Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
April 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1998 at Kingdome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 2 2 4
Valentin 3b 4 2 2 1
Vaughn 1b 5 1 2 3
Leyritz dh 5 0 1 1
Varitek c 4 1 1 0
Buford cf 2 1 0 0
Benjamin 2b 2 2 1 0
  Sadler ph,2b 1 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 1 0 1
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 9 10
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 2
Martinez dh 4 0 1 0
Segui 1b 4 1 1 1
Buhner rf 3 1 1 0
Hill lf 4 1 2 2
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Huson 3b 2 1 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Boston 002 023 2011091
Seattle 002 002 010580
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (1-0) 5.0 4 2 2 4 4
  Corsi   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Eckersley   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gordon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 6.0 6 7 7 4 10
  Timlin   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Slocumb   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
10
10
6
12

  E–Varitek (1).  DP–Boston 2, Seattle 1.  2B–Boston Benjamin (2,off Johnson); Valentin (1,off Slocumb), Seattle Cora (1,off Saberhagen).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (2,3rd inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out); Vaughn (2,7th inning off Timlin 1 on, 0 out), Seattle Hill (3,6th inning off Corsi 1 on, 2 out); Segui (4,8th inning off Eckersley 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Benjamin (1,by Johnson).  SB–Buford (1,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson).  CS–Garciaparra (2,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson); Rodriguez (1,2nd base by Saberhagen/Varitek).  WP–Johnson (1).  HBP–Johnson (1,Benjamin).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:08.  A–35,143.
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