July 5, 1999 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · TB by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
3TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
4BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
| DLDarren LewisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JO Jose Offerman2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BDBrian DaubachDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLou MerloniSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WVWilton Veras3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DBDamon BufordPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2B: O'Leary, Nixon 2
HR: Stanley
RBI: Lewis, Stanley, Veras, Nixon
CS: Lewis
LOB: 14
DL Derek LoweH | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| MPMark PortugalW | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94 |
TW Tim WakefieldS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 135 |
| MCMiguel Cairo2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave MartinezRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JC José CansecoDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BTBubba TrammellLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALAaron LedesmaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RW Randy WinnCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2B: Trammell
3B: Winn
RBI: Ledesma, Winn
LOB: 22
| BRBryan RekarL | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
JS Julio Santana | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| SAScott Aldred | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 163 |
The Red Sox beat the Rays 4-2 at Tropicana Field.
Mark Portugal got the win, Bryan Rekar took the loss and Tim Wakefield earned the save. Mike Stanley went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Randy Winn went 2-for-3 for the Rays.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
