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Sunday, May 20, 2001
Boston @ Kansas City

Red Sox 10 Royals 3
Record 25-18
 
    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 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 1       10 13 3    
        ROYALS   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1       3 8 0    
 
 

 

Tek

  • How else could I start this one off any other way than to mention Jason Varitek? Have yourself a day. Two of three in any series is good, but I wanted all three and I'll tell you about that later on. First, the game:

    Power Surge: It's not often that one player (non-pitcher) single handedly defeats another team, but Tek did yesterday. 4-4 3HR 3R 7RBI   What a line. Looks like he's taken a liking to the #8 spot in the order. The worst thing Jimy could do right now is to move him up just because he's hot. Tek has never hit well higher than #7 in the order, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    Frank Castillo: That's two in a row for him. Last time out vs the Twins it was one earned run over six. Yesterday it was one unearned over six, making that two game total twelve innings with only one earned run. I don't know about anyone else's standards, but that sure sounds like #2 pitcher stats to me. Who knows how long this will last, but since Nomo has started struggling a little, Castillo has picked up the slack.

    Johnny V: This is old news, but I have to put it in here again. I keep replaying that play he made on Friday night in my head (the DP). Wow!

    Other than the above there isn't a ton to mention. Manny keeps on moving along and yesterday proved that if we can get a little production from other areas of the order, we'll be unstoppable.

    Onto New York. Going into this nine game road trip I had said I wanted 6-3, but that 5-4 would be doable as well. Unfortunately in order to do either we're going to have to take 2 of 3 minimum in this next series. Hardly impossible, just a tall order. If I have the rotation correct in my head, Wakefield will go in game 1 tomorrow, Cone on Wednesday, then Pedro finishes the series on Thursday.

    Tuesday's game with Wakes on the mound is the real crucial one. Not only is winning the first one getting off on the right foot, but with Cone going in game two, who knows what's going to happen. It's probably a safe bet that it won't be pretty. Then game three is Pedro, as close to a lock as you can get, though not guaranteed by any means.

    So we need a big start out of Wakes on Tuesday, and we need the non-Manny bats to make some contributions. If we can take at least two, it'll be a successful road trip and we'll have a nice little cushion over NY in the standings.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • B O S T O N K A N S A S   C I T Y
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    T Nixon rf
    Offerman 2b
    Everett cf
    M Ramirez dh
    a-Hatteberg ph
    Bichette lf
    D Lewis lf
    Daubach 1b
    Hillenbrand 3b
    Varitek c
    Lansing ss     		3
    5
    5
    3
    1
    4
    1
    4
    4
    4
    4     		0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    1
    3
    3
    0     		1
    1
    1
    2
    0
    1
    0
    1
    2
    4
    0     		1
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    7
    0     		Beltran cf
    R Sanchez ss
    Mi Sweeney 1b
    Randa 3b
    D Brown lf
    Quinn dh
    Ibanez rf
    Alicea 2b
    H Ortiz c
    a-Mccarty ph     		4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    0     		0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0     		0
    1
    2
    2
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0     		1
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 38 10 13 10 Totals 36 3 8 3
    BOSTON

    a-struck out for M Ramirez in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Bichette (4, Meadows); M Ramirez (10, J Santiago); Daubach (7, J Santiago).
    HR: Varitek 3 (5, 2nd inning off Meadows 0 on, 2 out, 4th inning off Meadows 2 on, 1 out, 8th inning off M Suzuki 1 on, 1 out); M Ramirez (15, 4th inning off Meadows 0 on, 0 out); Everett (5, 9th inning off M Suzuki 0 on, 0 out).
    SF: T Nixon.
    Rbi: Varitek 7 (19), M Ramirez (54), T Nixon (16), Everett (23).
    2-out rbi: Varitek.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bichette 1, Offerman 1.
    Gidp: Bichette.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Bichette (1, bobble); Offerman 2 (5, ground ball 2).

    KANSAS CITY

    a-walked for H Ortiz in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Randa (10, F Castillo); Quinn (10, F Castillo); Mi Sweeney (24, F Castillo).
    3B: R Sanchez (3, R Garces).
    SF: Beltran.
    Rbi: Randa (28), Mi Sweeney (27), Beltran (18).
    2-out rbi: Randa.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Brown 1, Mi Sweeney 1, Alicea 2, Quinn 2, R Sanchez 1.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    DP: 1 (Randa-Mi Sweeney).

    B O S T O N K A N S A S   C I T Y
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    F Castillo (W,5-2)
    R Garces
    Pichardo     		6
    2
    1     		6
    2
    0     		1
    1
    1     		0
    1
    0     		0
    0
    1     		3
    1
    0     		0
    0
    0     		Meadows (L,1-5)
    J Santiago
    M Suzuki     		3.1
    2.2
    3     		6
    4
    3     		5
    2
    3     		5
    2
    3     		2
    0
    1     		1
    2
    2     		3
    0
    2
    Totals 9 8 3 1 1 4 0 Totals 9 13 10 10 3 5 5
    WP: M Suzuki, Pichardo.
    Ibb: M Ramirez (by Meadows).
    Pitches-strikes: Meadows 59-36; J Santiago 38-29; M Suzuki 55-32; F Castillo 93-68; R Garces 29-20; Pichardo 24-15.
    Ground balls-fly balls: Meadows 6-3; J Santiago 4-2; M Suzuki 4-3; F Castillo 6-9; R Garces 3-2; Pichardo 1-2.
    Batters faced: Meadows 17; J Santiago 12; M Suzuki 13; F Castillo 24; R Garces 9; Pichardo 5.
    Umpires: HP: Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Paul Emmel.
    T: 3:02(Plus Sche delay for minute in the ; ).
    Att: 18,596.
    Weather: 66 degrees, drizzle.
    Wind: 8 mph, right to left.


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