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Thursday, August 4, 2005, 1:06PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 35,060, Time of Game: 3:18
Royals
9
38-70
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
 at Red Sox
11
62-45
⇐ Won 8 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  4   0  1  0   2  0  1    9 10  1
Red Sox         0  0  1   8  1  0   0  1  X   11  9  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290 .790 12 6 0.023 1.07 0.046 -0.023 0.2 0 0 SB
   Chip Ambres CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .379 1.126 11 8 -0.014 0.69 0.027 -0.042 -0.2 0 0 2B
Ruben Gotay 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .227 .632 18 12 -0.016 0.85 0.057 -0.073 -0.4 3 4 2B
Mike Sweeney DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 .311 .907 25 16 -0.023 1.03 0.073 -0.096 0.3 HR
Matt Stairs 1B 4 3 3 1 1 0 .264 .824 24 13 0.174 1.21 0.216 -0.042 2.5 10 1 2·2B
Emil Brown RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .287 .793 20 12 0.067 1.42 0.146 -0.079 1.4 1 0 HBP
Terrence Long LF 5 0 1 4 0 2 .278 .709 22 14 0.076 1.21 0.172 -0.096 1.7 0 0 2B,GDP
Angel Berroa SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 .662 13 10 -0.016 0.70 0.060 -0.075 -0.6 2 2
Mark Teahen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .677 20 10 -0.052 0.69 0.015 -0.067 -0.2 0 2
Alberto Castillo C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .602 16 9 -0.060 0.80 0.009 -0.069 -0.6 7 0 SH
D.J. Carrasco P 1 0
   Juan Carlos Oviedo P 0 0
   Shawn Camp P 0 0
   Jeremy Affeldt P 0 0
   Ambiorix Burgos P 0 0
Team Totals 34 9 10 9 6 8 .294 .944 181 110 0.159 0.99 0.821 -0.662 4.1 24 9
2B: T Long (17, off M Clement); C Ambres (2, off G Gonzalez); M Stairs 2 (18, 1 off M Clement, 1 off G Gonzalez); R Gotay (14, off M Clement).
HR: M Sweeney (17, off C Schilling; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: A Castillo (1, off M Clement).
HBP: E Brown (5, by M Clement).
TB: M Stairs 5; M Sweeney 4; C Ambres 2; A Berroa 2; R Gotay 2; T Long 2; E Brown.
GIDP: T Long (11).
RBI: T Long 4 (38); E Brown 3 (53); M Stairs (43); M Sweeney (59).
2-out RBI: T Long 3; M Stairs; E Brown.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gotay-A Berroa-M Stairs.
E: R Gotay (8).
Baserunning
SB: D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off M Clement/J Varitek).
Pickoffs: A Berroa (1st base by G Gonzalez).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .338 .869 20 10 0.005 0.91 0.048 -0.043 0.2 4 0
Edgar Renteria SS 4 2 3 4 1 0 .278 .729 18 11 0.367 1.00 0.379 -0.012 3.8 1 2 2·2B
David Ortiz DH 2 1 0 0 3 0 .298 .958 23 7 0.039 0.89 0.061 -0.022 -0.2 IW
Roberto Petagine 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 11 5 -0.103 1.40 0.034 -0.137 -1.4 11 0 GDP
   Doug Mirabelli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .668 3 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.3
   Adam Stern RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .647 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jason Varitek C 4 2 2 5 1 1 .308 .936 19 11 0.353 1.11 0.382 -0.030 4.4 8 0 HR,2B
Kevin Millar LF-1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .739 15 11 -0.063 0.51 0.000 -0.063 -1.1 3 0
Bill Mueller 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 .788 12 6 0.029 0.58 0.051 -0.022 0.4 0 3
Alex Cora 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 .214 .545 15 11 0.108 0.85 0.141 -0.032 1.1 0 5
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .218 .785 11 8 -0.058 0.93 0.036 -0.094 -0.1 0 0 2B
   Gabe Kapler PH-RF-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .558 4 2 -0.008 0.58 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 0 0
Matt Clement P 0 0
   Geremi Gonzalez P 0 1
   Chad Bradford P 0 0
   Curt Schilling P 0 0
Team Totals 33 11 9 10 9 7 .273 .913 151 85 0.660 0.89 1.132 -0.472 6.6 27 11
2B: J Varitek (24, off A Burgos); E Renteria 2 (19, 1 off D Carrasco, 1 off J Oviedo); J Cruz (10, off S Camp).
HR: J Varitek (17, off J Oviedo; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: D Ortiz (6, by J Oviedo).
TB: J Varitek 6; E Renteria 5; J Cruz 2; J Damon; B Mueller; A Cora.
GIDP: R Petagine (1).
RBI: J Varitek 5 (50); E Renteria 4 (40); J Damon (52).
2-out RBI: J Varitek 5; E Renteria 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Cora-E Renteria-R Petagine.
E: E Renteria (19).

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
D.J. Carrasco 3.2 1 5 1 7 4 0 4.29 19 79 39 18 5 16 7 1 1 0 44 -0.007 1.05 -0.6
Juan Carlos Oviedo, L (2-2) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 8.54 5 18 7 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 3 -0.631 2.02 -6.2
Shawn Camp 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 7.90 9 28 19 13 0 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 -0.021 0.37 0.1
Jeremy Affeldt 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.74 6 19 14 10 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.50 0.5
Ambiorix Burgos 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.59 3 7 6 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.027 0.28 -0.4
Team Totals 8 9 11 3 9 7 1 3.38 42 151 85 47 11 27 17 10 2 0 44 4 4 -0.659 0.99 -6.6

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
Matt Clement, W (11-3) 5 5 6 6 4 5 0 4.67 24 103 61 39 11 11 6 8 2 0 34 -0.260 1.00 -3.3
Geremi Gonzalez 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 5.73 7 34 19 13 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.072 0.78 -1.0
Chad Bradford, H (3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 7 29 18 10 2 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 0.135 1.16 0.6
Curt Schilling, S (8) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.94 4 15 12 7 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.037 0.97 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 9 9 6 8 1 9.00 42 181 110 69 16 25 14 13 4 0 34 2 2 -0.160 0.89 -4.1
G Gonzalez faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Carrasco (5); M Clement (8).
HBP: M Clement (8; E Brown).
IBB: J Oviedo (1; D Ortiz).
Pickoffs: G Gonzalez (1; A Berroa, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 35,060.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Boston Red Sox
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Ruben Gotay 2B 2 Edgar Renteria SS
3 Mike Sweeney DH 3 David Ortiz DH
4 Matt Stairs 1B 4 Roberto Petagine 1B
5 Emil Brown RF 5 Jason Varitek C
6 Terrence Long LF 6 Kevin Millar LF
7 Angel Berroa SS 7 Bill Mueller 3B
8 Mark Teahen 3B 8 Alex Cora 2B
9 Alberto Castillo C 9 Jose Cruz RF
D.J. Carrasco P Matt Clement P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 5-5 2 123 3,(2-0)  RRRR BOS J. Varitek J. Oviedo 31% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores/Team unER; Ortiz Scores/Team unER; Petagine Scores/Team unER; Varitek Scores/Team unER
b4 2-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  RRR BOS E. Renteria J. Oviedo 28% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Mueller Scores/unER; Cora Scores/unER; Damon Scores/unER
t3 2-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  RRR KCR T. Long M. Clement -17% 11% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gotay Scores; Stairs Scores; Brown Scores
b4 1-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R BOS A. Cora D. Carrasco 13% 32% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores/No RBI/unER; Mueller to 3B; Cora to 2B
t3 1-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR E. Brown M. Clement -9% 28% Hit By Pitch; DeJesus Scores; Gotay to 3B; Stairs 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' Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Clement 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR R. Gotay M. Clement -4% 48% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Clement 3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R KCR M. Stairs M. Clement -9% 43% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gotay Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR E. Brown M. Clement 2% 45% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' D.J. Carrasco facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Damon D. Carrasco -2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS E. Renteria D. Carrasco 3% 45% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Ortiz D. Carrasco 4% 49% Walk; Renteria to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO BOS R. Petagine D. Carrasco -9% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR T. Long M. Clement 2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Berroa M. Clement 2% 44% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Clement 1% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' D.J. Carrasco facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek D. Carrasco -3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Millar D. Carrasco -2% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS B. Mueller D. Carrasco -1% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Castillo M. Clement 2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Clement -2% 39% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR R. Gotay M. Clement -2% 38% DeJesus Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  KCR R. Gotay M. Clement -2% 36% Walk
t3 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Clement 4% 40% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t3 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Stairs M. Clement -1% 39% Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  KCR M. Stairs M. Clement -2% 37% Walk; Gotay to 2B
t3 1-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR E. Brown M. Clement -9% 28% Hit By Pitch; DeJesus Scores; Gotay to 3B; Stairs to 2B
t3 2-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  RRR KCR T. Long M. Clement -17% 11% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gotay Scores; Stairs Scores; Brown Scores
t3 5-0 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O KCR A. Berroa M. Clement 1% 12% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' D.J. Carrasco facing 8-9-1
Chip Ambres replaces David DeJesus playing CF batting 1st
b3 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS A. Cora D. Carrasco -2% 10% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Cruz D. Carrasco -1% 9% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Damon D. Carrasco 1% 10% Walk
b3 0-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R BOS E. Renteria D. Carrasco 6% 16% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Damon Scores
b3 1-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Ortiz D. Carrasco 0% 16% Wild Pitch; Renteria to 3B
b3 1-5 2 --3 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz D. Carrasco 1% 17% Walk
b3 1-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Petagine D. Carrasco -4% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 8-9-1
t4 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen M. Clement -1% 12% Walk
t4 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Castillo M. Clement 1% 12% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Teahen to 2B
t4 5-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Ambres M. Clement 2% 14% Strikeout Looking
t4 5-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gotay M. Clement 2% 15% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' D.J. Carrasco facing 5-6-7
b4 1-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek D. Carrasco 3% 19% Walk
b4 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS K. Millar D. Carrasco -3% 16% Lineout: 2B
b4 1-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS B. Mueller D. Carrasco 3% 19% Walk; Varitek to 2B
b4 1-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R BOS A. Cora D. Carrasco 13% 32% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Varitek Scores/No RBI/unER; Mueller to 3B; Cora to 2B
b4 2-5 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Cruz D. Carrasco -8% 24% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Damon D. Carrasco 2% 26% Walk
Juan Carlos Oviedo replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
b4 2-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  RRR BOS E. Renteria J. Oviedo 28% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Mueller Scores/unER; Cora Scores/unER; Damon Scores/unER
b4 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Oviedo 1% 55% Intentional Walk
b4 5-5 2 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS R. Petagine J. Oviedo 3% 59% Walk; Renteria to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
b4 5-5 2 123 3,(2-0)  RRRR BOS J. Varitek J. Oviedo 31% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores/Team unER; Ortiz Scores/Team unER; Petagine Scores/Team unER; Varitek Scores/Team unER
b4 9-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Millar J. Oviedo -0% 89% Popfly: 2B
8 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
t5 5-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Clement 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Stairs M. Clement -3% 88% Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t5 5-9 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR E. Brown M. Clement -5% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stairs Scores
t5 6-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR T. Long M. Clement 5% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-6, Royals' Shawn Camp facing 7-8-9
Shawn Camp replaces Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching
b5 9-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS B. Mueller S. Camp -1% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 9-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS A. Cora S. Camp 1% 88% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b5 9-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Cruz S. Camp 4% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cora to 3B
b5 9-6 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R BOS J. Damon S. Camp 2% 94% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cora Scores; Cruz stays at 2B
b5 10-6 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS E. Renteria S. Camp -1% 92% Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
b5 10-6 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz S. Camp -1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 10.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Geremi Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
Geremi Gonzalez replaces Matt Clement pitching
t6 6-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Berroa G. Gonzalez -3% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 6-10 0 1-- 3,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen G. Gonzalez 5% 93% Berroa Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 6-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen G. Gonzalez 1% 94% Flyball: CF
t6 6-10 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Castillo G. Gonzalez -1% 93% Walk
t6 6-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR C. Ambres G. Gonzalez -3% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive); Castillo to 3B
t6 6-10 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Gotay G. Gonzalez 4% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-6, Royals' Shawn Camp facing 4-5-6
b6 10-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS R. Petagine S. Camp -1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 10-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek S. Camp -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 10-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS K. Millar S. Camp -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 10.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Geremi Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
t7 6-10 0 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Gonzalez -3% 91% Walk
t7 6-10 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Stairs G. Gonzalez -8% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sweeney to 3B
Chad Bradford replaces Geremi Gonzalez pitching
t7 6-10 0 -23 4,(1-2)  RO KCR E. Brown C. Bradford 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Sweeney Scores; Stairs to 3B
t7 7-10 1 --3 3,(2-0)  RO KCR T. Long C. Bradford 1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stairs Scores
t7 8-10 2 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR A. Berroa C. Bradford -3% 84% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t7 8-10 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Bradford 4% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-8, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 7-8-9
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Shawn Camp pitching
b7 10-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS B. Mueller J. Affeldt 2% 90% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b7 10-8 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS A. Cora J. Affeldt -2% 88% Strikeout (foul bunt)
Gabe Kapler pinch hits for Jose Cruz (RF) batting 9th
b7 10-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS G. Kapler J. Affeldt -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B; Mueller to 2B
b7 10-8 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Affeldt -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 10.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-10, Red Sox' Chad Bradford facing 9-1-2
Gabe Kapler moves from PH to RF
t8 8-10 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Castillo C. Bradford 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 8-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Ambres C. Bradford 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Gotay C. Bradford 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-8, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 2-3-4
b8 10-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS E. Renteria J. Affeldt 1% 95% Single to 3B/Bunt
b8 10-8 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Affeldt -1% 94% Popfly: SS
Ambiorix Burgos replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching
Doug Mirabelli pinch hits for Roberto Petagine (1B) batting 4th
b8 10-8 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli A. Burgos -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R BOS J. Varitek A. Burgos 4% 97% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Renteria Scores
b8 11-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS K. Millar A. Burgos -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Red Sox' Curt Schilling facing 3-4-5
Curt Schilling replaces Chad Bradford pitching
Kevin Millar moves from LF to 1B
Gabe Kapler moves from RF to LF
Adam Stern replaces Doug Mirabelli (PH) playing RF batting 4th
t9 8-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney C. Schilling -4% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 9-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Stairs C. Schilling 4% 96% Flyball: CF
t9 9-11 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown C. Schilling 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-11 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR T. Long C. Schilling 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Red Sox 11.

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