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

BATTERIES: BAL - SIDNEY PONSON, B.J. RYAN (7TH), RICK BAUER (7TH) AND GERONIMO
                 GIL

           BOS - JOHN BURKETT AND JASON VARITEK


            WP - JOHN BURKETT (10-3)
            LP - SIDNEY PONSON (4-5)
          SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

           BOS - LOU MERLONI (3) OFF SIDNEY PONSON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON



     TIME: 2:22     ATT: 33,474

PROBABLES: BAL - SCOTT ERICKSON (4-9, 4.25)
           BOS - DEREK LOWE (13-5, 2.33)



Box Score
BALTIMORE (0) VS BOSTON (4) - FINAL

BALTIMORE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Mora ss               4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .253
H Clark lf              4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .341
G Matthews Jr rf        3  0  0  0   0  2   0  .277
T Batista 3b            3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .266
J Gibbons 1b            3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .267
M Cordova dh            3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .272
C Singleton cf          3  0  1  0   0  2   0  .249
G Gil c                 3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .265
J Hairston 2b           3  0  2  0   0  0   1  .250

Totals                 29  0  4  0   0  7   4

BATTING: 2B - G Gil (13, J Burkett). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Mora 1. GIDP - H Clark. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Hairston  (13, 2nd base off J Burkett/J Varitek).

FIELDING: PB - G Gil 2. DP: 2 (M Mora-J Hairston-J Gibbons, T Batista-J
Hairston-J Gibbons).


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .293
T Nixon rf              3  1  2  0   1  1   1  .279
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .301
M Ramirez dh            4  2  2  0   0  1   1  .326
J Varitek c             3  0  1  0   1  0   0  .289
S Hillenbrand 3b        4  0  1  1   0  0   2  .297
B Daubach lf            2  0  0  0   1  1   1  .267
T Clark 1b              3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .228
L Merloni 2b            2  1  1  1   1  1   0  .256

Totals                 29  4  8  2   4  7   7

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (23, S Ponson); S Hillenbrand (26, S Ponson). 3B - T
Nixon (3, S Ponson). HR - L Merloni (3, 5th inning off S Ponson 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - S Hillenbrand (57), L Merloni (13). 2-out RBI - S Hillenbrand. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Daubach 1, M Ramirez 1. GIDP - S
Hillenbrand 2. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Damon (5, 2nd base by S Ponson/G Gil).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Clark, L Merloni-N Garciaparra-T Clark).


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    BALTIMORE       - 000 000 000   --   0
    BOSTON          - 000 211 00x   --   4
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BALTIMORE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
S Ponson (L, 4-5)             6       8   4   4   2   4   1   4.31
B Ryan                          2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   6.00
R Bauer                       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   4.37

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Burkett (W, 10-3)           9       4   0   0   0   7   0   3.77

Pitches-strikes: S Ponson 104-69; B Ryan 18-11; R Bauer 13-6; J Burkett
111-81. Ground balls-fly balls: S Ponson 10-3; B Ryan 0-0; R Bauer 2-1; J
Burkett 10-9. Batters faced: S Ponson 26; B Ryan 3; R Bauer 4; J Burkett 29.

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

T--2:22. Att--33,474. 
Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 15 mph, left to
right.

AL        BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S TROT NIXON EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12
          GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.


AL        BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S JASON VARITEK EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO
          13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SIXTH INNING.