2011 World Series Game 3: Cardinals at Rangers, Saturday 10/22, 7:05 CT

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-3 in Game 1 of the 2003 “What If?” World Series. Boston was down 3-1 in the bottom of the 8th when their offense erupted for 6 runs against Kyle Farnsworth, Joe Borowski and Antonio Alfonseca. Next up is Game 2 featuring Kerry Wood vs Pedro Martinez. Here’s the boxscore of Game 1:

10/18/2003, ChN03-Bos03, Fenway Park

2003 Chicago 3
2003 Boston 7 F

Score O Rnr BS Event
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• Top of the 1st inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 11 Lofton grounded a double down the first base line (CBX)
  0-0 0 2 10 Grudzielanek grounded out to short (BX)
  0-0 1 2 12 Sosa grounded out to short (BSFX)
  0-0 2 2 12 Alou struck out (CBCS)

• Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
  0-0 0 - 12 Damon flied out to right (BFSFX)
  0-0 1 - 31 Walker flied out to right (BCBBX)
  0-0 2 - 01 Garciaparra flied out to left (SX)

• Top of the 2nd inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 22 Ramirez struck out (BBFSS)
  0-0 1 - 02 Simon lined a single to shallow right (CFFX)
  0-0 1 1— 01 Gonzalez grounded into a double play, Garciaparra to
  Walker to Millar (CX)

• Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
  0-0 0 - 12 Ramirez struck out (SSBC)
  0-0 1 - 01 Ortiz grounded out to first (CX)
  0-0 2 - 31 Millar grounded a double down the first base line (BBCBX)
  0-0 2 2 32 Nixon walked (CBBSBB)
  0-0 2 12- 32 Mueller grounded out to short (BFBFB>X)

• Top of the 3rd inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 00 Bako doubled to right center (X)
  0-0 0 2 22 Goodwin grounded out to first, Bako to third (FbFBBX)
  0-0 1 —3 21 Lofton popped out to the catcher (BBCX)
  0-0 2 —3 12 Grudzielanek grounded out to short (CBFX)

• Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
  0-0 0 - 02 Varitek struck out (SFFS)
  0-0 1 - 01 Damon popped out to third (SX)
  0-0 2 - 32 Walker walked (BCCBBB)
  0-0 2 1— 00 Prior threw a wild pitch, Walker to second (B)
  0-0 2 2 21 Garciaparra popped out to first (B.FBX)

• Top of the 4th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 00 Sosa grounded out to short (X)
  0-0 1 - 31 Alou walked (BBFBB)
  0-0 1 1— 11 Ramirez lined a single to shallow left, Alou to second
  (CBX)
  0-0 1 12- 00 Simon grounded out to second, Alou to third, Ramirez to
  second (X)
  0-0 2 -23 30 Gonzalez grounded out to second (BBBX)

• Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
  0-0 0 - 20 Ramirez grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
  0-0 0 1— 21 Ortiz grounded a single between first and second, Ramirez
  to second (CBBX)
  0-0 0 12- 02 Millar grounded to short, forcing Ortiz at second,
  Ramirez to third, Millar to first (CCX)
  0-0 1 1-3 00 Nixon popped out to second (X)
  0-0 2 1-3 22 Mueller struck out (CBBSC)

• Top of the 5th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 30 Bako walked (BBBB)
  0-0 0 1— 01 Goodwin grounded to second, forcing Bako at second,
  Goodwin to first (CbX)
  0-0 1 1— 00 Goodwin was picked off first by Lowe (1)
  0-0 2 - 00 Lofton reached on an infield single to second (1.X)
  0-0 2 1— 11 Grudzielanek grounded a single up the middle, Lofton to
  third (BpFX)
  0-0 2 1-3 12 Sosa struck out (CBCC)

• Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
  0-0 0 - 02 Varitek struck out (CFS)
  0-0 1 - 22 Damon struck out (FBCBC)
  0-0 2 - 32 Walker walked (SBBCBB)
  0-0 2 1— 12 Garciaparra flied out to right (CBSX)

• Top of the 6th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  0-0 0 - 01 Alou lined a single down the left field line (CX)
  0-0 0 1— 22 Ramirez flied out to left (BFBFX)
  0-0 1 1— 32 Simon grounded to short, forcing Alou at second, Simon to
  first (FBBBFX)
  0-0 2 1— 00 Gonzalez lined a single to shallow left, Simon to second
  (X)
  0-0 2 12- 21 Bako doubled down the left field line and shallow, Simon
  scored, Gonzalez to third (CBBX)
  1-0 2 -23 22 Goodwin grounded out to second (CSBFBFX)

• Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
  1-0 0 - 12 Ramirez grounded out to short (FBSX)
  1-0 1 - 20 Ortiz grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
  1-0 1 1— 01 Millar lined a single to shallow center, Ortiz to second
  (CX)
  1-0 1 12- 01 Nixon flied out to right (CX)
  1-0 2 12- 22 Mueller doubled deep to right center, Ortiz scored,
  Millar out at home (BBFSFFX)

• Top of the 7th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  1-1 0 - 32 Lofton lined a single to shallow center (FBBFBX)
  1-1 0 1— 00 Grudzielanek sacrifice bunted to the mound, Lofton to
  second (11Xb)
  1-1 1 2 10 Lofton to third, Sosa to first on an error by the second
  baseman Walker (BX)
  1-1 1 1-3 22 Alou grounded to short, Lofton out at home, Sosa to
  second, Alou to first (CBFBX)
  1-1 2 12- 10 Ramirez grounded to short, forcing Alou at second (BX)

• Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
  1-1 0 - 02 Varitek struck out (CSS)
  1-1 1 - 01 Damon lined a single to shallow left (CX)
  1-1 1 1— 12 Walker lined out to center (1CSBFFX)
  1-1 2 1— 02 Garciaparra struck out (FSC)

• Top of the 8th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  Embree now pitching
  Karros pinch hitting for Simon
  1-1 0 - 21 Karros grounded out to the mound (CBBX)
  Martinez pinch hitting for Gonzalez
  1-1 1 - 11 Martinez grounded a single up the middle (FBX)
  O’Leary pinch hitting for Bako
  1-1 1 1— 22 Martinez to second, O’Leary to first on an error by the
  second baseman Walker (BBCFX)
  1-1 1 12- 00 Goodwin lined a single up the middle, Martinez scored,
  O’Leary to third, Goodwin to second (X)
  2-1 1 -23 00 Lofton hit a sacrifice fly to right, O’Leary scored,
  Goodwin to third (X)
  3-1 2 —3 22 Grudzielanek grounded out to short (CBCBX)

• Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
  Miller now playing catcher
  Martinez moved to shortstop
  Karros moved to first base
  Farnsworth now pitching
  3-1 0 - 31 Ramirez grounded out to second (BBBCX)
  3-1 1 - 31 Ortiz walked (BSBBB)
  Borowski now pitching
  McCarty pinch hitting for Millar
  3-1 1 1— 02 McCarty grounded a single between first and second, Ortiz
  to second (CCX)
  3-1 1 12- 11 Nixon doubled deep to left, Ortiz scored, McCarty to
  third (BSX)
  3-2 1 23 30 Mueller walked (BBBB)
  3-2 1 123 31 Varitek walked, McCarty scored, Nixon to third, Mueller
  to second (BBBSB)
  3-3 1 123 22 Damon lined a single to shallow left, Nixon scored,
  Mueller to third, Varitek to second (FBBFX)
  Alfonseca now pitching
  3-4 1 123 32 Walker walked, Mueller scored, Varitek to third, Damon to
  second (BCCBFBB)
  3-5 1 123 32 Garciaparra lined a single to shallow center, Varitek
  scored, Damon scored, Walker to second (BBSBFFFFFX)
  3-7 1 12 10 Ramirez grounded into a double play, Martinez to Karros
  (BX)

• Top of the 9th inning, Chicago (N) batting
  Kapler now playing left field
  Jackson now playing second base
  McCarty moved to first base
  3-7 0 - 22 Sosa struck out (BSBCS)
  3-7 1 - 00 Alou grounded out to first (X)
  3-7 2 - 21 Ramirez lined out to left (BBFX)

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