Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
April 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1998 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 12

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 0
Valentin 3b 5 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 2 3 2
Jefferson dh 3 2 1 0
  Leyritz ph,dh 1 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 1
Hatteberg c 4 0 2 3
Lewis cf 2 0 1 0
  Cummings ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bragg rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Sadler 2b 2 1 0 0
  Varitek ph 1 0 0 0
  Benjamin 2b 0 0 0 0
Rose p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Avery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 2 2 3
Martinez dh 5 0 0 1
Segui 1b 3 1 1 1
Buhner rf 4 1 1 0
  Perez rf 1 0 0 0
Hill lf 3 2 2 3
  Gipson lf 1 0 0 0
Wilkins c 4 3 3 2
Davis 3b 3 1 1 0
Swift p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 12 11
Boston 000 220 200692
Seattle 060 321 00x12121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rose  L (0-1) 2.0 6 6 6 1 1
  Wakefield   3.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Garces   2.0 1 1 1 4 2
  Avery   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
12
7
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Swift  W (1-0) 5.0 5 4 3 4 1
  Wells   1.2 4 2 2 1 0
  Ayala   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fossas   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
5
1

  E–Hatteberg (2), Bragg (1), Davis (4).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Boston Jefferson (1,off Swift); Hatteberg (1,off Swift); Vaughn (2,off Swift), Seattle Wilkins (1,off Wakefield); Segui (4,off Garces).  HR–Seattle Hill (2,2nd inning off Rose 2 on, 0 out); Griffey (3,2nd inning off Rose 1 on, 2 out); Wilkins (1,5th inning off Wakefield 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Rodriguez (1,off Rose).  SB–Griffey (1,2nd base off Rose/Hatteberg); Davis (1,2nd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–3:01.  A–43,035.
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