SOXBOX:   Friday August 16, 2002

Minnesota 5 Boston 0
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
BOSTON              0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0     0  2  1
MINNESOTA           0  0  0   0  1  0   3  1  x     5  8  0      (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - PEDRO MARTINEZ AND JASON VARITEK

           MIN - JOE MAYS AND AJ PIERZYNSKI


            WP - JOE MAYS (2-4)
            LP - PEDRO MARTINEZ (16-3)
          SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE

           MIN - DAVID ORTIZ (15) OFF PEDRO MARTINEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
                 JACQUE JONES (19) OFF PEDRO MARTINEZ IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


    TIME: 2:20     ATT: 35,824

PROBABLES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (6-4, 3.39)
           MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (6-4, 3.36)


Box Score
BOSTON (0) VS MINNESOTA (5) - FINAL

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .291
T Nixon rf              4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .269
N Garciaparra ss        3  0  0  0   1  0   0  .310
M Ramirez lf            3  0  0  0   1  1   2  .321
C Floyd dh              3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .366
S Hillenbrand 3b        3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .303
J Varitek c             3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .269
B Daubach 1b            3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .264
R Sanchez 2b            2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .296
 a-C Baerga ph          1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .308

Totals                 29  0  2  0   2  6   8

a-singled to center for R Sanchez in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (27, J Mays). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Ramirez 1, T Nixon 1. GIDP - S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - S Hillenbrand (14, throw). Outfield assists - J Damon
(D Mientkiewicz at 3rd base). DP: 1 (R Sanchez-B Daubach).


MINNESOTA              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Jones lf              4  1  1  1   0  1   0  .289
C Guzman ss             4  0  1  0   0  2   0  .270
C Koskie 3b             4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .276
D Ortiz dh              3  1  1  1   1  0   0  .275
T Hunter cf             4  2  1  0   0  1   1  .304
D Mientkiewicz 1b       3  0  2  0   0  1   0  .254
D Mohr rf               3  1  1  2   0  1   1  .290
A Pierzynski c          3  0  1  1   0  1   1  .302
L Rivas 2b              3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .267

Totals                 31  5  8  5   1 10   5

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (15, 7th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 1 Out), J Jones (19,
8th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Mohr 2 (36), D Ortiz (59),
A Pierzynski (38), J Jones (68). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski. GIDP - C Koskie.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Mays-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz).


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    BOSTON          - 000 000 000   --   0
    MINNESOTA       - 000 010 31x   --   5
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Martinez (L, 16-3)          8       8   5   3   1  10   2   2.20

MINNESOTA                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Mays (W, 2-4)               9       2   0   0   2   6   0   5.92

WP - J Mays. Pitches-strikes: P Martinez 108-76; J Mays 121-77. Ground balls-fly balls:
P Martinez 9-4; J Mays 10-12. Batters faced: P Martinez 32; J Mays 31.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Mark Wegner.
EJECTIONS: MINNESOTA's Hawkins by Tschida (3rd). 
T--2:20. Att--35,824. 
Weather: INDOORS

AL        BOSTON AT MINNESOTA
          NOTE: MINNESOTA'S CRISTIAN GUZMAN EXTENDED HIS HITTING
          STREAK TO 14 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.


AL        BOSTON AT MINNESOTA
          NOTE: MINNESOTA'S LATROY HAWKINS WAS EJECTED BY SECOND BASE
          UMPIRE TIM TSCHIDA  IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING
          BALLS AND STRIKES.


AL        BOSTON AT MINNESOTA
          NOTE: BOSTON'S PEDRO MARTINEZ HAS SEVEN STRIKEOUTS THROUGH
          FOUR INNINGS.


AL        BOSTON AT MINNESOTA
          NOTE: BOSTON'S PEDRO MARTINEZ HAS 10 STRIKEOUTS THROUGH
          EIGHT INNINGS.