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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
2000-09-16 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 34822 · 60°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph to LF · 3:16
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Hipolito Pichardo earned the win and Derek Lowe picked up the save. Rich Becker went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Matt Anderson SV: Derek Lowe
Umpires — HP: Rick Reed · 1B: Mike Fichter · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trot Nixon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Offerman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Brian Daubach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dante Bichette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Merloni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Everett | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernard Gilkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Brogna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Becker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal Morris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Robert Fick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Macias | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Arrojo | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Beck | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Moehler | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Anderson | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Trot Nixon: HR/L9D+
- Jose Offerman: 8/F8LXD+
- Brian Daubach: K/C
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8RS-
- Troy O'Leary: 9/L9D+
Bot 1
- Rich Becker: 43/G4S-
- Billy McMillon: HR/F8RXD+
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM
- Juan Gonzalez: 4/P4MD-
Top 2
- Dante Bichette: 7/F7S
- Jason Varitek: 8/F8LM
- Lou Merloni: D7/7S
- Darren Lewis: 3/L34
Bot 2
- Hal Morris: S8/G6M
- Deivi Cruz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Robert Fick: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Trot Nixon: W
- Jose Offerman: S8/L6MD.1-2
- Brian Daubach: D7/L7LD+.2-H;1XH(762)
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6
- Troy O'Leary: 31/G34
Bot 3
- Damion Easley: 8/F8RS-
- Jose Macias: K
- Rich Becker: K
Top 4
- Dante Bichette: 8/F8LD
- Jason Varitek: 13/G13+
- Lou Merloni: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Billy McMillon: 43/G4MD
- Bobby Higginson: S9/L89S+
- Juan Gonzalez: W.1-2
- Hal Morris: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 5
- Darren Lewis: 53/G5S-
- Trot Nixon: 63/G6
- Jose Offerman: W
- Brian Daubach: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Deivi Cruz: 9/L89M+
- Robert Fick: T/F8RXD+
- Damion Easley: S8/L89S-.3-H
- Jose Macias: PO1(13)
- Jose Macias: 2/FL
Top 6
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6
- Troy O'Leary: 31/G34
- Dante Bichette: K/C
Bot 6
- Rich Becker: K/C
- Billy McMillon: 8/F8LXD+
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4
Top 7
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4
- Lou Merloni: 7/F7M
- Darren Lewis: 4/L4
Bot 7
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Hal Morris: D7/7S
- Deivi Cruz: 53/G5
- Robert Fick: S9/L3F+.2-H
- Damion Easley: SB2
- Damion Easley: 9/L89M
Top 8
- Trot Nixon: T8/F8LXD+
- Jose Offerman: 9/F89S-
- Carl Everett: S7/L6D-.3-H
- Nomar Garciaparra: WP.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: WP.2-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L7S+.3-H
- Bernard Gilkey: 9/F89D
- Dante Bichette: D7/L7D+.1-H;BX3(7625)
Bot 8
- Jose Macias: S8/G4
- Rich Becker: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Billy McMillon: S9/L9S+
- Bobby Higginson: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/F7D
- Hal Morris: SB2
- Hal Morris: W
- Deivi Cruz: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Top 9
- Jason Varitek: 2/FL/P2LF-
- Midre Cummings: S9/L9S+
- Scott Hatteberg: S7/L7S.1-2
- Trot Nixon: 8/L8LM
- Jose Offerman: W.2-3;1-2
- Carl Everett: S/G6S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: S9/L9S+.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E9/TH)
- Rico Brogna: K
Bot 9
- Brad Ausmus: 53/G5
- Damion Easley: HP
- Jose Macias: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Rich Becker: K
- Dean Palmer: 8/F8RS
Notes & reviews
- Nitkowski threw ball 4 but plate umpire Reed evidently had the count wrong; Mgr Williams started out to argue but didn't
- Garciaparra took advantage of the 4-2 count