October 9, 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 2
2003 postseason: WS: FLA-NYY / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: FLA-CHC / Div. Series: NYY-MIN / BOS-OAK / FLA-SFG / CHC-ATL

Game 1
BOS  5
@NYY  2
Game 2
NYY  6
BOS  2
Game 3
NYY  4
@BOS  3
Game 4
BOS  3
NYY  2
Game 5
NYY  4
@BOS  2
Game 6
BOS  9
@NYY  6
Game 7
NYY  6
BOS  5
(11)

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,295

Thursday, October 9, 2003, 8:15PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Red Sox

Grady Little

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

W: A Pettitte (1-0), L: D Lowe (0-1)

Yankees

Joe Torre

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Kapler CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .250   13    0   0   CS,GDP
  D McCarty PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   26    0   2   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444   11    1   7   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .556 1.445   14    2   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .167 1.111   17    0   0   
K Millar 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444   13   12   4   
J Varitek C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .500 2.000   12    5   0   HR,2B
T Nixon RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .500 1.125   20    0   1   SB
D Jackson 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666   13    2   4   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    5    0   0   

D Lowe P                                                                 1   1
  S Sauerbeck P                                                          0   0
  B Arroyo P                                                             1   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    2   8              147   24  19

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (1, off A Pettitte).

HR: J Varitek (1, off A Pettitte; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Varitek 6; N Garciaparra 2; T Walker; M Ramirez; T Nixon; B Mueller; D Jackson; G Kapler.

GIDP: G Kapler (1).

RBI: J Varitek (1); D Jackson (1).

2-out RBI: J Varitek.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: J Varitek (1).

E: D Jackson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Nixon (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).

CS: G Kapler (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .111   19    2   2   HBP
D Jeter SS                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   19    4   3   
J Giambi DH                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .333  .833   16    0   0   
  D Dellucci PR               0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Williams CF                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .333 1.000   13    1   0   2B
J Posada C                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .429 1.214   10    8   1   2B
H Matsui LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .400  .829   13    1   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .143  .714   12    8   0   HR
A Boone 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143   11    1   1   SB,HBP
K Garcia RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    2   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   0
  J Contreras P                                                          0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   6    4   4              123   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Williams (1, off D Lowe); J Posada (2, off S Sauerbeck).

HR: N Johnson (1, off D Lowe; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: A Soriano (1, by B Arroyo); A Boone (1, by D Lowe).

TB: N Johnson 4; B Williams 3; J Posada 2; J Giambi 2; H Matsui; D Jeter.

RBI: J Posada 2 (3); N Johnson 2 (2); H Matsui (2); B Williams (1).

2-out RBI: J Posada 2; H Matsui.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Posada-A Soriano; D Jeter-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Boone (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Lowe, L (0-1)             6.2   7   6   6    3   2   1   8.10   31   98-61    15-2     35    - 
S Sauerbeck                 0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-8      1-0          2-2
B Arroyo                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   12-8      1-0          0-0
Totals                      8     8   6   6    4   4   1          38  123-77    17-2          2-2

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
A Pettitte, W (1-0)         6.2   9   2   2    2   5   1   2.70   29  118-74     5-8     51    - 
J Contreras, H (1)          1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-8      0-3          1-0
M Rivera                    1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   15-12     1-0          0-0
Totals                      9    10   2   2    2   8   1          37  147-94     6-11         1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Arroyo (1; A Soriano); D Lowe (1; A Boone).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 56,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 3mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Lowe               P        A Pettitte           P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3  G Kapler        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  7  B Mueller       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Kapler Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  2  N Garciaparra   Single to CF
          1--  2  M Ramirez       Single to CF; Garciaparra to 3B
          1-3  6  D Ortiz         Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  2  K Millar        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  3  B Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
          ---  3  J Varitek       Double to RF
          -2-  2  T Nixon         Single to CF; Varitek to 3B
   R      1-3  4  D Jackson       Single to CF; Varitek Scores; Nixon to 2B
   OO     12-  1  G Kapler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Nixon to 3B
   O      --3  7  B Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
          ---  5  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  2  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  2  N Johnson       Home Run (RF); Matsui Scores
   O      ---  2  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  K Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  N Garciaparra   Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  A Soriano       Flyball: LF
          ---  4  D Jeter         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  J Giambi        Single to LF; Jeter to 2B
   R      12-  1  B Williams      Single to RF; Jeter Scores; Giambi to 2B
          12-  2  J Posada        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Giambi to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123  2  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Williams to 3B; Posada to 2B
   O      123  3  N Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  K Millar        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5  J Varitek       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  6  T Nixon         Walk
          1--     D Jackson       Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  A Boone         Hit By Pitch
          1--     K Garcia        Boone Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Boone to 3B
   O      --3  3  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  N Garciaparra   Single to LF
   O      1--  4  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  J Giambi        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  B Williams      Double to CF
   O      -2-  1  J Posada        Flyball: LF
   RO     -2-  3  H Matsui        Single to RF; Williams Scores; Matsui out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2  J Varitek       Home Run (LF)
   O      ---  7  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1  A Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  D Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  B Mueller       Single to RF
                  Jose Contreras replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      1--  1  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6  J Giambi        Single to RF
          1--  4  B Williams      Walk; Giambi to 2B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Derek Lowe pitching; David Dellucci pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 3rd
   RR     12-  2  J Posada        Double to CF; Dellucci Scores; Williams Scores
          -2-     H Matsui        Passed Ball; Posada to 3B
          --3  6  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  D Ortiz         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2  K Millar        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
                  Bronson Arroyo replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching
   O      ---  4  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2  A Soriano       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Mariano Rivera facing 7-8-9
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   O      ---  2  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Damian Jackson batting 9th
          ---  5  T Walker        Single to LF
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Gabe Kapler batting 1st
          1--     D McCarty       Defensive Indifference; Walker to 2B
   O      -2-  3  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA200310090

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