SOXBOX:   Thursday August 22, 2002

Boston 12 Texas 3
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TEXAS               0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0     3  6  4
BOSTON              4  4  3   1  0  0   0  0  x    12 14  1      (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - DENNYS REYES, ROB BELL (3RD), C.J. NITKOWSKI (7TH), TODD VAN
                 POPPEL (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ, BILL HASELMAN (7TH)

           BOS - DUSTIN HERMANSON, FRANK CASTILLO (6TH) AND JASON
                 VARITEK, DOUG MIRABELLI (8TH)


            WP - DUSTIN HERMANSON (1-0)
            LP - DENNYS REYES (1-1)
          SAVE - FRANK CASTILLO (1)

HOME RUNS: TEX - HERBERT PERRY (15) OFF DUSTIN HERMANSON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

           BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (21) OFF DENNYS REYES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
                 CLIFF FLOYD (4) OFF DENNYS REYES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
                 MANNY RAMIREZ (22) OFF ROB BELL IN THE 3RD, 2 ON


     TIME: 2:55     ATT: 33,014

PROBABLES: TEX - CHAN HO PARK (4-6, 7.14)
           NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (15-6, 4.84)

PROBABLES: ANA - JARROD WASHBURN (15-4, 3.24)
           BOS - PEDRO MARTINEZ (16-3, 2.20)



Box Score
TEXAS (3) VS BOSTON (12) - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Hollandsworth cf      5  0  0  0   0  0   5  .238
K Mench lf              4  0  0  0   0  1   4  .277
A Rodriguez ss          4  0  1  1   0  0   0  .320
 D Sadler ss            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .178
R Palmeiro dh           3  0  0  0   1  2   0  .269
I Rodriguez c           3  0  1  0   0  1   3  .296
 B Haselman c           1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .234
C Everett rf            4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .230
H Perry 3b              4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .265
T Hafner 1b             3  1  1  1   1  1   1  .244
M Young 2b              3  0  0  0   1  1   2  .259

Totals                 34  3  6  3   3  6  16

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (21, D Hermanson); C Everett (9, F Castillo).
HR - H Perry (15, 5th inning off D Hermanson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H Perry (58),
A Rodriguez (111), T Hafner (6). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Mench 1, I Rodriguez 2, C Everett 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (4, dropped foul ball); T Hafner (1, ground ball);
H Perry (11, throw); C Everett (5, fly ball). Outfield assists - K Mench
(J Varitek at 2nd base).


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .287
 R Henderson pr-lf      3  2  0  0   1  0   1  .231
N Garciaparra ss        4  1  0  0   0  1   3  .311
 L Merloni 2b           1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .266
M Ramirez lf-rf         4  3  4  6   1  0   0  .328
C Floyd dh              5  1  2  1   0  2   4  .333
S Hillenbrand 3b        4  3  2  0   1  1   4  .305
B Daubach 1b            4  0  0  0   0  2   4  .265
J Varitek c             4  0  2  3   0  0   1  .272
 D Mirabelli c          1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .216
T Nixon rf-cf           5  0  2  1   0  1   2  .266
R Sanchez 2b-ss         4  2  1  0   0  1   3  .291

Totals                 40 12 14 11   3  9  23

BATTING: 2B - J Varitek (25, D Reyes); S Hillenbrand (32, R Bell); C Floyd (9,
R Bell); T Nixon (28, R Bell). HR - M Ramirez 2 (22, 1st inning off D Reyes 1 on,
1 Out, 3rd inning off R Bell 2 on, 2 Out), C Floyd (4, 1st inning off D Reyes 0 on,
1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 6 (71), C Floyd (4), J Varitek 3 (50), T Nixon (71).
2-out RBI - J Varitek 3, M Ramirez 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Sanchez 1, T Nixon 1, S Hillenbrand 3. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - R Henderson (5, fly ball).


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    TEXAS           - 000 021 000   --   3
    BOSTON          - 443 100 00x   --  12
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TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Reyes (L, 1-1)              2       8   8   5   2   4   2   9.24
R Bell                        4       6   4   1   0   2   1   6.22
C Nitkowski                   1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
T Van Poppel                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0   5.46

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Hermanson (W, 1-0)          5       4   2   2   3   3   1   6.00
F Castillo (S, 1)             4       2   1   1   0   3   0   5.37

BALK - D Reyes. HBP - B Daubach (by R Bell). Pitches-strikes: D Reyes 57-33;
R Bell 71-46; C Nitkowski 19-9; T Van Poppel 9-7; D Hermanson 83-51; F Castillo 53-36. Ground balls-fly balls: D Reyes 0-1; R Bell 5-5; C Nitkowski 0-2; T Van Poppel 1-0;
D Hermanson 5-7; F Castillo 4-5. Batters faced: D Reyes 16; R Bell 20; C Nitkowski 5;
T Van Poppel 3; D Hermanson 23; F Castillo 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Dale Scott.

T--2:55. Att--33,014. 
Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.

AL        TEXAS AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON PITCHER PEDRO MARTINEZ WAS SCRATCHED FROM
          TONIGHT'S START DUE TO THE THREAT OF RAIN.  HE IS NOW SCHEDULED TO
          PITCH ON FRIDAY.  DUSTIN HERMANSON (0-0, 18.00) WILL START IN HIS
          PLACE.



AL        TEXAS AT BOSTON
          NOTE: TEXAS MANAGER JERRY NARRON IS NOT WITH THE TEAM DUE
          TO PERSONAL REASONS.  BENCH COACH TERRY FRANCONA WILL SERVE AS
          MANAGER.


AL        TEXAS AT BOSTON
          NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY BOSTON'S MANNY RAMIREZ AND CLIFF
          FLOYD WERE HIT BACK TO BACK.


AL        TEXAS AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON CENTER FIELDER JOHNNY DAMON LEFT THE GAME IN
          THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH A DISLOCATED RIGHT RING FINGER.
          HIS STATUS IS DAY-TO-DAY.



AL        TEXAS AT BOSTON
          NOTE: HE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S MANNY RAMIREZ IN
          THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WAS THE 1, 000TH RBI OF HIS MAJOR
          LEAGUE CAREER.