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  FINAL
Boston 23, Cleveland 7
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | 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

a-popped to third for S Alomar in the 7th; b-struck out for Lofton in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: 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.

BASERUNNING
SB: 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

a-flied to center for N Garciaparra in the 6th; b-doubled for John Valentin in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: 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.

BASERUNNING
SB: D Lewis (1, 2nd base off Karsay/S Alomar).

FIELDING
PB: 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

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

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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BOXSCORES
Boston 23
Cleveland 7