DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/02/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1017 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (55-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0
Boston Red Sox (32-53) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 7 2
Red Sox Turn Back Florida, 5-3
Fans who gathered at Fenway Park saw a good contest between the Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins.

The Boston Red Sox topped the Florida Marlins, 5-3, in Federal League action at Fenway Park. The player of the game was Boston pitcher and Russellville, Arkansas native Mark Thompson. Thompson went 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered no hits, walked 0, and struck out 1. His record improves to 3-6.

One pivotal at-bat came with one out in the top of the ninth. With a runner on 1st and Florida trailing 5-3, Ron Mahay needed to bear down against Mark Kotsay. Mahay won the battle, as Kotsay hit into a double play and the Red Sox went on to win.

The Red Sox raised their record to 32-53.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 6 26
R. White RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .322 22 64
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 28 61
T. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 12 41
D. Magadan DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 3
J. Valentin 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .229 2 6
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .275 8 40
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 0 33
M. Redmond C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 1 5
Totals 32 3 5 2 1 2 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Magadan , M. Redmond , M. Kotsay , R. White , J. Valentin
2-out RBI: M. Kotsay , J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kotsay , T. Walker
GIDP: M. Kotsay
Hit by Pitch: R. Sexson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: M. Redmond
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .170 2 13
D. Yamashita SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .192 2 2
R. Durham DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .279 14 41
R. Casanova C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .306 5 21
M. Mejia LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .139 2 11
P. Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 5 28
D. Bichette RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .244 8 31
T. Fernandez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 4 33
O. McDowell CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 11 32
Totals 30 5 7 4 2 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Casanova (4, 3rd Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 1 out) R. Durham (12, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Bichette (8, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out) D. Yamashita (2, 5th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out) R. Durham (14, 5th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 4 , S. Gilbert , D. Yamashita 5 , R. Casanova 2 , R. Durham 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gilbert , M. Mejia , P. Clark
Sac Fly: M. Mejia
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. McDowell (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bichette (2) , M. Mejia (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Gilbert-Yamashita-Clark)
PB: R. Casanova
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha L (9-4) 7.0 7 5 4 2 6 3 112 65 3.92   
B. Wagner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 10 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 49
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 30, B. Wagner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 8-7, B. Wagner 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 112-65, B. Wagner 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
WP: B. Wagner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson W (3-6) 5.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 67 49 5.40   
D. Serafini 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 11 8.31   
R. McDowell 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 20 14 6.31   
R. Hernandez H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 3.69   
R. Mahay SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3 12.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 69
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 17, D. Serafini 4, R. McDowell 6, R. Hernandez 4, R. Mahay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 9-6, D. Serafini 3-0, R. McDowell 0-2, R. Hernandez 0-2, R. Mahay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 67-49, D. Serafini 18-11, R. McDowell 20-14, R. Hernandez 16-10, R. Mahay 12-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McDowell 1-1 , R. Hernandez 1-0
WP: R. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Thompson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 10291
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