Boston Red Sox v Texas Rangers – Spring Training Box Score – Tuesday,March 26, 2002

Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Boston 11, Texas 8

 BOSTON         AB  R  H BI    TEXAS          AB  R  H BI
 Henderson lf    3  2  2  0    Catalanotto lf  4  0  0  0 
 Sherrod lf      2  0  0  0    Romano cf       1  0  0  0 
 Damon cf        4  2  2  0    Everett cf      4  0  1  0 
 Brown cf        2  0  0  0    Ludwick lf      1  2  1  1 
 Garciaparra ss  4  2  2  2    ARodriguez ss   2  1  1  1 
 Perez ss        2  0  0  0    Perry 1b        2  0  1  0 
 Ramirez rf      3  1  2  2    Gonzalez rf     3  0  1  0 
 Seiber rf       1  2  1  0    Mench rf        1  1  1  1 
 Hillenbrand 3b  3  1  3  1    Palmeiro 1b     0  1  0  0 
 Baerga 3b       2  1  2  2    Dransfeldt ss   1  0  0  0 
 WVeras 3b       0  0  0  0    Sprague ph      1  0  0  0 
 Daubach 1b      4  0  1  0    Pickler ss      0  0  0  0 
 Varitek dh      3  0  1  0    IRodriguez c    4  0  1  1 
 Mirabelli c     3  0  0  0    Borders c       1  0  0  0 
 LRodriguez c    1  0  0  0    Greer dh        5  1  2  0 
 Merloni 2b      4  0  0  0    Blalock 3b      3  1  2  2 
 Dorta 2b        1  0  1  0    Lamb 3b         2  0  0  0 
                               Young 2b        5  1  2  2 
 TOTALS         42 11 17  7    TOTALS         40  8 13  8
 BOSTON                    211 401 020 -- 11  17  0
 TEXAS                     021 013 010 --  8  13  2
 E: Catalanotto, IRodriguez. DP: Texas 2. LOB: Boston 10,
 Texas 9. 2B: Hillenbrand, Ramirez, Henderson, Everett, Gonzalez,
 Greer, Blalock. 3B: Garciaparra. HR: Baerga (1) (off Moreno),
 ARodriguez (4) (off Arrojo), Young (1) (off Banks), Ludwick (1)
 (off Spencer).

                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
 BOSTON
 Arrojo (W,1-1)                   3   3   3   3   2   2   1
 Wakefield                        2   3   1   1   1   3   0
 Banks                            2   6   3   3   0   2   1
 Spencer                          1   1   1   1   0   1   1
 Erdos (SV, 1)                    1   0   0   0   0   2   0
 TEXAS
 Michalak (L,0-1)                 3   7   4   3   2   2   0
 Rocker                           1   5   4   4   1   1   0
 Miceli                           1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 JPena                            1   2   1   1   1   0   0
 RRodriguez                       1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 Moreno                           1   1   2   2   2   1   1
 Telford                          1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 WP: Michalak. HBP: ARodriguez by Arrojo. BALK: Michalak.
 PB: Mirabelli.
 Time: 3:09. Att: 4,689.

Partial play-by-play:

Boston 1st — Henderson grounded out second to first. Damon singled to shallow center. Garciaparra singled to shallow right, Damon to second. Ramirez [3-2 count] singled to right, runners going, Damon scored, Garciaparra to third. Hillenbrand doubled to left, Garciaparra scored, Ramirez to third. Daubach [3-2] struck out swinging [20 Ks in 45 Spring AB]. Varitek walked. Mirabelli lined out to shortstop.

Texas 1st — Catalanotto grounded out second to first. Everett fouled out to third. ARodriguez hit by pitch [first pitch/change-up]. Gonzalez struck out swinging.

Boston 2nd — Merloni popped out to third. Henderson singled to center. Damon [Henderson to second on balk]  grounded out second to first, Henderson to third. Garciaparra [Henderson dancing off 3B, throw by C over 3B’s baseman’s head for error, Henderson scored] popped out to shallow left.

Texas 2nd — Palmiero [3-2] walked. IRodriquez popped out to shallow right. Greer doubled off left field wall, Palmiero to third. Blalock singled to center, Palmiero and Greer scored. Young flied out to right. Catalanotto flied out to center.

Boston 3rd — Ramirez grounded out second to first. Hillenbrand singled to center. Daubach singled to right, Hillenbrand to third. Varitek [Hillenbrand scored, Daubach to second on wild pitch] grounded out shortstop to first. Mirabelli walked. Merloni struck out.

Texas 3rd — Everett flied out to center. ARodriguez homered to center [3-2 high fastball]. Gonzalez struck out swinging. Palmiero walked. [Cloninger visited mound] IRodriguez flied out to center.

Boston 4th — Rocker relieved Michalak. Henderson [3-2] walked. Damon singled to left, Henderson to second. Garciaparra tripled high off center field wall, Henderson and Damon scored. Ramirez hit ground rule double to left, Garciaparra scored. [Rocker looks like he wants someone to come get him. Thunder making noise, and lightning visible.] Hillenbrand singled to left, Ramirez scored, Hillenbrand to second on LF’s fielding error (no RBI). [Texas pitching coach visits; Rocker shouting obscenities after last base hit; not throwing hard, fastball hanging over plate.] Daubach lined into double play to first, Hillenbrand out first to second. Varitek singled to center. Mirabelli struck out looking.

Texas 4th — Wakefield relieved Arrojo. Greer fouled out to third. Blalock struck out swinging. Young singled to center. Catalanotto struck out swinging [13 pitch inning for Wakefield].

Boston 5th — Miceli relieved Rocker. Merloni grounded out second to first. Henderson [3-2] doubled down left field line. [Lightning is getting closer; looks like something got hit beyond RF; smoke visible] Damon popped out to third. Garciaparra flied out to center.

Texas 5th — Brown replaced Ramirez in RF. Everett flied out to deep center. ARodriguez struck out swinging. Gonzalez doubled to right center warning track. Mench pinch-ran for Gonzalez. Palmiero [Mench to third on passed ball on 2-1 pitch] walked. IRodriguez singled to left, Mench scored, Palmiero to second. Greer made third out.

Boston 6th — Jesus Pena relieved Miceli. [Various Texas defensive changes; Mench replaced Gonzalez in RF.] Seiber safe on infield single, late throw by 3B. Baerga singled to center, Seiber to second. Daubach walked, Seiber to third, Baerga to second. Varitek safe at first on double play fielder’s choice, shortstop to second to third, Seiber scored, Daubach out at second, Baerga out at third [no RBI]. Mirabelli grounded out shortstop to first.

Texas 6th — Banks relieved Wakefield. Baerga replaced Hillenbrand at 3B. Seiber replaced Ramirez in RF. LRodriguez replaced Mirabelli at C. Blalock double down left field line. Young homered, Blalock and Young scored. Catalonotto grounded out pitcher to first. Everett doubled to right [just missed HR]. Perry singled to left, Everett to third. Mench singled to left, Everett scored, Perry to second.Dransfeldt struck out swinging. IRodriguez flied out to right.

Boston 7th — RRodriguez relieved JPena. Red Sox went 1-2-3. Merloni, Sherrod, Damon ?

Texas 7th — Did not score. [Greer, Blalock/Lamb, Young, Catalanatto]

Boston 8th — Moreno relieved RRodriguez. Garciaparra on base. Seiber made 1st out. Baerga homered [into an alligator-infested pond], Garciaparra and Baerga scored. [Baerga bothered by dehydration and heat cramps; also reported as cramp in left leg; walked around the bases; guided the last half of the way by trainer Chang Lee.] Daubach made 2nd out. LRodriguez made 3rd out. 

Texas 8th — Dorta replaced Merloni at 2B. WVeras replaced Baerga at 3B. Spenser relieved Banks. Ludwick homered. Perry made 1st out. Mench walked. Sprague fouled out to catcher. Borders flied out to center.

Boston 9th — Telford relieved Moreno. Dorta singled to right. Sherrod made 1st out. Brown popped out to shallow center. Perez fouled out to third.

Texas 9th — Erdos relieved Spenser. Borders made 1st out. Grier struck out swinging. Young struck out swinging.

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