Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 2003 at PNC Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Mueller 3b 4 1 1 0
Walker 2b 5 2 2 1
Garciaparra ss 5 2 2 0
  Sanchez ss 0 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 3 4 4
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
Ortiz 1b 5 1 2 0
Nixon rf 5 1 2 3
Varitek c 4 1 2 3
Damon cf 3 0 0 0
Kim p 4 0 1 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Giambi ph 1 0 0 0
  Almonte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 16 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 1 0
  Mackowiak cf 2 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 2 1
Giles lf 2 1 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
Simon 1b 4 1 1 3
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Nunez 2b 3 1 1 0
Benson p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson C. c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Boston 104 010 20311160
Pittsburgh 000 010 030471
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kim  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 2
  Embree   1.0 2 3 3 1 2
  Almonte   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (5-6) 6.1 12 8 7 1 4
  Beimel   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Meadows   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
10
3
6

  E–J Wilson (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  PB–Kendall (4).  2B–Boston Ramirez 2 (17,off Benson 2); Ortiz (15,off Benson).  3B–Boston Garciaparra (7,off Benson).  HR–Boston Varitek (7,3rd inning off Benson 2 on, 2 out); Walker (4,7th inning off Benson 0 on, 0 out); Ramirez (9,9th inning off Meadows 0 on, 0 out); Nixon (4,9th inning off Meadows 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Simon (6,8th inning off Embree 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Ramirez (3,off Benson).  HBP–Mueller (1,by Beimel).  IBB–Varitek (2,by Beimel).  SH–Benson (5,off Kim).  HBP–Beimel (3,Mueller).  IBB–Beimel (2,Varitek).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Justin Klemm, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:33.
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