Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Game # 56
Boston 11, Pittsburgh 4 (Game 1)
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Mueller 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .377
T Walker 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .327
N Garciaparra ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .312
F Sanchez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Ramirez lf 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .325
D Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
D Ortiz 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .292
T Nixon rf 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .300
J Varitek c 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .278
J Damon cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .237
B Kim p 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250
A Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Giambi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
H Almonte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 11 16 11 3 6 19
a-struck out looking for A Embree in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B – M Ramirez 2 (17, K Benson 2); D Ortiz (15, K Benson). 3B – N
Garciaparra (7, K Benson). HR – J Varitek (7, 3rd inning off K Benson 2 on, 2
Out), T Walker (4, 7th inning off K Benson 0 on, 0 Out), M Ramirez (9, 9th
inning off B Meadows 0 on, 0 Out), T Nixon (4, 9th inning off B Meadows 1 on, 0
Out). SF – M Ramirez. RBI – M Ramirez 4 (40), J Varitek 3 (28), T Nixon 3 (30),
T Walker (30). 2-out RBI – M Ramirez, J Varitek 3, T Nixon. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out – B Mueller 1, J Varitek 1, D Ortiz 1, B Kim 2. GIDP –
T Walker, N Garciaparra, J Damon. Team LOB – 7.
PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
R Mackowiak cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
J Wilson ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .256
B Giles lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .276
A Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295
R Simon 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .288
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206
B Meadows p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanders rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243
A Nunez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .222
K Benson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
C Wilson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 4 10
a-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 8th.
BATTING: HR – R Simon (6, 8th inning off A Embree 2 on, 2 Out). S – K Benson.
RBI – J Wilson (19), R Simon 3 (35). 2-out RBI – J Wilson, R Simon 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out – A Ramirez 1. Team LOB – 6.
FIELDING: E – J Wilson (5, throw). PB – J Kendall. DP: 3 (A Nunez-J Wilson-R
Simon 2, J Wilson-A Nunez-R Simon).
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BOSTON – 104 010 203 — 11
PITTSBURGH – 000 010 030 — 4
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim (W, 1-0) 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.37
A Embree 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 6.48
H Almonte 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
K Benson (L, 5-6) 6 1/3 12 8 7 1 4 2 4.23
J Beimel 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.81
B Meadows 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 6.56
IBB – J Varitek (by J Beimel). HBP – B Mueller (by J Beimel).
Pitches-strikes: B Kim 83-55; A Embree 20-13; H Almonte 12-7; K Benson 105-68;
J Beimel 24-12; B Meadows 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim 12-7; A Embree
0-1; H Almonte 1-2; K Benson 5-10; J Beimel 3-1; B Meadows 2-0. Batters faced:
B Kim 27; A Embree 6; H Almonte 4; K Benson 32; J Beimel 7; B Meadows 6.
UMPIRES: HP–Brian Onora. 1B–Justin Klemm. 2B–Phil Cuzzi. 3B–Jerry Crawford.
T–2:33. Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from left center.
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)
Boston 1st — Mueller (c) safe at first on SS’s throwing error. Walker (bbcbct) flied out to left. Garciaparra (bb – Mueller to second on passed ball) flied out to right. Ramirez hit ground rule double to left, Mueller scored. Ortiz (b) popped out to third.
Pittsburgh 1st — Lofton (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Wilson (cfb) singled to left. Giles (b) flied out to center. Ramirez (csb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Wilson out third to second.
Boston 2nd — Nixon (c) flied out to right. Varitek (cc) popped out to shortstop. Damon (bcsbbf) walked. Kim singled to right, Damon to second. Mueller (bbc) grounded out second to first.
Pittsburgh 2nd — Simon (b) grounded out second to first. Kendall (bcb) singled to right. Sanders (cbs) fouled out to catcher. Nunez grounded into fielder’s choice, Kendall out second to shortstop.
Boston 3rd — Walker (bcb) singled to center. Garciaparra (sf) singled to left center, fielded by LF, Walker to second. Ramirez (b) singled to center, Walker scored, Garciaparra to second. Ortiz (b) flied out to left. Nixon (cbsb) struck out swinging. Varitek (cbb) homered to center, Garciaparra, Ramirez and Varitek scored. Damon (bb) flied out to left.
Pittsburgh 3rd — Benson (cs) struck out looking. Lofton (bb) singled to center. Wilson flied out to right. Giles (cbbb) walked, Lofton to second. Ramirez (b) lined out to second.
Boston 4th — Kim lined out to second. Mueller (bb) singled to left. Walker grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Pittsburgh 4th — Simon (b) grounded out second to first. Kendall (bbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Sanders (ffb) struck out swinging.
Boston 5th — Garciaparra (bffbff) grounded out third to first. Ramirez (fb) doubled to deep left center, fielded by LF. Ortiz (bbf) popped out to third. Nixon singled to center, Ramirez scored, Nixon to second advancing on throw. Varitek (scb) struck out swinging.
Pittsburgh 5th — Nunez (bs) singled to shallow left center, fielded by LF. Benson (bF) sacrificed pitcher to second, Nunez to second. Lofton grounded out first to pitcher, Nunez to third. Wilson (csbfbff) singled to right, Nunez scored. Giles (ff) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 6th — Damon (bsf) struck out swinging. Kim (s) grounded out first unassisted. Mueller (cbffb) struck out swinging.
Pittsburgh 6th — Ramirez (bc) grounded out third to first. Simon grounded out first unassisted. Kendall (cc) flied out to center.
Boston 7th — Walker (bcff) homered to deep right, Walker scored. Garciaparra (fff) tripled to center. Ramirez (c) hit sacrifice fly to right, Garciaparra scored. Ortiz (bcb) doubled to deep right. Beimel relieved Benson; CWilson replaced Kendall at C. Nixon (ffb) struck out swinging. Varitek (iii) intentionally walked. Damon (bbb) walked, Ortiz to third, Varitek to second. Kim (fc) grounded out second to first.
Pittsburgh 7th — Sanders lined out to second. Nunez (b) grounded out first unassisted. CWilson (bccb) flied out to deep right.
Boston 8th — Mueller (cf) hit by pitch. Walker (bbcf) flied out to center. Mackowiak Lofton in RF. Garciaparra grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Pittsburgh 8th — Embree relieved Kim. Mackowiak (bsb) lined out to shortstop. JWilson (fcb) struck out swinging. Giles (cfbbb) walked. Ramirez singled to right, Giles to third. Simon (f) homered to deep left, Giles, Ramirez and Simon scored. Young hit for Beimel. Young (cc) struck out swinging.
Boston 9th – Meadows relieved Beimel. Ramirez (f) homered to center, Ramirez scored. Ortiz (c) singled to center. Nixon homered to center, Ortiz and Nixon scored. Varitek (sbb) singled to center. Damon (cbfbbff) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Giambi hit for Embree. Giambi (cbc) struck out looking.
Pittsburgh 9th — Almonte relieved Embree. Sanchez replaced Garciaparra at SS. Jackson replaced Nixon in RF. Sanders flied out to center. Nunez (cbbb) walked. CWilson (cb) flied out to center. Mackowiak (cs) grounded out first unassisted.
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