September 23, 1990 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Mike WittL: Tom BoltonS: Dave Righetti
Biggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2.0 |
3DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9.0 |
4CL Guardians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11.0 |
5BA Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11.5 |
6MI Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14.0 |
7NY Yankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21.0 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CQCarlos Quintana1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MMMike MarshallRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TPTony Peña Sr.C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPPhil PlantierPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJeff StonePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTom BrunanskyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Greenwell 2, Peña Sr., Plantier
3B: Greenwell
RBI: Greenwell, Evans, Plantier 2
LOB: 21
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| HMHensley MeulensLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RVRandy Velarde3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKevin MaasPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OAOscar AzocarLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Sax, Balboni
HR: Sax
RBI: Kelly, Sax, Balboni, Cerone, Espinoza
SB: Kelly
LOB: 16
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 5-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mike Witt got the win, Tom Bolton took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Steve Sax went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Mike Greenwell went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
