FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/17/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 935 - TUESDAY, JULY 17TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (34-61) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
Houston Astros (44-50) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 1
Red Sox Win at Houston, 6-4
Kyle Farmer was a vital contributor to the 6-4 Boston victory over Houston. The Red Sox third baseman was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was five-time All-Star Roy Oswalt. He tossed 106 pitches over 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits. The Red Sox improved their record to 34-61 with the win over Houston.

The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Farmer hit a 2-run home run off Mike Oquist. It propelled the Red Sox into the lead, 4-2.

"Kyle was ready to go. Big day for him," said Boston manager Doug Morton.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valdivielso 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .350 3 11
M. Shannon 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .268 8 37
L. Stringer DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .232 11 63
B. Barna RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 10 47
V. Stephens SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .238 13 43
S. Schumaker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 11 46
   a-O. Velez PR, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .200 1 5
K. Farmer 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .209 6 33
H. Chiti C 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 2
R. Quinn CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 3 22
Totals 37 6 10 5 3 8 15      
a - O. Velez pinch ran for S. Schumaker in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: O. Velez (4, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Shannon (24, 8th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shannon (8, 1st Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Stephens (13, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Farmer (6, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shannon 6 , L. Stringer , B. Barna , V. Stephens 5 , O. Velez 3 , K. Farmer 4 , R. Quinn
2-out RBI: L. Stringer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valdivielso , L. Stringer , B. Barna , K. Farmer , H. Chiti
Sac Bunt: R. Quinn
Hit by Pitch: S. Schumaker
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .308 16 43
E. Escobar 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .234 5 16
C. Reynolds LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .311 11 59
B. Terry 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .282 15 67
J. Orsulak CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .319 11 45
L. Biittner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 5 38
B. Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 5 31
G. Arias 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .285 9 24
B. Roser RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 6
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 2 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobar (6, 3rd Inning off R. Oswalt, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Arias (9, 7th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Orsulak (11, 2nd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Terry (15, 6th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Cordero , E. Escobar 2 , C. Reynolds 2 , B. Terry 4 , J. Orsulak 4 , L. Biittner , B. Pena , G. Arias 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reynolds , B. Terry 2 , G. Arias
Sac Fly: E. Escobar
Hit by Pitch: B. Roser
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Cordero (39)
CS: C. Reynolds (7)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Cordero (6)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Oswalt W (3-9) 7.2 9 4 4 2 1 2 106 7.45   
R. Alcantara H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.34   
L. Avilan SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Oswalt 44
Batters Faced: R. Oswalt 34, R. Alcantara 1, L. Avilan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Oswalt 10-11, R. Alcantara 0-1, L. Avilan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Oswalt 106-63, R. Alcantara 3-2, L. Avilan 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alcantara 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Oswalt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oquist L (6-9) 4.2 7 5 5 3 3 3 89 6.11   
G. Frazier 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 30 5.14   
B. Kline 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 6.21   
R. Carson 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 30
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 25, G. Frazier 8, B. Kline 6, R. Carson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 7-4, G. Frazier 3-2, B. Kline 3-0, R. Carson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 89-50, G. Frazier 30-19, B. Kline 29-16, R. Carson 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Frazier 1-0 , B. Kline 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Oquist
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Farmer
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 14789
Special Notes: LF Skip Schumaker was injured being hit by a pitch.
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