Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5 — April 2, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Game # 3
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
B Mueller 3b            5  0  0  0   0  2   2  .000
T Walker 2b             5  1  1  0   0  1   0  .188
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  0  0   1  0   1  .250
M Ramirez lf            5  1  1  0   0  2   3  .267
K Millar rf             3  2  1  1   1  0   1  .429
T Nixon rf             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .111
D Ortiz dh              3  1  2  1   1  0   1  .222
S Hillenbrand 1b        3  1  1  1   1  1   2  .333
J Varitek c             3  1  1  3   1  0   1  .429
D Jackson cf            3  0  1  1   0  1   0  .333
a-J Damon ph-cf        1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .231

Totals                 35  7  8  7   5  7  11

a-lined out to second for D Jackson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B – K Millar (1, J Parque); D Ortiz (1, J Parque); M Ramirez (2, J Parque). HR – J Varitek (1, 5th inning off J Parque 2 on, 2 Out). RBI – D Jackson (1), K Millar (2), D Ortiz (1), S Hillenbrand (5), J Varitek 3 (3). 2-out RBI – D Jackson, K Millar, D Ortiz, S Hillenbrand, J Varitek 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Mueller 1. GIDP – S Hillenbrand. Team LOB – 6. BASERUNNING: CS – N Garciaparra (1, 2nd base by T Harper/J Valentin). FIELDING: E – M Timlin (1, catch).

TAMPA BAY              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Crawford lf           5  2  2  0   0  0   1  .333
R Baldelli cf           4  1  1  1   0  0   0  .294
A Huff 3b               4  1  1  2   0  0   1  .200
T Lee 1b                3  1  1  0   1  0   0  .267
A Martin dh             4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .300
B Grieve rf             3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .125
M Anderson 2b           4  0  2  1   0  0   0  .250
J Valentin c            4  0  0  0   0  2   3  .000
R Ordonez ss            3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .231
a-D Rolls ph           1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .286

Totals                 35  5  7  4   2  4  10

a-struck out swinging for R Ordonez in the 9th.

BATTING: HR – A Huff (1, 5th inning off D Lowe 1 on, 1 Out). RBI – R Baldelli (1), M Anderson (1), A Huff 2 (2). 2-out RBI – M Anderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – C Crawford 1, J Valentin 1, A Huff 1. Team LOB – 5. BASERUNNING: SB – C Crawford 2 (3, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek), M Anderson (2, 2nd base off C Fox/J Varitek). FIELDING: E – T Lee (1, ground ball); A Huff (2, bobble). DP: 1 (A Huff-M Anderson-T Lee).

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BOSTON          – 013 030 000   —   7
TAMPA BAY       – 300 020 000   —   5
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (W, 1-0)               6       6   5   5   2   3   1   7.50
M Timlin (H, 2)               2       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.25
C Fox (S, 1)                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  10.80

TAMPA BAY                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Parque (L, 0-1)             5       7   7   7   5   1   1  12.60
T Harper                      4       1   0   0   0   6   0   0.00

WP – D Lowe. Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 82-48; M Timlin 21-14; C Fox 12-8; J Parque 103-55; T Harper 48-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 10-5; M Timlin 3-3; C Fox 0-2; J Parque 7-7; T Harper 2-3. Batters faced: D Lowe 26; M Timlin 7; C Fox 4; J Parque 27; T Harper 13.

UMPIRES: HP–Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B–Dan Iassogna. 2B–Charlie Reliford.
3B–Mike Everitt. T–2:27. Att–10,058. Weather: INDOORS.

Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; f – foul w/runner going; t – pitcher’s throw to first; B/S/C – ball/strike on bunt attempt)

Boston 1st — Mueller (b) flied out to center. Walker (cbbc) flied out to right. Garciaparra (bfbb) walked. Ramirez (bbftftff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Garciaparra out shortstop to second.

Tampa Bay 1st — Crawford (cbb) singled to center. Baldelli (tbcb – Crawford stole second – f) singled to center, Crawford scored. Huff (b) grounded out first to pitcher, Baldelli to third. Lee (bsbb) walked. Martin (b – Baldelli scored, Lee to second on wild pitch – fcb) struck out looking. Grieve (bbb) walked. Anderson (bbcf) singled to right, Lee scored, Grieve to second. Valentin (cf) struck out looking.

Boston 2nd — Millar (bbcfb) walked. Ortiz (fbcfbb) walked, Millar to second. Hillenbrand (b) grounded into double play, third to second to first, MIllar to third. Varitek (bbcb) walked. Jackson (bcb) singled to right, Varitek to second. Mueller (bcb) flied out to second.

Tampa Bay 2nd — Ordonez (bf) grounded out to shortstop. Crawford (b) grounded out to third. Baldelli (b) lined out to second.

Boston 3rd — Walker (bfcb) singled to center. Garciaparra (bsbft) grounded out pitcher to first, Walker to second. Ramirez grounded out shortstop to first. Millar (c) doubled to center, Walker scored. Ortiz doubled to right, Millar scored. Hillenbrand (c) singled to left, Ortiz scored. Varitek flied out to right.

Tampa Bay 3rd — Huff grounded out shortstop to first. Lee (b) safe on infield single to pitcher. Martin reached on fielder’s choice to first, Lee out second to shortstop. Grieve (tbc) reached on fielder’s choice, Martin out second to shortstop. 

Boston 4th — Jackson (bsfb) struck out looking. Mueller (bcbfff) flied out to right. Walker (cbc) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error. Garciaparra (bb) reached on fielder’s choice, Walker out shortstop to second.

Tampa Bay 4th — Anderson (cbb) flied out to center. Valentin (bbbc) popped out to shallow shortstop. Ordonez (c) grounded out pitcher to first. 

Boston 5th — Ramirez (c) doubled to deep left. Millar (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Ortiz (b) lined out to first. Hillenbrand (bbfb) walked. Varitek homered to deep left center, Ramirez, Hillenbrand and Varitek scored. Jackson (bcbc) flied out to center.

Tampa Bay 5th — Crawford (cb) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Baldelli (fbbt) grounded out shortstop to first, Crawford to second. Huff homered to center, Crawford and Huff scored. Lee (cbfb) grounded out shortstop to first. Martin (ss) flied out to left.

Boston 6th — Harper relieved Parque. Mueller (csbbf) struck out looking. Walker (cbs) struck out swinging. Garciaparra (b) popped out to shortstop.

Tampa Bay 6th — Grieve (c) grounded out first unassisted. Anderson (bb) lined out to center. Valentin (cf) struck out swinging.

Boston 7th — Ramirez (ccbf) struck out looking. Millar (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Ortiz (cbb) singled to shallow left center, fielded by LF. Hillenbrand (cc) struck out swinging.

Tampa Bay 7th — Timlin relieved Lowe. Nixon replaced Millar in RF. Ordonez grounded out second to first. Crawford (F) safe at first on P’s fielding error [dropped throw/assist to 1B]. Baldelli (bbbcf) flied out to center, Crawford to third. Huff (c) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 8th — Varitek (bbcbf) popped out to second. Damon hit for Jackson. Damon (b) lined out to second. Mueller (bbcbsf) struck out swinging.

Tampa Bay 8th — Damon replaced Jackson in CF. Lee (c) lined out to first. Martin (b) flied out to deep right. Grieve (cbbsb) grounded out pitcher to first.

Boston 9th — Walker grounded out shortstop to first. Garciaparra (s) safe at first on 3B’s fielding error. Ramirez (cc – Garciaparra caught stealing, catcher to shortstop) struck out swinging.

Tampa Bay 9th — Fox relieved Timlin. Anderson (cb) safe on bunt single to second. Valentin (f) flied out to left. Rolls hit for Ordonez. Rolls (b – Anderson stole second – bbfc) struck out swinging. Crawford (b) flied out to left.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES        3    0 1.000   -      0-0    3-0   03-00 00-00 00-00 WON  3
BOSTON            2    1  .667   1      0-0    2-1   02-01 00-00 00-00 WON  2
BALTIMORE         1    1  .500   1 1/2  1-1    0-0   00-00 01-01 00-00 LOST 1
TAMPA BAY         1    2  .333   2      1-2    0-0   01-02 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
TORONTO           0    3  .000   3      0-3    0-0   00-03 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY       2    0 1.000   -      2-0    0-0   00-00 02-00 00-00 WON  2
MINNESOTA         2    0 1.000   -      0-0    2-0   00-00 02-00 00-00 WON  2
CLEVELAND         1    1  .500   1      0-0    1-1   01-01 00-00 00-00 WON  1
CHI WHITE SOX     0    2  .000   2      0-0    0-2   00-00 00-02 00-00 LOST 2
DETROIT           0    2  .000   2      0-2    0-0   00-00 00-02 00-00 LOST 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
OAKLAND           2    0 1.000   -      2-0    0-0   00-00 00-00 02-00 WON  2
ANAHEIM           2    1  .667     1/2  2-1    0-0   00-00 00-00 02-01 WON  2
TEXAS             1    2  .333   1 1/2  0-0    1-2   00-00 00-00 01-02 LOST 2
SEATTLE           0    2  .000   2      0-0    0-2   00-00 00-00 00-02 LOST 2
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND RESULTS
KANSAS CITY 5, CHI WHITE SOX 4 
ANAHEIM 11, TEXAS 5 
CLEVELAND 4, BALTIMORE 2 
BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5 
MINNESOTA 8, DETROIT 1 
NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 7 
OAKLAND 8, SEATTLE 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MONTREAL          2    0 1.000   -      0-0    2-0   02-00 00-00 00-00 WON  2
PHILADELPHIA      2    0 1.000   -      0-0    2-0   02-00 00-00 00-00 WON  2
NY METS           1    1  .500   1      1-1    0-0   00-00 01-01 00-00 WON  1
ATLANTA           0    2  .000   2      0-2    0-0   00-02 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
FLORIDA           0    2  .000   2      0-2    0-0   00-02 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON           2    0 1.000   -      2-0    0-0   00-00 00-00 02-00 WON  2
PITTSBURGH        2    0 1.000   -      0-0    2-0   00-00 02-00 00-00 WON  2
ST LOUIS          2    0 1.000   -      2-0    0-0   00-00 02-00 00-00 WON  2
CHICAGO CUBS      1    1  .500   1      0-0    1-1   01-01 00-00 00-00 LOST 1
CINCINNATI        0    2  .000   2      0-2    0-0   00-00 00-02 00-00 LOST 2
MILWAUKEE         0    2  .000   2      0-0    0-2   00-00 00-02 00-00 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO     3    0 1.000   -      0-0    3-0   00-00 00-00 03-00 WON  3
LOS ANGELES       2    1  .667   1      0-0    2-1   00-00 00-00 02-01 WON  1
ARIZONA           1    2  .333   2      1-2    0-0   00-00 00-00 01-02 LOST 1
COLORADO          0    2  .000   2 1/2  0-0    0-2   00-00 00-02 00-00 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO         0    3  .000   3      0-3    0-0   00-00 00-00 00-03 LOST 3
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND RESULTS
MONTREAL 3, ATLANTA 0 
PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 4 
NY METS 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1 
PHILADELPHIA 8, FLORIDA 2 
ST LOUIS 7, MILWAUKEE 0 
LOS ANGELES 5, ARIZONA 0 
HOUSTON 8, COLORADO 7 
SAN FRANCISCO 5, SAN DIEGO 3