May 23, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Lee SmithL: Jerry Reed
DH1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterNENick Esasky
1B3-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 3 RP0.1IP0 ER · 0 K · WP2.0IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead SEA by 4 · BOS by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2KC Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
3LA Angels | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
5BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
| 6BORed Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
7TE Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
8MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18.0 |
9MI Twins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.0 |
10NY Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 24.5 |
11CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
| 12SEMariners | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
13CW White Sox | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29.5 |
14DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 40.0 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| SBScott BradleyLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDarnell Coles1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJeffrey LeonardDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JPJim Presley3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GBGreg BrileyLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DVDave ValleC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
OV Omar VizquelSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHenry CottoRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMickey Brantley Sr.PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMario DiazSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2B: Vizquel
3B: Vizquel
HR: Leonard, Presley
RBI: Leonard 3, Presley, Vizquel
SB: Briley
LOB: 18
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2B: Burks, Greenwell, Evans
HR: Esasky
RBI: Boggs 2, Evans 2, Esasky 2
LOB: 11
The Red Sox edged the Mariners 6-5 at Fenway Park.
Lee Smith got the win and Jerry Reed took the loss. Nick Esasky went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Jeffrey Leonard went 1-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
