Boston Red Sox v Cleveland – Box Score – Thursday, August 30, 2001

Game #132
Thursday, August 30, 2001
Cleveland 3, Boston 1

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Nixon cf                4  1  0  0   1  3   1  .269
Offerman 1b             4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .249
 a-Everett ph           1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .260
 Lewis pr               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .252
Stynes 2b               5  0  2  0   0  1   3  .286
Ramirez dh              5  0  1  1   0  2   5  .308
Bichette lf             4  0  2  0   0  1   1  .299
O'Leary rf              3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .255
Hillenbrand 3b          3  0  3  0   0  0   0  .277
Hatteberg c             4  0  1  0   0  1   5  .256
Lansing ss              4  0  2  0   0  0   4  .255
Totals                 37  1 12  1   2 10  21
a-singled for Offerman in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Ramirez (30, Colon); Hillenbrand (18, Colon);
Lansing (23, Colon). S - Hillenbrand. RBI - Ramirez (111).
2-out RBI - Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Lansing 3, Bichette 1, Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 12.
CLEVELAND              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Lofton cf               4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .263
Vizquel ss              4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .272
Alomar 2b               3  2  1  2   1  1   0  .340
Gonzalez dh             3  0  1  0   1  2   0  .340
 Fryman pr              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .263
Thome 1b                3  0  1  1   1  1   0  .295
Burks lf                3  0  1  0   0  1   2  .274
 Cabrera pr-rf          1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .275
Branyan 3b              4  0  0  0   0  4   3  .225
Cordero rf-lf           2  0  1  0   1  0   0  .258
Taubensee c             3  0  0  0   0  1   2  .233
 Diaz c                 0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .280
Totals                 30  3  6  3   4 10  10
BATTING: HR - Alomar (16, 3rd inning off Nomo 1 on, 1 out).
RBI - Thome (108), Alomar 2 (86). 2-out RBI - Thome. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Burks 1, Branyan 3,
Vizquel 1. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: SB - Cabrera (8, 2nd base off Nomo/Hatteberg).
FIELDING: E - Vizquel (7, throw). Outfield assists - Cordero
(Hillenbrand at 3rd base), Lofton (Hatteberg at home). 
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    Boston         - 001 000 000  --  1
    Cleveland      - 102 000 00x  --  3
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Nomo (L, 11-6)                7       5   3   3   3   8   1   4.18
Beck                          1       1   0   0   1   2   0   3.93
CLEVELAND                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Colon (W, 11-10)              6       8   1   1   2   5   0   4.12
Rincon (H, 9)                   2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.45
Riske (H, 1)                    1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.31
Baez (H, 10)                  1       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.21
Wickman (S, 26)               1       2   0   0   0   2   0   2.70
WP - Colon. Pitches-strikes: Colon 111-73; Rincon 13-8; Riske
13-8; Baez 11-9; Wickman 18-13; Nomo 109-67; Beck 22-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: Colon 6-5; Rincon 0-1; Riske 0-1; Baez 1-0;
Wickman 0-1; Nomo 8-5; Beck 1-0. Batters faced: Colon 27; Rincon 2;
Riske 2; Baez 4; Wickman 5; Nomo 29; Beck 5. 
UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Jerry Layne.
3B--Ed Montague. Ejections: Boston's Cone by Randazzo (4th). 
T--3:04. Att--40,616. Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.

Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball, t-throw to first, p-pitchout, B/S/C/F-call on bunt attempt)

Boston 1st — Nixon (bbfc) struck out looking. Offerman (bcbf) struck out swinging. Stynes (c) safe at first on SS’s throwing error [short-hopped throw]. Ramirez (cffb) struck out looking.

Cleveland 1st — Lofton (bcbbc) flied out to left. Vizquel (B) popped out to SS in shallow left. Alomar (bfbbc) walked. Gonzalez (bbbf) walked, Alomar to second. Thome (bbfb) singled to deep right, Alomar scored, Gonzalez to third. Burks (sbc) struck out swinging.

Boston 2nd — Bichette (bbbccf) singled to right. O’Leary (ccbbfbfttt) walked, Bichette to second. Hillenbrand sacrificed pitcher to first, Bichette to third, O’Leary to second. Hatteberg (c) popped out to third. Lansing (c) grounded out second to first.

Cleveland 2nd — Branyan (bfbff) struck out swinging. Cordero (sfb) lined out to shortstop. Taubensee (bbs) grounded out first to pitcher.

Boston 3rd — Nixon (bbcbff) walked. Offerman (Cttbf) flied out to shallow center. Stynes (ft) flied out to shallow center. Ramirez (bcs – Nixon to second on wild pitch [clearly a PB] – ffb) doubled to deep left, Nixon scored. Bichette (fbb) grounded out second to first.

Cleveland 3rd — Lofton (b) grounded out second to first. Vizquel (bc) singled to left. Alomar (bcbb) homered to right center, Vizquel and Alomar scored. Gonzalez (cs) struck out swinging. Thome grounded out third to first.

Boston 4th — O’Leary (bbc) grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (bcf) doubled to deep right, out advancing to third, right field to second to third. Hatteberg (cbffb) singled to left. Lansing (cs – Cone ejected from bench by HP ump) doubled to center, Hattberg out at home, center to shortstop to catcher.

Cleveland 4th — Burks (bbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Branyan (fc) struck out swinging. Cordero (c) singled to right center, fielded by RF. Taubensee flied out to right.

Boston 5th — Nixon (fbfbbf) grounded out second to first. Offerman (cbbffb) struck out swinging. Stynes (bc) singled to left. Ramirez (cs) struck out looking.

Cleveland 5th — Lofton (bsbf) grounded out pitcher to first. Vizquel (Cc) grounded out second to first. Alomar (bcb) grounded out first unassisted.

Boston 6th — Bichette (fbb) singled to left. O’Leary flied out to center. Hillenbrand (c) singled to left, Bichette to second. Hatteberg (b) flied out to center. Lansing (bc) grounded into force play to third, Bichette out at third, third unassisted.

Cleveland 6th — Gonzalez (bcsf) struck out swinging. Thome (cs) struck out looking. Burks (cbs) safe on infield single, fielded by SS [throw from hole wide of bag]. Cabrera pinch-ran for Burks. Branyan (bcbttb – Cabrera stole second – s) struck out swinging.

Boston 7th — Rincon relieved Colon. Cordero moved from RF to LF and replaced Burks. Cabrera replaced Cordero in LF. Nixon (bcbs) struck out swinging. Offerman (ccbbbff) popped out to shortstop. Riske relieved Rincon. Stynes (cfbfbfb) singled to left. Ramirez (bbcc) lined out to left.

Cleveland 7th — Cordero (bbb) walked. Taubensee (cf) struck out swinging. Lofton (cb) grounded out first unassisted, Cordero to second. Vizquel (ss) popped out to SS in shallow left center.

Boston 8th — Baez relieved Riske. Diaz replaced Taubensee at C. Bichette (cf) struck out looking. O’Leary (s) grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand (b) singled to center. Hatteberg (cbc) struck out swinging.

Cleveland 8th — Beck relieved Nomo. Alomar (cc) struck out swinging. Gonzalez (c) singled to right center, fielded by CF. Fryman pinch-ran for Gonzalez. Thome (bbbc) walked, Fryman to second. Cabrera (bbcb) grounded into fielder’s choice to first, Thome out at second, first to shortstop, Fryman to third. Branyan (bffb – Cabrera to second on indifference – fb) struck out swinging.

Boston 9th — Wickman relieved Baez. Lansing (b) singled to left. Nixon (cbffbfbf) struck out looking. Everett pinch-hit for Offerman. Everett singled to center, Lansing to second. Lewis pinch-ran for Everett. Stynes (cfb) struck out looking. Ramirez (s) flied out to center.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       78   56  .582   -     43-26  35-30  38-16 18-12 12-20 WON  1
BOSTON           71   61  .538   6     36-29  35-32  33-22 13-14 15-17 LOST 5
TORONTO          65   69  .485  13     31-35  34-34  30-30 11-09 16-20 LOST 1
BALTIMORE        54   79  .406  23 1/2 26-41  28-38  23-33 16-16 09-18 LOST 6
TAMPA BAY        48   86  .358  30     28-39  20-47  17-40 13-19 08-19 LOST 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND        76   57  .571   -     37-31  39-26  18-09 36-20 15-17 WON  4
MINNESOTA        70   64  .522   6 1/2 40-29  30-35  13-19 37-20 11-16 LOST 1
CHI WHITE SOX    67   65  .508   8 1/2 35-29  32-36  15-11 27-25 13-23 LOST 1
DETROIT          54   78  .409  21 1/2 32-36  22-42  11-13 18-40 15-17 WON  1
KANSAS CITY      54   80  .403  22 1/2 29-39  25-41  13-19 22-35 11-16 WON  3
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          96   38  .716   -     45-20  51-18  26-10 31-10 27-12 WON  2
OAKLAND          78   56  .582  18     38-28  40-28  23-13 27-14 16-23 WON  5
ANAHEIM          69   65  .515  27     35-30  34-35  24-17 20-16 15-24 LOST 3
TEXAS            60   74  .448  36     33-34  27-40  21-20 11-25 20-19 WON  1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH RESULTS
NY YANKEES 5, TORONTO 4 (11 INNINGS)
OAKLAND 15, BALTIMORE 0
CLEVELAND 3, BOSTON 1
DETROIT 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 2, ANAHEIM 1
TEXAS 5, MINNESOTA 1
SEATTLE 4, TAMPA BAY 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          72   61  .541   -     33-36  39-25  30-23 18-12 15-17 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     71   62  .534   1     40-25  31-37  30-23 15-15 19-13 LOST 2
NY METS          63   71  .470   9 1/2 38-31  25-40  28-26 11-19 14-18 WON  2
FLORIDA          62   71  .466  10     37-26  25-45  22-28 17-16 11-21 LOST 2
MONTREAL         57   76  .429  15     29-35  28-41  22-32 13-20 14-14 WON  1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON          78   55  .586   -     39-29  39-26  18-12 38-23 13-14 WON  4
CHICAGO CUBS     74   59  .556   4     41-26  33-33  13-08 37-27 15-18 WON  2
ST LOUIS         72   61  .541   6     45-25  27-36  19-11 34-30 11-13 WON  2
MILWAUKEE        59   73  .447  18 1/2 31-37  28-36  15-15 31-32 08-16 WON  1
CINCINNATI       53   80  .398  25     21-45  32-35  12-09 23-41 14-19 LOST 3
PITTSBURGH       49   83  .371  28 1/2 30-33  19-50  05-19 25-35 11-22 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ARIZONA          77   56  .579   -     39-30  38-26  18-14 19-14 33-20 LOST 1
SAN FRANCISCO    74   60  .552   3 1/2 42-23  32-37  18-14 18-15 28-26 WON  1
LOS ANGELES      73   61  .545   4 1/2 39-29  34-32  17-15 20-13 30-24 WON  1
SAN DIEGO        66   67  .496  11     29-36  37-31  17-15 24-12 19-31 LOST 2
COLORADO         58   74  .439  18 1/2 32-33  26-41  13-15 21-18 22-31 LOST 1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH RESULTS
ST LOUIS 13, SAN DIEGO 3
CHICAGO CUBS 5, FLORIDA 4
HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 1
NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 2
MONTREAL 4, ATLANTA 2
SAN FRANCISCO 13, ARIZONA 5
LOS ANGELES 5, COLORADO 4
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS
(THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH)

AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
OAKLAND          78   56  .582   -
BOSTON           71   61  .538   6
MINNESOTA        70   64  .522   8
ANAHEIM          69   65  .515   9
CHI WHITE SOX    67   65  .508  10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
CHICAGO CUBS     74   59  .556   -    
SAN FRANCISCO    74   60  .552     1/2
LOS ANGELES      73   61  .545   1 1/2
ST LOUIS         72   61  .541   2
PHILADELPHIA     71   62  .534   3
SAN DIEGO        66   67  .496   8
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