DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/21/1998
BNN Index | DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 898 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (36-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Boston Red Sox (28-47) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 11 0
Red Sox Shut Out Cardinals
Boston Red Sox starter Mark Thompson turned in a top-notch performance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park. The result was a win for the Red Sox, 3-0. Boston reliever Doug Piatt picked up the win, upping his record to 4-2. Mark Portugal was saddled with the loss. Roberto Hernandez, credited with the save, is now 4 for 4 in save opportunities.

Ray Durham aided the Boston cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the designated hitter went 2 for 3 with 2 singles.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Thompson.

The Red Sox, at 28-47, have now won 4 straight.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .197 1 18
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 7 32
B. Giles 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .285 20 45
E. Karros DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .264 14 43
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 10 33
P. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 16 45
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 10 27
P. Polanco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 4 23
S. Javier CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 3 16
Totals 31 0 4 0 1 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Blankenship (13, 6th Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles , K. Garcia , L. Blankenship 2 , S. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , E. Karros
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blankenship-Valentin-Giles)
OF assists: 2 (Javier (Bichette at 3rd base), Wilson (Blowers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .135 0 2
M. Blowers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .175 3 9
R. Durham DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279 12 34
R. Casanova C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .298 4 14
M. Mejia LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .160 2 10
P. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 4 26
D. Bichette RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .228 4 23
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 4 33
O. McDowell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 8 28
Totals 31 3 11 3 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Gilbert (1, 1st Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gilbert 3 , R. Casanova , M. Mejia 2 , R. Durham 2 , P. Clark , M. Blowers , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: P. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Bichette 2 , O. McDowell
GIDP: R. Casanova
Sac Bunt: R. Durham
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Durham (12)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal L (4-2) 7.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 102 65 3.55   
M. Rivera 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 13 9 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 55
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 28, M. Rivera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 9-7, M. Rivera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 102-65, M. Rivera 13-9
WP: M. Portugal 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson 5.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 69 48 5.43   
D. Piatt W (4-2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 17 4.62   
R. Hernandez SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 17 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 63
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 19, D. Piatt 8, R. Hernandez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 6-6, D. Piatt 1-3, R. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 69-48, D. Piatt 23-17, R. Hernandez 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Piatt 1-0 , R. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Thompson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 9814
Monday, September 21st, 2026 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74