Boston 6, Tampa Bay 0 — April 17, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Thursday, April 17, 2003
Game # 15
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 0


TAMPA BAY              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Crawford lf           4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .247
R Baldelli cf           3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .387
A Huff 1b               3  0  2  0   1  0   1  .295
B Grieve dh             3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .244
A Martin rf             4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .333
M Anderson 2b           4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .286
D Easley 3b             3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .211
T Hall c                3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .200
R Ordonez ss            3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .298

Totals                 30  0  4  0   3  4   7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Martin 1, M Anderson 1.
GIDP – D Easley. Team LOB – 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists – C Crawford (N Garciaparra at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J
Kennedy-M Anderson-R Ordonez-A Huff, R Ordonez-M Anderson-A Huff).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              3  0  0  0   1  0   3  .234
T Walker 2b             3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .259
N Garciaparra ss        4  1  2  0   0  0   1  .309
M Ramirez lf            3  1  2  1   1  0   0  .290
K Millar rf             4  1  2  2   0  1   3  .408
T Nixon rf             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .359
S Hillenbrand 1b        4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .298
D Mirabelli dh          4  2  2  1   0  0   1  .118
B Mueller 3b            4  1  1  0   0  1   1  .296
J Varitek c             4  0  2  2   0  0   0  .268

Totals                 33  6 12  6   3  2  11

BATTING: 2B – N Garciaparra (5, J Kennedy); M Ramirez (5, J Kennedy). 3B – J
Varitek (1, J Kennedy). HR – K Millar (4, 4th inning off J Kennedy 0 on, 0
Out), D Mirabelli (1, 8th inning off S McClung 0 on, 1 Out). RBI – K Millar 2
(14), M Ramirez (11), J Varitek 2 (8), D Mirabelli (2). 2-out RBI – J Varitek
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Damon 2, K Millar 1. GIDP – T
Walker, S Hillenbrand. Team LOB – 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Mueller-T Walker-S Hillenbrand).

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TAMPA BAY       – 000 000 000   —   0
BOSTON          – 000 104 01x   —   6
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TAMPA BAY                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Kennedy (L, 0-1)            5 2/3  10   5   5   2   1   1   5.18
M Venafro                       1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.79
S McClung                     2       2   1   1   1   1   1   6.30

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Martinez (W, 1-1)           7       2   0   0   3   3   0   3.76
M Timlin                      2       2   0   0   0   1   0   3.09

WP – J Kennedy. Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 91-55; M Venafro 4-3; S McClung
37-21; P Martinez 92-59; M Timlin 26-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Kennedy
14-2; M Venafro 1-0; S McClung 3-1; P Martinez 7-11; M Timlin 4-1. Batters
faced: J Kennedy 27; M Venafro 1; S McClung 8; P Martinez 25; M Timlin 8.

UMPIRES: HP–Gary Cederstrom. 1B–Mark Wegner. 2B–Tim Welke. 3B–Chuck Meriwether.
T–2:25. Att–30,909. Weather: 35 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.

Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; f – foul with runner going; t – pitcher’s throw to first; p – pitchout; B/S/C – ball/strike on bunt attempt)

Tampa Bay 1st — Crawford flied out to CF in left center. Baldelli (cbs) struck out swinging. Huff (bc) singled to center. Grieve (cbbcb) walked, Huff to second. Martin fouled out to first [down RF line].

Boston 1st — Damon (bfb) grounded out first unassisted. Walker (bbb) walked. Garciaparra (f) grounded into fielder’s choice, Walker out second to shortstop. Ramirez (f) singled to left, Garciaparra to second. Millar (cb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Ramirez out third to second.

Tampa Bay 2nd — Anderson (fbsff) popped out to second. Easley (fSbbfbff) struck out looking. Hall (c) grounded out third to first.

Boston 2nd — Hillenbrand (bb) singled to center. Mirabelli (bbcs) flied out to right. Mueller (tccf) struck out looking. Varitek (cbb) singled to left center, fielded by LF, Hillenbrand to second. Damon (bs) grounded out pitcher to first.

Tampa Bay 3rd — Ordonez (cf) struck out looking, Crawford (Sbbf) grounded out pitcher to first. Baldelli (bbbcff) walked. Huff (tcbf) grounded out shortstop to first [loooong throw from hole].

Boston 3rd — Walker (b) grounded out second to first. Garciaparra (f) flied out to CF in right center. Ramirez (bcb) grounded out second to first.

Tampa Bay 4th — Grieve flied out to center. Martin (bbc) fouled out to catcher. Anderson flied out to CF in left center.

Boston 4th — Millar (bcbb) homered to left, Millar scored. Hillenbrand (cc) grounded out second to first. Mirabelli (bff) grounded out shortstop to first. Mueller (bbbc) grounded out third to first.

Tampa Bay 5th — Easley (cbbbsfff) popped out to third [in front of mound]. Hall (b) lined out to second [leaping]. Ordonez flied out to deep left.

Boston 5th — Varitek (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Damon (cbbb) walked. Walker grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first [hit off P].

Tampa Bay 6th — Crawford (b) grounded out second to first. Baldelli (bs) fouled out to first. Huff (bcsfbb) walked. Grieve (b) grounded into fielder’s choice, Huff out shortstop to second.

Boston 6th — Garciaparra doubled down left field line. Ramirez (b – Garciaparra to third on wild pitch – fbb) doubled down left field line, Garciaparra scored. Millar (bbc) singled down left field line, Ramirez scored. [Bosio out/pen up] Hillenbrand (c) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first. Mirabelli (c) singled to center [now 1-16]. Mueller (bcffb) singled to left, Mirabelli to second. Varitek (cb) tripled to deep center [triangle], Mirabelli and Mueller scored. Venafro relieved Kennedy. Damon (bcs) grounded out first unassisted.

Tampa Bay 7th — Martin popped out to second. Anderson (bbccfb) singled to center. Easley grounded into double play, third to second to first.

Boston 7th — McClung relieved Venafro. Walker (bsfb) flied out to CF in shallow left center. Garciaparra (bb) singled off left field wall, out at 2B, left field to second. Ramirez (bcbbf) walked. Millar (fffbb) struck out looking.

Tampa Bay 8th — Timlin relieved Martinez. Nixon replaced Millar in RF. Hall (ff) struck out swinging. Ordonez grounded out shortstop to first. Crawford (csf) grounded out first unassisted.

Boston 8th — Hillenbrand (cbffbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Mirabelli (s) homered to left, Mirabelli scored. Mueller (cbc) grounded out second to pitcher. Varitek (bbs) grounded out second to first.

Tampa Bay 9th — Baldelli (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Huff (csbfb) singled to center. Grieve (c) grounded out first to pitcher, Huff to second. Martin (bbbc) safe on infield single [SS rush in/late throw], Huff to third. Anderson (c) flied out to center.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       12    3  .800   –      7-2    5-1   09-03 03-00 00-00 WON  1
BOSTON           10    5  .667   2      4-1    6-4   10-05 00-00 00-00 WON  4
BALTIMORE         6    8  .429   5 1/2  2-4    4-4   03-05 03-03 00-00 WON  2
TORONTO           6   10  .375   6 1/2  2-7    4-3   03-07 03-03 00-00 LOST 1
TAMPA BAY         5   10  .333   7      4-6    1-4   05-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY      11    3  .786   –      5-0    6-3   00-00 11-03 00-00 LOST 2
CHI WHITE SOX     9    6  .600   2 1/2  5-1    4-5   00-00 09-06 00-00 WON  2
MINNESOTA         9    6  .600   2 1/2  3-3    6-3   03-06 06-00 00-00 WON  6
CLEVELAND         5   10  .333   6 1/2  3-7    2-3   03-03 02-07 00-00 LOST 2
DETROIT           1   13  .071  10      1-7    0-6   00-00 01-13 00-00 LOST 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE           9    7  .563   –      6-4    3-3   00-00 00-00 09-07 WON  1
ANAHEIM           8    8  .500   1      5-1    3-7   00-00 00-00 08-08 LOST 1
OAKLAND           8    8  .500   1      5-1    3-7   00-00 00-00 08-08 LOST 1
TEXAS             7    9  .438   2      5-5    2-4   00-00 00-00 07-09 WON  1

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH RESULTS

NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 0
TEXAS 9, ANAHEIM 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8, KANSAS CITY 2
SEATTLE 4, OAKLAND 3 (10 INNINGS)
BOSTON 6, TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 6, CLEVELAND 4 (12 INNINGS)
MINNESOTA 6, DETROIT 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MONTREAL          9    7  .563   –      4-3    5-4   08-05 01-02 00-00 LOST 3
PHILADELPHIA      9    7  .563   –      5-5    4-2   06-04 03-03 00-00 LOST 2
ATLANTA           8    8  .500   1      3-4    5-4   08-08 00-00 00-00 WON  4
FLORIDA           8    9  .471   1 1/2  5-4    3-5   08-09 00-00 00-00 WON  2
NY METS           6   10  .375   3      3-3    3-7   03-07 03-03 00-00 WON  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS     10    6  .625   –      7-3    3-3   04-02 06-04 00-00 WON  3
ST LOUIS          8    6  .571   1      3-2    5-4   00-00 07-04 01-02 WON  1
HOUSTON           8    7  .533   1 1/2  5-4    3-3   00-00 05-04 03-03 LOST 1
PITTSBURGH        8    7  .533   1 1/2  2-4    6-3   03-03 05-04 00-00 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE         6   10  .375   4      2-5    4-5   00-00 04-06 02-04 WON  1
CINCINNATI        5   11  .313   5      3-6    2-5   01-02 04-09 00-00 LOST 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    13    2  .867   –      7-2    6-0   00-00 05-01 08-01 LOST 1
COLORADO          9    7  .563   4 1/2  5-1    4-6   00-00 03-03 06-04 LOST 2
LOS ANGELES       7    9  .438   6 1/2  4-2    3-7   00-00 00-00 07-09 WON  2
SAN DIEGO         7    9  .438   6 1/2  5-5    2-4   00-00 00-00 07-09 LOST 2
ARIZONA           5   11  .313   8 1/2  4-6    1-5   00-00 01-02 04-09 WON  2

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH RESULTS

CHICAGO CUBS 16, CINCINNATI 3
FLORIDA 7, PHILADELPHIA 3
ARIZONA 11, COLORADO 2
ATLANTA 14, MONTREAL 8 (10 INNINGS)
NY METS 7, PITTSBURGH 2
MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 2
LOS ANGELES 4, SAN DIEGO 3