Thursday, April 3, 2003
Game # 4
Boston 14, Tampa Bay 5
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .235
B Mueller 2b 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .250
N Garciaparra ss 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 .300
D Jackson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
M Ramirez dh 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .278
K Millar 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .500
S Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .313
J Giambi lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .067
T Nixon rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .214
J Varitek c 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .545
Totals 41 14 16 13 4 7 15
BATTING: 2B – J Varitek 2 (4, B Seay, N Bierbrodt); B Mueller 2 (2, J Sosa, N
Bierbrodt); T Nixon (1, J Sosa); K Millar (2, J Sosa). HR – K Millar (2, 5th
inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out), N Garciaparra (1, 8th inning off S McClung 0
on, 0 Out). SF – J Damon , S Hillenbrand. RBI – B Mueller 2 (2), K Millar 4
(6), S Hillenbrand 3 (8), N Garciaparra 3 (5), J Damon (1). 2-out RBI – B
Mueller, K Millar, S Hillenbrand 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J
Varitek 1, J Giambi 1. GIDP – M Ramirez. Team LOB – 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Varitek-S Hillenbrand).
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crawford lf 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .348
R Baldelli cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .318
A Huff 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .150
T Shumpert dh 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250
a-A Martin ph-dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
T Lee 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .300
D Easley 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000
B Grieve rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .091
T Hall c 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .357
R Ordonez ss 3 0 2 3 0 0 4 .313
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 9 25
a-flied out to left for T Shumpert in the 7th.
BATTING: 3B – R Baldelli (1, C Fossum). HR – T Hall (1, 3rd inning off C Fossum
0 on, 0 Out). SF – R Ordonez. RBI – T Hall (1), R Ordonez 3 (7), C Crawford
(4). 2-out RBI – R Ordonez 2, C Crawford. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out – C Crawford 2, T Shumpert 1, D Easley 1, R Baldelli 1. Team LOB – 10.
BASERUNNING: CS – R Ordonez (1, 3rd base by C Fossum/J Varitek). FIELDING:
E – T Hall (1, throw). DP: 1 (A Huff-D Easley-T Lee).
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BOSTON – 005 213 012 — 14
TAMPA BAY – 001 201 010 — 5
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum (W, 1-0) 5 6 3 3 2 8 1 5.40
B Lyon 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.80
B Howry 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 11.57
TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
N Bierbrodt (L, 0-1) 4 8 7 7 1 3 0 15.75
J Sosa 1 2/3 4 4 4 2 1 1 9.64
M Venafro 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
S McClung 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.00
B Seay 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 13.50
WP – N Bierbrodt, C Fossum. IBB – M Ramirez (by J Sosa). HBP – N Garciaparra
(by N Bierbrodt). Pitches-strikes: C Fossum 83-53; B Lyon 29-17; B Howry 32-21;
N Bierbrodt 83-54; J Sosa 35-19; M Venafro 25-18; S McClung 18-8; B Seay 11-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Fossum 2-4; B Lyon 3-3; B Howry 2-3; N Bierbrodt 5-5;
J Sosa 3-1; M Venafro 2-0; S McClung 0-3; B Seay 1-1. Batters faced: C Fossum 22;
B Lyon 10; B Howry 10; N Bierbrodt 22; J Sosa 11; M Venafro 5; S McClung 5; B Seay 5.
UMPIRES: HP–Dan Iassogna. 1B–Charles Reliford. 2B–Mike Everitt. 3B–Hunter
Wendelstedt. T–2:54. Att–12,110. Weather: INDOORS
Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; f – foul w/runner going; t – pitcher’s throw to first; B/S/C – ball/strike on bunt attempt)
Boston 1st — Damon (bcbf) grounded out first unassisted. Mueller (cs) grounded out second to first. Garciaparra (fffbf) hit by pitch. Ramirez flied out to deep center.
Tampa Bay 1st — Crawford (bcff) struck out swinging. Baldelli (f) tripled to right center wall, fielded by RF. Huff (cbsf) struck out swinging, catcher to first. Shumpert (csbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Millar flied out to center. Hillenbrand (bbbc) grounded out shortstop to first. Giambi (cfbbb) struck out looking.
Tampa Bay 2nd — Lee (bcbcb) struck out swinging. Easley fouled out to first. Grieve fouled out to pitcher [short pop/jog off mound/catch and jog right into dugout].
Boston 3rd — Nixon (ffbb) flied out to left. Vartiek (bf) doubled down left field line. Damon (cbc) lined out to third. Mueller (b) doubled into left field corner, Varitek scored. Garciaparra (ffb) struck out swinging, safe at first on wild pitch, Mueller scored on C’s throwing error [off balance, pointless, wild throw]. Ramirez (btc) singled to center, Garciaparra to second. Millar (bbfsf) singled to right center, fielded by CF, Garciaparra scored, Ramirez to third. Hillenbrand (bs – Millar to second on wild pitch – cfbf) singled to left, Ramirez and Millar scored. Giambi popped out to shortstop. [all runs earned]
Tampa Bay 3rd — Hall (bbbc) homered to left, Hall scored. Ordonez (bf) singled to left. Crawford (cbtf) singled to left, Ordonez to second. Baldelli (cf) struck out swinging. Huff (cbbbc) struck out swinging into double play, Ordonez out catcher to third.
Boston 4th — Nixon (sbc) struck out swinging. Varitek (bbffb) walked. Damon (c) singled [bloop] to center, Varitek to second. Mueller singled to left [under diving 3B], Varitek to third, Damon to second. [Sosa up] Garciaparra (cbb) singled to center, Varitek and Damon scored, Mueller to second. Ramirez (bb) grounded into double play, third to second to first.
Tampa Bay 4th — Shumpert (bbb) walked. Lee (fftfb) safe on infield single to third [slow roller/no play], Shumpert to second. Easley (c) flied out to right. Grieve lined out to center. Hall (b – Shumpert to third, Lee to second on wild pitch – bb) walked. Ordonez (cf) singled to left, Shumpert and Lee scored, Hall to second. [Little visit/Lyon up] Crawford (bbsbs) struck out swinging.
Boston 5th — Sosa relieved Bierbrodt. Millar homered to left, Millar scored. Hillenbrand (cb) grounded out first to pitcher. Giambi (cbcb) struck out swinging. Nixon (sbbc) doubled into right field corner. Varitek (b) grounded out second to first.
Tampa Bay 5th — Baldelli (cb) grounded out shortstop to first [backhand/from hole]. Huff (bcs) struck out swinging. Shumpert (bcff) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 6th — Damon (bbbc) walked. Mueller (f) doubled to deep center [leap at track/out of glove], Damon to third. Garciaparra (f) grounded out third to first. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. [Venafro up] Millar (bcb) doubled to right field wall, Damon and Mueller scored, Ramirez to third. Hillenbrand (c) hit sacrifice fly to deep right, Ramirez scored, Millar to third. Venafro relieved Sosa. Giambi (cfbf) struck out swinging.
Tampa Bay 6th — Lyon relieved Fossum. Lee (b) singled to right. Easley (bsbb) walked. Grieve (cb) grounded out first unassisted, Lee to third, Easley to second. Hall (bcbb) walked. [Rojas visit] Ordonez (bs) hit sacrifice fly to CF in deep left center, Lee scored. Crawford grounded into fielder’s choice, Hall out shortstop to second.
Boston 7th — [McClung up] Nixon (cbfff) grounded out first to pitcher. Varitek (cbb) singled to left. Damon (cbffff) struck out swinging. Mueller (ccbb) grounded out first to pitcher.
Tampa Bay 7th — Baldelli (csffbf) singled to center. Huff grounded into fielder’s choice, Baldelli out pitcher to shortstop [relay one hop/not scooped]. Martin hit for Shumpert. Martin flied out to LF in left center. Lee popped out to SS along left field line.
Boston 8th — McClung relieved Venafro. Garciaparra homered to deep center, Garciaparra scored. Ramirez (bbfbf) walked. Millar (bbff) flied out to left. Hillenbrand (bb) fouled out to catcher. Giambi (bb) flied out to CF in deep right center.
Tampa Bay 8th — Jackson replaced Garciaparra at SS. Howry relieved Lyon. Easley grounded out third to first. Grieve (bbfb) walked. Hall (c) singled to shallow center, Grieve to second [popup off SS glove near CF &2B/P did not cover second base]. Ordonez (bbc) flied out to right. Crawford (cs) singled to center, Grieve scored, Hall to second. Baldelli (cf) struck out swinging.
Boston 9th — Seay relieved McClung. Nixon singled to center. Varitek doubled to left center, fielded by CF, Nixon to third. Damon (fb) hit sacrifice fly to right, Nixon scored, Varitek to third. Mueller (fb) grounded out shortstop to first, Varitek scored. Jackson (cf) struck out looking.
Tampa Bay 9th — Huff (bc) grounded out shortstop to first [bare-hand high hop]. Martin (c) safe at first on infield single [beat 3-1 throw/P slow to cover]. Lee (bb – Martin to second on indifference – cfb) flied out to center. Easley (bf) lined out to second.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 3 0 1.000 – 0-0 3-0 03-00 00-00 00-00 WON 3
BOSTON 3 1 .750 1/2 0-0 3-1 03-01 00-00 00-00 WON 3
BALTIMORE 1 2 .333 2 1-2 0-0 00-00 01-02 00-00 LOST 2
TAMPA BAY 1 3 .250 2 1/2 1-3 0-0 01-03 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
TORONTO 0 3 .000 3 0-3 0-0 00-03 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY 3 0 1.000 – 3-0 0-0 00-00 03-00 00-00 WON 3
MINNESOTA 3 0 1.000 – 0-0 3-0 00-00 03-00 00-00 WON 3
CLEVELAND 2 1 .667 1 0-0 2-1 02-01 00-00 00-00 WON 2
CHI WHITE SOX 0 3 .000 3 0-0 0-3 00-00 00-03 00-00 LOST 3
DETROIT 0 3 .000 3 0-3 0-0 00-00 00-03 00-00 LOST 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ANAHEIM 2 1 .667 – 2-1 0-0 00-00 00-00 02-01 WON 2
OAKLAND 2 1 .667 – 2-1 0-0 00-00 00-00 02-01 LOST 1
SEATTLE 1 2 .333 1 0-0 1-2 00-00 00-00 01-02 WON 1
TEXAS 1 2 .333 1 0-0 1-2 00-00 00-00 01-02 LOST 2
THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD RESULTS
MINNESOTA 3, DETROIT 0
BOSTON 14, TAMPA BAY 5
KANSAS CITY 12, CHI WHITE SOX 6
SEATTLE 7, OAKLAND 6 (11 INNINGS)
CLEVELAND 3, BALTIMORE 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
MONTREAL 3 0 1.000 – 0-0 3-0 03-00 00-00 00-00 WON 3
PHILADELPHIA 2 1 .667 1 0-0 2-1 02-01 00-00 00-00 LOST 1
FLORIDA 1 2 .333 2 1-2 0-0 01-02 00-00 00-00 WON 1
NY METS 1 2 .333 2 1-2 0-0 00-00 01-02 00-00 LOST 1
ATLANTA 0 3 .000 3 0-3 0-0 00-03 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
PITTSBURGH 3 0 1.000 – 0-0 3-0 00-00 03-00 00-00 WON 3
ST LOUIS 3 0 1.000 – 3-0 0-0 00-00 03-00 00-00 WON 3
CHICAGO CUBS 2 1 .667 1 0-0 2-1 02-01 00-00 00-00 WON 1
HOUSTON 2 1 .667 1 2-1 0-0 00-00 00-00 02-01 LOST 1
CINCINNATI 0 3 .000 3 0-3 0-0 00-00 00-03 00-00 LOST 3
MILWAUKEE 0 3 .000 3 0-0 0-3 00-00 00-03 00-00 LOST 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0 1.000 – 0-0 3-0 00-00 00-00 03-00 WON 3
LOS ANGELES 2 2 .500 1 1/2 0-0 2-2 00-00 00-00 02-02 LOST 1
ARIZONA 1 2 .333 2 1-2 0-0 00-00 00-00 01-02 LOST 1
COLORADO 1 2 .333 2 0-0 1-2 00-00 01-02 00-00 WON 1
SAN DIEGO 1 3 .250 2 1/2 1-3 0-0 00-00 00-00 01-03 WON 1
THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD RESULTS
PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 5
ST LOUIS 6, MILWAUKEE 4
CHICAGO CUBS 6, NY METS 3
FLORIDA 8, PHILADELPHIA 3
COLORADO 10, HOUSTON 5
SAN DIEGO 6, LOS ANGELES 1
MONTREAL 4, ATLANTA 0
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