Game #121
Saturday, August 17, 2002
Minnesota 5, Boston 0
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Henderson lf 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .242
J Damon cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290
N Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .309
M Ramirez dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .321
S Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .218
T Nixon rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269
T Clark 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219
L Merloni 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .267
Totals 33 5 9 3 3 7 12
BATTING: 2B – J Damon (28, J Santana); R Henderson (6, J Rincon).
HR – R Henderson (5, 9th inning off M Jackson 0 on, 2 Out). S – J Damon.
SF – D Mirabelli. RBI – R Henderson 2 (16), D Mirabelli (17). 2-out RBI –
R Henderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Damon 1, T Nixon 1,
S Hillenbrand 2. Team LOB – 6.
BASERUNNING: Picked Off – R Henderson (2nd base, J Rincon).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Clark-N Garciaparra-T Wakefield).
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
a-B Kielty ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
C Guzman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
C Koskie 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
D Ortiz dh 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .275
T Hunter cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .304
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .252
D Mohr rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .290
A Pierzynski c 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .304
L Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 .263
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 12 15
a-struck out swinging for J Jones in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B – A Pierzynski (23, T Wakefield); D Ortiz (24, T Wakefield); D Mohr
(18, U Urbina). RBI – D Mohr (37), A Pierzynski (39). 2-out RBI – A Pierzynski.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Kielty 2, L Rivas 1. GIDP – J Jones.
Team LOB – 7.
BASERUNNING: SB – T Hunter (20, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
FIELDING: E – D Mientkiewicz (5, bobble).
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BOSTON – 110 010 011 — 5 9 0
MINNESOTA – 000 000 101 — 2 6 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 7-4) 6 4 1 1 3 4 0 3.28
B Howry (H, 12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75
A Embree (H, 3) 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.60
U Urbina 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.56
MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana (L, 6-5) 5 5 3 2 3 6 0 3.37
J Rincon 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.64
L Hawkins 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.31
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.64
M Jackson 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.19
T Wakefield pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
B Howry pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
WP – J Santana. Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 93-59; B Howry 4-0; A Embree 25-19;
U Urbina 18-13; J Santana 98-60; J Rincon 24-16; L Hawkins 6-5; J Romero 2-1;
M Jackson 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 10-4; B Howry 0-0; A Embree 0-1; U Urbina 0-0; J Santana 4-5; J Rincon 1-3; L Hawkins 1-1; J Romero 0-1; M Jackson 0-3. Batters faced: T Wakefield 24; B Howry 1; A Embree 6; U Urbina 5; J Santana 23; J Rincon 6; L Hawkins 4; J Romero 1; M Jackson 4.
UMPIRES: HP–Rick Reed. 1B–Tim Tschida. 2B–Mark Wegner. 3B–Bill Welke.
T–2:59. Att–43,345.
Weather: INDOORS
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; T – pitcher throw to 2B)
Boston 1st — Henderson (bbb) walked. Damon (bct) doubled to right, Henderson to third. Garciaparra (bbssf) struck out swinging, Henderson scored, Damon to third on wild pitch. Ramirez (bbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Hillenbrand (c) popped out to second.
Minnesota 1st — Jones (b) grounded out second to first. Guzman (cc) safe on infield single to SS. Koskie (ct) grounded into fielder’s choice, Guzman out second to shortstop. Ortiz (fc) struck out looking.
Boston 2nd — Mirabelli (ss) struck out swinging. Nixon (sbb) singled to center. Clark (f) singled to left, Nixon to second. Merloni (b) singled to left, Nixon to third, Clark to second. Henderson (bbs) grounded into fielder’s choice, Nixon scored, Clark to third, Merloni out shortstop to second. Damon (bbcttbf) struck out swinging.
Minnesota 2nd — Hunter (ssbf) struck out swinging. Mientkiewicz (fb) grounded out second to first. Mohr (fb) flied out to left.
Boston 3rd — Garciaparra (scbbb) flied out to left. Ramirez (bsfb) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (sbff) grounded out first to pitcher.
Minnesota 3rd — Pierzynski (fbbc) struck out swinging. Rivas (bbbc) walked. Jones (tstps) grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher.
Boston 4th — Mirabelli (sbcffbf) flied out to left. Nixon (cc) struck out looking. Clark (csfb) flied out to shallow right.
Minnesota 4th — Guzman (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Koskie (fsbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Ortiz (cbbsfbf) walked. Hunter grounded into fielder’s choice, Ortiz out shortstop to second.
Boston 5th — Merloni (bbfbf) walked. Henderson (bf) singled to center, Merloni to second. Damon (bf) sacrificed pitcher to first, Merloni to third, Henderson to second; Merloni scored, Henderson to third on 1B’s fielding error [missed while throwing ball into own glove]. Garciaparra (ssbf) struck out swinging. Ramirez (bfbsfbf) walked. Hillenbrand flied out to center.
Minnesota 5th — Mientkiewicz (bbbcc) grounded out first to pitcher. Mohr (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Pierzynski (bcbff) doubled to deep right. Rivas (csb) struck out looking.
Boston 6th — Rincon relieved Santana. Mirabelli (bf) flied out to right. Nixon (bff) flied out to deep right. Clark (ssbb) struck out looking.
Minnesota 6th — Jones (bbc) popped out to shortstop. Guzman (bbbccf) flied out to center. Koskie (bc) flied out to center.
Boston 7th — Merloni (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Henderson (b) doubled to left. Damon (cfTT – Henderson picked off pitcher to shortstop – bfb) flied out to center.
Minnesota 7th — Ortiz (sfb) doubled to right center, fielded by CF. Hunter singled to left, Ortiz to third. Mientkiewicz (btbb – Hunter stole second) walked. Howry relieved Wakefield. Mohr (bbb) walked, Ortiz scored, Hunter to third, Mientkiewicz to second. Embree relieved Howry. Pierzynski (fbff) struck out swinging. Rivas (bfsff) struck out swinging. Kielty hit for Jones. Kielty (fbcb) struck out swinging.
Boston 8th — Kielty replaced Jones in LF. Hawkins relieved Rincon. Garciaparra (b) singled to left. Ramirez singled to right, Garciaparra to second. Hillenbrand (c) grounded into fielder’s choice, Garciaparra to third, Ramirez out shortstop to second. Mirabelli hit sacrifice fly to center, Garciaparra scored, Hillenbrand to second. Romero relieved Hawkins. Nixon (b) flied out to center.
Minnesota 8th — Guzman lined out to center. Koskie (bfs) struck out looking. Ortiz (csb) struck out swinging.
Boston 9th — Jackson relieved Romero. Clark (bffbffff) flied out to shallow center. Merloni (bb) popped out to third. Henderson (cb) homered to left, Henderson scored. Damon (cf) flied out to center.
Minnesota 9th — Urbina relieved Embree. Hunter (bcsb) struck out swinging. Mientkiewicz (cf) struck out looking. Mohr (bcb) doubled to right center, fielded by RF. Pierzynski (s) singled to center, Mohr scored. Rivas (sfb) struck out swinging.
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