Jacoby Ellsbury singlehandedly gave the Red Sox a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Ellsbury led off with a single and was awarded second base on a balk by Joba Chamberlain. Ellsbury then stole third, and when Chamberlain’s pitch eluded catcher Jose Molina for a passed ball and went to the backstop, Ellsbury kept coming and slid behind Chamberlain’s tag at the plate.
Chamberlain seemed rattled and walked two of the next three Red Sox hitters but got out of further trouble when J.D. Drew rapped into a double play.