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Red Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 7, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,906 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Darren Bragg | Left Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 7, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Martinez
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Martinez
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bragg. Greer reaches second base with a double. Goodwin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Martinez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Helling
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Helling
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Martinez
Zeile strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Martinez
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Martinez
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Martinez
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Helling
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Martinez
Greer takes first base on ball four. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Martinez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Valentin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn hits a popup into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Helling
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentin moves to third. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Helling covering. Safe. Valentin scores. Garciaparra moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Helling
Buford hits a line drive beyond third. Zeile can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Garciaparra scores. Stanley moves to third. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. Bragg tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Benjamin vs. Helling
Benjamin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Martinez
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Martinez
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Martinez
Clayton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Helling
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Helling covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Helling
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Helling
Vaughn hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Martinez
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball and throws to Martinez covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea bunts towards first. Vaughn fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Vaughn. Goodwin moves to third. Alicea moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Greer vs. Martinez
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Martinez
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Helling
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Helling
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Helling
Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Helling
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hatteberg vs. Helling
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Martinez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Martinez
Zeile strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martinez
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Helling
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Crabtree
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Crabtree
Vaughn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Crabtree
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Martinez
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Martinez
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Martinez
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alicea moves to third. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Lowe
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Crabtree
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Crabtree
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Crabtree
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zeile. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Crabtree
Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Varitek vs. Gunderson
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Mike Benjamin. Eric Gunderson now pitching. Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg. Jason Varitek pinch hits f
Varitek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lowe
Donnie Sadler now playing second base. Jason Varitek now catching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Lowe
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lowe
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Lowe
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Garciaparra fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Lewis hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Wetteland
Valentin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Wetteland
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1998 -- Boston at Texas (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Lewis D, rf 5 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 2 2 0
Valentin J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Alicea L, 2b 1 0 0 0
Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 3 1 2 1
Garciaparra N, ss 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 3 0 1 1
Stanley M, dh 4 1 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 2
Bragg D, lf 4 0 2 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0
Buford D, cf 4 0 2 1 Zeile T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg S, c 3 0 1 1 Stevens L, dh 2 0 0 0
Sadler D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ph 2 0 1 0
Benjamin M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Clayton R, ss 4 0 1 0
Merced O, ph 0 0 0 0
Varitek J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 31 4 8 4
Boston 000 300 000 -- 3
Texas 300 010 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez P (L) 6.2 6 4 3 2 13
Lowe D 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W)* 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
Crabtree T 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Gunderson E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Vaughn M, Zeile T
LOB -- Boston 9, Texas 8
2B -- Greer R, Valentin J, Benjamin M
HR -- Clark W
SH -- Alicea L
SF -- Hatteberg S, Gonzalez J
HBP -- by Martinez P (Alicea L)
T -- 2:57
A -- 34906
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