FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/02/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 820 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (39-45) 0 1 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 9 14 1
Cleveland Guardians (32-50) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 6 0
Stephens Stars for Red Sox in 9-3 Win
Boston shortstop Vern Stephens had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Cleveland Guardians, 9-3. The Red Sox now have a mark of 39-45.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Stephens hit a run-scoring single off Cleveland hurler Milt Gaston. It was the 62nd hit of the season for Stephens and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Stephens told the Boston Daily News, "and we played pretty well tonight."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lezcano RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .226 1 2
   a-H. Pool PH, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 1
M. Shannon 1B 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 .282 6 29
   b-G. Dobbs PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 1
D. Young LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .268 22 53
   c-A. Jones PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 14 38
T. Brown 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 4 11
J. Kent 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .351 1 5
L. Stringer DH 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 .303 2 7
S. Schumaker CF, RF 2 3 0 0 3 0 3 .265 2 19
V. Stephens SS 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 .235 15 44
T. Lampkin C 5 1 1 3 0 2 6 .300 3 8
Totals 37 9 14 9 5 9 16      
a - H. Pool pinch hit for S. Lezcano in the 7th
b - G. Dobbs pinch hit for M. Shannon in the 8th
c - A. Jones pinch hit for D. Young in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lezcano (3, 1st Inning off M. Gaston, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Stephens 2 (11, 2nd Inning off M. Gaston, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off H. Wesneski, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Young (8, 3rd Inning off M. Gaston, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Kent (3, 9th Inning off D. McGinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Lezcano (1, 6th Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lampkin (3, 4th Inning off M. Gaston, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Young (22, 4th Inning off M. Gaston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lezcano 5 , D. Young 6 , T. Brown , J. Kent 2 , L. Stringer 4 , V. Stephens 5 , T. Lampkin 4
2-out RBI: D. Young , V. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Pool , T. Brown , J. Kent , T. Lampkin 3
Sac Bunt: M. Shannon
Sac Fly: M. Shannon
Hit by Pitch: S. Lezcano
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Schumaker (4)
CS: S. Lezcano (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lampkin-Brown, Stephens-Brown-Dobbs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .244 7 18
T. Francona LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213 0 11
C. Dalrymple C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .262 7 31
L. Urias 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 7 39
G. Hoffman SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .244 6 35
A. Rendon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .221 6 32
A. Grammas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 3 24
C. Gillenwater CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 1 10
   a-T. Uhlaender PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 3 21
T. Hundley DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 11 31
Totals 31 3 6 2 3 5 15      
a - T. Uhlaender pinch hit for C. Gillenwater in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodriguez (13, 6th Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Dalrymple (7, 8th Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 3 , T. Francona , C. Dalrymple 5 , A. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rendon , A. Grammas
GIDP: T. Uhlaender
Sac Fly: C. Dalrymple
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Rendon (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hoffman-Rendon)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hammel W (6-6) 9.0 6 3 2 3 5 1 123 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 67
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 123-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gaston L (2-11) 4.2 9 6 6 3 6 2 98 7.94   
H. Wesneski 3.1 3 3 3 1 2 0 43 4.98   
D. McGinn 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gaston 25
Batters Faced: M. Gaston 26, H. Wesneski 14, D. McGinn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gaston 4-3, H. Wesneski 6-2, D. McGinn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gaston 98-63, H. Wesneski 43-30, D. McGinn 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wesneski 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Gaston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Stephens
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 20785
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