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Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

2003-09-08 · Night game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Att: 23276 · 77°F, overcast · Wind 8 mph from CF · 3:32

Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Red Sox 13–10. Baltimore Orioles put up 4 in the 7th. Kerry Ligtenberg earned the win. Johnny Damon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	10	16
BAL	3	0	0	1	0	1	4	4		13	16

W: Kerry Ligtenberg L: Byung-Hyun Kim SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	1	4	0	2
Todd Walker	5	2	3	1	0	0
Nomar Garciaparra	5	1	1	1	0	1
Manny Ramirez	5	1	3	2	0	0
David Ortiz	5	0	3	1	0	1
Kevin Millar	4	0	0	0	0	1
Trot Nixon	4	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Mueller	5	3	4	1	0	0
Jason Varitek	3	2	1	0	1	0
Doug Mirabelli	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Roberts	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Hairston	5	2	2	0	0	0
Luis Matos	3	3	2	0	0	0
Jay Gibbons	5	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Batista	5	2	2	2	0	0
Larry Bigbie	5	3	3	1	0	1
Melvin Mora	3	2	2	1	1	0
Deivi Cruz	5	0	3	4	0	0
Brook Fordyce	5	0	1	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Burkett	5.1	10	0	0
Mike Timlin	1.0	2	0	0
Alan Embree	0.0	1	0	0
Scott Williamson	0.2	1	1	1
Byung-Hyun Kim	1.0	2	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rodrigo Lopez	5.2	13	1	3
John Parrish	1.2	1	1	1
Kerry Ligtenberg	0.2	1	0	1
Jorge Julio	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: K
Todd Walker: S8/G4+
Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F89D
Manny Ramirez: S8/L8LM+.1-2
David Ortiz: D9/L9M+.2-H;1-3
Kevin Millar: 7/F7LS

Bot 1

Brian Roberts: 7/F7LS
Jerry Hairston: S8/G4M+
Luis Matos: S7/G6+.1-2
Jay Gibbons: D7/L8LM+.2-H;1-H
Tony Batista: S7/L7S+.2-3
Larry Bigbie: 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H
Melvin Mora: S5/BG5S.1-2
Deivi Cruz: 5/P5

Top 2

Trot Nixon: 6/P56D
Bill Mueller: S9/G34+
Jason Varitek: W.1-2
Johnny Damon: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Todd Walker: 7/L7M
Nomar Garciaparra: 43/G4

Bot 2

Brook Fordyce: 53/G56+
Brian Roberts: 4/L4
Jerry Hairston: 63/G6S-

Top 3

Manny Ramirez: 53/G5+
David Ortiz: S8/F8LS
Kevin Millar: HP.1-2
Trot Nixon: K
Bill Mueller: 43/G4

Bot 3

Luis Matos: 9/F9M
Jay Gibbons: 3/G3-
Tony Batista: 8/P8RS-

Top 4

Jason Varitek: 7/F78D
Johnny Damon: 9/F9D+
Todd Walker: S7/L78S+
Nomar Garciaparra: PO1(E1).1-2
Nomar Garciaparra: K

Bot 4

Larry Bigbie: D8/L4D+
Melvin Mora: 53/SH/BG5S+.2-3
Deivi Cruz: S8/L8RM+.3-H
Brook Fordyce: 63/G6+.1-2
Brian Roberts: 7/F78S

Top 5

Manny Ramirez: HR/F7D+
David Ortiz: S8/G6M+
Kevin Millar: 8/F8RXD+
Trot Nixon: 16(1)/FO/G15
Bill Mueller: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Jerry Hairston: 6/P6MD
Luis Matos: HP
Jay Gibbons: PO1(E2).1-3
Jay Gibbons: 3/G34S
Tony Batista: 63/G6

Top 6

Bill Mueller: S9/G34+
Jason Varitek: D7/G5+.1-3
Johnny Damon: 3/SH/BG3S+.3-H;2-3
Todd Walker: S8/L8LM.3-H
Nomar Garciaparra: 23/G23-.1-2
Manny Ramirez: S9/L9S.2-H
David Ortiz: 5/P

Bot 6

Larry Bigbie: S8/L8LS
Melvin Mora: 3/P23F/FL
Deivi Cruz: DGR/F8LXD+.1-3
Brook Fordyce: S9/G34.3-H;2-3
Brian Roberts: FC3/G3S.3XH(325);1-2
Jerry Hairston: 7/F7LD

Top 7

Kevin Millar: 4/P3DF/FL
Trot Nixon: W
Bill Mueller: S7/L78S+.1-2
Jason Varitek: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Johnny Damon: K

Bot 7

Luis Matos: DGR/F8LXD+
Jay Gibbons: FC1/G15+.2X3(16E5);BX2(543)
Tony Batista: S8/G6M+.3-H
Larry Bigbie: S9/G34.1-2
Melvin Mora: W.2-3;1-2
Deivi Cruz: D7/G5L+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Brook Fordyce: K
Brian Roberts: 7/F7M

Top 8

Todd Walker: 63/G6M
Nomar Garciaparra: HR/F8LXD+
Manny Ramirez: 4/P9LS
David Ortiz: K

Bot 8

Jerry Hairston: S6/G56
Luis Matos: E1/SH/BG23.1-3
Jay Gibbons: 1/P15S-
Tony Batista: SB2
Tony Batista: FC4/G4S.3-H(UR);2-3
Larry Bigbie: K
Melvin Mora: S7/L6D.3-H(UR);1-2
Deivi Cruz: E8/P8RS.2-H(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Brook Fordyce: 9/F9M

Top 9

Kevin Millar: K
Trot Nixon: K
Bill Mueller: HR/F9D+
Doug Mirabelli: 8/F8LM

Notes & reviews

Johnny Damon's 100th career homer
orginally scored as no SH, changed later
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

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