Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 6, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2002 at Tropicana Field. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 3 0
Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0
Ramirez dh 5 0 2 0
Daubach lf 3 1 1 1
  Henderson lf 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Nixon rf 3 2 2 0
Mirabelli c 4 1 2 1
Sanchez 2b 4 0 2 2
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 14 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Abernathy 2b 4 1 3 1
Tyner lf 4 0 0 0
Winn cf 4 0 0 0
Vaughn dh 3 0 0 0
Cox 1b 4 1 1 0
Hall c 4 1 1 2
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Boston 020 200 1005142
Tampa Bay 000 001 200360
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (4-1) 6.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Wakefield  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sturtze  L (0-4) 7.0 13 5 5 4 2
  Sosa   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
4
2

  E–Clark (1), Wakefield (1).  DP–Boston 1, Tampa Bay 3.  2B–Boston R Sanchez (2,off Sturtze), Tampa Bay Cox (5,off Oliver).  HR–Boston Daubach (5,7th inning off Sturtze 0 on, 2 out), Tampa Bay Abernathy (2,6th inning off Oliver 0 on, 0 out); Hall (1,7th inning off Oliver 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Damon (2,2nd base by Sturtze/Hall); Daubach (1,2nd base by Sturtze/Hall).  SB–Abernathy (5,3rd base off Oliver/Mirabelli).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jim Wolf, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:32.  A–11,564.
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