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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
1998-08-21 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 16786 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:54
Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 9–2. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 4th. Steve Avery earned the win. Nomar Garciaparra went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
W: Steve Avery L: Eric Milton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dale Ford · 1B: Drew Coble · 2B: Ted Hendry · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darren Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Benjamin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Molitor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Valentin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Jim Corsi | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Milton | 1.2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Todd Ritchie | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Miller | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 Dan Serafini | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Darren Lewis: K
- John Valentin: 4/P4
- Mo Vaughn: W
- Nomar Garciaparra: 3/L34S
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: 3/P3F
- Brent Gates: 63/G6
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Top 2
- Mike Stanley: W
- Troy O'Leary: W.1-2
- Damon Buford: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
- Jason Varitek: K
- Mike Benjamin: K
- Darren Lewis: W
- John Valentin: W.1-2
- Mo Vaughn: 7/L7M
Bot 2
- Marty Cordova: S6/G56.B-2(E6)
- David Ortiz: K
- Ron Coomer: 43/G4.2-3
- Todd Walker: 43/G4
Top 3
- Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F9M
- Mike Stanley: D7/L7LM
- Troy O'Leary: K
- Damon Buford: 9/L9S
Bot 3
- Terry Steinbach: 7/L78M
- Pat Meares: S8/L8LM
- Otis Nixon: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 4
- Jason Varitek: K
- Mike Benjamin: S8/G4M
- Darren Lewis: WP.1-2
- Darren Lewis: 9/L9M
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: S3/G34.2-H;1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Mike Stanley: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Brent Gates: 4/L4
- Matt Lawton: HR/F9D
- Marty Cordova: 63/G56
- David Ortiz: 3/L34
Top 5
- Troy O'Leary: 63/G6
- Damon Buford: W
- Jason Varitek: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 5
- Ron Coomer: 63/G56
- Todd Walker: W
- Terry Steinbach: SB2
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G56
- Pat Meares: 43/G4
Top 6
- Mike Benjamin: S8/L8LM
- Darren Lewis: 3/G23.1-2
- John Valentin: 9/L9M
- Mo Vaughn: D8/L8RD.2-H
- Nomar Garciaparra: S1/G15S.2-3
- Mike Stanley: K
Bot 6
- Otis Nixon: 8/F8LD
- Brent Gates: 3/P3F
- Matt Lawton: W
- Marty Cordova: S8/G6.1-2
- David Ortiz: W.2-3;1-2
- Ron Coomer: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 7
- Troy O'Leary: K
- Damon Buford: S8/G4M
- Jason Varitek: S6/L56.1-2
- Mike Benjamin: 7/L7M
- Darren Lewis: 9/F9M
Bot 7
- Todd Walker: 31/G3
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F8LD
- Pat Meares: 9/F9S
Top 8
- John Valentin: W
- Mo Vaughn: 7/F7M
- Nomar Garciaparra: WP.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8RS.2-H
- Mike Stanley: 9/F9M
- Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M.1-2
- Damon Buford: 2/P25
Bot 8
- Alex Ochoa: K
- Brent Gates: 63/G6M
- Matt Lawton: S9/L9S
- Marty Cordova: 8/F8LM
Top 9
- Jason Varitek: K
- Mike Benjamin: 53/G56S
- Darren Lewis: 9/F89S
Bot 9
- David Ortiz: 43/G4
- Paul Molitor: 4/P4
- Todd Walker: D8/G4M
- Javier Valentin: WP.2-3
- Javier Valentin: W+WP.3-H(NR)
- Pat Meares: 54(1)/FO/G5