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Monday, January 8, 2024

Boston Remains In Control Of AL East. Take 3 of 4 From Milwaukee

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Benzinger

Game MVP:Roger Clemens

County Stadium     Game 1    (01-08-2024 06:23:00)       Time 3:19, 80ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Aug 9, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Boston 68-43             2 3 0   0 0 1   0 1 0      7  7  1
1988 Milwaukee 62-51          1 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  4  3

Recap

Bos 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Bos      Todd Benzinger tripled scoring Barrett to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.

Bos      Mike Greenwell hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  2 Mil 0.

Mil 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard hit a solo HR(7).  Bos  2 Mil 1.

Bos 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Bos      Rick Cerone doubled scoring 3.  Bos  5 Mil 1.

Mil 3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit, one walk and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a 2 run HR(6).  Bos  5 Mil 3.

Bos 6th: Scored 1 run 2 walks and an error.

Bos      Jody Reed hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  6 Mil 3.

Bos 7th: Failed to score on a hit, one walk and an error.

Bos 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Spike Owen hit a solo HR(4).  Bos  7 Mil 3.


Bos  Spike Owen: 1 for 1, HR.

Mil  Rob Deer: , 4 K.

Mil  B.J. Surhoff: 1 for 3, 2 errors.


Bos  Roger Clemens went the distance for the win: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 15 K. He's now 17-3 on the year!

Mil  Juan Nieves pitched 5.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 1 K. He's 4-4 on the year.

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GAME 2:
Game MVP:Lee Smith

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - Bos 7, Mil 3)    (01-08-2024 06:31:12)       Time 3:02, 70ø, Wind: 4 MPH In from CF  Night Game
Aug 9, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Boston 69-43             2 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      3  9  0
1988 Milwaukee 62-52          0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0      2 10  2


Recap

Bos 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
Bos      Dwight Evans hit a solo HR(13) to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.
Bos      Todd Benzinger singled scoring 1.  Bos  2 Mil 0.
Bos 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Bos      Wade Boggs singled scoring Romero.  Bos  3 Mil 0.
Mil 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Mil      Rob Deer hit a solo HR(17).  Bos  3 Mil 1.
Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Mil      Paul Molitor hit a solo HR(9).  Bos  3 Mil 2.

Bos  Mike Greenwell: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.
Mil  Joey Meyer: 3 for 4, double.
Mil  Paul Molitor: 2 for 5, HR.

Bos  Mike Boddicker pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 2-1 on the year.
Bos  Lee Smith held Milwaukee hitless the final 2 innings to record save number 26.
Mil  Bill Wegman pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 9-9 on the year.
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GAME 3:
GWRBI-Owen


Game MVP:Mike Smithson

County Stadium    (01-08-2024 06:39:28)       Time 3:21, 64ø, Wind: 15 MPH Out to RF  Night Game
Aug 10, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Boston 70-43             0 1 0   0 1 0   0 3 0      5 10  3
1988 Milwaukee 62-53          0 0 0   0 1 0   0 1 0      2 11  1


Recap

Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bos      Spike Owen singled scoring Burks to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.
Bos 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Bos      Mike Greenwell singled scoring Cerone.  Bos  2 Mil 0.
Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Mil      Paul Molitor singled scoring Gantner.  Bos  2 Mil 1.
Bos 8th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.
Bos      Jim Rice doubled scoring Burks.  Bos  3 Mil 1.
Bos      Spike Owen hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  4 Mil 1.
Bos      Rick Cerone hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  5 Mil 1.
Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
Mil      B.J. Surhoff doubled scoring Brock.  Bos  5 Mil 2.
Mil 9th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

Bos  Ellis Burks: 2 for 3, 2 runs.
Mil  Jim Gantner: 3 for 4, double.
Mil  B.J. Surhoff: 3 for 4, double.

Bos  Mike Smithson pitched a solid 6 innings for the win: 5 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 8-4 on the season.
Bos  Lee Smith pitched a shutout the final 1.1 innings to record save number 27.
Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He's 13-5 on the year.

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GAME 4:
GWRBI-Brock


Game MVP:Don August

County Stadium    (01-08-2024 06:45:17)       Time 2:49, 78ø, Wind: 4 MPH In from LCF  Day Game
Aug 11, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Boston 70-44             0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0
1988 Milwaukee 63-53          1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 -      2  8  0


Recap

Mil 1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring Leonard to take the lead.  Bos  0 Mil 1.
Mil      Greg Brock extended his hit streak to 10.
Mil 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Mil      Joey Meyer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  0 Mil 2.


Mil  Don August pitched a great 7 innings for the win: 2 hits, 4 BB, 6 K. He's 6-4 on the season.
Mil  Dan Plesac pitched a 1-2-3 9th to record his 23rd save of the year.
Bos  Wes Gardner pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's 6-4 on the year.

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