Game #97
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Boston 22, Tampa Bay 4 (Game 1)
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .319
B Abernathy 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .240
S Cox 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .272
A Huff dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
T Hall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
J Conti rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .231
C Gomez ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .251
J Sandberg 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .218
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 31 4 6 4 1 4 5
BATTING: 2B – R Winn (30, T Wakefield). HR – S Cox (12, 1st inning off T
Wakefield 1 on, 1 Out). SF – J Sandberg. RBI – S Cox 2 (51), J Sandberg (20), R
Winn (45). 2-out RBI – R Winn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B
Abernathy 1, S Cox 1. GIDP – S Cox. Team LOB – 3.
BASERUNNING: CS – T Hall (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
FIELDING: E – S Cox (5, ground ball); J Conti (6, fly ball). Outfield assists
– C Crawford (B Daubach at 2nd base).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 .298
L Merloni 2b 4 4 1 0 2 1 2 .252
N Garciaparra ss 5 3 3 8 1 0 2 .305
M Ramirez lf 6 2 3 5 0 1 2 .337
S Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 .303
B Daubach dh 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270
J Offerman 1b 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .236
T Nixon rf 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .268
D Mirabelli c 4 3 2 3 1 0 3 .228
Totals 44 22 19 21 7 4 9
BATTING: 2B – T Nixon 2 (21, T Sturtze, B Backe); D Mirabelli (4, T Sturtze); J
Damon (19, B Backe); M Ramirez (12, S Kent). HR – J Damon (7, 3rd inning off T
Sturtze 0 on, 0 Out), N Garciaparra 3 (16, 3rd inning off T Sturtze 1 on, 0
Out, 3rd inning off B Backe 1 on, 2 Out, 4th inning off B Backe 3 on, 2 Out), M
Ramirez 2 (16, 3rd inning off T Sturtze 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off T Phelps 2
on, 1 Out), T Nixon (14, 7th inning off T Phelps 0 on, 2 Out). RBI – J Damon 2
(45), N Garciaparra 8 (81), M Ramirez 5 (52), T Nixon 3 (52), D Mirabelli 3
(14). 2-out RBI – N Garciaparra 6, T Nixon 2, D Mirabelli, M Ramirez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out – M Ramirez 1, D Mirabelli 2, S Hillenbrand 2.
Team LOB – 5.
BASERUNNING: SB – J Damon (24, 2nd base off T Sturtze/T Hall).
FIELDING: E – N Garciaparra (17, ground ball). PB – D Mirabelli. DP: 1 (L
Merloni-N Garciaparra-J Offerman).
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TAMPA BAY – 22 0 000 000 — 4 6 2
BOSTON – 0010 602 13x — 22 19 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
T Sturtze (L, 1-10) 2 1/3 8 9 7 3 1 3 4.77
B Backe 1 1/3 6 7 7 1 1 2 18.90
S Kent 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 4.57
T Phelps 2 1/3 4 4 4 1 1 2 7.24
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 4-3) 5 5 4 4 1 4 1 3.23
W Banks (S, 1) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84
WP – T Sturtze. HBP – B Abernathy (by T Wakefield). Pitches-strikes: T
Sturtze 71-39; B Backe 38-21; S Kent 39-22; T Phelps 32-17; T Wakefield 69-47;
W Banks 39-28. Ground balls-fly balls: T Sturtze 4-2; B Backe 0-3; S Kent 2-3;
T Phelps 0-5; T Wakefield 2-8; W Banks 7-5. Batters faced: T Sturtze 19; B
Backe 11; S Kent 10; T Phelps 11; T Wakefield 22; W Banks 13.
UMPIRES: HP–Chris Guccione. 1B–Mike Everitt. 2B–Joe West. 3B–Scott
Packard.
T–2:40. Att–33,190.
Weather: 94 degrees, sunny. Wind: 20 mph, right to left.
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; p – pitchout)
Tampa Bay 1st — Winn (cc) struck out swinging. Abernathy (cs) hit by pitch. Cox (bt) homered to right, Abernathy and Cox scored. Huff (bb) flied out to left. Hall (b) grounded out third to first.
Boston 1st — Damon (cbbfbff) walked. Merloni (bcbtc – Damon stole second) struck out swinging. Garciaparra (bf) lined out to right, Damon to third. Ramirez (cb) grounded out shortstop to first.
Tampa Bay 2nd — Conti (bcsf) safe on infield single to shortstop. Gomez (cbttpb) walked, Conti to second. Sandberg (b – Conti to third on passed ball – bbc) hit sacrifice fly to center, Conti scored. Crawford (cf) grounded out second to first, Gomez to second. Winn doubled to center [bobbled by CF], Gomez scored. Abernathy (bf) lined out to right.
Boston 2nd — Hillenbrand (ccbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Daubach (bbsb) walked. Nixon (cbb) singled to right, Daubach to second. Mirabelli (csbb – Daubach to third, Nixon to second on wild pitch – f) grounded out shortstop to first.
Tampa Bay 3rd — Cox (c) flied out to left. Huff (fbbcb) popped out to third. Hall (bcs) singled to center. Conti (s – Hall caught stealing catcher to shortstop).
Boston 3rd — Damon (bbcbc) homered to right, Damon scored. Merloni (cbb) singled to left. Garciaparra (bbb) homered to left, Garciaparra and Merloni scored. Ramirez homered to right, Ramirez scored. Hillenbrand (bcbb) walked. Daubach safe at first on 1B’s fielding error, Hillenbrand to second. Offerman ground bunts into force out, Hillenbrand out pitcher to third, Daubach to second. Nixon doubled high off left field wall, Daubach scored, Offerman to third. Mirabelli (fs) doubled off left center wall, fielded by CF, Offerman scored. Damon (cf) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Mirabelli scored. Backe relieved Sturtze. Merloni (t) popped out to third. Garciaparra (t) homered to left, Damon and Garciaparra scored. Ramirez (bbcf) struck out swinging.
Tampa Bay 4th — Conti (bfcfb) struck out swinging. Gomez (cs) struck out swinging. Sandberg (c) flied out to left.
Boston 4th — Hillenbrand (b) popped out to shortstop. Daubach (bb) popped out to shortstop. Offerman (b) singled to right. Nixon (bcffbb) doubled to right, Offerman scored. Mirabelli (b) singled to deep left, Nixon scored. Damon (cfb) doubled to left, Mirabelli to third. Merloni (bsbbf) walked. Garciaparra (cbbs) homered to left, Mirabelli, Damon, Merloni and Garciaparra scored. Kent relieved Backe. Ramirez (cc) lined out to third.
Tampa Bay 5th — Crawford safe on infield single to first [beat throw to P]. Winn (cbs) struck out swinging, Crawford to second on indifference. Abernathy (b) flied out to center, Crawford to third. Cox (c) flied out to deep center [in triangle].
Boston 5th — Hillenbrand grounded out second to first. Daubach (bbfbf) struck out swinging. Offerman (bc) lined out to second.
Tampa Bay 6th — Banks relieved Wakefield. Huff (bcs) flied out to right. Hall (scb) flied out to center. Conti grounded out pitcher to first.
Boston 6th — Nixon (bfb) grounded out shortstop to first. Mirabelli (bccfbb) walked. Damon (fbf) flied out to left. Merloni (bcb) safe at third on RF’s fielding error [dropped ball] on line, Mirabelli scored. Garciaparra (fbbb) walked. Ramirez (c) doubled off left field ladder, Merloni scored, Garciaparra to third. Phelps relieved Kent. Hillenbrand (bbcsb) struck out looking.
Tampa Bay 7th — Gomez (bc) flied out to right. Sandberg (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Crawford (bf) grounded out third to first.
Boston 7th — Daubach singled off left field wall, out at second, left field to second. Offerman (b) flied out to center. Nixon (cc) homered to center, Nixon scored. Mirabelli (bbssb) popped out to SS in shallow left.
Tampa Bay 8th — Winn (csfb) singled to center. Abernathy (bbc) flied out to right. Cox grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Boston 8th — Damon (bf) singled to right. Merloni (bbb) walked, Damon to second. Garciaparra flied out to CF in deep right center. Ramirez (b) homered to left, Damon, Merloni and Ramirez scored. Hillenbrand fouled out to third. Daubach (bb) flied out to center.
Tampa Bay 9th — Huff grounded out second to first. Hall (cbbs) grounded out shortstop to first. Conti (bsb) safe at first on SS’s fielding error [short-hop liner off knee into OF]. Gomez (bf) flied out to shallow right.
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