Red Sox complete sweep, extend Diamondbacks' road woes

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06/17/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Scutaro finished 2-for-4 with three RBI as Boston downed Arizona, 8-5, in the finale of a three-game interleague set from Fenway Park.

David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Daniel Nava contributed three hits including two doubles, and an RBI with two runs scored for the Red Sox, who swept the series and have won five of six overall.

Boston continues its interleague slate on Friday by hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers, making it the first time outfielder Manny Ramirez will return to the Hub since being dealt during the 2008 season.

John Lackey (8-3) allowed eight hits and four runs -- three earned -- with five strikeouts over six innings for the win.

Miguel Montero stroked a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who have lost five of their last seven and continued to add to their franchise-worst road losing streak by dropping their 13th in a row.

Chris Young added three hits and two RBI but it wasn't enough for Dan Haren (7-5), who took the loss after yielding seven hits and six runs -- four earned -- over 5 2/3 frames.

Boston took a 6-4 lead in the home sixth. Victor Martinez led off with a ground-rule double and two batters later Adrian Beltre plated him with a single. Nava then singled and both runners advanced on a throwing error before Darnell McDonald was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Scutaro lofted a sacrifice fly to right to score Beltre, and Haren was spelled by Esmerling Vasquez, who retired Dustin Pedroia on a groundout.

The Sox picked up two more insurance runs in the eighth off Aaron Heilman, as Beltre worked a one-out walk and scored when Nava followed with a double. Two batters later, Scutaro dumped a hit to right to score the rookie outfielder for an 8-4 contest.

Jonathan Papelbon gave up an RBI double to Young with two outs in the ninth but recovered to end the game by fanning Adam LaRoche swinging.

Both sides tallied in the first inning, with the D-Backs forging ahead on a run-scoring double from Montero and the Sox answering on an RBI groundout by Kevin Youkilis.

Young's double brought in Stephen Drew for a 2-1 Arizona edge in the third, but Ortiz drilled a two-run shot to center in the home half for a 3-2 Boston lead.

Kelly Johnson's RBI single in the fourth knotted the game, and Arizona dented Lackey again in the fifth as Justin Upton worked a leadoff walk and Montero brought him in with another two-bagger. Montero was stranded on third, however, to end the inning.

Nava started the home half with a ground-rule double to dead center and Scutaro plated him with a double for a 4-4 deadlock.

Game Notes

Boston improved to 7-2 in interleague play this season and is 134-104 all-time since the leagues played an interlocking schedule starting in 1997...Arizona fell to 2-4 against the American League in 2010 and to 86-107 overall in interleague matchups...Drew finished 3-for-5 and scored twice...The D-Backs open up a three-game set at Detroit on Friday.

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