Game #150
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Boston 9, Baltimore 6
BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Matos cf 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .228
Roberts ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Conine lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
Ripken dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
Batista 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237
Blake 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .308
Bigbie rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .243
Fordyce c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .213
a-Richard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Hairston 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .241
Totals 34 6 7 6 2 6 6
a-flied to center for Fordyce in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Batista 2 (23, Fossum 2); Fordyce (18, Fossum);
Conine (20, Beck). HR - Blake (1, 7th inning off Fossum 1 on,
1 out); Matos (4, 7th inning off Garces 2 on, 2 out).
RBI - Fordyce (19), Blake 2 (4), Matos 3 (9). 2-out RBI - Fordyce,
Matos 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hairston 1,
Blake 1. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - Batista (4, 3rd base off Fossum/Mirabelli).
FIELDING: E - Bauer (1, throw).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Offerman 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .263
Lewis rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .280
Nixon cf 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .274
Ramirez dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .307
a-Burkhart ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Daubach lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .260
Pickering 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .286
Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
Merloni ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .230
Mirabelli c 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .234
Totals 35 9 12 8 5 6 13
a-struck out for Ramirez in the 6th.
BATTING: 2B - Mirabelli (10, Bauer); Nixon (28, Bauer).
HR - Daubach (21, 3rd inning off Bauer 1 on, 1 out); Mirabelli (9,
5th inning off Parrish 1 on, 2 out). RBI - Lewis (11), Nixon 2 (80),
Ramirez (125), Daubach 2 (64), Mirabelli 2 (27). 2-out RBI -
Mirabelli 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Daubach 2.
Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: CS - Lewis (5, 3rd base by Bauer/Fordyce).
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Baltimore - 010 000 500 -- 6
Boston - 106 020 00x -- 9
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
Bauer (L, 0-3) 3 8 7 6 1 1 1 6.16
Parrish 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 6.14
Foster 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.52
Kohlmeier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.60
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Fossum (W, 3-1) 6 2/3 5 5 5 2 4 1 4.02
Garces 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.04
Beck (H, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
Urbina (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.12
IBB - Ramirez (by Parrish). Pitches-strikes: Fossum 100-69; Garces 5-3;
Beck 11-6; Urbina 13-9; Bauer 66-43; Parrish 43-26; Foster 33-20;
Kohlmeier 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Fossum 4-12; Garces 1-0;
Beck 1-2; Urbina 0-1; Bauer 5-2; Parrish 3-1; Foster 1-2; Kohlmeier 0-3.
Batters faced: Fossum 27; Garces 2; Beck 4; Urbina 3; Bauer 17; Parrish 11;
Foster 8; Kohlmeier 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Brian Onora. 2B--Fieldin
Culbreth. 3B--Larry Young.
T--2:50. Att--31,603. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph,
right to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional
ball)
Baltimore 1st -- Matos (bc) flied out to center. Roberts flied out to left. Conine (bb) flied out to deep center.
Boston 1st -- Offerman (c) reached on infield single, fielded by SS. Lewis (b) singled to left, Offerman to second. Nixon (bfbb) flied out to RF in right center, Offerman to third. Ramirez (s - Offerman scored, Lewis to second on P's throwing error - b - Lewis caught stealing, catcher to third - cfbbfff) grounded out to third.
Baltimore 2nd -- Ripken flied out to left. Batista (bcsbb) doubled to left center, fielded by XF. Blake (bbcffb) fouled out to catcher. Bigbie (bbbcf) walked. Fordyce (cb - Batista stole third - b) singled to shallow right, Batista scored, Bigbie to third. Hairston (cb) popped out to shortstop.
Boston 2nd -- Daubach (bbf) flied out to center. Pickering (csbbf) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (b) grounded out second to first.
Baltimore 3rd -- Matos flied out to left. Roberts (bccf) struck out looking. Conine (cbs) flied out to center.
Boston 3rd -- Merloni (bccb) grounded out shortstop to first. Mirabelli (cbs) doubled to deep left. Offerman (cc) singled to right, Mirabelli to third. Lewis singled to left, Mirabelli scored, Offerman to second. Nixon (cf) doubled to center, Offerman and Lewis scored. Ramirez (ffbb) singled to center, Nixon scored. Daubach homered to right center, Ramirez and Daubach scored. Pickering (bfcfbb) walked. Hillenbrand (cb) grounded into fielder's choice, Pickering out at second, third to second. Merloni (bf) grounded into fielder's choice, Hillenbrand out at second, shortstop to second.
Baltimore 4th -- Ripken (cf) grounded out third to first. Batista (c) popped out to second. Blake fouled out to catcher.
Boston 4th -- Parrish relieved Bauer. Mirabelli (b) singled to right center, fielded by RF. Offerman (fbbb) walked, Mirabelli to second. Lewis (fc) grounded out pitcher to first, Mirabelli to third, Offerman to second. Nixon (csb) struck out swinging. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Daubach (c) grounded out second to first
Baltimore 5th -- Bigbie (bfcbff) grounded out pitcher to first. Fordyce (fcff) grounded out second to first. Hairston flied out to center.
Boston 5th -- Pickering (cbbbf) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (cff) flied out to center. Merloni (cbb) singled to center. Mirabelli (fbcf) homered to left center, Merloni and Mirabelli scored. Offerman (cbf) grounded out shortstop to first.
Baltimore 6th -- Matos (ccb) struck out swinging. Roberts (fbc) flied out to center. Conine (fff) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 6th -- Foster relieved Parrish. Lewis (cbbbf) walked. Nixon (cbbb) flied out to right. Burkhart pinch-hit for Ramirez. Burkhart (ffb) struck out swinging. Daubach (csbb) grounded into fielder's choice, D Lewis out at second, second to shortstop.
Baltimore 7th -- Ripken (cbs) struck out looking. Batista (cbbsb) doubled to deep left center, fielded by LF. Blake (cf) homered to left, Batista and Blake scored. Bigbie (csf) struck out swinging. Fordyce (fb) doubled to left. Hairston (bbcb) walked. Garces relieved Fossum. Matos (b) homered to left center, Fordyce, Hairston and Matos scored. Roberts (fb) grounded out second to first.
Boston 7th -- Pickering (bsf) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (fbsf) struck out swinging. Merloni singled to center. Mirabelli (cb) flied out to right.
Baltimore 8th -- Beck relieved Garces. Conine (fb) doubled to left. Ripken (bb) grounded out shortstop to first. Batista (b) flied out to center. Blake (bf) flied out to right.
Boston 8th -- Kohlmeier relieved Foster. Offerman (b) flied out to left. Lewis (b) fouled out to first. Nixon (bcbb) walked. Burkhart (fffbf) flied out to right.
Baltimore 9th -- Urbina relieved Beck. Bigbie (csfbbb) struck out looking. Richard pinch-hit for Fordyce. Richard (c) flied out to center. Hairston (bfs) struck out looking.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-NY YANKEES 90 61 .596 - 47-27 43-34 48-20 20-13 12-20 WON 1 BOSTON 76 74 .507 13 1/2 41-39 35-35 36-31 15-18 15-17 WON 1 TORONTO 74 77 .490 16 37-41 37-36 34-35 16-12 16-20 LOST 1 BALTIMORE 60 91 .397 30 29-44 31-47 28-37 16-16 10-26 LOST 1 TAMPA BAY 54 97 .358 36 29-41 25-56 21-44 13-19 10-26 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND 87 65 .572 - 42-35 45-30 21-11 44-26 15-17 WON 1 MINNESOTA 80 72 .526 7 45-33 35-39 13-19 42-24 16-20 LOST 1 CHI WHITE SOX 79 73 .520 8 45-35 34-38 16-13 38-31 13-23 WON 1 DETROIT 62 90 .408 25 33-39 29-51 15-18 22-47 15-17 LOST 1 KANSAS CITY 59 93 .388 28 31-43 28-50 13-19 24-42 14-22 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
X-SEATTLE 109 44 .712 - 52-22 57-22 33-12 31-10 33-16 WON 3 Y-OAKLAND 94 58 .618 14 1/2 50-28 44-30 31-14 27-14 24-24 WON 6 ANAHEIM 74 78 .487 34 1/2 38-34 36-44 24-17 24-21 16-32 LOST 5 TEXAS 70 83 .458 39 41-41 29-42 21-20 17-28 24-25 LOST 3
X -- CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE Y -- CLINCHED WILD CARD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH RESULTS
SEATTLE 7, TEXAS 5 BOSTON 9, BALTIMORE 6 NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 1 CHI WHITE SOX 6, MINNESOTA 3 KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 6 OAKLAND 3, ANAHEIM 1 TORONTO AT CLEVELAND, POSTPONED
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 82 70 .539 - 34-38 48-32 36-30 22-14 15-17 WON 2 PHILADELPHIA 81 71 .533 1 47-33 34-38 39-31 16-16 19-13 WON 1 NY METS 78 74 .513 4 42-33 36-41 40-29 14-19 14-18 WON 2 FLORIDA 70 82 .461 12 41-32 29-50 28-38 19-17 11-21 LOST 2 MONTREAL 64 88 .421 18 34-46 30-42 27-42 13-20 16-16 LOST 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 90 62 .592 - 44-34 46-28 18-12 47-30 16-14 LOST 2 ST LOUIS 87 66 .569 3 1/2 50-26 37-40 19-11 43-32 17-16 WON 2 CHICAGO CUBS 82 70 .539 8 42-29 40-41 16-14 42-32 15-18 WON 1 MILWAUKEE 65 87 .428 25 33-42 32-45 15-15 36-45 09-17 LOST 1 CINCINNATI 62 90 .408 28 25-50 37-40 13-10 31-50 14-19 LOST 1 PITTSBURGH 58 95 .379 32 1/2 38-43 20-52 05-22 34-44 11-22 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 85 67 .559 - 42-32 43-35 18-14 20-15 40-30 WON 1 SAN FRANCISCO 84 69 .549 1 1/2 46-29 38-40 18-14 18-18 38-32 WON 1 LOS ANGELES 81 72 .529 4 1/2 44-37 37-35 17-15 23-16 35-32 LOST 1 SAN DIEGO 76 76 .500 9 33-42 43-34 17-15 24-15 29-37 WON 2 COLORADO 67 85 .441 18 37-40 30-45 15-17 21-18 29-40 LOST 2
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH RESULTS
ATLANTA 4, FLORIDA 1 NY METS 5, MONTREAL 2 PHILADELPHIA 8, CINCINNATI 0 CHICAGO CUBS 8, PITTSBURGH 4 ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 1 SAN DIEGO 3, COLORADO 1 ARIZONA 15, MILWAUKEE 9 SAN FRANCISCO 6, LOS ANGELES 4
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS (THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 94 58 .618 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
ST LOUIS 87 66 .569 - SAN FRANCISCO 84 69 .549 3 CHICAGO CUBS 82 70 .539 4 1/2 PHILADELPHIA 81 71 .533 5 1/2 LOS ANGELES 81 72 .529 6 NY METS 78 74 .513 8 1/2 SAN DIEGO 76 76 .500 10 1/2