April 4, 2003 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
@BAL 7 CHW 5
DET 2 KCR 5
CLE 1 TOR 7
@MIN 2 OAK 7
ANA 3 NYY 12
@TBD 2 SEA 6
@TEX 4 ATL 12
FLA 7 CIN 10
CHC 9 COL 2
ARI 1 SFG 7
@MIL 5 NYM 4
MON 0 PIT 9
@PHI 1 SDP 4
LAD 2 HOU 6
@STL 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 27,256

Friday, April 4, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Red Sox

4-1

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  5   0  0  3   0  0  0    8 11  0
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  4    7 16  1

W: J Burkett (1-0), L: S Ponson (0-1)

Orioles

1-3

Lost 3

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .200  .570   24    5   0   
T Walker 2B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .238  .685   21    3   3   HR
N Garciaparra SS              5   0   2   0    0   1  .320  .913   16    2   6   
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .724   11    1   1   IW
D Ortiz 1B                    4   1   0   1    1   0  .154  .584   18    6   1   
K Millar DH                   4   0   1   2    1   0  .438 1.488   17    0   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              5   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .679   19    2   1   
T Nixon RF                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .278  .739   13    1   0   2B
J Varitek C                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .571 1.933    7    7   0   HR

J Burkett P                                                              0   0
  S Woodard P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   8  11   8    6   5              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Nixon (2, off P Hentgen).

HR: J Varitek (2, off P Hentgen; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); T Walker (1, off P Hentgen; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

IBB: M Ramirez (2, by S Ponson).

TB: J Varitek 5; T Walker 5; T Nixon 3; N Garciaparra 2; S Hillenbrand; M Ramirez; K Millar.

RBI: J Varitek 2 (5); T Walker 2 (2); K Millar 2 (8); D Ortiz (2); S Hillenbrand (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Garciaparra-T Walker-D Ortiz.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .235  .644   26    3   2   SB,GDP
G Matthews CF                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .500   20    1   0   
B Surhoff DH                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .214  .571   11    0   0   2·2B
J Conine 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .176  .446   22   11   0   SF
J Gibbons RF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .579   12    4   0   
T Batista 3B                  5   2   4   1    0   0  .471 1.295   19    1   1   2B
M Mora LF                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .100  .282   24    2   0   
D Cruz SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .765   15    0   4   
G Gil C                       3   0   1   1    2   0  .167  .536   19    5   0   2B

S Ponson P                                                               0   0
  P Hentgen P                                                            0   2
  K Ligtenberg P                                                         0   0
  J Julio P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   7  16   7    4   6              168   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Gil (1, off R Mendoza); B Surhoff 2 (2, off S Woodard, off R Mendoza); T Batista (3, off J Burkett).

SF: J Conine (1, off R Mendoza).

TB: T Batista 5; B Surhoff 5; G Gil 2; G Matthews 2; J Hairston 2; J Conine; M Mora; J Gibbons; D Cruz.

GIDP: J Hairston (1).

RBI: T Batista (2); J Hairston (1); G Gil (2); J Gibbons (2); J Conine (1); B Surhoff (1); M Mora (1).

2-out RBI: M Mora; J Hairston; T Batista; G Gil.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hairston-J Conine; J Conine.

E: G Gil (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hairston (1, 2nd base off J Burkett/J Varitek).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett, W (1-0)             5     7   1   1    3   5   0   1.80   25   99-60   36· 5·19    6· 7· 4· 0     51    -     1.10   0.12
S Woodard                      2     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.60    9   30-21   13· 3· 5    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.24   0.00
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0  13.50    3   18-8     3· 0· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
R Mendoza                      1     6   4   4    0   0   0   9.82    8   18-13    9· 1· 3    2· 2· 4· 0          0-0    1.07   0.01
Totals                         9    16   7   7    4   6   0          45  165-102  61· 9·32   14·11·10· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, L (0-1)              2.1   5   5   5    5   1   0  19.29   17   57-30   19· 5· 6    2· 6· 3· 0     23    -     1.53  -0.40
P Hentgen                      4.2   6   3   3    1   3   2   5.79   20   69-41   23· 6·12    7· 7· 2· 0          3-0    0.22   0.04
K Ligtenberg                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3    8-5     4· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Julio                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-7     3· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   8   8    6   5   2          43  146-83   49·12·22   10·17· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Ponson (1).

IBB: S Ponson (1; M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 27,256.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. J Hairston           2B 
2. T Walker             2B    2. G Matthews           CF 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. B Surhoff            DH 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. J Conine             1B 
5. D Ortiz              1B    5. J Gibbons            RF 
6. K Millar             DH    6. T Batista            3B 
7. S Hillenbrand        3B    7. M Mora               LF 
8. T Nixon              RF    8. D Cruz               SS 
9. J Varitek            C     9. G Gil                C  

   J Burkett            P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-2  123  4   13%  83% K Millar        S Ponson        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   b 9   2  8-6  1-3  2   10% 100% G Gil           R Mendoza       Double to LF (Line Drive); Mora Scores; Cruz out at Hm/LF-SS-C
   t 3   0  1-0  12-  1   10%  60% T Walker        S Ponson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores; Damon to 2B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  5  -10%  35% J Hairston      J Burkett       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Batista Scores; Gil to 2B
   t 3   1  1-1  123  6    9%  70% D Ortiz         S Ponson        Walk; Damon Scores; Walker to 3B; Ramirez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Damon         Walk
   OO     1--  9   46%  T Walker        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Damon out at 1B/2B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   42%  J Hairston      Walk
          1--      39%  G Matthews      Hairston Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   46%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B; Hairston to 3B
          --3  5   45%  J Conine        Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  M Ramirez       Reached on E2 (Pop Fly to Front of Home)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
          1--  5   54%  K Millar        Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   45%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   39%  T Batista       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   43%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   46%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF; Batista to 3B
          --3  7   45%  G Gil           Walk
   R      1-3  5   35%  J Hairston      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Batista Scores; Gil to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  G Matthews      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   43%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   50%  J Damon         Walk; Varitek to 2B
   R      12-  1   60%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores; Damon to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
          12-      59%  M Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Damon to 3B; Walker to 2B
          -23  4   61%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   70%  D Ortiz         Walk; Damon Scores; Walker to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     123  4   83%  K Millar        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 3B
   R      1-3  3   87%  S Hillenbrand   Single to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Millar to 2B
          12-  1   89%  T Nixon         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Millar to 3B; Hillenbrand to 2B
                  Pat Hentgen replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   OO     123  1   83%  J Varitek       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Nixon out at 1B/1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   83%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   79%  J Gibbons       Single to RF (Line Drive); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Surhoff to 3B
   O      1-3  4   87%  M Mora          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   86%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   85%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  N Garciaparra   Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   85%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   87%  D Cruz          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   88%  G Gil           Flyball: LF
          ---  4   87%  J Hairston      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   89%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   88%  K Millar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  S Hillenbrand   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   89%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   87%  J Conine        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   88%  T Batista       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gibbons to 2B
   O      12-  7   91%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   93%  T Nixon         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  1   97%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball); Nixon Scores
   O      ---  2   97%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  1   98%  T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  2   98%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   99%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Garciaparra to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  D Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -23  3   98%  K Millar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Woodard facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Woodard replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  G Gil           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Hairston      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   99%  S Hillenbrand   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   99%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  J Varitek       Walk
   O      1--  7   99%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Woodard facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   98%  G Matthews      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   96%  B Surhoff       Double to RF (Line Drive); Matthews Scores
   O      -2-  5   97%  J Conine        Flyball: RF; Surhoff to 3B
   RO     --3  1   98%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 2B-1B; Surhoff Scores
          ---  7   97%  T Batista       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   98%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 2-3-4
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  T Walker        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   98%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Alan Embree facing 8-9-1
                  Alan Embree replaces Steve Woodard pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   98%  G Gil           Walk
   OO     1--  7   99%  J Hairston      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jorge Julio facing 5-6-7
                  Jorge Julio replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Millar        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   99%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  1   98%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   95%  B Surhoff       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Matthews to 3B
   RO     -23  5   98%  J Conine        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Matthews Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  J Gibbons       Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-  3   98%  T Batista       Single to LF (Line Drive); Surhoff Scores; Batista to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  2   95%  M Mora          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Batista Scores
          1--  1   90%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mora to 3B
   RO     1-3  2  100%  G Gil           Double to LF (Line Drive); Mora Scores; Cruz out at Hm/LF-SS-C
        4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation