July 8, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Eric PlunkL: Mike SmithsonS: Dave Righetti
DH2-5H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterEREd Romero
2B2-4H-AB2B · 1 RP4.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP0.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6.0 |
4MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8.0 |
| 5NYYankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
7DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MHMel HallDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BGBob GerenC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTom Brookens3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2B: Hall, Espinoza
HR: Hall
RBI: Mattingly 2, Hall 2, Espinoza, Kelly 2
SB: Sax, Polonia, Barfield
CS: Kelly
LOB: 11
| WBWade BoggsDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JRJody Reed2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDanny Heep1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RomineCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EREd Romero2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy Kutcher3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Boggs, Greenwell, Romero
RBI: Heep, Greenwell, Evans, Cerone
LOB: 12
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-5 at Fenway Park.
Eric Plunk got the win, Mike Smithson took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Mel Hall went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ed Romero went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
