Papelbon save last night?

[AquaMan2342]

Papelbon comes in with two outs yesterday and one man on. Boston is up by five runs. Nowhere is the lead threatened or are there enough men on base to consider this a save situation. How did he get the save? I don't get it.

[OneLoveBoomer]

I think he came in when the score was 4-1, with one man on

Bottom 8th: Houston
- H. Okajima relieved M. Delcarmen
- M. Loretta flied out to center
- M. Bourn flied out to deep left
- R. Abercrombie hit for O. Villarreal
- R. Abercrombie homered to deep left
- M. Tejada singled to deep left
- A. Cora at shortstop
- J. Papelbon relieved J. Lugo
- L. Berkman struck out swinging

1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Boston 4, Houston 1

Top 9th: Boston
- W. Wright relieved O. Villarreal
- C. Crisp singled to right center
- D. Pedroia walked, C. Crisp to second
- J.D. Drew walked, C. Crisp to third, D. Pedroia to second
- A. Cora popped out to first
- D. Brocail relieved W. Wright
- M. Lowell singled to center, C. Crisp and D. Pedroia scored, J.D. Drew to second
- K. Youkilis singled to shallow right, J.D. Drew to third, M. Lowell to second
- J. Varitek grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, K. Youkilis out at second

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Boston 6, Houston 1

Bottom 9th: Houston
- C. Lee grounded out to third
- G. Blum flied out to deep right
- H. Pence grounded out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Boston 6, Houston 1

[NZ Eff]

Papelbon comes in with two outs yesterday and one man on. Boston is up by five runs. Nowhere is the lead threatened or are there enough men on base to consider this a save situation. How did he get the save? I don't get it.

Sox scored two runs in the 9th to make the score 6-1 after Papelbon had already got one out. When Paps came in the lead was just 3.

[tah161]

He pitched 1 1/3 innings.

[curious_george_43545]

Yep, he came in a 3 run game

[AquaMan2342]

Oops.....thanks, I hav truble reeding sumtimes