NY Yankees 6, Boston 5 — May 28, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Game # 52
New York Yankees 6, Boston 5


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .248
T Walker 2b             4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .326
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  1  2   0  1   1  .306
M Ramirez lf            4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .304
K Millar dh             4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .290
D Jackson pr-dh        0  1  0  0   0  0   0  .263
S Hillenbrand 1b        4  1  2  2   0  0   0  .303
B Mueller 3b            4  0  1  1   0  0   0  .382
T Nixon rf              3  0  1  0   1  1   0  .289
J Varitek c             2  1  0  0   1  0   1  .277

Totals                 33  5  9  5   2  4   7

BATTING: HR – S Hillenbrand (3, 8th inning off M Mussina 0 on, 1 Out). RBI – S
Hillenbrand 2 (38), N Garciaparra 2 (39), B Mueller (22). 2-out RBI – S
Hillenbrand, B Mueller. Team LOB – 3.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off – T Walker (1st base, J Posada).

FIELDING: E – M Ramirez (1, throw).

NY YANKEES             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
D Jeter ss              4  2  1  0   1  0   0  .309
H Matsui cf             5  1  2  2   0  0   0  .262
A Soriano 2b            4  1  1  1   1  0   2  .313
Ja Giambi dh            3  0  0  0   2  2   1  .219
J Posada c              4  0  2  2   1  0   0  .259
R Ventura 3b            4  0  2  0   0  1   2  .298
R Mondesi rf            4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .303
J Rivera lf             4  1  1  0   0  1   3  .250
T Zeile 1b              4  1  1  1   0  0   3  .218

Totals                 36  6 11  6   5  5  12

BATTING: 2B – J Posada (9, D Lowe); T Zeile (5, D Lowe); H Matsui 2 (15, B
Lyon, D Lowe). HR – A Soriano (16, 7th inning off M Timlin 0 on, 1 Out). RBI –
J Posada 2 (36), T Zeile (18), H Matsui 2 (32), A Soriano (39). 2-out RBI – J
Posada. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – R Ventura 2, Ja Giambi 1, T
Zeile 2. Team LOB – 10.

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BOSTON          – 000 000 014   —   5
NY YANKEES      – 130 000 101   —   6

One out when winning run scored.
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe                        6       8   4   4   2   3   0   5.34
M Timlin                      1       1   1   1   0   1   1   3.90
B Lyon (L, 1-2)               1 1/3   2   1   1   3   1   0   3.28

NY YANKEES                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
M Mussina                     8       4   3   3   2   4   1   2.62
M Rivera (W, 1-0; B, 1)       1       5   2   2   0   0   0   3.48

M Mussina pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

IBB – A Soriano (by B Lyon), Ja Giambi (by B Lyon). Pitches-strikes: D Lowe
103-64; M Timlin 18-10; B Lyon 24-12; M Mussina 105-67; M Rivera 27-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Lowe 11-4; M Timlin 2-0; B Lyon 2-1; M Mussina 7-11; M
Rivera 1-1. Batters faced: D Lowe 28; M Timlin 4; B Lyon 9; M Mussina 29; M
Rivera 7. 

UMPIRES: HP–Joe West. 1B–Jeff Kellogg. 2B–Bill Miller. 3B–Paul Emmel.
T–2:51. Att–44,617. Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.

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

Boston 1st — Damon (cbffb) flied out to LF in left center. Walker (bbbc) grounded out first unassisted. Garciaparra (sbf) struck out swinging.

New York 1st — Jeter (bbb) walked. Matsui (ctcb) grounded out catcher to first, Jeter to second. Soirano grounded out third to first. Giambi (bcbb) walked. Posada (cbbs) doubled to right, Jeter scored, Giambi to third. Ventura (bbbc) popped out to shortstop.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez (fbf) lined out to third. Millar singled to right center, fielded by 2B [pop up]. Hillenbrand (cfb – ball gets away, Millar out advancing catcher to second) grounded out first unassisted.

New York 2nd — Mondesi (fbcb) flied out to shallow right. Rivera (bbbc) singled to center. Zeile (fc) doubled to right center, fielded by CF, Rivera scored. Jeter (c) singled to right, Zeile to third. Matsui (f) doubled to left field wall, Zeile and Jeter scored. Soriano (c) grounded out third to first. Giambi (bbcbcf) struck out swinging.

Boston 3rd — Mueller (bc) grounded out shortstop to first. Nixon (bbffb) walked. Varitek (bf) flied out to LF in deep left center. Damon (bcf) flied out to CF in left center.

New York 3rd — Posada (bbc) singled to right center, fielded by CF. Ventura (fb) singled to right, Posada to second. [Seanez up] Mondesi (f) grounded out pitcher to first, Posada to third, Ventura to second. Rivera (fbsbfb) struck out looking. Zeile (cbc) grounded out pitcher to first.

Boston 4th — Walker (cb) popped out to LF in shallow left center. Garciaparra (b) flied out to right. Ramirez (bc) lined out to deep right.

New York 4th — Jeter (s) grounded out shortstop to first. Matsui (b) grounded out pitcher to first. Soriano (cbfbf) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 5th — Millar (cs) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (bbbc) flied out to RF in right center. Mueller grounded out second to first.

New York 5th — Giambi (f) flied out to shallow left. Posada (c) grounded out second to first. Ventura (fbbs) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Mondesi (tffbb) struck out swinging.

Boston 6th — Nixon (b) grounded out first unassisted. Varitek grounded out second to first. Damon (cfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

New York 6th — Rivera flied out to center. Zeile (cc) grounded out pitcher to first. Jeter (bfbb) grounded out second to first.

Boston 7th — Walker singled to center. Garciaparra (Ffbff) popped out to 2B in shallow right. Ramirez (cbs) struck out looking. Millar (fffb – Walker picked off, catcher to first).

New York 7th — Timlin relieved Lowe. Matsui (cbbf) grounded out second to first. Soriano (b) homered to left, Soriano scored. Giambi (fsbbf) struck out swinging. Posada (cbbb) grounded out second to first.

Boston 8th — Millar (bc) flied out to right. Hillenbrand (bb) homered to left, Hillenbrand scored. Mueller (c) grounded out second to first. Nixon (cfffbb) struck out swinging.

New York 8th — Lyon relieved Timlin. Ventura (cs) struck out swinging. Mondesi safe on infield single, fielded by SS [late throw from hole]. Rivera flied out to shallow center. Zeile (cft) grounded out pitcher to first.

Boston 9th — Varitek (bbb) walked. Damon (cb) singled to right, Varitek to second. Rivera relieved Mussina. Walker (fbf) singled to right, Varitek to third, Damon to second. Garciaparra (bs) singled to left [under SS dive right], Varitek and Damon scored, Walker to second. Ramirez (ccb) flied out to right. Millar grounded into fielder’s choice, Walker to third, Garciaparra out shortstop to second [liner/knocked down/late relay]. Jackson ran for Millar. [pc visit] Hillenbrand (tcb) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Walker scored, Jackson to third. Mueller (bbccbf) safe on infield single, fielded by SS [in hole, late wild throw], Jackson scored, Hillenbrand to second. Nixon (bbbc) safe on fielder’s choice, Hillebrand out at home, second to catcher [hit off 1B glove, then 2B glove/2B sets and threw home].

New York 9th — Jeter grounded out shortstop to first. Matsui doubled to left field corner, to third on LF’s throwing error [wild and rolling into foul territory/P not backing up]. Soriano (iii) intentionally walked. Giambi (iii) intentionally walked, Soriano to second. [Little visit] Posada (fbbfb) walked [ball 3 likely strike 3], Matsui scored.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
BOSTON           31   21  .596   –     18-9   13-12  15-10 09-06 07-05 LOST 2
NY YANKEES       31   22  .585     1/2 13-15  18-7   13-09 07-00 11-13 WON  2
TORONTO          29   25  .537   3     11-13  18-12  10-14 11-07 08-04 LOST 1
BALTIMORE        25   26  .490   5 1/2 11-13  14-13  08-10 11-14 06-02 WON  4
TAMPA BAY        20   31  .392  10 1/2 11-13   9-18  14-17 04-08 02-06 WON  1

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MINNESOTA        31   20  .608   –     15-10  16-10  13-12 12-06 06-02 WON  4
KANSAS CITY      26   24  .520   4 1/2 13-9   13-15  06-13 18-05 02-06 LOST 3
CHI WHITE SOX    24   28  .462   7 1/2 16-12   8-16  07-05 14-14 03-09 WON  1
CLEVELAND        20   32  .385  11 1/2 11-14   9-18  04-05 09-11 07-16 WON  2
DETROIT          13   38  .255  18      4-19   9-19  05-07 05-22 03-09 LOST 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          33   18  .647   –     17-11  16-7   02-04 20-06 11-08 WON  2
OAKLAND          29   22  .569   4     19-8   10-14  04-02 15-11 10-09 LOST 2
ANAHEIM          24   26  .480   8 1/2 15-12   9-14  10-16 05-00 09-10 LOST 2
TEXAS            24   27  .471   9     14-14  10-13  14-12 02-04 08-11 LOST 1

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH RESULTS

CLEVELAND 8, DETROIT 2
MINNESOTA 6, OAKLAND 5
SEATTLE 5, KANSAS CITY 2
CHI WHITE SOX 8, TORONTO 0
NY YANKEES 6, BOSTON 5
BALTIMORE 6, ANAHEIM 2
TAMPA BAY 6, TEXAS 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          36   17  .679   –     19-9   17-8   12-10 11-04 13-03 WON  2
MONTREAL         32   21  .604   4     19-9   13-12  13-09 08-07 11-05 LOST 3
PHILADELPHIA     28   24  .538   7 1/2 14-10  14-14  10-11 07-05 11-08 WON  1
FLORIDA          25   29  .463  11 1/2 14-10  11-19  12-14 07-05 06-10 WON  6
NY METS          23   29  .442  12 1/2 13-11  10-18  09-12 07-08 07-09 LOST 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS     29   23  .558   –     13-11  16-12  04-02 19-15 06-06 WON  1
ST LOUIS         27   24  .529   1 1/2 16-8   11-16  08-04 17-16 02-04 WON  1
HOUSTON          27   26  .509   2 1/2 16-12  11-14  07-11 17-12 03-03 LOST 1
CINCINNATI       25   28  .472   4 1/2 15-13  10-15  05-10 13-13 07-05 LOST 2
PITTSBURGH       22   30  .423   7      8-19  14-11  03-03 11-17 08-10 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE        19   33  .365  10     10-19   9-14  02-10 11-15 06-08 LOST 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    32   20  .615   –     14-10  18-10  07-09 10-05 15-06 WON  2
LOS ANGELES      30   22  .577   2     16-9   14-13  10-06 09-03 11-13 LOST 2
COLORADO         26   27  .491   6 1/2 20-8    6-19  05-11 07-08 14-08 WON  4
ARIZONA          24   29  .453   8 1/2 14-16  10-13  10-09 06-06 08-14 LOST 2
SAN DIEGO        15   38  .283  17 1/2  8-17   7-21  03-13 04-10 08-15 WON  1

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH RESULTS

CHICAGO CUBS 5, PITTSBURGH 4
FLORIDA 4, MONTREAL 3   (1ST GM)
FLORIDA 6, MONTREAL 0   (2ND GM)
ATLANTA 15, CINCINNATI 3
PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 3
ST LOUIS 3, HOUSTON 1
COLORADO 6, LOS ANGELES 0
SAN FRANCISCO 10, ARIZONA 2
SAN DIEGO 8, MILWAUKEE 6