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2003-08-09 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 34883 Β· 82Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 10 mph R to L Β· 2:24
Boston Red Sox defeated Baltimore Orioles 6β4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Alan Embree earned the win and Byung-Hyun Kim picked up the save. Tony Batista went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
W: Alan Embree L: Travis Driskill SV: Byung-Hyun Kim
Umpires β HP: Jeff Kellogg Β· 1B: Joe West Β· 2B: Bill Miller Β· 3B: Bill Welke Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Luis Matos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jay Gibbons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Batista | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Cust | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Bigbie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Mueller | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Millar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Trot Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Mirabelli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Wakefield | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Alan Embree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byung-Hyun Kim | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Roberts: 8/F8LD
- Deivi Cruz: 13/G15
- Luis Matos: 4/P4-
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: 8/F8LD
- Bill Mueller: W
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8RD
- Manny Ramirez: 7/F78D
Top 2
- Jay Gibbons: 7/F78M
- Tony Batista: 6/L6
- Jack Cust: W
- Brook Fordyce: 8/F8RS
Bot 2
- David Ortiz: 43/G34
- Kevin Millar: 9/F9M
- Trot Nixon: 3/G3
Top 3
- Larry Bigbie: 63/G6M
- Jose Leon: K
- Brian Roberts: 8/F8LM
Bot 3
- Todd Walker: D8/F89D+
- Doug Mirabelli: W
- Johnny Damon: S1/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Bill Mueller: D7/L78D+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: FC1/G15.3XH(152);B-1
- Manny Ramirez: 9/F9M.2-3
- David Ortiz: 9/F9LD+
Top 4
- Deivi Cruz: 7/P7S
- Luis Matos: T8/F8LXD+
- Jay Gibbons: S8/G6M.3-H
- Tony Batista: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Jack Cust: K
- Brook Fordyce: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Kevin Millar: W
- Trot Nixon: 13/SH/BG13-.1-2
- Todd Walker: 3/G3.2-3
- Doug Mirabelli: 63/G6
Top 5
- Larry Bigbie: D8/L8LXD+
- Jose Leon: K
- Brian Roberts: K
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Johnny Damon: S7/G6
- Bill Mueller: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5
Top 6
- Luis Matos: K
- Jay Gibbons: 53/G56
- Tony Batista: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F7D+
- David Ortiz: K
- Kevin Millar: W
- Trot Nixon: 4/L4+
- Todd Walker: 3/L3+
Top 7
- Jack Cust: 3/G3
- Brook Fordyce: 63/G6S-
- Larry Bigbie: 43/G34
Bot 7
- Doug Mirabelli: 4/P4MD
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
- Bill Mueller: S8/L8RS
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8LXD+
Top 8
- Jose Leon: 53/G56
- Brian Roberts: 63/G6S
- Deivi Cruz: S9/L89S
- Luis Matos: HP.1-2
- Jay Gibbons: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Manny Ramirez: S9/L9M
- David Ortiz: S7/L7S.1-3
- Kevin Millar: WP.3-H;1-2
- Kevin Millar: HR/F7D+.2-H
- Trot Nixon: K
- Todd Walker: 8/F8LM
- Doug Mirabelli: 63/G6
Top 9
- Tony Batista: 31/G34S-
- Jack Cust: 5/P5S-
- Brook Fordyce: HR/F78XD+
- Larry Bigbie: S6/G6
- Jose Leon: DI.1-2
- Jose Leon: W
- Brian Roberts: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- 10,000th home run in Fenway Park; 4th park to reach this milestone

















