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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
1998-08-26 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 26379 · 80°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph to CF · 3:08
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 2nd. John Wasdin earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Darren Lewis went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| BOS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
W: John Wasdin L: Tim Worrell SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bip Roberts | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Sprague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mo Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darren Bragg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Benjamin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Stein | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Mark Holzemer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Worrell | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Gil Heredia | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bret Saberhagen | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Corsi | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 John Wasdin | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: E6/G6
- Bip Roberts: D7/L7LD.1-3
- Jason Giambi: 63/G6.3-H(UR);2-3
- Matt Stairs: K
- Ben Grieve: 8/F8LXD
Bot 1
- Darren Lewis: 43/G34
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: 5/P56
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8RM
Top 2
- Scott Spiezio: S8/G4M
- Ed Sprague: 7/F7LM
- Miguel Tejada: 4/P4
- Mike Macfarlane: K
Bot 2
- Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M
- Mike Stanley: D7/L7LD.1-3
- Darren Bragg: E3/G34.3-H(RBI);2-3;B-1
- Scott Hatteberg: S7/L7LS.3-H;1-3
- Mike Benjamin: K
- Darren Lewis: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR)
- John Valentin: 5/L5
Top 3
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Bip Roberts: 43/G4
- Jason Giambi: K
Bot 3
- Mo Vaughn: 63/G6
- Nomar Garciaparra: D8/L78D
- Troy O'Leary: W
- Mike Stanley: 7/F6D
- Darren Bragg: 8/F
Top 4
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8LXD
- Ben Grieve: 7/F7M
- Scott Spiezio: S9/G34
- Ed Sprague: 2/P2LF
Bot 4
- Scott Hatteberg: S8/L8LS
- Mike Benjamin: W.1-2
- Darren Lewis: 9/F9S.2-3
- John Valentin: WP.3-H;1-2
- John Valentin: W.2X3(25)
- Mo Vaughn: 4/L34
Top 5
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
- Mike Macfarlane: K
- Rickey Henderson: HP
- Bip Roberts: 4/F8RS
Bot 5
- Nomar Garciaparra: 3/P3F
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
- Mike Stanley: K
Top 6
- Jason Giambi: K
- Matt Stairs: S8/G4M
- Ben Grieve: S9/G34.1-3
- Scott Spiezio: W.1-2
- Ed Sprague: 9/F9S
- Miguel Tejada: D7/L7LM.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mike Macfarlane: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
- Mike Macfarlane: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Darren Bragg: 31/G3
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Mike Benjamin: 43/G4
Top 7
- Rickey Henderson: 63/G6
- Bip Roberts: 7/F7D
- Jason Giambi: W
- Matt Stairs: K
Bot 7
- Darren Lewis: K
- John Valentin: S7/L78S
- Mo Vaughn: S48/L89S.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F78D
- Troy O'Leary: K
Top 8
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6M
- Scott Spiezio: 43/G4M
- Ed Sprague: E1/G23
- Miguel Tejada: W.1-2
- Mike Macfarlane: 9/F9S
Bot 8
- Mike Stanley: S7/L7S
- Darren Bragg: 14/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: IW
- Jason Varitek: W.2-3;1-2
- Darren Lewis: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
- John Valentin: 8/F89M
- Mo Vaughn: S9/L89S.2-H;1-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Rickey Henderson: 4/P4MD
- Bip Roberts: 7/F7LM
- Jason Giambi: K