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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 28, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 28, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 42,182 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Jim Joyce |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Jim Leyritz | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | Third Baseman |
| Dale Sveum | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 28, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wells
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wells
Valentin hits a popup towards first. Sveum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Wells
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Leyritz vs. Wells
Leyritz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wakefield
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wakefield
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Wakefield
That's a stolen base and an error. O'Neill scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Wakefield
Strawberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Wells
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Wells
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Wells
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Wakefield
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Wakefield
Sojo hits a line drive towards second. Benjamin catches it and tags Posada out, for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Wakefield
Sveum hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Wakefield
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double. Sveum moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter strikes out. Varitek drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jeter out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wells
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wells
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Vaughn vs. Wells
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wakefield
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Wakefield
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Wakefield
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Wells
Leyritz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Wells
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Wells
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Wells
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Bragg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Wakefield
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Wakefield
Sveum hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Wakefield
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double. Sojo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jeter vs. Wakefield
There's a wild pitch. Sojo scores. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Varitek for a passed ball. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Wasdin
John Wasdin now pitching.
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wasdin
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Wasdin
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wells
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wells
Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wells
There goes Lewis. The throw from Posada, and Sveum drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Wells
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Wells
Leyritz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Wells
O'Leary hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Wasdin
Raines hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Wasdin
Posada hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Wasdin
Sojo hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Wasdin
Sveum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Varitek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Wells
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Wells
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Wells
There goes Varitek. The throw from Posada and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wasdin
Knoblauch 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 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Wasdin
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wasdin
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wasdin
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wells
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Wells
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Barkley
Brian Barkley now pitching.
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Barkley
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Barkley
Posada hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Barkley
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Chad Curtis now playing left field.
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Stanton
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Stanton
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Sojo, and into shallow left field. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Benjamin vs. Stanton
Benjamin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bragg vs. Stanton
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Barkley
Sveum hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Barkley
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Barkley
Jeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Barkley
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
O'Neill vs. Barkley
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch tags and scores. Jeter tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Barkley
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Barkley
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Vaughn. Jeter scores. Williams moves to third. Strawberry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Curtis vs. Garces
Rich Garces now pitching.
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Posada vs. Garces
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Posada for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Stanton
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Stanton
Lewis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Stanton
Valentin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Stanton
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1998 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lewis D, cf 5 1 3 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 3 3 0
Valentin J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 1 0
Garciaparra N, ss 5 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 1 2 2
Vaughn M, 1b 4 1 2 2 Williams B, cf 2 0 0 0
Leyritz J, dh 3 1 2 1 Strawberry D, dh 4 1 1 1
O'Leary T, lf 4 0 2 0 Raines T, lf 3 0 0 0
Benjamin M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 0 0 0 0
Bragg D, rf 4 0 1 0 Posada J, c 5 1 2 1
Varitek J, c 4 0 1 0 Sojo L, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sveum D, 1b 4 0 1 0
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38 3 13 3 34 8 11 4
Boston 000 120 000 -- 3
New York 201 210 02x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (L) 3.1 7 5 4 4 2
Wasdin J 2.2 2 1 1 1 0
Barkley B 1.2 2 2 1 2 0
Garces R 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D (W) 7.0 10 3 3 1 5
Stanton M (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2
E -- Valentin J, Sveum D, Vaughn M
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 11
2B -- O'Neill P, Knoblauch C 2, Bragg D, O'Leary T
HR -- Strawberry D, Leyritz J, Vaughn M, Posada J
SB -- O'Neill P, Lewis D, Jeter D, Knoblauch C
CS -- Varitek J
SF -- O'Neill P
WP -- Wakefield T
PB -- Varitek J
T -- 3:12
A -- 42182
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