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MIN  4
@BAL  3

BOS  7
KCR  6
DET 10
@CAL  1

CHW  7
@NYY  4

OAK  4
TOR  1

CLE  8
@SEA  2

MIL  4
@TEX  3

NYM  3
@ATL  2

LAD  2
@CHC  2

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MON  6
CIN  1

PHI 10
HOU  6

PIT 10
SFG  1

STL  3
SDP  2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,466

Saturday, July 16, 1988, 1:27
Time of Game: 3:12
Royals
6
46-44
Lost 3
3rd, 8½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  1  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    6 12  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  4   0  2  1    7 11  1
W: Lee Smith (4-4), L: Steve Farr (2-2)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
Red Sox
7
46-42
Won 3
3rd, 7 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   3  .280  .658   24   16    4   0   2B,SB
B Pecota SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .437   21   12    1   3   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   3   2   0    1   0  .317  .823   19   10    2   1   2B
G Brett 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .331  .956   17   13    6   1   2B,SF
D Tartabull RF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .889   17   12    2   0   2B
P Tabler DH                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .257  .652   11    8    0   0   
B Jackson LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .804   12    7    4   0   HR,GDP
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .698   13   10    1   0   
B Wellman 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .582   12    9    3   3   

M Gubicza P                                                                   1   1
  J Montgomery P                                                              0   0
  J Gleaton P                                                                 0   0
  S Farr P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       38   6  12   0    1   7              146   97   24   9
Batting Events
2B: D Tartabull (23, off O Boyd); W Wilson (11, off O Boyd); G Brett (30, off D Lamp); K Seitzer (17, off O Boyd).
HR: B Jackson (12, off O Boyd; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: G Brett (4, off O Boyd).
TB: B Jackson 4; D Tartabull 3; G Brett 3; K Seitzer 3; W Wilson 3; P Tabler 2; B Wellman.
GIDP: B Jackson (3).
RBI: G Brett 2 (64); P Tabler 2 (32); B Jackson (37); D Tartabull (50).
2-out RBI: P Tabler 2; D Tartabull.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Pecota-B Wellman-G Brett; B Wellman-B Pecota-G Brett.
PB: M Macfarlane (8).
Baserunning Events
SB: W Wilson (16, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Reed SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .654   17    9    2   5   
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .296  .695   25   15    3   2   
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .358  .937   27   14    1   3   GDP
M Greenwell LF                3   0   1   1    0   0  .345 1.003   12    8    0   0   
  K Romine PR-RF              1   2   1   1    1   0  .175  .508    7    3    0   0   HR
E Burks CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .909   10    6    1   0   
J Rice DH                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .268  .702   15    6    0   0   
T Benzinger 1B-LF             4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .642   15   10    5   1   GDP
R Gedman C                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .230  .589   13    6    5   0   
  R Cerone PH-C               0   1   0   0    1   0  .317  .816    7    3    2   0   
R Kutcher RF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    6    4    3   0   
  D Evans PH-1B               1   1   1   2    1   0  .320  .860    7    2    4   0   HR

O Boyd P                                                                      1   0
  D Lamp P                                                                    0   0
  T Bolton P                                                                  0   1
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   1
  L Smith P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       33   7  11   0    7   1              161   86   27  13
Batting Events
HR: K Romine (1, off S Farr; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Evans (9, off S Farr; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: K Romine 4; D Evans 4; M Barrett 3; R Gedman 2; J Reed; T Benzinger; W Boggs; M Greenwell.
GIDP: T Benzinger (7); W Boggs (14).
RBI: D Evans 2 (68); R Gedman 2 (14); K Romine (3); M Greenwell (73).
2-out RBI: R Gedman 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Reed-M Barrett-T Benzinger.
PB: R Gedman (3).
E: W Boggs (8).

Pitching Stats

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
M Gubicza                      5.2   7   4   3    4   1   0   2.67   27  100-55   36· 5·14    7·15· 6· 0     38    -     0.92  -0.02
J Montgomery, H (4)            1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.60    6   26-14   10· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.33   0.15
J Gleaton, H (5)               0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   2.95    2    9-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.52  -0.01
S Farr, BS (4), L (2-2)        0.2   4   2   2    0   0   2   2.24    5   21-13    6· 0· 7    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.42  -0.69
Totals                         8    11   7   6    7   1   2          40  156-86   54· 5·27   12·20· 6· 0          3-1 
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                         2     7   4   4    1   2   1   5.43   14   44-28   18· 4· 6    2· 9· 4· 0     27    -     0.79  -0.30
D Lamp                         3     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.26   11   41-29   19· 5· 5    6· 4· 1· 0          2-0    0.46   0.02
T Bolton                       1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   1.32    8   23-17    9· 2· 6    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
B Stanley                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.35    4   17-11    7· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.04
L Smith, W (4-4)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.45    3   16-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9    12   6   6    1   7   1          40  141-95   59·13·23   17·15· 5· 0          3-0 
O Boyd faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Gubicza 2 (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 34,466.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Boston Red Sox                               
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Jody Reed                    SS
2. Bill Pecota                  SS       2. Marty Barrett                2B
3. Kevin Seitzer                3B       3. Wade Boggs                   3B
4. George Brett                 1B       4. Mike Greenwell               LF
5. Danny Tartabull              RF       5. Ellis Burks                  CF
6. Pat Tabler                   DH       6. Jim Rice                     DH
7. Bo Jackson                   LF       7. Todd Benzinger               1B
8. Mike Macfarlane               C       8. Rich Gedman                   C
9. Brad Wellman                 2B       9. Randy Kutcher                RF

   Mark Gubicza                  P          Oil Can Boyd                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 1 1-- RR 3,(1-1)  39% 56% 4-6 BOS D. Evans S. Farr Home Run (Fly Ball); Cerone Scores
b9 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  36% 100% 6-6 BOS K. Romine S. Farr Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 1 12- OO 6,(2-2)  -17% 50% 6-6 BOS W. Boggs S. Farr Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 2 1-- R 4,(2-1)  -10% 33% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
b6 2 1-3 R 4,(3-0)  9% 25% 3-6 BOS D. Evans M. Gubicza Walk, Passed Ball; Rice Scores/No RBI/unER; Gedman to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -6% 44% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 0 -2- O 4,(2-1)  1% 46% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota O. Boyd Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Wilson to 3B
t1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  -2% 44% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer O. Boyd Walk
t1 1 1-3 RO 2,(0-1)  -1% 43% 0-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
t1 2 1-- R 4,(2-1)  -10% 33% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
t1 2 -2- O 2,(0-1)  3% 35% 2-0 KCR P. Tabler O. Boyd Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 33% 0-2 BOS J. Reed M. Gubicza Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 31% 0-2 BOS M. Barrett M. Gubicza Lineout: LF
b1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 32% 0-2 BOS W. Boggs M. Gubicza Walk
b1 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 30% 0-2 BOS M. Greenwell M. Gubicza Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  -8% 22% 2-0 KCR B. Jackson O. Boyd Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 23% 3-0 KCR M. Macfarlane O. Boyd Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  1% 25% 3-0 KCR B. Wellman O. Boyd Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  -1% 24% 3-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Single to SS (Line Drive)
t2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -1% 23% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota O. Boyd Wilson Steals 2B
t2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  -0% 23% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota O. Boyd Passed Ball; Wilson to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 4,(2-1)  2% 25% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota O. Boyd Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 23% 0-3 BOS E. Burks M. Gubicza Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 25% 0-3 BOS J. Rice M. Gubicza Walk
b2 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  -5% 20% 0-3 BOS T. Benzinger M. Gubicza Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 17% 3-0 KCR K. Seitzer O. Boyd Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 0 -2- R 1,(0-0)  -4% 13% 3-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Seitzer Scores
t3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 10% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Brett to 2B
Dennis Lamp replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
t3 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  1% 11% 4-0 KCR P. Tabler D. Lamp Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brett to 3B
t3 1 1-3 OO 1,(0-0)  5% 16% 4-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Lamp Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  3% 19% 0-4 BOS R. Gedman M. Gubicza Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 18% 0-4 BOS R. Kutcher M. Gubicza Groundout: 3B-1B; Gedman to 2B
b3 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 15% 0-4 BOS J. Reed M. Gubicza Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  2% 16% 0-4 BOS M. Barrett M. Gubicza Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Gedman to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  -4% 12% 0-4 BOS W. Boggs M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 13% 4-0 KCR M. Macfarlane D. Lamp Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 14% 4-0 KCR B. Wellman D. Lamp Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  0% 14% 4-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Lamp Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 12% 0-4 BOS M. Greenwell M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 11% 0-4 BOS E. Burks M. Gubicza Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 10% 0-4 BOS J. Rice M. Gubicza Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 11% 4-0 KCR B. Pecota D. Lamp Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  -1% 10% 4-0 KCR K. Seitzer D. Lamp Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  -3% 7% 4-0 KCR G. Brett D. Lamp Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Seitzer to 3B
t5 1 -23 O 10,(3-2)  3% 10% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull D. Lamp Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 -23 RR 3,(2-0)  -6% 4% 4-0 KCR P. Tabler D. Lamp Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores
t5 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  0% 5% 6-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Lamp Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  2% 6% 0-6 BOS T. Benzinger M. Gubicza Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  1% 7% 0-6 BOS R. Gedman M. Gubicza Wild Pitch; Benzinger to 2B
b5 0 -2- O 7,(3-2)  -2% 5% 0-6 BOS R. Gedman M. Gubicza Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 4% 0-6 BOS R. Kutcher M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
b5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  0% 4% 0-6 BOS J. Reed M. Gubicza Wild Pitch; Benzinger to 3B
b5 2 --3 O 3,(2-0)  -1% 3% 0-6 BOS J. Reed M. Gubicza Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Red Sox' Tom Bolton facing 8-9-1
Tom Bolton replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 3% 6-0 KCR M. Macfarlane T. Bolton Groundout: P-3B-1B
t6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -0% 3% 6-0 KCR B. Wellman T. Bolton Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t6 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  0% 3% 6-0 KCR W. Wilson T. Bolton Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -0% 3% 6-0 KCR B. Pecota T. Bolton Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wellman to 2B
t6 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  1% 3% 6-0 KCR K. Seitzer T. Bolton Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  1% 5% 0-6 BOS M. Barrett M. Gubicza Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  3% 7% 0-6 BOS W. Boggs M. Gubicza Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Barrett to 2B
b6 0 12- R 5,(2-2)  5% 12% 0-6 BOS M. Greenwell M. Gubicza Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Barrett Scores; Boggs to 2B
Kevin Romine pinch runs for Mike Greenwell (LF) batting 4th
b6 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 8% 1-6 BOS E. Burks M. Gubicza Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b6 1 12- 5,(3-1)  4% 13% 1-6 BOS J. Rice M. Gubicza Walk; Boggs to 3B; Romine to 2B
b6 1 123 O 2,(0-1)  -5% 8% 1-6 BOS T. Benzinger M. Gubicza Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b6 2 123 RR 1,(0-0)  9% 16% 1-6 BOS R. Gedman M. Gubicza Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Boggs Scores; Romine Scores; Rice to 3B
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Randy Kutcher (RF) batting 9th
b6 2 1-3 R 4,(3-0)  9% 25% 3-6 BOS D. Evans M. Gubicza Walk, Passed Ball; Rice Scores/No RBI/unER; Gedman to 2B
Jeff Montgomery replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
b6 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  -7% 18% 4-6 BOS J. Reed J. Montgomery Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Tom Bolton facing 4-5-6
Dwight Evans moves from PH to 1B; Todd Benzinger moves from 1B to LF; Kevin Romine moves from PR to RF
t7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 20% 6-4 KCR G. Brett T. Bolton Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t7 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 21% 6-4 KCR D. Tartabull T. Bolton Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  -1% 20% 6-4 KCR P. Tabler T. Bolton Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Bob Stanley replaces Tom Bolton pitching
t7 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  2% 22% 6-4 KCR B. Jackson B. Stanley Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -4% 18% 4-6 BOS M. Barrett J. Montgomery Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- 9,(3-2)  5% 23% 4-6 BOS W. Boggs J. Montgomery Walk
b7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  7% 29% 4-6 BOS K. Romine J. Montgomery Walk; Boggs to 2B
b7 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  -7% 22% 4-6 BOS E. Burks J. Montgomery Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Boggs to 3B
b7 2 1-3 O 3,(1-1)  -8% 14% 4-6 BOS J. Rice J. Montgomery Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  1% 15% 6-4 KCR M. Macfarlane B. Stanley Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 16% 6-4 KCR B. Wellman B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 17% 6-4 KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Jerry Don Gleaton facing 7-8-9
Jerry Don Gleaton replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
b8 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 12% 4-6 BOS T. Benzinger J. Gleaton Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman (C) batting 8th
b8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  5% 18% 4-6 BOS R. Cerone J. Gleaton Walk
Steve Farr replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching
b8 1 1-- RR 3,(1-1)  39% 56% 4-6 BOS D. Evans S. Farr Home Run (Fly Ball); Cerone Scores
b8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  5% 61% 6-6 BOS J. Reed S. Farr Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  6% 67% 6-6 BOS M. Barrett S. Farr Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Reed to 2B
b8 1 12- OO 6,(2-2)  -17% 50% 6-6 BOS W. Boggs S. Farr Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 2-3-4
Lee Smith replaces Bob Stanley pitching; Rick Cerone moves from PH to C
t9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  6% 56% 6-6 KCR B. Pecota L. Smith Strikeout Looking
t9 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  5% 61% 6-6 KCR K. Seitzer L. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 7,(2-2)  3% 64% 6-6 KCR G. Brett L. Smith Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  36% 100% 6-6 BOS K. Romine S. Farr Home Run (Fly Ball)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 7.

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