Game #142
Monday, September 9, 2002
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3

 

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              5  0  1  0   0  1   5  .289
L Merloni 3b            4  1  2  0   0  1   0  .268
 a-C Baerga ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .302
 S Hillenbrand 3b       0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .306
N Garciaparra ss        5  0  1  0   0  0   1  .310
M Ramirez dh            4  1  2  2   1  0   0  .334
C Floyd lf              5  1  1  0   0  0   4  .304
B Daubach 1b            4  1  2  0   0  0   2  .263
J Varitek c             4  1  2  1   0  0   1  .268
T Nixon rf              3  1  1  2   0  0   2  .257
R Sanchez 2b            4  0  2  0   0  1   1  .292

Totals                 39  6 14  5   1  3  17

a-grounded to second for L Merloni in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Merloni (11, T Sturtze); B Daubach (20, T Sturtze). 3B - 
J Damon (9, T Sturtze). HR - M Ramirez (27, 7th inning off T Sturtze 0 on, 
2 Out), J Varitek (9, 8th inning off T Sturtze 0 on, 1 Out), T Nixon (23, 8th 
inning off T Sturtze 0 on, 1 Out). SF - T Nixon. RBI - M Ramirez 2 (88), 
T Nixon 2 (82), J Varitek (56). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez 2. Runners left in scoring 
position, 2 out - B Daubach 1, C Baerga 1. GIDP - J Damon, C Floyd 2. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - N Garciaparra (23, throw).

TAMPA BAY              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
D Rolls lf              5  2  1  0   0  2   2  .308
B Grieve rf             4  1  3  0   0  1   1  .251
R Winn cf               3  0  1  3   1  0   2  .303
A Huff 1b               4  0  1  0   0  1   4  .327
S Cox dh                4  0  0  0   0  0   5  .260
J Sandberg 3b           4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .225
J Flaherty c            4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .257
B Abernathy 2b          4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .231
F Escalona ss           1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .208
 a-R Johnson ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .213

Totals                 34  3  6  3   1  8  17

a-popped out to second for F Escalona in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (22, B Howry). 3B - R Winn (8, D Lowe). RBI - R Winn 3 (61). 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Flaherty 1, S Cox 2, R Winn 1. 
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Grieve (7, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek), F Escalona (6, 
2nd base off A Embree/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - J Flaherty (4, throw). DP: 2 (B Abernathy-F Escalona-A Huff, 
T Sturtze-J Flaherty-J Sandberg).

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    BOSTON          - 110 100 120   --   6 14  1
    TAMPA BAY       - 001 020 000   --   3  6  1
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (W, 19-7)              6       5   3   3   1   3   0   2.45
A Embree (H, 6)               1       0   0   0   0   2   0   2.67
B Howry (H, 14)               1       1   0   0   0   1   0   4.13
U Urbina (S, 32)              1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.18

TAMPA BAY                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
T Sturtze (L, 3-16)           7 2/3  14   6   5   1   3   3   5.04
L Carter                      1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.08

D Lowe pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

HBP - F Escalona 2 (by D Lowe 2). Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 89-60; A Embree 
18-13; B Howry 20-13; U Urbina 14-11; T Sturtze 100-69; L Carter 11-7. Ground 
balls-fly balls: D Lowe 12-3; A Embree 0-1; B Howry 0-2; U Urbina 0-1; T 
Sturtze 10-12; L Carter 3-1. Batters faced: D Lowe 27; A Embree 3; B Howry 4; U 
Urbina 3; T Sturtze 37; L Carter 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. 
EJECTIONS:  BOSTON's Lowe by Crawford (7th), BOSTON's Little by Crawford (7th).
T--2:38. Att--10,557. 
Weather: INDOORS

 

Play-by-play:
(b - ball; c - called strike; s - swinging strike; f - foul; B/C/S/F - result on bunt attempt; i - intentional ball;
t - throw to first; p - pitchout; T - pitcher pickoff to 2B)

Boston 1st -- Damon (bff) struck out looking. Merloni (b) doubled to left field wall. Garciaparra (b) flied out to center. Ramirez singled to center, Merloni scored. Floyd (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. 

Tampa Bay 1st -- Rolls (bcb) grounded out third to first. Grieve (c) singled to shallow left. Winn (sbsfffb - Grieve stole second - b) walked. Huff (bbfcfb) struck out swinging. Cox (c) grounded out second to first.

Boston 2nd -- Daubach (fbb) Daubach doubled off center field wall. Varitek popped out to second. Nixon (cb) grounded out second to first, Daubach to third. RSanchez (cc) struck out swinging, safe at first on C's throwing error, Daubach scored. Damon (fff) fouled out to right. 

Tampa Bay 2nd -- Sandberg (bc) grounded out third to first. Flaherty (cfb) struck out swinging. Abernathy (cs) safe at first on SS's throwing error. Escalona grounded into fielder's choice, Abernathy out third to second.

Boston 3rd -- Merloni (c) flied out to left. Garciaparra grounded out shortstop to first. Ramirez (b) grounded out pitcher to first.

Tampa Bay 3rd -- Rolls (bfc) safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Grieve (tf) singled to right, Rolls to third. Winn grounded into fielder's choice, Rolls scored, Grieve out third to second. Huff (tf) grounded into fielder's choice, Winn out second to shortstop. Cox (bbf) lined out to left.

Boston 4th -- Floyd (fb) singled to shallow right, fielded by 2B [off 2B glove]. Daubach singled to right, Floyd to second. Varitek (c) singled to shallow center, fielded by SS [lined off SS glove], Floyd to third, Daubach to second. Nixon hit sacrifice fly to left, Floyd scored. Sanchez singled to shallow left, Daubach to third, Varitek to second. Damon (b) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.

Tampa Bay 4th -- Sandberg (f) grounded out third to first. Flaherty (c) grounded out third to first. Abernathy (cbfb) grounded out second to first.

Boston 5th -- Merloni (f) singled to shallow left. Garciaparra singled to center [CF trap in LCF], Merloni to second. Ramirez (bbbc) walked, Merloni to third, Garciaparra to second. Floyd (f) grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to third, Merloni out at home, Garciaparra out at third, Ramirez to second [lined off P/flip to C]. Daubach (bbb) lined out to right.

Tampa Bay 5th -- Escalona (ccbbbf) hit by pitch. Rolls grounded into fielder's choice, Escalona out shortstop unassisted [no relay]. Grieve (bbf) singled to shallow right, Rolls to third. Winn tripled to right center wall, fielded by RF, Rolls and Grieve scored. Huff (f) grounded out first unassisted. Cox (cbbfb) flied out to deep right.

Boston 6th -- Varitek (bssf) flied out to right. Nixon popped out to third. Sanchez (c) singled to center. Damon (tbfftb) fouled out to second.

Tampa Bay 6th -- Sandberg (cf) struck out swinging. Flaherty lined out to second. Abernathy (bbcbc) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 7th -- Merloni (cbbf) struck out looking. Garciaparra (b) flied out to left. Ramirez (bs) homered to deep left, Ramirez scored. Floyd (bf) flied out to deep left.

Tampa Bay 7th -- Escalona hit by pitch. [Lowe/Little ejected]. Embree relieved Lowe. Rolls (tcfb) struck out swinging. Grieve (sbsf) struck out swinging. Winn (tbsb - Escalona stole second - bcfff) flied out to right.

Boston 8th -- Daubach (c) flied out to CF in deep left center. Varitek homered to deep right, Varitek scored. Nixon (bb) homered to deep right, Nixon scored. RSanchez (bcffbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Damon (csfb) tripled to right field corner. Carter relieved Sturtze. Baerga hit for Merloni. Baerga (bbf) grounded out second to first.

Tampa Bay 8th -- Howry relieved Embree. Hillenbrand replaced Merloni at 3B. Huff (bfbf) doubled to left field wall. Cox lined out to third. Sandberg (bfcb) struck out swinging. Flaherty (ccbbfffb) flied out to left.

Boston 9th -- Garciaparra (b) grounded out third to first. Ramirez flied out to right. Floyd (ffb) grounded out first unassisted.

Tampa Bay 9th -- Urbina relieved Howry. Abernathy (bssbff) struck out swinging. Johnson hit for Escalona. Johnson (bsf) popped out to second. Rolls (cs) struck out swinging.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       89   53  .627   -     45-25  44-28  36-26 25-05 17-15 WON  1
BOSTON           80   62  .563   9     37-34  43-28  41-22 16-13 18-14 WON  1
BALTIMORE        64   77  .454  24 1/2 33-37  31-40  23-32 18-14 14-22 LOST 4
TORONTO          64   80  .444  26     34-38  30-42  32-31 11-16 12-24 WON  2
TAMPA BAY        48   95  .336  41 1/2 26-46  22-49  18-39 13-19 10-26 LOST 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MINNESOTA        83   61  .576   -     47-26  36-35  15-17 39-19 19-17 WON  1
CHI WHITE SOX    70   74  .486  13     40-32  30-42  14-12 33-31 15-21 WON  2
CLEVELAND        64   79  .448  18 1/2 34-38  30-41  17-13 29-34 12-20 LOST 2
KANSAS CITY      55   88  .385  27 1/2 33-39  22-49  10-22 26-31 14-22 LOST 7
DETROIT          52   92  .361  31     31-40  21-52  11-19 26-38 09-23 LOST 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
OAKLAND          91   52  .636   -     46-25  45-27  23-22 32-09 20-19 WON  3
ANAHEIM          88   55  .615   3     46-26  42-29  28-13 30-15 19-20 LOST 1
SEATTLE          84   59  .587   7     41-30  43-29  25-20 23-18 25-14 LOST 1
TEXAS            66   77  .462  25     37-35  29-42  25-16 18-27 14-25 WON  1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH RESULTS

BOSTON 6, TAMPA BAY 3 
TORONTO 11, CLEVELAND 9 
CHI WHITE SOX 10, KANSAS CITY 6 
MINNESOTA 5, DETROIT 2 
TEXAS 12, SEATTLE 7 
OAKLAND 2, ANAHEIM 1 

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          90   51  .638   -     47-24  43-27  36-20 24-12 15-16 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     70   73  .490  21     35-36  35-37  29-34 17-13 14-18 LOST 4
MONTREAL         70   74  .486  21 1/2 42-29  28-45  28-35 17-14 13-19 LOST 1
FLORIDA          69   73  .486  21 1/2 42-29  27-44  26-30 18-18 15-17 WON  1
NY METS          68   74  .479  22 1/2 33-38  35-36  31-31 17-13 10-22 WON  7

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ST LOUIS         82   61  .573   -     44-27  38-34  11-19 48-29 15-09 WON  6
HOUSTON          77   67  .535   5 1/2 42-30  35-37  16-14 43-34 13-12 WON  3
CINCINNATI       70   73  .490  12     35-37  35-36  12-12 42-35 14-16 WON  2
PITTSBURGH       63   81  .438  19 1/2 32-39  31-42  13-11 37-41 10-20 LOST 2
CHICAGO CUBS     61   83  .424  21 1/2 33-40  28-43  11-14 31-46 13-17 WON  1
MILWAUKEE        51   93  .354  31 1/2 29-44  22-49  07-23 31-47 11-13 LOST 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ARIZONA          88   56  .611   -     47-25  41-31  21-11 21-09 35-29 WON  1
LOS ANGELES      82   61  .573   5 1/2 40-31  42-30  20-12 20-16 30-27 LOST 3
SAN FRANCISCO    82   61  .573   5 1/2 43-29  39-32  17-14 17-13 40-24 WON  4
COLORADO         65   79  .451  23     41-30  24-49  18-14 16-15 24-39 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO        61   83  .424  27     38-35  23-48  16-16 13-23 24-34 LOST 1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH RESULTS

CINCINNATI 9, PITTSBURGH 8 
NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 4 
ST LOUIS 3, MILWAUKEE 0 
CHICAGO CUBS 3, MONTREAL 2 
HOUSTON 6, COLORADO 5 (10 INNINGS)
ARIZONA 5, SAN DIEGO 2 
SAN FRANCISCO 6, LOS ANGELES 5

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