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Boston Red Sox @ 
Oakland Athletics
1998-07-28 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 11208 · 65°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 17 mph to RF · 3:03
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 6th. Tim Wakefield earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Darren Lewis went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jimmy Haynes SV: Tom Gordon
Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darren Lewis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mo Vaughn | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy O'Leary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren Bragg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Benjamin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Midre Cummings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Neill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Blowers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Wakefield | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
 Rich Garces | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David West | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Haynes | 5.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. J. Mathews | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Fetters | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Darren Lewis: 9/F9LSF
- John Valentin: 9/L9D
- Mo Vaughn: S3/L3D
- Nomar Garciaparra: 4/L4
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: S5/BG56S
- Mike Neill: S8/G4.1-2
- Ben Grieve: K
- Matt Stairs: SB3
- Matt Stairs: W.1-2
- Jason Giambi: K
- Mike Blowers: 8/F78D
Top 2
- Troy O'Leary: 8/L8LXD
- Darren Bragg: 1/P13S
- Mike Benjamin: 9/F9M
Bot 2
- Mike Macfarlane: 63/G6
- Miguel Tejada: 23/G2R
- Rafael Bournigal: K
Top 3
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Midre Cummings: 31/G4S
- Darren Lewis: K
Bot 3
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Mike Neill: SB2
- Mike Neill: K
- Ben Grieve: 31/G34.2-3
- Matt Stairs: W
- Jason Giambi: S9/L9LD.3-H;1-3
- Mike Blowers: W.1-2
- Mike Macfarlane: K
Top 4
- John Valentin: 53/G5
- Mo Vaughn: S8/G4M
- Nomar Garciaparra: S9/L89S.1-2
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Darren Bragg: K
Bot 4
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Rafael Bournigal: 8/F8LM
- Rickey Henderson: K
Top 5
- Mike Benjamin: 3/P3F
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Midre Cummings: S8/L8RM
- Darren Lewis: D8/L89M.1-3
- John Valentin: S6/G56.3-H;2-H
- Mo Vaughn: K
Bot 5
- Mike Neill: W
- Ben Grieve: 6/P56D
- Matt Stairs: 7/F78M
- Jason Giambi: 15/P6
Top 6
- Nomar Garciaparra: D3/G3L
- Troy O'Leary: HR/F9D.2-H
- Darren Bragg: T8/F8RXD
- Mike Benjamin: W
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Damon Buford: 6/P56D
- Darren Lewis: HR9/L9M/IPHR.3-H;1-H
- John Valentin: S7/L7S
- Mo Vaughn: 3/G34S
Bot 6
- Mike Blowers: W
- Mike Macfarlane: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Miguel Tejada: HR/L7LD.1-H
- Rafael Bournigal: HP
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Mike Neill: S6/G56.1-2
- Ben Grieve: 5/G5
Top 7
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G4M
- Troy O'Leary: 16(1)/FO/G13
- Darren Bragg: PB.1-2
- Darren Bragg: 7/F78M
- Mike Benjamin: 13/G56S
Bot 7
- Matt Stairs: 31/G34
- Jason Giambi: 43/G34
- Mike Blowers: S8/L89S
- Mike Macfarlane: 8/L8LM
Top 8
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Damon Buford: K
- Darren Lewis: 63/G56
Bot 8
- Miguel Tejada: W
- Rafael Bournigal: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Rickey Henderson: SB2
- Rickey Henderson: 63/G6
- Mike Neill: W
- Ben Grieve: S8/G4M.2-H;1-2
- Matt Stairs: K
Top 9
- John Valentin: 8/F78D
- Mo Vaughn: T9/F89XD
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G34
Bot 9
- Jason Giambi: W
- Mike Blowers: W.1-2
- Mike Macfarlane: 53/G56S.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 9/P9S
- Kevin Mitchell: K