Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Preview - Box Score - Recap

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 2 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 0 WP: J. Johnson (10-5) S: J. Julio (29) LP: J. Suppan (10-8)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Baltimore

-J. Gibbons doubled to deep left center, L. Matos scored

Top 4th: Baltimore

-J. Cust doubled to deep right, T. Batista scored

Bot 4th: Boston

-T. Nixon tripled to deep right, K. Millar scored

Top 6th: Baltimore

-J. Gibbons tripled to deep right, D. Cruz scored

-J. Cust homered to left, J. Gibbons scored

Bot 6th: Boston

-T. Nixon singled to right, K. Millar scored

Bot 7th: Boston

-J. Varitek homered to left

Baltimore
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Roberts 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.269
D. Cruz ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.263
L. Matos cf	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.336
J. Gibbons rf	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.300
T. Batista 3b	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.252
J. Cust dh	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.250
J. Leon 1b	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.262
L. Bigbie lf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
R. Machado c	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.286
Totals	33	5	6	5	2	7	6

Batting 2B - J Gibbons (33, J Suppan); T Batista (14, J Suppan); J Cust (1, J Suppan); D Cruz (19, J Suppan). 3B - J Gibbons (2, J Suppan). HR - J Cust (2, 6th inning off J Suppan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Gibbons 2 (81), J Cust 3 (7). 2-out RBI - J Gibbons, J Cust 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Leon 1, T Batista 1. Team LOB - 3.

Fielding E - B Roberts (4, bobble); J Gibbons (4, fly ball). DP - 1 (B Roberts-D Cruz-J Leon).

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon cf	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.272
B. Mueller 3b	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	.330
N. Garciaparra ss	5	0	2	0	0	1	5	.324
M. Ramirez dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.313
D. Ortiz 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.288
K. Millar lf	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.289
T. Nixon rf	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	.315
T. Walker 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.276
J. Varitek c	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.295
D. Jackson pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Totals	34	3	9	3	5	2	17

Batting 2B - B Mueller (36, J Johnson); N Garciaparra (32, K Ligtenberg). 3B - T Nixon (6, J Johnson). HR - J Varitek (20, 7th inning off B Groom 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Nixon 2 (72), J Varitek (69). 2-out RBI - T Nixon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 3, T Walker 1, M Ramirez 1, K Millar 1. GIDP - B Mueller. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running CS - M Ramirez (1, 2nd base by J Johnson/R Machado), T Nixon (1, 2nd base by J Johnson/R Machado).

Baltimore
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Johnson (W, 10-5)	6.0	6	2	1	2	0	0	3.83
B. Groom	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	6.54
K. Ligtenberg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.24
B.J. Ryan	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.94
J. Julio (S, 29)	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3.28
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Suppan (L, 10-8)	6.1	6	5	5	2	4	1	3.73
M. Timlin	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.31
A. Embree	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.98

Pitches-strikes - J Johnson 90-52; B Groom 11-8; K Ligtenberg 8-7; B Ryan 7-5; J Julio 28-13; J Suppan 97-62; M Timlin 19-13; A Embree 11-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Johnson 4-12; B Groom 0-1; K Ligtenberg 3-0; B Ryan 0-1; J Julio 0-2; J Suppan 9-6; M Timlin 1-2; A Embree 1-1.

Batters faced - J Johnson 25; B Groom 3; K Ligtenberg 3; B Ryan 2; J Julio 6; J Suppan 27; M Timlin 5; A Embree 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Joe West. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Jeff Kellogg. Time: 2:56. Attendance: 34,239. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.

Game Notes

BALTIMORE'S JAY GIBBONS EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 14 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.

BOSTON'S KEVIN MILLAR EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE 4TH INNING.

Updated on Sunday, Aug 10, 2003 5:09 pm ET