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Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays

2000-08-29 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 17450 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:58

Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–0. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Pedro Martinez earned the win. Carl Everett went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	2	8	12
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

W: Pedro Martinez L: Dave Eiland SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trot Nixon	5	2	3	0	0	0
Brian Daubach	2	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Everett	5	2	4	6	0	0
Nomar Garciaparra	4	1	1	0	0	1
Troy O'Leary	4	0	2	1	1	0
Scott Hatteberg	4	0	0	0	1	1
Lou Merloni	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	4	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Lansing	4	1	1	0	0	0
Manny Alexander	4	0	0	1	0	0
Rico Brogna	0	2	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Gerald Williams	0	0	0
Miguel Cairo	4	0	0
Greg Vaughn	3	0	3
Fred McGriff	3	0	3
Steve Cox	3	0	1
Aubrey Huff	3	0	2
Jose Guillen	3	0	3
John Flaherty	3	1	1
Ozzie Guillen	3	0	0
Jason Tyner	3	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pedro Martinez	9.0	1	0	13

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Eiland	2.0	5	0	1
Cory Lidle	4.0	4	1	2
Tony Fiore	0.0	0	0	0
Doug Creek	2.0	1	1	2
Billy Taylor	1.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Trot Nixon: 31/G3
Brian Daubach: K/C
Carl Everett: T/F8LXD+
Nomar Garciaparra: 6/P56

Bot 1

Gerald Williams: HP
Miguel Cairo: 63/G6.1-2
Greg Vaughn: K/C
Fred McGriff: K

Top 2

Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
Scott Hatteberg: 9/F9D
Lou Merloni: S/G15+
Jason Varitek: 63/G6

Bot 2

Steve Cox: 7/F7D
Aubrey Huff: K
Jose Guillen: K/C

Top 3

Mike Lansing: S8/L8RM
Trot Nixon: S7/G56.1-3
Brian Daubach: HP.1-2
Carl Everett: D9/G3+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Nomar Garciaparra: HP
Troy O'Leary: 52(3)/FO/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Scott Hatteberg: K/C
Manny Alexander: 4/L4-

Bot 3

John Flaherty: 63/G6
Ozzie Guillen: 63/G6S
Jason Tyner: 43/G4

Top 4

Jason Varitek: W
Mike Lansing: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Trot Nixon: S8/G4
Brian Daubach: 43/G34

Bot 4

Miguel Cairo: 8/F8RM
Greg Vaughn: K
Fred McGriff: K

Top 5

Carl Everett: HR/L8RXD+
Nomar Garciaparra: 43/G4
Troy O'Leary: S8/L8RS
Scott Hatteberg: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 5

Steve Cox: K
Aubrey Huff: K
Jose Guillen: K

Top 6

Manny Alexander: 43/G4
Jason Varitek: K
Mike Lansing: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

John Flaherty: K
Ozzie Guillen: 5/P5-
Jason Tyner: 7/P7S-

Top 7

Trot Nixon: T8/F8LXD+
Brian Daubach: HP
Carl Everett: HR/L7D+.3-H;1-H
Nomar Garciaparra: K
Troy O'Leary: W
Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8RXD+
Manny Alexander: 7/F7LD+

Bot 7

Miguel Cairo: 2/FL/P2RF
Greg Vaughn: K/C
Fred McGriff: K

Top 8

Jason Varitek: K
Mike Lansing: 9/P9S
Trot Nixon: 13/G13

Bot 8

Steve Cox: 3/G3
Aubrey Huff: 8/F8LD
Jose Guillen: K

Top 9

Rico Brogna: W
Carl Everett: 9/F9D
Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G6M.1-2
Troy O'Leary: S9/L9LS.2-H;1-2
Scott Hatteberg: W.2-3;1-2
Manny Alexander: 65(2)/FO/G56.3-H;1-2
Jason Varitek: 5/FL/P5F

Bot 9

John Flaherty: S/L89S
Ozzie Guillen: 7/F7M
Jason Tyner: 5/FL/P5F
Miguel Cairo: 6/L6

Notes & reviews

Williams ejected by HP umpire Cuzzi for charging mound; benches cleared; Devil Rays manager Rothschild ejected by 2B umpire McClelland for demanding that Martinez be ejected
Pitcher Eiland ejected by HP umpire Cuzzi for intentionally hitting Garciaparra
Merloni left with mild concussion suffered in the first inning fight
Pitcher Lidle and Devil Rays coach (and acting manager) Russell ejected by HP umpire Cuzzi for throwing at batter
Pitcher Fiore and coach (and acting manager) Cardenal ejected by HP umpire Cuzzi for intentional hit by pitch
Vaughn ejected by HP umpire Cuzzi for arguing called third strike

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