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CHW  8
@BAL  4

BOS  3
KCR  2

(11)
CLE  3
CAL  1

DET  3
OAK  2

NYY  2
MIN  1

MIL  4
@TEX  3

TOR  4
SEA  3

NYM  5
@ATL  4

CIN  3
@CHC  2

MON  4
@LAD  1

MON  4
@LAD  0

PIT  5
HOU  3

STL  6
@SDP  3

SFG  8
PHI  7

SFG 10
PHI  6

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,078

Tuesday, July 7, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 3:52
Royals
2
34-48
Lost 1
5th, 15 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0    2  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0   0  1    3 13  1
W: D Darwin (5-4), L: R Meacham (4-2)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Red Sox
3
38-42
Won 1
5th, 12 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Miller 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .783   21    3   2   
G Jefferies 3B                5   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .701   12    0   1   HR
W Joyner 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .732    9    7   4   GDP
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   0    2   0  .245  .783   21    3   0   
G Brett DH                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .263  .730   20    0   0   HR,GDP
J Eisenreich RF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .667   13    1   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .688   19   10   2   
  G Thurman PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .619         0   0   
  B Mayne C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .596         3   0   
  B Melvin PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .732    6    0   0   
B McRae CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .225  .604   14    1   0   
R Rossy SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .625    8    1   3   
  C Wilkerson PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .590    3    0   0   

K Appier P                                                               2   0
  N Heaton P                                                             1   0
  S Shifflett P                                                          0   0
  R Meacham P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   2   6   2    5   7              146   32  12
BATTING
HR: G Jefferies (5, off G Harris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); G Brett (4, off J Reardon; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: G Jefferies 5; G Brett 5; B McRae; M Macfarlane.
GIDP: W Joyner (10); G Brett (5).
RBI: G Jefferies (35); G Brett (26).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Macfarlane-R Rossy-W Joyner.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed 2B                     4   0   3   1    1   0  .262  .667   25    2   3   2B,SH
P Plantier LF                 5   0   1   0    1   2  .232  .686   20    3   0   SB,IW
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .667   13    9   0   
  B Zupcic PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .325  .804    7    0   0   
  T Naehring SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .572    4    2   1   
  W Boggs PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .763    4    0   0   
T Brunansky RF-1B             6   0   2   1    0   3  .267  .758   21    2   0   
J Clark DH                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .214  .657   22    0   0   
S Cooper 3B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .243  .615   22    0   3   
H Winningham CF               5   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .524   18    4   0   GDP
T Pena C                      5   2   3   0    0   1  .233  .559   17    8   0   2B,SB
L Rivera SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .604   15    1   5   
  S Lyons PH-RF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .161  .414   11    2   0   

G Harris P                                                               0   1
  T Bolton P                                                             0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
  D Darwin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       43   3  13   3    5  13              199   33  13
BATTING
2B: J Reed (20, off R Meacham); T Pena (10, off K Appier).
SH: J Reed (6, off K Appier).
IBB: P Plantier (4, by R Meacham).
TB: J Reed 4; T Pena 4; T Brunansky 2; S Lyons; P Plantier; J Clark; B Zupcic; S Cooper.
GIDP: H Winningham (1).
RBI: J Reed (23); T Brunansky (26); B Zupcic (12).
2-out RBI: T Brunansky; B Zupcic.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Reed-T Naehring-T Brunansky; L Rivera-M Vaughn.
E: G Harris ().
BASERUNNING
SB: P Plantier (2, 2nd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane); T Pena (3, 2nd base off K Appier/M Macfarlane).

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
K Appier                       6.1   6   2   2    3  10   0   2.35   28  118-70   34·25·11    8· 3· 4· 0     60    -     1.32   0.16
N Heaton                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.19    2    8-5     3· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.34  -0.14
S Shifflett                    2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8   26-18   12· 1· 5    6· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.23   0.19
R Meacham, L (4-2)             1.2   4   1   1    2   2   0   1.69   11   42-21   10· 3· 8    1· 3· 3· 0          0-0    3.34  -0.22
Totals                        10.2  13   3   3    5  13   0          49  194-114  59·31·24   17· 7· 7· 0          2-1 
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
G Harris                       5     1   1   1    4   2   1   1.60   20   74-42   24· 7·11    8· 6· 0· 0     59    -     1.06   0.12
T Bolton                       3     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.41   10   30-21   11· 3· 7    7· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.47   0.29
J Reardon, BS (4)              2     2   1   1    0   2   1   3.33    8   20-15    7· 2· 6    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.07  -0.06
T Fossas                       0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    4   16-7     6· 1· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.09   0.00
D Darwin, W (5-4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.08    1    6-6     3· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.02   0.14
Totals                        11     6   2   2    5   7   2          43  146-91   51·16·24   17·12· 2· 0          2-0 
G Harris faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: R Meacham (3; P Plantier).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 3:52.
Attendance: 30,078.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 78° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. K Miller             2B    1. J Reed               2B 
2. G Jefferies          3B    2. P Plantier           LF 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. K McReynolds         LF    4. T Brunansky          RF 
5. G Brett              DH    5. J Clark              DH 
6. J Eisenreich         RF    6. S Cooper             3B 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. H Winningham         CF 
8. B McRae              CF    8. T Pena               C  
9. R Rossy              SS    9. L Rivera             SS 

   K Appier             P        G Harris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-1  ---  1  -35%  56% G Brett         J Reardon       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brett Scores
   b11   2  2-2  123  4   34% 100% T Brunansky     R Meacham       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores; Reed to 3B; Plantier to 2B
   b11   1  2-2  1--  6   21%  85% J Reed          R Meacham       Double (Line Drive); Pena to 3B
   b 7   2  1-1  --3  7   19%  77% B Zupcic        N Heaton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Lyons Scores
   t11   1  2-2  1-3  5   18%  50% J Eisenreich    T Fossas        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  K Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  J Reed          Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  P Plantier      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Reed to 2B
   O      -2-  5   53%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   46%  K McReynolds    Walk
   OO     1--  4   54%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  S Cooper        Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  H Winningham    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Winningham to 1B
          1--  2   55%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Winningham to 3B
          1-3      56%  L Rivera        Pena Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  B McRae         Walk
          1--  4   46%  R Rossy         Walk; McRae to 2B
   O      12-  1   51%  K Miller        Foul Popfly: C
   O      12-  4   56%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   60%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   56%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  M Vaughn        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  W Joyner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   53%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   51%  S Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   50%  H Winningham    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  B McRae         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); McRae to 1B
   O      1--  2   54%  R Rossy         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Rossy to 1B
   O      1--  5   57%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Miller to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   65%  T Pena          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  3   59%  L Rivera        Foul Popfly: C
   R      -2-  6   71%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive); Pena Scores
          1--  3   77%  P Plantier      Single to RF (Line Drive); Reed to 3B
   O      1-3  6   72%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging, Plantier Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   66%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Harris facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   50%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jefferies Scores
                  Tom Bolton replaces Greg Harris pitching
   O      ---  2   53%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   56%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   63%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   58%  S Cooper        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   54%  H Winningham    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   50%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Bolton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   54%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   57%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   55%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   59%  R Rossy         Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Luis Rivera batting 9th
          ---  7   64%  S Lyons         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   62%  J Reed          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lyons to 2B
                  Neal Heaton replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   O      -2-  1   57%  P Plantier      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Lyons to 3B
                  Bob Zupcic pinch hits for Mo Vaughn batting 3rd
   R      --3  7   77%  B Zupcic        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Lyons Scores
                  Steve Shifflett replaces Neal Heaton pitching
          1--  1   79%  T Brunansky     Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Zupcic to 3B
   O      1-3  7   75%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Bolton facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Brunansky moves to 1B; Tim Naehring replaces Bob Zupcic playing SS batting 3rd; Steve Lyons moves to RF
   O      ---  4   80%  K Miller        Lineout: CF
          ---  2   74%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   87%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Shifflett facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   89%  S Cooper        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   84%  H Winningham    Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Tom Bolton pitching
   O      ---  3   91%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  1   56%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brett Scores
   O      ---  1   61%  J Eisenreich    Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  4   57%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Gary Thurman pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane batting 7th
   O      1--  2   64%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Shifflett facing 9-1-2
                  Brent Mayne replaces Gary Thurman playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  3   58%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Reardon facing 9-1-2
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch hits for Rico Rossy batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  K Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   64%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Rusty Meacham facing 3-4-5
                  Rusty Meacham replaces Steve Shifflett pitching; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS
   O      ---  4   58%  T Naehring      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   56%  J Clark         Single (Line Drive)
          1--  5   61%  S Cooper        Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  H Winningham    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tony Fossas facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Fossas replaces Jeff Reardon pitching
   O      ---  1   56%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   50%  K McReynolds    Walk
          1--  6   32%  G Brett         Single (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McReynolds to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Swinging
                  Danny Darwin replaces Tony Fossas pitching; Bob Melvin pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 7th
   O      1-3  6   64%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Rusty Meacham facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Melvin moves to C
          ---  3   71%  T Pena          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   64%  S Lyons         Flyball: CF
          1--  6   85%  J Reed          Double (Line Drive); Pena to 3B
          -23  4   83%  P Plantier      Intentional Walk
                  Wade Boggs pinch hits for Tim Naehring batting 3rd
   O      123  4   66%  W Boggs         Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   R      123  4  100%  T Brunansky     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores; Reed to 3B; Plantier to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 3.

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