FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/12/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 97 - THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (7-4) 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 14 1
Boston Red Sox (4-7) 0 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 10 10 1
Boston Hangs 10-9 Loss on Houston
The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox provided some drama for the home crowd.

The Boston Red Sox overcame a good performance by Houston right fielder Melky Cabrera to knock off Houston, 10-9, at Fenway Park. Cabrera was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Boston goes to 4-7.

St. Louis, Missouri-born Mike Shannon came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the seventh, with the bases loaded and the Red Sox trailing 8-7, he hit a 2-run single to center to put Boston on top.

"I like to keep things lively in the clubhouse," said Shannon. "Believe me, it's much easier after a win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .244 1 4
M. Cabrera RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .341 2 5
C. Reynolds LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .357 0 9
B. Terry 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .279 3 9
J. Orsulak CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .474 3 6
E. Rivera 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .325 1 9
L. Biittner DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .279 0 3
B. Pena C 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .312 1 4
S. Martin 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .273 0 4
Totals 39 9 14 9 1 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera 2 (2, 1st Inning off G. Bell, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off G. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Reynolds (4, 5th Inning off G. Bell, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Terry (1, 9th Inning off L. Avilan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cabrera (2, 2nd Inning off G. Bell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 8 , C. Reynolds 2 , B. Terry 3 , J. Orsulak 2 , E. Rivera 3 , L. Biittner , B. Pena , S. Martin
2-out RBI: M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Cordero , C. Reynolds , B. Terry , L. Biittner
Sac Fly: E. Rivera , B. Pena
Hit by Pitch: J. Orsulak
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orsulak 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Terry (1)
OF assists: 1 (Orsulak(Barna at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Quinn CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250 2 3
V. Stephens SS 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .189 2 5
L. Stringer 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .233 0 6
B. Barna LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 2 3
M. Shannon 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .349 1 6
H. Wagner C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .200 1 3
T. Lampkin DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316 0 2
O. Velez RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .133 0 1
   a-H. Pool RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Allie 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .308 1 3
Totals 34 10 10 10 3 7 9      
a - H. Pool substituted for O. Velez in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Quinn (1, 1st Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Velez (1, 2nd Inning off K. Hendricks, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Quinn (1, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Allie (1, 2nd Inning off K. Hendricks, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Stephens (2, 2nd Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Wagner (1, 5th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Quinn 5 , V. Stephens 5 , M. Shannon , H. Wagner 5 , T. Lampkin , O. Velez 2 , G. Allie 4
2-out RBI: V. Stephens , H. Wagner , T. Lampkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Barna , H. Pool
Hit by Pitch: R. Quinn , T. Lampkin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: V. Stephens (2)
OF assists: 1 (Quinn(Pena at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hendricks 4.0 6 6 6 1 3 2 70 5.94   
J. Reardon 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 6.75   
B. Kline L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 33 16.20   
D. Sanders 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
D. Carpenter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 28
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 21, J. Reardon 7, B. Kline 6, D. Sanders 1, D. Carpenter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 5-4, J. Reardon 2-2, B. Kline 1-0, D. Sanders 1-0, D. Carpenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 70-47, J. Reardon 26-18, B. Kline 33-15, D. Sanders 1-1, D. Carpenter 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanders 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Hendricks , D. Carpenter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Bell 4.0 8 8 5 0 4 1 71 3.75   
C. Wagner W (1-0) 3.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 43 6.52   
M. Dunn 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00   
R. Alcantara H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 10.38   
L. Avilan SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Bell 24
Batters Faced: G. Bell 22, C. Wagner 13, M. Dunn 1, R. Alcantara 3, L. Avilan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Bell 5-3, C. Wagner 3-3, M. Dunn 0-0, R. Alcantara 2-0, L. Avilan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Bell 71-44, C. Wagner 43-27, M. Dunn 6-2, R. Alcantara 16-9, L. Avilan 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wagner 1-1 , R. Alcantara 1-0
WP: L. Avilan
Hit Batsmen: G. Bell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melky Cabrera
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Roof closed, 46 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16352
Special Notes: RF Otto Velez was injured while throwing the ball.
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