Game #142
Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 2
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Tyner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
Abernathy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
Huff dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240
Cox 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .238
Hall c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305
Winn cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .283
Grieve rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250
Sandberg 3b 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .228
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 11 10
BATTING: 2B – Hall (11, Nomo). RBI – Sandberg 2 (11). 2-out RBI
– Sandberg 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out –
Abernathy 1, Huff 1, Grieve 1. Team LOB – 5.
BASERUNNING: SB – Tyner (23, 2nd base off Nomo/Hatteberg);
Abernathy (6, 2nd base off Nomo/Hatteberg). CS – Winn (8, home
by Nomo/Hatteberg).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Abernathy-Gomez-Cox).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Santos 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000
Nixon cf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .273
Ramirez dh 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .308
a-Pickering ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daubach lf-1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .259
O’Leary rf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
Alcantara 1b 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .333
Lewis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
Hillenbrand 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267
Hatteberg c 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .249
Merloni ss 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 .253
Totals 31 7 11 7 4 5 22
a-lined to left for Ramirez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B – Merloni (7, Sturtze). HR – Ramirez (40, 6th
inning off Sturtze 1 on, 2 out). SF – Daubach, Santos.
RBI – Ramirez 3 (119), Daubach (57), Merloni (8), Santos (1),
Nixon (76). 2-out RBI – Nixon, Ramirez 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out – Hatteberg 1, Merloni 1. GIDP –
Santos. Team LOB – 8.
BASERUNNING: CS – Nixon (3, 2nd base by Sturtze/Hall).
FIELDING: E – Santos (1, bobble); Alcantara (1, ground ball).
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Tampa Bay – 000 200 000 — 2
Boston – 002 005 00x — 7
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
Sturtze (L, 8-12) 5 2/3 9 7 7 4 2 1 4.72
Creek 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.24
Zambrano 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.70
Yan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Nomo (W, 12-8) 7 5 2 0 1 11 0 4.16
Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55
Arrojo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41
HBP – Hillenbrand (by Sturtze); Merloni (by Sturtze).
Pitches-strikes: Nomo 89-64; Wakefield 11-7; Arrojo 13-8;
Sturtze 103-55; Creek 6-4; Zambrano 14-10; Yan 8-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: Nomo 5-4; Wakefield 2-1; Arrojo 1-2; Sturtze
3-11; Creek 0-1; Zambrano 0-0; Yan 1-2. Batters faced: Nomo 28;
Wakefield 3; Arrojo 3; Sturtze 30; Creek 2; Zambrano 4; Yan 3.
UMPIRES: HP–Mark Carlson. 1B–Lance Barksdale. 2B–Gerry Davis.
3B–Chris Guccione.
T–2:40. Att–30,909. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul)
Tampa Bay 1st — Tyner (cs) struck out swinging. Abernathy (bbbc) grounded out third to first. Huff (f) safe at first on 2B’s fielding error. Cox (cf) struck out swinging.
Boston 1st — Santos (cs) popped out to 3B in shallow left. Nixon (bfbb) singled to left. Ramirez (bbc) popped out to 2B in shallow right. Daubach (cbbb – Nixon caught stealing, catcher to shortstop).
Tampa Bay 2nd — Hall grounded out shortstop to first. Winn (cbf) struck out swinging. Grieve (bfsf) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Daubach (b) safe on infield single, fielded by 2B. O’Leary (b) flied out to left. Alcantara (bsb) singled to left, Daubach to second. Hillenbrand (cf) struck out swinging. Hatteberg (c) popped out to SS in shallow left.
Tampa Bay 3rd — Sandberg (bcc) struck out swinging, catcher to first. Gomez (c) popped out to shortstop. Tyner safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Abernathy (fb – Tyner stole second) grounded out third to first.
Boston 3rd — Merloni (b) singled to center. Santos fouled out to left. Nixon (cbbfb) walked, Merloni to second. Ramirez (sf) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Merloni scored, Nixon to third. Daubach hit sacrifice fly to LF in left center, Nixon scored. O’Leary (bf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Ramirez out at second, shortstop to second.
Tampa Bay 4th — Huff (bbf) singled to center. Cox (ssbb) struck out swinging. Hall (cs) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error, Huff to third. Winn (bbbc) walked, Hall to second. Grieve (cc) fouled out to catcher. Sandberg (sb) singled to left, Huff and Hall scored, Winn to third. Gomez (b – Winn caught stealing, catcher to second to catcher).
Boston 4th — Alcantara (bbcb) walked. Hillenbrand (b) hit by pitch, Alcantara to second. Hatteberg (bfbc) flied out to center, Alcantara to third. Merloni hit by pitch, Hillenbrand to second. Santos (sbbffbf) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Tampa Bay 5th — Gomez popped out to first. Tyner (ccb) grounded out first to pitcher. Abernathy singled to left center, fielded by CF. Huff (c – Abernathy stole second – sbb) struck out looking.
Boston 5th — Nixon (b) singled to right. Ramirez (fcbbf) struck out swinging. Daubach (bfs) popped out to 2B in shallow right. O’Leary (bb) flied out to left.
Tampa Bay 6th — Cox (cs) struck out swinging. Hall doubled to left center, fielded by CF. Winn (bssb) struck out swinging. Grieve (bbss) struck out swinging.
Boston 6th — Alcantara (bcbb) walked. Hillenbrand popped out to shortstop. Hatteberg (bfcbb) walked, Alcantara to second. Merloni (bb) doubled to deep left, Alcantara scored, Hatteberg to third. Santos hit sacrifice fly to CF in left center, Hatteberg scored. Nixon (b) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Merloni scored. Ramirez (sbbs) homered to left, Nixon and Ramirez scored. Creek relieved Sturtze. Daubach (cbbf) struck out swinging.
Tampa Bay 7th — Daubach moved from LF to 1B and replaced Alcantara. O’Leary moved from RF to LF and replaced Daubach. Lewis replaced O’Leary in RF. Sandberg flied out to right. Gomez (csb) struck out looking. Tyner (f) grounded out second to first.
Boston 7th — O’Leary flied out to right. Zambrano relieved Creek. Lewis singled to right center, fielded by RF. Hillenbrand singled to left, Lewis to second. Hatteberg (bbfcf) struck out swinging. Merloni (csfbb) struck out swinging.
Tampa Bay 8th — Wakefield relieved Nomo. Abernathy (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Huff (cbc) lined out to first. Cox (bcb) grounded out second to first.
Boston 8th — Yan relieved Zambrano. Santos grounded out second to first. Nixon (cb) flied out to right. Pickering pinch-hit for Ramirez. Pickering (sfb) lined out to left.
Tampa Bay 9th — Arrojo relieved Wakefield. Hall (c) flied out to left. Winn (cbbf) grounded out third to first. Grieve (ccbbb) flied out to right.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 87 57 .604 - 46-26 41-31 46-17 19-12 12-20 WON 5
BOSTON 73 69 .514 13 38-34 35-35 34-28 14-16 15-17 WON 1
TORONTO 71 73 .493 16 35-38 36-35 32-32 15-11 16-20 WON 2
BALTIMORE 55 88 .385 31 1/2 27-43 28-45 23-34 16-16 10-26 LOST 9
TAMPA BAY 50 94 .347 37 29-41 21-53 17-41 13-19 10-26 LOST 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND 83 62 .572 - 40-33 43-29 20-10 41-24 15-17 WON 1
MINNESOTA 77 68 .531 6 43-30 34-38 13-19 39-20 16-20 WON 4
CHI WHITE SOX 74 71 .510 9 40-33 34-38 15-12 34-30 13-23 LOST 1
DETROIT 57 87 .396 25 1/2 33-39 24-48 13-17 19-45 15-17 LOST 3
KANSAS CITY 57 87 .396 25 1/2 30-41 27-46 13-19 22-36 14-22 LOST 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-SEATTLE 105 40 .724 - 51-21 54-19 33-12 31-10 29-12 WON 6
OAKLAND 88 57 .607 17 45-28 43-29 31-14 27-14 18-23 WON 9
ANAHEIM 73 72 .503 32 38-34 35-38 24-17 24-21 15-26 LOST 4
TEXAS 66 79 .455 39 37-37 29-42 21-20 17-28 20-21 LOST 2
X -- CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH RESULTS
BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 2
CLEVELAND 11, KANSAS CITY 2
TORONTO 8, BALTIMORE 5
NY YANKEES 11, CHI WHITE SOX 3
MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 3
OAKLAND 6, TEXAS 5
SEATTLE 4, ANAHEIM 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 78 66 .542 - 34-38 44-28 32-26 22-14 15-17 LOST 2
PHILADELPHIA 77 68 .531 1 1/2 43-30 34-38 36-29 15-15 19-13 WON 4
NY METS 73 73 .500 6 40-32 33-41 36-28 13-19 14-18 WON 2
FLORIDA 68 77 .469 10 1/2 40-30 28-47 26-33 19-17 11-21 WON 3
MONTREAL 61 84 .421 17 1/2 31-42 30-42 26-40 13-20 14-14 LOST 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 85 59 .590 - 41-31 44-28 18-12 44-27 14-14 WON 2
ST LOUIS 81 64 .559 4 1/2 49-26 32-38 19-11 37-30 17-16 WON 5
CHICAGO CUBS 78 66 .542 7 42-29 36-37 16-14 38-28 15-18 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE 63 83 .432 23 32-40 31-43 15-15 35-42 08-16 LOST 4
CINCINNATI 59 86 .407 26 1/2 25-48 34-38 12-09 29-47 14-19 WON 1
PITTSBURGH 55 90 .379 30 1/2 35-38 20-52 05-21 31-40 11-22 LOST 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 82 63 .566 - 41-31 41-32 18-14 19-14 38-27 LOST 1
SAN FRANCISCO 80 65 .552 2 46-27 34-38 18-14 18-16 34-30 LOST 1
LOS ANGELES 78 67 .538 4 41-32 37-35 17-15 23-16 32-27 LOST 4
SAN DIEGO 72 73 .497 10 32-40 40-33 17-15 24-15 25-34 WON 2
COLORADO 63 81 .438 18 1/2 35-38 28-43 13-15 21-18 27-38 WON 1
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH RESULTS
CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 5
FLORIDA 3, MONTREAL 1
PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 3
NY METS 7, PITTSBURGH 5
ST LOUIS 9, MILWAUKEE 4
COLORADO 10, ARIZONA 9
SAN DIEGO 3, LOS ANGELES 2
HOUSTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 2
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS
(THROUGH GAMES OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 88 57 .607 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
ST LOUIS 81 64 .559 -
SAN FRANCISCO 80 65 .552 1
CHICAGO CUBS 78 66 .542 2 1/2
LOS ANGELES 78 67 .538 3
PHILADELPHIA 77 68 .531 4
NY METS 73 73 .500 8 1/2
SAN DIEGO 72 73 .497 9
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