Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles – Box Score – Thursday, September 27,2001

Game #151
Thursday, September 27, 2001
Baltimore 4, Boston 2

BALTIMORE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Matos cf                3  0  0  0   1  2   0  .217
Bigbie rf               3  1  0  0   1  3   1  .237
Conine 1b               4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .310
Richard dh              4  0  1  0   0  0   3  .271
Ripken 3b               2  1  0  0   1  1   0  .257
Batista ss              4  1  1  2   0  0   1  .237
Anderson lf             3  0  3  1   1  0   0  .202
Gil c                   4  0  0  0   0  0   4  .250
Hairston 2b             3  0  0  0   0  1   2  .239

Totals                 30  4  7  4   4  7  11

BATTING: 2B - Conine (21, Wakefield); Batista (24, Wakefield).
RBI - Conine (88), Batista 2 (84), Anderson (43). 2-out RBI
- Batista 2, Anderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - Hairston 1. GIDP - Gil, Richard. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - Matos (1, 2nd base off Lowe/Mirabelli). CS -
Richard (9, 2nd base by Lowe/Mirabelli); Anderson (4, 2nd
base by Erdos/Mirabelli). 

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Offerman 2b             3  1  2  1   1  0   0  .266
Lewis rf                3  1  1  0   1  1   1  .281
Nixon cf                4  0  0  0   0  2   3  .272
Daubach 1b              3  0  1  1   0  1   2  .260
 a-Stynes ph            1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .280
Bichette lf             4  0  0  0   0  3   3  .288
Hatteberg dh            4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .243
Hillenbrand 3b          3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .264
Mirabelli c             3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .230
Merloni ss              3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .224

Totals                 31  2  4  2   2  9  10

a-grounded to shortstop for Daubach in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - Offerman (8, 4th inning off Douglass 0 on, 0 out).
RBI - Offerman (46), Daubach (65). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Bichette 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - Hillenbrand (18, throw).
DP: 2 (Merloni-Offerman-Daubach 2).

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    Baltimore      - 000 004 000  --  4
    Boston         - 000 200 000  --  2

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BALTIMORE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Douglass (W, 2-1)             5 1/3   3   2   2   2   4   1   5.79
Ryan (H, 14)                    1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.62
Julio (H, 3)                  2       1   0   0   0   3   0   3.78
Groom (H, 16)                   1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.43
Roberts (S, 6)                1       0   0   0   0   1   0   4.85

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Lowe                          5       4   0   0   2   5   0   3.57
Wakefield (L, 8-12; BS, 1)    1       3   4   4   1   1   0   3.81
Banks                         2       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Erdos                         1       0   0   0   1   0   0   5.06

BALK - Douglass. HBP - Ripken (by Wakefield). Pitches-strikes:
Lowe 74-47; Wakefield 31-15; Banks 23-13; Erdos 11-5; Douglass 84-50;
Ryan 2-2; Julio 31-17; Groom 3-3; Roberts 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls:
Lowe 6-3; Wakefield 1-1; Banks 2-3; Erdos 1-1; Douglass 6-6; Ryan 0-1;
Julio 2-1; Groom 0-0; Roberts 1-1. Batters faced: Lowe 18; Wakefield 8;
Banks 6; Erdos 3; Douglass 21; Ryan 1; Julio 7; Groom 1; Roberts 3. 

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Onora. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Larry Young.
3B--Andy Fletcher.
T--2:47. Att--32,719. Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12
mph, out to center.

Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball)

Baltimore 1st — Matos (cbbs) struck out swinging. Bigbie (fcb) struck out looking. Conine grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 1st — Offerman (cb) grounded out first unassisted. Lewis (bcbbc) flied out to right. Nixon (bcs) struck out looking.

Baltimore 2nd — Richard (cbsb) singled to center. Ripken (ccbb – Richard caught stealing, catcher to second) struck out looking. Batista (cf) grounded out to shortstop.

Boston 2nd — Daubach (cf) struck out looking. Bichette (fbf) struck out swinging. Hatteberg (cbf) struck out looking.

Baltimore 3rd — Anderson (ccbfb) singled to shallow right. Gil (cbf) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first. Hairston (cbfbfb) popped out to pitcher.

Boston 3rd — Hillenbrand (cbfb) grounded out second to first. Mirabelli (bbccfb) lined out to left. Merloni (bbbc) grounded out to third.

Baltimore 4th — Matos (sbbcb) walked. Bigbie (cb – Matos stole second – fb) struck out swinging. Conine (cc) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B, Matos to third on 3B’s throwing error. Richard (cbcf) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Boston 4th — Offerman (bb) homered to right center. Lewis (cbbbc) walked. Nixon (c – Lewis to second on balk – bb) grounded out second to first, Lewis to third. Daubach (bfc) singled to left, Lewis scored. Bichette (cf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Daubach out at second, second to shortstop. Hatteberg (cbb) lined out to right.

Baltimore 5th — Ripken (bfbb) walked. Batista (b) flied out to center. Anderson (b) singled to shallow left center, fielded by CF, Ripken to second. Gil flied out to left. Hairston (ccbf) struck out looking.

Boston 5th — Hillenbrand flied out to center. Mirabelli (ccbbb) grounded out second to first. Merloni (cc) flied out to right.

Baltimore 6th — Wakefield relieved Lowe. Matos (cbbbc) struck out swinging. Bigbie (fbbbff) walked. Conine (bbbcc) doubled to deep left center, fielded by CF, Bigbie scored. Richard flied out to center. Ripken (bbfc) hit by pitch. Batista (b) doubled to deep left, Conine and Ripken scored. Anderson singled to shallow left, Batista scored. Gil (bb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Anderson out at second, shortstop to second.

Boston 6th — Offerman (ccbbb) walked. Lewis singled to center, Offerman to third. Nixon (b) flied out to shallow center. Ryan relieved Douglass. Daubach (s) flied out to shallow left. Julio relieved Ryan. Bichette (sbbf) struck out swinging.

Baltimore 7th — Banks relieved Wakefield. Hairston (bb) fouled out to third. Matos (bsbb) flied out to right. Bigbie (sbbs) struck out swinging.

Boston 7th — Hatteberg (bb) grounded out shortstop to first. Hillenbrand (bfb) flied out to right. Mirabelli (cbbbf) grounded out shortstop to first.

Baltimore 8th — Conine (cb) grounded out third to first. Richard (b) grounded out second to first. Ripken (cbff) lined out to right.

Boston 8th — Merloni (cbbc) struck out swinging. Offerman (bbc) singled to left. Lewis (cbc) struck out swinging. Groom relieved Julio. Nixon (cs) struck out swinging.

Baltimore 9th — Erdos relieved Banks. Batista (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Anderson (bbb) walked. Gil (bb – Anderson caught stealing, catcher to second – cf) flied out to deep right.

Boston 9th — Stynes pinch-hit for Daubach. Roberts relieved Groom. Stynes grounded out shortstop to first. Bichette (cff) struck out swinging. Hatteberg (cbf) flied out to right.

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   75  .503  14     41-40  35-35  36-32 15-18 15-17 LOST 1
TORONTO          74   78  .487  16 1/2 37-41  37-37  34-36 16-12 16-20 LOST 2
BALTIMORE        61   91  .401  29 1/2 29-44  32-47  29-37 16-16 10-26 WON  1
TAMPA BAY        55   97  .362  35 1/2 30-41  25-56  22-44 13-19 10-26 WON  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   73  .523   7 1/2 45-33  35-40  13-19 42-25 16-20 LOST 2
CHI WHITE SOX    80   73  .523   7 1/2 46-35  34-38  16-13 39-31 13-23 WON  2
DETROIT          62   91  .405  25 1/2 33-39  29-52  15-18 22-48 15-17 LOST 2
KANSAS CITY      60   93  .392  27 1/2 32-43  28-50  13-19 25-42 14-22 WON  2
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        95   58  .621  14     51-28  44-30  31-14 27-14 25-24 WON  7
ANAHEIM          74   79  .484  35     38-34  36-45  24-17 24-21 16-33 LOST 6
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
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH RESULTS
CHI WHITE SOX 9, MINNESOTA 3
OAKLAND 6, ANAHEIM 2
BALTIMORE 4, BOSTON 2
TAMPA BAY 5, TORONTO 1
KANSAS CITY 8, DETROIT 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          82   71  .536   -     34-38  48-33  36-31 22-14 15-17 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     81   72  .529   1     47-34  34-38  39-31 16-17 19-13 LOST 1
NY METS          79   74  .516   3     42-33  37-41  41-29 14-19 14-18 WON  3
FLORIDA          71   82  .464  11     42-32  29-50  29-38 19-17 11-21 WON  1
MONTREAL         64   89  .418  18     34-47  30-42  27-43 13-20 16-16 LOST 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON          91   62  .595   -     44-34  47-28  18-12 48-30 16-14 WON  1
ST LOUIS         87   66  .569   4     50-26  37-40  19-11 43-32 17-16 WON  2
CHICAGO CUBS     82   71  .536   9     42-30  40-41  16-14 42-33 15-18 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE        65   88  .425  26     33-42  32-46  15-15 36-45 09-18 LOST 2
CINCINNATI       63   90  .412  28     25-50  38-40  14-10 31-50 14-19 WON  1
PITTSBURGH       58   95  .379  33     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          86   67  .562   -     43-32  43-35  18-14 21-15 40-30 WON  2
SAN FRANCISCO    84   69  .549   2     46-29  38-40  18-14 18-18 38-32 WON  1
LOS ANGELES      81   72  .529   5     44-37  37-35  17-15 23-16 35-32 LOST 1
SAN DIEGO        76   77  .497  10     33-42  43-35  17-15 24-15 29-38 LOST 1
COLORADO         68   85  .444  18     38-40  30-45  15-17 21-18 30-40 WON  1
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH RESULTS
COLORADO 13, SAN DIEGO 9
NY METS 12, MONTREAL 6
FLORIDA 7, ATLANTA 1
CINCINNATI 2, PHILADELPHIA 1
HOUSTON 6, CHICAGO CUBS 5
ARIZONA 13, MILWAUKEE 11
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS
(THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
OAKLAND          95   58  .621   -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
ST LOUIS         87   66  .569   -    
SAN FRANCISCO    84   69  .549   3    
CHICAGO CUBS     82   71  .536   5    
PHILADELPHIA     81   72  .529   6    
LOS ANGELES      81   72  .529   6    
NY METS          79   74  .516   8
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