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Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Boston @ Tampa Bay

Red Sox 9 Devil Rays 1
Record 11-4
 
    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    
        RED SOX   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0       9 15 0    
        DEVIL RAYS   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0       1 6 1    
 
 

 

Eighth inning mayhem

  • Last night was a perfect example of good pitching shutting down good hitting. Albie Lopez of the D-Rays shut down a Sox team who had scored ten runs the previous night like it was no big deal. Lucky for us though, Lopez tired and after pitching shutout ball thru seven innings (and walking the first two batters of the eighth) he handed it over to the bullpen. Bad idea.

    It looked at first like another opportunity would be squandered by the Sox as after Carl Everett and Manny Ramirez lead off the inning with back-to-back walks, Dante Bichette then grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, much to the chagrin of Sox fans.

    Next up was Scott Hatteberg who proceeded to line a crucial game tying single up the middle to score Everett from third. After that the floodgates opened and the Sox would score eight more times in the inning, all on two outs. The biggest blows coming off the bats of Brian Daubach (3-Run HR), Jose Offerman (2-Run 2B) and Darren Lewis (2-Run HR) who had pinch run for Ramirez earlier in the inning.

    Bad luck was the name of the game for Bichette for the night as after the DLew homer, he came up again to make the last out of the inning and was responsible for all three eighth inning outs.

    The pitching? Once again, awesome. Paxton Crawford gave the Sox 6.2 more strong innings only allowing one run in the second inning. But for the second time in two starts Paxton would not get the win as the Sox started scoring runs again after he left the game. The important part is getting the W though and Crawford has looked sharp in all three of his starts thus far.

    Rolando Arrojo seems to be fitting nicely into the relief role as he finished up the final 2.1 innings allowing only one hit and striking out two.

    The Sox look for the three game sweep tonight with Pedro on the mound before they head into the bowls of the Evil Empire with Hideo Nomo, Frank Castillo, and Tomo Ohka the probable starters for the series.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • B O S T O N T A M P A   B A Y
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    T Nixon rf
    Offerman 2b
    C Grebeck ss
    Everett cf
    M Ramirez dh
    D Lewis pr-dh
    Bichette lf
    Oleary lf
    Hatteberg c
    Hillenbrand 3b
    Daubach 1b
    Lansing ss-2b     		5
    5
    0
    4
    2
    1
    4
    0
    5
    5
    5
    5     		1
    1
    0
    2
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    1     		2
    3
    0
    2
    0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    3
    1
    1     		0
    2
    0
    1
    0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    0
    3
    0     		Ger Williams cf
    Ru Johnson 2b
    G Vaughn lf
    Mcgriff 1b
    Grieve lf
    J Guillen rf
    Castilla 3b
    Flaherty c
    F Martinez ss
     
     
          		4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    2
    2
     
     
          		0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
     
     
          		2
    1
    0
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
     
     
          		0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
     
     
     
    Totals 41 9 15 9 Totals 31 1 6 1
    BOSTON

    Batting
    2B: Bichette (1, A Lopez); Offerman (4, Sturtze)
    HR: Daubach (6, 8th inning off Sturtze 2 on, 2 out); D Lewis (1, 8th inning off K Hill 1 on, 2 out)
    3B: Everett (2, K Hill)
    RBI: Hatteberg (2), Daubach 3 (15), Offerman 2 (3), Everett (9), D Lewis 2 (3)
    2-out RBI: Hatteberg, Daubach 3, Offerman 2, Everett, D Lewis 2
    Gidp: Bichette
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Daubach 2, M Ramirez 1
    Team LOB: 9

    TAMPA BAY

    Batting
    2B: Grieve (2, Arrojo)
    RBI: Flaherty (7)
    SF: Flaherty
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mcgriff 2, F Martinez 1, J Guillen 1, Castilla 1
    Team LOB: 6
    Baserunning
    SB: Ger Williams 2 (5, 2nd base off Crawford/Hatteberg 2); Ru Johnson (1, 2nd base off Crawford/Hatteberg)
    CS: F Martinez (3, 2nd base by Arrojo/Hatteberg)

    Fielding
    E: Mcgriff (3, ground ball)
    DP: 2 (J Guillen-Flaherty, Ru Johnson-F Martinez-Mcgriff).
    Outfield Assist: J Guillen (Bichette at home).

    B O S T O N T A M P A   B A Y
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    Crawford
    Arrojo (W, 1-0)
     
          		6.2
    2.1
     
          		5
    1
     
          		1
    0
     
          		1
    0
     
          		1
    0
     
          		6
    2
     
          		0
    0
     
          		A Lopez
    Sturtze (L,0-2); BS,2
    K Hill
    Wheeler     		7
    0.2
    0.1
    1     		6
    6
    2
    1     		1
    6
    2
    0     		1
    6
    2
    0     		4
    0
    0
    0     		8
    0
    0
    1     		0
    1
    1
    0
    Totals 9 6 1 1 1 8 0 Totals 9 15 9 9 4 9 2
    WP: Crawford, Sturtze
    HBP: Grieve (by Crawford)
    Batters faced: A Lopez 31; Sturtze 7; K Hill 3; Wheeler 4; Crawford 27; Arrojo 7
    Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Lopez 5-7; Sturtze 2-0; K Hill 0-1; Wheeler 0-2; Crawford 8-6; Arrojo 2-2
    Umpires: HP - Brian Onora, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Chuck Meriwether
    Time: 3:03
    Att: 16,622


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