Game #36
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Boston 9, Oakland 3
OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Damon rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Valdez lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256 Ja Giambi 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .339 Jaha dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133 a-Menechino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Long cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 Tejada ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .259 Bellhorn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222 Fasano c 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .056
Totals 30 3 3 3 1 14 3
a-struck out for Jaha in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Long (8, Martinez). HR - Ja Giambi (8, 6th inning off Martinez 2 on, 1 out). RBI - Ja Giambi 3 (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bellhorn 1. Team LOB - 2.
FIELDING: E - Chavez (3, throw). Outfield assists - Damon (Nixon at 3rd base). DP: 1 (Chavez-Bellhorn-Ja Giambi).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Nixon rf 5 2 4 1 0 1 1 .262 Offerman 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .322 Everett cf 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .292 Ramirez dh 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .406 Bichette lf 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .327 Varitek c 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .276 Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .306 Merloni ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .350 Lansing 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .230
Totals 41 9 19 9 2 7 18
BATTING: 2B - Nixon (9, Heredia); Hillenbrand (10, Heredia); Varitek (8, Heredia); Everett (8, Mathews); Offerman (9, Bradford). HR - Nixon (4, 4th inning off Heredia 0 on, 2 out); Ramirez (12, 5th inning off Heredia 0 on, 1 out). RBI - Everett 2 (21), Ramirez 2 (44), Bichette 2 (7), Hillenbrand 2 (17), Nixon (14). 2-out RBI - Nixon, Hillenbrand, Everett, Bichette. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Lansing 2, Hillenbrand 2, Everett 2. GIDP - Ramirez. Team LOB - 10.
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Oakland - 000 003 000 -- 3
Boston - 400 122 00x -- 9
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era Heredia (L, 2-5) 4 2/3 13 7 7 0 2 2 8.92 Mathews 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 6.89 Bradford 2 1/3 4 0 0 1 3 0 3.37
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era Martinez (W, 5-0) 7 3 3 3 1 12 1 1.74 Garces 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.73
IBB - Ramirez (by Mathews). HBP - Fasano (by Martinez). Pitches-strikes: Martinez 96-62; Garces 13-9; Lowe 11-7; Heredia 69-46; Mathews 28-18; Bradford 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: Martinez 5-4; Garces 2-0; Lowe 1-1; Heredia 7-4; Mathews 0-1; Bradford 3-1. Batters faced: Martinez 26; Garces 3; Lowe 3; Heredia 25; Mathews 6; Bradford 12.
UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Dan Morrison. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Dan Iassogna. T--2:51. Att--32,686. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.
Pitch-by-pitch:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball, F-bunt foul)
Oakland 1st — Damon (cb) popped out to SS in shallow left. Valdez (bsc) struck out swinging. Ja Giambi (cbf) struck out swinging.
Boston 1st — Nixon singled to left. Offerman (Fbsb) singled to right, Nixon to third. Everett singled to right, Nixon scored, Offerman to third. Ramirez (b) reached on infield single to third, Offerman scored, Everett to second; Everett to third, Ramirez to second on 3B’s throwing error. Bichette singled to center [12-game hit streak], Everett scored, Ramirez to third. Varitek popped out to shortstop. Hillenbrand (cfb) doubled to center, Ramirez scored, Bichette to third. Merloni popped out to second. Lansing (cb) flied out to center.
Oakland 2nd — Jaha (bfcbfb) struck out swinging. Long (cfb) doubled to right. Tejada (b) grounded out third to first, Long to third. Chavez (bbbc) walked. Bellhorn (cc) struck out looking.
Boston 2nd — Nixon (b) singled to shallow center. Offerman singled to right, Nixon out at third, right field to third (?), Offerman to second on the play. Everett (cffbfbb) singled to shallow center, Offerman to third. Ramirez (c) grounded into double play, third to second to first, Everett out at second.
Oakland 3rd — Fasano (bcf) struck out looking. Damon grounded out to first. Valdez (cfbbbf) struck out looking.
Boston 3rd — Bichette (bss) struck out swinging. Varitek (bcb) grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (bbs) popped out to shortstop.
Oakland 4th — Ja Giambi (fbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Jaha (bssb) flied out to center. Long (bc) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 4th — Merloni grounded out second to first. Lansing (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Nixon (bb) homered to right. Offerman (cbsb) struck out looking.
Oakland 5th — Tejada (bbcc) grounded out third to first. Chavez (fs) struck out swinging. Bellhorn (sbf) struck out looking.
Boston 5th — Everett (cbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Ramirez homered to left [468 feet onto parking garage across the street]. Bichette grounded out to shortstop. Varitek (bbcf) doubled to center. Hillenbrand (fbs) singled to deep left, Varitek scored. Mathews relieved Heredia. Merloni (cbc) struck out swinging.
Oakland 6th — Fasano hit by pitch. Damon (cbf) struck out swinging. Valdez (fcb) singled to right, Fasano to second. Ja Giambi homered to right center, Fasano, Valdez and Ja Giambi scored. Jaha (bfbs) struck out swinging. Long flied out to shallow center.
Boston 6th — Lansing (sfbbfff) singled to right center. Nixon (cbcf) struck out swinging. Offerman (fbb) flied out to center. Everett (cf) doubled to deep left center, Lansing scored, Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Bradford relieved Mathews. Bichette (ssf) singled to left, Everett scored, Ramirez to second. Varitek (bcbbc) walked, Ramirez to third, Bichette to second. Hillenbrand (bf) grouned out pitcher to first.
Oakland 7th — Tejada (ffb) struck out swinging. Chavez (b) popped out to shortstop. Bellhorn (fbbbf) struck out looking.
Boston 7th — Merloni (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Lansing grounded out third to first. Nixon (cbbff) singled to right. Offerman (c) doubled to deep left center, Nixon to third. Everett (bbffff) struck out swinging.
Oakland 8th — Garces relieved Martinez. Fasano (bcf) struck out swinging. Damon (bcb) grounded out to first. Valdez (bcff) grounded out second to first.
Boston 8th — Ramirez (cs) struck out swinging. Bichette safe on infield single. Varitek flied out to left. Hillenbrand (sbbsf) struck out swinging.
Oakland 9th — Lowe relieved Garces. Ja Giambi flied out to left. Menechino pinch-hit for Jaha. Menechino (bbbcc) struck out looking. Long (cbf) grounded out to first.
Boston had been averaging 3.6 runs in Martinez’s starts.
Martinez allowed his first home run of the season; he last allowed a home run on September 14, 2000.
Ramirez has reached base in 34 of Boston’s 36 games.
Martinez has now struck out 10+ batters 74 times in his career, 47 times with Boston.
Oakland has won 13 of its last 24 games after starting 2-10.
The A’s team batting average has not been higher than .261 at any point this season.
Only one player in Saturday’s lineup was batting over .300, (Jason Giambi .339).
Gil Heredia has allowed 12 home runs this year. Last year he didn’t allow his 10th homerun until his 17th start on July 4th.
The A’s are 14-33 in their last 47 games at Fenway Park dating to 1993.
The Red Sox are 21-8 against Oakland at Fenway Park over the last five seasons.
Boston is the only team in the American League without a pinch-hit (0-for-20).
Carl Everett has hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games. Of his 42 hits this season, 14 have been extra-base hits.
Shea Hillenbrand leads AL rookies in homers (4), slugging percentage (.489) and extra-base hits (16).
Manny Ramirez hit his 12th homer off the season, and seven have been solo shots.
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