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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox
2000-09-19 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 32512 · 74°F, cloudy, rain · Wind 20 mph to LF · 3:26
Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Rod Beck earned the win and Derek Lowe picked up the save. Dante Bichette went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
W: Rod Beck L: Charles Nagy SV: Derek Lowe
Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Rich Rieker · 2B: Chris Guccione · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Ramirez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Selby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russell Branyan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sandy Alomar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trot Nixon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Bichette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Daubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Merloni | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charles Nagy | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
 Justin Speier | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cameron Cairncross | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Reed | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Karsay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tomo Ohka | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Garces | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Beck | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: 7/F7M
- Omar Vizquel: 9/F89D
- Roberto Alomar: K/C
Bot 1
- Trot Nixon: 8/F89M
- Jose Offerman: S9/G34
- Jason Varitek: S7/G6.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: W.2-3;1-2
- Troy O'Leary: 12(3)/FO/G13+.2-3;1-2
- Dante Bichette: 8/F8LM
Top 2
- Manny Ramirez: D7/L7LM+
- Jim Thome: W.2-3(WP)
- Travis Fryman: 9/SF/F9M.3-H
- Bill Selby: S9/L9M.1-2
- Russell Branyan: 9/F89M.2-3
- Sandy Alomar: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 2
- Brian Daubach: 8/L8RD+
- Lou Merloni: 53/G56
- Darren Lewis: 8/L8RS+
Top 3
- Kenny Lofton: S9/G34
- Omar Vizquel: SB2
- Omar Vizquel: WP.2-3
- Omar Vizquel: 13/G15+
- Roberto Alomar: 43/G4S+
- Manny Ramirez: K/C
Bot 3
- Trot Nixon: S8/G4+
- Jose Offerman: 7/F7D
- Jason Varitek: W.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: T8/L89M+.2-H;1-H
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4S
- Dante Bichette: HR/F7D+.3-H
- Brian Daubach: 31/G3
Top 4
- Jim Thome: K/C
- Travis Fryman: S/G6
- Bill Selby: 36(1)/FO/G3S-
- Russell Branyan: S9/L9S.1-2
- Sandy Alomar: W.2-3;1-2
- Kenny Lofton: 8/F8LM
Bot 4
- Lou Merloni: 6/L6MD+
- Darren Lewis: D7/L7M+
- Trot Nixon: S8/G4M.2-H
- Jose Offerman: D7/L8LXD+.1-3
- Jason Varitek: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H;2-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: IW
- Troy O'Leary: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Omar Vizquel: S8/G6M
- Roberto Alomar: S/L8LM.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Jim Thome: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Travis Fryman: S9/G34.2-H
- Bill Selby: K
Bot 5
- Dante Bichette: 7/F8LM
- Brian Daubach: 7/F7D
- Lou Merloni: S8/L8LS
- Darren Lewis: K
Top 6
- Russell Branyan: K
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G
- Kenny Lofton: 43/G4S
Bot 6
- Trot Nixon: K
- Jose Offerman: S8/G6M
- Jason Varitek: 3/P3-
- Nomar Garciaparra: W.1-2
- Troy O'Leary: D8/F89M.2-H;1-3
- Dante Bichette: 8/P8RS-
Top 7
- Omar Vizquel: 4/L4
- Roberto Alomar: S/G56S-
- Manny Ramirez: 13/G13.1-2
- Jim Thome: DI.2-3
- Jim Thome: K+WP.3-H;B-1
- Travis Fryman: 3/FL/P3F-
Bot 7
- Brian Daubach: 7/F7LM
- Lou Merloni: S9/G34
- Darren Lewis: 9/P9S-
- Trot Nixon: W.1-2
- Jose Offerman: 4(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Top 8
- Bill Selby: 43/G56S-
- Russell Branyan: K
- Sandy Alomar: S8/L4MD-.B-2(E8)
- Kenny Lofton: 8/F8RM
Bot 8
- Jason Varitek: 5/FL
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
- Troy O'Leary: 8/F8RM
Top 9
- Omar Vizquel: S8/G6M
- Roberto Alomar: 64(1)/FO/G6-
- Manny Ramirez: 63/G6+.1-3
- Jim Thome: W
- Travis Fryman: K/C
Notes & reviews
- 10 minute rain delay in seventh
- long discussion about this play; Thome appeared to be struck by the ball on the back foot on checked swing but 3B umpire Davis said swing