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Boston 9, Cleveland 2 — May 23, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Friday, May 23, 2003
Game # 47
Boston 9, Cleveland 2

CLEVELAND              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Lawton lf             3  1  0  0   0  0   1  .222
O Vizquel ss            3  1  0  0   1  1   0  .266
J McDonald ss          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .276
E Burks dh              4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .258
M Bradley cf            4  0  1  2   0  0   0  .320
J Gerut rf              4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .236
J Bard c                3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .233
C Blake 3b              3  0  0  0   1  2   2  .254
B Broussard 1b          3  0  2  0   0  0   0  .308
B Phillips 2b           3  0  0  0   0  1   3  .236

Totals                 30  2  4  2   3  5   7

BATTING: RBI – M Bradley 2 (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – C Blake 1, B Phillips 1. GIDP – J Gerut. Team LOB – 5. 

FIELDING: E – R Rodriguez (1, throw); B Phillips (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (O Vizquel-B Phillips-B Broussard).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              5  0  2  0   0  0   1  .255
T Walker 2b             5  1  1  0   0  0   3  .317
N Garciaparra ss        3  2  2  1   0  0   0  .303
D Jackson ss           0  0  0  1   0  0   0  .265
M Ramirez lf            4  1  1  0   1  0   4  .298
T Nixon rf              3  1  1  1   1  0   3  .309
B Mueller 3b            4  1  2  2   0  0   1  .385
S Hillenbrand 1b        4  1  1  2   0  0   3  .305
J Giambi dh             4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .198
J Varitek c             4  2  3  1   0  1   0  .289

Totals                 36  9 13  8   2  1  16

BATTING: 2B – B Mueller (19, R Rodriguez); S Hillenbrand (16, R Rodriguez). SF – D Jackson. RBI – T Nixon (21), B Mueller 2 (21), S Hillenbrand 2 (34), J Varitek (23), N Garciaparra (32), D Jackson (2). 2-out RBI – J Varitek, N Garciaparra. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M Ramirez 2. GIDP – S Hillenbrand. Team LOB – 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Walker-N Garciaparra-S Hillenbrand).

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CLEVELAND       – 000 002 000   —   2
BOSTON          – 600 011 01x   —   9
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CLEVELAND                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
R Rodriguez (L, 2-5)          5       8   7   5   1   1   0   4.70
T Mulholland                  3       5   2   2   1   0   0   3.57

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (W, 4-3)               9       4   2   2   3   5   0   5.27

HBP – N Garciaparra (by R Rodriguez); M Lawton (by D Lowe). Pitches-strikes: R Rodriguez 85-56; T Mulholland 52-30; D Lowe 117-70. Ground balls-fly balls: R Rodriguez 6-8; T Mulholland 2-7; D Lowe 19-3. Batters faced: R Rodriguez 25; T Mulholland 15; D Lowe 34. 

UMPIRES: HP–Jerry Meals. 1B–Gary Darling. 2B–Larry Vanover. 3B–Chris Guccione.
T–2:08. Att–32,673. Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 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’s throw to second; p – pitchout;
B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)

Cleveland 1st — Lawton (b) grounded out first unassisted. Vizquel (cfb) struck out swinging. Burks (b) grounded out pitcher to first.

Boston 1st — Damon (cff) flied out to deep right. Walker safe on bunt single, to second on P’s throwing error [fielded on 3B side/way over 1B head]. Garciaparra singled to left [23-game streak], Walker to third. Ramirez (sfbbbf) walked, Garciaparra to second. Nixon (cbb) safe at first on fielder’s choice under 2B’s glove, fielded by RF, Walker scored; Garciaparra scored and Ramirez to third on 2B’s fielding error. Mueller (bcb) doubled down right field line, Ramirez scored, Nixon to third. Hillenbrand (cbfff) doubled high off left field wall, Nixon and Mueller scored. Giambi (bcbfb) grounded out second to first, Hillenbrand to third. Varitek (sbbbcf) safe on infield single, fielded by SS [behind bag/slipped on wet grass/no play], Hillenbrand scored. Damon (bsb) grounded out first unassisted. [4 earned runs]

Cleveland 2nd — Bradley (cbsfbf) grounded out second to first. Gerut (b) grounded out second to first. Bard (cc) struck out swinging.

Boston 2nd — Walker (cc) popped out to third down LF line. Garciaparra (b) flied out to center. Ramirez (c) singled down left field line. Nixon (b) flied out to center.

Cleveland 3rd — Blake (ccb) struck out swinging. Broussard safe on infield single, fielded by leaping SS [late throw from hole]. Phillips (ss) struck out swinging. Lawton (bb) grounded out first unassisted.

Boston 3rd — Mueller lined out to right. Hillenbrand (cbfbb) popped out to center. Giambi grounded out first to pitcher.

Cleveland 4th — Vizquel (cfb) grounded out third to first. Burks (cbb) grounded out third to first. Bradley (sbbb) lined out to third [dive left].

Boston 4th — Varitek (fc) struck out swinging. Damon (bss) flied out to left. Walker (b) grounded out shortstop to first.

Cleveland 5th — Gerut (bbbc) grounded out first unassisted. Bard (cbsf) grounded out second to first. Blake (ccbbb) walked. Broussard (c) singled to left center, fielded by CF, Blake to third. Phillips (bfc) grounded out shortstop to first [moving to right].

Boston 5th — Garciaparra hit by pitch. Ramirez (c) popped out to second. Nixon (fb) singled to right, Garciaparra to second. Mueller (bb) singled to right, Garciaparra scored, Nixon to third. Hillenbrand (cffb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Cleveland 6th — Lawton (c) hit by pitch [benches warned]. Vizquel (Bbb) walked, Lawton to second. Burks (c) grounded out shortstop to first, Lawton to third, Vizquel to second. Bradley (bb) singled to right, Lawton and Vizquel scored. Gerut grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.

Boston 6th — Mulholland relieved Rodriguez. Giambi (bbf) flied out to RF in right center. Varitek (bc) singled to right. Damon (bbc) singled to left, Varitek to second. Walker (bfb) flied out to deep left. Garciaparra (bfbb) singled to left center, fielded by CF, Varitek scored, Damon to third. Ramirez grounded out first unassisted [check swing].

Cleveland 7th — Bard grounded out second to first. Blake (bssb) struck out looking. Broussard (cbfb) flied out to center.

Boston 7th — Nixon (cbbb) walked. Mueller (c) fouled out to third. Hillenbrand (b) flied out to shallow right. Giambi (cbbffb) popped out to SS in shallow left.

Cleveland 8th — Jackson replaced Garciaparra at SS. Phillips (b) grounded out third to first [dive left]. Lawton grounded out first to pitcher. Vizquel (cbbc) popped out to SS in shallow left.

Boston 8th — McDonald replaced Vizquel at SS. Varitek singled to center. Damon (b) singled to right [off tip of 2B glove], Varitek to second. Walker (bff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Varitek to third, Damon out second to shortstop [no relay]. Jackson (ff) hit sacrifice fly to left, Varitek scored, Walker to second. Ramirez (bbsf) fouled out to first.

Cleveland 9th — Burks (cbbff) grounded out third to first. Bradley grounded out second to first. Gerut (cb) singled down right field line. Bard (bfbb) walked, Gerut to second. [Little visit] Blake (bcfb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Bard out shortstop to second [bobbled but shoveled in time].

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
BOSTON           29   18  .617   –     17-8   12-10  14-08 08-05 07-05 WON  1
NY YANKEES       29   19  .604     1/2 11-12  18-7   11-06 07-00 11-13 LOST 2
TORONTO          25   24  .510   5      9-12  16-12  08-14 09-06 08-04 WON  2
BALTIMORE        21   26  .447   8      9-13  12-13  08-10 11-14 02-02 LOST 1
TAMPA BAY        19   28  .404  10     10-12   9-16  14-17 04-08 01-03 WON  1

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MINNESOTA        27   20  .574   –     13-10  14-10  13-12 12-06 02-02 LOST 1
KANSAS CITY      25   21  .543   1 1/2 13-7   12-14  06-13 18-05 01-03 LOST 2
CHI WHITE SOX    22   25  .468   5     15-11   7-14  06-03 13-13 03-09 LOST 1
CLEVELAND        17   30  .362  10     11-14   6-16  03-04 07-10 07-16 LOST 2
DETROIT          11   35  .239  15 1/2  3-17   8-18  05-07 03-19 03-09 WON  2

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          31   16  .660   –     17-9   14-7   02-04 18-04 11-08 WON  2
OAKLAND          28   19  .596   3     18-7   10-12  04-02 14-08 10-09 WON  1
TEXAS            23   24  .489   8     14-12   9-12  13-09 02-04 08-11 WON  7
ANAHEIM          22   24  .478   8 1/2 13-12   9-12  08-14 05-00 09-10 LOST 3

FRIDAY, MAY 23RD RESULTS

BOSTON 9, CLEVELAND 2
DETROIT 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2
TORONTO 6, NY YANKEES 2
OAKLAND 4, KANSAS CITY 1
TEXAS 5, BALTIMORE 3
TAMPA BAY 3, ANAHEIM 1
SEATTLE 5, MINNESOTA 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          32   16  .667   –     15-8   17-8   10-10 09-03 13-03 LOST 1
MONTREAL         30   18  .625   2     17-9   13-9   11-06 08-07 11-05 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     27   21  .563   5     13-9   14-12  09-08 07-05 11-08 WON  1
NY METS          22   26  .458  10     13-11   9-15  08-09 07-08 07-09 WON  3
FLORIDA          20   29  .408  12 1/2 11-10   9-19  09-14 05-05 06-10 WON  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS     26   21  .553   –     12-9   14-12  04-02 16-13 06-06 LOST 1
HOUSTON          26   22  .542     1/2 16-10  10-12  07-11 16-08 03-03 WON  2
ST LOUIS         24   22  .522   1 1/2 14-7   10-15  08-04 14-14 02-04 WON  1
CINCINNATI       24   24  .500   2 1/2 15-11   9-13  04-06 13-13 07-05 LOST 2
PITTSBURGH       19   28  .404   7      7-18  12-10  03-03 08-15 08-10 LOST 2
MILWAUKEE        18   30  .375   8 1/2 10-17   8-13  02-10 11-15 05-05 LOST 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    29   18  .617   –     12-10  17-8   07-09 10-05 12-04 LOST 1
LOS ANGELES      28   20  .583   1 1/2 16-9   12-11  10-06 07-03 11-11 WON  8
ARIZONA          22   26  .458   7 1/2 12-15  10-11  10-09 06-06 06-11 WON  1
COLORADO         22   26  .458   7 1/2 16-7    6-19  05-11 07-08 10-07 WON  1
SAN DIEGO        13   35  .271  16 1/2  7-16   6-19  03-13 03-09 07-13 LOST 9

FRIDAY, MAY 23RD RESULTS

FLORIDA 8, CINCINNATI 4
PHILADELPHIA 4, MONTREAL 2
NY METS 6, ATLANTA 5
HOUSTON 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5
LOS ANGELES 6, MILWAUKEE 4
ST LOUIS 10, PITTSBURGH 8 (10 INNINGS)
COLORADO 10, SAN FRANCISCO 7
ARIZONA 5, SAN DIEGO 3

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