
Mike Redmond and Derrek Lee each knocked run-scoring singles and Juan Encarnacion brought home a pair of runs with a double. The Red Sox then stroked four straight two-out hits in the fourth to bring home two more runs.įlorida scored four times in the fifth to reduce the deficit to 19-5. Ortiz belted a two-run homer in the second and Mueller added a solo shot in the third to extend the lead to 17-1. Tejera gave up five runs, four hits and a walk before giving way to Levrault, who finished off the seemingly never-ending frame for Florida, which lost for just the second time in eight games. Pavano (6-9) gave up six hits and six runs before heading for an early shower. Nixon walked, Mueller doubled in a pair of runs and Varitek walked to bring Damon to the plate for the third time in the frame.ĭamon singled into left, scoring Nixon, but Mueller was thrown out at the plate to mercifully end the inning for the Marlins with the score at 14-1. Ramirez then singled, Ortiz walked and Millar lifted a sacrifice fly to centre, making it 11-1. Jason Varitek then singled in two and Damon tripled in two more before scoring on a base hit by Walker to send Tejera to the dugout still with none out.Īllen Levrault took his turn and finally registered an out, forcing Garciaparra to foul out on the 59th pitch of the inning with 10 runs already on the board. Michael Tejera did not fare any better, yielding a Trot Nixon single and a walk to Mueller to load the bases. Nomar Garciaparra doubled and Ramirez belted a three-run homer to left, making it a 4-1 game.ĭavid Ortiz also doubled and scored when Kevin Millar singled up the middle, ending Florida starting pitcher Carl Pavano's night.

Damon doubled and scored when Todd Walker followed with a single. The first seven Red Sox that came to the plate picked up a base hit. The first 11 batters reached base for Boston, which won its fifth straight game and tied the American League record for most runs scored in the first inning.īill Mueller ended 4-for-5 with a home run and a career-high six runs batted in for Boston, which also tied a franchise-record with 28 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies held the previous record of nine, doing it on Augagainst the New York Giants. We regret to inform you that there are no refunds unless the game is not played.Johnny Damon had three hits and three runs batted in during a record-setting 14-run first inning, as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Florida Marlins, 25-8, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at Fenway Park.ĭamon tied the modern-day record for hits in an inning with three, also done by Boston's Gene Stephens in 1953.ĭamon finished 5-for-7 in the contest and Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the first for the Red Sox, who set a major-league record by scoring 10 runs without recording an out in the first inning.The message cannot be used for commercial purposes however, you may welcome a group or company that is attending the game. They also may not include the name of any MLB player. Messages that are obscene, offensive, include foul language or refer positively or negatively to any other Major League organization will be not accepted. Red Sox Foundation reserves the right to approve and edit any message if necessary.For more information on any of our proposal options please contact Red Sox Fan Services at (617) 226-6000. Marriage Proposals: we offer “Live” marriage proposals in addition to our traditional in-game proposals.Before these paid messages begin, the New Balance scoreboard will read “Red Sox Foundation Messages.”.If you have any further questions please email your seat location to All Red Sox Foundation Scoreboard Messages run alphabetically according to the FIRST name in the message once during our time slot: Mid 2 nd, End 2 nd, Mid 3 rd, End 3 rd

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