Boston 5, Texas 4 — May 13, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Game # 38
Boston 5, Texas 4


TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Everett cf            4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .328
H Blalock 3b            4  1  1  1   0  1   1  .382
A Rodriguez ss          3  1  0  0   1  0   1  .329
R Palmeiro dh           3  1  0  0   1  0   1  .252
J Gonzalez rf           4  1  3  3   0  1   0  .295
D Sadler pr            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .143
R Sierra lf             4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .247
M Teixeira 1b           3  0  1  0   1  1   1  .241
E Diaz c                3  0  1  0   0  0   3  .247
a-H Perry ph           1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .400
G Laird pr             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .500
M Young 2b              4  0  0  0   0  0   3  .317

Totals                 33  4  8  4   3  3  13

a-reached on infield single to first for H Perry in the 9th.

BATTING: HR – H Blalock (7, 6th inning off J Burkett 0 on, 2 Out), J Gonzalez (13, 6th inning off J Burkett 2 on, 2 Out). RBI – H Blalock (22), J Gonzalez 3 (31). 2-out RBI – H Blalock, J Gonzalez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M Young 1. GIDP – E Diaz 2. Team LOB – 5. 

FIELDING: E – H Blalock (7, ground ball).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  1  1  1   0  0   1  .238
T Walker 2b             4  0  1  1   0  1   1  .306
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  1  1   0  0   1  .280
M Ramirez lf            3  1  1  1   1  1   0  .336
K Millar 1b             4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .293
D Ortiz dh              3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .208
a-B Mueller ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   3  .333
S Hillenbrand 3b        3  1  0  0   0  0   0  .301
T Nixon rf              3  1  1  1   0  1   1  .330
J Varitek c             3  0  2  0   0  0   0  .265
D Jackson pr           0  1  0  0   0  0   0  .222
D Mirabelli c          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .267

Totals                 32  5  7  5   1  4  10

a-grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop for D Ortiz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B – N Garciaparra (10, F Cordero). HR – M Ramirez (5, 2nd inning off J Thomson 0 on, 0 Out), T Nixon (3, 3rd inning off J Thomson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI – M Ramirez (25), T Nixon (18), J Damon (16), T Walker (23), N Garciaparra (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Mueller 2. Team LOB – 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (N Garciaparra-T Walker-K Millar, N Garciaparra-K Millar).

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TEXAS           – 000 004 000   —   4
BOSTON          – 011 000 03x   —   5
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TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Thomson                     6       3   2   2   0   1   2   5.47
F Cordero (L, 1-4; B, 3)      1 2/3   4   3   2   1   3   0   3.27
B Shouse                        1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.38

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Burkett                     7       6   4   4   3   2   2   6.04
A Embree (W, 2-0)             1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9.00
B Lyon (S, 5)                 1       2   0   0   0   0   0   2.29

IBB – M Ramirez (by F Cordero). Pitches-strikes: J Thomson 77-52; F Cordero 39-25; B Shouse 11-9; J Burkett 99-61; A Embree 15-10; B Lyon 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Thomson 7-10; F Cordero 1-1; B Shouse 1-0; J Burkett 8-11; A Embree 0-2; B Lyon 1-2. Batters faced: J Thomson 21; F Cordero 11; B Shouse 1; J Burkett 28; A Embree 3; B Lyon 5.

UMPIRES: HP–Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B–Larry Young. 2B–Jim Wolf. 3B–Mike Everitt.
T–2:39. Att–31,956. Weather: 55 degrees, overcast. Wind: 15 mph, left to right.


Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; t – pitcher’s throw to first; T – catcher’s pickoff to 1B; p – pitchout; B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)

Texas 1st — Everett (c) singled to center. Blalock (btb) flied out to left. Rodriguez (bbct) lined out to shortstop. Palmeiro (bc) flied out to center.

Boston 1st — Damon (c) grounded out first unassisted. Walker (cb) flied out to CF in deep right center. Garciaparra fouled out to first.

Texas 2nd — Gonzalez (b) singled to left. Sierra (bb) flied out to left. Teixeira (tbbb) walked, Gonzalez to second. Diaz (bbbc) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez (bfffb) homered to left center, Ramirez scored. Millar (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Ortiz (b) grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (cbb) flied out to right.

Texas 3rd — Young (bcf) flied out to center. Everett (b) grounded out second to first. Blalock grounded out third to first.

Boston 3rd —  Nixon homered to right center, Nixon scored. Varitek (cbb) flied out to deep center [at 420 sign in triangle]. Damon (bfs) grounded out second to first. Walker (fffb) flied out to center

Texas 4th — Rodriguez (bccfffbf) popped out to 2B in shallow right center. Palmeiro (b) popped out to third [behind mound]. Gonzalez (cs) struck out swinging.

Boston 4th — Garciaparra (bfbbf) popped out to 2B in shallow right center. Ramirez (cf) grounded out shortstop to first. Millar (bbbccf) flied out to right.

Texas 5th — Sierra (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Teixeira (b) singled to left. Diaz (ct) grounded into double play, shortstop unassisted to first.

Boston 5th — Ortiz (bs) popped out to second. Hillenbrand (bbbcf) grounded out first unassisted. Nixon (bf) popped out to third.

Texas 6th — Young (cbbbc) grounded out pitcher to first. Everett (c) flied out to LF in left center. Blalock homered to left, Blalock scored. Rodriguez (sbffbbff) walked. Palmeiro (tcbtbbsTff) walked [on strike 3/ball 3 also a strike: ARod faked steal/C stood up/blocked ump view], Rodriguez to second. [Little visit/Timlin up] Gonzalez (s) homered to deep left, Rodriguez, Palmeiro and Gonzalez scored. Sierra (bbf) lined out to right.

Boston 6th — Varitek (b) singled to center, Damon (bc) popped out to first. Walker (bfc) struck out looking. Garciaparra (ssff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Varitek out third to second.

Texas 7th — Teixeira (bffb) struck out looking. Diaz (c) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B [bunt/no play]. Young flied out to RF in right center. Everett (fbbf) popped out to shortstop.

Boston 7th — Cordero relieved Thomson. Ramirez (cf) struck out swinging. Millar (f) fouled out to first. Ortiz (c) grounded out first unassisted.

Texas 8th — Embree relieved Burkett. Blalock (bbsbcf) struck out looking. Rodriguez (cf) flied out to deep right. Palmeiro (bbss) lined out to LF in left center.

Boston 8th — Hillenbrand (bbf) safe at first on 3B’s fielding error [3B stepped back/hard hop off glove to left]. Nixon (bccb) struck out swinging. Varitek (b) singled to right, Hillenbrand to third. Jackson ran for Varitek. [Hershiser visit] Damon (ttttctff) singled to left, Hillenbrand scored, Jackson to second. Walker singled towards right field corner, Jackson scored, Damon to third. Garciaparra (fsfbb) doubled off left field wall, Damon scored, Walker to third. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Millar (bbbcs) struck out swinging. Shouse relieved Cordero. Mueller hit for Ortiz. Mueller (sfbfbfffff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Ramirez out shortstop to second.

Texas 9th — Lyon relieved Embree. Mirabelli replaced Varitek at C. Gonzalez (c) singled to shallow right [RF dove/trap catch]. Sierra (cfb) flied out to center. Teixeira (b) flied out to CF in deep left center [back to wall]. Sadler ran for Gonzalez. Perry hit for Diaz. Perry (bbbss) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error [backhand/off glove], Sadler to third. Laird ran for Perry. Young (fcffbff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Laird out shortstop to second.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       26   12  .684   –     10-6   16-6   09-03 07-00 10-09 LOST 2
BOSTON           24   14  .632   2     12-4   12-10  13-06 07-05 04-03 WON  1
BALTIMORE        18   20  .474   8      8-11  10-9   07-08 11-12 00-00 LOST 3
TORONTO          18   21  .462   8 1/2  8-11  10-10  05-13 05-04 08-04 LOST 1
TAMPA BAY        15   23  .395  11     10-12   5-11  11-15 04-08 00-00 WON  1

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY      23   14  .622   –     13-4   10-10  06-10 17-04 00-00 LOST 1
MINNESOTA        21   17  .553   2 1/2  9-9   12-8   13-12 08-05 00-00 WON  1
CHI WHITE SOX    18   20  .474   5 1/2 11-9    7-11  02-02 13-09 03-09 WON  1
CLEVELAND        11   26  .297  12      5-11   6-15  03-03 04-09 04-14 LOST 2
DETROIT           8   28  .222  14 1/2  2-13   6-15  05-07 01-16 02-05 LOST 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
OAKLAND          24   14  .632   –     16-5    8-9   04-02 10-03 10-09 WON  2
SEATTLE          24   14  .632   –     14-8   10-6   02-04 11-02 11-08 WON  2
ANAHEIM          18   19  .486   5 1/2 12-9    6-10  04-09 05-00 09-10 WON  1
TEXAS            16   22  .421   8     10-12   6-10  06-07 02-04 08-11 LOST 1

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH RESULTS

OAKLAND 3, DETROIT 1
BOSTON 5, TEXAS 4
TAMPA BAY 7, TORONTO 5
SEATTLE 8, CLEVELAND 3
ANAHEIM 10, NY YANKEES 3
CHI WHITE SOX 1, BALTIMORE 0
MINNESOTA 4, KANSAS CITY 2 (10 INNINGS)

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          27   12  .692   –     15-7   12-5   10-09 08-01 09-02 WON  4
MONTREAL         24   15  .615   3     14-8   10-7   08-05 08-07 08-03 WON  2
PHILADELPHIA     22   17  .564   5     12-8   10-9   07-06 05-04 10-07 LOST 2
FLORIDA          18   23  .439  10     11-10   7-13  09-11 04-05 05-07 LOST 1
NY METS          17   22  .436  10     11-10   6-12  05-08 07-08 05-06 LOST 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS     22   16  .579   –     12-9   10-7   04-02 12-08 06-06 WON  3
HOUSTON          21   18  .538   1 1/2 12-7    9-11  06-09 12-06 03-03 WON  3
CINCINNATI       20   19  .513   2 1/2 13-9    7-10  02-04 11-10 07-05 WON  2
ST LOUIS         18   18  .500   3     10-5    8-13  08-04 08-10 02-04 LOST 2
PITTSBURGH       15   24  .385   7 1/2  5-15  10-9   03-03 06-12 06-09 LOST 3
MILWAUKEE        13   26  .333   9 1/2  5-13   8-13  02-10 09-12 02-04 LOST 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    25   13  .658   –     10-7   15-6   05-06 10-05 10-02 LOST 4
LOS ANGELES      20   20  .500   6      9-9   11-11  06-06 06-03 08-11 LOST 2
ARIZONA          18   21  .462   7 1/2  9-11   9-10  09-08 05-04 04-09 WON  2
COLORADO         18   21  .462   7 1/2 12-5    6-16  02-09 07-08 09-04 WON  1
SAN DIEGO        13   26  .333  12 1/2  7-11   6-15  03-08 03-06 07-12 WON  1

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH RESULTS

HOUSTON 6, PITTSBURGH 3
ARIZONA 6, PHILADELPHIA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 7, MILWAUKEE 2
CINCINNATI 7, ST LOUIS 2
COLORADO 9, NY METS 8
MONTREAL 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4
ATLANTA 3, LOS ANGELES 1
SAN DIEGO 6, FLORIDA 5 (10 INNINGS)