2003 Quarter-Finals

Cleveland over San Francisco 4-1  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2003 San Francisco Giants At 2003 Cleveland Indians       9/20/2003

  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre CF         4  0  2  0 .500     K.Lofton CF         4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  0  0 .000     J.Randa 3B          4  1  1  0 .250  
  B.Bonds LF          4  0  1  0 .250     M.Ramirez DH        4  2  3  1 .750  
  J.Gerut RF          4  0  0  0 .000     J.Thome 1B          2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Kent 2B           4  1  1  0 .250     G.Jenkins LF        3  1  1  2 .333  
  J.Snow 1B           4  1  2  0 .500     J.Encarnacion RF    3  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Santiago C        3  0  0  0 .000     J.Larue C           2  0  1  0 .500  
A-A.Melhuse PH        1  0  0  0 .000     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  1 .000  
  G.Blum 3B           4  0  2  2 .500     O.Vizquel SS        3  0  1  0 .333  
  E.Munson DH         3  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  8  2                 Totals      28  4  8  4

A-Pinch Hit For Santiago In 9th Inning

Giants.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  8  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  2 2 0  0 0    -  4  8  0

Giants (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Hernandez LOSS(0-1)     8       8   4   4   4   4   1   4.50  A1
Totals                    8       8   4   4   4   4   1

Indians (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Prior WIN(1-0)          6 2/3   7   2   1   0   5   0   1.35  A1 C8
R.Cormier HOLD(1st)       1       1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  C9 D4
R.Soriano HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D5 D5
A.Benitez SAVE(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D6
Totals                    9       8   2   1   1   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 40,800 DATE- Saturday, September 20th 2003 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6  Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 4  Indians: 1
DOUBLES- J.Kent(1st), J.Snow-2(2nd), G.Blum(1st), M.Ramirez(1st),
         O.Vizquel(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Encarnacion(1st)
WALKS- J.Lugo, J.Thome-2, J.Larue, M.Ellis
HIT BY PITCH- G.Jenkins, J.Encarnacion, J.Larue
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lugo, J.Gerut-2, J.Kent-2, B.Santiago-2, J.Randa, G.Jenkins,
             J.Larue, M.Ellis
GIDP- J.Gerut, J.Encarnacion, M.Ellis-2, O.Vizquel
PASSED BALLS- J.Larue

In a close game the Cleveland Indians got by the San Francisco Giants by the
score of 4 to 2.

Mark Prior(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Cleveland.  He
allowed 7 hits and no walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  San Francisco went down
without a fight in the 9th.  

Armando Benitez recorded his 1st save.  Livan Hernandez(0-1) was given the
loss.  He surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings.

Game 2
BOXSCORE: 2003 San Francisco Giants At 2003 Cleveland Indians       9/21/2003

  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre CF         5  0  0  0 .222     K.Lofton CF         4  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Lugo SS           3  1  0  0 .000     J.Randa 3B          4  2  1  0 .250  
  B.Bonds DH          4  1  2  2 .375     M.Ramirez DH        4  0  0  0 .375  
  J.Gerut RF          4  0  0  0 .000     J.Thome 1B          4  2  2  3 .333  
  J.Kent 2B           4  0  0  0 .125     G.Jenkins LF        4  1  1  2 .286  
  J.Snow 1B           4  0  3  0 .625     J.Encarnacion RF    4  2  4  0 .714  
  B.Santiago C        4  1  1  0 .143     J.Larue C           5  1  2  1 .429  
  G.Blum 3B           3  0  0  0 .286     M.Ellis 2B          3  1  1  2 .167  
A-E.Munson PH         1  1  1  2 .250     O.Vizquel SS        3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Michaels LF       4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4  7  4                 Totals      35 10 12  8

A-Pinch Hit For Blum In 9th Inning

Giants.......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  4  7  0
Indians......... 0 3 0  0 2 3  2 0    - 10 12  2

Giants (0-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Pineiro LOSS(0-1)       5 1/3   8   7   7   6   5   0  11.81  A1 D2
K.Wunsch                  1       2   3   3   0   0   1  27.00  D3 D8
F.Rodriguez               1 2/3   2   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  D9
Totals                    8      12  10  10   7   7   1

Indians (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(1-0)         9       7   4   4   0   8   2   4.00  A1
Totals                    9       7   4   4   0   8   2

ATTENDANCE- 40,698 DATE- Sunday, September 21st 2003 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6  Indians: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Indians: 0
ERRORS- J.Randa, M.Ellis
DOUBLES- B.Bonds(1st), J.Snow(3rd), B.Santiago(1st), G.Jenkins(1st),
         M.Ellis(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Encarnacion(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Bonds(1st), E.Munson(1st), J.Thome(1st)
STOLEN BASES- K.Lofton(1st)
WALKS- K.Lofton, J.Randa, M.Ramirez, J.Thome, G.Jenkins, J.Encarnacion,
       O.Vizquel
HIT BY PITCH- J.Lugo, M.Ellis
STRIKE OUTS- J.Pierre, J.Lugo-2, B.Bonds, J.Gerut, J.Kent-2, J.Michaels,
             K.Lofton, M.Ramirez, J.Thome, G.Jenkins-2, M.Ellis, O.Vizquel
BALKS- F.Rodriguez
WILD PITCHES- F.Rodriguez

Esteban Loaiza tossed a complete game at The Ballpark as the Cleveland Indians
beat the San Francisco Giants by the count of 10 to 4.

Loaiza(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Cleveland.  He allowed 7 hits and
no walks in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'round-trippers'.  Cleveland had 12
hits for the afternoon.  

The loss was charged to Joel Pineiro(0-1).  He got hit hard, allowing 8 hits
and 6 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.

Game 3
BOXSCORE: 2003 Cleveland Indians At 2003 San Francisco Giants       9/23/2003

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Lofton CF         4  0  1  1 .083     J.Pierre CF         5  1  2  2 .286  
  J.Randa 3B          4  0  0  0 .167     J.Lugo SS           4  0  3  0 .300  
  J.Thome 1B          4  1  1  1 .300     B.Bonds LF          3  0  0  1 .273  
  M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  0 .273     J.Gerut RF          4  1  1  1 .083  
  G.Jenkins RF        2  0  0  0 .222     J.Kent 2B           3  1  1  0 .182  
  J.Larue C           3  0  0  0 .300     J.Snow 1B           3  1  1  0 .545  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .200     B.Santiago C        3  1  1  1 .200  
  O.Vizquel SS        2  1  0  0 .250     G.Blum 3B           4  1  1  0 .273  
  B.Colon P           1  0  0  0 .000     R.Ortiz P           4  2  2  3 .500  
  T.Tucker P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  R.Cormier P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-J.Vitiello PH       1  1  1  11.000                                          
  L.Carter P          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  C.Hammond P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-J.Bay PH            1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  4  3                 Totals      33  8 12  8

A-Pinch Hit For Cormier In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hammond In 9th Inning

Indians......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 0  -  3  4  0
Giants.......... 0 4 0  4 0 0  0 0    -  8 12  0

Indians (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Colon LOSS(0-1)         3       6   6   6   3   0   0  18.00
T.Tucker                  0 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   0  54.00
R.Cormier                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
L.Carter                  3       3   0   0   0   4   0   0.00
C.Hammond                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8      12   8   8   4   5   0

Giants (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Ortiz WIN(1-0)          9       4   3   3   5   8   1   3.00
Totals                    9       4   3   3   5   8   1

ATTENDANCE- 37,458 DATE- Tuesday, September 23rd 2003 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Giants: 1
DOUBLES- J.Vitiello(1st), J.Snow(4th), R.Ortiz
HOME RUNS- J.Thome(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Santiago
WALKS- G.Jenkins-2, J.Larue, O.Vizquel-2, J.Lugo, B.Bonds, J.Kent, J.Snow
HIT BY PITCH- M.Ramirez, B.Bonds
STRIKE OUTS- J.Randa, J.Thome-2, M.Ramirez, G.Jenkins, J.Larue, M.Ellis,
             L.Carter, B.Bonds, J.Kent, J.Snow, B.Santiago, R.Ortiz
GIDP- J.Larue, B.Bonds, J.Kent

Russ Ortiz tossed a complete game and he had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the San
Francisco Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 8 to 3 at Pro
Player Stadium.

San Francisco jumped on top to stay in the 2nd inning as they scored 4 runs on
3 base hits.  That early run support was enough for Ortiz(1-0) and San
Francisco.  San Francisco had a total of 12 hits for the game.  

Bartolo Colon(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He was touched for 6 hits and 3
walks in 3 innings.
  


Game 4
BOXSCORE: 2003 Cleveland Indians At 2003 San Francisco Giants       9/24/2003

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Lofton CF         5  2  1  0 .118     J.Pierre CF         3  0  0  0 .235  
  J.Randa 3B          4  4  3  1 .313     J.Lugo SS           4  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Thome 1B          5  2  3  1 .400     B.Bonds LF          3  1  0  0 .214  
  M.Ramirez LF        5  2  2  5 .313     J.Gerut RF          2  1  0  0 .071  
  G.Jenkins RF        3  2  2  1 .333     J.Kent 2B           4  1  1  1 .200  
  J.Larue C           6  0  2  3 .313     J.Snow 1B           3  0  2  1 .571  
  M.Ellis 2B          5  2  1  1 .200     B.Santiago C        4  1  1  1 .214  
  O.Vizquel SS        5  2  2  2 .308     G.Blum 3B           4  1  2  2 .333  
  M.Prior P           2  0  1  0 .500     J.Williams P        2  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Bay PH            1  0  0  0 .000     S.Hasegawa P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Cormier P         0  0  0  0 ----   B-J.Michaels PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
C-J.Vitiello PH       1  0  1  11.000     T.Worrell P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Tucker P          0  0  0  0 ----     F.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Beck P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          K.Wunsch P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-J.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 16 18 15                 Totals      31  5  6  5

A-Pinch Hit For Prior In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hasegawa In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Cormier In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wunsch In 9th Inning

Indians......... 2 2 0  0 2 0  4 0 6  - 16 18  0
Giants.......... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 1  -  5  6  2

Indians (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Prior WIN(2-0)          6       5   4   4   2  10   0   3.55
R.Cormier                 2       0   0   0   2   3   0   0.00
T.Tucker                  1       1   1   1   1   1   1  20.25
Totals                    9       6   5   5   5  14   1

Giants (1-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Williams LOSS(0-1)      6      12   9   9   3   2   2  13.50
S.Hasegawa                1       2   1   0   0   1   0   0.00
T.Worrell                 1 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  20.25
F.Rodriguez               0 1/3   1   3   3   2   0   0  13.50
R.Beck                    0       1   0   0   2   0   0   ----
K.Wunsch                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20.25
Totals                    9      18  16  15   8   3   2

ATTENDANCE- 39,919 DATE- Wednesday, September 24th 2003 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 3:40
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Giants: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Giants: 2
ERRORS- B.Bonds, T.Worrell
DOUBLES- J.Thome(1st), G.Jenkins(2nd), B.Santiago(2nd)
TRIPLES- O.Vizquel(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(2nd), M.Ellis(1st), G.Blum(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Randa
WALKS- J.Randa, J.Thome, M.Ramirez, G.Jenkins-3, M.Ellis, M.Prior, J.Pierre,
       B.Bonds, J.Gerut-2, J.Snow
HIT BY PITCH- K.Lofton
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ramirez, M.Prior, J.Bay, J.Pierre, J.Lugo-3, B.Bonds-2,
             J.Gerut-2, J.Kent, B.Santiago-2, J.Williams-2, J.Cabrera
GIDP- M.Ramirez, J.Larue, B.Santiago
PASSED BALLS- B.Santiago

Mark Prior whiffed 10 batters as the Cleveland Indians destroyed the San
Francisco Giants by a score of 16 to 5 at Pro Player Stadium.

Manny Ramirez provided the offensive punch.  He lifted one out of the park for
a two run home run (his 2nd of the season) in the 5th inning and slapped a
one-base hit which was good for two runs in the 7th inning.  Cleveland lit up
the scoreboard in the 7th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits and the 9th inning
when they had 6 runs on 4 hits.  Overall Cleveland out-hit San Francisco 18
to 6.  

The victory went to Prior(2-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs. Jerome
Williams(0-1) was given the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 12 hits and 3
walks in 6 innings.  

Prior was asked about his big strikeout performance, 'Well, it's a little odd
when you rack up these numbers on the road - instead of cheers and a running
tally in the stands, everything gets real still and quiet.  Just strange -
but it's nice to be able to take the crowd out of the game.'

  
Game 5
BOXSCORE: 2003 Cleveland Indians At 2003 San Francisco Giants       9/25/2003

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Lofton CF         5  2  2  0 .182     J.Pierre CF         4  0  0  1 .190  
  J.Randa 3B          4  1  1  2 .300     J.Franco P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Thome 1B          4  0  1  1 .368     T.Worrell P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Ramirez LF        5  1  2  1 .333     J.Lugo SS           5  0  0  0 .158  
  G.Jenkins RF        4  0  1  0 .313     B.Bonds LF          2  2  2  2 .313  
  J.Larue C           2  0  0  0 .278   C-C.Crisp LF          1  0  1  01.000  
E-J.Vitiello PH       1  0  0  0 .667     J.Gerut RF          5  0  1  0 .105  
G-R.Martinez 2B       1  0  0  0 .000     J.Kent 2B           5  0  1  0 .200  
  M.Ellis 2B          3  0  1  0 .222     J.Snow 1B           4  0  0  0 .444  
F-J.Encarnacion PH    1  0  0  0 .625     B.Santiago C        5  0  0  0 .158  
H-B.Ausmus C          0  0  0  0 ----     G.Blum 3B           3  1  1  0 .333  
  O.Vizquel SS        3  0  0  0 .250   J-J.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Loaiza P          2  0  0  0 .000     L.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
B-J.Bay PH            1  0  0  0 .000   A-E.Munson PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----     S.Hasegawa P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Hammond P         0  0  0  0 ----   D-J.Michaels PH,CF    0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Benitez P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
I-M.Byrd PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  L.Carter P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4  8  4                 Totals      36  3  6  3

A-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Loaiza In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hasegawa In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Larue In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Vitiello In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Encarnacion In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Benitez In 10th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Blum In 10th Inning

Indians......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 -  4  8  1
Giants.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  0 -  3  6  0

Indians (4-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Loaiza                  6       3   2   2   4   3   1   3.60
R.Soriano                 1 2/3   2   1   1   2   2   1   4.50
C.Hammond                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
A.Benitez WIN(1-0)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
L.Carter SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                   10       6   3   3   6   7   2

Giants (1-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Hernandez               6       4   2   2   1   7   1   3.86
S.Hasegawa                2       2   1   1   0   1   1   3.00
J.Franco LOSS(0-1)        1 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   6.75
T.Worrell                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  13.50
Totals                   10       8   4   4   3   9   2

ATTENDANCE- 38,801 DATE- Thursday, September 25th 2003 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom
T- 3:35
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8  Giants:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Giants: 0
ERRORS- M.Ellis
DOUBLES- M.Ramirez(2nd), G.Blum(2nd)
TRIPLES- C.Crisp(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Randa(1st), M.Ramirez(3rd), B.Bonds-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Vizquel, J.Pierre, L.Hernandez
WALKS- J.Randa, J.Thome, G.Jenkins, B.Bonds-2, J.Snow, G.Blum, L.Hernandez,
       J.Michaels
HIT BY PITCH- J.Larue
STRIKE OUTS- J.Randa-2, J.Thome, M.Ramirez, G.Jenkins-2, O.Vizquel, E.Loaiza-2,
             J.Pierre, J.Lugo, J.Gerut-2, J.Snow, B.Santiago-2
PASSED BALLS- B.Santiago

38,801 fans watched an exciting game at Pro Player Stadium.  The Cleveland
Indians topped the San Francisco Giants by the slimmest of margins, 4 to
3.

The score was tied at 3 after nine.  Cleveland was victorious in the 10th
inning.  After an out was recorded, Kenny Lofton delivered a base-hit.  Joe
Randa was next and he drew a walk.  Jim Thome then slapped a single scoring
the run.  Thome took second on the throw.  Cleveland finished with 8 hits in
the victory.  

Armando Benitez(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning.
Benitez got relief help from Lance Carter who gained credit for his 1st save.
John Franco(0-1) suffered the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings
and surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk.