May 2, 1988 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
TEX 4 KCR 2
@BOS 0 NYY 6
@CHW 4
(12) CLE 3
CAL 0 OAK 4
@DET 2
(10) MIL 4
MIN 3 SEA 7
TOR 5 CIN 3
MON 2 LAD 6
PIT 3 ATL 3
@NYM 1 PHI 7
HOU 1 CHC 5
@SDP 2 STL 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 20,400

Monday, May 2, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:00

Royals

13-11

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2

W: F Bannister (4-1), L: S Ellsworth (1-3), S: G Garber (4)

Red Sox

14-8

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .675   13    3   0   
B Pecota 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .111   28    1   2   
G Brett 1B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .315  .941   12    7   1   2·2B
D Tartabull RF                2   0   0   1    2   0  .293  .932   17    4   0   
J Eisenreich DH               4   0   1   1    0   0  .224  .523   10    0   0   2B
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .530    6    3   3   
B Jackson LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .786   14    1   1   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   2   0    1   0  .381  .980   19    7   0   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .774   13    1   2   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
  G Garber P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   2   7   2    4   0              132   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Brett 2 (6, 2 off S Ellsworth); J Eisenreich (4, off S Ellsworth).

TB: G Brett 5; M Macfarlane 2; J Eisenreich 2; B Jackson.

RBI: J Eisenreich (8); D Tartabull (18).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: F Bannister ().

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .145  .579   15    1   4   
  S Horn PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .461    8    0   0   
  J Reed PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .217         0   0   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .637   11    3   3   SH
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .813   23    6   2   2B,IW
J Rice DH                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .602   12    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .311  .904   15    2   0   
D Evans 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .628   17    8   2   2B
R Cerone C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .425 1.078   14    0   0   2B
T Benzinger RF                3   0   2   0    1   1  .242  .642   22    4   0   2B
B Anderson CF                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .692   20    3   0   

S Ellsworth P                                                            0   0
  W Gardner P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   0   8   0    7   6              157   27  12

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (7, off F Bannister); R Cerone (4, off F Bannister); D Evans (4, off S Farr); T Benzinger (1, off F Bannister).

SH: M Barrett (1, off B Black).

IBB: W Boggs (4, by B Black).

TB: R Cerone 3; T Benzinger 3; W Boggs 3; D Evans 2; M Greenwell.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 0 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans-M Barrett-D Evans.

PB: R Cerone (2).

E: S Owen (3); W Boggs (6).

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
F Bannister, W (4-1)           5.2   6   0   0    3   0   0   3.11   25   80-48   34· 2·12    7· 9· 6· 0     54    -     1.34   0.27
S Farr, H (1)                  2.1   2   0   0    2   4   0   4.80   11   54-33   18· 2·13    2· 0· 3· 0          2-0    1.98   0.17
B Black, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.38    3   14-6     5· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.51  -0.15
G Garber, S (4)                0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.04    2    9-7     2· 5· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    7.20   0.33
Totals                         9     8   0   0    7   6   0          41  157-94   59· 9·26   10· 9· 9· 0          6-0

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
S Ellsworth, L (1-3)           6.2   7   2   1    3   0   0   3.97   31  101-63   45· 6·12   12·11· 5· 0     51    -     0.95   0.05
W Gardner                      2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.23    8   27-14   11· 0· 3    3· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.48   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   1    4   0   0          39  128-77   56· 6·15   15·14· 6· 0          2-0

S Farr faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Black (1; W Boggs).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 20,400.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 42° F, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. W Wilson             CF    1. S Owen               SS 
2. B Pecota             3B    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. J Rice               DH 
5. J Eisenreich         DH    5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. F White              2B    6. D Evans              1B 
7. B Jackson            LF    7. R Cerone             C  
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. T Benzinger          RF 
9. K Stillwell          SS    9. B Anderson           CF 

   F Bannister          P        S Ellsworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-0  123  5   18% 100% M Greenwell     G Garber        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  2-0  123  4   16%  82% J Rice          G Garber        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  2-0  1--  8  -14%  67% S Horn          B Black         Walk; Anderson to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  2   12%  75% J Eisenreich    S Ellsworth     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brett Scores/unER; Tartabull to 3B
   b 6   2  2-0  123  5   12%  82% B Anderson      S Farr          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Benzinger to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   50%  B Pecota        Walk
          1--  2   56%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pecota to 3B
   R      1-3  1   63%  D Tartabull     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pecota Scores; Brett to 2B
   R      12-  2   75%  J Eisenreich    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brett Scores/unER; Tartabull to 3B
   O      -23  3   69%  F White         Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Tartabull out at Hm/3B; Eisenreich to 3B
   O      1-3  1   65%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  S Owen          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   69%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   67%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   70%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   73%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   70%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   68%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  4   66%  B Pecota        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   68%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   70%  D Evans         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   71%  R Cerone        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cerone out at 2B/LF-2B-1B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   69%  G Brett         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   68%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   69%  J Eisenreich    Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   67%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   60%  T Benzinger     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   65%  B Anderson      Lineout: 1B
          -2-  5   63%  S Owen          Walk
   O      12-  6   68%  M Barrett       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      12-  2   73%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   76%  B Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  5   80%  M Macfarlane    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  K Stillwell     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      12-  2   72%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          12-      74%  B Pecota        Passed Ball; Jackson to 3B; Macfarlane to 2B
   O      -23  5   69%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Macfarlane out at 3B/SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   72%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   67%  M Greenwell     Single to P (Ground Ball); Greenwell to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  5   71%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   75%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  G Brett         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  7   82%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      12-  1   78%  J Eisenreich    Popfly: 3B
   OO     12-  1   71%  F White         Double Play: Foul Popfly: 1B-2B-1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   66%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  6   58%  B Anderson      Walk; Benzinger to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  S Owen          Foul Bunt Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      12-  1   72%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  7   78%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   76%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   74%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   78%  J Rice          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   80%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   78%  D Evans         Walk
          1--  4   72%  R Cerone        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Evans to 3B
                  Steve Farr replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
          -23  8   70%  T Benzinger     Walk
   O      123  5   82%  B Anderson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Benzinger to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   80%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   79%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   81%  G Brett         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   81%  D Tartabull     Walk
                  Wes Gardner replaces Steve Ellsworth pitching
   O      12-  6   78%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   82%  S Owen          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   82%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   86%  J Rice          Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   85%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  6   85%  M Macfarlane    Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Farr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   80%  D Evans         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   87%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   92%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   92%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  B Pecota        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   91%  G Brett         Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Farr facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   81%  B Anderson      Walk
                  Bud Black replaces Steve Farr pitching; Sam Horn pinch hits for Spike Owen batting 1st
          1--  8   67%  S Horn          Walk; Anderson to 2B
                  Jody Reed pinch runs for Sam Horn batting 1st
   O      12-  2   71%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Anderson to 3B; Reed to 2B
          -23  4   67%  W Boggs         Intentional Walk
                  Gene Garber replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      123  4   82%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5  100%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.

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