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Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Texas @ Boston

Red Sox 5   Rangers 3
Record 71-53
 
    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    
      RANGERS   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0       3 8 0    
      RED SOX   0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 x       5 12 2    
 
 

 

Whoopee frickin doo

  • What? You didn't actually think they were going to lose every game for the rest of the season? Yeah, I guess they did have us going for a while. So what did it accomplish? Nothing. Like me I bet it's going to take 3-4 wins in a row to even coax a smile out of you. I'm not getting caught up in it again, I'm not getting my hopes up (it was only 1 win). For me, it's going to take a 7 game streak for me to get myself into a good mood when the Sox are mentioned. And since there's no way that's going to happen, I think I'll just stay in my world of non-expectations.

    Didn't see any of the game, so I can't tell you what I saw that was good or bad. I was so fed-up after Tuesday's game that I swore off the team for Wednesday. Instead of bitching and moaning at the TV for the night I played stickball with three of my nephews. It may have been a win, but I guarantee I had more fun doing that than watching the game.

  • All I have to go by is the box score. What I see is that we banged out 12 hits and still only managed 5 runs. My guess is that there were several opportunities to score early in the game that were wasted as usual. But it was a win, so I guess that is something. They couldn't do it yet again for Fossum, but at least they won a game in which he started. A step in the right direction if nothing else.

    Dare I say we have as good a chance at 2 in a row as we'll get? With Pedro on the mound tonight you'd think we'd be a lock for another win, but look no further than Pedro's last start and how much offense he got. That's right, he got nothing, so I expect nothing.

    I can't even be happy when we win, I hate this team.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • T E X A S B O S T O N
    AB R H BI AB R H BI
    K Mench lf
    M Young 2b
    A Rodriguez ss
    R Palmeiro 1b
    I Rodriguez dh
    C Everett rf
    H Perry 3b
    B Haselman c
    b-M Lamb ph
    R Rivera cf
    a-T Hollandsworth ph-cf     		4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    3
    1
    1
    1     		1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0     		1
    2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0     		1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0     		R Henderson lf
    a-T Nixon ph-rf
    J Damon cf
    N Garciaparra ss
    M Ramirez rf-lf
    C Floyd dh
    S Hillenbrand 3b
    J Varitek c
    T Clark 1b
    b-R Sanchez ph-2b
    L Merloni 2b
    c-B Daubach ph-1b     		4
    0
    4
    5
    3
    5
    4
    4
    2
    1
    3
    1     		0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1     		0
    0
    1
    4
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    2
    1     		0
    0
    0
    2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    Totals 33 3 8 2 Totals 36 5 12 5
    RANGERS

    a-struck out looking for R Rivera in the 7th
    b-flied out to deep left for B Haselman in the 9th.

    Batting
    HR: K Mench (15, 1st inning off C Fossum 0 on, 0 Out)
    RBI: K Mench (48), R Rivera (7)
    SF: R Rivera
    Gidp: R Palmeiro
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- K Mench 1, I Rodriguez 2
    Team LOB: 5

    Baserunning
    CS: M Young (7, 2nd base by C Fossum)

    RED SOX

    a-walked for R Henderson in the 8th
    b-grounded to second for T Clark in the 8th
    c-singled to left center for L Merloni in the 8th.

    Batting
    2B: J Varitek (24, K Rogers); L Merloni (9, K Rogers); N Garciaparra 2 (42, K Rogers 2)
    RBI: L Merloni (15), M Ramirez (65), S Hillenbrand (71), N Garciaparra 2 (98)
    2-out RBI: L Merloni, N Garciaparra 2
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- J Damon 1, R Henderson 1, C Floyd 2, L Merloni 2, S Hillenbrand 2
    Team LOB: 12

    Fielding
    E: T Clark (6, catch); R Henderson (4, bobble)
    DP: 1 (N Garciaparra-T Clark).

    T E X A S B O S T O N
    IP H R ER BB SO HR IP H R ER BB SO HR
    K Rogers
    D Kolb (L,3-2)
    R Rodriguez
    J Powell     		7
    0.2
    0
    0.1     		10
    1
    0
    1     		3
    1
    1
    0     		3
    1
    1
    0     		2
    0
    2
    1     		5
    0
    0
    0     		0
    0
    0
    0     		C Fossum
    B Howry (W,3-3)
    U Urbina (S,29)     		6
    2
    1     		8
    0
    0     		3
    0
    0     		3
    0
    0     		1
    0
    0     		5
    2
    1     		1
    0
    0
    Totals 8 12 5 5 5 5 0 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 8 1
    R Rodriguez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP - K Rogers IBB - M Ramirez (by K Rogers) Batters faced - K Rogers 33; D Kolb 3; R Rodriguez 2; J Powell 3; C Fossum 26; B Howry 6; U Urbina 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K Rogers 11-5; D Kolb 1-1; R Rodriguez 0-0; J Powell 1-0; C Fossum 4-9; B Howry 0-4; U Urbina 1-1 Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Jim Joyce Time: 3:24 Att: 32,726 Weather: 74 degrees, clear Wind: 5 mph, right to left Game Scores: K Rogers 48, C Fossum 48


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