July 7, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Roger ClemensL: Greg CadaretS: Rob Murphy
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6.0 |
4MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8.0 |
5NY Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
7DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMel HallDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BGBob GerenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTom Brookens3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
HR: Sax, Slaught, Kelly
RBI: Sax, Barfield, Slaught, Kelly
SB: Sax, Kelly
LOB: 13
| WBWade BoggsDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJody Reed2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RomineCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EREd Romero3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Boggs, Esasky, Rivera
HR: Greenwell
RBI: Esasky 2, Greenwell, Evans, Cerone, Rivera
CS: Romine
LOB: 5
| RMRob MurphyS | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
RC Roger ClemensW | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 124 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 158 |
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-4 at Fenway Park.
Roger Clemens got the win, Greg Cadaret took the loss and Rob Murphy earned the save. Mike Greenwell went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Steve Sax went 3-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
