September 18, 1988 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Mike SmithsonL: Ron GuidryS: Lee Smith
Biggest lead NYY by 1 · BOS by 6 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2DE Tigers | 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 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HMHal MorrisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJack ClarkPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2B: Washington, Mattingly, Winfield, Phelps
HR: Washington, Pagliarulo
RBI: Washington, Pagliarulo 2, Santana
SB: Henderson
LOB: 11
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RomineRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy KutcherPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
2B: Boggs, Barrett
3B: Romine
HR: Evans, Burks
RBI: Barrett 2, Evans 2, Burks 3, Romine 2
LOB: 17
The Red Sox routed the Yankees 9-4 at Fenway Park.
Mike Smithson got the win, Ron Guidry took the loss and Lee Smith earned the save. Dwight Evans went 2-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Mike Pagliarulo went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
