Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf 5 1 2 2
Cummings dh 4 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 2
Vaughn 1b 4 2 2 2
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 4 1 2 0
Hatteberg c 3 1 1 0
Benjamin 3b 4 1 1 0
Sadler 2b 3 1 1 3
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 1 0
  Bartee cf 0 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 1 2
  Randa 2b 0 0 0 0
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Berroa dh 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 2 1 0 0
Cruz ss 2 1 1 0
Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Boston 011 700 0009101
Detroit 012 010 000470
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (7-2) 6.0 6 4 3 2 0
  Lowe  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (2-6) 3.2 7 7 7 2 2
  Crow   3.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Bochtler   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
2
6

  E–Avery (1).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Boston Buford (9,off Castillo), Detroit Gonzalez (24,off Avery).  3B–Boston Lewis (2,off Castillo).  HR–Boston Vaughn 2 (25,2nd inning off Castillo 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Crow 0 on, 2 out); Sadler (1,4th inning off Castillo 2 on, 2 out); Lewis (5,4th inning off Castillo 0 on, 2 out); Garciaparra (16,4th inning off Crow 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Clark (21,2nd inning off Avery 0 on, 0 out); Easley (20,5th inning off Avery 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Sadler (2,off Castillo).  HBP–Garciaparra (6,by Castillo); Cruz (2,by Avery).  CS–Buford (5,2nd base by Castillo/Casanova).  WP–Lowe (8).  HBP–Avery (3,Cruz); Castillo (4,Garciaparra).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:34.  A–22,983.
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