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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1989-09-22 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 16341 · 70°F, night, dry · Wind from LF · 3:31
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 9–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 7th. Rob Murphy earned the win and Lee Smith picked up the save. Matt Nokes went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Rob Murphy L: Ed Nunez SV: Lee Smith
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Drew Coble · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jody Reed | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Esasky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Danny Heep | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Rivera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Romine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rich Gedman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Marzano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gary Pettis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Whitaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Nokes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Bergman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Lusader | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Richie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Strange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Schu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chet Lemon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Dopson | 3.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Price | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Smithson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Murphy | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doyle Alexander | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Frank Williams | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Gibson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Henneman | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Ed Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wade Boggs: 5/P5DF
- Jody Reed: 53/G56
- Dwight Evans: S9/L9S
- Mike Greenwell: 8/F89XD
Bot 1
- Gary Pettis: S8/G4M
- Alan Trammell: D9/L4D.1-H
- Lou Whitaker: 43/G34.2-3
- Matt Nokes: W
- Dave Bergman: 4(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 2
- Nick Esasky: W
- Danny Heep: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Luis Rivera: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Scott Lusader: 53/G5S
- Rob Richie: 31/G34
- Doug Strange: 63/G6
Top 3
- Kevin Romine: K
- Rich Gedman: 8/F78XD
- Wade Boggs: 7/F7LD
Bot 3
- Mike Heath: 43/G4
- Gary Pettis: S7/G56
- Alan Trammell: SB2
- Alan Trammell: SB3
- Alan Trammell: S9/L9.3-H
- Lou Whitaker: 9/F9L
- Matt Nokes: HR/F9D.1-H
- Dave Bergman: K
Top 4
- Jody Reed: 63/G56
- Dwight Evans: 63/G6
- Mike Greenwell: 63/G6M
Bot 4
- Scott Lusader: S8/L8
- Rob Richie: HR/F9D.1-H
- Doug Strange: S9/L4D
- Mike Heath: 53/G5.1-2
- Gary Pettis: 3/G3.2-3
- Alan Trammell: 53/G5
Top 5
- Nick Esasky: DGR/L5D
- Danny Heep: 8/F78XD.2-3
- Luis Rivera: K
- Kevin Romine: 9/F9
Bot 5
- Lou Whitaker: W
- Matt Nokes: 8(B)43(1)/LDP/L89D
- Dave Bergman: K
Top 6
- Rich Gedman: HR/L9D
- Wade Boggs: D7/L5D
- Jody Reed: S8/L4MD.2-3
- Dwight Evans: 8/SF/F89D.3-H
- Mike Greenwell: S8/L8.1-2
- Nick Esasky: 9/P9LSF.2-3
- Danny Heep: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
- Sam Horn: K
Bot 6
- Scott Lusader: 5/P5SF
- Rob Richie: 43/G4
- Doug Strange: K
Top 7
- Kevin Romine: W
- John Marzano: S8/L8S.1-2
- Wade Boggs: K
- Jody Reed: S9/F89S.2-3;1-2
- Dwight Evans: D8/L89.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Mike Greenwell: I
- Nick Esasky: K
- Danny Heep: S8/L8S.2-H;1-2
- Marty Barrett: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Mike Heath: 43/G4
- Gary Pettis: S9/L34D
- Alan Trammell: S9/G34.1-3
- Rick Schu: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 8
- Kevin Romine: K
- John Marzano: K
- Wade Boggs: S7/L6D
- Jody Reed: S7/G56.1-2
- Dwight Evans: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Greenwell: 9/F89XD
Bot 8
- Matt Nokes: S9/G3
- Gary Ward: K
- Ken Williams: K23
- Chet Lemon: FC5/G56.1-3(E5/TH2);B-2
- Doug Strange: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
- Doug Strange: 6/F7LS
Top 9
- Nick Esasky: W
- Danny Heep: S8/L8S.1-2
- Marty Barrett: 14/SH/BG1S.2-3;1-2
- Jeff Stone: I
- John Marzano: 8/SF/F78S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Wade Boggs: I
- Jody Reed: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dwight Evans: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Mike Heath: 9/F9D
- Gary Pettis: W
- Alan Trammell: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Notes & reviews
- fan picked up the ball in left field corner