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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1999-10-11 · 1999 Division Series · Game 5 of 5 ◀ Game 4 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 45114 · 58°F, night · Wind 3 mph L to R · 3:12

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 12–8. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 3rd. Pedro Martinez earned the win.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	5	1	0	0	3	0	1	12	10
CLE	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7

W: Pedro Martinez L: Paul Shuey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: Tim Welke · RF: Jim McKean

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	4	0	1	0	1	0
John Valentin	4	2	1	2	0	0
Brian Daubach	5	2	3	0	0	0
Nomar Garciaparra	3	3	2	3	2	1
Troy O'Leary	4	2	2	7	1	1
Mike Stanley	4	0	0	0	1	3
Jason Varitek	5	0	0	0	0	1
Darren Lewis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Trot Nixon	3	1	0	0	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kenny Lofton	2	1	0	0	1	0
Omar Vizquel	5	1	1	1	0	1
Roberto Alomar	4	1	1	0	0	1
Manny Ramirez	3	1	1	1	1	1
Jim Thome	4	2	2	4	0	2
Harold Baines	3	0	0	0	1	1
Wil Cordero	4	1	1	0	0	2
Travis Fryman	4	1	1	2	0	0
Sandy Alomar	2	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	1
Enrique Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bret Saberhagen	1.0	4	1	0
Derek Lowe	2.0	3	0	2
Pedro Martinez	6.0	0	3	8

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charles Nagy	3.0	6	2	2
Sean DePaula	3.0	0	2	2
Paul Shuey	2.0	2	1	2
Michael Jackson	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Offerman: 63/G
John Valentin: 13/G
Brian Daubach: S9
Nomar Garciaparra: HR/8.1-H
Troy O'Leary: K

Bot 1

Kenny Lofton: W
Omar Vizquel: SB2
Omar Vizquel: D7.2-H
Roberto Alomar: 3/L
Manny Ramirez: 9/P
Jim Thome: HR/8.2-H
Harold Baines: 3/G

Top 2

Mike Stanley: K
Jason Varitek: 43/G
Darren Lewis: 43/G

Bot 2

Wil Cordero: S7
Travis Fryman: HR/7.1-H
Sandy Alomar: K
Kenny Lofton: 4/P
Omar Vizquel: 3/G

Top 3

Trot Nixon: W
Jose Offerman: S8.1-3
John Valentin: 54(1)/FO/G.3-H
Brian Daubach: D7.1-3
Nomar Garciaparra: IW
Troy O'Leary: HR/8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mike Stanley: 53/G
Jason Varitek: 7/F

Bot 3

Roberto Alomar: D8
Manny Ramirez: D8.2-H
Jim Thome: HR/8.2-H
Harold Baines: 43/G
Wil Cordero: K
Travis Fryman: 63/G

Top 4

Darren Lewis: D7
Trot Nixon: 8/F
Jose Offerman: W.2-3(E2/TH)
John Valentin: 7/SF/F.3-H(UR)
Brian Daubach: 7/F

Bot 4

Sandy Alomar: 63/G
Kenny Lofton: 31/G
Omar Vizquel: 3/L

Top 5

Nomar Garciaparra: K
Troy O'Leary: 43/G
Mike Stanley: W
Jason Varitek: K

Bot 5

Roberto Alomar: 63/G
Manny Ramirez: W
Jim Thome: K
Harold Baines: K

Top 6

Darren Lewis: 4/FL
Trot Nixon: 8/F
Jose Offerman: 6/P

Bot 6

Wil Cordero: K
Travis Fryman: 8/F
Sandy Alomar: W
Dave Roberts: K

Top 7

John Valentin: S6/G
Brian Daubach: 43/G.1-2
Nomar Garciaparra: IW
Troy O'Leary: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Mike Stanley: K
Jason Varitek: 3/L

Bot 7

Omar Vizquel: 53/BG
Roberto Alomar: K
Manny Ramirez: K

Top 8

Darren Lewis: 9/F
Trot Nixon: K
Jose Offerman: 8/F

Bot 8

Jim Thome: K
Harold Baines: W
Wil Cordero: 54(1)/FO/G
Travis Fryman: 6/FL

Top 9

John Valentin: 8/F
Brian Daubach: D7
Nomar Garciaparra: D7.2-H
Troy O'Leary: IW
Mike Stanley: K
Jason Varitek: 46(1)/FO/G

Bot 9

Enrique Wilson: 63/G
Dave Roberts: 6/L
Omar Vizquel: K

Notes & reviews

On ball four to Offerman, Darren Lewis started to walk to 3rd (presumably thinking that there was also a runner on 1st); catcher Alomar had Lewis trapped between 2nd and 3rd but threw the ball into center field allowing Lewis to reach 3rd base

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