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Sunday slugfest in Motor City

Red Sox make history as they motor home with win

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

Tim Wakefield became the first pitcher to allow six homers in a game since 1940, but he picked up the win thanks to Boston's six-run fourth innning.

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Tim Wakefield's knuckleball wasn't dancing, but he survived to get a win. (Duane Burleson/AP)

Tigers club knuckleball, but seven homers not enough

By Jason Beck / MLB.com

Ivan Rodriguez and Eric Munson paced the Tigers' home run barrage with two apiece, but the offensive fireworks didn't equal a victory.

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WEEI

Youkilis swats two homers

Ortiz goes deep in fourth

WXYT

Tigers hit seven homers

Boston (60-49)
Won 2

Boston 11, Detroit 9

Detroit (51-60)
Lost 2

August 8, 2004

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	2	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	11	14	0
Detroit	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	9	11	1

Standings through 8/8/04 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Tigers Stats

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, CF	5	1	3	2	0	0	4	.303
Youkilis, 3B	4	3	3	4	0	0	1	.281
Millar, LF	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.295
Roberts, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Ortiz, DH	5	1	1	3	0	0	0	.308
Cabrera, SS	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.243
Mirabelli, C	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	.281
McCarty, 1B	4	1	0	0	1	2	5	.246
Mueller, 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.264
Kapler, RF	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.281
Totals	37	11	14	11	6	3	15
BATTING 2B: Cabrera 2 (22, Robertson, Walker), Kapler 2 (12, Robertson, Novoa). 3B: Damon (3, Robertson). HR: Youkilis 2 (6, 3rd inning off Robertson, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Levine, 0 on, 1 out), Ortiz (28, 4th inning off Novoa, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Damon 5; Youkilis 9; Ortiz 4; Cabrera 5; Mueller; Kapler 5. RBI: Mueller (40), Kapler (21), Youkilis 4 (28), Damon 2 (58), Ortiz 3 (98). 2-out RBI: Mueller, Kapler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon 2, McCarty 2, Kapler, Mueller. SF: Youkilis. GIDP: Millar. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Cabrera (14, 3rd base off Robertson/Rodriguez). CS: Damon 2 (7, 2nd base by Novoa/Rodriguez, 2nd base by Levine/Rodriguez). FIELDING DP: (Cabrera-McCarty).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Sanchez, A, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.322
Inge, CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
a-Higginson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Infante, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.278
b-Guillen, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323
Rodriguez, C	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	.343
Young, DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.282
Pena, 1B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.232
Monroe, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.278
Munson, 3B	4	2	2	3	0	1	0	.227
Thames, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
Smith, SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.304
Totals	37	9	11	9	1	3	5
a-Grounded out for Inge in the 9th. b-Flied out for Infante in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Pena (13, Timlin). HR: Rodriguez 2 (15, 1st inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Wakefield, 1 on, 0 out), Monroe (5, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out), Munson 2 (17, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Timlin, 1 on, 2 out), Pena (14, 3rd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out), Young (8, 5th inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Infante 2; Rodriguez 8; Young 4; Pena 6; Monroe 4; Munson 8; Thames. RBI: Rodriguez 3 (67), Monroe (35), Munson 3 (43), Pena (54), Young (32). 2-out RBI: Rodriguez, Young, Munson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, A. GIDP: Sanchez, A. Team LOB: 2. FIELDING E: Sanchez, A (9, fielding). Outfield assists: Monroe (Cabrera at home). DP: 2 (Smith-Infante-Pena, Monroe-Rodriguez).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wakefield (W, 8-6)	5.0	8	7	7	0	2	6	4.48
Mendoza (H, 1)	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.74
Timlin (H, 10)	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	4.26
Foulke (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Robertson (L, 9-7)	3.0	9	8	7	3	1	1	4.68
Novoa	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2.16
Ennis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.27
Levine	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	4.96
Walker	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.89

Robertson pitched to 5 batters in the 4th.

WP: Robertson, Walker.
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 79-56, Mendoza 29-17, Timlin 16-10, Foulke 9-6, Robertson 77-44, Novoa 42-23, Ennis 13-7, Levine 27-16, Walker 15-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 10-3, Mendoza 3-1, Timlin 3-1, Foulke 2-1, Robertson 5-3, Novoa 1-2, Ennis 1-2, Levine 1-3, Walker 0-4.
Batters faced: Wakefield 23, Mendoza 6, Timlin 6, Foulke 3, Robertson 21, Novoa 8, Ennis 3, Levine 7, Walker 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Timlin 1-0, Novoa 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Larry Poncino. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
T: 2:50.
Att: 40,098.

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