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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1988-08-05 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 44334 · 73°F, night, wet · Wind to RF · 2:49
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Eric King earned the win and Mike Henneman picked up the save. Darrell Evans went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Eric King L: Mike Boddicker SV: Mike Henneman
Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Romero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Todd Benzinger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Greenwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ellis Burks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Parrish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Spike Owen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Cerone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Walewander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pat Sheridan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Bergman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chet Lemon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrell Evans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Brookens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Boddicker | 6.2 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
 Lee Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric King | 6.1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
 Don Heinkel | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Henneman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wade Boggs: K
- Ed Romero: W
- Todd Benzinger: 9/F9
- Mike Greenwell: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 1
- Jim Walewander: S3/BG3S
- Pat Sheridan: S7/L7S.1-2
- Alan Trammell: 6/P6MD
- Dave Bergman: SB3;SB2
- Dave Bergman: 7/SF/F78.3-H
- Dwayne Murphy: 43/G34
Top 2
- Ellis Burks: S1/G1
- Jim Rice: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Jim Rice: K
- Larry Parrish: K
- Spike Owen: 7/F7
Bot 2
- Chet Lemon: 43/G34
- Darrell Evans: W
- Tom Brookens: 13/G3S.1-2
- Mike Heath: K
Top 3
- Rick Cerone: W
- Wade Boggs: 14(1)/FO/G1
- Ed Romero: K
- Todd Benzinger: E4/TH/G4.1-2
- Mike Greenwell: 43/G34
Bot 3
- Jim Walewander: K
- Pat Sheridan: D9/L3
- Alan Trammell: SB3
- Alan Trammell: 9/SF/F9.3-H
- Dave Bergman: S8/L4D
- Dwayne Murphy: S8/L6M.1-2
- Chet Lemon: S3/G34.2-3;1-2
- Darrell Evans: K
Top 4
- Ellis Burks: K
- Jim Rice: 63/G6
- Larry Parrish: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Tom Brookens: K
- Mike Heath: 7/F7D
- Jim Walewander: K
Top 5
- Spike Owen: 43/G4
- Rick Cerone: 5/P5
- Wade Boggs: 5/L5
Bot 5
- Pat Sheridan: 31/G3
- Alan Trammell: 43/G4
- Dave Bergman: 53/G5
Top 6
- Ed Romero: 8/F8
- Todd Benzinger: 7/L7
- Mike Greenwell: W
- Ellis Burks: W.1-2
- Jim Rice: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bot 6
- Dwayne Murphy: 8/F8XD
- Chet Lemon: 63/G6
- Darrell Evans: HR/F9LD
- Tom Brookens: 31/G3
Top 7
- Larry Parrish: 53/G56
- Spike Owen: W
- Rick Cerone: DGR/G5.1-3
- Wade Boggs: W
- Dwight Evans: K
- Todd Benzinger: D9/L9LD.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mike Greenwell: I
- Ellis Burks: 7/F7L
Bot 7
- Mike Heath: 63/G6M
- Jim Walewander: 43/G34
- Pat Sheridan: S9/L4D
- Alan Trammell: S7/P7S.1-2
- Dave Bergman: K
Top 8
- Jim Rice: 63/G56
- Larry Parrish: K
- Spike Owen: K
Bot 8
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Chet Lemon: 5/P1S
- Darrell Evans: 31/G3
Top 9
- Rick Cerone: 6/P6
- Wade Boggs: 7/F7LSF
- Dwight Evans: S7/G56
- Todd Benzinger: 13/G1
Notes & reviews
- Spike Owen and Red Sox manager Joe Morgan ejected by HP umpire Dale Scott