 On November 19 , Ramírez was traded to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Coco Crisp . On April 24 , 2009 , he pitched a scoreless inning for the Red Sox and earned the win in an 11 @-@ inning 5 – 4 victory over the New York Yankees . He began his Red Sox tenure with 15 straight scoreless innings spanning 13 games from April 8 to May 3 . On May 14 , he pitched a season @-@ high 2 2 ⁄ 3 innings , giving up no runs in a 12 @-@ inning , 5 – 4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . He struck out a season @-@ high four batters and allowed a run in 1 2 ⁄ 3 innings on July 9 in an 8 – 6 loss to the Royals . Ramírez finished the season with a 7 – 4 record , a 2 @.@ 84 ERA , 52 strikeouts , and 69 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched . His seven wins were tied for third among AL relief pitchers and trailed only Alfredo Aceves ( 10 ) and Craig Breslow ( 8 ) . Ramírez reached the playoffs for the first time in his career , as the Red Sox won the Wild Card . In Game 1 of the American League Division Series ( ALDS ) , he gave up two runs without recording an out in his only playoff appearance , a 5 – 0 loss to the Angels . The Angels went on to sweep the Red Sox in three games . 
