Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 26, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 2003 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 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 5 1 2 1
Walker 2b 5 1 1 0
Garciaparra ss 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,ss 3 1 2 2
Ramirez dh 2 1 1 2
  Haselman pr,dh 2 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 0
  Mirabelli c 2 0 1 1
McCarty lf 5 1 1 0
Abad 1b 4 0 1 0
Merloni 3b 4 0 1 0
Kapler rf 3 2 2 1
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 5 0 0 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Huff dh 4 0 2 0
Baldelli cf 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 1
Rolls rf 4 0 1 1
Anderson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hall c 4 0 2 0
Sandberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Boston 200 301 0017121
Tampa Bay 000 101 000281
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Burkett  W (12-9) 3.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Lyon   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Williamson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  L (6-11) 4.0 7 5 3 2 2
  Reyes   5.0 5 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
2
7

  E–Jackson (9), Anderson (15).  2B–Boston Walker (38,off Gonzalez); McCarty (5,off Gonzalez); Mirabelli (13,off Reyes), Tampa Bay Hall (23,off Martinez).  HR–Boston Ramirez (37,1st inning off Gonzalez 1 on, 2 out); Kapler (4,6th inning off Reyes 0 on, 0 out), Tampa Bay Lee (18,4th inning off Burkett 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Garciaparra (11,by Gonzalez).  CS–Abad (1,2nd base by Reyes/Hall).  SB–Baldelli (26,2nd base off Burkett/Mirabelli).  WP–Burkett (3).  HBP–Gonzalez (12,Garciaparra).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:35.  A–21,240.
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