August 15, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Wes GardnerL: Steve Howe
SS2-4H-AB3B · 3 RBITop hitterJMJohn Marzano
C2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RP2.1IP0 ER · 1 K · WP0.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 3 · BOS by 3 · 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 |
| JBJerry Browne2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTom O'Malley3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POPete O'Brien1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DPDarrell PorterDH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPGeno PetralliC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| OMOddibe McDowellCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWCurtis WilkersonSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BrowerLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LPLarry ParrishPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Browne, O'Malley, Sierra
3B: Wilkerson
RBI: Sierra, O'Brien, McDowell, Wilkerson 3
SB: Browne
CS: Wilkerson
LOB: 22
EB Ellis BurksCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSam HornDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDave HendersonPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Barrett, Evans
HR: Greenwell, Marzano
RBI: Boggs 2, Greenwell 2, Horn, Owen, Marzano
SB: Boggs
LOB: 17
RC Roger Clemens | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| TBTom Bolton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WGWes GardnerW | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 66 |
The Red Sox edged the Rangers 7-6 at Fenway Park.
Wes Gardner got the win and Steve Howe took the loss. John Marzano went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Curtis Wilkerson went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
