August 17, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bruce HurstL: Bill Swift
DH2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRGRich Gedman
C2-2H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP5.1IP2 ER · 2 K · WP1.2IP4 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | — |
2MI Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15.0 |
4DE Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 16.0 |
5MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
7NY Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.5 |
8KC Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19.5 |
9CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 26.0 |
10LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
11CW White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32.5 |
12TE Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33.5 |
| 13SEMariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 |
14BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 49.5 |
| HCHenry CottoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MBMickey Brantley Sr.CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JPJim Presley3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RQRey QuinonesSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBScott BradleyC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BFBruce FieldsLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Balboni, Quinones
HR: Balboni
RBI: Balboni 2
LOB: 18
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
2B: Evans
HR: Burks, Gedman
RBI: Barrett, Evans, Greenwell, Burks, Gedman 2
LOB: 18
The Red Sox routed the Mariners 7-2 at Fenway Park.
Bruce Hurst got the win and Bill Swift took the loss. Rich Gedman went 2-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Steve Balboni went 2-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
