DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/17/1998
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1142 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (35-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Boston Red Sox (35-61) 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 7 8 2
Salkeld Dazzles in Boston Win
Chicago had no answer for Boston Red Sox hurler Roger Salkeld, who overwhelmed Cubs hitters as the Red Sox coasted to a 7-1 victory. The Red Sox saw their record improve to 35-61.

Salkeld scattered 5 hits over 7.2 innings for the Red Sox. With the win, Salkeld moves to 8-9 on the year with 87 strikeouts.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Red Sox manager Brett Williams, "I like our chances."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vidro 2B 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .241 4 25
T. Nixon CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .213 7 42
J. Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .166 15 34
M. Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 13 40
W. Greene 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 13 34
R. Becker LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .190 4 10
   a-M. Coleman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 12 37
C. Martinez DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .200 12 25
M. Alexander SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 5 25
Totals 34 1 6 1 4 10 19      
a - M. Coleman pinch hit for R. Becker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Martinez (12, 9th Inning off D. Serafini, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly , J. Vidro 2 , R. Becker , C. Martinez 5
2-out RBI: C. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , W. Greene , M. Alexander
GIDP: M. Piazza
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: W. Greene 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .200 3 19
D. Yamashita SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .188 4 6
R. Casanova C 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .270 5 26
K. Polcovich 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .121 0 1
M. Mejia LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .147 3 13
P. Clark 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .225 7 35
T. Greene RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .213 9 29
T. Fernandez 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .256 4 37
O. McDowell CF 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 .204 13 37
Totals 33 7 8 7 6 6 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Gilbert (6, 3rd Inning off M. Hampton, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Greene (12, 7th Inning off M. Stanton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. McDowell (13, 8th Inning off M. Stanton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fernandez , S. Gilbert 3 , R. Casanova , T. Greene 2 , P. Clark 2 , O. McDowell 4
2-out RBI: S. Gilbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fernandez , S. Gilbert , D. Yamashita , M. Mejia , P. Clark
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Yamashita (3) , R. Casanova (2) , P. Clark (4)
CS: M. Mejia (8)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Clark 2 (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Polcovich-Yamashita-Clark)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton L (7-11) 5.0 6 6 4 6 3 0 105 54 3.31   
M. Stanton 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 43 25 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 32
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 28, M. Stanton 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 5-6, M. Stanton 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 105-54, M. Stanton 43-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Salkeld W (8-9) 7.2 5 0 0 3 9 0 114 75 4.93   
D. Serafini 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 14 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Salkeld 75
Batters Faced: R. Salkeld 30, D. Serafini 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Salkeld 6-7, D. Serafini 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Salkeld 114-75, D. Serafini 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Serafini 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Salkeld
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 10484
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