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BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |  
| Boston | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | x | 23 | 24 | 0 |  
 
 
| CLEVELAND | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Lofton cf b-Roberts ph-cf
 Vizquel ss
 R Alomar 2b
 E Wilson 2b
 M Ramirez rf
 W Cordero dh
 Sexson lf
 Thome 1b
 Fryman 3b
 S Alomar c
 a-E Diaz ph-c
 Totals
 | 3 1
 3
 3
 1
 3
 4
 5
 3
 3
 1
 1
 31
 | 1 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 2
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 7
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 0
 8
 | 1 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 2
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 7
 | 1 0
 1
 1
 0
 2
 1
 0
 2
 0
 1
 0
 9
 | 0 1
 1
 1
 0
 2
 0
 3
 0
 0
 0
 0
 8
 | 2 0
 4
 5
 0
 0
 0
 3
 1
 3
 0
 0
 18
 | .143 .000
 .250
 .400
 .000
 .000
 .800
 .167
 .308
 .273
 .167
 .000
 
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a-popped to third for S Alomar in the 7th; b-struck out for
Lofton in the 8th.
 
 BATTING2B:  Lofton (1, K Mercker).
 HR:  W Cordero (1, 9th inning 
off Gordon 0 on, 1 out).
 S:  Vizquel.
 SF:  S Alomar, Fryman.
 Rbi -: R Alomar (3), S Alomar (1), W Cordero 2 (2), Sexson (1), Fryman (2), 
Lofton (1).
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sexson 1,: R Alomar 3.
 Gidp:  Fryman.
 Team LOB:  9.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  R Alomar (2, 3rd base off Wakefield/Varitek).
 
 
 
| BOSTON | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Offerman 2b John Valentin 3b
 b-Sadler ph-3b
 Daubach dh-1b
 N Garciaparra ss
 a-L Merloni ph-ss
 Oleary lf
 Stanley 1b
 Gordon p
 Varitek c
 Hatteberg c
 D Lewis cf
 T Nixon rf
 Totals
 | 5 5
 2
 6
 3
 2
 5
 6
 0
 5
 1
 5
 3
 48
 | 3 2
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2
 3
 0
 5
 1
 3
 3
 23
 | 3 4
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 5
 0
 4
 1
 3
 2
 24
 | 5 7
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 3
 1
 1
 5
 23
 | 2 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 2
 5
 | 0 1
 1
 3
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 9
 | 2 0
 3
 4
 1
 0
 3
 2
 0
 1
 0
 3
 2
 21
 | .429 .333
 .500
 .091
 .333
 .333
 .125
 .625
 .000
 .313
 1.000
 .417
 .273
 
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a-flied to center for N Garciaparra in the 6th; b-doubled for
John Valentin in the 7th.
 
 BATTING2B:  T Nixon 2 (3, Colon, Assenmacher); Varitek 2 (3, Karsay, 
Reed); John Valentin (2, Reed); Sadler (1, Assenmacher); Stanley 
(2, Shuey).
 3B:  Stanley (1, Reed).
 HR:  John Valentin 2 (3, 1st inning 
off Colon 1 on, 0 out, 3rd inning off Karsay 1 on, 2 out); Offerman 
(1, 2nd inning off Colon 1 on, 0 out); Varitek (1, 5th inning off 
Reed 1 on, 1 out).
 SF:  T Nixon.
 Rbi:  John Valentin 7 (10), 
D Lewis (2), T Nixon 5 (6), Offerman 5 (6), Varitek 3 (3), 
Stanley (2), Hatteberg (1).
 2-out rbi - John Valentin 5,: Offerman 3, T Nixon 2.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -: Stanley 1, Daubach 3, Sadler 2.
 Team LOB:  9.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  D Lewis (1, 2nd base off Karsay/S Alomar).
 
 FIELDINGPB:  Varitek 2.
 DP: 1 (John Valentin-Offerman-Stanley).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| CLEVELAND | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Colon (L, 0-1) Karsay
 Reed
 Depaula
 Assenmacher
 Shuey
 | 1 2
 1 1/3
 1 2/3
 1
 1
 | 6 4
 7
 0
 5
 2
 | 7 3
 8
 0
 3
 2
 | 7 3
 8
 0
 3
 2
 | 1 0
 1
 0
 0
 3
 | 1 2
 1
 3
 0
 2
 | 2 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 | 9.00 9.00
 30.86
 4.50
 27.00
 9.00
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| BOSTON | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| K Mercker R Garces (W, 1-0)
 Wakefield
 J Wasdin
 R Cormier
 Gordon
 | 1 2/3 2 1/3
 0
 1/3
 3 2/3
 1
 | 3 1
 2
 0
 1
 1
 | 2 1
 3
 0
 0
 1
 | 2 1
 3
 0
 0
 1
 | 3 2
 2
 1
 1
 0
 | 1 2
 0
 0
 4
 1
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 | 10.80 3.86
 13.50
 27.00
 0.00
 4.50
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Colon pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd.
R Garces pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Wakefield pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.
 
WP: Karsay 2.HBP: N Garciaparra (by Reed); D Lewis (by Reed).
 Pitches-strikes: K Mercker 47-28; R Garces 35-21; Wakefield 18-7; 
J Wasdin 9-5; R Cormier 40-28; Gordon 18-12; Colon 44-27; 
Karsay 31-21; Reed 34-18; Depaula 17-13; Assenmacher 24-17;: Shuey 39-19.
 Ground balls-fly balls: K Mercker 2-2; R Garces 4-1; 
Wakefield 0-0; J Wasdin 0-1; R Cormier 4-3; Gordon 1-1; Colon 1-1;: Karsay 1-4; Reed 2-1; Depaula 0-2; Assenmacher 3-0; Shuey 1-0.
 Batters faced: K Mercker 11; R Garces 10; Wakefield 4; J Wasdin 2; 
R Cormier 12; Gordon 4; Colon 10; Karsay 11; Reed 14; Depaula 5;: Assenmacher 8; Shuey 8.
 Umpires: HP: Jim Mckean. 1B--John Shulock. 2B--Durwood Merrill.
3B--Jim Joyce.
 LF: Chuck Meriwether.
 RF: Tim Welke.
 T: 3:49.
 Att: 33,898.
 Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
 Wind: 20 mph,: out to left.
 
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