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KCR  8
@BOS  2

CAL  7
SEA  6

DET 10
@CHW  8

TEX 10
@MIL  1

OAK  7
@MIN  6

BAL  2
@TOR  1

STL  6
@NYM  2

(13)
PIT  3
@PHI  1

(10)
SDP  4
LAD  3

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,764

Monday, April 14, 1986
Time of Game: 2:44
Royals
8
4-3
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  6  0    8 14  1
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
W: C Leibrandt (1-0), L: O Boyd (0-1)
Red Sox
2
3-4
Lost 1
5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law LF                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .368 1.061    0    4   0   2B
W Wilson CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .200  .500    0    4   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .318 1.318    0    2   0   IW
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .136  .473    0    0   0   
  D Taylor PR                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .333  .766    0    1   3   2B
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .333  .956    0    8   1   
D Motley RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .368  .842    0    4   0   
J Sundberg C                  5   0   1   1    0   3  .222  .498    0    0   0   
A Salazar SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    0    2   1   
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Biancalana SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   

C Leibrandt P                                                            0   3
  D Quisenberry P                                                        1   0
Totals                       42   8  14   7    3   5                    27  10
BATTING
2B: R Law (3, off O Boyd); F White (3, off O Boyd).
IBB: G Brett (2, by S Crawford).
TB: F White 3; S Balboni 3; W Wilson 3; R Law 3; D Motley 2; J Sundberg; G Brett.
RBI: J Sundberg (5); R Law (3); F White (3); H McRae (5); S Balboni (3); W Wilson (4); D Motley (4).
2-out RBI: J Sundberg.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. S Balboni-B Biancalana-D Quisenberry.
E: R Law (1).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .345 1.009    0    0   1   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .355  .945    0    2   3   
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .620    0   10   2   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .695    0    2   0   GDP
D Baylor DH                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .214  .696    0    0   0   
T Armas CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .500    0    3   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .629    0    4   1   
M Barrett 2B                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .400 1.163    0    2   4   HR
E Romero SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .859    0    3   2   2B

O Boyd P                                                                 1   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    4   0                    27  13
BATTING
2B: E Romero (2, off C Leibrandt).
HR: M Barrett (1, off C Leibrandt; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: M Barrett 4; E Romero 2; D Baylor; W Boggs; B Buckner.
GIDP: J Rice (2).
RBI: M Barrett (3); D Baylor (4).
2-out RBI: D Baylor.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
E: E Romero (2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Leibrandt, W (1-0)           7     4   2   2    4   0   1   5.23   29     -       ·  ·      5·13· 6· 1     57    -     1.24   0.21
D Quisenberry                  2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   0   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·14· 7· 1           -  
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Boyd, L (0-1)                7     9   6   6    2   3   0   5.14   32     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 5· 0     36    -     1.14  -0.22
B Stanley                      0.1   3   2   1    0   1   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.34  -0.06
S Crawford                     1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   7    3   5   0          45     -       ·  ·     17·14· 6· 0          4-2 
O Boyd faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: S Crawford (2; G Brett).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 34,764.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Law                LF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. F White              2B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. T Armas              CF 
7. D Motley             RF    7. R Gedman             C  
8. J Sundberg           C     8. M Barrett            2B 
9. A Salazar            SS    9. E Romero             SS 

   C Leibrandt          P        O Boyd               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-2  1--      18%  75% G Brett         O Boyd          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wilson to 3B
   b 5   0  2-1  ---     -15%  43% M Barrett       C Leibrandt     Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  12-     -11%  35% D Baylor        C Leibrandt     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Boggs Scores; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Baylor to 2B
   t 8   0  2-3  12-      11%  93% F White         O Boyd          Double to SS (Line Drive); Brett Scores; Taylor to 3B
   b 5   1  2-2  --3      10%  47% W Boggs         C Leibrandt     Fielder's Choice 2B; Romero out at Hm/2B-3B; Boggs to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Law           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      42%  B Buckner       Walk; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   R      12-      35%  D Baylor        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Boggs Scores; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Baylor to 2B
   O      -23      40%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      40%  F White         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          1--      47%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); White to 3B
   O      1-3      40%  D Motley        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      1-3      49%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); White Scores; Balboni to 2B
   O      12-      45%  A Salazar       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Gedman        Lineout: SS
          ---      45%  M Barrett       Walk
   O      1--      48%  E Romero        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  R Law           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   RO     -2-      59%  W Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Law Scores; Wilson out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
          ---      61%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      59%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  F White         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  B Buckner       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      62%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Motley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  A Salazar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  R Law           Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  W Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      58%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      43%  M Barrett       Home Run
          ---      35%  E Romero        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      37%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: RF; Romero to 3B
   O      --3      47%  W Boggs         Fielder's Choice 2B; Romero out at Hm/2B-3B; Boggs to 1B
   O      1--      50%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      46%  S Balboni       Walk
   O      1--      42%  D Motley        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      42%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--      46%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      43%  A Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Law           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
          ---      35%  M Barrett       Walk
   O      1--      41%  E Romero        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      46%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      50%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      75%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  H McRae         Fielder's Choice SS; Wilson Scores; Brett to 2B; McRae to 1B
                  Dwight Taylor pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 4th
   R      12-      93%  F White         Double to SS (Line Drive); Brett Scores; Taylor to 3B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
   R      -23      96%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Taylor Scores; White to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  D Motley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); White Scores; Balboni to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Angel Salazar batting 9th
   R      12-      98%  J Orta          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Balboni Scores/No RBI; Motley to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Law           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Motley Scores/unER; Orta to 2B
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   O      12-      99%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Orta to 3B; Law to 2B
          -23      99%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   O      123      99%  D Taylor        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching; Buddy Biancalana replaces Jorge Orta playing SS batting 9th
          ---      98%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--     100%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  F White         Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  S Balboni       Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          1--     100%  D Motley        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Balboni to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  B Biancalana    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Gedman        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 2.

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