Game #31
Thursday, May 9, 2002
Boston 5, Oakland 1
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .339
J Offerman 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .299
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317
M Ramirez dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .352
B Daubach lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .328
J Varitek c 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
T Nixon rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .291
L Merloni 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .263
R Sanchez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .330
Totals 33 5 7 5 2 7 7
BATTING: 2B – R Sanchez (3, T Hudson). HR – J Offerman (3, 3rd inning off
T Hudson 1 on, 1 Out), S Hillenbrand (7, 5th inning off T Hudson 0 on, 2 Out).
SF – J Damon. RBI – J Damon (14), J Offerman 2 (13), S Hillenbrand (28), T Nixon (11). 2-out RBI – S Hillenbrand, T Nixon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – R Sanchez 1, L Merloni 1. Team LOB – 6.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Offerman-J Varitek-D Lowe-R Sanchez-L Merloni, R Sanchez-J Offerman).
OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Je Giambi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Velarde 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333
S Hatteberg dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Dye rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
E Chavez 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .243
M Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
T Long cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 1 3
BATTING: 2B – R Velarde (2, D Lowe); E Chavez (7, D Lowe). RBI – J Dye (4).
2-out RBI – J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Dye 1, M Tejada 1.
GIDP – J Giambi. Team LOB – 5.
BASERUNNING: SB – R Velarde (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).
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BOSTON – 003 010 010 — 5 7 0
OAKLAND – 100 000 000 — 1 6 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe (W, 5-1) 8 6 1 1 2 1 0 2.15
T Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58
OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (L, 3-4) 7 5 4 4 1 5 2 3.49
C Bradford 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.98
M Venafro 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.37
J Mecir 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.90
B Koch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.15
HBP – S Hillenbrand (by T Hudson); B Daubach (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes:
D Lowe 104-63; T Wakefield 11-8; T Hudson 102-62; C Bradford 3-3; M Venafro 13-6;
J Mecir 5-3; B Koch 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 20-2; T Wakefield 1-2;
T Hudson 11-5; C Bradford 1-0; M Venafro 0-1; J Mecir 0-0; B Koch 2-0. Batters
faced: D Lowe 30; T Wakefield 3; T Hudson 29; C Bradford 2; M Venafro 3; J Mecir 1; B Koch 3.
UMPIRES: HP–Ted Barrett. 1B–Brian Runge. 2B–Tim Mcclelland. 3B–Chuck Meriwether.
T–2:28. Att–18,477.
Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, out to right center.
Play-by-play:
(b – ball; c – called strike; s – swinging strike; f – foul; B/C/S/F – result on bunt attempt; i – intentional ball;
t – throw to first)
Boston 1st — Damon (c) lined out to left. Offerman (bbc) grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (cb) hit by pitch. Ramirez (cbb) grounded out third to first.
Oakland 1st — Giambi (bbbc) grounded out second to first. Velarde (c) singled to shallow center. Hatteberg (bb – Velarde stole second – cb) grounded out second to first, Velarde to third. Dye (bcbc) singled to right, Velarde scored. Chavez (bftf) singled to right, Dye to third. Tejada (b) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 2nd — Daubach (bbcfb) struck out looking. Varitek (cfb) struck out swinging. Nixon (b) grounded out second to first.
Oakland 2nd — Long (cbsb) grounded out second to first. Hernandez (bffb) grounded out pitcher to first. Pena (cbbfb) lined out to shortstop.
Boston 3rd — Merloni (ccbbb) singled to shallow center. Sanchez (tbb) doubled to left, Merloni to third. Damon (cf) hit sacrifice fly to CF in right center, Merloni scored, Sanchez to third. Offerman homered down right field line, Sanchez and Offerman scored. Hillenbrand (fff) grounded out second to first. Ramirez (cbcb) grounded out second to first.
Oakland 3rd — Giambi (cfb) struck out swinging. Velarde (bc) doubled down left field line. Hatteberg (bc) grounded out second to first, Velarde to third. Dye (cfb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 4th — Daubach (c) hit by pitch. Varitek (bbb) walked, Daubach to second. [pc visit] Nixon (ff) struck out swinging [2d foul: long RF fly just foul]. Merloni (cbf) struck out swinging. Sanchez (ccb) grounded out third to first.
Oakland 4th — Chavez doubled into right field corner. Tejada grounded out first unassisted, Chavez to third. Long (bbb) walked. Hernandez (tt) grounded into double play, Chavez out at home, first to catcher, Long to third, Hernandez out at second, catcher to pitcher to shortstop to second.
Boston 5th — Damon (cbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Offerman grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (bf) homered to left, Hillenbrand scored. Ramirez (cbfb) struck out looking.
Oakland 5th — Pena (c) singled to shallow right. Giambi (sf) grounded into double play, shortstop unassisted to first. Velarde (cbb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 6th — Daubach (bb) grounded out first to pitcher. Varitek (ccf) popped out to 3B in shallow left. Nixon (b) singled to right. Merloni (cb) grounded out third to first.
Oakland 6th — Hatteberg (bcb) grounded out first to pitcher. Dye (scb) grounded out pitcher to first. Chavez (bbbcs) walked. Tejada (tcf) grounded out pitcher to first.
Boston 7th — Sanchez (bfbb) lined out to second. Damon (b) grounded out first to pitcher. Offerman (cbsbb) flied out to right.
Oakland 7th — Long (c) grounded out first unassisted. Hernandez (bb) popped out to SS. Pena (c) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 8th — Bradford relieved Hudson. Hillenbrand (c) grounded out first to pitcher. Ramirez singled to left center, fielded by CF. Venafro relieved Bradford. Daubach (bcbbcf) walked, Ramirez to second. Varitek flied out to CF in right center, Ramirez to third. Nixon (bsbb) singled to shallow left center, fielded by CF, Ramirez scored, Daubach to second. Mecir relieved Venafro. Merloni (cfbb) struck out swinging, catcher to first.
Oakland 8th — Giambi (fbcbf) grounded out second to first. Velarde (cfbb) grounded out pitcher to first. Hatteberg (cb) grounded out second to first.
Boston 9th — Koch relieved Mecir. Sanchez (ffb) grounded out shortstop to first. Damon (bcfb) struck out looking. Offerman (cbbfb) grounded out first to pitcher.
Oakland 9th — Wakefield relieved Lowe. Dye (csffb) flied out to LF in left center. Chavez (b) lined out to right. Tejada (bf) grounded out third to first.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK BOSTON 24 7 .774 - 8-5 16-2 17-05 04-02 03-00 WON 9 NY YANKEES 21 14 .600 5 9-6 12-8 15-08 00-00 06-06 WON 3 BALTIMORE 17 17 .500 8 1/2 9-9 8-8 08-12 09-05 00-00 LOST 1 TORONTO 10 22 .313 14 1/2 4-12 6-10 06-07 01-03 03-12 LOST 2 TAMPA BAY 9 24 .273 16 7-12 2-12 03-17 06-07 00-00 LOST 14
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK MINNESOTA 22 13 .629 - 16-3 6-10 08-03 14-10 00-00 WON 1 CHI WHITE SOX 21 14 .600 1 12-4 9-10 03-01 11-04 07-09 LOST 1 CLEVELAND 17 18 .486 5 9-7 8-11 02-01 10-10 05-07 LOST 1 DETROIT 11 22 .333 10 7-7 4-15 02-04 08-16 01-02 LOST 2 KANSAS CITY 10 22 .313 10 1/2 5-10 5-12 02-11 08-11 00-00 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK SEATTLE 24 10 .706 - 10-8 14-2 06-03 03-03 15-04 WON 2 ANAHEIM 17 16 .515 6 1/2 8-10 9-6 05-01 06-03 06-12 WON 2 OAKLAND 17 17 .500 7 10-9 7-8 02-07 04-02 11-08 LOST 3 TEXAS 15 19 .441 9 8-11 7-8 05-01 05-05 05-13 WON 1
THURSDAY, MAY 9TH RESULTS
Chi White Sox - 010 000 000 -- 1 4 0 Texas - 011 000 11x -- 4 9 1
NY Yankees - 000 100 101 -- 3 5 1 Tampa Bay - 000 000 010 -- 1 3 1
Cleveland - 200 001 000 -- 3 7 1 Kansas City - 000 001 13x -- 5 8 0
Detroit - 210 100 020 -- 6 11 2 Anaheim - 000 330 10x -- 7 11 1
Toronto - 001 101 040 00 -- 7 9 2 Seattle - 000 210 103 01 -- 8 14 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK FLORIDA 19 15 .559 - 11-7 8-8 09-10 06-03 04-02 WON 4 MONTREAL 18 16 .529 1 11-8 7-8 07-06 10-05 01-05 WON 1 NY METS 18 16 .529 1 10-8 8-8 07-06 09-06 02-04 LOST 5 ATLANTA 17 18 .486 2 1/2 9-10 8-8 10-10 05-04 02-04 WON 1 PHILADELPHIA 15 19 .441 4 12-7 3-12 06-07 04-05 05-07 WON 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK CINCINNATI 20 13 .606 - 12-6 8-7 03-03 10-05 07-05 WON 3 PITTSBURGH 16 16 .500 3 1/2 7-8 9-8 05-01 07-04 04-11 LOST 2 ST LOUIS 15 19 .441 5 1/2 8-7 7-12 05-07 08-08 02-04 WON 1 HOUSTON 14 19 .424 6 7-8 7-11 06-09 06-06 02-04 LOST 3 CHICAGO CUBS 13 20 .394 7 6-12 7-8 02-04 06-09 05-07 LOST 2 MILWAUKEE 10 25 .286 11 7-9 3-16 02-10 06-11 02-04 WON 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK SAN FRANCISCO 22 11 .667 - 11-4 11-7 05-01 09-06 08-04 WON 7 ARIZONA 22 12 .647 1/2 12-6 10-6 08-04 06-03 08-05 WON 2 LOS ANGELES 20 14 .588 2 1/2 8-8 12-6 02-01 07-05 11-08 LOST 1 SAN DIEGO 17 17 .500 5 1/2 11-4 6-13 02-04 06-03 09-10 LOST 3 COLORADO 14 20 .412 8 1/2 9-7 5-13 05-04 07-05 02-11 LOST 1
THURSDAY, MAY 9TH RESULTS
Milwaukee - 000 106 002 -- 9 12 0 Chi Cubs - 201 000 001 -- 4 9 1
San Diego - 000 000 000 -- 0 5 0 Florida - 010 000 00x -- 1 8 0
Colorado - 000 020 012 000 -- 5 15 0 Montreal - 100 040 000 001 -- 6 8 1
Houston - 000 000 100 -- 1 5 0 Philadelphia - 001 000 20x -- 3 6 1
San Francisco - 000 301 000 -- 4 7 0 NY Mets - 210 000 000 -- 3 4 0
Los Angeles - 110 000 000 -- 2 7 0 Atlanta - 023 000 01x -- 6 7 2
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