Minnesota 9, Boston 8 — May 11, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Sunday, May 11, 2003
Game # 37
Minnesota 9, Boston 8


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              5  1  1  0   0  1   1  .238
T Walker 2b             5  1  2  0   0  1   0  .308
N Garciaparra ss        5  1  2  0   0  1   2  .281
M Ramirez dh            5  1  2  1   0  0   2  .336
T Nixon rf              4  0  1  1   0  1   2  .330
a-K Millar ph          0  0  0  0   1  0   0  .303
D Jackson pr           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .222
S Hillenbrand 1b        5  0  1  2   0  0   3  .308
B Mueller 3b            5  1  1  1   0  2   2  .337
J Giambi lf             4  2  4  2   0  0   0  .209
J Varitek c             4  1  1  1   0  0   2  .253

Totals                 42  8 15  8   1  6  14

a-walked for K Millar in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B – M Ramirez (12, L Hawkins). HR – B Mueller (3, 5th inning off
B Radke 0 on, 2 Out), J Giambi 2 (4, 7th inning off B Radke 0 on, 1 Out, 8th
inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 2 Out), J Varitek (5, 7th inning off B Radke 0 on,
1 Out). RBI – B Mueller (14), T Nixon (17), J Giambi 2 (11), J Varitek (16),
M Ramirez (24), S Hillenbrand 2 (29). 2-out RBI – B Mueller, T Nixon, M Ramirez,
J Giambi, S Hillenbrand 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – B Mueller 1,
T Nixon 2, S Hillenbrand 1. Team LOB – 8.

FIELDING: E – J Giambi (1, fly ball). DP: 1 (N Garciaparra-S Hillenbrand).

MINNESOTA              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Jones lf              5  3  3  2   0  0   0  .353
C Guzman ss             3  0  0  2   1  1   2  .269
C Koskie 3b             3  0  0  1   0  1   0  .273
D Hocking 3b           1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .105
M LeCroy dh             4  0  2  1   0  1   1  .308
T Hunter cf             4  1  1  0   0  1   2  .220
D Mientkiewicz 1b       4  0  2  0   0  1   0  .238
D Mohr rf               4  1  2  0   0  1   3  .295
A Pierzynski c          4  2  2  1   0  0   1  .274
L Rivas 2b              4  2  3  1   0  1   1  .215

Totals                 36  9 15  8   1  7  12

BATTING: 2B – M LeCroy (4, D Lowe); L Rivas 2 (4, R Mendoza, D Lowe);
D Mientkiewicz (8, R Mendoza). 3B – J Jones (1, D Lowe). SF – C Koskie, C Guzman.
RBI – M LeCroy (20), L Rivas (6), J Jones 2 (18), C Guzman 2 (8), C Koskie (23),
A Pierzynski (16). 2-out RBI – M LeCroy. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out – D Mohr 1, M LeCroy 1, D Hocking 1, T Hunter 1, L Rivas 1.
GIDP – T Hunter. Team LOB – 6.

FIELDING: E – L Rivas (5, throw). 

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BOSTON          – 000 011 312   —   8
MINNESOTA       – 140 310 00x   —   9
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (L, 3-3)               4      10   8   6   0   3   0   6.52
B Chen                        2       2   1   1   0   4   0   4.50
R Mendoza                     2       3   0   0   1   0   0   7.54

MINNESOTA                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
B Radke (W, 4-3)              6 1/3  10   5   5   0   2   3   5.85
L Hawkins                     1 2/3   2   1   1   0   3   1   1.84
E Guardado (S, 8)             1       3   2   2   1   1   0   1.84

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 75-50; B Chen 29-19; R Mendoza 26-17; B Radke 106-69;
L Hawkins 18-15; E Guardado 34-22. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 6-2; B Chen 1-1;
R Mendoza 5-1; B Radke 5-11; L Hawkins 2-0; E Guardado 2-0. Batters faced:
D Lowe 22; B Chen 8; R Mendoza 9; B Radke 29; L Hawkins 7; E Guardado 7.

UMPIRES: HP–C.B. Bucknor. 1B–Tony Randazzo. 2B–Tim Mcclelland. 3B–Ted Barrett.
T–2:54. Att–15,641. Weather: INDOORS

Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; t – pitcher’s throw to first; T – pitcher pickoff to 2B;
p – pitchout; B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)

Boston 1st — Damon (bcf) grounded out first __. Walker (cb) flied out to __ in shallow left center. Garciaparra (bbfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Minnesota 1st — Jones (b) safe on infield single, fielded by 2B?. Guzman (cbb) grounded out first __, Jones to second. Koskie (bccbb) grounded out shortstop to first, Jones to third. LeCroy (bs) doubled to left, Jones scored. Hunter grounded out pitcher ___.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez (b) grounded out third to first. Nixon (cbf) safe at first on 2B’s throwing error, out advancing to second, ___. Hillenbrand (fc) grounded out first unassisted.

Minnesota 2nd — Mientkiewicz (fcbbb) struck out swinging. Mohr (fbb) singled to center. Pierzynski (b) singled to right, Mohr to second. Rivas doubled to right, Mohr scored, Pierzynski to third. Jones (ffb) tripled to right, Pierzynski and Rivas scored. Guzman grounded out pitcher __, Jones scored. Koskie (c) grounded out pitcher __.

Boston 3rd — Mueller (cffbb) struck out swinging. Giambi (bssbb) singled to center. Varitek (cfb) popped out to third. Damon (bbcc) struck out swinging.

Minnesota 3rd — LeCroy (b) grounded out pitcher __. Hunter (bscb) struck out swinging. Mientkiewicz (c) lined out to right. 

Boston 4th — Walker (f) flied out to right. Garciaparra (bff) flied out to left. Ramirez (bcfbb) lined out to center.

Minnesota 4th — Mohr (bc) singled to shallow center, fielded by SS. Pierzynski (f) singled to shallow center, Mohr out (hit by batted ball; assist to 2B). Rivas (c) singled to center, Pierzynski to second. Jones (bbsff) singled to left center, fielded by LF, Pierzynski to third, Rivas to second. Guzman (bfb) safe at second on LF’s fielding error, Pierzynski and Rivas scored, Jones to third. Koskie (csb) hit sacrifice fly to left, Jones scored, Guzman to third. LeCroy (bsfffffb) struck out swinging. 

Boston 5th — Nixon (cb) flied out to left. Hillenbrand (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Mueller (cb) homered to deep right, Mueller scored. Giambi (fbcb) singled to center. Varitek flied out to center. 

Minnesota 5th — Chen relieved Lowe. Hunter (sbs) singled to right. Mientkiewicz (bb) singled to center, Hunter to third. Mohr (sbs) struck out swinging. Pierzynski grounded out second to first, Hunter scored, Mientkiewicz to second. Rivas (sbbc) struck out swinging. 

Boston 6th — Damon (cbf) popped out to third. Walker (cbs) singled to right. Garciaparra (b) singled to left center, fielded by __, Walker to second. Ramirez (bbfb) flied out to right. Nixon (csbff) singled to center, Walker scored, Garciaparra to third. Hillenbrand flied out to right.

Minnesota 6th — Jones flied out to left. Guzman (cbbsf) struck out swinging. Koskie (bbcf) struck out swinging.

Boston 7th — Hocking replaced Koskie at 3B. Mueller flied out to right. Giambi (bbs) homered to deep right, Giambi scored. Varitek homered to deep right, Varitek scored. Damon (bbcf) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Walker (cbb) singled to right, Damon to second. Hawkins relieved Radke. Garciaparra (cf) struck out swinging. Ramirez hit ground rule double to left, Damon scored, Walker to third. Nixon (sbf) struck out swinging. 

Minnesota 7th — Mendoza relieved Chen. LeCroy (bc) singled to center. Hunter (bc) grounded into double play, shortstop unassisted to first. Mientkiewicz (c) doubled to deep right. Mohr (c) flied out to center. 

Boston 8th — Hillenbrand grounded out shortstop to first. Mueller (cf) struck out looking. Giambi (b) homered to deep left center, Giambi scored. Varitek (cfb) grounded out pitcher to first. 

Minnesota 8th — Pierzynski grounded out second to first. Rivas (b) doubled to left. Jones grounded out second to first, Rivas to third. Guzman (fbbb) walked. Hocking (cbbfff) grounded out first to pitcher. 

Boston 9th– Guardado relieved Hawkins. Damon (cfbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Walker (fbf) struck out swinging. Garciaparra (bbf) singled to center. Ramirez (cc) singled to center, Garciaparra to second. Millar hit Nixon. Millar (bbssbf) walked, Garciaparra to third, Ramirez to second. Jackson ran for Millar. Hillenbrand (cf) singled to left center, fielded by LF, Garciaparra and Ramirez scored, Jackson to second. Mueller (cffbfbb) grounded out shortstop to first.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       26   11  .703   -     10-5   16-6   09-03 07-00 10-08 LOST 1
BOSTON           23   14  .622   3     11-4   12-10  13-06 07-05 03-03 LOST 1
BALTIMORE        18   19  .486   8      8-11  10-8   07-08 11-11 00-00 LOST 2
TORONTO          18   20  .474   8 1/2  8-10  10-10  05-12 05-04 08-04 WON  2
TAMPA BAY        14   23  .378  12     10-12   4-11  10-15 04-08 00-00 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY      22   13  .629   -     13-4    9-9   06-10 16-03 00-00 WON  2
MINNESOTA        20   16  .556   2 1/2  8-8   12-8   13-12 07-04 00-00 WON  1
CHI WHITE SOX    17   20  .459   6     10-9    7-11  01-02 13-09 03-09 LOST 1
CLEVELAND        11   25  .306  11 1/2  5-10   6-15  03-03 04-09 04-13 LOST 1
DETROIT           8   27  .229  14      2-12   6-15  05-07 01-16 02-04 WON  1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
OAKLAND          23   14  .622   -     16-5    7-9   04-02 09-03 10-09 WON  1
SEATTLE          23   14  .622   -     14-8    9-6   02-04 10-02 11-08 WON  1
ANAHEIM          17   19  .472   5 1/2 12-9    5-10  03-09 05-00 09-10 LOST 2
TEXAS            16   21  .432   7     10-12   6-9   06-06 02-04 08-11 WON  1
SUNDAY, MAY 11TH RESULTS
DETROIT 9, TAMPA BAY 2 
KANSAS CITY 8, BALTIMORE 5 
TEXAS 17, CLEVELAND 10 
OAKLAND 5, NY YANKEES 2 
TORONTO 4, ANAHEIM 2 
SEATTLE 7, CHI WHITE SOX 2 
MINNESOTA 9, BOSTON 8
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          25   12  .676   -     15-7   10-5   10-09 08-01 07-02 WON  2
MONTREAL         22   15  .595   3     14-8    8-7   08-05 08-07 06-03 LOST 1
PHILADELPHIA     22   16  .579   3 1/2 12-7   10-9   07-06 05-04 10-06 LOST 1
FLORIDA          17   22  .436   9     11-10   6-12  09-11 04-05 04-06 WON  1
NY METS          16   21  .432   9     11-10   5-11  05-08 07-08 04-05 WON  2
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS     20   16  .556   -     12-9    8-7   04-02 10-08 06-06 WON  1
HOUSTON          19   18  .514   1 1/2 12-7    7-11  06-09 10-06 03-03 WON  1
ST LOUIS         18   17  .514   1 1/2 10-4    8-13  08-04 08-09 02-04 LOST 1
CINCINNATI       19   19  .500   2     13-9    6-10  02-04 10-10 07-05 WON  1
PITTSBURGH       15   22  .405   5 1/2  5-13  10-9   03-03 06-10 06-09 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE        13   24  .351   7 1/2  5-11   8-13  02-10 09-10 02-04 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    25   11  .694   -     10-5   15-6   05-04 10-05 10-02 LOST 2
LOS ANGELES      20   18  .526   6      9-7   11-11  06-04 06-03 08-11 WON  1
COLORADO         17   20  .459   8 1/2 11-4    6-16  01-08 07-08 09-04 LOST 1
ARIZONA          17   21  .447   9      9-11   8-10  08-08 05-04 04-09 WON  1
SAN DIEGO        12   25  .324  13 1/2  6-10   6-15  02-07 03-06 07-12 LOST 2
SUNDAY, MAY 11TH RESULTS
CINCINNATI 7, MILWAUKEE 5 
LOS ANGELES 4, MONTREAL 3 
FLORIDA 7, COLORADO 2 
NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 2 
ARIZONA 2, PITTSBURGH 1 
HOUSTON 10, PHILADELPHIA 7 
ATLANTA 7, SAN FRANCISCO 3 
ST LOUIS AT CHICAGO CUBS  (POSTPONED)