Boston Red Sox 9 – 4 Detroit Tigers
18 July 1998 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Four Homers in an Inning · 4 | Boston Red Sox | 1 in 1,340 games |
| 27 | final score 9–4 | 1 in 119 games | |
| 17 | 2 home runs | Mo Vaughn | 1 in 259 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 3B |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Geronimo Berroa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gabe Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Raul Casanova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Deivi Cruz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Castillo | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Crow | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bochtler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |