May 31, 1999 · 1:05 PM EDT
W: John WasdinL: Matt AndersonS: Tom Gordon
Biggest lead DET by 5 · BOS by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2CL Guardians | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1.0 |
3TE Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 3.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
5OA Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
7SE Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9CW White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22.5 |
10LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28.0 |
11DE Tigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 28.5 |
12TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
13KC Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 33.5 |
14MI Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 34.0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaDH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GKGabe KaplerCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JEJuan EncarnacionLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank Catalanotto1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GJ Gregg JefferiesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
2B: Polonia 2
HR: Higginson, Palmer, Kapler
RBI: Polonia, Ausmus, Higginson 2, Palmer 2, Kapler
SB: Polonia 2, Encarnacion
CS: Higginson, Encarnacion
LOB: 11
JO Jose Offerman2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBrian DaubachDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGCreighton GubanichC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DLDarren LewisCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TG Tom GordonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
2B: Offerman, O'Leary
HR: Daubach, O'Leary, Varitek
RBI: Daubach 2, Garciaparra, O'Leary 2, Gubanich, Varitek 2
SB: Garciaparra
LOB: 15
DL Derek LoweH | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| JWJohn WasdinW | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| MGMark GuthrieH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MPMark Portugal | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| PRPat Rapp | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| TGTom GordonS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 147 |
The Red Sox edged the Tigers 8-7 at Fenway Park.
John Wasdin got the win, Matt Anderson took the loss and Tom Gordon earned the save. Troy O'Leary went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Luis Polonia went 4-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
