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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 17, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 17, 1998 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Eyre |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,563 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Larry Young |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Jim Leyritz | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Lou Merloni | Second Baseman |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Chris Snopek | Shortstop |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Greg Norton | First Baseman |
| Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Jerry Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 17, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Eyre
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Eyre
Valentin bunts towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Eyre
There's a wild pitch. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Garciaparra vs. Eyre
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Eyre
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Eyre
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Wakefield
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Wakefield
Snopek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wakefield
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Wakefield
There goes Thomas. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Thomas steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Belle vs. Wakefield
Belle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Eyre
O'Leary hits a popup, foul, towards short. Snopek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Eyre
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merloni vs. Eyre
Merloni strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Eyre
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Wakefield
Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Norton vs. Wakefield
Norton takes first base on ball four. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cameron vs. Wakefield
Cameron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Cameron reaches second base with a double. Ordonez scores. Norton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kreuter vs. Wakefield
There goes Cameron. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Cameron steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kreuter vs. Wakefield
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wakefield, and towards Merloni, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cameron scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Wakefield
Durham strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Eyre
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Eyre
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Eyre
Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Eyre
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Eyre
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Wakefield
Snopek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wakefield
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Wakefield
There goes Snopek. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Snopek steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Belle vs. Wakefield
Belle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ventura vs. Wakefield
There goes Snopek. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Valentin applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Eyre
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Eyre
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Eyre
Merloni hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Eyre
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Wakefield
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Wakefield
Norton hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Eyre
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Eyre
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Eyre
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Eyre
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Garciaparra moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Leyritz vs. Eyre
Leyritz hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garciaparra tags and scores. Vaughn tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Eyre
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Foulke
Keith Foulke now pitching.
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Wakefield
Cameron strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Wakefield
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Wakefield covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Wakefield
Durham bunts towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Foulke
Merloni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Norton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Foulke
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Foulke
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Wakefield
Snopek hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wakefield
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Wakefield
Belle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Wakefield
Ventura takes first base on ball four. Belle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. O'Leary chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the infield. Wakefield fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Wakefield. Belle scores. Ventura goes all the way around to score. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Norton vs. Wakefield
Norton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Foulke
Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Foulke
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Foulke
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Foulke
Leyritz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Garces
Rich Garces now pitching.
Cameron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merloni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Garces
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Kreuter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Garces
Mike Caruso pinch runs for Chad Kreuter.
The ball gets by Varitek for a passed ball. Caruso moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Durham vs. Garces
Durham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merloni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Snopek vs. Garces
Snopek hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching. Mike Caruso now playing shortstop. Charlie O'Brien now catching.
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Simas
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Simas
Merloni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Garces
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Garces
Belle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Ventura hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Gordon
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Simas
Varitek hits a popup towards short. Caruso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Simas
Lewis hits a line drive beyond first. Norton can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Simas
Valentin hits a popup towards short. Caruso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Simas
There goes Lewis. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Simas
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Simas
There's a wild pitch. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Simas
Vaughn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Leyritz vs. Simas
Leyritz takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to third. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
O'Leary vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
O'Leary hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Garciaparra scores. Vaughn scores. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Baldwin
James Baldwin now pitching.
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Baldwin
Merloni hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Gordon
Norton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norton for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Gordon
Cameron strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Gordon
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caruso for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1998 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lewis D, rf 5 3 3 0 Durham R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Valentin J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Snopek C, ss 3 0 0 0
Garciaparra N, ss 4 3 3 2 O'Brien C, c 0 0 0 0
Vaughn M, 1b 4 3 3 3 Thomas F, dh 3 0 0 0
Leyritz J, dh 3 1 0 1 Belle A, lf 3 1 1 0
O'Leary T, lf 5 1 2 3 Ventura R, 3b 3 1 0 0
Buford D, cf 4 1 1 3 Ordonez M, rf 3 1 1 1
Merloni L, 2b 5 0 1 0 Norton G, 1b 3 1 0 0
Varitek J, c 4 0 0 0 Cameron M, cf 4 1 1 2
Kreuter C, c 3 0 1 1
Caruso M, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
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38 12 13 12 30 5 4 4
Boston 102 030 006 -- 12
Chicago 030 002 000 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (W) 6.0 3 5 4 4 7
Garces R 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Gordon T (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Eyre S (L) 4.2 8 6 6 2 3
Foulke K 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Simas B 1.2 2 4 4 2 2
Castillo T* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Baldwin J 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Wakefield T
LOB -- Boston 5, Chicago 4
2B -- Cameron M, Ordonez M, Kreuter C, O'Leary T
HR -- Vaughn M, Buford D
SB -- Thomas F, Cameron M, Snopek C, Lewis D
SH -- Valentin J
SF -- Leyritz J
HBP -- by Wakefield T (Ordonez M)
WP -- Eyre S, Simas B
PB -- Varitek J
T -- 3:05
A -- 13563
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