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Sunday, April 15, 2001
New York @ Boston

Red Sox 5 Y-----s 4
Record 8-4
 
    A   M   E   R   I   C   A   N     L   E   A   G   U   E    
    P       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10       R H E    
        Y - - - - - S   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1       4 7 1    
        RED SOX   0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0       5 15 3    
 
 

 

Huge Win

  • OK, this is going to be kind of a quick one. I'm in the middle of updating the weekly stats section, and since today's game has probably already started by the time you came here to read this, talking about yesterday isn't quite as interesting.

  • A few quick notes though:

    An absolutely huge win for the Sox. They set themselves up for at worst, a split (though I will not be happy with one) which is what most were looking for going into this series. What also makes yesterday's win huge is the fact that we'll be facing probably the best pitcher the Y-----s have to throw at us, Mike Mussina. Add in the fact that Patriot's Day is notoriously a bad day for the Sox, things have gone almost as good as possible.

    It was a bit upsetting that we had 15 hits as a team (14 off Pettitte) and we could only muster 5 runs out of it. There were tons of missed opportunities, but with the exception of Derek Lowe (again) the pitching was stellar and to repeat a cliche. Pithing and defense wins championships.

    Speaking of defense (though it was sort of shaky with the three miscuse we made) who else has noticed the immense improvement in Brian Daubach? I don't think i've really touched on this at all, but Daubach has been nothing short of amazing at the hot corner, and especially in this series. From his picks out of the dirt to a few run saving dives on hotshots down the line.

    From what I hear, even on days he doesnt start, Brian still does his work and then some over at the bag. Well the dividens are paying off for all that hard work, and it's not going unnoticed by this fan.

  • I really need to get to those stats so I can go to bed at a reasonable hour, so i'm going to cut it off here. Three of four would not only be great, but it would also be a nice statement from the Sox. You can throw the Wild Card to the birds, we're taking the divison.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • N E W   Y O R K B O S T O N
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    Knoblauch lf
    Jeter ss
    Oneill rf
    Justice dh
    Posada c
    T Martinez 1b
    Soriano 2b
    Brosius 3b
    Bellinger cf
    a-Sojo ph
     
          		4
    3
    5
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    3
    1
     
          		0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
     
          		0
    0
    2
    0
    2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    1
     
          		0
    1
    2
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
     
          		D Lewis rf-lf
    Offerman 1b-2b
    Everett cf
    M Ramirez dh
    Bichette lf
    C Grebeck ss
    Varitek c
    Hillenbrand 3b
    a-Daubach ph-1b
    Merloni 2b-3b
    Lansing ss
    b-T Nixon ph-rf     		4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    1
    4
    3
    2
    3
    2
    0     		0
    0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0     		1
    2
    3
    2
    2
    0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    2
    0     		0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    Totals 35 4 7 4 Totals 36 5 15 5
    NEW YORK

    a-singled for Bellinger in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: T Martinez (4, D Lowe).
    HR: Posada (5, 2nd inning off Nomo 0 on, 0 out); Oneill (5, 6th inning off Nomo 1 on, 0 out).
    Rbi: Posada (15), Oneill 2 (11), Jeter (5).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Knoblauch 1, Soriano 2.
    Gidp: Justice.
    Team LOB: 8.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Jeter (1, 2nd base by Nomo).

    FIELDING
    E: Jeter (2, ground ball).
    PB: Posada.
    DP: 1 (Jeter-Soriano-T Martinez).

    BOSTON

    a-struck out for Hillenbrand in the 7th.
    b-hit by pitch for Lansing in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Offerman (2, Pettitte); D Lewis (1, Pettitte); M Ramirez (3, Pettitte).
    3B: Everett (1, Pettitte).
    S: D Lewis.
    SF: Merloni.
    Rbi: Everett (5), Bichette (1), M Ramirez (13), Varitek (5), Merloni (1).
    2-out rbi: Everett, Bichette.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varitek 3, Offerman 2, D Lewis 2, Daubach 2.
    Gidp: Merloni.
    Team LOB: 14.

    BASERUNNING
    Picked off: Merloni (1st base, Pettitte).

    FIELDING
    E: Hillenbrand 2 (3, ground ball, throw); Nomo (1, throw).
    DP: 1 (D Lowe-Offerman-C Grebeck-Daubach).

    N E W   Y O R K B O S T O N
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    Pettitte (L, 2-1)
    T Williams
    Choate
    Boehringer     		6
    0.2
    0
    1.1     		14
    0
    0
    1     		5
    0
    0
    0     		5
    0
    0
    0     		1
    0
    0
    2     		1
    1
    0
    1     		0
    0
    0
    0     		Nomo
    R Garces (W, 1-0)
    D Lowe (H, 1)
    Arrojo (S, 2)     		6
    1
    1
    1     		3
    0
    4
    0     		3
    0
    1
    0     		2
    0
    1
    0     		2
    1
    1
    0     		5
    2
    1
    0     		2
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 8 15 5 5 3 3 0 Totals 9 7 4 3 4 8 2
    Pettitte pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
    Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
    D Lowe pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

    WP: Choate.
    HBP: M Ramirez (by Pettitte); T Nixon (by Choate).
    Pitches-strikes: Nomo 91-57; R Garces 14-8; D Lowe 21-11; Arrojo 9-6; Pettitte 94-59; T Williams 11-7; Choate 5-0; Boehringer 32-18.
    Ground balls-fly balls: Nomo 3-10; R Garces 1-0; D Lowe 2-0; Arrojo 1-2; Pettitte 15-1; T Williams 0-1; Choate 0-0; Boehringer 1-2.
    Batters faced: Nomo 25; R Garces 4; D Lowe 7; Arrojo 3; Pettitte 33; T Williams 2; Choate 2; Boehringer 6.
    Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B--Rich Rieker. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Tim Tschida.
    T: 3:17.
    Att: 32,127.
    Weather: 58 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 15 mph, left to right.


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