VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/14/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2103 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (80-73) 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 11 15 0
New York Yankees (81-72) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Red Sox Flatten Yankees, 11-2
Bobby Abreu left his imprint on the 11-2 Boston win against the New York Yankees. Abreu, who finished 3rd in the VBL in wins above replacement with 8.3 in 2001, was 2 for 5 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. The 13th-place Red Sox have a record of 80-73.

Emilio Bonifacio helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Red Sox.

"They beat us, they beat us soundly," said losing manager Scott Erickson.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 5 2 2 4 1 1 0 .263 17 66
F. Catalanotto 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .284 10 57
M. Ramirez RF 6 1 1 0 0 3 7 .303 37 150
J. Olerud 1B 5 2 3 1 1 0 4 .249 14 70
S. Hillenbrand C 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .292 5 32
   b-J. Giambi PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320 37 114
   D. Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Baker 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .237 9 27
E. Bonifacio CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .128 1 13
B. Pinckney SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .148 2 10
J. Smoltz P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .017 1 1
   C. Elmore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   a-B. Kent PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 5 26
   K. Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Fick PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 19 54
Totals 41 11 15 10 6 12 28      
a - B. Kent pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 8th
b - J. Giambi pinch hit for S. Hillenbrand in the 9th
c - R. Fick pinch hit for K. Ligtenberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (31, 5th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ramirez (37, 7th Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hillenbrand (15, 7th Inning off J. Jimenez, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Abreu (33, 9th Inning off E. Ramirez, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Abreu (17, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 6 , F. Catalanotto , M. Ramirez 2 , J. Olerud 4 , S. Hillenbrand 2 , J. Giambi , J. Baker 2 , E. Bonifacio 2 , B. Pinckney 2
2-out RBI: J. Olerud , S. Hillenbrand , E. Bonifacio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Olerud 2 , S. Hillenbrand , E. Bonifacio , B. Pinckney
Hit by Pitch: F. Catalanotto , J. Baker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Catalanotto (29) , B. Pinckney (9)
CS: J. Olerud (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .320 10 53
C. Koskie 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .260 30 75
N. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .288 28 84
S. Sosa CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .283 44 116
J. Giambi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 3 22
D. Bell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 22 71
   b-B. Bonds PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 27 75
   c-J. Williams 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 1
M. Bellhorn SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .202 8 40
A. Molina C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .204 2 17
A. Leiter P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .127 0 1
   J. Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   a-P. Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 11 35
   E. Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   d-G. Colbrunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 10 68
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 6 15      
a - P. Reese pinch hit for J. Jimenez in the 7th
b - B. Bonds pinch hit for D. Bell in the 8th
c - J. Williams substituted for B. Bonds in the 9th
d - G. Colbrunn pinch hit for E. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Suzuki (32, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Molina (2, 2nd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , N. Johnson , S. Sosa , J. Giambi , B. Bonds , A. Molina 4 , A. Leiter 2
2-out RBI: S. Sosa , A. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , M. Bellhorn
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: A. Molina
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smoltz W (13-7) 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 1 95 4.52   
C. Elmore 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7.77   
K. Ligtenberg 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.04   
D. Graves 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 53
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 27, C. Elmore 2, K. Ligtenberg 5, D. Graves 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 6-10, C. Elmore 1-0, K. Ligtenberg 0-2, D. Graves 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 95-59, C. Elmore 8-6, K. Ligtenberg 17-9, D. Graves 7-5
WP: J. Smoltz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Leiter L (8-11) 6.0 8 4 4 1 9 1 101 3.84   
J. Jimenez 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 16 4.81   
E. Ramirez 2.0 5 5 4 3 2 0 50 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 48
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 27, J. Jimenez 7, E. Ramirez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 5-3, J. Jimenez 1-1, E. Ramirez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 101-68, J. Jimenez 16-11, E. Ramirez 50-33
WP: A. Leiter
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter , E. Ramirez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Abreu
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 39978
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