August 5, 1987 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Jose GuzmanL: Joe Sambito
3B1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBBBob Brower
CF3-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 2 RP1.2IP0 ER · 2 K · WP1.0IP5 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 5 · TEX by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
5MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
6KC Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15.0 |
7OA Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
| 8BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
10CW White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23.0 |
| 12TERangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23.0 |
13BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
14CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SHSam HornDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TBTodd BenzingerLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDave HendersonRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
2B: Evans, Horn, Henderson
HR: Boggs
RBI: Boggs, Benzinger, Marzano, Owen, Henderson 2
SB: Burks, Greenwell
LOB: 13
| CSCalvin Schiraldi | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| JSJoe SambitoL | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
RC Roger Clemens | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 88 |
| JBJerry Browne2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SFScott FletcherSS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| POPete O'Brien1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DPDarrell PorterDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPGeno PetralliC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| OMOddibe McDowellCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTom O'Malley3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BrowerCF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LPLarry ParrishPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve Buechele3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
2B: O'Malley
HR: Sierra, Brower
RBI: Sierra 2, O'Brien 2, Porter, Brower 3
SB: Browne
CS: O'Brien
LOB: 23
CH Charlie Hough | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
| JRJeff Russell | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| JGJose GuzmanW | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| MWMitch Williams | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 86 |
The Rangers edged the Red Sox 9-8 at Arlington Stadium.
Jose Guzman got the win and Joe Sambito took the loss. Bob Brower went 3-for-4 for the Rangers, while Wade Boggs went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
