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September 8, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 5 0
Red Sox 1 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 5 0
Red Sox 1 4 0

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .257
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 3 529
Hits 0 136
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 43
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 68
RBI’s 0 61

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 33
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Fenway Park - September 8, 1998
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Walk
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Chuck Knoblauch
Scott Brosius
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
John Valentin
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Valentin takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Chad Curtis now playing left field. Lewis bunts towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out.
Top 9 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Derek Lowe now pitching. Mandy Romero now catching. Chad Curtis pinch hits for Ricky Ledee. Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg. Mariano Rivera now pitching. Mandy Romero pinch hits for Jason Varitek. Romero strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike Stanton now pitching. Bragg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Leary moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Graeme Lloyd now pitching. O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Greg Swindell now pitching. Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 8 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch scores. Jeter moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 8 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Girardi scores. Knoblauch moves to third. Jeter moves to second.
Top 8 Jeter takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 8 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Girardi moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Girardi moves to second.
Top 8 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Jeter applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Valentin strikes out.
Top 7 Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ledee hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 7 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lewis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Benjamin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatteberg for the out.
Top 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 5 O'Leary strikes out.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Girardi hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brosius hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Brosius reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ledee strikes out.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 4 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out.
Bottom 4 Valentin strikes out.
Top 4 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Benjamin covering, for the out. Jeter scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Top 4 O'Neill hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jeter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benjamin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hatteberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Girardi strikes out.
Top 3 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Ledee strikes out.
Top 2 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Valentin hits a popup in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 O'Neill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Leary throws the ball in to Benjamin who tags O'Neill, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 1 Jeter strikes out.
Top 1 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.