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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1998-04-22 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 10102 · 66°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph from RF · 3:25
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 9th. Jim Corsi earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Damion Easley went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Jim Corsi L: Todd Jones SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Terry Craft · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Valentin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mo Vaughn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Leyritz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Damon Buford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Lemke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Benjamin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Darren Bragg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Wakefield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bip Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pedro Martinez | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Jim Corsi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryce Florie | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Brocail | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Runyan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Roberto Duran | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: S9/L.1-2
- Jim Leyritz: K
- Troy O'Leary: 7/F
Bot 1
- Brian Hunter: 53/BG
- Bip Roberts: W
- Bobby Higginson: 3/F
- Tony Clark: K
Top 2
- Damon Buford: W
- Darren Lewis: K
- Jason Varitek: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Jason Varitek: 43/G.3-H(UR)
- Mark Lemke: 43/G
Bot 2
- Luis Gonzalez: 63/G
- Damion Easley: HR/F7D
- Raul Casanova: K
- Joe Randa: 9/F
Top 3
- Nomar Garciaparra: D9/L
- John Valentin: 63/G
- Mo Vaughn: K
- Jim Leyritz: 43/G
Bot 3
- Billy Ripken: S8/L
- Brian Hunter: W.1-2
- Bip Roberts: 14/SH/BG.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 9/SF/L.3-H;2-3
- Tony Clark: 9/F
Top 4
- Troy O'Leary: 8/F
- Damon Buford: S7/L
- Darren Lewis: SB2
- Darren Lewis: 63/G.2-3
- Jason Varitek: 7/F
Bot 4
- Luis Gonzalez: K
- Damion Easley: K
- Raul Casanova: 31/G
Top 5
- Mark Lemke: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F
- John Valentin: S9/F
- Mo Vaughn: CS2(26)
Bot 5
- Joe Randa: K
- Billy Ripken: S7/L
- Brian Hunter: S9/L.1-2
- Bip Roberts: 4/P
- Bobby Higginson: K
Top 6
- Mo Vaughn: 5/P
- Jim Leyritz: S8/G
- Troy O'Leary: 9/F
- Damon Buford: 9/F
Bot 6
- Tony Clark: HP
- Luis Gonzalez: W.1-2
- Damion Easley: S8/G.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Raul Casanova: K
- Joe Randa: S7/L.3-H;2-3
- Billy Ripken: CSH(25)
- Billy Ripken: K
Top 7
- Darren Lewis: 3/P
- Jason Varitek: W
- Mike Benjamin: 23/G.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Bot 7
- Brian Hunter: K
- Bip Roberts: K
- Bobby Higginson: S7/G
- Tony Clark: W.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: 63/G
Top 8
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: D9/L.1-3
- Jim Leyritz: S7/G.3-H;2-3
- Troy O'Leary: WP.3-H;1-2
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G.2-3
- Darren Bragg: 7/F
- Reggie Jefferson: W
- Jason Varitek: S7/L.3-H;1-2
- Mike Benjamin: WP.2-3
- Mike Benjamin: W.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Bot 8
- Damion Easley: HP
- Raul Casanova: 26(1)/FO/BG
- Joe Randa: 4/L
- Billy Ripken: SB2
- Billy Ripken: D7/L.2-H
- Brian Hunter: K
Top 9
- John Valentin: D9/F
- Mo Vaughn: S8/G.2-H
- Midre Cummings: HR/L9D.1-H
- Troy O'Leary: W
- Darren Bragg: 8/F
- Tim Wakefield: 14/SH/BG.1-2
- Jason Varitek: D7/F.2-H
- Mike Benjamin: 8/F
Bot 9
- Bip Roberts: K
- Bobby Higginson: S9/L
- Tony Clark: 43/G.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: W
- Damion Easley: 3/G