> david wright popped up to short. <---> chase utley struck out. <---> paul lo duca flied out to right field. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the seventh, new york trails 9 to 6. bottom of the seventh esteban yan came in to pitch for the mets. <---> orlando hudson grounded to first. <---> grady sizemore grounded to second. <---> doug mirabelli grounded to second. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the seventh, boston leads 9 to 6. top of the eighth chris woodward walked. <--1> david eckstein flied out to center. <--1> carlos beltran struck out. <--1> bobby abreu flied out to center. <--1> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the eighth, new york trails 9 to 6. bottom of the eighth david ortiz walked. <--1> andruw jones flied out to center. <--1> jorge cantu struck out. <--1> jason varitek singled to left field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> jonny gomes walked. <321> tony graffanino lined out to third. <321> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base. at the end of the eighth, boston leads 9 to 6. top of the ninth jonathan papelbon came in to pitch for the red sox. <---> albert pujols grounded to short. <---> jason bay struck out. <---> david wright homered over the left field fence. <---> chase utley popped up behind home plate. <---> red sox win: 9-7