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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1998-04-27 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 18456 · 53°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:50
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Dennis Eckersley earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Midre Cummings went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Sean Runyan SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Clark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Andy Tomberlin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Manto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Leyritz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Lemke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
 Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Runyan | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Florie | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Rose | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Brian Shouse | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Joe Randa: 3/P3F
- Tony Clark: 63/G6M
Bot 1
- Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: 43/G34.1-2
- Jim Leyritz: K
Top 2
- Bobby Higginson: 6/P56
- Luis Gonzalez: S7/L78M
- Damion Easley: K+SB2
- Andy Tomberlin: 5/P6S
Bot 2
- Troy O'Leary: 8/F8LXD
- Damon Buford: K
- Darren Lewis: W
- Jason Varitek: POCS2(136)
Top 3
- Joe Oliver: 63/G56
- Deivi Cruz: W
- Brian Hunter: PB.1-2
- Brian Hunter: S8/L8LM.2-H(UR);BX2(834363)
- Joe Randa: 9/F9LM
Bot 3
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4M
- Mark Lemke: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Top 4
- Tony Clark: 8/F8LXD
- Bobby Higginson: S8/L89S
- Luis Gonzalez: K
- Damion Easley: D7/L7LM.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Andy Tomberlin: W
- Joe Oliver: K
Bot 4
- John Valentin: 7/L7M
- Mo Vaughn: HR/F9LD
- Jim Leyritz: 6/L6
- Troy O'Leary: 4/L4
Top 5
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G6
- Brian Hunter: D8/F8RM
- Joe Randa: S7/L7M.2-H
- Tony Clark: S9/G34.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: W.2-3;1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;2-3
- Damion Easley: K
Bot 5
- Damon Buford: S7/L7LD
- Darren Lewis: 9/F89S
- Jason Varitek: SB2
- Jason Varitek: W
- Mark Lemke: 54(1)/FO/G5.2-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: 9/L9M
Top 6
- Andy Tomberlin: D7/L78D
- Joe Oliver: 9/P8RS
- Deivi Cruz: FC6/G6
- Brian Hunter: SB3
- Brian Hunter: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
- Joe Randa: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
- Tony Clark: K
Bot 6
- John Valentin: 63/G56
- Mo Vaughn: S8/G4M
- Jim Leyritz: K
- Troy O'Leary: 7/F7M
Top 7
- Bobby Higginson: 7/F78M
- Luis Gonzalez: W
- Damion Easley: 9/F89M
- Jeff Manto: 5/L5
Bot 7
- Damon Buford: D7/L7LD
- Darren Lewis: K
- Jason Varitek: K
- Mark Lemke: W
- Nomar Garciaparra: D7/L7D.2-H;1-3
- John Valentin: WP.3-H;2-3
- John Valentin: 53/G5
Top 8
- Joe Oliver: 43/G4M
- Deivi Cruz: 8/F8LD
- Brian Hunter: S5/G56
- Joe Randa: SB2
- Joe Randa: 9/F89S
Bot 8
- Mo Vaughn: 6/P6MD
- Jim Leyritz: 4/P4M
- Troy O'Leary: S8/L8LS
- Midre Cummings: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Darren Lewis: HR/F9LD
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4
Top 9
- Tony Clark: 7/F7M
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G34
- Luis Gonzalez: 31/G34S