Friday, May 2, 2003
Game # 29
Minnesota 11, Boston 7
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Jones lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .318
C Guzman ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270
C Koskie 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .258
M LeCroy c 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .295
T Prince c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Hunter cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .238
B Kielty dh 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 .316
T Sears 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273
a-M Cuddyer ph-1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .215
D Mohr rf 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .178
C Gomez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333
Totals 39 11 15 11 4 6 14
a-singled to right center for T Sears in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B – C Gomez (2, A Embree). HR – M Lecroy 2 (3, 6th inning off
J Burkett 1 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off R Mendoza 0 on, 1 Out), D Mohr (3, 7th
inning off J Burkett 1 on, 1 Out). RBI – D Mohr 4 (7), M LeCroy 3 (13),
M Cuddyer (4), C Gomez (2), J Jones (11), C Guzman (4). 2-out RBI – M LeCroy 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M LeCroy 1. GIDP – C Gomez, M Cuddyer.
Team LOB – 5.
BASERUNNING: CS – C Guzman (2, 2nd base by J Burkett/J Varitek).
FIELDING: E – D Mohr (1, fly ball).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .241
T Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .286
N Garciaparra ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .282
M Ramirez lf 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .361
K Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .299
T Nixon rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .333
B Mueller 3b 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .323
J Giambi dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .132
a-S Hillenbrand ph-dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .337
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263
Totals 38 7 12 7 7 3 31
a-doubled to deep left for J Giambi in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B – N Garciaparra (7, K Lohse); M Ramirez (9, L Hawkins); S Hillenbrand (11,
J Romero); B Mueller (9, J Santana). S – T Walker. SF – J Damon.
RBI – M Ramirez (21), K Millar (21), T Nixon (14), B Mueller 2 (10), S Hillenbrand (26),
J Damon (10). 2-out RBI – B Mueller. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out –
N Garciaparra 2, T Walker 2, T Nixon 1, K Millar 2, J Giambi 1, S Hillenbrand 1.
Team LOB – 13.
FIELDING: E – N Garciaparra 3 (6, catch, throw 2). DP: 2
(K Millar-N Garciaparra-K Millar, N Garciaparra-T Walker-K Millar).
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MINNESOTA – 000 012 260 — 11
BOSTON – 000 000 610 — 7
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 6 1/3 5 2 2 5 2 0 4.46
L Hawkins 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.80
J Romero (B, 1) 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.11
J Santana (W, 1-0) 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.31
J Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Burkett 6 1/3 7 5 5 3 4 2 5.66
K Tolar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12.00
R Mendoza (L, 1-1; B, 1) 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 10.47
A Embree 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 14.40
J Shiell 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
L Hawkins pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
J Romero pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
R Mendoza pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
A Embree pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
WP – K Lohse, J Burkett. IBB – M Ramirez (by K Lohse). BALK – K Lohse.
Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 97-54; L Hawkins 4-4; J Romero 16-9; J Santana 27-16;
J Rincon 16-11; J Burkett 82-46; K Tolar 12-9; R Mendoza 12-6; A Embree 14-10;
J Shiell 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 5-12; L Hawkins 0-0; J Romero 0-0;
J Santana 1-4; J Rincon 2-0; J Burkett 12-2; K Tolar 1-1; R Mendoza 0-0; A Embree 0-0;
J Shiell 3-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 30; L Hawkins 2; J Romero 4; J Santana 8;
J Rincon 3; J Burkett 27; K Tolar 3; R Mendoza 3; A Embree 4; J Shiell 6.
UMPIRES: HP–Brian Runge. 1B–Ed Montague. 2B–Brian Gorman. 3B–Bruce Dreckman.
T–3:14. Att–31,317. Weather: 56 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, right to left.
Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; t – pitcher’s throw to first; T – catcher throw to first (usually part of preceding pitch); p – pitchout; B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)
Minnesota 1st — Jones (cbsb) struck out looking. Guzman (b) grounded out second to first. Koskie (bbb) walked. LeCroy (ct) grounded into fielder’s choice, Koskie out shortstop to second.
Boston 1st — Damon (cbf) struck out looking. Walker (bc) popped out to third. Garciaparra flied out to RF in right center.
Minnesota 2nd — Hunter (csbf) struck out swinging. Kielty (bbfbs) struck out looking. Sears (cfbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (ffbfbfb) walked. Millar (bb – Ramirez to second on wild pitch – b) walked. Nixon (bb – pit coach visit) flied out to left. Mueller (cfbbf) struck out looking. Giambi (f) grounded into fielder’s choice, Millar out shortstop to second.
Minnesota 3rd — Mohr (cbbsb) walked. Gomez (ctc) hit into double play, Gomez out first unassisted, Mohr out in rundown first to shortstop to first. Jones (b) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 3rd — Varitek (bcsbf) singled down right field line [off 1B glove], fielded by 2B. Damon safe at first on RF’s fielding error [called for pop in shallow right/2B out too/they collide/ball drops], Varitek to second. Walker sacrificed third to first, Varitek to third, Damon to second. Garciaparra popped out to 1B in shallow right. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Millar (bbcs) grounded out pitcher to first.
Minnesota 4th — Guzman (c) safe on infield single, fielded by 1B [dove right/late play to P]. [Little visit/P twist ankle?/practice tosses] Koskie lined out to second. LeCroy (tb – Guzman caught stealing, catcher to second – cbb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 4th — Nixon (b) singled to left. Mueller (bt – Nixon to second on balk – bb) walked. Giambi (bcb) popped out to third. Varitek (b) flied out to center. Damon (c) safe on infield single, fielded by 1B [bad throw behind P covering], Nixon to third, Mueller to second. Walker (c) flied out to right.
Minnesota 5th — Hunter singled down right field line. Kielty grounded into fielder’s choice, Hunter out first to shortstop [1B missed bag on relay]. Sears (b – Kielty to second on wild pitch – b) singled to left, Kielty to third. Mohr grounded into fielder’s choice, Kielty scored, Sears out third to second [3B dove/no relay]. Gomez (cs) flied out to CF in left center.
Boston 5th — Garciaparra (c) doubled to right. Ramirez (fb) popped out to second. Millar (fbbb) popped out to first. Nixon grounded out first to second to pitcher [off 1B glove/2B throws from shallow RF].
Minnesota 6th — Jones (bb) grounded out second to first. Guzman (bF) grounded out shortstop to first. Koskie (bbb) walked. LeCroy homered to left, Koskie and LeCroy scored [into strong wind]. Hunter grounded out second to first.
Boston 6th — Mueller (bb) grounded out shortstop to first. Giambi (bcb) flied out to RF in right center. Varitek (cffbbf) lined out to right.
Minnesota 7th — [Tolar up] Kielty (bcbc) safe on infield single, to second on SS’s throwing error. Sears (bcbb) grounded out second to first, Kielty to third. Mohr (sbbb) homered off left field foul pole, Kielty and Mohr scored. Gomez singled to right. Tolar relieved Burkett. Jones (sf) struck out swinging. Guzman (bbfc) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 7th — Damon (bcfbb) walked. Walker (c) flied out to right [running grab towards corner]. Garciaparra singled to left center, fielded by LF, Damon to second. Hawkins relieved Lohse. Ramirez hit ground rule double down right field line, Damon scored, Garciaparra to third. Millar (cf) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B [hit off P/3B throw late], Garciaparra scored, Ramirez to third. Romero relieved Hawkins. Nixon (cfbf) singled to right, Ramirez scored, Millar to second. Mueller (cbf) singled to center, Millar scored, Nixon to third [throw home cut/too late to 3B]. Hillenbrand hit for Giambi. Hillenbrand (b) doubled off top of left field wall, Nixon scored, Mueller to third. Varitek (fbbb) walked. Santana relieved Romero. Damon (cbf) hit sacrifice fly to left, Mueller scored. Walker (sbbb) walked. Garciaparra (bb) flied out to shallow right.
Minnesota 8th — Koskie (bff) lined out to third. Mendoza relieved Tolar. LeCroy (sbcbf) homered to left, LeCroy scored. Hunter (c) safe on infield single, to second on SS’s throwing error [ran left/behind 2B/throw hits fan in stands]. Kielty (bbb) walked. Embree relieved Mendoza. Cuddyer hit for Sears. Cuddyer (ffff) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Hunter scored, Kielty to third. Mohr (bfbf) singled to right, Kielty scored, Cuddyer to third and Mohr to second on SS’s fielding error [botched throw from RF]. Gomez doubled to left field wall, Cuddyer scored, Mohr to third. Jones (b) singled to left, Mohr scored, Gomez to third, Jones to second on throw from LF. Shiell relieved Embree. Guzman (fbbsb) singled to shallow right, Gomez scored, Jones to third [inf in/RF can’t reach it]. Koskie (sbbs) struck out looking. LeCroy (bf) grounded out third to first.
Boston 8th — Cuddyer replaced Sears at 1B. Prince relieved LeCroy at C. Ramirez (bbcff) singled to right. Millar (c) flied out to center. Nixon (cbc) flied out to right. Mueller (f) doubled to left center wall, fielded by CF, Ramirez scored. Hillenbrand (c) grounded out shortstop to first.
Minnesota 9th — Hunter singled to center. Kielty (bt) flied out to left. Cuddyer (c) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Boston 9th — Rincon relieved Santana. Varitek (cf) struck out swinging. Damon (bbc) grounded out shortstop to first. Walker (bbbcffff) grounded out second to first.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 23 6 .793 – 10-3 13-3 09-03 07-00 07-03 WON 3
BOSTON 19 10 .655 4 10-3 9-7 13-06 03-01 03-03 LOST 1
BALTIMORE 15 13 .536 7 1/2 7-7 8-6 07-08 08-05 00-00 LOST 1
TORONTO 12 18 .400 11 1/2 6-10 6-8 05-12 05-04 02-02 WON 2
TAMPA BAY 11 18 .379 12 8-8 3-10 10-15 01-03 00-00 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY 18 8 .692 – 10-0 8-8 02-05 16-03 00-00 WON 1
CHI WHITE SOX 15 14 .517 4 1/2 10-7 5-7 01-02 13-09 01-03 LOST 1
MINNESOTA 14 14 .500 5 6-7 8-7 07-10 07-04 00-00 WON 4
CLEVELAND 8 20 .286 11 4-9 4-11 03-03 04-09 01-08 WON 1
DETROIT 3 24 .111 15 1/2 1-11 2-13 00-04 01-16 02-04 LOST 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SEATTLE 18 11 .621 – 11-5 7-6 01-02 06-01 11-08 WON 1
OAKLAND 17 12 .586 1 12-3 5-9 00-01 07-02 10-09 LOST 2
ANAHEIM 13 15 .464 4 1/2 8-7 5-8 02-05 02-00 09-10 LOST 1
TEXAS 13 16 .448 5 8-8 5-8 05-04 00-01 08-11 LOST 2
FRIDAY, MAY 2ND RESULTS
TORONTO 3, ANAHEIM 1
TAMPA BAY 2, DETROIT 0
KANSAS CITY 5, BALTIMORE 2
CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 5
MINNESOTA 11, BOSTON 7
SEATTLE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 2
NY YANKEES 5, OAKLAND 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 18 10 .643 – 10-6 8-4 10-09 08-01 00-00 WON 5
MONTREAL 18 10 .643 – 10-6 8-4 08-05 08-04 02-01 WON 3
PHILADELPHIA 17 12 .586 1 1/2 10-6 7-6 07-06 03-03 07-03 WON 1
FLORIDA 15 15 .500 4 9-6 6-9 09-11 04-02 02-02 WON 1
NY METS 11 17 .393 7 8-7 3-10 05-08 05-07 01-02 LOST 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS 16 12 .571 – 8-5 8-7 04-02 08-05 04-05 WON 1
ST LOUIS 14 12 .538 1 7-4 7-8 05-04 07-04 02-04 WON 4
PITTSBURGH 13 14 .481 2 1/2 4-11 9-3 03-03 06-06 04-05 WON 3
CINCINNATI 12 16 .429 4 7-8 5-8 02-04 04-09 06-03 WON 2
HOUSTON 11 16 .407 4 1/2 5-7 6-9 02-07 06-06 03-03 LOST 3
MILWAUKEE 9 19 .321 7 4-9 5-10 01-08 06-07 02-04 LOST 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO 19 8 .704 – 8-4 11-4 01-02 08-04 10-02 LOST 1
COLORADO 15 13 .536 4 1/2 11-4 4-9 00-03 06-06 09-04 LOST 2
LOS ANGELES 14 15 .483 6 7-6 7-9 02-02 04-02 08-11 LOST 1
ARIZONA 12 17 .414 8 6-8 6-9 05-05 03-03 04-09 LOST 1
SAN DIEGO 10 18 .357 9 1/2 5-8 5-10 00-00 03-06 07-12 LOST 5
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST RESULTS
MONTREAL 5, MILWAUKEE 0
ST LOUIS 6, NY METS 5 (10 INNINGS)
CINCINNATI 7, COLORADO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 5, SAN FRANCISCO 1 (10 INNINGS)
PITTSBURGH 5, SAN DIEGO 2
ATLANTA 8, HOUSTON 7
FLORIDA 4, ARIZONA 3
PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 1
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