On this date (June 27), twenty years ago, the Boston Red Sox set the MLB record for the most runs scored by a team in a game before making their first out.\u00a0 The game was played in Fenway Park and the opponents were the Florida Marlins \u2013 who lost to the Red Sox 25-8 and gave up ten runs before retiring a single BoSox batter.<\/p>\n

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The inning went like this:<\/p>\n

Carl Pavano<\/strong>, who came into the game with a 6-8, 4.21 record on the season, started for the Marlins.\u00a0 To give you some idea of now potent this Red Sox lineup was, I put each player\u2019s batting average entering the game in parenthesis after his name.<\/em><\/p>\n

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• CF Johnny Damon<\/strong> (.255) – Doubles to right on a 2-2 pitch.<\/li>\n
• 2B Todd Walker<\/strong> (.302) \u2013 Singles to center (1-0 pitch), scoring Damon.<\/li>\n
• SS Nomar Garciaparra<\/strong> (.343) \u2013 Doubles to center (0-1 pitch), Walker goes to third.<\/li>\n
• LF Manny Ramirez<\/strong> (.314) \u2013 Hits a three-run homer to left (first pitch).<\/li>\n
• DH David Ortiz<\/strong> (.287) \u2013 Doubles to right (2-1 pitch).<\/li>\n
• 1B Kevin Millar<\/strong> (.316) \u2013 Singles to center on a 1-1 pitch, scoring Ortiz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Miguel Tejera<\/strong> replaces Pavano on the mound. (Pavano has surrendered five runs on six hits, in just 22 pitches \u2013 and is responsible for Millar on first.) Tejera will see the Red Sox standing tough in the batter\u2019s box. He will face just five batters, with three of those requiring at least eight pitches.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • RF Trot Nixon<\/strong> (.305) – Greets Tejera with a first-pitch single to right, with Millar moving to second.<\/li>\n
  • 3B Bill Mueller<\/strong> (.315) \u2013 Works Tejera for a nine-pitch walk, loading the bases.<\/li>\n
  • C Jason Varitek<\/strong> (.279) \u2013 The number-nine hitter lines a single to center (2-2 pitch), scoring Millar and Nixon and sending Mueller to second.<\/li>\n
  • Damon \u2013 Up for the second time in the inning, hits a 2-2 pitch, the ninth pitch of the at bat, for a triple to deep right, scoring Mueller and Varitek.<\/li>\n
  • Walker \u2013 Gets his second single of the inning, a groundball single to left scoring Damon. It comes on the ninth pitch of the at bat, a 3-2 count).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Allen Levrault<\/strong> replaces Tejera, who has given up four hits and a walk on 32 pitches. Levrault slows the carnage. Getting Garciaparra on a foul pop up.\u00a0 Ten runs have scored before this first out.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Red Sox go on to score four more runs to take a 14-1 first-inning lead.<\/p>\n

    A few other tidbits:<\/p>\n

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    • <\/a>Damon, who got three-fourths of the way to the cycle in the first inning<\/em> (double, triple, single) will\u00a0 collect two more hits\u00a0 in his final four plate appearances.\u00a0 They will both be singles and he will not\u00a0 get the coveted cycle.<\/li>\n
    • Six members of the Red Sox will collect at least three hits in the game.<\/li>\n
    • Despite giving up five runs in five innings, Red Sox’ starter Byung-Hyun Kim will get the win.<\/li>\n
    • The Red Sox will be eliminated by the Yankees in the American League Championship Series.\u00a0 The Mariners will make it to the World Series, where they also will fall to the Yankees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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