Boston Red Sox v Minnesota Twins – Box Score – Tuesday, May 15, 2001

Game #38
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Boston 5, Minnesota 2

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Nixon rf                5  1  1  0   0  2   1  .250
Offerman 1b             4  2  1  0   1  0   0  .315
Everett cf              5  1  3  1   0  1   1  .300
Ramirez dh              3  1  1  0   2  1   2  .407
Bichette lf             3  0  1  1   1  0   2  .322
 Lewis lf               1  0  0  0   0  1   3  .214
Hillenbrand 3b          5  0  2  3   0  0   2  .299
Varitek c               4  0  2  0   0  0   4  .292
Merloni ss              3  0  1  0   1  1   2  .348
Lansing 2b              4  0  0  0   0  2   4  .220
Totals                 37  5 12  5   5  8  21
BATTING: 2B - Nixon (10, Redman); Varitek (9, Carrasco);
Everett (9, Miller). S - Varitek. RBI - Bichette (9),
Hillenbrand 3 (20), Everett (22). 2-out RBI - Bichette,
Hillenbrand 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Varitek 2, 
Hillenbrand 1, Nixon 1, Bichette 1, Lansing 1. GIDP - Lansing.  
Team LOB - 11.
BASERUNNING: SB - Everett 2 (6, 2nd base off Redman/Prince,
2nd base off Carrasco/Prince). CS - Merloni (1, 2nd base by 
Redman/Prince).
FIELDING: E - Offerman (3, ground ball); Hillenbrand (6, throw).
DP: 1 (Lansing-Offerman).
MINNESOTA              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Guzman ss               4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .301
Rivas 2b                5  0  0  0   0  1   4  .232
Lawton rf               4  0  1  0   1  0   3  .244
Koskie 3b               2  0  0  0   2  0   2  .265
Mientkiewicz 1b         3  0  0  0   1  0   3  .400
Allen dh                4  0  1  0   0  0   4  .271
Jones lf                4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .240
Hunter cf               4  1  2  0   0  1   1  .250
Prince c                3  0  0  0   0  1   2  .212
 a-Hocking ph           1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .208
Totals                 34  2  7  1   4  4  20
a-singled for Prince in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Hunter (4, Castillo). RBI - Guzman (9). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Allen 2, Mientkiewicz 1, 
Prince 1, Lawton 3. GIDP - Prince.  Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - Guzman 3 (10, 2nd base off Castillo/Varitek, 
2nd base off Garces/Varitek, 2nd base off Lowe/Varitek); 
Lawton (9, 2nd base off Castillo/Varitek). CS - Allen 
(1, 2nd base by Beck).
FIELDING: E - Guzman (6, throw). DP: 1 (Redman-Guzman-Mientkiewicz).
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    Boston         - 200 010 002  --  5
    Minnesota      - 000 000 101  --  2
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Castillo (W, 4-2)             6       2   0   0   4   1   0   4.17
Garces (H, 3)                   2/3   1   1   0   0   1   0   2.75
Beck (H, 1)                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.99
Lowe                          1       3   1   1   0   2   0   5.55
MINNESOTA                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Redman (L, 2-4)               5       8   3   3   3   3   0   4.30
Carrasco                      3       2   0   0   0   4   0   4.50
Miller                        1       2   2   2   2   1   0   8.10
IBB - Ramirez (by Miller). HBP - Guzman (by Castillo). Pitches-strikes:
Redman 85-55; Carrasco 44-30; Miller 26-16; Castillo 96-59; Garces 19-13;
Beck 12-7; Lowe 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: Redman 7-4; Carrasco 2-3;
Miller 2-0; Castillo 10-7; Garces 0-1; Beck 2-1; Lowe 1-0. Batters faced:
Redman 24; Carrasco 12; Miller 7; Castillo 25; Garces 4; Beck 4; Lowe 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Marty Foster.
3B--Ron Kulpa.
T--3:14 (Plus power outage delay for 18 minutes in the 5th). Att--15,332. Indoors.

Pitch-by-pitch:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball)

Red Sox 1st — Nixon grounded out third to first. Offerman (cc) singled to right. Everett (cs) struck out swinging. Ramirez (bbffb) walked, Offerman to second. Bichette (bbbc) singled to left, Offerman scored, Ramirez to second. Hillenbrand singled to shallow center, Ramirez scored, Bichette to second. Varitek (bfcbb) grounded out to pitcher.

Twins 1st — Guzman (cs) hit by pitch. Rivas (bcff) flied out to center. Lawton (bfbbs – Guzman stole second ) walked. Koskie (bfb) grounded into fielder’s choice to first, Guzman to third, Lawton out at second, first to shortstop. Mientkiewicz (bfbbs) walked, Koskie to second. Allen (bcbb) grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Mientkiewicz out at second, shortstop to second.

Red Sox 2nd — Merloni (bbcffbf) walked. Lansing (fbbc – Merloni caught stealing, catcher to first to second – ff) struck out swinging. Nixon (cc) struck out looking.

Twins 2nd — Jones safe at first on 1st baseman Offerman’s fielding error. Hunter (bfbfbbsf) flied out to deep right. Prince (bbs) grounded into double play, second unassisted to first, Jones out at second.

Red Sox 3rd — Offerman (bcb) grounded out shortstop to first. Everett (c) popped out to second. Ramirez (cb) singled to left. Bichette (bf) lined out to second.

Twins 3rd — Guzman (c) grounded out second to first. Rivas (b) grounded out second to first. Lawton (cc) reached on an infield single. Koskie (b- Lawton stole second – csbbf) walked. Mientkiewicz (bfb) fouled out to first.

Red Sox 4th — Hillenbrand (fb) flied out to center. Varitek (b) singled to shallow center. Merloni (cb) reached on an infield single, Varitek to second. Lansing grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Merloni out at second.

Twins 4th — Allen (cbf) flied out to center. Jones grounded out to first. Hunter (bfsf) doubled to left center. Prince (fcb) struck out looking.

Red Sox 5th — Nixon (c) doubled to right. Offerman (bbfb) grounded out second to first, Nixon to third. Everett singled to center, Nixon scored. Ramirez (c) popped out to second. Bichette (ssb – Everett stole second – fbfffb) walked. Hillenbrand (f) grounded out to pitcher.

[The game was delayed for 18 minutes in the bottom of the fifth inning when a power surge led to flickering lights and outages throughout downtown and the loss of one minor bank of lights at the stadium.]

Twins 5th — Guzman (fbcb) grounded out to first. Rivas (bccb) grounded out to first. Lawton (c) fouled out to catcher.

Red Sox 6th — Carrasco relieved Redman. Varitek (cc) doubled to right. Merloni (sbs) lined out to center. Lansing grounded out third to first. Nixon (bbcf) struck out swinging.

Twins 6th — Koskie (cbbfffb) walked. Mientkiewicz (c) lined out to center. Allen fouled out to first. Jones grounded out to first.

Red Sox 7th — Offerman (fbbb) lined out to right. Everett (bcbbcf) singled to left. Ramirez (fbsfbb) struck out swinging, Everett stole second. Bichette (fb) popped out to second.

Twins 7th — Garces relieved Castillo. Hunter (cfb) struck out swinging. Prince (fbbbcf) flied out to center. Guzman (bb) singled to right. Rivas (fc – Guzman stole second – ff) safe at first on 3rd baseman Hillenbrand’s throwing error, Guzman scored, Rivas to third. Beck relieved Garces. Lawton (b) grounded out to first.

Red Sox 8th — Hillenbrand safe at first on shortstop Guzman’s throwing error. Varitek sacrificed third to first, Hillenbrand to second. Merloni (sf) struck out swinging. Lansing (ccb) struck out swinging.

Twins 8th — Lewis replaced Bichette in LF. Koskie (c) flied out to deep center. Mientkiewicz (bbbcc) grounded out second to first. Allen (b) singled to right center. Jones ( – Allen caught stealing, pitcher to first).

Red Sox 9th — Miller relieved Carrasco. Nixon grounded out second to first. Offerman (bbccb) walked. Everett (c) doubled to right, Offerman to third. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Lewis (fffff) struck out looking. Hillenbrand singled to center, Offerman and Everett scored, Ramirez to second. Varitek (ffbfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Twins 9th — Lowe relieved Beck. Jones (csb) struck out looking. Hunter (bc) singled to shallow center. Hocking pinch-hit for Prince. Hocking (bc) singled to right, Hunter to third. Guzman (s) singled to center, Hunter scored, Hocking to third. Rivas (bbcf) struck out swinging, Guzman stole second. Lawton (bb) grounded out to pitcher.

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