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@BOS		7
4
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@CHW		11
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@CLE		5
6
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@MIL		1
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@OAK		6
10
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2
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1
Friday, April 21, 1989 7:35
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 31,766, Time of Game: 2:53
Royals
7
9-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
 at Red Sox
4
7-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: John Dopson (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  1  0   1  0  0   1  2  1    7  8  1
Red Sox         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    4 10  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .152 .381 15 9 0.052 0.98 0.099 -0.047 0.9 3 0 SB,SF
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .138 .373 15 7 0.054 0.71 0.078 -0.025 -0.1 3 3 SB,GDP
George Brett DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .262 .717 14 9 -0.055 1.07 0.018 -0.073 -0.7 SF
Danny Tartabull RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .388 1.002 17 10 -0.070 0.85 0.014 -0.084 -0.5 2 0
   Gary Thurman PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .664 0.011 0.67 0.011 0.000 0.2 0 0 SB
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .636 14 11 -0.094 0.92 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 10 0
Bo Jackson LF 3 3 2 2 1 1 .246 .850 16 9 0.237 1.00 0.256 -0.018 2.9 0 0 HR,3·SB
Bob Boone C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .647 17 10 0.015 0.98 0.090 -0.075 -0.0 3 0 2B,SB
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 .707 13 11 0.123 1.05 0.160 -0.037 0.9 5 4
Bill Pecota 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .154 .651 17 11 -0.065 0.88 0.006 -0.071 -0.1 1 5 3B
Floyd Bannister P
   Jeff Montgomery P
   Steve Farr P
Team Totals 32 7 8 7 4 5 .250 .753 138 87 0.208 0.92 0.732 -0.524 2.4 27 12
2B: B Boone (3, off J Dopson).
3B: B Pecota (1, off M Smithson).
HR: B Jackson (5, off R Murphy; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: W Wilson (3, off J Dopson); G Brett (2, off J Dopson).
TB: B Jackson 5; B Pecota 3; B Boone 2; F White 2; K Stillwell; W Wilson.
GIDP: K Stillwell (1).
RBI: W Wilson 2 (4); B Jackson 2 (14); B Boone (4); F White (6); G Brett (11).
2-out RBI: B Jackson 2; F White.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 5. B Pecota-F White-B Buckner; K Stillwell-B Buckner; B Pecota-B Buckner; K Stillwell-F White-B Buckner; F White-B Buckner.
E: B Pecota (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Boone (1, 3rd base off J Dopson/R Gedman); B Jackson 3 (7, 3rd base off J Dopson/R Gedman, 2nd base off J Dopson/R Gedman 2); G Thurman (3, 2nd base off R Murphy/R Gedman); W Wilson (5, 2nd base off J Dopson/R Gedman); K Stillwell (1, 2nd base off J Dopson/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .344 .841 22 12 -0.188 2.14 0.082 -0.269 -1.3 1 2 GDP
Marty Barrett 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .339 .853 16 10 0.080 1.50 0.175 -0.095 1.4 0 2 GDP
Ellis Burks CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .263 .794 16 13 0.030 2.02 0.168 -0.139 0.1 2 0
Mike Greenwell LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .985 9 8 -0.126 1.61 0.021 -0.147 -1.3 0 0 SB,GDP
Jim Rice DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .773 10 8 -0.115 1.09 0.012 -0.128 -0.4
Dwight Evans RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .294 .939 19 8 0.040 1.26 0.107 -0.067 0.8 1 0
Nick Esasky 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .914 14 8 -0.060 1.52 0.100 -0.159 -1.1 15 2 2B,GDP
Rich Gedman C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .171 .496 14 9 -0.019 1.18 0.067 -0.086 0.5 6 0
Jody Reed SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .644 16 5 0.003 1.89 0.101 -0.098 -0.3 1 4 GDP
   Sam Horn PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.000 4 0 0.064 1.33 0.064 0.000 1.0
John Dopson P 1 1
   Rob Murphy P 1
   Mike Smithson P
Team Totals 33 4 10 3 6 1 .303 .744 140 81 -0.291 1.59 0.897 -1.188 -0.6 27 12
2B: N Esasky (5, off J Montgomery).
TB: M Barrett 3; N Esasky 2; E Burks 2; R Gedman; J Rice; D Evans; W Boggs.
GIDP: J Reed (3); M Barrett (3); W Boggs (2); N Esasky (2); M Greenwell (3).
RBI: M Greenwell (9); M Barrett (9); S Horn (2).
2-out RBI: M Barrett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Esasky-J Reed.
E: R Gedman (2).
Baserunning
SB: M Greenwell (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/B Boone).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister, W (2-0) 5 6 2 2 3 0 0 6.64 20 73 40 32 0 8 7 10 5 0 44 0.082 1.56 0.6
Jeff Montgomery, H (2) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.60 11 38 24 13 1 10 4 6 3 0 0 0 0.202 1.80 1.5
Steve Farr 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1.29 8 29 17 8 2 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.008 1.38 -1.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 2 6 1 0 2.00 39 140 81 53 3 25 15 17 9 0 44 0 0 0.292 0.92 0.6

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Dopson, L (2-1) 7 5 4 4 3 4 0 3.10 29 106 65 39 10 16 15 7 2 0 52 -0.109 1.07 -0.4
Rob Murphy 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5.40 5 21 13 10 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.093 0.54 -1.5
Mike Smithson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 4 11 9 7 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.007 0.08 -0.5
Team Totals 9 8 7 7 4 5 1 7.00 38 138 87 56 13 18 19 10 3 0 52 0 0 -0.209 1.59 -2.4
Balks: J Montgomery (1); J Dopson 2 (2).
WP: S Farr (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 31,766.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Kurt Stillwell SS 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 George Brett DH 3 Ellis Burks CF
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Mike Greenwell LF
5 Bill Buckner 1B 5 Jim Rice DH
6 Bo Jackson LF 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 Bob Boone C 7 Nick Esasky 1B
8 Frank White 2B 8 Rich Gedman C
9 Bill Pecota 3B 9 Jody Reed SS
Floyd Bannister P John Dopson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS W. Boggs J. Montgomery 16% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 4-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  RR KCR B. Jackson R. Murphy 10% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thurman Scores
b4 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister 10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS N. Esasky J. Montgomery -10% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b9 4-7 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS E. Burks S. Farr 10% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR W. Wilson J. Dopson 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Stillwell J. Dopson 2% 56% Wilson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell J. Dopson -1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR G. Brett J. Dopson 2% 56% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Wilson Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull J. Dopson -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister -4% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister -6% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Boggs to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  BOS E. Burks F. Bannister -8% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Boggs to 3B; Barrett to 2B
b1 0-1 0 123 2,(0-1)  ROO BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister 8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Boggs Scores/No RBI; Barrett to 3B
b1 1-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Rice F. Bannister 4% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Buckner J. Dopson -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR B. Jackson J. Dopson 3% 50% Walk
t2 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Boone J. Dopson 2% 52% Jackson Steals 2B
t2 1-1 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  KCR B. Boone J. Dopson 3% 55% Jackson Steals 3B
t2 1-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O KCR B. Boone J. Dopson -6% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR F. White J. Dopson 9% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Jackson Scores
t2 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pecota J. Dopson -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -4% 52% Walk
b2 1-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister 4% 55% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b2 1-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  BOS R. Gedman F. Bannister -4% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Evans to 2B
b2 1-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO BOS J. Reed F. Bannister 10% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 1-2-3
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson J. Dopson -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR K. Stillwell J. Dopson 2% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t3 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR G. Brett J. Dopson 2% 63% Stillwell Steals 2B
t3 2-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett J. Dopson -3% 60% Groundout: 1B-P; Stillwell to 3B
t3 2-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull J. Dopson -4% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister -4% 52% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister -7% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
b3 1-2 0 12- 6,(1-2)  O BOS E. Burks F. Bannister 3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 3B
b3 1-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister -1% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Boggs Scores
b3 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Rice F. Bannister -1% 46% Greenwell Steals 2B
b3 2-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Rice F. Bannister 4% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O KCR B. Buckner J. Dopson -3% 47% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Jackson J. Dopson 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Boone J. Dopson 5% 56% Jackson Steals 2B; Jackson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t4 2-2 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R KCR B. Boone J. Dopson 9% 64% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Jackson Scores
t4 3-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White J. Dopson -3% 61% Strikeout Swinging, Boone Steals 3B
t4 3-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pecota J. Dopson -4% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -5% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b4 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister 10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Gedman F. Bannister 1% 64% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Wilson J. Dopson -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR K. Stillwell J. Dopson 3% 64% Walk
t5 3-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR G. Brett J. Dopson -3% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 3-2 2 1-- 1,(1-0)  KCR D. Tartabull J. Dopson 1% 62% Balk; Stillwell to 2B
t5 3-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull J. Dopson -4% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
b5 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Reed F. Bannister -5% 53% Walk
b5 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 5% 58% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 2-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. Buckner J. Dopson -3% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson J. Dopson -2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Boone J. Dopson -1% 60% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
Jeff Montgomery replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
b6 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS E. Burks J. Montgomery -6% 54% Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home)
b6 2-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell J. Montgomery 6% 60% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
b6 2-3 1 1-- BOS J. Rice J. Montgomery -3% 57% Balk; Burks to 2B
b6 2-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Rice J. Montgomery 5% 62% Flyball: RF; Burks to 3B
b6 2-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Evans J. Montgomery 7% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' John Dopson facing 8-9-1
t7 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR F. White J. Dopson 4% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 3-2 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  KCR B. Pecota J. Dopson 3% 76% Balk; White to 2B
t7 3-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR B. Pecota J. Dopson -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 3B
t7 3-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR W. Wilson J. Dopson 4% 79% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); White Scores
t7 4-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Stillwell J. Dopson -1% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 7-8-9
b7 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS N. Esasky J. Montgomery -10% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b7 2-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Gedman J. Montgomery 7% 75% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
b7 2-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Reed J. Montgomery -5% 70% Walk
b7 2-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS W. Boggs J. Montgomery 16% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
Rob Murphy replaces John Dopson pitching
t8 4-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett R. Murphy -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. Tartabull R. Murphy 1% 86% Walk
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Danny Tartabull (RF) batting 4th
t8 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Buckner R. Murphy 1% 87% Thurman Steals 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Buckner R. Murphy -2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thurman to 3B
t8 4-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  RR KCR B. Jackson R. Murphy 10% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thurman Scores
t8 6-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Boone R. Murphy -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 2-3-4
Gary Thurman moves from PR to RF
b8 2-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Barrett J. Montgomery 2% 97% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b8 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS E. Burks J. Montgomery 1% 98% Popfly: C (Short 1B Line)
b8 2-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell J. Montgomery 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
Mike Smithson replaces Rob Murphy pitching
t9 6-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR F. White M. Smithson -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
t9 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Pecota M. Smithson 1% 99% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t9 6-2 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R KCR W. Wilson M. Smithson 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pecota Scores
t9 7-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR K. Stillwell M. Smithson -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (Weak 1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Steve Farr facing 5-6-7
Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
b9 2-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Rice S. Farr -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 2-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Evans S. Farr -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Rice to 2B
b9 2-7 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Evans S. Farr -2% 96% Walk
b9 2-7 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Esasky S. Farr 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-7 1 12- 3,(1-1)  BOS R. Gedman S. Farr -3% 96% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Rice to 3B; Evans to 2B
Sam Horn pinch hits for Jody Reed (SS) batting 9th
b9 2-7 1 123 4,(3-0)  R BOS S. Horn S. Farr -6% 89% Walk; Rice Scores/unER; Evans to 3B; Gedman to 2B
b9 3-7 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Boggs S. Farr 6% 95% Lineout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Gedman to 3B; Horn to 2B
b9 3-7 2 123 3,(0-2)  R BOS M. Barrett S. Farr -5% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gedman Scores/unER; Horn to 3B; Boggs to 2B
b9 4-7 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS E. Burks S. Farr 10% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 7, Red Sox 4.

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