Game #131
Wednesday, August 29, 2001
Cleveland 2, Boston 1
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Nixon cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .272
Stynes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284
Everett rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258
Ramirez dh 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .309
Bichette lf 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .297
Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271
Lansing ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .252
a-O'Leary ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Offerman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .252
Mirabelli c 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .224
b-Hatteberg ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 14 21
a-hit by pitch for Lansing in the 9th;
b-walked for Mirabelli in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Ramirez (29, Sabathia); Bichette (27, Wickman).
HR - Ramirez (39, 4th inning off Sabathia 0 on, 0 out). RBI -
Ramirez (110). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Mirabelli 2, Lansing 1, Nixon 2. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: CS - Nixon (2, 2nd base by Sabathia); Bichette
(1, 3rd base by Sabathia/Diaz).
CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lofton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .265
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .340
Gonzalez dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .340
Burks lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273
Cabrera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Thome 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295
Cordova rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317
Fryman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 8 8
BATTING: 3B - Lofton (4, Garces). HR - Gonzalez (31, 6th
inning off Fossum 0 on, 2 out); Burks (23, 6th inning off
Fossum 0 on, 2 out). RBI - Gonzalez (116), Burks (59). 2-out
RBI - Gonzalez, Burks. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - Vizquel 2. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - Lofton (13, 2nd base off Fossum/Mirabelli).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Diaz-Fryman).
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Boston - 000 100 000 -- 1
Cleveland - 000 002 00x -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Fossum (L, 1-1) 5 2/3 5 2 2 2 6 2 2.49
Garces 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.64
Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.80
CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
Sabathia (W, 14-4) 7 5 1 1 3 11 1 4.42
Baez (H, 9) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.27
Wickman (S, 25) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.75
HBP - Ramirez (by Sabathia); O'Leary (by Wickman). Pitches-strikes:
Sabathia 125-77; Baez 18-11; Wickman 25-14; Fossum 104-68; Garces 21-12;
Lowe 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Sabathia 2-6; Baez 0-1; Wickman 2-0;
Fossum 4-7; Garces 0-3; Lowe 1-1. Batters faced: Sabathia 28; Baez 3;
Wickman 6; Fossum 24; Garces 5; Lowe 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Jerry Layne.
T--3:06. Att--41,320. Weather: 72 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball, t-throw to first, p-pitchout, B/S/C/F-call on bunt attempt)
Boston 1st — Nixon (ccb) struck out swinging, Stynes (bfbbcff) flied out to RF in shallow right center. Everett (bssb) grounded out second to first.
Cleveland 1st — Lofton (b) lined out to shortstop. Vizquel (cbbbc) struck out looking. Alomar singled to center. Gonzalez (tcbb) flied out to right.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (bb) hit by pitch. Bichette (cs) singled to center, Ramirez to second. Hillenbrand (bbc) popped out to shortstop. Lansing (cfbb) struck out looking. Offerman (bcbbcf) walked, Ramirez to third, Bichette to second. Mirabelli (sfb) struck out looking.
Cleveland 2nd — Burks (bcbbcfff) grounded out shortstop to first. Thome (fcf) struck out swinging. Cordova (scbbf) grounded out third to first.
Boston 3rd — Nixon (bfbbc) walked. Stynes (ftbfft – Nixon picked off, pitcher to first [tagged on baseline]) struck out swinging. Everertt grounded out third to first.
Cleveland 3rd — Fryman (bbbfff) grounded out shortstop to first. Diaz (cbfff) struck out looking. Lofton (cbc) safe on infield single, beat throw from SS. Vizquel (sftffbfb – Lofton stole second) flied out to left.
Boston 4th — Ramirez (b) homered to deep left. Bichette (b) singled to center. Hillenbrand (csfft) singled to center, Bichette to second. Lansing (cs) struck out swinging. Offerman (bbcsb) struck out swinging into double play, Bichette caught stealing, catcher to third.
Cleveland 4th — Alomar (f) flied out to RF in right center. Gonzalez (fffb) struck out swinging. Burks (bbbc) walked. Thome flied out to center.
Boston 5th — Mirabelli (bfbbsff) walked. Nixon (cb) popped out to SS in shallow left. Stynes (btcfb) struck out swinging. Everett (cf) struck out swinging.
Cleveland 5th — Cordova (bbb) walked. Fryman (cbsttf) struck out looking. Diaz (tFf) flied out to RF in right center. Lofton (tttsbcfb) lined out to second.
Boston 6th — Ramirez (bb) doubled to right. Bichette (bcff) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand flied out to right, Ramirez to third. Lansing (cbbsbf) lined out to third.
Cleveland 6th — Vizquel (cbb) grounded out third to first. Alomar (cc) struck out swinging. Gonzalez (bb) homered to left. [Cumberland visit] Burks (bf) homered to left. Thome (cb) singled to right. Garces relieved Fossum. Cordova (b) flied out to left.
Boston 7th — Cabrera replaced Burks in LF. Offerman (ccbb) struck out looking. Mirabelli (cbbf) struck out looking. Nixon (cbbfb) flied out to deep left.
Cleveland 7th — Fryman (bbff) flied out to left. Diaz (fbbc) struck out looking. Lofton (ccbbb) tripled to deep center. Vizquel (bc) lined out to right.
Boston 8th — Baez relieved Sabathia. Stynes (cbfbf) fouled out to catcher. Everett (bsbbc) struck out swinging. Ramirez (bsbsf) struck out swinging.
Cleveland 8th — Lowe relieved Garces. Alomar (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Gonzalez (cc) struck out looking. Cabrera (cbs) flied out to center.
Boston 9th — Wickman relieved Baez. Bichette (fsbf) doubled to shallow right [bounced past diving RF]. Hillenbrand (bbbcc) grounded out second to first, Bichette to third. O’Leary pinch-hit for Lansing. O’Leary hit by pitch [front/right elbow]. Offerman (cbs) struck out looking. Hatteberg pinch-hit for Mirabelli. Hatteberg (bbbc) walked, O’Leary to second. Nixon [10-37, .270-2-14 w/loaded car.] (bcc) grounded into fielder’s choice, Hattebrg out at second, shortstop to second.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 77 56 .579 - 42-26 35-30 37-16 18-12 12-20 LOST 1
BOSTON 71 60 .542 5 36-29 35-31 33-22 13-13 15-17 LOST 4
TORONTO 65 68 .489 12 31-35 34-33 30-29 11-09 16-20 WON 1
BALTIMORE 54 78 .409 22 1/2 26-40 28-38 23-33 16-16 09-17 LOST 5
TAMPA BAY 48 85 .361 29 28-38 20-47 17-40 13-19 08-18 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND 75 57 .568 - 36-31 39-26 17-09 36-20 15-17 WON 3
MINNESOTA 70 63 .526 5 1/2 40-28 30-35 13-19 37-20 11-15 WON 1
CHI WHITE SOX 67 64 .511 7 1/2 35-29 32-35 15-11 27-24 13-23 WON 3
DETROIT 53 78 .405 21 1/2 31-36 22-42 11-13 17-40 15-17 LOST 4
KANSAS CITY 53 80 .398 22 1/2 28-39 25-41 13-19 22-35 10-16 WON 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SEATTLE 95 38 .714 - 45-20 50-18 25-10 31-10 27-12 WON 1
OAKLAND 77 56 .579 18 38-28 39-28 22-13 27-14 16-23 WON 4
ANAHEIM 69 64 .519 26 35-30 34-34 24-17 20-15 15-24 LOST 2
TEXAS 59 74 .444 36 33-34 26-40 21-20 10-25 20-19 LOST 1
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH RESULTS
OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 1
CLEVELAND 2, BOSTON 1
CHI WHITE SOX 8, DETROIT 3
TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2
SEATTLE 5, TAMPA BAY 2
KANSAS CITY 6, ANAHEIM 3
MINNESOTA 10, TEXAS 8
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 72 60 .545 - 33-35 39-25 30-22 18-12 15-17 WON 1
PHILADELPHIA 71 61 .538 1 40-25 31-36 30-22 15-15 19-13 LOST 1
FLORIDA 62 70 .470 10 37-26 25-44 22-28 17-15 11-21 LOST 1
NY METS 62 71 .466 10 1/2 37-31 25-40 27-26 11-19 14-18 WON 1
MONTREAL 56 76 .424 16 29-35 27-41 21-32 13-20 14-14 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 77 55 .583 - 38-29 39-26 18-12 37-23 13-14 WON 3
CHICAGO CUBS 73 59 .553 4 40-26 33-33 12-08 37-27 15-18 WON 1
ST LOUIS 71 61 .538 6 44-25 27-36 19-11 34-30 10-13 WON 1
MILWAUKEE 59 73 .447 18 31-37 28-36 15-15 31-32 08-16 WON 1
CINCINNATI 53 79 .402 24 21-45 32-34 12-09 23-40 14-19 LOST 2
PITTSBURGH 49 83 .371 28 30-33 19-50 05-19 25-35 11-22 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 77 55 .583 - 39-29 38-26 18-14 19-14 33-19 WON 2
SAN FRANCISCO 73 60 .549 4 1/2 42-23 31-37 18-14 18-15 27-26 LOST 2
LOS ANGELES 72 61 .541 5 1/2 38-29 34-32 17-15 20-13 29-24 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO 66 66 .500 11 29-36 37-30 17-15 24-11 19-31 LOST 1
COLORADO 58 73 .443 18 1/2 32-33 26-40 13-15 21-18 22-30 WON 3
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH RESULTS
ATLANTA 5, MONTREAL 3
NY METS 7, PHILADELPHIA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 5, FLORIDA 1
HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 2
MILWAUKEE 9, PITTSBURGH 8
ST LOUIS 16, SAN DIEGO 14
ARIZONA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 0
COLORADO 5, LOS ANGELES 3
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS
(THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 77 56 .579 -
BOSTON 71 60 .542 5
MINNESOTA 70 63 .526 7
ANAHEIM 69 64 .519 8
CHI WHITE SOX 67 64 .511 9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
CHICAGO CUBS 73 59 .553 -
SAN FRANCISCO 73 60 .549 1/2
LOS ANGELES 72 61 .541 1 1/2
PHILADELPHIA 71 61 .538 2
ST LOUIS 71 61 .538 2
SAN DIEGO 66 66 .500 7
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