Game #162
Sunday, September 29, 2002
Boston 11, Tampa Bay 8
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Rolls rf 5 2 1 2 0 0 3 .292
C Crawford lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .259
R Winn cf 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 .298
A Huff 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313
T Hall c 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .258
J Sandberg 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .229
B Grieve dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .251
B Abernathy 2b 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .242
F Escalona ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217
Totals 38 8 12 8 2 11 13
BATTING: 2B – T Hall (19, C Fossum); B Grieve 2 (30, F Castillo, C Fossum); B
Abernathy 2 (18, C Fossum 2); D Rolls (6, F Castillo). HR – R Winn (14, 5th
inning off C Fossum 1 on, 2 Out). RBI – B Grieve (64), C Crawford 2 (30), R
Winn 2 (75), B Abernathy (40), D Rolls 2 (6). 2-out RBI – B Grieve, R Winn 2, D
Rolls 2, C Crawford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Abernathy 1, B
Grieve 1. GIDP – D Rolls. Team LOB – 5.
FIELDING: E – F Escalona (11, throw). Outfield assists – C Crawford (N
Garciaparra at 2nd base). PB – T Hall. DP: 3 (J Sandberg-B Abernathy-A Huff, B
Abernathy-F Escalona-A Huff, F Escalona-B Abernathy-A Huff).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
S Andrews 1b 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 .077
B Agbayani lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .297
N Garciaparra ss 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .310
F Sanchez pr-ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .188
C Floyd dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .316
a-M Ramirez ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .349
R Henderson pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
S Hillenbrand 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .293
T Nixon rf-cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .256
J Varitek c 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .266
B Daubach 1b-rf 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .266
L Merloni 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .247
Totals 35 11 15 11 7 2 23
a-walked for M Ramirez in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B – S Hillenbrand (43, D James); T Nixon 2 (36, D James 2); S Andrews
(1, D James); B Daubach (24, W Alvarez); C Floyd (21, W Alvarez). HR – J
Varitek (10, 7th inning off T Harper 0 on, 0 Out). SF – S Hillenbrand. RBI – T
Nixon 2 (94), J Varitek 2 (61), C Floyd 2 (18), S Hillenbrand 2 (83), B Daubach
2 (78), M Ramirez (107). 2-out RBI – S Hillenbrand, T Nixon, B Daubach 2, M
Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – T Nixon 1, L Merloni 1, S
Hillenbrand 2. GIDP – C Floyd, L Merloni 2. Team LOB – 10.
FIELDING: E – S Hillenbrand (23, ground ball). Outfield assists – T Nixon (C
Crawford at 2nd base). DP: 1 (L Merloni-F Sanchez-S Andrews).
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TAMPA BAY – 010 034 000 — 8 12 1
BOSTON – 020 052 20x — 11 15 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
D James 4 2/3 10 6 6 3 0 0 6.55
W Alvarez (L, 2-3) 2/3 2 3 3 1 1 0 5.28
T Harper 1 2/3 3 2 1 1 1 1 5.46
E Yan 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.30
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 5 1/3 8 7 4 1 6 1 3.46
F Castillo (W, 6-15; B, 1) 2 2/3 4 1 1 1 3 0 5.07
U Urbina (S, 40) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
HBP – J Varitek (by W Alvarez); S Andrews (by W Alvarez). Pitches-strikes: D
James 79-41; W Alvarez 23-12; T Harper 40-22; E Yan 13-5; C Fossum 104-73; F
Castillo 42-25; U Urbina 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D James 9-4; W Alvarez
0-1; T Harper 2-2; E Yan 3-0; C Fossum 5-5; F Castillo 3-1; U Urbina 0-1.
Batters faced: D James 24; W Alvarez 7; T Harper 10; E Yan 4; C Fossum 26; F
Castillo 11; U Urbina 3.
UMPIRES: HP–Mark Wegner. 1B–Bill Welke. 2B–Rick Reed. 3B–Tim Tschida.
T–3:00. Att–32,194.
Weather: 59 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 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; T – pitcher pickoff to 2B)
Tampa Bay 1st — Rolls (bbcc) grounded out shortstop to first. Crawford (sf) struck out swinging. Winn (Fbc) flied out to center.
Boston 1st — Damon (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Agbayani (cb) popped out to shallow center. Garciaparra (fbb) singled to left; out advancing, left field to second.
Tampa Bay 2nd — Huff (cb) popped out to first. Hall (bbbc) doubled to deep left. Sandberg (bcf) struck out swinging. Grieve (fbs) doubled to left, Hall scored. Abernathy (cbfff) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Floyd grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (bccfbfbff) doubled to deep left. Nixon (bb) doubled to left, Hillenbrand scored. Varitek (c) singled to deep left, Nixon scored. Daubach (bbb) flied out to left. Merloni (tcb) grounded out third to first.
Tampa Bay 3rd — Escalona (sf) struck out swinging. Rolls (b) grounded out third to first. Crawford (csbbfb) popped out to shallow center.
Boston 3rd — Damon (bc) flied out to center. Agbayani (bbb) walked. Garciaparra (fb) singled to left, Agbayani to second. Floyd (b) grounded into double play, third to second to first.
Tampa Bay 4th — Winn (cbc) struck out swinging. Huff (bf) singled to left. Hall (f) popped out to second. Sandberg (bctsbb) walked, Huff to second. Grieve (sbbbsf) fouled out to catcher.
Boston 4th — Hillenbrand (bfs) fouled out to first. Nixon (cb) singled to left. Varitek (bbtb) walked, Nixon to second. Daubach (b) singled to left, Nixon to third, Varitek to second. Merloni (bff) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Tampa Bay 5th — Nixon moved from RF to CF and replaced Damon. Daubach moved from 1B to RF and replaced Nixon. Andrews replaced Daubach at 1B. Abernathy (f) doubled to right center, fielded by CF. Escalona (b) grounded out second to first, Abernathy to third. Rolls (ff) safe at first on 3B’s error. Crawford (ssf) grounded out second to first, Abernathy scored, Rolls to second. Winn (fbb) homered to left, Rolls and Winn scored. Huff (bss) struck out swinging.
Boston 5th — Andrews doubled to deep left. Agbayani (b) grounded out shortstop to first, Andrews to third. Garciaparra (bfbb) walked. FSanchez ran for Garciaparra. Floyd (bc) grounded into fielder’s choice, Andrews scored, FSanchez out third to second. Hillenbrand (bb – Floyd to second on passed ball) singled to center, Floyd scored. Nixon (bb) doubled to right, Hillenbrand scored. Alvarez relieved James. Varitek (b) hit by pitch. Daubach (b) doubled to left, Varitek and Nixon scored. Merloni (f) flied out to right.
Tampa Bay 6th — FSanchez replaced Garciaparra at SS. Hall (bcbcb) safe on infield single to SS. Sandberg (cbsff) singled to shallow right, Hall to second. Grieve (csf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Sandberg out second to shortstop, Hall to third. Abernathy doubled to left, Hall scored, Grieve to third. Castillo relieved Fossum. Escalona (cbfb) struck out swinging. Rolls (b) doubled to right center, fielded by RF, Grieve and Abernathy scored. Crawford (bf) singled to center, Rolls scored, Crawford out advancing to second, center field to catcher to shortstop.
Boston 6th — Andrews (sfbb) hit by pitch. Agbayani (ssf) struck out swinging. FSanchez (bbb) walked, Andrews to second. Floyd (bss) doubled to left, Andrews scored, FSanchez to third. Harper relieved Alvarez. Hillenbrand (ccbbbfff) hit sacrifice fly to right, FSanchez scored. Nixon (bfb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Floyd out shortstop to third.
Tampa Bay 7th — Winn (bfff) struck out swinging. Huff (cfbbf) grounded out first to pitcher. Hall (c) singled to left. Sandberg (csbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th — Varitek (b) homered to left, Varitek scored. Daubach (b) singled to right. Merloni safe at first on SS’s throwing error, Daubach to second. Andrews (cbb) flied out to right. Agbayani (bbf) singled to left, Daubach to third, Merloni to second. FSanchez (bfbfbf) struck out swinging. Ramirez hit for Floyd. Ramirez (cbbb) walked, Daubach scored, Merloni to third, Agbayani to second. Henderson ran for Ramirez. Hillenbrand (c) grounded out third to first.
Tampa Bay 8th — Grieve doubled to left. Abernathy (bcbb) walked. Escalona (b) flied out to right, Grieve to third. Rolls (bbccb) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Boston 8th — Yan relieved Harper. Nixon grounded out shortstop to first. Varitek (bbb) walked. Daubach (cffbbb) walked, Varitek to second. Merloni grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Tampa Bay 9th — Urbina relieved Castillo. Crawford (cbsb) struck out swinging. Winn (cc) struck out swinging. Huff (b) popped out to third.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-NY YANKEES 103 58 .640 – 52-28 51-30 46-29 29-07 17-15 WON 5
BOSTON 93 69 .574 10 1/2 42-39 51-30 51-25 19-17 18-14 WON 1
TORONTO 78 84 .481 25 1/2 42-39 36-45 41-35 16-16 12-24 WON 7
BALTIMORE 67 95 .414 36 1/2 34-47 33-48 26-50 18-14 14-22 LOST 12
TAMPA BAY 55 106 .342 48 30-51 25-55 25-50 13-19 10-26 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-MINNESOTA 94 67 .584 – 54-27 40-40 15-17 50-25 19-17 WON 3
CHI WHITE SOX 81 81 .500 13 1/2 47-34 34-47 18-14 40-36 15-21 LOST 3
CLEVELAND 74 88 .457 20 1/2 39-42 35-46 19-17 37-39 12-20 WON 4
KANSAS CITY 62 100 .383 32 1/2 37-44 25-56 10-22 33-43 14-22 LOST 3
DETROIT 55 106 .342 39 33-47 22-59 11-25 29-46 09-23 LOST 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-OAKLAND 103 59 .636 – 54-27 49-32 23-22 32-09 32-26 WON 4
Y-ANAHEIM 99 63 .611 4 54-27 45-36 28-13 30-15 30-28 WON 2
SEATTLE 93 69 .574 10 48-33 45-36 25-20 23-18 34-24 LOST 2
TEXAS 72 90 .444 31 42-39 30-51 25-16 18-27 20-38 LOST 4
X–WON DIVISION TITLE
Y–WILD CARD
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH RESULTS
TORONTO 1, DETROIT 0
CLEVELAND 7, KANSAS CITY 3
BOSTON 11, TAMPA BAY 8
NY YANKEES 6, BALTIMORE 1
MINNESOTA 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1
OAKLAND 8, TEXAS 7
ANAHEIM 7, SEATTLE 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-ATLANTA 101 59 .631 – 52-28 49-31 47-28 24-12 15-16 LOST 1
MONTREAL 83 79 .512 19 49-32 34-47 37-39 21-15 13-19 WON 4
PHILADELPHIA 80 81 .497 21 1/2 40-40 40-41 34-41 22-14 14-18 LOST 1
FLORIDA 79 83 .488 23 46-35 33-48 36-40 18-18 15-17 WON 1
NY METS 75 86 .466 26 1/2 38-43 37-43 35-41 20-15 10-22 WON 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-ST LOUIS 97 65 .599 – 52-29 45-36 11-19 57-33 21-09 WON 2
HOUSTON 84 78 .519 13 47-34 37-44 16-14 49-41 14-16 LOST 3
CINCINNATI 78 84 .481 19 38-43 40-41 12-18 50-40 14-16 LOST 3
PITTSBURGH 72 89 .447 24 1/2 38-42 34-47 16-13 43-47 10-20 LOST 2
CHICAGO CUBS 67 95 .414 30 36-45 31-50 12-18 36-54 13-17 WON 2
MILWAUKEE 56 106 .346 41 31-50 25-56 07-23 35-55 12-18 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-ARIZONA 98 64 .605 – 55-26 43-38 21-11 23-13 43-33 WON 4
Y-SAN FRANCISCO 95 66 .590 2 1/2 50-31 45-35 17-14 23-13 47-29 WON 8
LOS ANGELES 92 70 .568 6 46-35 46-35 20-12 20-16 40-36 LOST 1
COLORADO 73 89 .451 25 47-34 26-55 18-14 17-19 31-45 LOST 5
SAN DIEGO 66 96 .407 32 41-40 25-56 16-16 13-23 29-47 WON 1
X–WON DIVISION TITLE
Y–WILD CARD
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH RESULTS
MONTREAL 7, CINCINNATI 2
NY METS 6, ATLANTA 1
ST LOUIS 4, MILWAUKEE 0
CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 2, LOS ANGELES 0
SAN FRANCISCO 7, HOUSTON 0
FLORIDA 4, PHILADELPHIA 3 (10 INNINGS)
ARIZONA 11, COLORADO 8
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