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Boston 9, Minnesota 1 — May 3, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Saturday, May 3, 2003
Game # 30
Boston 9, Minnesota 1

MINNESOTA              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Jones lf              4  0  0  0   0  3   2  .306
C Guzman ss             4  1  1  0   0  1   0  .269
C Koskie 3b             4  0  2  1   0  1   0  .269
M LeCroy c              4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .277
T Hunter cf             3  0  0  0   0  2   0  .231
M Cuddyer rf           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .215
B Kielty dh             3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .304
T Sears 1b              3  0  1  0   0  2   0  .286
D Mohr rf-cf            3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .188
L Rivas 2b              3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .205

Totals                 31  1  5  1   0 12   3

BATTING: 2B – C Guzman (5, P Martinez). RBI – C Koskie (18). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out – J Jones 2. Team LOB – 3.

FIELDING: E – L Rivas (4, catch); C Koskie (1, ground ball). Outfield assists
– D Mohr (J Damon at Home). DP: 1 (T Fiore-C Guzman-T Sears).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  0  1  1   0  0   2  .241
T Walker 2b             4  1  2  1   1  1   0  .293
N Garciaparra ss        5  1  2  0   0  0   2  .287
M Ramirez dh            4  2  1  0   1  0   4  .357
D Ortiz 1b              3  1  2  3   1  0   0  .224
K Millar lf             4  1  2  0   0  0   3  .307
T Nixon rf              3  1  2  2   0  1   1  .344
S Hillenbrand 3b        4  0  0  0   0  0   3  .324
J Varitek c             4  2  1  1   0  0   2  .263

Totals                 35  9 13  8   3  2  17

BATTING: 2B – D Ortiz 2 (6, R Reed, J Rincon); J Damon (9, R Reed); K Millar
(9, R Reed). SF – J Damon , T Nixon. RBI – T Nixon 2 (16), T Walker (15),
J Varitek (13), J Damon (11), D Ortiz 3 (9). 2-out RBI – D Ortiz 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out – M Ramirez 1, K Millar 1, S Hillenbrand 2. GIDP –
M Ramirez. Team LOB – 7.

BASERUNNING: SB – J Varitek 2 (2, 2nd base off T Fiore/M LeCroy 2).

FIELDING: Outfield assists – J Damon (C Koskie at 1st base).

—————————————————-
MINNESOTA       – 000 100 000   —   1
BOSTON          – 010 017 00x   —   9
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MINNESOTA                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
R Reed                        3 1/3   5   1   1   1   1   0   5.87
T Fiore (L, 1-1)              2 1/3   6   6   3   1   1   0   6.50
J Rincon                      2 1/3   2   2   0   1   0   0   1.46

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Martinez (W, 3-1)           9       5   1   1   0  12   0   2.55

Pitches-strikes: R Reed 63-36; T Fiore 53-33; J Rincon 34-21; P Martinez
107-76. Ground balls-fly balls: R Reed 1-7; T Fiore 3-3; J Rincon 1-6;
P Martinez 6-8. Batters faced: R Reed 15; T Fiore 14; J Rincon 11; P Martinez 31.

UMPIRES: HP–Ed Montague. 1B–Brian Gorman. 2B–Bruce Dreckman. 3B–Brian Runge.
T–2:26. Att–33,061. Weather: 54 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.


Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; t – pitcher’s throw to first; T – pitcher pickoff to 2B;
p – pitchout; B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)

Minnesota 1st — Jones grounded out second to first. Guzman (bscbbfff) struck out swinging. Koskie singled to left. LeCroy (c) flied out to right.

Boston 1st — Damon (bcFb) grounded out third to first. Walker (Fbbbsffff) struck out swinging. Garciaparra (f) popped out to shallow right.

Minnesota 2nd — Hunter (cbsf) struck out swinging. Kielty (cs) struck out swinging. Sears (bsbbc) struck out looking.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez (cbf) singled to right. Ortiz (ccb) doubled to deep right, Ramirez to third. Millar (c) lined out to third. Nixon (bbfbs) hit sacrifice fly to right, Ramirez scored, Ortiz to third. Hillenbrand (cb) fouled out to first.

Minnesota 3rd — Mohr (c) flied out to center. Rivas (bbf) flied out to right. Jones (bss) struck out swinging.

Boston 3rd — Varitek (bbbcc) flied out to center. Damon (bcbbc) doubled to left. Walker (bbb) walked. Garciaparra (bcb) singled to shallow right, Damon out at home, right field to catcher, Walker to third. Ramirez (bt) flied out to left.

Minnesota 4th — Guzman (ccfbb) hit ground rule double to right. Koskie (bbcbf) singled to center, Guzman scored, Koskie out returning to first, center field to third to first. LeCroy (s) grounded out third to first. Hunter (bcf) struck out swinging.

Boston 4th — Ortiz (bbb) lined out to first. Millar doubled to left. Fiore relieved Reed. Nixon (Tsc) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (b) popped out to first.

Minnesota 5th — Kielty flied out to right. Sears (cs) struck out swinging. Mohr (bcbc) struck out swinging.

Boston 5th — Varitek (cf) singled to center. Damon (cbtbs – varitek stole second) flied out to right, Varitek to third. Walker (c) singled to left center, fielded by CF, Varitek scored. Garciaparra (ffbt) safe on infield single, fielded by 2B, Walker to second. Ramirez (sb) grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first.

Minnesota 6th — Rivas (b) flied out to center. Jones (fbc) struck out looking. Guzman (c) flied out to center.

Boston 6th — Ortiz (bcbcbf) walked. Millar (bcbfb) singled to left, Ortiz to third. Nixon (b) singled to center, Ortiz scored, Millar to second. Hillenbrand (bbbcf) safe on fielder’s choice to third, Millar to third, Nixon to second on SS’s fielding error [dropped throw/3B gets assist]. Varitek (bbcf) grounded into fielder’s choice to second, Millar scored, Nixon to third, Hillenbrand out second to shortstop. Damon (c) hit sacrifice fly to right, Nixon scored. Walker (cbb – Varitek stole second) safe on infield single, fielded by SS, Varitek to third. Rincon relieved Fiore. Garciaparra safe at first on 3B’s fielding error, Varitek scored, Walker to second. Ramirez (cbbb) walked, Walker to third, Garciaparra to second, Ortiz (fffbf) doubled to right center, fielded by RF, Walker, Garciaparra and Ramirez scored. Millar (ff) flied out to deep center.

Minnesota 7th — Koskie grounded out second to first. LeCroy (cc) grounded out third to first. Hunter (c) flied out to center.

Boston 7th — Nixon (b) singled to left. Hillenbrand (cff) flied out to right. Varitek (bf) popped out to third. Damon grounded out third to first.

Minnesota 8th — Kielty (s) grounded out first unassisted. Sears (csbb) singled to right center, fielded by RF. Mohr (s) singled to right, Sears to second. Rivas (c) grounded out shortstop to first, Sears to third, Mohr to second. Jones (bssb) struck out looking.

Boston 8th — Mohr moved from RF to CF and replaced Hunter. Cuddyer replaced Mohr in RF. Walker (bbbc) flied out to center. Garciaparra flied out to center. Ramirez (bb) popped out to first.

Minnesota 9th — Guzman (b) flied out to left. Koskie (bbcbc) struck out looking. LeCroy (bfsb) struck out looking.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       23    7  .767   –     10-4   13-3   09-03 07-00 07-04 LOST 1
BOSTON           20   10  .667   3     11-3    9-7   13-06 04-01 03-03 WON  1
BALTIMORE        16   13  .552   6 1/2  8-7    8-6   07-08 09-05 00-00 WON  1
TORONTO          13   18  .419  10 1/2  7-10   6-8   05-12 05-04 03-02 WON  3
TAMPA BAY        12   18  .400  11      8-8    4-10  10-15 02-03 00-00 WON  2

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY      18    9  .667   –     10-0    8-9   02-06 16-03 00-00 LOST 1
CHI WHITE SOX    15   15  .500   4 1/2 10-8    5-7   01-02 13-09 01-04 LOST 2
MINNESOTA        14   15  .483   5      6-7    8-8   07-11 07-04 00-00 LOST 1
CLEVELAND         8   21  .276  11      4-10   4-11  03-03 04-09 01-09 LOST 1
DETROIT           3   25  .107  15 1/2  1-12   2-13  00-05 01-16 02-04 LOST 6

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          19   11  .633   –     11-5    8-6   01-02 07-01 11-08 WON  2
OAKLAND          18   12  .600   1     12-3    6-9   01-01 07-02 10-09 WON  1
TEXAS            14   16  .467   5      8-8    6-8   05-04 01-01 08-11 WON  1
ANAHEIM          13   16  .448   5 1/2  8-7    5-9   02-06 02-00 09-10 LOST 2

SATURDAY, MAY 3RD RESULTS

TORONTO 7, ANAHEIM 1
TEXAS 6, CLEVELAND 5
BALTIMORE 6, KANSAS CITY 1
BOSTON 9, MINNESOTA 1
TAMPA BAY 8, DETROIT 6 (10 INNINGS)
OAKLAND 5, NY YANKEES 3 (10 INNINGS)
SEATTLE 12, CHI WHITE SOX 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          19   11  .633   –     10-6    9-5   10-09 08-01 01-01 LOST 1
MONTREAL         18   12  .600   1     10-6    8-6   08-05 08-06 02-01 LOST 2
PHILADELPHIA     18   13  .581   1 1/2 10-6    8-7   07-06 03-03 08-04 WON  1
FLORIDA          15   17  .469   5      9-6    6-11  09-11 04-04 02-02 LOST 2
NY METS          12   18  .400   7      8-7    4-11  05-08 06-08 01-02 LOST 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ST LOUIS         16   12  .571   –      9-4    7-8   07-04 07-04 02-04 WON  6
CHICAGO CUBS     17   13  .567   –      9-6    8-7   04-02 08-05 05-06 LOST 1
PITTSBURGH       14   15  .483   2 1/2  4-11  10-4   03-03 06-06 05-06 LOST 1
HOUSTON          13   16  .448   3 1/2  7-7    6-9   04-07 06-06 03-03 WON  2
CINCINNATI       13   17  .433   4      7-8    6-9   02-04 04-09 07-04 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE        10   20  .333   7      5-10   5-10  02-09 06-07 02-04 WON  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    20    9  .690   –      9-5   11-4   01-02 09-05 10-02 WON  1
COLORADO         16   14  .533   4 1/2 11-4    5-10  00-03 07-07 09-04 WON  1
LOS ANGELES      15   16  .484   6      8-7    7-9   02-02 05-03 08-11 WON  1
ARIZONA          13   18  .419   8      7-9    6-9   06-06 03-03 04-09 WON  1
SAN DIEGO        11   19  .367   9 1/2  6-9    5-10  01-01 03-06 07-12 LOST 1

SATURDAY, MAY 3RD RESULTS

ST LOUIS 3, MONTREAL 1
COLORADO 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 6
MILWAUKEE 3, NY METS 2
HOUSTON 5, FLORIDA 2
LOS ANGELES 4, PITTSBURGH 1
PHILADELPHIA 5, SAN DIEGO 4 (10 INNINGS)
ARIZONA 7, ATLANTA 6

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