July 31, 1999 · 1:00 PM EDT
W: Derek LoweL: Ramiro Mendoza
Paul O'Neill
RF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterJO
Jose Offerman
2B2-2H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 3 R
Derek LoweP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP1.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 3 · BOS by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
| 2BORed 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 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POPaul O'NeillRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSShane SpencerLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2B: Williams, Brosius
HR: Knoblauch, O'Neill
RBI: Knoblauch, O'Neill, Martinez, Spencer, Curtis
SB: O'Neill
CS: Brosius
LOB: 19
| JGJason GrimsleyBS | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| MSMike Stanton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RMRamiro MendozaL | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
RC Roger Clemens | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 94 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 137 |
| JOJose Offerman2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBrian Daubach1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch HuskeyDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DLDarren LewisCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RJReggie JeffersonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDamon BufordCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2B: Valentin, Varitek
3B: Offerman
HR: Nixon
RBI: Offerman, Valentin 3, Varitek, Nixon
SB: Offerman
CS: Garciaparra
LOB: 14
| BRBrian Rose | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 76 |
| DLDerek LoweW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| RCRheal Cormier | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 128 |
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 6-5 at Fenway Park.
Derek Lowe got the win and Ramiro Mendoza took the loss. Jose Offerman went 2-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Paul O'Neill went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
