June 28, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Al NipperL: Rick Rhoden
LF2-4H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterLSLenn Sakata
2B2-2H-AB3B · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 8 K · WWinning pitcherP5.1IP4 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 4 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
| 5BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TBTodd BenzingerCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDon BaylorDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BBBill Buckner1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2B: Benzinger, Rice
RBI: Rice 2, Evans, Buckner, Owen
CS: Barrett, Benzinger
LOB: 10
| HCHenry CottoCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMark SalasC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLenn Sakata2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby Meacham2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Cotto
3B: Sakata
RBI: Cotto, Tolleson
LOB: 16
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Al Nipper got the win and Rick Rhoden took the loss. Jim Rice went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Lenn Sakata went 2-for-2 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
