August 10, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
@ANA 3 BOS 6
KCR 4 TEX 7
@CLE 6 NYY 9
@MIN 6 OAK 4
MIL 3 MIL 9
@OAK 5 CHW 2
@SEA 1 DET 4
@TOR 2 FLA 4
@ATL 2
(10) SDP 4
@CHC 3 CIN 8
LAD 1 COL 8
PIT 7 SFG 6
@MON 3
(12) HOU 11
@NYM 8 PHI 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 27,743

Sunday, August 10, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:23

Royals

48-66

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  2  0   0  2  X    6 10  1

W: J Corsi (3-1), L: H Carrasco (2-4)

Red Sox

58-60

Won 1

3rd, 16½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .313  .728   24    5   0   
J Offerman 2B                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .308  .783   20    1   0   2B
J Bell SS                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .280  .833   16    1   1   GDP
C Davis DH                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .292  .895   16    0   0   2B
  D Howard PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .612         0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .260  .746   14    0   1   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .778   12    5   1   
J Damon CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .740   15    4   0   IW
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .609   23    6   0   
Y Benitez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .873   12    2   0   2B

K Appier P                                                               0   1
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   0
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
  L Casian P                                                             0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4    2   6              152   24   4

BATTING

2B: C Davis (17, off T Gordon); J Offerman (18, off T Gordon); Y Benitez (4, off T Gordon).

IBB: J Damon (2, by J Corsi).

TB: J Offerman 4; C Davis 3; Y Benitez 2; J King; J Bell; B Roberts.

GIDP: J Bell (8).

RBI: C Davis 2 (61); D Palmer (67); J King (73).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: M Macfarlane (4).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              5   2   2   3    0   0  .307  .881   17    1   4   HR,2B
J Valentin 3B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .301  .850   20    1   3   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .334 1.036   25   13   1   2B
R Jefferson DH                5   0   0   0    0   2  .359  .933   30    0   0   
W Cordero LF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .282  .758   22    2   0   2B
T O'Leary RF                  1   0   1   0    3   0  .319  .880   25    0   0   
S Hatteberg C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .791   19    7   0   
D Bragg CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .757   12    0   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 3   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .638   19    3   5   SH

T Gordon P                                                               0   0
  B Henry P                                                              0   1
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   6  10   5    7   6              189   27  14

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra (31, off H Carrasco); W Cordero (19, off K Appier); M Vaughn (15, off K Appier).

HR: N Garciaparra (21, off K Appier; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: M Benjamin (1, off G Olson).

TB: N Garciaparra 6; M Vaughn 3; M Benjamin 2; W Cordero 2; J Valentin; D Bragg; T O'Leary.

RBI: N Garciaparra 3 (71); M Vaughn 2 (70).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Garciaparra-M Benjamin-M Vaughn.

E: J Valentin (18).

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                       4.2   6   4   3    3   2   1   3.19   23  109-69   46· 7·16    5· 8· 5· 0     37    -     1.09  -0.12
M Whisenant                    0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   5.19    3   17-6     3· 0· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.58  -0.09
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.08    4   16-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.05
L Casian                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.57    4    8-6     5· 0· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.37   0.03
H Carrasco, L (2-4)            1     3   2   2    1   3   0   3.99    7   38-23   14· 7· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.24  -0.30
Totals                         8    10   6   5    7   6   1          41  188-112  71·16·25    8·10·10· 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
T Gordon                       6     6   2   2    1   4   0   3.64   25   96-63   35·12·16   12· 3· 5· 0     55    -     1.18   0.15
B Henry, H (3)                 1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.24    6   19-13   10· 1· 2    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.79  -0.32
J Corsi, BS (5), W (3-1)       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.51    7   37-23   15· 1· 7    3· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.17   0.25
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   0          38  152-99   60·14·25   17· 4· 9· 0          2-1

M Whisenant faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
B Henry faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Corsi (4; J Damon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 27,743.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Roberts            LF    1. N Garciaparra        SS 
2. J Offerman           2B    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. J Bell               SS    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. C Davis              DH    4. R Jefferson          DH 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. J King               1B    6. T O'Leary            RF 
7. J Damon              CF    7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. M Macfarlane         C     8. D Bragg              CF 
9. Y Benitez            RF    9. M Benjamin           2B 

   K Appier             P        T Gordon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-4  1--  5   26%  87% N Garciaparra   H Carrasco      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
   t 8   0  4-2  12-  3  -23%  45% C Davis         B Henry         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B
   t 4   0  2-0  12-  3  -16%  45% C Davis         T Gordon        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  6   16%  76% N Garciaparra   K Appier        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Benjamin Scores
   b 5   1  2-2  1--  7   15%  72% M Vaughn        K Appier        Double to RF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  J Offerman      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   55%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 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
   O      ---  3   53%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   51%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   50%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  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 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   57%  W Cordero       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2- 12   59%  T O'Leary       Walk
   O      12-  7   55%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   50%  D Bragg         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   52%  Y Benitez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   56%  B Roberts       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   60%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   RR     1--  6   76%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Benjamin Scores
   O      ---  2   74%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   73%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   72%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   65%  J Offerman      Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   61%  J Bell          Walk
   R      12-  3   45%  C Davis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      -23  4   51%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   R      -23  2   42%  J King          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  4   51%  J Damon         Fielder's Choice 1B; Davis out at Hm/1B-C; King to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  W Cordero       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   56%  T O'Leary       Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   56%  D Bragg         Single to LF (Line Drive); O'Leary to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   50%  B Roberts       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   54%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   57%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   54%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
          ---  1   57%  J Valentin      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  7   72%  M Vaughn        Double to RF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores
   O      -2- 10   69%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Vaughn to 3B
          --3  6   70%  W Cordero       Walk
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          1-3  4   72%  T O'Leary       Walk; Cordero to 2B
   R      123      81%  S Hatteberg     Passed Ball; Vaughn Scores/unER; Cordero to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
   O      -23  7   77%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  C Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   82%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  J King          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); King to 2B
   O      -2-  5   84%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Matt Whisenant facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   86%  D Bragg         Walk
                  Gregg Olson replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
   O      1--  1   85%  M Benjamin      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Bragg to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF
          -2-  7   83%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      12-  6   80%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Butch Henry facing 8-9-1
                  Butch Henry replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  5   84%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  Y Benitez       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   88%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Larry Casian facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Casian replaces Gregg Olson pitching
   O      ---  1   87%  R Jefferson     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   86%  W Cordero       Lineout: CF
          ---  3   86%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   85%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Butch Henry facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   78%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   68%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Offerman to 2B
   R      12-  3   45%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Offerman Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Jim Corsi replaces Butch Henry pitching
   RO     1-3  1   46%  D Palmer        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bell Scores; Davis to 2B
                  David Howard pinch runs for Chili Davis batting 4th
   O      -2-  4   53%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   52%  J Damon         Intentional Walk
   O      12- 10   61%  M Macfarlane    Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Hector Carrasco facing 8-9-1
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Larry Casian pitching
   O      ---  3   57%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   61%  M Benjamin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   87%  N Garciaparra   Double to LF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
          -2-  5   88%  J Valentin      Walk
   R      12-  2   95%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Garciaparra Scores; Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3 10   93%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   92%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Jim Corsi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   96%  Y Benitez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   99%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Red Sox 6.

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