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Red Sox
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 30, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 30, 1998 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 45,229 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 30, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gooden
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Gooden
There goes Lewis. The throw from Alomar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Valentin vs. Gooden
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Vaughn vs. Gooden
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Gooden
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double. Lewis scores. Valentin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Burba
Dave Burba now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Burba
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Wakefield
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Wakefield
There goes Lofton. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Wakefield
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Wakefield
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lofton tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wakefield
Ramirez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Varitek for a passed ball. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Varitek for a passed ball. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Wakefield
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Burba
Bragg hits a popup towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Burba
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Burba
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Wakefield
Fryman hits a line drive beyond third. Valentin can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Wakefield
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Wakefield
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Giles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Wakefield
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Wakefield
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Lofton reaches second base with a double. Alomar scores. Cora moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Wasdin
John Wasdin now pitching.
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Justice vs. Wasdin
Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wasdin
Ramirez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Wasdin
Thome hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Burba
Lewis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Lewis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Burba
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Burba
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Burba
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lewis tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Burba
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Wasdin
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Wasdin
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Wasdin
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Fryman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Wasdin
Cora strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Wasdin
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Burba
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Burba
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Burba
Varitek hits a line drive towards first. Thome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching.
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Lowe
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Lowe
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Lowe
Thome is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Lowe
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Burba
Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Burba
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Burba
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Burba
Vaughn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Lowe
Giles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Lowe
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Lowe
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Burba
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Burba
Stanley hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Burba
O'Leary takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Bragg vs. Burba
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Garciaparra scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Varitek vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching.
Varitek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Shuey
Benjamin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Lowe
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Lowe
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Lowe
Justice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Lowe
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Justice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Thome hits a line drive into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Shuey
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Shuey
Valentin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Shuey
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Shuey
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Swindell
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Swindell
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Swindell
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Shuey
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cummings vs. Jackson
Damon Buford pinch hits for Darren Bragg. Michael Jackson now pitching. Midre Cummings pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vizquel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Varitek vs. Jackson
Varitek hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Jackson
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Mike Benjamin.
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Cummings moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lewis vs. Jackson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching. Trot Nixon now playing right field. Donnie Sadler now playing second base.
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Gordon
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Gordon
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. Cora moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Justice vs. Gordon
Justice hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Gordon
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Thome vs. Gordon
There's a wild pitch. Cora scores. Lofton moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Gordon
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Jackson
Richie Sexson now playing first base.
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Jackson
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Jackson
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1998 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Lewis D, cf 4 2 1 0 Lofton K, cf 4 2 2 1
Valentin J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0
Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Justice D, dh 4 2 2 4
Garciaparra N, ss 4 1 2 3 Ramirez M, rf 3 0 2 1
Stanley M, dh 4 1 2 0 Thome J, 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Leary T, lf 3 0 1 0 Sexson R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Bragg D, rf 3 0 0 0 Fryman T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Buford D, ph 0 0 0 0 Giles B, lf 2 1 0 0
Cummings M, ph 1 0 0 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 2 2
Sadler D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cora J, 2b 2 2 0 0
Varitek J, c 4 0 1 1
Benjamin M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Nixon T, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 4 30 9 9 8
Boston 201 002 000 -- 5
Cleveland 151 001 01x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (L) 1.1 3 5 5 2 1
Wasdin J 1.2 2 2 2 1 2
Lowe D 2.2 3 1 1 1 0
Swindell G 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Gordon T 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D 0.1 1 2 2 2 1
Burba D (W) 5.1 4 3 3 2 4
Shuey P* 1.1 3 0 0 0 3
Assenmacher P+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Alomar Jr. S
DP -- Boston 2, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 8
2B -- Garciaparra N, Alomar Jr. S 2, Lofton K, Lewis D, Ramirez M 2, Justice D
HR -- Justice D
SB -- Lewis D, Lofton K
SF -- Justice D, Garciaparra N
HBP -- by Wakefield T (Ramirez M), by Wasdin J (Ramirez M), by Lowe D (Giles B)
WP -- Gordon T
PB -- Varitek J 2
T -- 3:25
A -- 45229
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