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Sunday, May 13, 2001
Oakland @ Boston

Red Sox 5 Athletics 4
Record 22-15
 
    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 11       R H E    
        ATHLETICS   0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0       4 7 1    
        RED SOX   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1       5 9 1    
 
 

 

What a weekend

  • Plenty to get to and I don't have a ton of time to do it. I was going to start this off with a few words about Friday night, I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. I was there and to say the least it really stunk. But it's in the past and I'm going to let it alone (probably because after that the weekend got allot better).

    Was that actually nine runs the Sox got for Pedro on Saturday?

    Enough of that, onto yesterday's great win.

    The rotation: First and foremost we don't have to wonder who is going to get the axe in the rotation (Ohka or Crawford) because yesterday both were optioned to Pawtucket. Jimy has announced that Tim Wakefield will rejoin the rotation on Wednesday, David Cone will be activated and start on Thursday, and Hipolito Pichardo is back in the Sox pen. Like I said before, I'm all for letting those two get their lumps to see what their really made of, but how long do you let it go on for when your going for the title? They'll both be back before the end of the year, you can count on that.

    Manny Ramirez: I'm not going to elaborate much on this one, I don't want to jinx him, but can you say Mr. Clutch.

    Derek Lowe: Great to see Lowe getting things together he came up very big late in the game yesterday. What a gutsy pitch with the bases juiced in the 10th, 2-outs, and a full count. I haven't heard 'official' word but I think Lowe is back in the closers spot.

    Jason Varitek: Each time he came up yesterday I would say to myself: "The still homerless Jason Varitek." It was bound to happen eventually and it couldn't have come at a better time. I like to think I may have had a little hand in it.

    The weekly stats section will either be updated later today or for tomorrow. With no game tonight it gives me a little leeway in getting the numbers up before the new week starts. Off to Minnesota, Kansas City, and New York for the next nine. I'd like to get 6-3 out of this one but 5-4 is doable as well.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • O A K L A N D B O S T O N
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    Damon rf
    Menechino 2b
    Ja Giambi 1b
    Saenz dh
    Long cf
    Tejada ss
    Chavez 3b
    M Valdez lf
    Fasano c
    a-Je Giambi ph
    Ra Hernandez pr-c     		3
    6
    3
    5
    5
    6
    4
    2
    3
    1
    0     		1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0     		0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0     		0
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0     		T Nixon rf
    Offerman 1b
    John Valentin 1b
    M Ramirez dh
    Bichette lf
    Hillenbrand 3b
    Varitek c
    Lansing 2b
    D Lewis cf
    a-Everett ph-cf     		4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    3
    1     		0
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0     		0
    1
    1
    2
    1
    0
    2
    1
    1
    0     		0
    0
    1
    2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 38 4 7 4 Totals 38 5 9 5
    OAKLAND

    a-reached on error for Fasano in the 10th.

    Batting
    2B: Menechino (6, D Lowe)
    HR: M Valdez (1, 5th inning off Nomo 1 on, 0 out)
    RBI: M Valdez 2 (6), Ja Giambi (27), Long (21)
    SF: Ja Giambi
    Gidp: Saenz
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Menechino 2, Tejada 4, Damon 2
    Team LOB: 14

    Baserunning
    SB: Tejada (5, 2nd base off Beck/Varitek)
    CS: Chavez (1, 2nd base by Nomo/Varitek)

    Fielding
    E: Fasano (2, throw)
    DP: 1 (Menechino-Tejada-Ja Giambi).

    BOSTON

    a-struck out for D Lewis in the 9th.

    Batting
    HR: M Ramirez (13, 8th inning off Mecir 1 on, 0 out); Varitek (1, 11th inning off Tam 0 on, 0 out)
    3B: Offerman (1, Mulder)
    RBI: Bichette (8), John Valentin (1), M Ramirez 2 (46), Varitek (9)
    2-out RBI: Bichette
    Gidp: T Nixon
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hillenbrand 1, Lansing 1, T Nixon 2
    Team LOB: 8

    Baserunning
    SB: Hillenbrand (1, 2nd base off Mulder/Fasano)

    Fielding
    E: John Valentin (1, bobble)
    DP: 1 (John Valentin-Lansing-Offerman).

    O A K L A N D B O S T O N
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    Mulder
    Mecir (BS,3)
    Tam (L,0-1)     		7
    2
    1     		5
    3
    1     		2
    2
    1     		2
    2
    1     		3
    0
    1     		5
    2
    1     		0
    1
    1     		Nomo
    Wakefield
    R Garces
    Schourek
    Beck
    D Lowe (W,2-5)     		4
    2
    1
    1
    1.2
    1.1     		2
    2
    0
    0
    2
    1     		4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0     		4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0     		6
    1
    0
    1
    1
    2     		4
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1     		1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 10 9 5 5 4 8 2 Totals 11 7 4 4 11 7 1
    Nomo pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

    IBB: M Valdez (by Beck); M Ramirez (by Tam); Ja Giambi (by D Lowe); Long (by D Lowe)
    HBP: Bichette (by Mulder); Saenz (by Wakefield)
    Batters faced: Nomo 19; Wakefield 10; R Garces 3; Schourek 4; Beck 8; D Lowe 7; Mulder 29; Mecir 9; Tam 5
    Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nomo 2-5; Wakefield 3-3; R Garces 2-1; Schourek 1-1; Beck 0-4; D Lowe 3-0; Mulder 11-5; Mecir 4-0; Tam 0-2
    Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
    Time: 3:53
    Att: 31,926
    Weather: 60 degrees, sunny
    Wind: 20 mph, left to right


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