Baltimore 5, Boston 3 — August 10, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston RedSox pitcher

Sunday, August 10, 2003
Game # 117
Baltimore 5, Boston 3


BALTIMORE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
B Roberts 2b            4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .269
D Cruz ss               4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .263
L Matos cf              3  1  0  0   1  1   1  .336
J Gibbons rf            4  1  2  2   0  0   0  .300
T Batista 3b            4  1  1  0   0  1   2  .252
J Cust dh               4  1  2  3   0  0   0  .250
J Leon 1b               4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .262
L Bigbie lf             4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .244
R Machado c             2  0  0  0   1  1   0  .286

Totals                 33  5  6  5   2  7   6

BATTING: 2B – J Gibbons (33, J Suppan); T Batista (14, J Suppan); J Cust
(1, J Suppan); D Cruz (19, J Suppan). 3B – J Gibbons (2, J Suppan). HR – J Cust
(2, 6th inning off J Suppan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI – J Gibbons 2 (81), J Cust 3 (7).
2-out RBI – J Gibbons, J Cust 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out – J Leon 1, T Batista 1. Team LOB – 3.

FIELDING: E – B Roberts (4, bobble); J Gibbons (4, fly ball). DP: 1
(B Roberts-D Cruz-J Leon).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              5  0  1  0   0  0   2  .272
B Mueller 3b            3  0  1  0   2  0   2  .330
N Garciaparra ss        5  0  2  0   0  1   5  .324
M Ramirez dh            4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .313
D Ortiz 1b              4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .288
K Millar lf             4  2  1  0   0  0   1  .289
T Nixon rf              2  0  2  2   2  0   0  .315
T Walker 2b             4  0  0  0   0  0   3  .276
J Varitek c             3  1  1  1   1  0   0  .295
D Jackson pr           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .242

Totals                 34  3  9  3   5  2  17

BATTING: 2B – B Mueller (36, J Johnson); N Garciaparra (32, K Ligtenberg).
3B – T Nixon (6, J Johnson). HR – J Varitek (20, 7th inning off B Groom 0 on,
1 Out). RBI – T Nixon 2 (72), J Varitek (69). 2-out RBI – T Nixon 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out – N Garciaparra 3, T Walker 1, M Ramirez 1, K Millar
1. GIDP – B Mueller. Team LOB – 9.

BASERUNNING: CS – M Ramirez (1, 2nd base by J Johnson/R Machado), T Nixon
(1, 2nd base by J Johnson/R Machado).

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BALTIMORE       – 100 103 000   —   5
BOSTON          – 000 101 100   —   3
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BALTIMORE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Johnson (W, 10-5)           6       6   2   1   2   0   0   3.83
B Groom (H, 17)                 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   1   6.54
K Ligtenberg (H, 13)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.24
B Ryan (H, 15)                  2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.94
J Julio (S, 29)               1       0   0   0   3   1   0   3.28

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Suppan (L, 0-1)             6 1/3   6   5   5   2   4   1   9.53
M Timlin                      1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.31
A Embree                      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.98

Pitches-strikes: J Johnson 90-52; B Groom 11-8; K Ligtenberg 8-7; B Ryan 7-5;
J Julio 28-13; J Suppan 97-62; M Timlin 19-13; A Embree 11-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Johnson 4-12; B Groom 0-1; K Ligtenberg 3-0; B Ryan 0-1; J Julio 0-2;
J Suppan 9-6; M Timlin 1-2; A Embree 1-1. Batters faced: J Johnson 25; B Groom
3; K Ligtenberg 3; B Ryan 2; J Julio 6; J Suppan 27; M Timlin 5; A Embree 3.

UMPIRES: HP–Joe West. 1B–Bill Miller. 2B–Bill Welke. 3B–Jeff Kellogg.
T–2:56. Att–34,239. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.

Play-by-Play:
(b - ball, s - swinging strike; c - called strike; f - foul; i - intentional ball; p - pitchout; t/T - pitcher's throw to first/second;
x/X - catcher's throw to first/second (after preceding pitch); B/S/C/F - ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt).

Baltimore 1st — Roberts (cfbbbf) flied out to left. Cruz (cf) flied out to left. Matos (bcbb) walked. Gibbons (bbcftf) doubled to center, Matos scored. Batista (cb) grounded out third to first.

Boston 1st — Damon (bfbffffb) flied out to center. Mueller (c) grounded out pitcher to first. Garciaparra (f) singled off left field wall, to second on 2B’s fielding error [dropped throw/assist to LF]. Ramirez (bbsfb) grounded out second to first.

Baltimore 2nd — Cust (bb) grounded out second to first. Leon (ccff) struck out swinging, catcher to first Bigbie grounded out second to frist.

Boston 2nd — Ortiz (fb) flied out to left. Millar fouled out to third. Nixon (cbbb) walked. Walker (ffbb) flied out to CF in deep left center.

Baltimore 3rd — Machado (cs) struck out swinging. Roberts (b) flied out to deep left. Cruz (b) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 3rd — Varitek (bcbs) flied out to center. Damon (sb) flied out to center. Mueller (cbsfbbf) walked. Garciaparra (cbb) flied out to center.

Baltimore 4th — Matos (bcsbb) flied out to deep right. Gibbons flied out to center. Batista (bfbb) doubled to deep left. Cust (bc) doubled to deep right, Batista scored. Leon (sbb) grounded out pitcher to first.

Boston 4th — Ramirez (fb) singled to center. Ortiz (bbcftb) flied out to center. Millar (bb – Ramirez caught stealing, catcher to second) singled to deep left center, fielded by LF. Nixon tripled to deep right, Millar scored. Walker flied out to center.

Baltimore 5th — Bigbie (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Machado (ccb) grounded out second to first. Roberts (bc) grounded out first unassisted.

Boston 5th — Varitek (bf) flied out to right. Damon (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Mueller doubled off left center wall, fielded by CF. Garciaparra (cf) grounded out shortstop to first.

Baltimore 6th — Cruz doubled down left field line. Matos (cfb) struck out swinging. Gibbons tripled to deep right center, fielded by RF, Cruz scored. Batista (b) flied out to shallow center. Cust (sbb) homered to left, Gibbons and Cust scored. Leon (ccbff) struck out looking.

Boston 6th — Ramirez (b) flied out to right. Ortiz (b) flied out to left. Millar (b) safe at second on RF’s fielding error. Nixon (bscb) singled to right, Millar scored. [visit] Walker (cbb – Nixon caught stealing, catcher to shortstop).

Baltimore 7th — Bigbie (bfcbff) grounded out shortstop to first. Machado (bsbb) walked. Timlin relieved Suppan. Roberts (cf) struck out swinging. Cruz lined out to left.

Boston 7th — Groom relieved Johnson. Walker (bcf) flied out to left. Varitek (cb) homered to left center, Varitek scored. Damon (cfb) singled to right. Ligtenberg relived Groom. Mueller (Ft) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.

Baltimore 8th — Matos (bfb) fouled out to first. Gibbons (cffbb) grounded out second to first. Batista (cbbbf) struck out swinging.

Boston 8th — Garciaparra doubled to left. Ramirez (cbff) grounded out third to first. Ryan relieved Ligtenberg. Ortiz (bff) struck out swinging. Millar (bc) flied out to center.

Baltimore 9th — Embree relieved Timlin. Cust (fbsbb) flied out to left. Leon (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Bigbie (cs) struck out looking.

Boston 9th — Julio relieved Ryan. Nixon (bfbsb) walked. Walker (b) flied out to RF in deep right center. Varitek (bbb) walked, Nixon to second. Jackson ran for Varitek. Damon (c) popped out to shortstop [infield fly rule]. Mueller (bbcbf) walked, Nixon to third, Jackson to second. Garciaparra (bbcffff) struck out swinging.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       70   45  .609   –     33-24  37-21  25-19 14-03 18-18 LOST 2
BOSTON           68   49  .581   3     39-19  29-30  28-26 19-09 11-07 LOST 1
TORONTO          58   59  .496  13     26-32  32-27  25-32 12-12 11-07 LOST 1
BALTIMORE        57   59  .491  13 1/2 31-27  26-32  21-21 14-18 17-07 WON  1
TAMPA BAY        45   71  .388  25 1/2 26-34  19-37  24-25 10-15 08-16 LOST 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY      62   54  .534   –     31-27  31-27  10-16 33-16 10-14 WON  2
CHI WHITE SOX    62   55  .530     1/2 37-22  25-33  15-10 31-25 06-12 WON  1
MINNESOTA        60   57  .513   2 1/2 32-27  28-30  17-15 22-21 11-13 WON  3
CLEVELAND        50   68  .424  13     30-29  20-39  06-10 25-23 13-23 WON  3
DETROIT          30   85  .261  31 1/2 14-42  16-43  09-18 13-39 04-14 LOST 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          71   46  .607   –     35-24  36-22  07-08 32-13 22-17 WON  2
OAKLAND          67   50  .573   4     40-18  27-32  11-04 25-20 22-17 LOST 1
ANAHEIM          54   63  .462  17     31-28  23-35  15-30 11-04 17-22 LOST 3
TEXAS            51   66  .436  20     29-29  22-37  22-23 08-07 17-22 WON  1

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH RESULTS

BALTIMORE 5, BOSTON 3
SEATTLE 8, NY YANKEES 6
CHI WHITE SOX 5, OAKLAND 1
CLEVELAND 3, ANAHEIM 1
KANSAS CITY 7, TAMPA BAY 3
MINNESOTA 4, DETROIT 3
TEXAS 5, TORONTO 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          76   41  .650   –     40-17  36-24  29-22 22-10 15-04 LOST 2
FLORIDA          64   53  .547  12     35-23  29-30  29-21 17-16 09-10 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     64   53  .547  12     34-25  30-28  25-25 13-08 18-14 LOST 1
MONTREAL         59   59  .500  17 1/2 36-22  23-37  23-28 16-14 11-08 LOST 1
NY METS          48   69  .410  28     23-35  25-34  20-30 15-18 08-11 LOST 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON          63   54  .538   –     36-23  27-31  13-17 35-22 04-08 WON  1
ST LOUIS         61   56  .521   2     34-25  27-31  15-09 27-24 09-15 WON  2
CHICAGO CUBS     60   56  .517   2 1/2 28-29  32-27  11-13 26-24 14-10 WON  1
PITTSBURGH       54   61  .470   8     25-32  29-29  06-08 27-29 16-17 WON  2
CINCINNATI       52   65  .444  11     27-31  25-34  11-16 22-29 12-15 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE        46   71  .393  17     21-39  25-32  10-20 21-30 10-14 WON  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    73   44  .624   –     41-18  32-26  09-10 19-11 35-15 WON  1
ARIZONA          62   55  .530  11     35-23  27-32  15-13 15-09 22-29 WON  2
LOS ANGELES      60   56  .517  12 1/2 34-26  26-30  11-11 19-08 19-30 LOST 1
COLORADO         60   60  .500  14 1/2 41-19  19-41  07-12 16-17 28-25 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO        46   73  .387  28     24-36  22-37  05-15 10-20 23-28 WON  1

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH RESULTS

MILWAUKEE 5, FLORIDA 4
HOUSTON 8, MONTREAL 2
PITTSBURGH 5, COLORADO 3
CHICAGO CUBS 3, LOS ANGELES 1
SAN FRANCISCO 5, PHILADELPHIA 2
ARIZONA 7, NY METS 4
SAN DIEGO 2, CINCINNATI 0
ST LOUIS 3, ATLANTA 2