September 4, 2004 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,670

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 1:23PM
Time of Game: 3:16

Rangers

74-60

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  3  0   2  0  0   3  0  0    8 10  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   5  0  0    6  5  1

W: C Young (1-1), L: T Wakefield (11-8), S: F Cordero (42)

Red Sox

80-54

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young DH                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .305  .779   12    0   0   
M Young SS                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .308  .812   19    0   0   HR
H Blalock 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .862   19    2   1   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .280  .914   21   10   0   GDP
A Soriano 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .789   14    2   4   
B Jordan RF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .190  .605   16    1   0   HBP
K Mench LF                    3   1   3   1    1   0  .280  .854   13    4   0   2B
L Nix CF                      4   0   0   1    0   1  .261  .784   13    1   0   
R Barajas C                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .247  .746   14    7   0   HR

C Young P                                                                0   1
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   1
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   8  10   8    3   4              141   27   7

BATTING

2B: K Mench (23, off T Wakefield).

HR: M Young (16, off T Wakefield; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); R Barajas (15, off T Wakefield; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Jordan (1, by T Wakefield).

TB: R Barajas 6; M Young 4; K Mench 4; A Soriano; M Teixeira; B Jordan.

GIDP: M Teixeira (5).

RBI: M Young 3 (75); R Barajas 3 (48); L Nix (40); K Mench (54).

2-out RBI: R Barajas 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Soriano-M Teixeira.

E: H Blalock (14).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Roberts CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .717   22    1   0   
M Bellhorn 2B                 5   1   1   4    0   2  .267  .839   29    1   3   HR,GDP
M Ramirez LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .315 1.030   24    1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .301  .978   15    0   0   HR
K Millar RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .843   18    4   0   2B
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .660   23    2   5   
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .831   18    2   1   
D Mirabelli C                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .271  .855   25    4   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   1   0   0    1   1  .242  .683   15   10   1   

T Wakefield P                                                            1   0
  T Adams P                                                              1   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  C Leskanic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   6   5   6    6   7              189   27  10

BATTING

2B: K Millar (30, off C Young).

HR: D Ortiz (34, off R Mahay; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M Bellhorn (15, off R Mahay; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Bellhorn 4; D Ortiz 4; K Millar 2; D Roberts; M Ramirez.

GIDP: M Bellhorn (8).

RBI: M Bellhorn 4 (69); B Mueller (50); D Ortiz (117).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-D Mientkiewicz.

E: T Adams ().

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Young, W (1-1)               5.2   2   1   1    2   5   0   4.02   22  116-74   47·10·17    6· 9· 0· 0     64    -     0.79   0.21
J Nelson                       0.2   0   3   3    4   0   0   6.61    6   28-8     4· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.47  -0.00
R Mahay                        0.1   2   2   2    0   0   2   2.41    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          3-3    0.65  -0.14
D Brocail, H (2)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.73    4   20-11    7· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.10   0.12
F Cordero, S (42)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.01    3   16-10    3· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.11
Totals                         9     5   6   6    6   7   2          38  189-108  65·13·30   12·13· 0· 0          4-3

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
T Wakefield, L (11-8)          6     8   8   8    2   4   2   4.67   29   96-67   39·16·12    8·14· 0· 0     26    -     0.75  -0.26
T Adams                        1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.67    6   20-13   10· 1· 2    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.02
R Mendoza                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.77    3    9-8     7· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.83   0.07
M Myers                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    1    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
C Leskanic                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.09    2    7-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   8    3   4   2          41  137-93   61·17·15   15·17· 1· 0          2-0

T Wakefield faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (12; B Jordan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 34,670.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. E Young              DH    1. D Roberts            CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. M Bellhorn           2B 
3. H Blalock            3B    3. M Ramirez            LF 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. A Soriano            2B    5. K Millar             RF 
6. B Jordan             RF    6. O Cabrera            SS 
7. K Mench              LF    7. B Mueller            3B 
8. L Nix                CF    8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. R Barajas            C     9. D Mientkiewicz       1B 

   C Young              P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-3  -2-  4   14%  84% R Barajas       T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball); Mench Scores
   b 9   1  8-6  1--  7   12% 100% M Bellhorn      F Cordero       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  2    8%  62% A Soriano       T Wakefield     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Teixeira to 3B
   b 7   1  8-1  123  3   -8%  88% M Bellhorn      R Mahay         Home Run (Fly Ball); Mirabelli Scores; Mientkiewicz Scores; Roberts Scores
   b 7   2  8-5  ---  2   -8%  83% D Ortiz         R Mahay         Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  M Young         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   45%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D Roberts       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  M Teixeira      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   62%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Teixeira to 3B
          1-3  5   66%  B Jordan        Hit By Pitch; Soriano to 2B
   R      123  2   74%  K Mench         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Teixeira Scores; Soriano to 3B; Jordan to 2B
   RO     123  5   73%  L Nix           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Soriano Scores; Jordan to 3B
   R      1-3  3   78%  R Barajas       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Jordan Scores; Nix to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  E Young         Popfly: 3B
          12-      76%  M Young         Wild Pitch; Nix to 3B; Barajas to 2B
   O      -23  5   72%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Chris Young facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   67%  K Millar        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  8   69%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B; Millar to 3B
   RO     --3  7   68%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B; Millar Scores
   O      ---  8   70%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   68%  H Blalock       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Young facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   68%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   70%  D Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   71%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   69%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   71%  K Mench         Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  L Nix           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mench to 2B
   RR     -2-  4   84%  R Barajas       Home Run (Fly Ball); Mench Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  E Young         Popfly: P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Chris Young facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   80%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   86%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   84%  O Cabrera       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   88%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   87%  M Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  H Blalock       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   86%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Chris Young facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   89%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   90%  D Roberts       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   89%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   90%  K Mench         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   88%  L Nix           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Chris Young facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   91%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --- 10   92%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   91%  D Ortiz         Walk
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Chris Young pitching
          1--  5   89%  K Millar        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   94%  R Barajas       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   95%  E Young         Walk; Barajas to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   99%  M Young         Home Run (Fly Ball); Barajas Scores; Young Scores
                  Terry Adams replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          ---  6   99%  H Blalock       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
   OO     1--  3   99%  M Teixeira      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   99%  D Mirabelli     Walk
          1--  6   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Mirabelli to 2B
          12-  4   96%  D Roberts       Walk; Mirabelli to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   RRRR   123  3   88%  M Bellhorn      Home Run (Fly Ball); Mirabelli Scores; Mientkiewicz Scores; Roberts Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   83%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Doug Brocail replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      ---  4   84%  K Millar        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Terry Adams facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   87%  B Jordan        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   90%  K Mench         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jordan to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  L Nix           Bunt Popfly: P
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Terry Adams pitching
   O      12-  5   84%  R Barajas       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   81%  E Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  O Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   89%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   90%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Myers replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  H Blalock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Mike Myers pitching
          ---  5   90%  M Teixeira      Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Francisco Cordero facing 9-1-2
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  D Roberts       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  7  100%  M Bellhorn      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 6.

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