Texas 6, Boston 5

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(46-35)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 8 1 Texas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 10 1 WP: J. Benoit (1-0) LP: K. Foulke (5-5)	(43-38)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Texas

- H. Blalock singled to right, D. Dellucci and M. Young scored, M. Teixeira to second

- A. Soriano singled to center, M. Teixeira scored, H. Blalock to second

Top 3rd: Boston

- M. Ramirez walked, J. Damon scored, E. Renteria to third, D. Ortiz to second

- E. Renteria scored, D. Ortiz to third, M. Ramirez to second on wild pitch

Top 6th: Boston

- T. Nixon doubled to deep left, D. Ortiz scored

Top 8th: Boston

- M. Ramirez homered to deep center, D. Ortiz scored

Bot 8th: Texas

- R. Barajas doubled to deep center, A. Soriano scored

Bot 9th: Texas

- M. Teixeira doubled to deep right, M. Young scored

- K. Mench singled to deep left, M. Teixeira scored, H. Blalock to third, A. Soriano to second

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon cf	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.338
E. Renteria ss	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.273
D. Ortiz dh	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.313
M. Ramirez lf	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	.273
T. Nixon rf	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.297
K. Millar 1b	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.273
J. Olerud 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.390
J. Varitek c	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.302
B. Mueller 3b	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.285
M. Bellhorn 2b	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	.228
Totals	33	5	8	4	6	3	12

Batting 2B - D Ortiz (23, R Rodriguez); T Nixon (17, J Dominguez). HR - M Ramirez (21, 8th inning off J Benoit 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 3 (73), T Nixon (41). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Varitek 1, T Nixon 2, M Bellhorn 1. GIDP - E Renteria, J Damon. Team LOB - 7.

Fielding E - W Miller (1, throw). DP - 1 (E Renteria-M Bellhorn).

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Dellucci dh	4	1	1	0	1	2	2	.270
M. Young ss	5	2	1	0	0	1	3	.322
M. Teixeira 1b	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	.287
H. Blalock 3b	4	0	1	2	1	1	6	.280
A. Soriano 2b	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.276
K. Mench lf	5	0	1	1	0	1	2	.291
L. Nix cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245
R. Barajas c	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.263
G. Matthews Jr. rf	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.249
Totals	35	6	10	6	6	8	16

Batting 2B - R Barajas (13, M Timlin); M Teixeira (21, K Foulke). 3B - M Young (4, K Foulke). RBI - H Blalock 2 (52), A Soriano (52), R Barajas (26), M Teixeira (65), K Mench (43). 2-out RBI - R Barajas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 4, G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 11.

Fielding E - M Young (5, ground ball). DP - 2 (H Blalock-A Soriano-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young).

Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
W. Miller	6.0	5	3	2	5	8	0	4.94
J. Gonzalez	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.45
J. Halama	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.71
M. Timlin (H, 15)	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.77
A. Embree (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.97
K. Foulke (L, 5-5; BS, 4)	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	6.23
Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Rodriguez	5.1	4	3	3	4	1	0	3.90
J. Dominguez (BS, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.64
B. Shouse	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.08
J. Benoit (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0.93

WP - R Rodriguez.

HBP - A Soriano (by K Foulke).

Pitches-strikes - W Miller 121-68; J Gonzalez 10-6; J Halama 3-2; M Timlin 15-12; A Embree 2-2; K Foulke 20-12; R Rodriguez 94-53; J Dominguez 20-12; B Shouse 11-6; J Benoit 27-15.

Ground balls-fly balls - W Miller 5-5; J Gonzalez 1-1; J Halama 0-1; M Timlin 1-1; A Embree 1-0; K Foulke 0-1; R Rodriguez 8-6; J Dominguez 1-1; B Shouse 1-1; J Benoit 3-2.

Batters faced - W Miller 28; J Gonzalez 2; J Halama 1; M Timlin 4; A Embree 1; K Foulke 6; R Rodriguez 22; J Dominguez 5; B Shouse 3; J Benoit 9.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Time: 3:14. Attendance: 50,492. Weather: 95 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, in from right.

Game Notes

BOSTON'S JOHNNY DAMON EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.

Updated on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2005 4:27 am ET