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September 2, 1998

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Mariners 3 15 0
Red Sox 3 6 1
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Mariners 3 15 0
Red Sox 7 7 1

Nomar Garciaparra Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .323
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 3 508
Hits 0 164
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 0 32
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 29
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 106

Bobby Ayala Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 9 8
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Fenway Park - September 2, 1998
Bobby Ayala
Joe Oliver
David Segui
Giomar Guevara
Russ Davis
Alex Rodriguez
Shane Monahan
Ken Griffey
Jay Buhner
Nomar Garciaparra
Mo Vaughn
Darren Lewis
Mike Benjamin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Seattle Mariners 3 15 0 14
Boston Red Sox 7 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Tom Gordon
Losing Pitcher Bobby Ayala
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Nomar Garciaparra
Attendance 25,813
Time of Game 3 hours 13 minutes
Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

End of Game

Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Vaughn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Bragg bunts towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Benjamin moves to third. Lewis moves to second.
Bottom 9 Lewis takes first base on ball four. Benjamin moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bobby Ayala now pitching. Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Guevara strikes out.
Top 9 Davis strikes out.
Top 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Buhner moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Gordon now pitching. Buhner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Charles Gipson pinch runs for Edgar Martinez. Segui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snopek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gipson moves to third.
Top 9 Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Snopek hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe Oliver now catching. Giomar Guevara now playing second base. O'Leary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Griffey strikes out.
Top 8 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Raul Ibanez pinch hits for David Bell. Greg Swindell now pitching. Joe Oliver pinch hits for Raul Ibanez. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benjamin throws to second for one, and Snopek throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Oliver moves to second.
Top 8 Monahan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Chris Snopek now playing second base. Rob Ducey pinch hits for John Marzano. Ducey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching. Garciaparra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Bragg. The throw from Marzano and he is safe. Bragg steals second.
Bottom 7 Greg McCarthy now pitching. Bragg is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Chris Snopek pinch runs for Mandy Romero. Jose Paniagua now pitching. Benjamin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Mandy Romero pinch hits for Donnie Sadler. Romero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Romero reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores.
Bottom 7 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Marzano fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davis strikes out.
Top 7 Buhner strikes out.
Top 7 Segui hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 7 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 7 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 7 John Wasdin now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 O'Leary hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garciaparra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 6 Bell hits a popup into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Monahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third.
Top 6 Marzano strikes out. There goes Davis. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Buhner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bragg hits a line drive into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benjamin hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Segui strikes out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lewis. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores.
Top 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sadler hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Segui, and towards Bell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Monahan bunts towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buhner moves to third.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buhner moves to second.
Top 4 Buhner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a popup towards first. Segui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bragg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Bragg reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Segui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Segui for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Avery fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Benjamin hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sadler takes first base on ball four. Hatteberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hatteberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Monahan strikes out.
Top 2 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Buhner hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Monahan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Segui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second.
Top 1 Griffey bunts towards third. Benjamin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.