August 22, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Rob MurphyL: John CandelariaS: Lee Smith
C2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRK
Roberto Kelly
CF1-3H-AB2B · 2 RP1.2IP0 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcherP2.0IP1 ER · 1 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 3 K · SSaveBiggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 1 · 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 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Dwight EvansDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KRKevin RomineRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy Kutcher3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
HR: Cerone, Kutcher
RBI: Burks, Esasky, Cerone, Kutcher
LOB: 19
| SSSteve Sax2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MHMel HallDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BGBob GerenC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RKRoberto KellyCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SKSteve Kiefer3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
2B: Sax, Kelly
RBI: Polonia, Mattingly, Espinoza
SB: Sax
LOB: 19
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Rob Murphy got the win, John Candelaria took the loss and Lee Smith earned the save. Rick Cerone went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Roberto Kelly went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
