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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
1998-09-23 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 23240 · 60°F, night, dry · Wind 17 mph L to R · 2:52
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Steve Avery earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Nomar Garciaparra went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
W: Steve Avery L: Bryan Rekar SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Ted Hendry · 1B: Larry Young · 2B: Drew Coble · 3B: Dale Ford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Trammell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Difelice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Sorrento | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Darren Bragg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Benjamin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trot Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rekar | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Aldred | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Hernandez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Corsi | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Quinton McCracken: W
- Wade Boggs: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
- Bob Smith: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Darren Lewis: W
- John Valentin: 23/SH/BG2L.1-2
- Mo Vaughn: 3/G3.2-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5
Top 2
- Fred McGriff: 13/G13
- Bubba Trammell: 4/P34D
- Aaron Ledesma: 9/F89S
Bot 2
- Troy O'Leary: K
- Darren Bragg: K
- Midre Cummings: W
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8RXD
Top 3
- Mike Kelly: E6/TH/G6S
- Miguel Cairo: S9/L9S.1-3
- Mike Difelice: 4/P4D
- Quinton McCracken: K
- Wade Boggs: T9/L9LD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Bob Smith: W
- Fred McGriff: S9/G34.3-H(UR);1-3
- Bubba Trammell: 54(1)/FO/G5S
Bot 3
- Mike Benjamin: S7/L78S
- Darren Lewis: K
- John Valentin: W.1-2
- Mo Vaughn: S9/G34.2-H;1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Troy O'Leary: 8/F8RM
- Darren Bragg: K
Top 4
- Aaron Ledesma: 53/G5D
- Mike Kelly: 9/F9S
- Miguel Cairo: S3/L34D
- Mike Difelice: S7/L78S.1-3
- Quinton McCracken: 23/G2L
Bot 4
- Midre Cummings: W
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/L8LM
- Mike Benjamin: SB2
- Mike Benjamin: 43/G4MS.2-3
- Darren Lewis: 31/G34
Top 5
- Wade Boggs: 63/G6
- Bob Smith: K
- Fred McGriff: K
Bot 5
- John Valentin: 53/G5S
- Mo Vaughn: 3/G34S
- Nomar Garciaparra: D7/G5
- Troy O'Leary: S7/L7LS.2-H;BX3(7435)
Top 6
- Bubba Trammell: 63/G6
- Aaron Ledesma: K
- Mike Kelly: W
- Miguel Cairo: SB2
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Darren Bragg: 43/G4S
- Midre Cummings: 43/G34
- Scott Hatteberg: W
- Mike Benjamin: D7/L78M.1-3
- Darren Lewis: 43/G4S
Top 7
- Mike Difelice: K
- Quinton McCracken: K
- Wade Boggs: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- John Valentin: K
- Mo Vaughn: 7/L7S
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6S
Top 8
- Bob Smith: S6/G6S
- Fred McGriff: 43/G34.1-2
- Bubba Trammell: S8/L8RS.2-H
- Aaron Ledesma: CS2(24)
- Aaron Ledesma: S6/G6MD
- Paul Sorrento: WP.1-2
- Paul Sorrento: K
Bot 8
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
- Darren Bragg: K+WP.B-1
- Trot Nixon: 5/P5F
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F78S
Top 9
- Miguel Cairo: K
- Rich Butler: K
- Quinton McCracken: S8/G6M
- Wade Boggs: WP.1-2
- Wade Boggs: 31/G34