September 9, 1998 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
3TO Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
4BA Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
5TB Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CD Chili DavisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
2B: Martinez, Posada
HR: Jeter 2, O'Neill 2
RBI: Jeter 2, O'Neill 2, Martinez, Posada, Brosius
LOB: 5
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| OHOrlando Hernandez | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 77 |
| RMRamiro MendozaW | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 140 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Mike StanleyDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SHScott HattebergC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDonnie Sadler2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CSChris SnopekPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKeith MitchellRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BenjaminPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Garciaparra
HR: Hatteberg
RBI: Hatteberg 4
LOB: 14
| DEDennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
GS Greg Swindell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| JWJohn Wasdin | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
TW Tim WakefieldL | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 128 |
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-5 at Fenway Park.
Ramiro Mendoza got the win, Tim Wakefield took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Scott Hatteberg went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
