8 - 3 - 10 at Boston L, 3 - 1 45 - 62
It began very early in the game when Josh Beckett plunked Shelley Duncan in the back and Shin - Soo Choo on the knee. It escalated after Justin Germano threw behind David Ortiz. And then if finally exploded as soon as Jensen Lewis threw behind Adrian Beltre in the 7th. Both benches cleared and there was a lot of pushing, shoving, and yelling as both teams surged toward each other. The sight of Beckett yelling at Tribe players really made the Indians mad because if it would not have been for Beckett, there would have been no retaliation. Regardless, the field was eventually cleared and the action continued, but not without bad blood still boiling in both dugouts.
Aside from the large confrontation at the mound, this game lacked excitement. The Red Sox fans did get to see their beloved Mike Lowell hit a two - run homer over the Green Monster on the first pitch he saw since returning from the disabled list. Bill Hall also added a solo bomb to pad the Sox advantage.
Cleveland's battery in this contest consisted of David Huff and Lou Marson, and both of them had just been called up from AAA Columbus. Huff took the loss after allowing three runs in 5 1/3 frames, but Marson belted a solo home run to left field in the 3rd that accounted for the Indians' only offense on this night.
Josh Beckett completely dominated the Tribe through eight innings before he was ejected along with Jensen Lewis in the wake of the 7th inning skirmish.
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