MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/23/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 12948 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (72-86) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 8 0
Boston Red Sox (51-107) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 11 3
Red Sox Win Thriller, 5-4
The Boston Red Sox picked up a win at Fenway Park, knocking off the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4. On the mound for Boston was left-hander Jeff Musselman. He played a key role in the triumph. Boston reliever Damaso Marte picked up the win, raising his record to 6-5. Ken Ryan was tagged with the loss. Even with the win, the Red Sox have a dismal 51-107 record.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Boston. That's when 29-year old third baseman Herb Perry hit a run-scoring double off Ken Ryan to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Musselman.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Glanville CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .293 3 34
R. Durham 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .287 10 57
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .312 41 131
M. Tucker RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 19 68
C. Baerga 3B, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .296 20 106
B. McRae LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .244 12 66
J. Blauser 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 6 22
J. Branson SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .205 4 11
   c-T. Zeile PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 26 84
T. Eusebio C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .178 3 32
   a-R. Klesko PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 21 95
   b-J. DePippo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-P. Plantier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 6 13
   e-M. Kremblas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 37 4 8 3 1 9 12      
a - R. Klesko pinch ran for T. Eusebio in the 7th
b - J. DePippo substituted for R. Klesko in the 7th
c - T. Zeile pinch hit for J. Branson in the 8th
d - P. Plantier pinch hit for J. DePippo in the 9th
e - M. Kremblas substituted for P. Plantier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Eusebio (11, 7th Inning off A. Fultz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Baerga (20, 4th Inning off J. Musselman, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Tucker (19, 6th Inning off J. Musselman, 0 on, 1 out) , B. McRae (12, 8th Inning off A. Fultz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Durham , M. Tucker 4 , C. Baerga 4 , B. McRae 5 , J. Blauser , J. Branson , T. Eusebio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Vaughn 2 , M. Tucker , J. Blauser
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McRae (19)
CS: B. McRae (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .261 2 48
H. Perry 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .242 14 65
R. Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 13 74
K. Young 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 10 62
W. Boggs DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .279 5 50
   a-J. Hall DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 4
D. McCarty LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .252 13 61
M. Sweeney RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .239 4 12
M. Alexander 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .202 0 11
   b-C. Donnels PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 2 5
H. Mercedes C 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .148 4 14
   c-C. Davis PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 2 12
Totals 35 5 11 5 2 7 14      
a - J. Hall inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Donnels pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 9th
c - C. Davis pinch hit for H. Mercedes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Young (28, 2nd Inning off J. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Perry (21, 9th Inning off K. Ryan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Mercedes (4, 3rd Inning off J. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sweeney (4, 6th Inning off J. Mercedes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hunter 2 , H. Perry 2 , K. Young 2 , W. Boggs 2 , D. McCarty , M. Sweeney 4 , M. Alexander , H. Mercedes 4 , C. Davis
2-out RBI: H. Perry , M. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , R. Clayton , M. Sweeney , M. Alexander
Sac Bunt: H. Mercedes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hunter (29) , J. Hall (5)
CS: B. Hunter (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Clayton (17) , K. Young (11) , H. Mercedes (2)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mercedes 6.1 7 4 4 2 5 2 93 4.63   
K. Ryan L (6-3) 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 38 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mercedes 46
Batters Faced: J. Mercedes 27, K. Ryan 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mercedes 7-6, K. Ryan 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mercedes 93-53, K. Ryan 38-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musselman 6.1 6 3 2 0 4 2 87 4.91   
A. Fultz BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 36 4.37   
D. Marte W (6-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musselman 55
Batters Faced: J. Musselman 26, A. Fultz 9, D. Marte 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musselman 7-7, A. Fultz 0-2, D. Marte 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musselman 87-59, A. Fultz 36-21, D. Marte 11-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Fultz 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Musselman
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Rain (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 18689
Special Notes: SP Jeff Musselman was injured while pitching. C Tony Eusebio was injured while running the bases.
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