Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Boston 5, Cincinnati 4
CINCINNATI AB R H BI BOSTON AB R H BI
Walker 2b 3 1 2 0 Damon cf 3 0 0 0
Leon 1b 2 0 1 0 Brown cf 1 0 1 1
Larkin ss 5 0 1 0 Offerman dh 2 0 0 0
Griffey Jr cf 4 1 1 0 Merloni dh 1 0 0 0
Dunn lf 3 1 1 3 Garciaparra ss 3 1 2 0
ABoone 3b 4 0 2 0 Cruz ss 1 0 0 0
Encarnacion rf 3 0 2 0 Clark 1b 3 0 1 1
Mateo rf 1 0 0 0 Sherrod 1b 1 0 0 0
Jennings 1b 3 0 0 0 Nixon rf 3 1 1 1
Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 Seiber rf 1 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 1 1 0 Hillenbrand 3b 3 0 0 0
Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 WVeras 3b 0 0 0 0
Guerrero dh 3 0 1 1 Daubach lf 2 2 1 0
Clark dh 1 0 0 0 Mercedes c 0 0 0 0
Varitek c 1 0 1 1
CRodriguez lf 0 1 0 0
RSanchez 2b 2 0 0 0
Dorta 2b 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 37 4 12 4 TOTALS 28 5 8 5
CINCINNATI 000 031 000 -- 4 12 1 BOSTON 100 010 30x -- 5 8 0
E: ABoone. DP: Boston 1. LOB: Cincinnati 8, Boston 3. 2B: Daubach, Clark, Brown, Griffey Jr, Encarnacion, LaRue. HR: Nixon (2) (off Rijo), Dunn (2) (off Urbina). SB: Guerrero (3). CS: Garciaparra, Cruz, Brown.
IP H R ER BB SO HR CINCINNATI Hamilton 5 3 2 2 3 3 0 Rijo (L,0-2) 2 5 3 3 1 2 1 Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
BOSTON Martinez 4 6 0 0 1 6 0 Urbina 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 Garces 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Fossum (W,2-0) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Hasselhoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erdos (S,1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Time: 2:28. Att: 7,812.
Play-by-play:
(b – ball; c- called strike; s – swinging strike; f – foul; F – bunted foul; t – throw to 1B)
Cincinnati 1st — Walker (sf) flied out to shallow left. Larkin (bb) popped out to shortstop in shallow LF. Griffey (bss) struck out swinging.
Boston 1st — Damon (fbb) popped out to shortstop in short LF. Offerman ([1-1]bbc) grounded out second to first. Garciaparra ([1-1]f) safe on infield single to SS hole; throw late. Clark doubled to left center wall, Garciaparra scored. Nixon (?) struck out swinging [Reds radio did not announce any pitches].
Cincinnati 2nd — Dunn (sbbb) walked. Boone (c) safe on infield single to third, Dunn to second. Encarnacion singled to right, Dunn to third, Boone to second. Jennings (csb) struck out swinging. LaRue (cc) struck out swinging. WGuerrero (ssb) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Hillenbrand grounded out third to first. Daubach (cb[strike]b) lined out to left. Varitek (bbcfb) walked [checked swing]. Sanchez (bb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Varitek out shortstop to second.
Cincinnati 3rd — Walker singled down right field line, out at second, right field to second. Larkin (cbcb) singled past 3B into left. Griffey (sbsb) doubled to deep left, Larkin to third. Dunn popped out to SS in shallow left. Boone (ssb) struck out swinging.
Boston 3rd — Damon (ccb) grounded out pitcher to first. Offerman (bbb) walked. Garciaparra ([1-1]b) grounded into fielder’s choice, Offerman out shortstop to second, Garciaparra beat relay. Clark (b – Garciaparra out stealing, catcher to shortstop).
Cincinnati 4th — Encarnacion doubled off right field wall. Jennings popped out to SS in shallow left. LaRue (cbbbs) struck out looking. WGuerrero ([strike]) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 4th — Clark (bccb) struck out swinging. Nixon (c) grounded out first unassisted. Hillenbrand (cffb) struck out swinging.
Cincinnati 5th — Urbina relieved Martinez. Walker (c) singled to center. Larkin (b[strike]Fb) grounded out first to pitcher, Walker to second. Griffey (bbsbcfff) walked. Dunn (cc) homered to right, Walker, Griffey and Dunn scored. Boone (csbb) flied out to center. Encarnacion (s) flied out to CF in left center.
Boston 5th — Daubach (bbb) walked. Varitek (bbcc) doubled to left, Daubach scored, Varitek out at third, left field to shortstop to third. Sanchez popped out to (?) center. Damon (f[2-2]) grounded out first to pitcher.
Cincinnati 6th — Garces relieved Urbina. Brown replaced Damon in CF. More changes?? Jennings (csbbb) lined out to right. LaRue (b) doubled to left [wild hop over 3B into left]. Guerrero (bsf) singled to right, LaRue scored. Leon pinch-hit for Walker. Leon (f) flied out to left [runner off on both pitches]. Larkin (tfb – Guerrero stole second – bcb) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 6th — Rijo relieved Hamilton. Leon replaced Jennings at 1B. Castro replaced Walker at 2B. Stinnett replaced LaRue at C. Mateo replaced Encarnacion in RF . Offerman (cbbcb) grounded out second to first. Garciaparra singled to left. Clark (stbsb – Garciaparra out stealing, catcher to shortstop) struck out swinging.
Cincinnati 7th — Fossum relieved Garces. Cruz replaced Garciaparra at SS. Dorta replaced Sanchez at 2B. Griffey (cbbbsf) struck out swinging. Dunn (bbcs) struck out looking. Boone (bb) safe on infield single, fielded by SS in hole. Mateo (cts) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th — Nixon (bbcffbf) homered to left center. Hillenbrand (cs) struck out swinging. Daubach (b) doubled into right field corner. Varitek (bbbs) walked. Dorta (s) singled to center, Daubach scored, Varitek to second. CRodriguez pinch-ran for Varitek. Brown (bs) doubled to deep right, CRodriguez scored, Dorta to third. Merloni [replaced Offerman as DH] (cs) hit into fielder’s choice, Dorta out at home, shortstop to catcher, Brown to third. Cruz (bss – ball gets away, rundown along 3B line, Brown tagged out at plate).
Cincinnati 8th — Hasselhoff relieved Fossum. WVeras replaced Hillenbrand at 3B. Mercedes replaced Varitek at C. CRodriguez replaced Daubach in LF. Seiber replaced Nixon in RF. Sherrod replaced Clark at 1B. Castro (cb) grounded out first to pitcher. Stinnett (c) grounded out shortstop to first. BClark [replaced Guererro as DH] (ccbb) flied out to right.
Boston 8th — Sullivan relieved Rijo. Cruz safe at first on 3B’s fielding error. Sherrod (c) flied out to LF. Seiber (bssb – Cruz out stealing, catcher to second) struck out swinging.
Cincinnati 9th — Erdos relieved Hasselhoff. Leon blooped a single to left center. Larkin (c) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Griffey (bb) flied out to left.
Details of Pedro’s Pitches
Reds 1st
Walker
high fb swing & miss, 0-1
fouled off left side, 0-2
flied out to daubach in shallow lf, 1 out
Larkin
high, ball, 1-0
ball 2-0
pop to nomar on short lf grass, 2 out
Griffey
inside breaking ball, 1-0
swing, miss, change, 1-1
swing, miss, 1-2
swing, miss, K, 3 out
Reds 2nd
Dunn
check swing, strike, 0-1
way inside (he crowds plate), 1-1
just missed, a bit inside, 2-1
ball 3 (not announced)
ball four, walk
Boone
called strike, 0-1
grounded ball wide of third, dive to left by Shea, ball popped out, no play
runners on 1st and 2nd
Encarnacion
single to right, opposite field
bases loaded, none out
Jennings
called strike, 0-1
swing/miss on change, 0-2
low, 1-2
swing/miss high change, K
“throwing lots of changeups this inning”
Larue
called strike, 0-1
check swing, called strike, 0-2
swing and miss on “seriously high gas”, K, 2 outs
WGuerrero
changeup, WAY out in front, miss, 0-1
swing and miss, 0-2
high and outside, 1-2
swing and miss changeup away, K
Reds 3rd
Walker
lined first pitch breaking ball down right field line, great decoy from Nomar, walker thinking no throw coming, nixon’s perfect 1 hop throw to sanchez on the $$$
Larkin
breaking ball outside edge, 0-1
fouled off right side, 1-1
breaking ball outside, 1-2
fastball under chin, 2-2
one hop grounder past Shea into left for single
Griffey
swing miss, took something off, 0-1
high fastball outside, 1-1
checked swing, brk ball inside edge, 1-2 (griffey not happy)
missed outside, 2-2
doubled to deep left over daubach’s head, larkin to 3rd
Dunn
popped to shallow left, nomar out to grab it, 2 outs.
Boone
swing/miss on curve, 0-1
cutter way outside, nice block by tek, 1-1
swing/miss, took something off, 1-2
swing.miss, K for 3rd out
Reds 4th
Encarnacion
high fly to right, nixon to track, off the wall, double
Jennings
high pop shallow LF, nomar catches it, 1 out
Larue
inside corner, called, 0-1
breaking ball misses, 1-1
high breaking ball, 2-1
breaking ball misses, 3-1
swing/miss high fastball, 3-2
breaking ball inside corner, buckles larue, called K, 2 outs
Guerrero
strike, 0-1
slow roller, nomar charge, out by a whisker, 6-3
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