Texas 9, Boston 2 — July 30, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Game # 106
Texas 9, Boston 2
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
L Collier cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Mueller 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .330
T Walker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285
M Ramirez dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .324
D Ortiz 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286
K Millar lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286
T Nixon rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .324
J Varitek c 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .293
D Jackson ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244
Totals 30 2 7 2 5 6 12
BATTING: 2B – T Walker (25, R Ellis); T Nixon (18, R Ellis). HR – T Nixon (19,
5th inning off R Ellis 0 on, 1 Out), D Jackson (1, 8th inning off R Ellis 0 on,
0 Out). RBI – T Nixon (65), D Jackson (5). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out – J Varitek 2, D Ortiz 1. GIDP – T Walker, D Ortiz. Team LOB – 6.
BASERUNNING: CS – B Mueller (4, 2nd base by R Ellis/T Greene), J Damon (4,
2nd base by R Ellis/T Greene).
FIELDING: E – K Millar (4, fly ball).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Young 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .321
H Blalock 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .318
A Rodriguez ss 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .295
R Palmeiro dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .242
M Teixeira 1b 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .254
J Jones lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .105
R Nivar cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Nix rf 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 .224
T Greene c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .208
D Sadler cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
Totals 35 9 10 8 5 8 14
BATTING: 2B – L Nix (3, T Jones). HR – L Nix (2, 2nd inning off R Mendoza 1 on,
1 Out), M Teixeira (15, 3rd inning off R Mendoza 2 on, 2 Out), H Blalock (18,
5th inning off R Mendoza 0 on, 1 Out). RBI – L Nix 4 (6), M Teixeira 3 (49),
H Blalock (58). 2-out RBI – M Teixeira 3, L Nix. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out – H Blalock 1, T Greene 2, R Palmeiro 2. Team LOB – 8.
BASERUNNING: SB – H Blalock (1, 2nd base off R Mendoza/J Varitek).
FIELDING: DP: 3 (T Greene-A Rodriguez, M Young-A Rodriguez-M Teixeira 2).
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BOSTON – 000 010 010 — 2
TEXAS – 023 020 20x — 9
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Mendoza (L, 3-5) 4 1/3 7 7 7 1 5 3 6.89
J Shiell 1 2/3 1 0 0 3 2 0 4.63
T Jones 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 4.50
M Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.36
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ellis (W, 1-1) 7 6 2 2 3 5 2 8.18
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
F Cordero 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.07
R Ellis pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBP – M Teixeira (by J Shiell). Pitches-strikes: R Mendoza 81-55; J Shiell 44-18;
T Jones 24-13; M Timlin 10-6; R Ellis 109-63; R Mahay 17-9; F Cordero 28-14.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Mendoza 4-4; J Shiell 0-3; T Jones 1-1; M Timlin 3-0;
R Ellis 8-6; R Mahay 1-2; F Cordero 2-0. Batters faced: R Mendoza 21; J Shiell 10;
T Jones 7; M Timlin 3; R Ellis 27; R Mahay 3; F Cordero 5.
UMPIRES: HP–Charlie Reliford. 1B–Justin Klemm. 2B–Fieldin Culbreth. 3B–Terry Craft.
T–2:50. Att–25,354. Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, left to right.
Play-by-Play: (b - ball, s - swinging strike; c - called strike; f - foul; t - pitcher's throw to first; x - pitcher's throw to second; T - catcher's throw to first (after preceding pitch); p - pitchout; B/S/C/F - ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt).
Boston 1st — Damon (bc) singled to shallow left, fielded by SS. Mueller (tbtbbcc – Damon caught stealing, catcher to shortstop) singled to left. Walker (bbcbffff) struck out swinging, Mueller caught stealing, catcher to shortstop.
Texas 1st — Young (ccbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Blalock (bbsb) walked. Rodriguez (fbffbb – Blalock stole second) struck out looking. Palmeiro (cbbsf) grounded out first unassisted.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (cbfb) struck out swinging. Ortiz (cbffbb) walked. Millar (cbb) flied out to CF in left center. Nixon (bc) grounded out second to first.
Texas 2nd — Teixeira (b) singled to right. Jones (cs) lined out to right. Nix (tbtff) homered to deep right, Teixeira and Nix scored. Greene (bsbc) struck out swinging. Sadler (fFbbb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 3rd — Varitek (bbbcc) grounded out second to first. Jackson (cbc) struck out swinging. Damon (cfbff) grounded out first unassisted.
Texas 3rd — Young (cf) struck out swinging. Blalock (ccf) flied out to deep left. Rodriguez (bc) singled to left. Palmeiro (b) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B, Rodriguez to second. Teixeira homered to deep right, Rodriguez, Palmeiro and Teixeira scored. Jones (fb) popped out to shortstop.
Boston 4th — Mueller (f) grounded out second to first. Walker (fbfbfbf) doubled into right field corner. Ramirez (bbb) popped out to first. Ortiz flied out to left.
Texas 4th — Nix (cfb) struck out swinging. Greene flied out to deep right. Sadler (cc) struck out swinging.
Boston 5th — Millar (ff) flied out to center. Nixon (b) homered to deep right, Nixon scored. Varitek (bbbf) walked. Jackson (sb) flied out to right. Damon (b) grounded out first unassisted.
Texas 5th — Young (sfbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Blalock (bb) homered to deep right, Blalock scored. Rodriguez (bffbf) safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Shiell relieved Mendoza. Palmeiro (ftbbtbtf) struck out looking. Teixeira (tbpxsft) hit by pitch, Rodriguez to second. Jones (bffbbf) walked, Rodriguez to third, Teixeira to second. Nix (bbbc) walked, Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third, Jones to second. Greene (bcbsb) struck out swinging.
Boston 6th — Mueller (cbbb) walked. Walker grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Ramirez (bsf) struck out looking.
Texas 6th — Sadler flied out to right. Young (bcbb) flied out to right. Blalock (bbb) walked. Rodriguez singled to left, Blalock to second. Palmeiro (bbcb) fouled out to catcher.
Boston 7th — Ortiz (b) popped out to first. Millar (cbbcb) struck out swinging. Nixon (bc) doubled to left center wall, fielded by CF. Varitek grounded out second to first.
Texas 7th — Jones relieved Shiell. Teixeira (bc) singled to center. Jones (b) flied out to left. Nix (c) doubled to right center wall, fielded by RF, Teixeira scored. Greene (cbs) struck out looking. Sadler (bbc) safe at first on LF’s fielding error, Nix scored. Young (bbb) walked, Sadler to second. Blalock (ccbb) grounded out second to first.
Boston 8th — Jackson (bfb) homered to deep left, Jackson scored. Mahay relieved Ellis. Damon (bbc) fouled out to third. Mueller (fbbfb) flied out to center. Walker (sfbbbf) grounded out pitcher to first.
Texas 8th — Timlin relieved Jones. Collier replaced Damon in CF. Rodriguez (bs) grounded out third to first. Palmeiro (bbcb) grounded out second to first. Teixeira (f) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 9th — Cordero relieved Mahay. Nivar replaced Sadler in CF. Sadler moved from CF to LF and replaced Jones. Ramirez (cbbfb) singled to left. Ortiz (fbf) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Millar (bcbbc) walked. Nixon (bbcsb) walked, Millar to second. Varitek (sbsfb) struck out swinging.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 65 40 .619 – 30-21 35-19 25-19 14-03 13-13 WON 2
BOSTON 63 43 .594 2 1/2 35-16 28-27 26-21 19-09 08-06 LOST 1
TORONTO 54 53 .505 12 25-29 29-24 24-29 12-12 08-04 LOST 2
BALTIMORE 50 54 .481 14 1/2 27-24 23-30 16-19 12-15 17-07 LOST 1
TAMPA BAY 39 66 .371 26 22-31 17-35 21-24 07-11 08-16 WON 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY 57 48 .543 – 29-25 28-23 06-13 32-13 10-14 LOST 2
CHI WHITE SOX 56 51 .523 2 33-20 23-31 15-10 28-24 03-09 WON 3
MINNESOTA 52 54 .491 5 1/2 29-26 23-28 14-13 17-20 11-13 WON 1
CLEVELAND 45 62 .421 13 25-27 20-35 06-10 25-23 08-17 WON 1
DETROIT 28 77 .267 29 13-37 15-40 09-18 12-34 03-11 LOST 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SEATTLE 65 42 .607 – 32-23 33-19 05-07 28-10 22-17 WON 2
OAKLAND 61 46 .570 4 37-17 24-29 09-03 21-17 22-17 LOST 1
ANAHEIM 52 54 .491 12 1/2 30-25 22-29 14-24 10-01 17-22 LOST 2
TEXAS 44 63 .411 21 25-29 19-34 18-20 05-07 17-22 WON 1
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH RESULTS
TEXAS 9, BOSTON 2
NY YANKEES 8, ANAHEIM 0
TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 3
MINNESOTA 5, BALTIMORE 1
CHI WHITE SOX 15, KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 4, OAKLAND 2
SEATTLE 13, DETROIT 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 70 37 .654 – 37-16 33-21 29-22 18-07 13-03 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA 59 47 .557 10 1/2 31-23 28-24 25-25 13-08 13-08 WON 2
FLORIDA 59 49 .546 11 1/2 34-21 25-28 29-21 12-12 09-10 WON 6
MONTREAL 54 54 .500 16 1/2 32-22 22-32 23-28 11-12 11-05 LOST 3
NY METS 44 63 .411 26 22-32 22-31 20-30 12-14 07-09 WON 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 58 49 .542 – 33-20 25-29 08-12 35-22 04-08 WON 1
ST LOUIS 56 51 .523 2 31-22 25-29 10-04 27-24 09-15 WON 2
CHICAGO CUBS 53 53 .500 4 1/2 25-28 28-25 11-13 26-24 07-07 LOST 1
PITTSBURGH 49 56 .467 8 23-30 26-26 06-08 27-29 11-12 WON 1
CINCINNATI 48 59 .449 10 24-30 24-29 11-16 22-29 08-09 WON 1
MILWAUKEE 43 64 .402 15 19-35 24-29 07-13 21-30 10-14 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO 68 39 .636 – 37-16 31-23 07-09 16-07 35-15 WON 1
ARIZONA 56 52 .519 12 1/2 30-22 26-30 10-12 14-07 22-29 LOST 4
COLORADO 56 54 .509 13 1/2 38-16 18-38 05-11 14-12 28-25 LOST 1
LOS ANGELES 54 52 .509 13 1/2 29-25 25-27 10-08 14-07 19-30 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO 41 67 .380 27 1/2 22-32 19-35 03-13 07-16 23-28 LOST 1
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH RESULTS
SAN FRANCISCO 6, CHICAGO CUBS 3
NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 0
ST LOUIS 11, MONTREAL 1
FLORIDA 3, ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 7, SAN DIEGO 2
CINCINNATI 3, COLORADO 2 (10 INNINGS)
PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 2
HOUSTON 7, ATLANTA 3