Hall of Famer Eddie Murray, the former Baltimore Oriole, was among those welcoming Manny Ramirez into the 500 Home Run Club in a pre-game ceremony last night. Since clouting his 500th in Baltimore on May 31, Ramirez has caught Murray on the all-time list. Each has 504 career homers, tied for 23rd all-time.
Red Sox owner John Henry and Chairman Tom Werner also participated in the ceremony.
Jacoby Ellsbury, limited to a pinch-running appearance during the weekend series against the Mariners because of a sprained wrist, returned to the starting lineup last night. The rookie Ellsbury leads the AL in stolen bases with 28. In fact, he has stolen more bases than the next nine AL rookies combined (26).
Over the last 16 games, the Red Sox bullpen has compiled a 1.94 ERA, lowering its ERA from 4.49 to 3.86. Overall Red Sox pitchers now have a 3.87 ERA, ranking them fifth in the AL after spending most of the first few weeks in 12th.
The Red Sox are 8-0 in one-run decisions at home. Only the Reds (9-0) have a better record in one-run home games.
The Red Sox are 14-4 against the Orioles at Fenway since the start of the 2006 season.
The Red Sox are 26-6 at Fenway this season and have won 17 of their last 19 home games.
The rotation for the remainder of the series with the Orioles:
Tomorrow: Bartolo Colon (3-1) vs. Garrett Olson (5-1).
Thursday: Jon Lester (4-3) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (3-6).
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