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@CAL		7
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@KCR		2
7
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@MIN		3
9
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@NYY		3
17
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@OAK		8
2
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13
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6
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@STL		1
5
Tuesday, May 10, 1988, 7:35
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 21,645, Time of Game: 2:38
Red Sox
2
17-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
7
15-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Bruce Hurst (5-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1
Royals          1  0  0   1  2  0   3  0  X    7 18  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .369 1.098 16 7 0.027 0.83 0.079 -0.052 0.3 1 0 2B
Marty Barrett 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .299 .690 10 8 0.037 0.95 0.066 -0.029 0.3 1 5 SH
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .822 12 8 -0.107 1.62 0.020 -0.127 -0.9 2 1
Dwight Evans 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .695 11 6 0.013 0.65 0.047 -0.034 -0.1 13 0
Mike Greenwell LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 .862 12 9 -0.075 0.83 0.007 -0.082 -0.5 1 0
Jim Rice DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .553 10 5 0.057 0.80 0.092 -0.035 0.1 2B,GDP
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .339 .878 17 11 -0.123 1.09 0.000 -0.123 -1.3 3 0
Jody Reed SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .652 8 7 0.060 1.02 0.105 -0.045 0.7 1 7 2B
   Sam Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .348 4 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Brady Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .244 .630 18 11 -0.085 0.81 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 2 0
Bruce Hurst P 0 1
   Wes Gardner P 0 0
   Lee Smith P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 .242 .619 118 75 -0.198 0.93 0.416 -0.614 -2.4 24 14
2B: J Reed (2, off F Bannister); J Rice (3, off F Bannister); E Burks (6, off F Bannister).
SH: M Barrett (2, off F Bannister).
TB: J Rice 3; J Reed 2; M Barrett 2; E Burks 2; D Evans; M Greenwell.
GIDP: J Rice (3).
RBI: J Reed (2); W Boggs (12).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed-D Evans.
E: W Boggs (7).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .281 .658 18 14 -0.013 0.95 0.083 -0.096 0.3 3 0 2B
   Thad Bosley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .440 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .767 17 11 -0.067 0.88 0.046 -0.114 -1.3 1 1 GDP
George Brett DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 .336 .977 21 11 0.024 0.85 0.076 -0.051 0.0
Danny Tartabull RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .296 .920 19 14 0.153 0.93 0.180 -0.026 1.8 3 0 2B
Frank White 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .198 .493 14 9 0.079 0.95 0.120 -0.041 0.6 2 2 2B
Bo Jackson LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .278 .804 20 14 0.054 0.88 0.111 -0.058 1.2 2 0 SB
Mike Macfarlane C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .756 17 11 0.074 0.84 0.136 -0.062 0.2 8 0 2B
Steve Balboni 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 .174 .539 16 13 0.170 1.25 0.216 -0.045 2.3 7 0 HR,2B
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .679 13 8 -0.170 1.24 0.000 -0.170 -2.0 1 3
Floyd Bannister P 0 1
   Steve Farr P 0 0
Team Totals 42 7 18 7 1 3 .429 1.061 155 105 0.304 0.96 0.968 -0.663 3.1 27 7
2B: S Balboni (2, off B Hurst); D Tartabull (10, off L Smith); M Macfarlane (6, off B Hurst); W Wilson (2, off B Hurst); F White (6, off B Hurst).
HR: S Balboni (2, off W Gardner; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: S Balboni 7; W Wilson 4; B Jackson 4; D Tartabull 3; F White 3; M Macfarlane 3; K Seitzer; G Brett.
GIDP: K Seitzer (2).
RBI: S Balboni 3 (5); B Jackson (15); F White (11); D Tartabull (19); M Macfarlane (5).
2-out RBI: D Tartabull.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Stillwell-F White-S Balboni.
Baserunning
SB: B Jackson (8, 2nd base off B Hurst/R Cerone).

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
Bruce Hurst, L (5-1) 6.1 14 6 5 1 3 0 3.40 34 123 79 44 19 16 17 13 7 0 25 -0.269 1.19 -2.2
Wes Gardner 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.40 4 13 11 9 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 -0.035 0.10 -1.3
Lee Smith 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.66 5 19 15 8 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 18 7 6 1 3 1 6.75 43 155 105 61 25 19 22 17 8 0 25 1 1 -0.303 0.93 -3.1

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 (5-2) 7 7 2 2 2 5 0 3.08 30 103 63 36 6 21 5 18 6 0 58 0.180 1.08 1.4
Steve Farr 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.93 6 15 12 7 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.16 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 7 0 2.00 36 118 75 43 9 23 7 20 7 0 58 0 0 0.197 0.96 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 21,645.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Ellis Burks CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 George Brett DH
4 Dwight Evans 1B 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Mike Greenwell LF 5 Frank White 2B
6 Jim Rice DH 6 Bo Jackson LF
7 Rick Cerone C 7 Mike Macfarlane C
8 Jody Reed SS 8 Steve Balboni 1B
9 Brady Anderson RF 9 Kurt Stillwell SS
Bruce Hurst P Floyd Bannister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-2 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR S. Balboni B. Hurst 15% 66% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Jackson Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
t2 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS J. Reed F. Bannister -10% 38% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rice Scores
b4 2-2 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Hurst -9% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst 9% 52% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Wilson Scores
b5 2-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst 9% 77% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B; Tartabull to 1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS E. Burks F. Bannister -6% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 1% 45% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Burks to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B; Burks Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -1% 42% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister 2% 44% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR W. Wilson B. Hurst 6% 51% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1 0-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer B. Hurst -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Brett B. Hurst -3% 43% Groundout: P-SS-1B; Wilson to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst 9% 52% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Wilson Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR F. White B. Hurst 4% 56% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); Tartabull to 3B
b1 1-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson B. Hurst -6% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Rice F. Bannister -6% 44% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
t2 1-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister 4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS J. Reed F. Bannister -10% 38% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rice Scores
t2 2-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS B. Anderson F. Bannister 3% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks F. Bannister 3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane B. Hurst -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR S. Balboni B. Hurst 3% 44% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
b2 1-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Hurst -3% 41% Lineout: CF
b2 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR W. Wilson B. Hurst -3% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister -3% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 3% 38% Flyball: RF
t3 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans F. Bannister 3% 41% Flyball: LF
t3 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister 2% 43% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
b3 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer B. Hurst -3% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR G. Brett B. Hurst -2% 39% Flyball: RF
b3 1-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst -1% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Rice F. Bannister 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t4 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister 2% 41% Foul Popfly: C
t4 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Reed F. Bannister 1% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR F. White B. Hurst -3% 39% Foul Popfly: 1B
b4 1-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  KCR B. Jackson B. Hurst 3% 43% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Macfarlane B. Hurst 9% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 3B
b4 1-2 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR S. Balboni B. Hurst 15% 66% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Jackson Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
b4 2-2 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Hurst -9% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O KCR W. Wilson B. Hurst -7% 50% Fielder's Choice SS; Balboni out at 3B/SS-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS B. Anderson F. Bannister 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS E. Burks F. Bannister 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t5 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 1% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Hurst 5% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 2-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR G. Brett B. Hurst 7% 68% Walk; Seitzer to 2B
b5 2-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst 9% 77% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B; Tartabull to 1B
b5 2-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  R KCR F. White B. Hurst 8% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
b5 3-2 0 123 4,(2-1)  R KCR B. Jackson B. Hurst 6% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brett Scores/unER; Tartabull to 3B; White to 2B
b5 4-2 0 123 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Macfarlane B. Hurst -4% 87% Popfly: 3B
b5 4-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Balboni B. Hurst -5% 83% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-2 2 123 3,(2-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Hurst -4% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 3% 82% Flyball: CF
t6 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -4% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 2-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister 4% 82% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Rice F. Bannister -3% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Evans to 2B
t6 2-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
b6 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR W. Wilson B. Hurst 2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 4-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO KCR K. Seitzer B. Hurst -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 4-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR G. Brett B. Hurst 1% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 4-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Hurst -1% 82% Foul Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t7 2-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS J. Reed F. Bannister 3% 86% Flyball: CF
t7 2-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS B. Anderson F. Bannister 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS E. Burks F. Bannister -2% 86% Walk
t7 2-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister -3% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Burks to 2B
t7 2-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 6% 89% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
b7 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR F. White B. Hurst -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Jackson B. Hurst 1% 89% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b7 4-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Macfarlane B. Hurst 1% 90% Jackson Steals 2B
b7 4-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR M. Macfarlane B. Hurst 5% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jackson Scores
Wes Gardner replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
b7 5-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR S. Balboni W. Gardner 4% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Macfarlane Scores
b7 7-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Stillwell W. Gardner -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  KCR W. Wilson W. Gardner 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 7-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer W. Gardner -0% 98% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
Steve Farr replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
t8 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans S. Farr 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Greenwell S. Farr -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t8 2-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BOS J. Rice S. Farr 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
Lee Smith replaces Wes Gardner pitching
b8 7-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O KCR G. Brett L. Smith -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. Tartabull L. Smith 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b8 7-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR F. White L. Smith -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Jackson L. Smith 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Tartabull to 3B
b8 7-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Macfarlane L. Smith -0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
Thad Bosley replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
t9 2-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS R. Cerone S. Farr 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
Sam Horn pinch hits for Jody Reed (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Horn S. Farr 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS B. Anderson S. Farr 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 7.

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