September 15, 1998 · 7:05 PM EDT
Jason Varitek
C2-4H-AB2 HR · 5 RBI · 2 RTop hitterSB
Scott Brosius
3B1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 R
Tim WakefieldP6.1IP3 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcherP2.1IP5 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 9
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | — |
| 2BORed 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 |
| DLDarren LewisRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNTrot NixonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDamon BufordCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JVJason VaritekC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDonnie Sadler2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMidre CummingsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
HR: Varitek 2
RBI: Valentin, Vaughn 2, Stanley, Varitek 5
SB: Garciaparra 2
LOB: 7
| JCJim Corsi | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| TWTim WakefieldW | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 95 |
TG Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 131 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SBScott Brosius3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Knoblauch, Curtis
HR: Williams, Brosius
RBI: Williams, Brosius 3
LOB: 8
| DHDarren Holmes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| JTJay Tessmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| MBMike Buddie | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| MJMike JerzembeckL | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 146 |
The Red Sox routed the Yankees 9-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Tim Wakefield got the win and Mike Jerzembeck took the loss. Jason Varitek went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Scott Brosius went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
