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Red Sox 8 8 1
Twins 1 3 0
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Red Sox 8 8 1
Twins 1 3 0

Matt Lawton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .500 .387
At Bats 2 432
Hits 1 123
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 15
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 1 62

Steve Avery Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 21, 1998
Steve Avery
Jason Varitek
Mo Vaughn
Mike Benjamin
John Valentin
Nomar Garciaparra
Troy O'Leary
Damon Buford
Darren Lewis
Matt Lawton
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs

Lawton takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Gates hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stanley strikes out.
Top 6 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vaughn moves to third.
Top 6 Vaughn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. Benjamin scores.
Top 6 Valentin hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. Benjamin moves to second.
Top 6 Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Meares 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 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Walker. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Bottom 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Travis Miller now pitching. O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lawton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gates hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer fields the ball and throws to Ritchie covering. Safe. Benjamin scores. Valentin moves to second.
Top 4 Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lewis hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Benjamin moves to second.
Top 4 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Varitek strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Leary strikes out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker 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 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Garciaparra. Cordova moves to second.
Top 2 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Vaughn hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valentin takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second.
Top 2 Lewis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Benjamin strikes out.
Top 2 Varitek strikes out.
Top 2 Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 O'Leary takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second.
Top 2 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lawton 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 1 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garciaparra hits a line drive towards first. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lewis strikes out.