Game #154
Sunday, September 30, 2001
Boston 8, Detroit 5
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 Lewis lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .286 Nixon cf 5 2 1 2 0 1 4 .279 Daubach rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .261 Burkhart 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .077 Hatteberg dh 4 0 2 3 1 1 2 .247 Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 Mirabelli c 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .231 Merloni ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .226
Totals 39 8 11 8 5 7 17
BATTING: 2B - Offerman (23, Lima); Hatteberg (18, Lima); Merloni (8, Pettyjohn); Daubach (25, Miller). HR - Nixon (25, 5th inning off Lima 1 on, 0 out); Mirabelli (10, 6th inning off Pettyjohn 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Burkhart (1), Hatteberg 3 (24), Nixon 2 (82), Mirabelli (28), Lewis (12). 2-out RBI - Burkhart, Hatteberg 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Hatteberg 1, Hillenbrand 1, Nixon 1, Mirabelli 1. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - Nixon (7, 2nd base off Lima/Inge).
FIELDING: E - Offerman (13, catch). PB - Mirabelli.
DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Macias cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 Easley 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 Higginson lf 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 .281 Simon dh 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .310 Halter 3b 5 0 3 4 0 2 2 .284 Fick rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .274 Cruz ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .251 Munson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 Inge c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .184 a-Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 Cardona c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Totals 39 5 11 5 1 10 24
a-struck out for Inge in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Higginson (27, FCastillo); Halter 2 (31, FCastillo, Wakefield). RBI - Halter 4 (60), Cruz (47). 2-out RBI - Halter 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Fick 2, Inge 2, Macias 1, Halter 1. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - Higginson (20, 2nd base off FCastillo/Mirabelli).
FIELDING: E - Munson (1, ground ball).
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Boston - 103 022 000 -- 8
Detroit - 000 102 200 -- 5
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era FCastillo (W, 9-9) 5 1/3 7 3 3 1 3 0 4.44 Wakefield 2 2/3 3 2 2 0 5 0 3.86 Urbina (S, 8) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00
DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era Lima (L, 5-9) 5 7 6 5 2 3 1 4.60 Pettyjohn 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 6.36 Pineda 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.60 Miller 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.00 Santos 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.39
IBB - Daubach (by Lima). HBP - Cruz (by Wakefield). Pitches-strikes: Lima 100-60; Pettyjohn 46-29; Pineda 20-9; Miller 14-7; Santos 7-5; FCastillo 86-63; Wakefield 43-36; Urbina 21-13. Ground balls- fly balls: Lima 5-7; Pettyjohn 1-4; Pineda 0-1; Miller 0-1; Santos 1-0; FCastillo 3-10; Wakefield 2-1; Urbina 0-1. Batters faced: Lima 25; Pettyjohn 9; Pineda 4; Miller 4; Santos 2; FCastillo 24; Wakefield 13; Urbina 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Mike Fichter. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck. T--3:15. Att--29,229. Weather: 65 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional
ball, F-foul bunt attempt)
Boston 1st -- Offerman (cfb) grounded out second to first. Lewis (csbb) flied out to deep left. Nixon (cbbfb) safe at first on 1B's fielding error. Daubach (bb - Nixon stole second - b) walked. Burkhart (sfb) singled to center, Nixon scored, Daubach to second. Hatteberg (cfbb) flied out to left.
Detroit 1st -- Macias (cbcf) popped out to shortstop. Easley lined out to left. Higginson (cff) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd -- Hillenbrand (cbf) flied out to center. Mirabelli (fc) flied out to center. Merloni (csbf) struck out swinging.
Detroit 2nd -- Simon singled to right. Halter (bcf) struck out swinging. Fick (ff) safe on fielder's choice, Simon out at second, first to shortstop. Cruz (b) popped out to second.
Boston 3rd -- Offerman doubled to right. Lewis (c) singled to right, Offerman to third. Nixon (bbbfc) grounded out pitcher to first, Lewis to second. Daubach (iii) intentionally walked. Burkhart (sc) struck out swinging. Hatteberg (bbf) doubled to deep right center, fielded by RF, Offerman, Lewis and Daubach scored. Hillenbrand (f) grounded out pitcher to first.
Detroit 3rd -- Munson (csf) popped out to 2B in shallow center. Inge (ff) flied out to deep center. Macias (bcf) grounded out first to pitcher.
Boston 4th -- Mirabelli (fbbc) struck out swinging. Merloni flied out to right. Offerman (bfcbbf) flied out to left.
Detroit 4th -- Easley (bc) grounded out second to first. Higginson (bb) doubled to right. Simon (fsfb) struck out swinging. Halter doubled to left, Higginson scored. Fick (csbb) popped out to first.
Boston 5th -- Lewis (bc) singled to center. Nixon (b) homered to right, Lewis and Nixon scored. Daubach (bbcb) popped out to first. Burkhart grounded out second to first. Hatteberg (cfbbb) safe on infield single, fielded by P. Hillenbrand (bccbffb) grounded out third to first.
Detroit 5th -- Cruz (bfc) singled to center. Munson (bb) fouled out to first. Inge (bbccfbfff) flied out to center. Macias flied out to right.
Boston 6th -- Pettyjohn relieved Lima. Mirabelli (bfbb) homered to right center. Merloni (ccfbf) doubled to left. Offerman (fbbbc) grounded out second to third, Merloni to third. Lewis (bffffbbfff) singled to shallow right, Merloni scored. Nixon (b) flied out to left. Daubach (bb) flied out to left.
Detroit 6th -- Easley (cf) flied out to left. Higginson (bc) safe on infield single, fielded by 2B. Simon (ffb - Higginson stole second - b) singled to right, Higginson to third. Halter (f) singled to right, Higginson scored, Simon to second. Fick (fbsbfb) walked, Simon to third, Halter to second. Wakefield relieved Castillo. Cruz (c) safe at first on 2B's fielding error, Simon scored, Halter to third, Fick to second. Munson (cc) struck out swinging. Inge (fcf) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th -- Burkhart (bfb) flied out to center. Hatteberg (ccbbf) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (cff) flied out to right.
Detroit 7th -- Macias (b) singled to right. Easley (sf) struck out looking. Higginson (b) safe on infield single, fielded by SS, Macias to second. Simon (cf) struck out swinging. Halter (b - Macias to third, Higginson to second on passed ball - fff) doubled to right center, fielded by CF, Macias and Higginson scored. Fick (ff) flied out to left.
Boston 8th -- Pineda relieved Pettyjohn. Mirabelli (bfbsf) struck out swinging. Merloni (fsb) flied out to CF in right center. Offerman (bbb) walked. Lewis (bbcbc) walked, Offerman to second. Miller relieved Pineda. Nixon (bbcf) struck out looking.
Detroit 8th -- Cruz (b) hit by pitch. Munson (sfbf) grounded out second to first, Cruz to second. Jackson pinch-hit for Inge. Jackson (cfbffb) struck out swinging. Macias (fc) grounded out pitcher to first.
Boston 9th -- Cardona replaced Inge at C. Daubach (bf) doubled to left. Burkhart flied out to right. Hatteberg (cbbb) walked. Santos relieved Miller. Hillenbrand (bc) safe on fielder's choice, Hatteberg out at second, second to shortstop, Daubach to third. Mirabelli (cbf) struck out swinging.
Detroit 9th -- Urbina relieved Wakefield. Easley (cffbfbb) struck out looking. Higginson (bc) singled to right. Simon (bbcb - Higginson to second in fielder indifference) flied out to left. Halter (Fbsf) struck out swinging.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Y-NY YANKEES 91 62 .595 - 48-28 43-34 49-21 20-13 12-20 LOST 1 BOSTON 77 77 .500 14 1/2 41-40 36-37 36-32 16-20 15-17 WON 1 TORONTO 75 80 .484 17 37-41 38-39 35-38 16-12 16-20 WON 1 BALTIMORE 62 92 .403 29 1/2 29-44 33-48 30-38 16-16 10-26 WON 1 TAMPA BAY 57 98 .368 35 32-42 25-56 24-45 13-19 10-26 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Y-CLEVELAND 89 66 .574 - 44-36 45-30 21-11 46-27 15-17 WON 2 CHI WHITE SOX 82 74 .526 7 1/2 46-35 36-39 16-13 41-32 13-23 WON 2 MINNESOTA 81 75 .519 8 1/2 45-33 36-42 13-19 43-27 16-20 LOST 2 DETROIT 64 92 .410 25 1/2 35-40 29-52 17-19 22-48 15-17 LOST 1 KANSAS CITY 61 95 .391 28 1/2 33-45 28-50 13-19 26-44 14-22 LOST 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Y-SEATTLE 111 45 .712 - 54-23 57-22 33-12 31-10 35-17 WON 1 X-OAKLAND 96 60 .615 15 51-28 45-32 31-14 27-14 26-26 LOST 1 ANAHEIM 75 81 .481 36 39-36 36-45 24-17 24-21 17-35 LOST 1 TEXAS 72 84 .462 39 41-41 31-43 21-20 17-28 26-26 WON 1
X -- CLINCHED WILD CARD Y -- WON DIVISION TITLE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH RESULTS
CLEVELAND 9, MINNESOTA 1 BOSTON 8, DETROIT 5 TORONTO 6, TAMPA BAY 5 (12 INNINGS) CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 2 SEATTLE 6, OAKLAND 3 TEXAS 8, ANAHEIM 6 BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 1 (15 INNINGS, SUSPENDED)
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 84 72 .538 - 36-39 48-33 38-32 22-14 15-17 LOST 1 PHILADELPHIA 82 74 .526 2 47-34 35-40 40-33 16-17 19-13 LOST 1 NY METS 80 76 .513 4 42-33 38-43 42-31 14-19 14-18 WON 1 FLORIDA 73 83 .468 11 44-33 29-50 31-39 19-17 11-21 WON 1 MONTREAL 65 91 .417 19 34-47 31-44 27-43 14-22 16-16 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 91 65 .583 - 44-34 47-31 18-12 48-33 16-14 LOST 3 ST LOUIS 90 66 .577 1 53-26 37-40 19-11 46-32 17-16 WON 5 CHICAGO CUBS 85 71 .545 6 45-30 40-41 16-14 45-33 15-18 WON 3 MILWAUKEE 65 91 .417 26 33-42 32-49 15-15 36-45 09-21 LOST 5 CINCINNATI 65 91 .417 26 27-51 38-40 16-11 31-50 14-19 WON 2 PITTSBURGH 58 98 .372 33 38-43 20-55 05-22 34-47 11-22 LOST 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 88 68 .564 - 45-33 43-35 18-14 21-15 42-31 LOST 1 SAN FRANCISCO 86 70 .551 2 48-30 38-40 18-14 18-18 40-33 LOST 1 LOS ANGELES 82 74 .526 6 44-37 38-37 17-15 23-16 36-34 WON 1 SAN DIEGO 77 79 .494 11 33-42 44-37 17-15 24-15 30-40 WON 1 COLORADO 71 85 .455 17 41-40 30-45 15-17 24-18 30-40 WON 4
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH RESULTS
NY METS 9, ATLANTA 6 CINCINNATI 5, MONTREAL 4 ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3 CHICAGO CUBS 7, HOUSTON 6 COLORADO 10, MILWAUKEE 0 FLORIDA 8, PHILADELPHIA 3 SAN DIEGO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4 LOS ANGELES 2, ARIZONA 1
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS (THROUGH GAMES OF SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 96 60 .615 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
ST LOUIS 90 66 .577 - SAN FRANCISCO 86 70 .551 4 CHICAGO CUBS 85 71 .545 5 PHILADELPHIA 82 74 .526 8 LOS ANGELES 82 74 .526 8 NY METS 80 76 .513 10