Final
TB 4 — BOS 5
9/23/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199809230
Complete available game record for TB at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Lewis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Valentin | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McGriff | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Winn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ledesma | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Midre Cummings | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Sorrento | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kelly | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trot Nixon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Cairo | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Butler | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Difelice | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Aldred | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rekar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bryan Rekar | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Derek Lowe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Scott Aldred | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bragg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Sorrento | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Aldred | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Winn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Difelice | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kelly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton McCracken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton McCracken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rekar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP/G15 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH/BG2L.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G3.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/P34D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F89S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RXD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | E6/TH/G6S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9/L9S.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P4D | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | T9/L9LD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9/G34.3-H(UR);1-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5S | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L78S | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34.2-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F7D.2-H;1-H | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RM | 3–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53/G5D | 3–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 3–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S3/L34D | 3–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/L78S.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 23/G2L | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8LM | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4MS.2-3 | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G34S | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7/G5 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | S7/L7LS.2-H;BX3(7435) | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G34 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L78M.1-3 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4S | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7S | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S6/G6S | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G34.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS.2-H | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S6/G6MD | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | K+WP.B-1 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P5F | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F78S | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 4–5 |