By Maureen Mullen
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BOSTONRight-hander John Lackey walked off the field at Fenway Park in the seventh inning Saturday night to a much different reaction from the home crowd than in his previous outing. When he left in the third inning Monday, Lackey was given a robust round of boos on his way to the clubhouse. But, walking off the field after 6 23 innings Saturday against the Orioles, Lackey was treated to a standing ovation, appropriate recognition of his nights work.
The Red Sox beat the Orioles, 4-0, their third straight win over Baltimore and fifth straight, and ninth of 10 overall.
Lackey held the Os scoreless, allowing just three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts, two wild pitches, and two hit batters. He goes into the All-Star break improving his record to 5-8, with a 6.84 ERA.
The Sox did the bulk of their scoring in the fifth inning, sending eight batters to the plate. The Sox did all their damage with two outs, and RBI hits from Kevin Youkilis, a single, and Josh Reddick (double) after intentional walks were issued to Adrian Gonzalez and Davit Ortiz. Reddicks two-run double ended the night for Os starter, right-hander Alfredo Simon.
Simon took the loss, falling to 1-2. He went 4 23 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks (two intentional) with one strikeout and a balk.
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