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Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers

1988-04-08 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 18470 · 78°F, night, dry · Wind from RF · 3:15

Boston Red Sox defeated Texas Rangers 4–0. Oil Can Boyd earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	13
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

W: Oil Can Boyd L: Mike Jeffcoat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brady Anderson	5	1	2	0	0	2
Marty Barrett	5	1	2	0	0	0
Wade Boggs	3	2	3	1	2	0
Jim Rice	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dwight Evans	4	0	2	2	0	0
Mike Greenwell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Todd Benzinger	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rich Gedman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Spike Owen	3	0	0	0	1	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Oddibe McDowell	5	1	0	1
Scott Fletcher	5	0	0	0
Ruben Sierra	4	1	0	1
Larry Parrish	4	1	0	1
Pete O'Brien	4	3	0	0
Steve Kemp	4	1	0	1
Mike Stanley	2	0	2	1
Steve Buechele	3	1	0	0
Jerry Browne	3	1	1	0
Geno Petralli	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Oil Can Boyd	6.0	8	1	2
Wes Gardner	2.0	1	0	2
Lee Smith	1.0	0	2	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Jeffcoat	6.1	10	2	2
Jeff Russell	0.1	1	0	0
Guy Hoffman	1.1	1	0	1
Mitch Williams	0.2	1	1	0
Jose Cecena	0.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brady Anderson: S7/L5D
Marty Barrett: S9/L89.1-3
Wade Boggs: S7/L6D.3-H;1-2
Jim Rice: 8/L8D
Dwight Evans: 9/F9D.2-3
Mike Greenwell: 13/G1

Bot 1

Oddibe McDowell: 7/FL/7LF
Scott Fletcher: 13/G1
Ruben Sierra: D9/L9L
Larry Parrish: 6/P6MD

Top 2

Todd Benzinger: S4/G4M
Rich Gedman: 36(1)63/GDP/G3
Spike Owen: W
Brady Anderson: S4/G34.1-2
Marty Barrett: 9/L9

Bot 2

Pete O'Brien: S8/G4M
Steve Kemp: 8/F78D
Mike Stanley: 64(1)43/GDP/G6

Top 3

Wade Boggs: W
Jim Rice: S7/L7L.1-2
Dwight Evans: 64(1)43/GDP/G6.2-3
Mike Greenwell: HP
Todd Benzinger: S9/L34.3-H;1-2
Rich Gedman: 3/G3

Bot 3

Steve Buechele: 7/F7D
Jerry Browne: 53/G5S
Oddibe McDowell: S9/L9
Scott Fletcher: SB2
Scott Fletcher: 63/G56

Top 4

Spike Owen: 63/G6
Brady Anderson: K
Marty Barrett: 8/L89

Bot 4

Ruben Sierra: K
Larry Parrish: S7/L7LS
Pete O'Brien: 7/L78D
Steve Kemp: S9/L9S.1-2
Mike Stanley: K

Top 5

Wade Boggs: S8/L6M
Jim Rice: 8/F8D
Dwight Evans: S7/G56.1-2
Mike Greenwell: 7/F7D.2-3;1-2
Todd Benzinger: 8/F8XD

Bot 5

Steve Buechele: 4/F9S
Jerry Browne: S7/L56
Oddibe McDowell: SB2
Oddibe McDowell: 7/F7
Scott Fletcher: 8/F89D

Top 6

Rich Gedman: HP
Spike Owen: 5(B)53(1)/DP/L5
Brady Anderson: K

Bot 6

Ruben Sierra: 4/P4MD
Larry Parrish: 53/G5
Pete O'Brien: D9/L9LD
Steve Kemp: 5/P5D

Top 7

Marty Barrett: 9/F89
Wade Boggs: D8/L78D
Jim Rice: 8/L8D.2-3
Dwight Evans: S8/G6M.3-H
Mike Greenwell: S9/L9.1-3
Todd Benzinger: 8/F8D

Bot 7

Mike Stanley: W
Steve Buechele: S7/G56.1-2
Jerry Browne: 8/F8S
Oddibe McDowell: 8/F8XD.2-3
Scott Fletcher: 7/F7

Top 8

Rich Gedman: K
Spike Owen: 5/P5
Brady Anderson: 2/FL/25F

Bot 8

Ruben Sierra: 8/F8XD
Larry Parrish: K
Pete O'Brien: S7/G56
Steve Kemp: K

Top 9

Marty Barrett: S8/L78D
Wade Boggs: BK.1-2
Wade Boggs: W
Jim Rice: 9/F89D.2-3
Dwight Evans: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
Mike Greenwell: K

Bot 9

Mike Stanley: W
Geno Petralli: 8/F8
Jerry Browne: W.1-2
Oddibe McDowell: K
Scott Fletcher: 46(1)/FO/G4

Notes & reviews

Marty Barrett, who had just scored, ran to the mound and started a fight with pitcher Mitch Williams, who had brushed back Wade Boggs earlier in the inning; both benches cleared and a brawl ensued; Williams and Dwight Evans ejected by HP umpire John Shulock

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