Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
September 4, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2004 at Fenway Park. The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Young E. dh 4 1 0 0
Young M. ss 5 1 1 3
Blalock 3b 5 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 0
Soriano 2b 5 1 1 0
Jordan rf 3 1 1 0
Mench lf 3 1 3 1
Nix cf 4 0 0 1
Barajas c 4 2 3 3
Young C. p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Roberts cf 4 1 1 0
Bellhorn 2b 5 1 1 4
Ramirez lf 3 0 1 0
Ortiz dh 3 1 1 1
Millar rf 3 1 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 4 0 0 1
Mirabelli c 3 1 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 0 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 5 6
Texas 030 200 3008101
Boston 010 000 500651
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Young  W (1-1) 5.2 2 1 1 2 5
  Nelson   0.2 0 3 3 4 0
  Mahay   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Brocail   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero  SV (42) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
6
6
6
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  L (11-8) 6.0 8 8 8 2 4
  Adams   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
3
4

  E–Blalock (14), Adams (2).  DP–Texas 1, Boston 1.  2B–Texas Mench (23,off Wakefield), Boston Millar (30,off C Young).  HR–Texas Barajas (15,4th inning off Wakefield 1 on, 2 out); M Young (16,7th inning off Wakefield 2 on, 0 out), Boston Bellhorn (15,7th inning off Mahay 3 on, 1 out); Ortiz (34,7th inning off Mahay 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Jordan (1,by Wakefield).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  WP–Wakefield (7).  HBP–Wakefield (12,Jordan).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:16.  A–34,670.
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