Boston Red Sox v Texas Rangers — Saturday, August 3, 2002 — PedroMartinez

Game #109
Saturday, August 3, 2002
Texas 8, Boston 6

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Henderson lf          3  0  0  0   1  0   2  .239
a-C Floyd ph-lf        0  1  0  0   1  0   0  .500
J Damon cf              4  2  3  2   1  0   0  .299
N Garciaparra ss        5  1  2  0   0  0   1  .304
M Ramirez dh            5  0  1  0   0  1   3  .312
J Varitek c             3  0  1  2   2  0   4  .284
S Hillenbrand 3b        5  1  3  0   0  0   1  .307
T Clark 1b              4  0  1  0   0  0   4  .218
b-B Daubach ph         1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .273
T Nixon rf              4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .272
L Merloni 2b            4  1  1  1   0  0   1  .252

Totals                 38  6 12  5   5  3  18

a-walked for R Henderson in the 8th;  b-struck out looking for T Clark in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B – S Hillenbrand (29, K Rogers); L Merloni (5, K Rogers); J Damon
(23, R Rodriguez). HR – J Damon (10, 3rd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI – L Merloni (14), J Damon 2 (51), J Varitek 2 (42). 2-out RBI – J Varitek 2,
J Damon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Daubach 1, N Garciaparra 1,
T Clark 3. GIDP – J Varitek. Team LOB – 10.

FIELDING: E – T Clark (4, ground ball); S Hillenbrand (11, throw).
DP: 2 (N Garciaparra-L Merloni-T Clark, L Merloni).

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
K Mench rf              4  1  2  3   0  0   2  .285
H Perry 3b              4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .262
A Rodriguez ss          4  1  1  1   0  2   1  .313
R Palmeiro 1b           4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .269
I Rodriguez c           3  2  1  0   1  0   0  .286
C Everett dh            2  2  1  0   1  0   1  .203
T Hollandsworth lf      2  0  1  0   0  1   2  .300
F Catalanotto pr-lf    1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .265
M Young 2b              4  1  3  1   0  0   0  .260
R Rivera cf             2  0  0  0   0  1   3  .191
a-M Lamb ph            0  1  0  0   1  0   0  .298
D Sadler cf            1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .186

Totals                 31  8  9  5   3  6  14

a-walked for R Rivera in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B – C Everett (7, C Fossum); M Young (17, R Arrojo); I Rodriguez (15,
B Howry). HR – A Rodriguez (37, 6th inning off C Fossum 0 on, 0 Out), K Mench
(14, 7th inning off R Arrojo 2 on, 0 Out). S – F Catalanotto, C Everett. RBI –
A Rodriguez (94), K Mench 3 (43), M Young (40). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out – F Catalanotto 1, H Perry 1. GIDP – A Rodriguez. Team LOB – 4.

BASERUNNING: SB – C Everett (1, 2nd base off C Fossum/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E – I Rodriguez (3, catch). DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-M Young-R Palmeiro).

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BOSTON          – 011 000 310   —   6 12  2
TEXAS           – 020 001 32x   —   8  9  1
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Fossum                      6       5   3   1   2   5   1   2.94
R Arrojo (B, 3)               1       2   3   3   1   1   1   4.83
B Howry (L, 2-3)              1       2   2   1   0   0   0   4.02

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
K Rogers                      6 1/3   8   4   2   3   2   1   3.64
F Cordero (B, 2)              1 1/3   3   2   1   1   0   0   3.00
R Rodriguez (B, 1)            0       1   0   0   0   0   0   9.00
D Kolb (W, 2-0)               1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   1.17

R Rodriguez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: C Fossum 99-61; R Arrojo 31-18; B Howry 14-10; K Rogers 120-65;
F Cordero 34-21; R Rodriguez 3-1; D Kolb 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Fossum 7-6; R Arrojo 0-2; B Howry 2-1; K Rogers 7-10; F Cordero 1-3; R Rodriguez 0-0; D Kolb 2-1. Batters faced: C Fossum 25; R Arrojo 6; B Howry 5; K Rogers 29; F Cordero 8; R Rodriguez 1; D Kolb 5.

UMPIRES: HP–Eric Cooper. 1B–Ron Barnes. 2B–Mike Reilly. 3B–Jeff Kellogg.
T–3:24. Att–44,291.
Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.


Play-by-play:
(b – ball; c – called strike; s – swinging strike; f – foul; B/C/S/F – result on bunt attempt; i – intentional ball;
t – throw to first; p – pitchout; T – pitcher throw to 2B)

Boston 1st — Henderson (bccbb) walked. Damon safe on bunt single to 1B, Henderson to second. Garciaparra singled to right, Henderson to third, Damon to second. Ramirez (cbbf) struck out looking. Varitek (bb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Texas 1st — Mench (cfbb) safe on infield single to 3B. Perry (bctff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Mench out first to shortstop. ARodriguez (bb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Boston 2nd — Hillenbrand (bbc) singled to center. Clark (bc) singled to shallow left, Hillenbrand to second. Nixon (bb) flied out to deep center, Hillenbrand to third. Merloni (bcc) grounded into fielder’s choice, Hillenbrand scored, Clark out shortstop to second. Henderson (btcbb) flied out to shallow center.

Texas 2nd — Palmeiro (bbcb) flied out to center. IRodriguez (cfbbb) walked. Everett (sbtb) doubled to left, Rodriguez to third. Hollandsworth (cbsfb) struck out swinging. Young (bcc) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error, Rodriguez and Everett scored. Rivera (cbs) struck out swinging.

Boston 3rd — Damon (cbb) homered to right, Damon Scored. Garciaparra (bbbc) flied out to left. Ramirez (f) grounded out third to first. Varitek (bbbc) walked. Hillenbrand (bfcfb) doubled to left center, fielded by CF, Varitek to third. Clark (bbfffb) flied out to right. 

Texas 3rd — Mench (cfbb) popped out to shortstop. Perry (bfff) struck out swinging. ARodriguez (bbcfb) struck out swinging.

Boston 4th — Nixon (bcsbff) struck out swinging. Merloni (fbsb) flied out to left. Henderson flied out to shallow center.

Texas 4th — Palmeiro (b) lined out to second. IRodriguez (bbf) grounded out second to first. Everett (cb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 5th — Damon (sbbf) popped out to shortstop. Garciaparra grounded out shortstop to first. Ramirez (fbbfb) singled to center. Varitek (bccb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Ramirez out shortstop to first.

Texas 5th — Hollandsworth safe on bunt single to P. Catalanotto ran for Hollandsworth. Young (btbsf) singled to shallow center, Catalanotto to second. Rivera (cFb) lined out to second. Mench (fb) flied out to left. Perry (f) lined out to first.

Boston 6th — Catalanotto replaced Hollandsworth in LF. Hillenbrand (bf) flied out to left. Clark (bcffb) flied out to center. Nixon (bbcfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Texas 6th — ARodriguez (bcf) homered to left center, ARodriguez scored. Palmeiro (ccfb) struck out looking. IRodriguez grounded out shortstop to first. Everett (bbb) walked. Catalanotto (tc – Everett stole second – c) grounded out second to first. 

Boston 7th — Merloni doubled to left. Henderson (bbcb) flied out to center. Damon (fbbb) walked. Cordero relieved Rogers. Garciaparra (c) singled to left, Merloni to third, Damon to second. Ramirez (bbfff) hit sacrifice foul fly out to second; Merloni scored, Damon to third, Garciaparra to second on C’s fielding error. Varitek (bbccb) singled to center, Damon and Garciaparra scored. Hillenbrand (cf) singled to center, Varitek to second. Clark (sbbs) grounded out first to pitcher. 

Texas 7th — Arrojo relieved Fossum. Young (ccbf) doubled to left center, fielded by LF. Lamb hit for Rivera. Lamb (bbbcc) walked. Mench (bbcbfff) homered to left center, Young, Lamb and Mench scored. Perry (c) flied out to left. ARodriguez (bbcbc) struck out looking. Palmeiro (bbf) flied out to right.

Boston 8th — Sadler replaced Rivera in CF. Nixon (cbcbfb) flied out to center. Merloni flied out to shallow right. Floyd hit for Henderson. Floyd (bbcb) walked. RRodriguez relieved Cordero. Damon (bb) doubled to deep right center, fielded by RF, Floyd scored. Kolb relieved RRodriguez. Garciaparra (bs) flied out to right.

Texas 8th — Howry relieved Arrojo. Floyd replaced Henderson in LF. IRodriguez (ffbf) doubled to left. Everett (sb) sacrifice bunted, safe at second on 3B’s fielding error, IRodriguez scored. Catalanotto sacrificed pitcher to first, Everett to third. Young (bpf) singled to center, Everett scored. Sadler popped out into double play to second, Young out at 1B, second to center field to second.

Boston 9th — Ramirez (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Varitek (cbffbbff) walked. Hillenbrand grounded into fielder’s choice, Varitek out shortstop to second. Daubach hit for Clark. Daubach (cbs – Hillenbrand to second on indifference – bb) struck out looking.

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