Game #2
Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Boston 3, Baltimore 0
Hideo Nomo, in his Red Sox debut, pitches Boston’s 1st no-hitter since 1965!
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Stynes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 Lansing pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nixon rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 Everett cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 Varitek c 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 Hillenbrand 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Daubach 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .250 Grebeck ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000
Totals 33 3 5 3 3 13 9
BATTING: 2B - Stynes (1, Ponson); Hillenbrand (1, Roberts). HR - Daubach 2 (2, 3rd inning off Ponson 1 on, 0 out, 8th inning off Ponson 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Daubach 3 (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O'Leary 2, Grebeck 1. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - Nixon (1, 2nd base by Ponson/Fordyce).
FIELDING: E - Hillenbrand (1, ground ball).
BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Anderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Bordick ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 Deshields dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .000 Segui 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 Richard rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 Mora cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Ripken 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fordyce c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 Hairston 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .429
Totals 27 0 0 0 3 11 5
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Fordyce 1. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: CS - Segui (1, 2nd base by Nomo/Varitek).
FIELDING: E - Ripken (1, ground ball); Bordick (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (Fordyce-Bordick).
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Boston - 002 000 010 -- 3
Baltimore - 000 000 000 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era Nomo (W, 1-0) 9 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.00
BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era Ponson (L, 0-1) 7.1 4 3 2 1 10 2 2.45 Ryan .1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 Trombley .1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 Roberts 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
WP - Nomo. IBB - Everett (by Ryan). Pitches-strikes: Ponson 103-70; Ryan 8-3; Trombley 8-4; Roberts 13-9; Nomo 110-69. Ground balls-fly balls: Ponson 3-8; Ryan 0-0; Trombley 0-0; Roberts 0-2; Nomo 7-8. Batters faced: Ponson 28; Ryan 2; Trombley 2; Roberts 4; Nomo 30.
UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Jerry Crawford. T--2:29. Att--35,602. Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
Pitch-by-pitch:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball/walk, t-throw to first (not complete))
Boston 1st – Stynes (cf) struck out swinging. Nixon (bbs) singled to right field. Everett (bbccf) strikes out swinging, Nixon out on steal attempt, catcher to shortstop.
Baltimore 1st – Anderson (cffb) flew out to left. Bordick (c) fouled out to left. DeShields (bbb) walked. Segui grounded out second to first.
Boston 2nd – Ramirez (fbsbb) struck out swinging. O’Leary (bsbsf) struck out swinging, fouled into catcher’s mitt. Varitek (bcbcf) struck out swinging (high fastball).
Baltimore 2nd – Richard (bcfb) grounded out first to pitcher. Mora (b) flew out to CF in deep right center, three feet from the track. Ripken (cb) safe on 3B’s fielding error, off his glove to his left side. Fordyce (sbffb – Ripken to second on wild pitch) struck out swinging (splitter).
Boston 3rd – Hillenbrand (b) safe on 3B’s fielding error. Daubach homered to left center, Hillenbrand and Daubach scored. Grebeck (ccbfb) struck out looking. Stynes flew out to RF in right center. Nixon lined out to first.
Baltimore 3rd – Hairston (css) struck out swinging. Anderson lined out to right. Bordick (cbcf) struck out swinging.
Boston 4th – Everett (bcbffffb) struck out swinging. Ramirez (bsf) struck out swinging. O’Leary (bcsf) struck out swinging (9K for Ponson).
Baltimore 4th – DeShields (bbb) walked (again on 4 pitches). Segui (t) safe on fielder’s choice, DeShields out second to shortstop. Richard (bt) flew out to 2B near the line in shallow right. Mora (bcftfb – Segui thrown out trying to advance on a ball in dirt, catcher to shortstop; not a CS)). [Nomo – 49 pitches/30 strikes]
Boston 5th – Varitek (bbcfb) flew out to right. Hillenbrand (bffbf) flew out to deep right. Daubach safe on SS’s fielding error, hot shot through the legs. Grebeck (cc) lined out to right, backhanded running towards the line/corner.
Baltimore 5th – Mora grounded out third to first. Ripken (bcsb) lined out to right. Fordyce grounded out third to first. [Nomo – 56 pitches/35 strikes]
Boston 6th – Stynes (cbf) grounded out third to first. Nixon (cbsff) flew out to SS in short left. Everett grounded out first to pitcher. [Ponson – 86 pitches/60 strikes]
Baltimore 6th – Hairston (bfbs) struck out swinging (high fastball). Anderson (bbscb) struck out looking. Bordick (sfb) struck out swinging (check-swing).
Boston 7th – Ramirez (f) flew out to center. O’Leary flew out to left. Varitek (bbb) walked. Hillenbrand safe on fielder’s choice, Varitek out shortstop to second.
Baltimore 7th – DeSheilds (fbbf) struck out looking. Segui (sbcb) struck out swinging, splitter. Richard (bcbb) walked. Mora (cc) struck out swinging. [9th K for Nomo, who struck out last six batters; 89 pitches/54 strikes]
Boston 8th – Daubach (bb) homered down right field line, fair by about five feet (second HR). Grebeck (csf) struck out looking. Stynes (b) doubled down the right field line, Richard dove to backhand. Lansing pinch-ran for Stynes. Ponson relieved Ryan. Nixon (bcf) struck out swinging, check-swing on breaking ball down and away. Everett (iii) intentionally walked. Ryan relieved Trombley. Ramirez (bfbb) walked, Lansing to third, Everett to second. O’Leary (cf) struck out looking.
Baltimore 8th – Lansing replaced Stynes at 2B. Ripken (b) grounded out second to first. Fordyce (fff) struck out swinging, foul tip into catcher’s mitt. Hairston (cbc) struck out swinging.
Boston 9th – Roberts relieved Ryan. Varitek (bbs) flew out to center. Hillenbrand (bfs) doubled down the right field line. Daubach (b) flew out to left. Grebeck (sc) struck out looking.
Baltimore 9th – Anderson (bcfb) grounded out pitcher to first. Bordick (bbc) flew out to 2B in short center, Lansing back-handed dive and tumble. DeShields (f) flew out to left.
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