Red Sox score 12 before making an out

BOSTON - The Red Sox rounded the bases at a rapid rate and broke an 84-year-old AL record.

Twelve batters came up and all 12 scored before Boston made its first out more than a half hour into the bottom of the sixth inning of a 13-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

"It gets kind of crowded at the helmet rack," Jeff Bailey said. "I know that everybody wants to get up there."

Boston broke the AL record of 11 runs in an inning before making an out and tied the modern major-league mark of 12. It accomplished the feat without three injured regulars - Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz and Jacoby Ellsbury.

They were replaced by Bailey and Rocco Baldelli, who each drove in 2 runs in the inning, and Julio Lugo, who began it with a single, his third hit of the game.

"It was pretty sweet, especially with a makeshift squad out there," said Bailey, who was recalled from the minors on April 22.

Baldelli's 2-run double gave Boston a 4-2 lead, Jason Bay hit a 3-run homer and an RBI double and three other batters had 2-run hits in the sixth when the Red Sox obliterated a 2-1 deficit.

"You've got to give Rocco credit," Cleveland's Ryan Garko said. "That at-bat changed the game."

Boston had 9 hits and 3 walks in the inning before Matt Herges retired Mike Lowell on a grounder to third, drawing cheers from the crowd. Then he struck out Baldelli and got J.D. Drew on a grounder to second.

"I think Mike Lowell got mad because he was the first one who made an out. It was a little funny," Lugo said.

The inning turned a 1-run deficit for Tim Wakefield (4-1) into a 13-2 lead. He allowed 2 runs to score in the fifth on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Asdrubal Cabrera and won his fourth straight decision.

"I feel very confident. I've been getting deep into games," Wakefield said. "That's my job here as the fourth or fifth starter."