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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians
1997-04-23 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 42430 · 49°F, cloudy, drizzle, dry · Wind 12 mph from CF · 3:27
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 11–7. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 7th. Jack McDowell earned the win. Jim Thome went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
W: Jack McDowell L: Ricky Trlicek SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Ed Hickox · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mo Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Naehring | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Haselman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Frye | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Fernandez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Williams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Pat Borders | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Seitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sandy Alomar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Wasdin | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Trlicek | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Corsi | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Mahomes | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Lopez | 3.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
 Jack McDowell | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Paul Assenmacher | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Plunk | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6
- John Valentin: S9/L4/R6
- Mo Vaughn: S9/L9LM/R4.1-3
- Reggie Jefferson: K
- Tim Naehring: 13/G13
Bot 1
- Omar Vizquel: 9/L9D
- Tony Fernandez: K
- Jim Thome: 3/G3
Top 2
- Troy O'Leary: E6/TH/G6/R3
- Wil Cordero: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Bill Haselman: 8/F89D
Bot 2
- Matt Williams: S9/F89S/R4
- David Justice: 7/L7D/R6
- Manny Ramirez: K+SB2/R4U6
- Brian Giles: 9/L9D
Top 3
- Darren Bragg: 7/F7LD
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G6M/R46
- John Valentin: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
- Mo Vaughn: W.2-3;1-2
- Reggie Jefferson: S5/G5S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tim Naehring: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Troy O'Leary: D8/L78XD/R4.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Wil Cordero: 143/G4M.2-3
- Bill Haselman: 63/G56
Bot 3
- Kevin Mitchell: 4/L4MD
- Pat Borders: 4/P34D
- Omar Vizquel: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Darren Bragg: S8/L4M
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G6M/R5U1.1-3;B-2(E8/TH)
- John Valentin: K
- Mo Vaughn: I
- Reggie Jefferson: 12(3)/FO/G34S.2-3;1-2
- Tim Naehring: 8/P4MD
Bot 4
- Tony Fernandez: D8/L78XD/R6
- Jim Thome: HR/L9LD.2-H
- Matt Williams: 53/G5
- David Justice: 9/F9D
- Manny Ramirez: 53/G5
Top 5
- Troy O'Leary: S9/G34/R4
- Wil Cordero: W.1-2
- Bill Haselman: 8/F8RM
- Darren Bragg: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8LM
Bot 5
- Brian Giles: 7/F7S
- Kevin Mitchell: 53/G5L
- Pat Borders: D7/L78XD/R6
- Omar Vizquel: K
Top 6
- John Valentin: 43/G4D
- Mo Vaughn: 13/G13S
- Reggie Jefferson: S8/L4/R4
- Tim Naehring: 6/P6MD
Bot 6
- Tony Fernandez: S8/L8LS/R6
- Jim Thome: PO1(E1).1-3
- Jim Thome: W
- Matt Williams: 9/P34D/R1
- David Justice: W.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H;2-3
- Brian Giles: D9/L9DW/R4.3-H;1-3
- Kevin Mitchell: I
- Kevin Seitzer: K
Top 7
- Troy O'Leary: K
- Wil Cordero: K
- Bill Haselman: 43/G34
Bot 7
- Omar Vizquel: 9/L9M
- Tony Fernandez: S7/G56/R4
- Jim Thome: S9/L9M/R4.1-3
- Matt Williams: S6/G5L.3-H;1-2
- David Justice: S8/L8LS/R4.2-3;1-2
- Manny Ramirez: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Manny Ramirez: I
- Julio Franco: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Kevin Mitchell: S6/G5L.3-H;2XH(62);1-2
- Sandy Alomar: S8/L8LS/R6.2-H;1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4D
Top 8
- Jeff Frye: S7/L7S/R6
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
- John Valentin: 6/P6D
- Mo Vaughn: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Mike Stanley: W
- Tim Naehring: K
Bot 8
- Tony Fernandez: 7/F78M
- Jim Thome: S9/G34/R4
- Matt Williams: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
- David Justice: D7/L7D/R4.2-H;1-3
- Manny Ramirez: I
- Chad Curtis: K
- Kevin Mitchell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Sandy Alomar: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M/R4
- Wil Cordero: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Bill Haselman: S8/G6M/R6
- Jeff Frye: 43/G34