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August 27, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 13 1
Red Sox 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 13 1
Red Sox 3 8 0

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 3 483
Hits 0 126
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 0 41
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 65
RBI’s 0 54

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 9 26
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Fenway Park - August 27, 1998
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Out
Billy Taylor
A.J. Hinch
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Mike Blowers
Miguel Tejada
Rickey Henderson
Ryan Christenson
Bip Roberts
John Valentin
Orlando Merced

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 6 13 1 10
Boston Red Sox 3 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Tom Candiotti
Losing Pitcher Pete Schourek
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Scott Spiezio
Attendance 31,239
Time of Game 3 hours 6 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Valentin hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lewis hits a line drive into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bragg tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Orlando Merced pinch hits for Donnie Sadler. Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. Bragg moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg. Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bragg moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bip Roberts now playing right field. Bragg takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blowers hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stairs is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to third.
Top 8 Hinch bunts towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to second.
Top 8 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Sadler hits a popup into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 7 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 John Wasdin now pitching. Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatteberg strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bragg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 O'Leary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Christenson hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out. Bragg moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bragg moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bragg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hinch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second.
Top 5 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Leary hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valentin hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hinch settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hinch.
Top 4 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Christenson moves to second.
Top 4 Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hinch tags and scores.
Top 4 Christenson takes first base on ball four. Hinch moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Hinch moves to second.
Top 4 Hinch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatteberg moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stairs scores. Blowers moves to third.
Top 3 Blowers takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stairs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Giambi scores.
Top 3 There goes Giambi. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Giambi steals second.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hinch scores.
Top 3 Christenson strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Hatteberg and he is out, Sadler applying the tag.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hinch moves to third.
Top 3 Hinch hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Hinch reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blowers scores. Grieve moves to third.
Top 2 Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Blowers hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Blowers reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Christenson strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson strikes out.