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Saturday, May 16, 1998 1:06
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 31,700, Time of Game: 2:22
Royals
0
16-25
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
 at Red Sox
5
26-15
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Steve Avery (1-0)
L: Jamie Walker (0-1)
S: Tom Gordon (15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Red Sox         2  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  X    5 10  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shane Mack DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .795 12 6 -0.097 1.04 0.013 -0.110 -1.1
Shane Halter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .799 16 10 -0.032 0.75 0.027 -0.059 -0.4 1 0
Jose Offerman 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .312 .821 19 11 -0.040 0.78 0.029 -0.068 -0.4 1 2
Jeff King 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .763 14 11 -0.028 0.76 0.035 -0.063 -0.3 5 2 2B
Jeff Conine LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .532 21 14 -0.105 0.91 0.000 -0.105 -1.4 2 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .595 20 12 0.008 0.51 0.037 -0.029 -0.1 1 3
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .522 10 7 0.020 0.72 0.057 -0.037 0.1 5 0
Mike Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .605 9 7 -0.075 1.19 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 7 0
Johnny Damon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .693 8 5 -0.081 0.92 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 1 0
Jamie Walker P 1 2
   Jim Pittsley P
   Chris Haney P
   Jeff Montgomery P
Team Totals 32 0 4 0 2 5 .125 .333 129 83 -0.430 0.83 0.198 -0.627 -5.2 24 9
2B: J King (3, off S Avery).
TB: J King 2; J Dye; S Halter; J Offerman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
PB: M Sweeney (6).
E: S Halter (3).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .278 .725 17 11 0.030 0.36 0.050 -0.020 0.3 3 0 CS,HBP
Damon Buford CF 5 1 1 2 0 3 .290 .911 19 11 0.103 0.53 0.139 -0.036 0.4 1 0 HR
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .331 .975 10 5 0.051 0.43 0.077 -0.026 0.7 10 1 HR
Jim Leyritz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 1.001 17 10 -0.009 0.36 0.018 -0.027 -0.4
Troy O'Leary LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 .909 20 11 0.019 0.39 0.038 -0.019 0.9 3 0
Jason Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .733 11 9 -0.037 0.51 0.007 -0.044 -0.9 6 0
Mike Benjamin SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .739 9 8 -0.023 0.49 0.022 -0.045 0.4 1 6 2·2B
Lou Merloni 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .940 16 10 -0.031 0.45 0.003 -0.034 -1.0 1 1
Mark Lemke 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .181 .462 12 7 -0.031 0.41 0.008 -0.039 0.1 1 1 2B
Steve Avery P 2
   Rich Garces P
   Tom Gordon P 1
Team Totals 34 5 10 4 3 7 .294 .927 131 82 0.072 0.43 0.362 -0.290 0.4 27 11
2B: M Benjamin 2 (7, 1 off J Walker, 1 off J Montgomery); M Lemke (4, off J Montgomery).
HR: D Buford (2, off J Walker; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Vaughn (11, off J Walker; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
HBP: D Lewis (3, by J Walker).
TB: M Vaughn 5; D Buford 4; M Benjamin 4; M Lemke 2; D Lewis 2; J Varitek; T O'Leary.
RBI: D Buford 2 (6); M Lemke (6); M Vaughn (27).
2-out RBI: M Lemke.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: L Merloni (1); D Lewis (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Lewis (4, 2nd base by J Walker POCS).

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
Jamie Walker, L (0-1) 6 6 3 3 2 3 2 7.36 27 82 52 27 5 20 7 14 4 0 49 -0.064 0.55 0.5
Jim Pittsley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.44 4 14 8 4 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.6
Chris Haney 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.58 1 7 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.005 0.12 -0.4
Jeff Montgomery 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 5.93 6 28 18 8 6 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.018 0.13 -1.0
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 3 7 2 5.62 38 131 82 42 12 28 8 19 8 0 49 1 1 -0.071 0.83 -0.4
C Haney faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Steve Avery, W (1-0) 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 4.66 21 81 48 28 3 17 10 8 3 0 60 0.262 1.01 2.9
Rich Garces, H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.60 9 30 22 10 2 10 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.134 0.66 1.4
Tom Gordon, S (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.48 4 18 13 6 2 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0.033 0.28 0.9
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 34 129 83 44 7 32 14 13 6 0 60 1 0 0.429 0.43 5.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Walker (2; D Lewis).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Walker (1; D Lewis, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 31,700.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 Shane Mack DH 1 Darren Lewis RF
2 Shane Halter SS 2 Damon Buford CF
3 Jose Offerman 2B 3 Mo Vaughn 1B
4 Jeff King 1B 4 Jim Leyritz DH
5 Jeff Conine LF 5 Troy O'Leary LF
6 Terry Pendleton 3B 6 Jason Varitek C
7 Jermaine Dye RF 7 Mike Benjamin SS
8 Mike Sweeney C 8 Lou Merloni 3B
9 Johnny Damon CF 9 Mark Lemke 2B
Jamie Walker P Steve Avery P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR BOS D. Buford J. Walker 14% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lewis Scores
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn J. Walker 7% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t2 0-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Mack S. Avery 6% 74% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Conine S. Avery 6% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye S. Avery -6% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pendleton to 2B

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' Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Mack S. Avery 2% 52% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Halter S. Avery 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman S. Avery -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  KCR J. King S. Avery -3% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Offerman to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Conine S. Avery 6% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Lewis J. Walker 3% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR BOS D. Buford J. Walker 14% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lewis Scores
b1 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Walker -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Leyritz J. Walker 2% 72% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 2-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS T. O'Leary J. Walker 2% 75% Walk; Leyritz to 2B
b1 2-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Walker -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Benjamin J. Walker -3% 69% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR T. Pendleton S. Avery -4% 65% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye S. Avery -6% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pendleton to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Avery 3% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Pendleton to 3B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon S. Avery 5% 68% Fielder's Choice P; Pendleton out at Hm/P-C; Dye to 3B; Damon to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Mack S. Avery 6% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS L. Merloni J. Walker -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lemke J. Walker -1% 71% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Lewis J. Walker 1% 72% Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left)
b2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Buford J. Walker -2% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Halter S. Avery 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Avery 2% 74% Lineout: CF
t3 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. King S. Avery 1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn J. Walker 7% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b3 3-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Leyritz J. Walker -1% 81% Flyball: RF
b3 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Walker -1% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek J. Walker 1% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Benjamin J. Walker -1% 80% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
t4 0-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Conine S. Avery 2% 82% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR T. Pendleton S. Avery 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Dye S. Avery 1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 8-9-1
b4 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Merloni J. Walker -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Lemke J. Walker -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b4 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS D. Lewis J. Walker 1% 83% Hit By Pitch
b4 3-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Buford J. Walker -1% 82% Lewis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
t5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney S. Avery 3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon S. Avery 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR S. Mack S. Avery -1% 85% Walk
t5 0-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR S. Halter S. Avery -3% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mack to 3B
t5 0-3 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Avery 5% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Buford J. Walker -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Walker -1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Leyritz J. Walker -1% 85% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 4-5-6
Rich Garces replaces Steve Avery pitching
t6 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. King R. Garces 3% 87% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Conine R. Garces 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton R. Garces 1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jamie Walker facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Walker -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Walker -1% 89% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b6 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Benjamin J. Walker 1% 90% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 3-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS L. Merloni J. Walker 0% 90% Walk
b6 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lemke J. Walker -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 7-8-9
t7 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye R. Garces 3% 91% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t7 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Garces 2% 92% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon R. Garces 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
Jim Pittsley replaces Jamie Walker pitching
b7 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Lewis J. Pittsley -1% 93% Lineout: RF
b7 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Buford J. Pittsley -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS M. Vaughn J. Pittsley 0% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b7 3-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Leyritz J. Pittsley -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 1-2-3
t8 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Mack R. Garces 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t8 0-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR S. Halter R. Garces 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Offerman R. Garces -2% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman to 2B/Adv on E9
Tom Gordon replaces Rich Garces pitching
t8 0-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. King T. Gordon 2% 97% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
Chris Haney replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
b8 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary C. Haney 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jeff Montgomery replaces Chris Haney pitching
b8 3-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Montgomery -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  BOS M. Benjamin J. Montgomery 1% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); O'Leary to 3B
b8 3-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  R BOS L. Merloni J. Montgomery 1% 99% Passed Ball; O'Leary Scores; Benjamin to 3B
b8 4-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O BOS L. Merloni J. Montgomery -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R BOS M. Lemke J. Montgomery 1% 99% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Benjamin Scores
b8 5-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis J. Montgomery 0% 99% Walk
b8 5-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Buford J. Montgomery -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t9 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Conine T. Gordon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton T. Gordon 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t9 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye T. Gordon 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

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