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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 2, Seattle Mariners 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf,rf 5 0 2 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 1 1
Vaughn dh 4 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 2 1
O'Leary lf 3 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 3 0 0 0
Bragg rf 2 0 0 0
  Buford ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 3 1 2 0
Benjamin 2b 3 0 0 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 3 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez dh 3 0 0 0
Segui 1b 3 0 0 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 1
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
Amaral lf 2 0 0 0
  Ducey ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Swift p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Boston 000 001 100270
Seattle 000 010 000120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (8-4) 6.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Lowe   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gordon  SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Swift   5.2 4 1 1 3 6
  McCarthy  L (0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Ayala   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Boston Valentin (35,off Swift); Garciaparra (24,off Swift).  HR–Seattle Buhner (9,5th inning off Avery 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Benjamin (10,off McCarthy).  SB–Rodriguez (31,2nd base off Gordon/Hatteberg).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:27.  A–29,621.
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