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August 28, 2000

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Red Sox 2 8 0
Devil Rays 5 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 8 0
Devil Rays 5 9 0

Lou Merloni Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .327
OBP .333 .339
At Bats 3 55
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 9

Roberto Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 25
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Tropicana Field - August 28, 2000
Out
Roberto Hernandez
Mike Difelice
Fred McGriff
Bob Smith
Russ Johnson
Felix Martinez
Jason Tyner
Gerald Williams
Jose Guillen
Lou Merloni
Scott Hatteberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 8 0 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bryan Rekar
Losing Pitcher Hipolito Pichardo
Save Roberto Hernandez
Game Winning RBI Mike Difelice
Attendance 17,721
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Merloni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jose Guillen now playing right field. Russ Johnson now playing third base. Roberto Hernandez now pitching. O'Leary strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Tyner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Difelice scores.
Bottom 8 Difelice hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Everett. Difelice reaches second base with a double. McGriff scores. Huff goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Huff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third.
Bottom 8 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Everett. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Martinez applying the tag.
Top 8 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Daubach hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hipolito Pichardo now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tyner moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Varitek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Tyner reaches second base with a double. Huff scores.
Bottom 7 Difelice bunts towards the mound. Ohka fields it and throws to first for the out. Huff moves to third.
Bottom 7 Huff hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Everett. Huff reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cox. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Varitek moves to third.
Top 7 Varitek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Merloni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. Cox moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cox is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Daubach hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daubach for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra catches it and throws to first to double up Tyner.
Bottom 5 Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Difelice takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Varitek hits a popup towards the mound. Rekar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Huff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Merloni hits a ball on the ground that hits Hatteberg. Hatteberg is out and Merloni is safe at first. There goes Hatteberg trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubach scoops it up and throws to first, with Ohka covering, for the out.
Top 3 Everett strikes out.
Top 3 Daubach hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Offerman hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Varitek hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tyner for the out.
Bottom 2 Difelice strikes out.
Bottom 2 Huff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Varitek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Merloni hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hatteberg hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Leary hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughn scores.
Bottom 1 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Vaughn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubach scoops it up and throws to first, with Ohka covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ohka fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Everett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Daubach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.