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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

2002-08-16 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 35824 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind R to L · 2:20

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 5–0. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 7th. Joe Mays earned the win. Jacque Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Mays L: Pedro Martinez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	0	1
Trot Nixon	4	0	0	1
Nomar Garciaparra	3	0	1	0
Manny Ramirez	3	0	1	1
Cliff Floyd	3	0	0	0
Shea Hillenbrand	3	0	0	1
Jason Varitek	3	0	0	1
Brian Daubach	3	0	0	1
Rey Sanchez	2	0	0	0
Carlos Baerga	1	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacque Jones	4	1	1	1	0	1
Cristian Guzman	4	0	1	0	0	2
Corey Koskie	4	0	0	0	0	1
David Ortiz	3	1	1	1	1	0
Torii Hunter	4	2	1	0	0	1
Doug Mientkiewicz	3	0	2	0	0	1
Dustan Mohr	3	1	1	2	0	1
A. J. Pierzynski	3	0	1	1	0	1
Luis Rivas	3	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pedro Martinez	8.0	8	1	10

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	9.0	2	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: 5/P5S
Trot Nixon: K
Nomar Garciaparra: 6/P6MD

Bot 1

Jacque Jones: 3/G3
Cristian Guzman: S7/L78S
Corey Koskie: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 2

Manny Ramirez: W
Cliff Floyd: 7/F7LD
Shea Hillenbrand: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 2

David Ortiz: 43/G4
Torii Hunter: 53/G56S
Doug Mientkiewicz: K

Top 3

Jason Varitek: K
Brian Daubach: K/C
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6

Bot 3

Dustan Mohr: K/C
A. J. Pierzynski: K
Luis Rivas: K

Top 4

Johnny Damon: 6/P6D
Trot Nixon: 13/G
Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5

Bot 4

Jacque Jones: K/C
Cristian Guzman: K
Corey Koskie: K

Top 5

Manny Ramirez: 63/G6
Cliff Floyd: 6/P6D
Shea Hillenbrand: K+WP.B-1
Jason Varitek: 43/G34D

Bot 5

David Ortiz: 8/F8LXD
Torii Hunter: S4/G6MD
Doug Mientkiewicz: S9/G34.1-3
Dustan Mohr: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
A. J. Pierzynski: 3/G3

Top 6

Brian Daubach: 6/FL/P7LSF
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6
Johnny Damon: D8/L8RD
Trot Nixon: 7/F78S

Bot 6

Luis Rivas: K
Jacque Jones: 4/P34
Cristian Guzman: K/C

Top 7

Nomar Garciaparra: 4/P4
Manny Ramirez: 8/F8LS
Cliff Floyd: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Corey Koskie: 3/G3
David Ortiz: HR/F9LD
Torii Hunter: E5/TH1/G56S
Doug Mientkiewicz: S8/L78M.1-3
Dustan Mohr: S8/L8LS.3-H(UR);1X3(85);B-2(TH3)
A. J. Pierzynski: S7/L78S.2-H(UR)
Luis Rivas: 8/F78D

Top 8

Shea Hillenbrand: 7/F78M
Jason Varitek: 43/G4
Brian Daubach: 43/G4

Bot 8

Jacque Jones: HR/F89XD
Cristian Guzman: 3/G3
Corey Koskie: 6/P6D
David Ortiz: W
Torii Hunter: K

Top 9

Carlos Baerga: S8/G4M
Johnny Damon: K
Trot Nixon: 6/P6D
Nomar Garciaparra: W.1-2
Manny Ramirez: K

Notes & reviews

Twins Hawkins, not in game, ejected by 2B umpire Tschida at end of Boston 3rd for refusing to move his chair in bullpen; he was restrained by teammates and escorted from field

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