April 19, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Roger ClemensL: Jack Morris
2B3-5H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 3 RTop hitterLWLou Whitaker
2B2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 R
Roger ClemensP8.0IP3 ER · 11 K · WWinning pitcher
Jack MorrisP5.1IP7 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 5 · DET by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BORed Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| 2DETigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 |
3MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
5NY Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
6CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
7BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BA Brady AndersonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
2B: Burks, Barrett
RBI: Barrett 2, Boggs, Rice, Greenwell, Evans 2
LOB: 25
| RCRoger ClemensW | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 119 |
| WGWes Gardner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 136 |
HR: Whitaker
RBI: Whitaker 2, Nokes
LOB: 12
| JMJack MorrisL | 5.1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 116 |
| PGPaul Gibson | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| WHWillie Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 171 |
The Red Sox beat the Tigers 7-3 at Tiger Stadium.
Roger Clemens got the win and Jack Morris took the loss. Marty Barrett went 3-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Lou Whitaker went 2-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
