July 7, 1999 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 1 · 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 LewisRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JO Jose Offerman2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBrian Daubach1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LMLou MerloniSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WVWilton Veras3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFChad FonvillePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PM Pedro MartínezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDamon BufordCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2B: O'Leary
HR: Veras
RBI: Daubach, Veras
SB: Buford
CS: Veras
LOB: 11
| PMPedro MartínezL | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 130 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 130 |
| MCMiguel Cairo2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDave MartinezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JC José CansecoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSPaul SorrentoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ALAaron Ledesma3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RW Randy WinnCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DLDavid LambSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
2B: McGriff
RBI: Flaherty, Sorrento, Ledesma
SB: Ledesma
LOB: 15
| DEDave EilandW | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 94 |
NC Norm CharltonH | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
RH Roberto HernandezS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 143 |
The Rays edged the Red Sox 3-2 at Tropicana Field.
Dave Eiland got the win, Pedro Martínez took the loss and Roberto Hernandez earned the save. Fred McGriff went 2-for-4 for the Rays, while Wilton Veras went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
