FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/18/2001
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 944 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (35-61) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 2
Houston Astros (44-51) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Houston Defeated By Red Sox, 5-3
Mark Buehrle, who finished 3rd in the AL in ERA with 3.30 last year, was locked in. The left-hander led the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Boston has now won 3 in a row.

Jose Valdivielso went 1-4 with a walk. He scored 2 runs for Boston. The 27-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the fourth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring single off Brandon Backe. It was his 42nd hit of the season.

"Mark gave us a heck of an effort," 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 2 1 1 1 3 2 .347 3 12
M. Shannon 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .270 8 37
L. Stringer DH 5 0 2 3 0 1 4 .234 11 66
B. Barna RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .257 10 47
V. Stephens SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .238 14 44
S. Schumaker LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .293 11 46
K. Farmer 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .212 6 33
H. Wagner C 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .217 1 29
R. Quinn CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .217 3 22
Totals 37 5 10 5 6 14 28      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Stringer 2 (24, 3rd Inning off B. Backe, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Backe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Stephens (14, 9th Inning off R. Carson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valdivielso , M. Shannon 2 , L. Stringer 4 , V. Stephens 4 , S. Schumaker 2 , K. Farmer 2
2-out RBI: L. Stringer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Barna 2 , S. Schumaker , K. Farmer , R. Quinn 2
Sac Bunt: M. Shannon
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Schumaker (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Buehrle (1) , M. Shannon (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Shannon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .287 8 27
S. Martin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 16 43
J. Orsulak CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .321 12 46
B. Terry 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284 15 67
B. Pena C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .235 5 32
L. Biittner DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 5 38
G. Arias 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 9 24
W. Roettger LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 6 14
E. Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 5 16
   a-C. Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 11 59
Totals 34 3 9 3 0 6 17      
a - C. Reynolds pinch hit for E. Escobar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Orsulak (17, 3rd Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Roettger (4, 9th Inning off L. Avilan, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Arias (10, 9th Inning off L. Avilan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Orsulak (12, 5th Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera , J. Orsulak 6 , B. Terry 2 , B. Pena , G. Arias 3 , W. Roettger 2
2-out RBI: B. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Cabrera 2 , S. Martin , L. Biittner 2
Sac Bunt: S. Martin , W. Roettger 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Arias (7)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buehrle W (1-0) 8.0 7 2 2 0 6 1 99 4.19   
L. Avilan SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buehrle 66
Batters Faced: M. Buehrle 32, L. Avilan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buehrle 10-8, L. Avilan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buehrle 99-70, L. Avilan 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Backe L (6-8) 5.2 8 4 4 3 9 0 104 4.79   
D. Sanders 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.30   
E. Carroll 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 3.35   
R. Carson 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 20 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Backe 43
Batters Faced: B. Backe 29, D. Sanders 4, E. Carroll 6, R. Carson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Backe 2-6, D. Sanders 1-2, E. Carroll 0-1, R. Carson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Backe 104-68, D. Sanders 20-10, E. Carroll 30-14, R. Carson 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Carroll 1-0 , R. Carson 3-0
WP: B. Backe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Buehrle
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 16373
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