Baltimore 9 Boston 2
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
BALTIMORE           0  0  5   0  1  0   1  1  1     9 16  1
BOSTON              0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0     2  4  0      (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - RODRIGO LOPEZ, JORGE JULIO (9TH) AND GERONIMO GIL

           BOS - ROLANDO ARROJO, FRANK CASTILLO (4TH), WAYNE GOMES
                 (7TH), WILLIE BANKS (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK


            WP - RODRIGO LOPEZ (11-3)
            LP - ROLANDO ARROJO (4-3)
          SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - TONY BATISTA (21) OFF WAYNE GOMES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

           BOS - NONE



     TIME: 2:52     ATT: 33,840

PROBABLES: BAL - SIDNEY PONSON (4-4, 4.23)
           BOS - JOHN BURKETT (9-3, 4.09)


Box Score
BALTIMORE (9) VS BOSTON (2) - FINAL

BALTIMORE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Mora ss               4  1  3  2   0  1   2  .256
H Clark dh              5  1  2  3   0  1   2  .378
G Matthews Jr rf        5  1  2  1   0  0   2  .280
T Batista 3b            4  2  2  1   1  0   1  .268
J Gibbons 1b            4  0  2  1   0  0   0  .270
M Cordova lf            5  0  0  0   0  2   1  .274
C Singleton cf          5  1  2  0   0  1   3  .248
G Gil c                 4  1  1  1   1  1   0  .265
J Hairston 2b           4  2  2  0   0  0   2  .244

Totals                 40  9 16  9   2  6  13

BATTING: 2B - M Mora (20, R Arrojo); H Clark (5, R Arrojo); C Singleton (20, F
Castillo); J Hairston (11, W Gomes). HR - T Batista (21, 7th inning off W Gomes
0 on, 1 Out). S - J Hairston. SF - J Gibbons. RBI - M Mora 2 (42), H Clark 3
(4), G Matthews Jr (25), J Gibbons (47), T Batista (60), G Gil (36). 2-out RBI
- H Clark, G Gil. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Clark 2, M
Cordova 1, C Singleton 1, G Matthews Jr 1, J Hairston 1. GIDP - H Clark, M
Cordova. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Matthews Jr  (13, 2nd base off R Arrojo/J Varitek), J
Hairston  (12, 2nd base off F Castillo/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - T Batista (13, catch). Outfield assists - G Matthews Jr (J
Offerman at 1st base). DP: 1 (G Matthews Jr-J Gibbons).


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .296
T Nixon rf              4  1  1  0   0  2   1  .275
N Garciaparra ss        4  1  1  1   0  0   0  .304
M Ramirez lf            4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .323
J Varitek c             4  0  1  1   0  2   0  .289
S Hillenbrand 3b        3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .297
B Daubach 1b            3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .269
J Offerman dh           1  0  0  0   1  0   0  .232
 a-C Baerga ph-dh       0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .303
R Sanchez 2b            3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .300

Totals                 30  2  4  2   1  8   5

a-hit by pitch for J Offerman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (35, R Lopez). RBI - N Garciaparra (84), J Varitek
(37). 2-out RBI - J Varitek. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Sanchez-N Garciaparra-B Daubach, N Garciaparra-B Daubach).



----------------------------------------------------
    BALTIMORE       - 005 010 111   --   9
    BOSTON          - 000 200 000   --   2
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
R Lopez (W, 11-3)             8       4   2   1   1   8   0   3.01
J Julio                       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.09

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
R Arrojo (L, 4-3)             3       6   5   5   1   0   0   4.64
F Castillo                    3       5   1   1   0   3   0   5.05
W Gomes                       2       3   2   2   0   1   1   6.00
W Banks                       1       2   1   1   1   2   0   3.10

HBP - M Mora (by W Gomes); C Baerga (by R Lopez). Pitches-strikes: R Lopez
114-78; J Julio 10-7; R Arrojo 47-29; F Castillo 54-35; W Gomes 32-22; W Banks
27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez 5-10; J Julio 2-1; R Arrojo 7-2; F
Castillo 3-3; W Gomes 2-3; W Banks 1-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 29; J Julio 3; R
Arrojo 15; F Castillo 14; W Gomes 10; W Banks 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

T--2:52. Att--33,840. 
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, left
to right.

AL        BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S JASON VARITEK SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE
          FOURTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.



AL        BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S TROT NIXON SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE
          FOURTH TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.


AL        BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S ROLANDO ARROJO LEFT THE GAME WITH A
          CONTUSION ON HIS RIGHT SHIN.