Devil Rays @ Red Sox
September 21, 1998

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Devil Rays 3 9 0
Red Sox 4 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Devil Rays 3 9 0
Red Sox 4 9 1

Quinton McCracken Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .296
OBP .250 .340
At Bats 4 585
Hits 1 173
• Singles 1 122
• Doubles 0 37
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 59

Tom Gordon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 42
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Fenway Park - September 21, 1998
Out
Tom Gordon
Jason Varitek
Mo Vaughn
Mike Benjamin
John Valentin
Nomar Garciaparra
Troy O'Leary
Damon Buford
Darren Lewis
Quinton McCracken

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 9 0 8
Boston Red Sox 4 9 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bret Saberhagen
Losing Pitcher Tony Saunders
Save Tom Gordon
Game Winning RBI Keith Mitchell
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mike Kelly pinch hits for Mike Difelice. Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 8 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 O'Leary hits a line drive beyond first. McGriff can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob Smith now playing third base. Buford strikes out.
Top 8 Cairo hits a popup towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball and throws to Gordon covering. Safe. Smith scores. McGriff moves to third.
Top 8 Tom Gordon now pitching. Ledesma strikes out.
Top 8 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corsi fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. McGriff moves to second.
Top 8 Jim Corsi now pitching. McGriff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Greg Swindell now pitching. Bob Smith pinch hits for Wade Boggs. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Cairo applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valentin strikes out.
Top 7 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Derek Lowe now pitching. Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowe covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Esteban Yan now pitching. Lewis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Varitek scores. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Leary scores. Varitek moves to third.
Bottom 6 Varitek hits a line drive beyond second. Cairo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. O'Leary moves to third.
Bottom 6 O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garciaparra strikes out.
Top 6 Cairo 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 6 Butler hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ledesma strikes out.
Bottom 5 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boggs is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 5 McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. Boggs moves to third.
Top 5 Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winn scores. McCracken moves to second.
Top 5 McCracken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winn moves to third.
Top 5 Winn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Benjamin hits a line drive towards first. McGriff catches it and steps on first to double up Mitchell.
Bottom 4 Mitchell takes first base on ball four. Varitek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Varitek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cairo strikes out.
Top 4 Butler strikes out.
Top 4 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to third.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Sorrento reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ledesma fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Valentin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Benjamin strikes out.
Top 3 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Winn. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Garciaparra applying the tag.
Top 3 McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Winn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Leary strikes out.
Top 2 Difelice strikes out.
Top 2 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin juggles the ball. That's an error on Valentin.
Bottom 1 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. Lewis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Lewis. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Lewis steals second.
Bottom 1 Lewis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 1 McGriff takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second.
Top 1 Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Winn strikes out.