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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1999-05-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 27883 · 90°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to LF · 2:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 7th. John Wasdin earned the win and Tom Gordon picked up the save. Bobby Higginson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	12
BOS	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		8	12

W: John Wasdin L: Matt Anderson SV: Tom Gordon

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Jim Evans · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Luis Polonia	5	1	4	1	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	1	1
Damion Easley	2	1	0	0	1
Bobby Higginson	5	1	2	2	1
Dean Palmer	3	1	1	2	0
Gabe Kapler	4	1	1	1	0
Juan Encarnacion	4	0	2	0	0
Frank Catalanotto	4	1	1	0	0
Deivi Cruz	3	1	1	0	0
Gregg Jefferies	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Haselman	1	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	3	3	3	0	2	0
John Valentin	5	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Daubach	3	1	1	2	0	1
Nomar Garciaparra	4	1	2	1	0	0
Troy O'Leary	4	2	2	2	0	0
Mike Stanley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Creighton Gubanich	4	0	1	1	0	0
Darren Lewis	4	0	2	0	0	0
Trot Nixon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Varitek	1	1	1	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bryce Florie	6.0	8	1	2
C. J. Nitkowski	0.1	0	1	0
Matt Anderson	0.0	3	0	0
Masao Kida	1.2	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mark Portugal	3.0	7	0
Pat Rapp	3.0	1	0
John Wasdin	1.0	1	2
Mark Guthrie	0.1	0	1
Derek Lowe	0.2	2	0
Tom Gordon	1.0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Polonia: D7/P6D
Brad Ausmus: 63/G6M
Damion Easley: HP
Bobby Higginson: S7/F7LD.2-H;1-3
Dean Palmer: 7/SF/L78D.3-H
Gabe Kapler: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: S7/L78M
John Valentin: K
Brian Daubach: PO1(E1).1-2
Brian Daubach: K
Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8RS.2-H(UR)
Troy O'Leary: SB2
Troy O'Leary: 31/G3

Top 2

Gabe Kapler: HR/F7D
Juan Encarnacion: 7/F78S
Frank Catalanotto: S9/L4D
Deivi Cruz: S6/G15.1-2
Luis Polonia: D9/L3D.2-H;1-3
Brad Ausmus: FC6/G6.2X2(654);3-H
Damion Easley: 2/P2RF

Bot 2

Mike Stanley: 53/G5
Creighton Gubanich: 53/G6
Darren Lewis: S7/P7S
Trot Nixon: W.1-2
Jose Offerman: S6/G15.2-3;1-2
John Valentin: 7/L78M

Top 3

Bobby Higginson: HR/F9LD
Dean Palmer: 63/G6S
Gabe Kapler: 4/P89S
Juan Encarnacion: 8/L8RXD

Bot 3

Brian Daubach: 43/G34
Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6
Troy O'Leary: 8/F8LXD

Top 4

Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4M
Deivi Cruz: 63/G6MS
Luis Polonia: 43/G4M

Bot 4

Mike Stanley: 4/P4MD
Creighton Gubanich: 63/G6
Darren Lewis: 3/G34S

Top 5

Brad Ausmus: 9/F9D
Damion Easley: HP
Bobby Higginson: 4/L4M
Dean Palmer: 8/F8LXD

Bot 5

Trot Nixon: 3/G3
Jose Offerman: D9/G3
John Valentin: 53/G56
Brian Daubach: HR/F7D.2-H
Nomar Garciaparra: 13/G13

Top 6

Gabe Kapler: 9/F89D
Juan Encarnacion: S5/G56
Frank Catalanotto: CS2(26)
Frank Catalanotto: 2/P2RF

Bot 6

Troy O'Leary: D9/L34D
Mike Stanley: 9/F9LD.2-3
Creighton Gubanich: S9/L9S.3-H
Darren Lewis: 23/BG2L.1-2
Trot Nixon: 3/G3

Top 7

Deivi Cruz: 5/P15S
Luis Polonia: S5/BG5S
Brad Ausmus: K
Damion Easley: SB2
Damion Easley: K

Bot 7

Jose Offerman: W
John Valentin: 8/F8LXD
Jason Varitek: HR/F89XD.1-H
Nomar Garciaparra: S7/G56
Troy O'Leary: HR/F7LD.1-H
Mike Stanley: HP
Creighton Gubanich: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Bobby Higginson: K
Dean Palmer: HR/F7LD
Gabe Kapler: 63/G6
Juan Encarnacion: S5/G56S
Frank Catalanotto: SB2
Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4

Bot 8

Darren Lewis: S9/L9LM
Trot Nixon: 8/F8LD
Jose Offerman: W.1-2
John Valentin: 5(2)3/GDP/G5L

Top 9

Gregg Jefferies: 4/L4
Luis Polonia: S6/G15
Bill Haselman: SB2
Bill Haselman: K
Damion Easley: HP
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RS

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Anderson ejected by HP umpire Meriwether for intentional HBP; Tigers Ausmus and manager Parrish ejected by Meriwether for arguing Anderson's ejection

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