Four winning teams scored double-figures. Although one of those teams, the 22-36 Indians, didn't have it as easy as it sounded in its 11-0 victory against Boston.
Cleveland led just 3-0 until the bottom of the eighth when the Indians went to town against Red Sox relievers Boof Bonser and Joe Nelson, parlaying seven hits and five walks into eight insurance runs.
Until then, the night was all about former Red Sox right-hander Justin Masterson.out-pitching Boston's Clay Buchholz (8-4), who had been 5-0 with an 0.99 ERA in his previous five starts.
Masterson (2-5) had been struggling this season, but he showed why the Red Sox hated to part with him in last year's trading deadline deal that sent Victor Martinez to Boston.
The 25-year-old right-hander had his heavy sinker working, holding the Sox to two hits as he posted his first career shutout.
Masterson, 0-11 from last Aug. 25 until beating the White Sox on June 4, became the first Cleveland pitcher with a complete-game shutout against Boston since Jack McDowell in April 1996.
Travis Hafner had the big blow, his 10th career grand slam, in Cleveland's eight-run eighth. For Hafner, who tied a major league record with six grand slams in 2006, it was his first since May 7, 2007.
Cleveland's big finish turned the final score into the largest shutout victory against Boston since 1974.
Cleveland led just 3-0 until the bottom of the eighth when the Indians went to town against Red Sox relievers Boof Bonser and Joe Nelson, parlaying seven hits and five walks into eight insurance runs.
Until then, the night was all about former Red Sox right-hander Justin Masterson.out-pitching Boston's Clay Buchholz (8-4), who had been 5-0 with an 0.99 ERA in his previous five starts.
Masterson (2-5) had been struggling this season, but he showed why the Red Sox hated to part with him in last year's trading deadline deal that sent Victor Martinez to Boston.
The 25-year-old right-hander had his heavy sinker working, holding the Sox to two hits as he posted his first career shutout.
Masterson, 0-11 from last Aug. 25 until beating the White Sox on June 4, became the first Cleveland pitcher with a complete-game shutout against Boston since Jack McDowell in April 1996.
Travis Hafner had the big blow, his 10th career grand slam, in Cleveland's eight-run eighth. For Hafner, who tied a major league record with six grand slams in 2006, it was his first since May 7, 2007.
Cleveland's big finish turned the final score into the largest shutout victory against Boston since 1974.