Former Lowell Spinner Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a leadoff double tonight and scored the first run of the game. After slashing a groundball inside first base for his double, Ellsbury took third on a groundout by Dustin Pedroia and came home when David Ortiz grounded out, putting the Red Sox ahead 1-0.
The Red Sox added two more runs off Robert Ray before the inning was over. Kevin Youkilis drew a walk, and Jason Bay hit a homer that struck the top of the bullpen fence and bounded over the dugout and into the stands.
For Bay it was his 11th consecutive homer with runners on base, setting a Red Sox record. Kevin Youkilis and Tony Conigliaro shared the old record.
Hank Aaron and Ken Griffey, Jr., share the all-time record with 12.
Twelve of Bay's 13 homers this season have come with runners aboard, accounting for 29 of his 44 RBI.
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