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July 30, 1998

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 5 8 0
Athletics 6 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 5 8 0
Athletics 6 6 1

Jason Varitek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .232
OBP .000 .306
At Bats 3 142
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 19

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 8 21
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 30, 1998
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Billy Taylor
A.J. Hinch
Jason Giambi
Rafael Bournigal
Mike Blowers
Miguel Tejada
Mike Neill
Rickey Henderson
Ben Grieve
Jason Varitek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 5 8 0 3
Oakland Athletics 6 6 1 7
Winning Pitcher Kenny Rogers
Losing Pitcher Steve Avery
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Kevin Mitchell
Attendance 17,535
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Darren Bragg pinch hits for Billy Ashley. Bragg hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Buddy Groom now pitching. O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Varitek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hinch hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sadler reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Buford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blowers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 8 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers juggles the ball. That's an error on Blowers. Sadler scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Sadler moves to third.
Top 8 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. Sadler moves to second.
Top 8 Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stairs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Neill hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ashley strikes out.
Top 7 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rich Garces now pitching. Henderson is hit by the pitch. Blowers moves to third. Hinch moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hinch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. Blowers moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blowers takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Garciaparra strikes out.
Top 6 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentin moves to second.
Top 6 Mike Neill now playing left field. Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first, with Reyes covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sadler hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Stairs scores. Blowers moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blowers takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to home to get Bournigal. Mitchell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hinch scores. Henderson scores. Bournigal moves to third.
Bottom 3 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bournigal bunts towards third. Valentin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hinch moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Hinch moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hinch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lewis is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 3 Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sadler scores.
Top 3 Sadler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Sadler reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Stairs. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Stairs steals second.
Bottom 2 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashley strikes out.
Top 2 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bournigal hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Avery covering, for the out.
Top 1 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 1 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.