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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

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