Game #122
Sunday, August 18, 2002
Minnesota 6, Boston 2
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
S Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .302
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .321
R Henderson pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Floyd dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .356
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269
B Daubach 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .265
a-C Baerga ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
L Merloni 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260
R Sanchez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 9 13
a-singled to left for B Daubach in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B – M Ramirez (18, R Reed); J Varitek (22, R Reed); S Hillenbrand (31,
J Romero). HR – C Floyd (3, 7th inning off R Reed 0 on, 0 Out). RBI – B Daubach (56), C Floyd (3). 2-out RBI – B Daubach. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – R Sanchez 1,C Floyd 1. Team LOB – 7.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Varitek-S Hillenbrand).
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Jones lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .287
C Guzman ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270
C Koskie 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
D Ortiz dh 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .276
T Hunter cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .305
D Mientkiewicz 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .257
D Mohr rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .289
A Pierzynski c 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 .302
L Rivas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258
Totals 31 6 10 6 3 4 14
BATTING: 2B – D Mientkiewicz (22, C Haney). HR – D Mientkiewicz (9, 2nd inning
off J Burkett 0 on, 0 Out). SF – D Ortiz, A Pierzynski. RBI – D Ortiz (60),
D Mientkiewicz 2 (60), A Pierzynski 2 (41), T Hunter (75). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out – L Rivas 2. Team LOB – 6.
BASERUNNING: CS – C Guzman (13, 3rd base by J Burkett/J Varitek).
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BOSTON – 010 000 100 — 2 8 0
MINNESOTA – 110 100 03x — 6 10 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Burkett (L, 10-7) 7 1/3 9 6 6 2 4 1 4.68
C Haney 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.20
MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
R Reed (W, 11-6) 7 6 2 2 0 7 1 4.24
J Romero (H, 25) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.61
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.67
IBB – M Ramirez (by J Romero), D Mohr (by C Haney). Pitches-strikes:
J Burkett 93-61; C Haney 13-7; R Reed 96-75; J Romero 18-10; E Guardado 14-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Burkett 8-9; C Haney 1-1; R Reed 6-8; J Romero 1-0;
E Guardado 1-2. Batters faced: J Burkett 32; C Haney 4; R Reed 27; J Romero 5;
E Guardado 4.
UMPIRES: HP–Tim Tschida. 1B–Mark Wegner. 2B–Bill Welke. 3B–Rick Reed.
T–2:33. Att–37,196. 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 — Damon (cbs) struck out swinging. Nixon (bbfc) flied out to center. Hillenbrand (fbf) struck out swinging.
Minnesota 1st — Jones singled to shallow center. Guzman (bFt) lined out to second. Koskie (fb) singled to shallow right, Jones to third. Ortiz (b) hit sacrifice fly to right, Jones scored. Hunter (cfb) flied out to left.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (bfsfff) doubled to left. Floyd (bf) grounded out second to first, Ramirez to third. Varitek (bfs) struck out looking. Daubach (sfff) singled to left center, fielded by LF, Ramirez scored. Merloni (ssb) lined out to third.
Minnesota 2nd — Mientkiewicz (bffbb) homered to right, Mientkiewicz scored. Mohr (cc) grounded out third to first. Pierzynski grounded out third to first. Rivas (bcf) lined out to second.
Boston 3rd — Sanchez (f) grounded out third to first. Damon grounded out pitcher to first. Nixon grounded out third to first.
Minnesota 3rd — Jones (cfb) struck out swinging. Guzman (b) grounded out third to first. Koskie (b) grounded out first unassisted.
Boston 4th — Hillenbrand (c) singled to center. Ramirez flied out to center. Floyd (ff) struck out swinging. Varitek (bbsc) struck out looking.
Minnesota 4th — Ortiz (cbbcffb) struck out swinging. Hunter singled to right. Mientkiewicz (c) singled to shallow right, fielded by 2B, Hunter to second. Mohr (bbbcc) walked, Hunter to third, Mientkiewicz to second. Pierzynski grounded into fielder’s choice, Hunter scored, Mientkiewicz to third, Mohr out second to shortstop. Rivas (cfbb) struck out looking.
Boston 5th — Daubach (cfbfb) flied out to deep center. Merloni (cb) grounded out third to first. Sanchez (c) singled to shallow left. Damon (csfbtt) flied out to right.
Minnesota 5th — Jones (cbsbb) walked. Guzman grounded into fielder’s choice, Jones out shortstop to second. Koskie singled to left, Guzman to second. Ortiz (bbcbf) struck out looking, Guzman caught stealing, catcher to third.
Boston 6th — Nixon (cs) struck out looking. Hillenbrand (cbff) grounded out shortstop to first. Ramirez (cbsbf) popped out to shortstop.
Minnesota 6th — Hunter popped out to second. Mientkiewicz (c) flied out to right. Mohr (bb) flied out to deep center.
Boston 7th — Floyd (b) homered to right center, Floyd scored. Varitek (fs) doubled to left. Daubach (bfbf) struck out looking. Merloni (bf) flied out to left. Sanchez (c) flied out to right.
Minnesota 7th — Pierzynski grounded out second to first. Rivas (c) flied out to center. Jones (sfb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 8th — Romero relieved Reed. Damon (cbf) struck out swinging. Nixon (bcbs) grounded out pitcher to first. Hillenbrand doubled to right. Ramirez (bbb) intentionally walked [b4 only]. Henderson ran for Ramirez. Floyd (bff) struck out swinging.
Minnesota 8th — Henderson replaced Ramirez in LF. Guzman (c) safe on infield single to 1B. Koskie (tbb) fouled out to left. Ortiz (tt) singled to left, Guzman to second. Hunter (c) singled to right center, fielded by CF, Guzman scored, Ortiz to third. Haney relieved Burkett. Mientkiewicz (ft) doubled to deep right, Ortiz scored, Hunter to third. Mohr (iii) intentionally walked. Pierzynski (cfb) hit sacrifice fly to left, Hunter scored. Rivas (cb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Mientkiewicz out third unassisted.
Boston 9th — Guardado relieved Romero. Varitek (bcbff) flied out to left. Baerga hit for Daubach. Baerga (bs) singled to left. Merloni (fb) flied out to center. Sanchez (b) grounded into fielder’s choice, Baerga out shortstop to second.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 77 45 .631 – 36-20 41-25 31-22 22-04 13-12 LOST 1
BOSTON 70 52 .574 7 31-27 39-25 37-16 14-12 14-11 LOST 1
BALTIMORE 59 62 .488 17 1/2 28-28 31-34 19-28 18-14 13-11 LOST 1
TORONTO 52 70 .426 25 29-33 23-37 24-27 07-10 12-24 LOST 5
TAMPA BAY 41 82 .333 36 1/2 25-40 16-42 17-35 12-17 05-19 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
MINNESOTA 73 52 .584 – 43-23 30-29 15-17 33-17 15-10 WON 1
CHI WHITE SOX 58 66 .468 14 1/2 34-25 24-41 08-09 27-26 15-21 LOST 4
CLEVELAND 54 68 .443 17 1/2 29-29 25-39 16-10 22-31 10-15 LOST 1
KANSAS CITY 50 74 .403 22 1/2 32-29 18-45 08-21 25-27 12-13 LOST 1
DETROIT 47 76 .382 25 28-30 19-46 10-16 24-30 07-18 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SEATTLE 75 49 .605 – 39-27 36-22 25-20 14-09 25-13 WON 1
ANAHEIM 74 49 .602 1/2 41-24 33-25 14-08 30-15 19-19 WON 1
OAKLAND 73 51 .589 2 41-25 32-26 23-22 15-08 19-19 WON 5
TEXAS 54 68 .443 20 32-32 22-36 15-07 18-27 13-25 WON 4
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH RESULTS
TAMPA BAY 8, KANSAS CITY 6
DETROIT 7, BALTIMORE 4
SEATTLE 5, NY YANKEES 2
OAKLAND 7, CHI WHITE SOX 4
ANAHEIM 4, CLEVELAND 1
MINNESOTA 6, BOSTON 2
TEXAS 10, TORONTO 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 79 41 .658 – 42-20 37-21 31-19 21-09 12-10 WON 2
MONTREAL 60 61 .496 19 1/2 37-24 23-37 23-27 17-13 08-15 WON 1
PHILADELPHIA 59 62 .488 20 1/2 33-29 26-33 23-26 12-10 14-18 WON 5
FLORIDA 58 63 .479 21 1/2 36-27 22-36 24-26 14-16 10-13 WON 2
NY METS 58 63 .479 21 1/2 30-32 28-31 23-26 17-13 08-16 LOST 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ST LOUIS 66 53 .555 – 36-22 30-31 09-16 34-24 15-09 LOST 1
HOUSTON 63 58 .521 4 34-25 29-33 16-14 37-31 05-07 LOST 2
CINCINNATI 62 58 .517 4 1/2 31-30 31-28 12-12 34-23 14-13 WON 1
PITTSBURGH 52 70 .426 15 1/2 26-37 26-33 08-04 31-37 10-20 LOST 7
CHICAGO CUBS 51 69 .425 15 1/2 27-35 24-34 10-14 24-35 11-14 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE 43 78 .355 24 25-34 18-44 06-21 24-34 11-13 WON 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 77 45 .631 – 39-20 38-25 21-11 15-07 30-20 WON 7
LOS ANGELES 69 53 .566 8 33-26 36-27 14-10 17-13 26-24 WON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 66 54 .550 10 34-25 32-29 12-10 17-13 29-21 LOST 2
COLORADO 56 65 .463 20 1/2 36-22 20-43 13-10 16-14 20-30 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO 51 70 .421 25 1/2 31-29 20-41 12-11 11-19 20-30 LOST 1
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH RESULTS
ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1
MILWAUKEE 10, PITTSBURGH 3
PHILADELPHIA 4, ST LOUIS 0
LOS ANGELES 3, NY METS 2
FLORIDA 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2
CINCINNATI 9, HOUSTON 3
MONTREAL 11, SAN DIEGO 6
ATLANTA 4, COLORADO 1
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