August 27, 1988 · 10:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 5 · SEA by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | — |
2MI Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13.0 |
3BO Red 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 |
13SE Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 |
14BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 49.5 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Boggs, Benzinger
RBI: Boggs, Burks 2, Benzinger 3
LOB: 13
| MBMickey Brantley Sr.LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDarnell ColesLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBScott BradleyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JPJim Presley3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RQRey QuinonesSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HCHenry CottoCF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Buhner, Presley
HR: Bradley, Buhner
RBI: Reynolds, Bradley 3, Buhner, Presley
CS: Reynolds
LOB: 13
The Mariners beat the Red Sox 8-6 at The Kingdome.
Bill Wilkinson got the win, Tom Bolton took the loss and Mike Schooler earned the save. Jay Buhner went 2-for-4 for the Mariners, while Wade Boggs went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
