Spring Stats & Random Stuff

Spring Stats:

Batters

            PA*   AVG   OBP   SLG
Ellsbury    69   .266  .329  .453
Pedroia     46   .333  .426  .487
Ortiz       50   .250  .392  .500
Youkilis    35   .233  .343  .333
Drew        49   .250  .400  .300
Bay         53   .227  .364  .545
Lowell      43   .268  .302  .488
Lowrie      74   .343  .400  .657
Varitek     53   .216  .241  .529
  
Carter      78   .355  .380  .658
Green       66   .349  .414  .524
Baldelli    53   .273  .333  .500
Kottaras    34   .273  .333  .485
Lugo        22   .450  .478  .550
  
PA: AB + BB

Notes:

Ellsbury: Only 4 K in 69 PA
Pedroia: 6 of 13 hits were doubles
Ortiz: 10 hits, 3 HR, 10 BB, 7 K
Youkilis: 6 of 7 hits were singles
Drew: 8 of 10 hits were singles
Bay: 10 hits, 2 doubles, 4 HR
Lowell: 11 hits, 3 HR
Lowrie: 23 hits, 8 doubles, 2 triples,
           3 HR, 16 RBI
Varitek: 5 of 11 hits were HR, 16 RBI
Carter: 6 HR, 15 RS
Green: 16 RS

Pitchers

            G    IP    H  BB   K   ERA
Beckett     7   27.2  28   5  17  3.25
Lester      6   19.2  18  11  20  1.83
Matsuzaka   2    9.0   3   7   3  1.00
Wakefield   5   15.0  17   8  11  5.40
Penny       3   12.0   9   1   6  3.75
  
Masterson   7   15.2  12   2  14  2.30
Delcarmen  12   13.2  18   6   9  4.61
Ramirez    12   12.1  11   3  12  4.38
Okajima    11   11.2   7   3   7  2.31
Papelbon   11   11.0   9   3  13  3.27
Saito       9    9.0  11   4   9  2.00
Lopez       7    8.1   7   3   6  3.24

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