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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 4, 1998 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 4, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
Ballpark | SkyDome |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 29,166 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Ted Barrett |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
John Valentin | Third Baseman |
Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
Mike Stanley | DH |
Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Tim Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 4, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Hentgen
Lewis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Hentgen
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Hentgen
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Wakefield
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Wakefield
There goes Green. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Wakefield
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garciaparra. Green moves to third. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Hatteberg for a passed ball. Green scores. Canseco moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Canseco tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Hentgen
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Hentgen
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hentgen, and towards Fernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hentgen
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Hentgen
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bragg for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wakefield
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wakefield
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Wakefield
Grebeck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Hentgen
Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benjamin vs. Hentgen
Benjamin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Hentgen
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Hentgen
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Hentgen
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Hatteberg moves to third. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Garciaparra vs. Hentgen
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Wakefield
Stewart is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Green reaches second base with a double. Stewart goes all the way around to score. Green moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Wakefield
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield has Green trapped. There's the throw to Hatteberg and over to Valentin, who tags Green for the out. Delgado moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Hentgen
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hentgen
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Hentgen
Bragg hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wakefield
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wakefield
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Wakefield
Grebeck hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Hentgen
Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Hentgen
Benjamin hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Hentgen
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Hentgen
Valentin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck catches it and throws to second with Gonzalez covering, to double up Hatteberg. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Wakefield
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hatteberg. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Wakefield
Canseco 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Hentgen
Vaughn hits a line drive beyond second. Grebeck can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Hentgen
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Hentgen
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Wakefield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Wakefield
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Wakefield
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Wakefield
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hentgen
Stanley strikes out. Fletcher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanley out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Hentgen
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Sinclair
Steve Sinclair now pitching. Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg.
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Stieb
Dave Stieb now pitching. Mandy Romero pinch hits for Mike Benjamin.
Romero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Wakefield
Jason Varitek now catching. Donnie Sadler now playing second base.
Grebeck hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Grebeck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grebeck moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. Wakefield
Stewart hits a line drive beyond second. Sadler can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Grebeck scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Wakefield
There goes Stewart. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Stewart steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Wakefield
Green is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Wakefield
Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. West
David West now pitching.
Delgado hits a line drive beyond second. Sadler can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. West
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Reyes
Carlos Reyes now pitching.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Delgado scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Reyes
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Reyes
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Reyes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Stieb
Benito Santiago now catching. Mark Dalesandro now playing third base.
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Stieb
Valentin hits a line drive beyond second. Grebeck can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Stieb
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Stieb
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Reyes
Darren Bragg now playing center field. Donnie Sadler now playing shortstop. Chris Snopek now playing second base. Keith Mitchell now playing right
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Reyes
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Reyes
Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Jose Canseco.
Crespo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Reyes
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Reyes
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Stieb
O'Leary hits a line drive beyond third. Dalesandro can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Stieb
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Stieb
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1998 -- Boston at Toronto (N) Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Lewis D, cf 4 0 1 0 Stewart S, lf 4 2 1 1 Mitchell K, rf 0 0 0 0 Green S, rf 4 3 4 2 Valentin J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Canseco J, dh 4 2 1 3 Vaughn M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Crespo F, ph 1 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 0 Delgado C, 1b 3 1 1 1 Snopek C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf 4 1 1 0 O'Leary T, lf 4 0 1 0 Fernandez T, 3b 4 1 1 2 Stanley M, dh 4 1 1 1 Dalesandro M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Bragg D, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Fletcher D, c 4 1 2 2 Hatteberg S, c 1 0 1 0 Santiago B, c 0 0 0 0 Varitek J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Grebeck C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Benjamin M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Romero M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadler D, 2b-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 1 35 12 12 11 Boston 010 000 000 -- 1 Toronto 211 000 71x -- 12 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wakefield T (L) 6.1 8 8 6 2 5 West D* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Reyes C 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Hentgen P (W) 6.1 4 1 1 4 2 Sinclair S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Stieb D (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Garciaparra N, Hatteberg S DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 3 LOB -- Boston 6, Toronto 5 2B -- Hatteberg S, Green S 2, Grebeck C, Fernandez T HR -- Stanley M, Fletcher D, Canseco J, Green S SB -- Green S, Cruz J, Stewart S SF -- Delgado C HBP -- by Wakefield T (Stewart S) PB -- Hatteberg S T -- 2:30 A -- 29166
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