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KCR  5
@ANA  0

SEA  6
@BAL  4

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CHW  5
CLE  3

MIN 10
TEX  7

BOS  9
@NYY  3

OAK  3
@TBD  1

TOR  8
DET  6

ATL  3
PIT  2

(10)
PIT  5
@ATL  3

LAD  8
@COL  7

CHC  4
@MIL  2

MON  6
FLA  2

PHI  1
NYM  0

HOU  5
@SDP  4

ARI  8
@SFG  1

CIN  4
@STL  2

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Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,261

Friday, September 5, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03
Red Sox
9
82-58
Won 4
2nd, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  1  4   0  0  1   0  0  0    9 14  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    3  7  0
W: P Martinez (11-4), L: A Pettitte (17-8)
Yankees
3
84-55
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .274  .762   13    1   0   3B
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .319  .934   16    1   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   2   1    0   0  .320  .904    9    0   2   
  A Abad PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  D Jackson SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .599         1   2   
M Ramirez LF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .319  .994   23    3   0   HBP
  G Kapler PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .708         0   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .978   10    0   0   2B
K Millar 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .833   25    5   1   
J Varitek C                   5   0   2   2    0   2  .278  .881   17   11   0   
T Nixon RF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .980   10    3   0   
L Merloni 2B                  3   2   2   0    2   0  .283  .755   23    1   1   2B

P Martinez P                                                             1   0
  S Sauerbeck P                                                          0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   9  14   9    4   8              154   27   6
BATTING
2B: L Merloni (8, off J Weaver); D Ortiz (36, off J Weaver).
3B: J Damon (6, off A Pettitte).
HBP: M Ramirez (7, by J DePaula).
TB: J Damon 4; D Ortiz 3; L Merloni 3; J Varitek 2; N Garciaparra 2; M Ramirez; K Millar; T Nixon; B Mueller.
RBI: J Damon 3 (57); J Varitek 2 (82); B Mueller (75); N Garciaparra (92); M Ramirez (91); D Ortiz (85).
2-out RBI: J Varitek 2; N Garciaparra.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Merloni-D Jackson-K Millar.
E: D Jackson (3).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .279  .826   11    0   3   2B
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .301  .946   24   10   0   
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .765   17    4   0   
J Giambi DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .937   13    0   0   
J Posada C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .912   12    8   0   
  J Flaherty C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .728    3    0   0   
H Matsui LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .783   12    1   0   
A Boone 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .754   21    1   2   
K Garcia RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .764    9    2   0   
  J Rivera PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .632    5    0   0   
E Wilson SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .223  .615   23    1   1   2·2B,GDP

A Pettitte P                                                             0   0
  J Weaver P                                                             0   1
  J DePaula P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   2    2  11              150   27   7
BATTING
2B: A Soriano (31, off P Martinez); E Wilson 2 (8, 2 off P Martinez).
TB: E Wilson 4; A Soriano 3; J Rivera; A Boone; J Posada.
GIDP: E Wilson (3).
RBI: A Soriano 2 (75).
2-out RBI: A Soriano.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. N Johnson.

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
P Martinez, W (11-4)           6     4   1   1    1   9   0   2.48   23   94-61   26·19·16    5· 6· 2· 0     68    -     0.28   0.12
S Sauerbeck                    1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.76    6   31-22   14· 3· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.00
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.81    4   14-10    8· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.36    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2  11   0          36  150-100  53·23·24   11· 9· 3· 0           -  
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Pettitte, L (17-8)           2.1   9   8   8    3   5   0   4.35   19   70-44   23· 8·13    6· 1· 4· 0      9    -     0.97  -0.38
J Weaver                       4.2   5   1   1    1   3   0   5.93   20   61-42   31· 1·10    7· 6· 3· 0          1-1    0.06   0.00
J DePaula                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   23-17   11· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    4   8   0          45  154-103  65·11·27   14· 9· 9· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: J DePaula (1; M Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 55,261.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 74° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Damon              CF    1. A Soriano            2B 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. N Johnson            1B 
3. N Garciaparra        SS    3. B Williams           CF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. J Giambi             DH 
5. D Ortiz              DH    5. J Posada             C  
6. K Millar             1B    6. H Matsui             LF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. A Boone              3B 
8. T Nixon              RF    8. K Garcia             RF 
9. L Merloni            2B    9. E Wilson             SS 

   P Martinez           P        A Pettitte           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  1   10%  73% D Ortiz         A Pettitte      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Garciaparra Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3    9%  63% M Ramirez       A Pettitte      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Damon Scores; Garciaparra to 2B
   t 1   2  0-2  1-3  5    7%  75% J Varitek       A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   t 3   1  0-4  123  1    7%  97% J Damon         A Pettitte      Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Millar Scores; Nixon Scores; Merloni Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  1    6%  82% N Garciaparra   A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Merloni Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  J Damon         Single to 1B/Bunt
   O      1--  6   50%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   54%  N Garciaparra   Single to SS (Ground Ball); Damon to 2B
   R      12-  3   63%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Damon Scores; Garciaparra to 2B
   R      12-  1   73%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Garciaparra Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   68%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  5   75%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   75%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   77%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   79%  L Merloni       Walk
   O      1--  7   78%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B; Merloni to 2B
   O      -2-  2   76%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  1   82%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Merloni Scores
          1--  4   83%  M Ramirez       Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      12-  5   81%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   87%  K Millar        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   85%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   88%  T Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Millar to 3B
          1-3  7   89%  L Merloni       Walk; Nixon to 2B
   RRR    123  1   97%  J Damon         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Millar Scores; Nixon Scores; Merloni Scores
                  Jeff Weaver replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   R      --3  1   97%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
   O      1--  2   97%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   97%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  A Boone         Lineout: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   98%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   97%  E Wilson        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   98%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jeff Weaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   98%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   98%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   99%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jeff Weaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  L Merloni       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          1--  4   99%  B Mueller       Walk; Merloni to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   98%  J Posada        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   98%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Posada to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   99%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jeff Weaver facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 10   99%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   99%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   R      --3  3   99%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores
   O      1--  1   99%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-9, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   99%  E Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  2   98%  A Soriano       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wilson Scores
   O      -2-  6   99%  N Johnson       Flyball: RF
          -2-  6   98%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3  100%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Jeff Weaver facing 9-1-2
                  John Flaherty replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 5th
          ---  3  100%  L Merloni       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Damon         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  3   99%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B; Merloni to 3B
                  Andy Abad pinch hits for Nomar Garciaparra batting 3rd
   O      --3  8   99%  A Abad          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Pedro Martinez pitching; Damian Jackson replaces Andy Abad playing SS batting 3rd
          ---  5   99%  H Matsui        Walk
          1--  6   98%  A Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive); Matsui to 2B
                  Juan Rivera pinch hits for Karim Garcia batting 8th
          12-  2   97%  J Rivera        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Matsui to 3B; Boone to 2B
   ROO    123  9   99%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Matsui Scores/No RBI; Boone to 3B
   R      --3  2   99%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Boone Scores
   O      1--  7   99%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Jorge DePaula facing 4-5-6
                  Jorge DePaula replaces Jeff Weaver pitching; Juan Rivera moves to RF
          ---  3   99%  M Ramirez       Hit By Pitch
                  Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
   OO     1--  1   99%  D Ortiz         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Kapler out at 1B/1B
   O      --- 12   99%  K Millar        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, Alan Embree facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Embree replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching; Gabe Kapler moves to LF
          ---  4   98%  B Williams      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Jorge DePaula facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2  100%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  A Boone         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Rivera        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  E Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Yankees 3.

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