Ejections: Derek Lowe by Phil Cuzzi [Bench jockeying]; Jason Varitek
by Larry Poncino [Fair/foul call]
Time of Game: 3:32 Attendance: 23276
Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles
1. Damon cf B. Roberts 2b
2. Walker 2b Hairston dh
3. Garciaparra ss Matos cf
4. Ramirez lf Gibbons 1b
5. Ortiz dh Batista 3b
6. Millar 1b Bigbie lf
7. Nixon rf Mora rf
8. Mueller 3b Cruz ss
9. Varitek c Fordyce c
Burkett p Lopez p
RED SOX 1ST: Damon struck out; Walker singled to center;
Garciaparra flied to right; Ramirez singled to center [Walker to
second]; Ortiz doubled to right [Walker scored, Ramirez to
third]; Millar flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 1ST: B. Roberts flied to left; Hairston singled to
center; Matos singled to left [Hairston to second]; Gibbons
doubled to left [Hairston scored, Matos scored]; Batista singled
to left [Gibbons to third]; Bigbie forced Batista (first to
shortstop) [Gibbons scored]; On a bunt Mora singled to third
[Bigbie to second]; Cruz popped to third; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.
RED SOX 2ND: Nixon popped to shortstop; Mueller singled to
right; Varitek walked [Mueller to second]; Damon homered to
right-center [Mueller scored, Varitek scored]; Johnny Damon's
100th career homer; Walker lined to left; Garciaparra
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
4, Orioles 3.
ORIOLES 2ND: Fordyce grounded out (third to first); B. Roberts
lined to second; Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.
RED SOX 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Ortiz
singled to center; Millar was hit by a pitch [Ortiz to second];
Nixon struck out; Mueller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.
ORIOLES 3RD: Matos flied to right; Gibbons grounded out (first
unassisted); Batista popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.
RED SOX 4TH: Varitek flied to left; Damon flied to right; Walker
singled to left; Walker safe on a pick-off error by Lopez
[Walker to second]; Garciaparra struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.
ORIOLES 4TH: Bigbie doubled to center; Mora out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Bigbie to third]; Cruz singled to center
[Bigbie scored]; Fordyce grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
to second]; B. Roberts flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Orioles 4.
RED SOX 5TH: Ramirez homered to left; Ortiz singled to center;
Millar flied to center; Nixon forced Ortiz (pitcher to
shortstop); Nixon was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.
ORIOLES 5TH: Hairston popped to shortstop; Matos was hit by a
pitch; Matos safe on a pick-off error by Varitek [Matos to
third]; Gibbons grounded out (first unassisted); Batista
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 5, Orioles 4.
RED SOX 6TH: Mueller singled to right; Varitek doubled to left
[Mueller to third]; Damon out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Mueller scored, Varitek to third]; Walker singled
to center [Varitek scored]; Garciaparra grounded out (catcher to
first) [Walker to second]; Ramirez singled to right [Walker
scored]; PARRISH REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Ortiz popped to
third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 4.
ORIOLES 6TH: Bigbie singled to center; Mora popped to first in
foul territory; Cruz doubled [Bigbie to third]; Fordyce singled
to right [Bigbie scored, Cruz to third]; TIMLIN REPLACED BURKETT
(PITCHING); B. Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out
at home (first to catcher to third), Fordyce to second];
Hairston flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8,
Orioles 5.
RED SOX 7TH: Millar popped to second in foul territory; Nixon
walked; Mueller singled to left [Nixon to second]; Varitek
forced Mueller (second to shortstop) [Nixon to third]; Damon
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 5.
ORIOLES 7TH: Matos doubled; Gibbons reached on a fielder's
choice [Matos to third (error by Mueller; assists by Timlin and
Garciaparra), Gibbons out at second (third to second to first)];
Batista singled to center [Matos scored]; EMBREE REPLACED TIMLIN
(PITCHING); Bigbie singled to right [Batista to second];
WILLIAMSON REPLACED EMBREE (PITCHING); Mora walked [Batista to
third, Bigbie to second]; Cruz doubled to left [Batista scored,
Bigbie scored, Mora scored]; Red Sox Jason Varitek ejected by
3B umpire Larry Poncino for arguing that the double by Deivi
Cruz was foul; Red Sox Derek Lowe ejected (from bench) by 2B
umpire Phil Cuzzi for yelling about the double; MIRABELLI
REPLACED VARITEK (PLAYING C ); Fordyce struck out; B. Roberts
flied to left; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Orioles 9.
RED SOX 8TH: Walker grounded out (shortstop to first);
LIGTENBERG REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); Garciaparra homered to
center; Ramirez popped to second; Ortiz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Orioles 9.
ORIOLES 8TH: KIM REPLACED WILLIAMSON (PITCHING); Hairston
singled to shortstop; Matos reached on an error by Kim on a
sacrifice bunt [Hairston to third]; Gibbons popped to pitcher;
Matos stole second; Batista reached on a fielder's choice
[Hairston scored (unearned), Matos to third]; Bigbie struck out;
Mora singled to left [Matos scored (unearned), Batista to
second]; Cruz reached on an error by Damon [Batista scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mora scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz to
second]; Fordyce flied to right; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 9, Orioles 13.
RED SOX 9TH: JULIO REPLACED LIGTENBERG (PITCHING); Millar was
called out on strikes; Nixon struck out; Mueller homered to
right; Mirabelli flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
10, Orioles 13.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 10 16 4 8
Orioles 13 16 1 8
