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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 12, Chicago White Sox 5

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Boston Red Sox 12, Chicago White Sox 5

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Game Played on Wednesday, June 17, 1998 (D) at Comiskey Park II

BOS A    1  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  6  -  12 13  1
CHI A    0  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  4  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lewis rf                      5   3   3   0       0   0       1   0
Valentin 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Garciaparra ss                4   3   3   2       1   0       0   1
Vaughn 1b                     4   3   3   3       1   0       8   1
Leyritz dh                    3   1   0   1       1   1       0   0
O'Leary lf                    5   1   2   3       0   1       1   0
Buford cf                     4   1   1   3       1   0       4   0
Merloni 2b                    5   0   1   0       0   2       2   1
Varitek c                     4   0   0   0       0   2       9   1
Wakefield p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Garces p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gordon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  12  13  12       4   7      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Wakefield (1).
PB: Varitek (6).
BATTING - 
2B: O'Leary (16,off T. Castillo).
HR: Vaughn (20,3rd inning off Eyre 1 on 2 out); Buford (4,9th inning off Baldwin
2 on 2 out).
SH: Valentin (1,off Eyre).
SF: Leyritz (4,off Eyre).
IBB: Vaughn (6,by Simas).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lewis (12,2nd base off Simas/O'Brien).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Durham 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Snopek ss                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   4
  O'Brien c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Thomas dh                     3   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Belle lf                      3   1   1   0       1   2       2   0
Ventura 3b                    3   1   0   0       1   1       0   3
Ordonez rf                    3   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Norton 1b                     3   1   0   0       1   1       9   0
Cameron cf                    4   1   1   2       0   2       3   0
Kreuter c                     3   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
  Caruso pr,ss                1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Eyre p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Foulke p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Simas p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  T. Castillo p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baldwin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   5   4   4       5   9      27   9
BATTING - 
2B: Cameron (5,off Wakefield); Ordonez (10,off Wakefield); Kreuter (4,off Garces).
HBP: Ordonez (3,by Wakefield).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Thomas (4,2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek); Cameron (13,3rd base off Wakefield/Varitek);
Snopek (3,2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wakefield W(8-3)              6     3   5   4   4   7   0  25
Garces                        1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6
Gordon SV(20)                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     4   5   4   5   9   0  36
HBP: Wakefield (7,Ordonez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gordon 1-0.
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Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eyre L(1-7)                   4.2   8   6   6   2   3   1  24
Foulke                        2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Simas                         1.2   2   4   4   2   2   0   9
T. Castillo                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Baldwin                       0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2
Totals                        9    13  12  12   4   7   2  44
WP: Eyre (2), Simas (1).
IBB: Simas (2,Vaughn).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Foulke 1-0; T. Castillo 3-2; Baldwin 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Larry Young
Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 13563
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox        
1. Lewis               rf        Durham              2b
2. Valentin            3b        Snopek              ss
3. Garciaparra         ss        Thomas              dh
4. Vaughn              1b        Belle               lf
5. Leyritz             dh        Ventura             3b
6. O'Leary             lf        Ordonez             rf
7. Buford              cf        Norton              1b
8. Merloni             2b        Cameron             cf
9. Varitek             c         Kreuter             c
   Wakefield           p         Eyre                p

RED SOX 1ST: Lewis singled to shortstop; Valentin out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lewis to second]; Eyre threw a
wild pitch [Lewis to third]; Garciaparra singled to center
[Lewis scored]; Vaughn lined to center; Leyritz forced
Garciaparra (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Durham grounded out (pitcher to first); Snopek
grounded out (third to first); Thomas walked; Thomas stole
second; Belle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: O'Leary popped to shortstop; Buford walked; Merloni
was called out on strikes; Varitek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Ventura flied to center; Ordonez was hit by a
pitch; Norton walked [Ordonez to second]; Cameron doubled to
right [Ordonez scored, Norton scored]; Cameron stole third;
Kreuter grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Cameron
scored]; Durham struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lewis grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentin
grounded out (third to first); Garciaparra walked; Vaughn
homered to center [Garciaparra scored]; Leyritz grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Snopek walked; Thomas flied to center; Snopek
stole second; Belle struck out; Snopek was out trying to advance
to third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: O'Leary grounded out (second to first); Buford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Merloni singled to center;
Varitek flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Ventura struck out; Ordonez grounded out (third
to first); Norton flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Lewis singled to center; Valentin struck out;
Garciaparra singled to center [Lewis to second]; Vaughn singled
to center [Lewis scored, Garciaparra to third]; Leyritz out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Garciaparra scored, Vaughn to second];
O'Leary singled to center [Vaughn scored]; FOULKE REPLACED EYRE
(PITCHING); Buford flied to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Cameron struck out; Kreuter grounded out (first
to pitcher); On a bunt Durham made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Merloni popped to first; Varitek was called out on
strikes; Lewis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Snopek lined to left; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Belle singled to center; Ventura walked [Belle to
second]; Ordonez doubled to left [Belle scored, Ventura scored
(error by Wakefield) (unearned), Ordonez to third]; Norton
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Valentin lined to left; Garciaparra grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vaughn singled to second; Leyritz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GARCES REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING); Cameron
popped to second; Kreuter doubled to left; CARUSO RAN FOR
KREUTER; Varitek allowed a passed ball [Caruso to third]; Durham
popped to second; Snopek flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: SIMAS REPLACED FOULKE (PITCHING); CARUSO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); O'BRIEN REPLACED SNOPEK (PLAYING C ); O'Leary
struck out; Buford flied to center; Merloni was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Thomas struck out; Belle walked; GORDON REPLACED
GARCES (PITCHING); Ventura flied to right; Ordonez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White
Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Varitek popped to shortstop; Lewis singled to
first; Valentin popped to shortstop; Lewis stole second;
Garciaparra singled to center [Lewis scored]; Simas threw a wild
pitch [Garciaparra to second]; Vaughn was walked intentionally;
Leyritz walked [Garciaparra to third, Vaughn to second]; T.
CASTILLO REPLACED SIMAS (PITCHING); O'Leary doubled to right
[Garciaparra scored, Vaughn scored, Leyritz to third]; BALDWIN
REPLACED T. CASTILLO (PITCHING); Buford homered to left [Leyritz
scored, O'Leary scored]; Merloni flied to right; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 12, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Norton grounded out (first unassisted); Cameron
was called out on strikes; Caruso grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 12, White Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         12  13   1    5
 White Sox        5   4   0    4
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