Game #84
Thursday, July 5, 2001
Boston 5, Cleveland 4
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Offerman 2b-1b 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 .276 Hatteberg c 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .231 Nixon cf-rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .264 Ramirez dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 Bichette lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .347 Daubach 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .283 a-Lansing ph-2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 Stynes 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .302 Lewis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 O'Leary rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 b-Hillenbrand ph-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 Merloni ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .279
Totals 31 5 7 5 7 6 18
a-singled for Daubach in the 9th; b-intentionally walked for O'Leary in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Ramirez (20, Colon); Stynes (9, Rocker). HR - Nixon (14, 8th inning off Colon 1 on, 2 out). RBI - Stynes (13), Nixon 2 (44), Offerman 2 (25). 2-out RBI - Stynes, Nixon 2, Offerman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hatteberg 1. GIDP - Stynes 2, Merloni. Team LOB - 6.
FIELDING: E - Daubach 2 (5, ground ball, throw); Merloni (1, bobble). DP: 2 (Offerman-Merloni-Daubach, Offerman-Daubach).
CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Lofton cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Vizquel ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .268 Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .356 Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Gonzalez rf 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 .346 Thome 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .275 Cordova lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .338 Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 Branyan dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .232 Diaz c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
Totals 34 4 7 3 7 9 19
BATTING: 2B - Gonzalez (19, Pichardo); Vizquel (11, Lowe). HR - Gonzalez (22, 1st inning off Cone 2 on, 1 out). RBI - Gonzalez 3 (78). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Fryman 1, Alomar 2, Thome 1. GIDP - Lofton, Cordova. Team LOB - 10.
FIELDING: DP: 3 (Vizquel-Alomar-Thome 2, Alomar-Thome).
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Boston - 000 000 122 -- 5
Cleveland - 300 100 000 -- 4
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era Cone 5 5 4 3 4 6 1 4.68 Pichardo 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.38 Lowe (W, 4-6) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.60
CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era Colon 7 2/3 4 3 3 6 4 1 4.81 Wickman (H, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 Rocker (L, 1-1; BS, 1) 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.60
WP - Cone. IBB - Thome (by Pichardo); Hillenbrand (by Rocker). Pitches-strikes: Colon 112-66; Wickman 4-3; Rocker 20-11; Cone 109-65; Pichardo 20-12; Lowe 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: Colon 11-8; Wickman 0-0; Rocker 1-1; Cone 5-4; Pichardo 5-0; Lowe 4-0. Batters faced: Colon 30; Wickman 1; Rocker 7; Cone 25; Pichardo 8; Lowe 8.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim McClelland. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Lance Barksdale. T--3:09. Att--42,647. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball, t-throw to first, F/B/C/S-bunt attempt)
Boston 1st — Offerman (b) grounded out second to first. Hatteberg (cbbb) walked. Nixon (cbbc) struck out swinging. Ramirez (bbbc) fouled out to third.
Cleveland 1st — Lofton (bC) grounded out second to first. Vizquel (bc) singled to right. Alomar (bcbb) walked, Vizquel to second. Gonzalez (cbb) homered to deep left [434 ft.], Vizquel, Alomar and Gonzalez scored. Thome (ccbbb) singled to center. Cordova (b – Thome to second on wild pitch) grounded out shortstop to first. Fryman (cfb) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Bichette (cc) struck out looking. Daubach (cbbcb) walked. Stynes (b) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Cleveland 2nd — Branyan (sbbb) grounded out second to first. Diaz (fbBb) walked. Lofton (fct) flied out to right. Vizquel safe at first on bunt single, fielded by 3B, Diaz to second. Alomar (bcc) struck out looking.
Boston 3rd — O’Leary (bbb) walked. Merloni (cfbbb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first. Offerman (bccbb) walked. Hatteberg (cbf) lined out to shallow left.
Cleveland 3rd — Gonzalez (ffbfbf) struck out swinging. Thome (bs) lined out to shortstop [shift to RF side of 2B]. Cordova (sfbf) singled to left. Fryman (ct) flied out to LF in left center.
Boston 4th — Nixon (cc) flied out to right. Ramirez (cbc) grounded out pitcher to first [hard drive knocked P down]. Bichette (bbs) lined out to second [leaping snare].
Cleveland 4th — Branyan (bbfsfb) walked. Diaz (bctb) grounded out second to first, Branyan to second. Lofton (ff) grounded out first to pitcher [1B dove to right!!], Branyan to third. Vizquel (cfbbbfff) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error and to second on 1B’s throwing error, Branyan scored [no rbi/unearned]. Alomar (b) flied out to center.
Boston 5th — Daubach (bbcfb) walked. Stynes (cfbf) grounded into double play, second unassisted to first. O’Leary (bcs) struck out looking.
Cleveland 5th — Gonzalez (cbbb) walked. Thome (csbf) struck out swinging. Cordova (ccfb) struck out swinging. Fryman (fbsbbf) struck out looking.
Boston 6th — Merloni (cc) grounded out third to first. Offerman (bbfb) walked. Hatteberg (cbt) flied out to left. Nixon (cf) struck out swinging.
Cleveland 6th — Pichardo relieved Cone. Branyan (fc) struck out swinging. Diaz safe at first on SS’s fielding error. Lofton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Boston 7th — Ramirez (f) doubled off deep center field wall [off CF glove]. Bichette (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Daubach (s) flied out to CF in shallow left center [nearly dropped]. Stynes (c) singled to center, Ramirez scored. O’Leary (ssf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Stynes out at second, shortstop unassisted.
Cleveland 7th — Vizquel (bcbb) walked. Alomar (FtF) safe on fielder’s choice, Vizquel out second to shortstop. Gonzalez (c) doubled to RF in right center [barehanded cut-off in gap], Alomar to third. Thome (iii) intentionally walked. Cordova grounded into double play, second unassisted to first.
Boston 8th — Merloni (b) singled off left field wall. Cabrera replaced Alomar at 2B [lunged for bad LF throw]. Offerman (b) flied out to left. Hatteberg (cbfb) popped out to SS in shallow left center. Nixon (tcbc) homered to right, Merloni and Nixon scored. Wickman relieved Colon. [Manny v. Wickman 6-for-15] Ramirez (bff) struck out swinging.
Cleveland 8th — Lowe relieved Pichardo. Fryman (cbb) grounded out second to first. Branyan (sbbffb) struck out swinging. Diaz (cb) grounded out second to first.
Boston 9th — Rocker relieved Wickman. Bichette (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Lansing pinch-hit for Daubach. Lansing (f) singled to center. Stynes (bc) doubled off left field wall, Lansing to third. Hillenbrand pinch-hit for O’Leary. [infield in] Hillenbrand (iii) intentionally walked. Merloni (bcbs) struck out swinging. Offerman (fb) singled to center, Lansing and Stynes scored, Hillenbrand to second. Hattberg flied out to deep center [bad jump; back to home plate].
Cleveland 9th — Offerman moved from 2B to 1B and replaced Daubach. Lansing replaced Offerman at 2B. Hillenbrand replaced Stynes at 3B. Nixon moved from CF to RF and replaced O’Leary. Lewis replaced Nixon in CF. Lofton (F) grounded out shortstop to first. Vizquel (ccb) doubled into left field corner. Cabrera (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Gonzalez (bcsbb) walked [ball 2 & 3 very close]. [Thome v Lowe 2-11, 4K] Thome (cbfbb) struck out looking [curveball!!!].
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