Boston 8, Seattle 1 — August 25, 2003 — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Soxpitcher

Monday, August 25, 2003
Game # 131
Boston 8, Seattle 1

SEATTLE                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
I Suzuki rf             4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .331
a-W Bloomquist ph      1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .251
M McLemore dh           3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .234
B Boone 2b              4  1  2  0   0  1   1  .296
J Olerud 1b             3  0  1  0   1  0   2  .262
M Cameron cf            3  0  1  0   1  0   3  .268
R Winn lf               3  0  1  1   0  0   2  .281
C Guillen 3b            4  0  2  0   0  2   3  .281
B Davis c               4  0  0  0   0  0   5  .248
R Sanchez ss            4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .333

Totals                 33  1  8  1   2  6  17

a-struck out swinging for I Suzuki in the 9th.

BATTING: SF – R Winn. RBI – R Winn (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out – M Cameron 1, B Davis 3. Team LOB – 9. 

FIELDING: E – M Cameron (3, bobble). Outfield assists – M Cameron (K Millar
at 2nd base), I Suzuki (B Mueller at 2nd base).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  2  1  0   1  0   2  .276
T Walker 2b             5  1  2  1   0  0   0  .273
N Garciaparra ss        4  2  3  1   1  0   0  .325
M Ramirez lf            4  1  1  0   1  1   3  .319
G Kapler lf            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .297
D Ortiz dh              4  2  2  4   0  1   4  .279
K Millar 1b             4  0  1  0   0  0   4  .284
T Nixon rf              3  0  0  0   1  0   2  .302
B Mueller 3b            3  0  1  2   1  0   1  .328
J Varitek c             4  0  1  0   0  1   3  .282

Totals                 35  8 12  8   5  3  19

BATTING: 2B – B Mueller (40, K Sasaki); J Damon (31, K Sasaki); T Walker (29, K
Sasaki). HR – D Ortiz (20, 3rd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI – N
Garciaparra (86), D Ortiz 4 (74), B Mueller 2 (66), T Walker (66). 2-out RBI –
D Ortiz 2, B Mueller 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Varitek 1,
D Ortiz 1, K Millar 1. Team LOB – 8. 

FIELDING: Outfield assists – T Nixon (R Winn at 2nd base).

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SEATTLE         – 000 001 000   —   1
BOSTON          – 003 041 00x   —   8
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SEATTLE                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Meche (L, 13-10)            4 1/3   9   7   7   3   2   1   4.22
K Sasaki                      1 2/3   3   1   1   1   1   0   4.50
A Rhodes                      1       0   0   0   1   0   0   4.08
S Hasegawa                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.75

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Martinez (W, 10-3)          6       6   1   1   2   4   0   2.28
B Arroyo (S, 1)               3       2   0   0   0   2   0   0.00

WP – G Meche, K Sasaki. HBP – M McLemore (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: G
Meche 101-59; K Sasaki 42-26; A Rhodes 21-14; S Hasegawa 10-6; P Martinez
87-53; B Arroyo 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 4-6; K Sasaki 0-4; A
Rhodes 3-0; S Hasegawa 2-1; P Martinez 5-8; B Arroyo 3-4. Batters faced: G
Meche 24; K Sasaki 9; A Rhodes 4; S Hasegawa 3; P Martinez 26; B Arroyo 11. 

UMPIRES: HP–Larry Young. 1B–Mike Everitt. 2B–Jim Wolf. 3B–Jeff Nelson.
T–2:50. Att–33,007. Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.

Play-by-Play:
(b - ball, s - swinging strike; c - called strike; f - foul; i - intentional ball; p - pitchout; t/T - pitcher's throw to first/second;
x/X - catcher's throw to first/second (after preceding pitch); B/S/C/F - ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt).

Seattle 1st — Suzuki (bff) flied out to center. McLemore (cb) hit by pitch. Boone (bxb) singled to left, McLemore to second. Olerud (cfbf) flied out to right.Cameron (cbbf) popped out to first.

Boston 1st– Damon (bbcfbf) flied out to center. Walker (ccbbf) grounded out shortstop to first. Garciaparra (bbcbc) singled into right field corner. Ramirez (cbc) singled to right, Garciaparra to second. Ortiz (cb) popped out to shortstop.

Seattle 2nd — Winn (F) grounded out first unassisted. Guillen singled to right. Davis flied out to deep center. Sanchez (csb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Guillen out shortstop to second.

Boston 2nd — Millar singled off left center wall, fielded by CF, Millar out center field to second. Nixon (bbfb) walked. Mueller (bf) flied out to LF in deep left center. Varitek (cfb) struck out swinging.

Seattle 3rd — Suzuki (bc) flied out to left. McLemore (b) flied out to right. Boone (cbfbb) struck out swinging.

Boston 3rd — Damon (bbcbcf) walked. Walker (bfb – Damon to second on wild pitch – b) grounded out first to pitcher, Damon to third. Garciaparra singled to center, Damon scored. Ramirez (cbc) struck out looking. Ortiz (bfbf) homered to deep right, Garciaparra and Ortiz scored. Millar (fbsbb) popped out to third.

Seattle 4th — Olerud singled to center. Cameron (bbb) walked, Olerud to second. Winn (cfbff) singled into right field corner, Olerud to third, Cameron to second, Winn out right field to first [Olerud held at 3B/Winn and Cameron both at 2B/easy tag]. Guillen (bff) struck out swinging. Davis (b) flied out to right.

Boston 4th — Nixon (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Mueller flied out to deep center. Varitek (bC) singled to right. Damon (bsfb) grounded out third to first.

Seattle 5th — Sanchez (bbss) struck out swinging. Suzuki grounded out first unassisted. McLemore (cbsbfb) struck out swinging.

Boston 5th — Walker (cbffbf) singled to left center, fielded by CF, Walker to second on CF’s fielding error. Garciaparra (b) singled to right, Walker to third. Ramirez (bfbb) walked, Garciaparra to second. Ortiz (cbcb) singled to left, Walker and Garciaparra scored, Ramirez to second. Millar (bcf) popped out to shortstop. Sasaki relieved Meche. Nixon (bb) flied out to center. Mueller (fbfbfff) doubled off left center, fielded by CF, Ramirez and Ortiz scored. Varitek (b – Mueller to third on wild pitch) popped out to third.

Seattle 6th — Boone singled to center. Olerud (bbb) walked, Boone to second. Cameron (sc) grounded into fielder’s choice, Boone to third, Olerud out third to second. Winn (bfb) hit sacrifice fly to CF in left center, Boone scored. Guillen (f) singled to right center, fielded by RF, Cameron to third. [visit] Davis (b) grounded into fielder’s choice, Guillen out second to shortstop.

Boston 6th — Damon (cfbbf) doubled off left field wall. Walker (bcsf) doubled off left center wall, fielded by CF, Damon scored. Garciaparra (bbbcc) walked. Ramirez (scb) flied out to RF in right center. Ortiz (csbfb) struck out swinging. Millar (c) flied out to center.

Seattle 7th — Arroyo relieved Martinez. Sanchez (c) popped out to shortstop. Suzuki grounded out first to pitcher. McLemore (bbf) singled to right. Boone (ccbfb) flied out to shallow left.

Boston 7th — Rhodes relieved Sasaki. Nixon (bc) grounded out first unassisted. Mueller (bbccbffff) walked. Varitek (bfcb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Mueller out right field to shortstop. Damon (cf) grounded out second to first.

Seattle 8th — Olerud (cbbb) flied out to deep left. Cameron (cf) singled to center. Winn (bb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Cameron out first to shortstop. Guillen (cbf) struck out swinging.

Boston 8th — Hasegawa relieved Rhodes. Walker (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Garciaparra (b) grounded out third to first. Ramirez (bcbfb) flied out to deep center.

Seattle 9th — Kapler replaced Ramirez in LF. Davis (fbb) grounded out second to first. Sanchez (bbbc) popped out to first. Bloomquist hit for Suzuki. Bloomquist (cbf) struck out swinging.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       80   49  .620   –     38-26  42-23  31-21 18-05 18-18 WON  2
BOSTON           76   55  .580   5     44-21  32-34  28-26 19-09 19-13 WON  5
TORONTO          64   67  .489  17     29-36  35-31  25-32 12-12 17-15 LOST 3
BALTIMORE        61   69  .469  19 1/2 33-32  28-37  25-31 14-18 17-07 LOST 2
TAMPA BAY        51   78  .395  29     29-37  22-41  28-27 12-20 08-16 LOST 5

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CHI WHITE SOX    69   62  .527   –     43-23  26-39  15-10 31-25 13-19 LOST 1
KANSAS CITY      67   62  .519   1     34-30  33-32  12-20 36-20 10-14 LOST 1
MINNESOTA        67   63  .515   1 1/2 35-32  32-31  17-15 29-27 11-13 WON  1
CLEVELAND        58   73  .443  11     32-33  26-40  11-12 28-26 13-23 WON  3
DETROIT          32   97  .248  36     15-48  17-49  09-18 13-39 06-26 WON  1

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
OAKLAND          76   55  .580   –     44-21  32-34  20-09 25-20 22-17 WON  3
SEATTLE          76   55  .580   –     39-27  37-28  12-17 32-13 22-17 LOST 6
ANAHEIM          63   68  .481  13     37-29  26-39  15-30 20-09 17-22 LOST 1
TEXAS            61   70  .466  15     35-30  26-40  22-23 18-11 17-22 WON  1

MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH RESULTS

BOSTON 8, SEATTLE 1
NY YANKEES 5, BALTIMORE 2
OAKLAND 8, TORONTO 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          84   46  .646   –     45-19  39-27  29-22 22-10 23-09 WON  3
FLORIDA          70   60  .538  14     40-25  30-35  29-21 17-16 15-17 WON  1
PHILADELPHIA     70   60  .538  14     39-26  31-34  25-26 19-14 18-14 LOST 3
MONTREAL         68   64  .515  17     43-23  25-41  24-28 16-14 19-13 WON  2
NY METS          57   72  .442  26 1/2 29-35  28-37  20-30 15-18 17-14 WON  2

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON          68   62  .523   –     39-26  29-36  13-17 40-30 04-08 WON  1
ST LOUIS         68   62  .523   –     38-27  30-35  17-13 32-26 09-15 WON  2
CHICAGO CUBS     67   62  .519     1/2 32-32  35-30  11-13 30-27 17-13 WON  1
PITTSBURGH       58   70  .453   9     28-36  30-34  06-08 31-38 16-17 LOST 4
CINCINNATI       58   72  .446  10     30-35  28-37  11-16 26-32 14-19 LOST 2
MILWAUKEE        55   75  .423  13     27-39  28-36  14-22 26-32 10-14 WON  7

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    78   51  .605   –     46-19  32-32  14-17 19-11 35-15 LOST 1
ARIZONA          69   62  .527  10     39-26  30-36  16-16 20-13 23-29 WON  1
LOS ANGELES      67   62  .519  11     37-29  30-33  16-16 21-09 19-30 LOST 2
COLORADO         64   69  .481  16     44-22  20-47  11-21 16-17 28-25 LOST 3
SAN DIEGO        51   81  .386  28 1/2 28-38  23-43  10-22 10-20 23-29 LOST 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH RESULTS

MILWAUKEE 10, CINCINNATI 6
MONTREAL 12, PHILADELPHIA 1
ARIZONA 11, SAN DIEGO 8