August 2, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BAL by 3 · BOS by 6 · 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 |
| MDMike DevereauxRF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PBPhil BradleyLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MTMickey TettletonC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| KMKeith MorelandDH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RMRandy Milligan1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CWCraig Worthington3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBilly Ripken2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJoe OrsulakRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBob MelvinPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Ripken Jr., Worthington 2
HR: Tettleton, Milligan
RBI: Devereaux, Ripken Jr., Tettleton, Milligan 4, Worthington, Ripken
SB: Devereaux
LOB: 23
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJody Reed2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RomineLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DHDanny HeepPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy KutcherPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
3B: Esasky
HR: Esasky, Cerone
RBI: Esasky 3, Romine, Rice, Cerone 2
LOB: 20
The Orioles edged the Red Sox 9-8 at Fenway Park.
Mark Williamson got the win, Eric Hetzel took the loss and Mark Thurmond earned the save. Mickey Tettleton went 1-for-3 for the Orioles, while Nick Esasky went 3-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
