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Cleveland Indians 8–5 Boston Red Sox: MLB regular season, 21 September 2000, doubleheader game 2

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 8–5 at Fenway Park on 21 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.

21 September 2000 International Fenway Park
Source-checked report card · BaseballFinal: Cleveland Indians 8–5 Boston Red Sox

21 September 2000 · Fenway Park

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The game

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 8–5 at Fenway Park on 21 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Cleveland Indians scored 8 runs, while the home Boston Red Sox finished with 5. The winning margin was 3 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 2, Boston Red Sox scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Cleveland Indians 0–1 Boston Red Sox. In inning 3, Cleveland Indians scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Cleveland Indians 2–1 Boston Red Sox.

In inning 6, Cleveland Indians scored 6 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Cleveland Indians 8–1 Boston Red Sox. In inning 8, Boston Red Sox scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Cleveland Indians 8–3 Boston Red Sox.

In inning 9, Boston Red Sox scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Cleveland Indians 8–5 Boston Red Sox.

Pitching decisions

Chuck Finley was credited with the pitching win. Tim Wakefield was charged with the loss.

Hits, errors and innings

Cleveland Indians finished with 15 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Boston Red Sox finished with 12 hits and 3 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

This was game 2 of the doubleheader between Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. It is a separate game with its own score and pitcher decisions.

The season record shown with this result was Cleveland Indians 83 wins and 68 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Boston Red Sox 80 wins and 73 losses.

Inning by inning

Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox
InningCleveland IndiansBoston Red Sox
100
201
320
400
500
660
700
802
902
Total85

Sources

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