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CAL  2
SEA  1
 DET 10
MIL  3
 KCR  9
BOS  8
 MIN  8
BAL  3
 CLE  4
@NYY  2
 CHW  7
@OAK  1
 TOR 10
@TEX  9
 ATL  6
LAD  1
 CHC  6
PIT  5
 CIN  4
SFG  3
(16)		 SDP  5
@HOU  3
 MON  7
NYM  3
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,770

 Friday, April 7, 1989, 7:30
Time of Game: 3:00
Red Sox
8
0-3
Lost 3
7th, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   1  3  1    8 11  2
Royals          0  0  3   1  0  1   0  0  4    9 12  2
W: Jeff Montgomery (2-0), L: Lee Smith (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
 Royals
9
3-1
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .792   21   11    0   2   
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .673    9    7    1   2   2B,SF,SH
D Evans RF                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .182  .630   17    7    4   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   2   1   1    0   2  .385 1.505   17   12    1   0   HR
E Burks CF                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .286  .929   14   11    4   0   HR,2B
J Rice DH                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .214  .643   14   10    0   0   HR
N Esasky 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .231  .593   22   13   11   1   
J Reed SS                     3   2   0   0    1   0  .182  .432   14    7    2   3   
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   16   10    3   0   SF
  S Horn PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    3    0   0   
  R Gedman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              0   0   

O Boyd P                                                                      0   2
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   1
  L Smith P                                                                   0   0
  D Lamp P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   0    4   7              148   91   26  11
Batting Events
2B: M Barrett (1, off F Bannister); E Burks (2, off F Bannister).
HR: M Greenwell (3, off J Montgomery; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Rice (1, off F Bannister; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); E Burks (1, off T Gordon; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: M Barrett (1, off J Montgomery); R Cerone (1, off F Bannister).
SH: M Barrett (3, off F Bannister).
TB: E Burks 7; M Greenwell 4; J Rice 4; M Barrett 3; S Horn; D Evans; N Esasky; W Boggs.
RBI: J Rice 2 (4); E Burks 2 (3); S Horn (1); M Greenwell (4); M Barrett (1); R Cerone (1).
2-out RBI: J Rice 2; E Burks.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed.
E: W Boggs (1); E Burks (1).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .205   17   11    3   0   
  J Eisenreich CF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .667    6    4    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .077  .327   19   12    0   2   SB
G Brett 1B                    5   0   2   3    0   0  .133  .310   15   10   10   2   SB
D Tartabull RF                3   1   1   1    2   1  .545 1.433   23   10    1   0   
P Tabler DH                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517   11    7    0   0   
B Jackson LF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .667   11    7    3   0   2B,SB
B Boone C                     5   1   4   2    0   0  .571 1.214   16    9    7   0   2B
F White 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .705   15   10    1   1   SF
K Stillwell SS                2   2   1   0    2   0  .250  .667   20   10    2   2   

F Bannister P                                                                 0   0
  T Gordon P                                                                  0   0
  J Gleaton P                                                                 0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   9  12   0    5   2              153   90   27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Boone (1, off O Boyd); B Jackson (2, off O Boyd).
SF: F White (1, off B Stanley).
TB: B Boone 5; B Jackson 3; G Brett 2; K Stillwell; D Tartabull; J Eisenreich; K Seitzer.
RBI: G Brett 3 (4); B Boone 2 (2); F White (2); K Seitzer (1); D Tartabull (2).
2-out RBI: B Boone; K Seitzer; G Brett.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding Events
E: K Stillwell 2 (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Jackson (3, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Cerone); G Brett (1, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Cerone); K Seitzer (1, Home off O Boyd/R Cerone).

Pitching Stats

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
O Boyd                         5     6   5   5    2   2   0   9.00   24   76-48   31· 5·12    7·13· 6· 0     35    -     0.80  -0.25
B Stanley                      3     2   0   0    1   0   0   1.80   11   44-26   19· 0· 7    6· 4· 2· 0          1-1    0.94   0.11
L Smith, L (0-1)               0     2   4   4    2   0   0  36.00    4   20-9     5· 1· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.04  -0.62
D Lamp, BS (1)                 0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 3· 2· 0          2-2    4.04  -0.34
Totals                         8.2  12   9   9    5   2   0          43  149-89   59· 6·24   14·22·12· 0          3-3
O Boyd faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
L Smith faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
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
F Bannister                    6.2   7   4   3    1   6   1   4.05   29   92-60   33· 8·19    9·13· 3· 0     51    -     0.96  -0.04
T Gordon, BS (1)               0.2   3   3   3    2   1   1   6.23    7   30-15    6· 3· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.45  -0.51
J Gleaton                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0           1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.95  -0.02
J Montgomery, W (2-0)          1.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    6   18-14   11· 0· 3    2· 4· 0· 0          3-1    0.71  -0.04
Totals                         9    11   8   7    4   7   3          43  145-90   50·11·29   14·18· 4· 0          6-1
J Gleaton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: F Bannister (1); T Gordon (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 21,770.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Kansas City Royals                           
1. Wade Boggs                   3B       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Marty Barrett                2B       2. Kevin Seitzer                3B
3. Dwight Evans                 RF       3. George Brett                 1B
4. Mike Greenwell               LF       4. Danny Tartabull              RF
5. Ellis Burks                  CF       5. Pat Tabler                   DH
6. Jim Rice                     DH       6. Bo Jackson                   LF
7. Nick Esasky                  1B       7. Bob Boone                     C
8. Jody Reed                    SS       8. Frank White                  2B
9. Rick Cerone                   C       9. Kurt Stillwell               SS

   Oil Can Boyd                  P          Floyd Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 2 12- R 3,(0-2)  39% 100% 8-8 KCR B. Boone D. Lamp Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; Tabler to 2B
b9 0 123 RR 3,(1-1)  34% 66% 5-8 KCR G. Brett L. Smith Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores; Eisenreich Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E8
t8 0 --- R 4,(2-1)  -25% 50% 4-5 BOS E. Burks T. Gordon Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  -25% 18% 5-5 BOS S. Horn T. Gordon Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Esasky Scores; Reed to 3B
t6 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  -17% 73% 1-4 BOS J. Rice F. Bannister Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 48% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Boggs to 2B
t1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 BOS D. Evans F. Bannister Walk
t1 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  4% 50% 0-0 BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Boggs to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O 3,(1-1)  5% 55% 0-0 BOS E. Burks F. Bannister Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 52% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 51% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 52% 0-0 BOS J. Rice F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 54% 0-0 BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 55% 0-0 BOS J. Reed F. Bannister Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 53% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Lineout: RF
b2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 51% 0-0 KCR P. Tabler O. Boyd Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 2 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 50% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson O. Boyd Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 52% 0-0 BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 54% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 53% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
t3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Evans F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  7% 62% 0-0 KCR B. Boone O. Boyd Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b3 0 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -5% 58% 0-0 KCR F. White O. Boyd Flyball: RF
b3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  2% 60% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell O. Boyd Walk
b3 1 12- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 57% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Groundout: P-1B; Boone to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
b3 2 -23 R 1,(0-0)  11% 67% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer O. Boyd Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Boone Scores; Stillwell to 3B
b3 2 1-3 R 3,(1-1)  10% 77% 1-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Stillwell Scores; Seitzer to 3B
b3 2 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  7% 84% 2-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Seitzer Steals Hm; Brett Steals 2B; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2 --3 O 6,(2-2)  -2% 82% 3-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 85% 0-3 BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 81% 0-3 BOS E. Burks F. Bannister Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t4 1 -2- O 6,(2-2)  3% 84% 0-3 BOS J. Rice F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
t4 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  3% 87% 0-3 BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 86% 3-0 KCR P. Tabler O. Boyd Lineout: RF
b4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 87% 3-0 KCR B. Jackson O. Boyd Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  1% 88% 3-0 KCR B. Boone O. Boyd Jackson Steals 2B
b4 1 -2- R 3,(2-0)  4% 92% 3-0 KCR B. Boone O. Boyd Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jackson Scores
b4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  1% 93% 4-0 KCR F. White O. Boyd Fielder's Choice 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 2B); White to 1B
b4 1 12- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 92% 4-0 KCR K. Stillwell O. Boyd Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 90% 4-0 KCR W. Wilson O. Boyd Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 92% 0-4 BOS J. Reed F. Bannister Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 93% 0-4 BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 94% 0-4 BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 93% 4-0 KCR K. Seitzer O. Boyd Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 93% 4-0 KCR G. Brett O. Boyd Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 93% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull O. Boyd Walk
b5 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 93% 4-0 KCR P. Tabler O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 94% 0-4 BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -2% 92% 0-4 BOS D. Evans F. Bannister Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 1 1-- O 5,(1-2)  2% 94% 0-4 BOS M. Greenwell F. Bannister Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Greenwell to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t6 2 -2- R 1,(0-0)  -4% 90% 0-4 BOS E. Burks F. Bannister Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores
t6 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  -17% 73% 1-4 BOS J. Rice F. Bannister Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores
t6 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 75% 3-4 BOS N. Esasky F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  6% 80% 4-3 KCR B. Jackson O. Boyd Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
b6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  6% 86% 4-3 KCR B. Boone B. Stanley Single to CF (Bunt thru Weak 2B-1B); Jackson to 3B
b6 0 1-3 RO 3,(1-1)  -1% 85% 4-3 KCR F. White B. Stanley Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Jackson Scores
b6 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  2% 87% 5-3 KCR K. Stillwell B. Stanley Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boone to 2B
b6 1 12- OO 8,(3-2)  -5% 82% 5-3 KCR W. Wilson B. Stanley Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -9% 74% 3-5 BOS J. Reed F. Bannister Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Reed to 2B
t7 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  -4% 70% 3-5 BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister Wild Pitch; Reed to 3B
t7 0 --3 RO 4,(1-2)  4% 74% 3-5 BOS R. Cerone F. Bannister Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reed Scores/unER
t7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  3% 77% 4-5 BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  -4% 73% 4-5 BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Tom Gordon replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
t7 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  -2% 71% 4-5 BOS D. Evans T. Gordon Walk
t7 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  8% 80% 4-5 BOS M. Greenwell T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 78% 5-4 KCR K. Seitzer B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 76% 5-4 KCR G. Brett B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 77% 5-4 KCR D. Tartabull B. Stanley Walk
b7 2 1-- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 75% 5-4 KCR P. Tabler B. Stanley Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
Jim Eisenreich replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
t8 0 --- R 4,(2-1)  -25% 50% 4-5 BOS E. Burks T. Gordon Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  5% 55% 5-5 BOS J. Rice T. Gordon Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  -5% 50% 5-5 BOS N. Esasky T. Gordon Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -4% 46% 5-5 BOS J. Reed T. Gordon Wild Pitch; Esasky to 2B
t8 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  -3% 43% 5-5 BOS J. Reed T. Gordon Walk
Sam Horn pinch hits for Rick Cerone (C) batting 9th
t8 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  -25% 18% 5-5 BOS S. Horn T. Gordon Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Esasky Scores; Reed to 3B
Jerry Don Gleaton replaces Tom Gordon pitching
t8 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  -2% 16% 6-5 BOS W. Boggs J. Gleaton Walk; Horn to 2B
Jeff Montgomery replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching
t8 1 123 RO 3,(1-1)  -3% 13% 6-5 BOS M. Barrett J. Montgomery Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Reed Scores; Horn to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  3% 16% 7-5 BOS D. Evans J. Montgomery Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
Rich Gedman replaces Sam Horn (PH) playing C batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 11% 5-7 KCR B. Jackson B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 9% 5-7 KCR B. Boone B. Stanley Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 7% 5-7 KCR F. White B. Stanley Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  -4% 3% 7-5 BOS M. Greenwell J. Montgomery Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t9 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  0% 3% 8-5 BOS E. Burks J. Montgomery Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 4% 8-5 BOS J. Rice J. Montgomery Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 4% 8-5 BOS N. Esasky J. Montgomery Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
Lee Smith replaces Bob Stanley pitching
b9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  4% 8% 5-8 KCR K. Stillwell L. Smith Walk
b9 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  12% 20% 5-8 KCR J. Eisenreich L. Smith Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Stillwell to 3B
b9 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  11% 31% 5-8 KCR K. Seitzer L. Smith Walk; Eisenreich to 2B
b9 0 123 RR 3,(1-1)  34% 66% 5-8 KCR G. Brett L. Smith Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores; Eisenreich Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E8
Dennis Lamp replaces Lee Smith pitching
b9 0 1-3 R 3,(2-0)  15% 81% 7-8 KCR D. Tartabull D. Lamp Single to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 2B
b9 0 12- O 2,(1-0)  -11% 70% 8-8 KCR P. Tabler D. Lamp Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Tartabull to 2B
b9 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  -9% 61% 8-8 KCR B. Jackson D. Lamp Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 2 12- R 3,(0-2)  39% 100% 8-8 KCR B. Boone D. Lamp Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; Tabler to 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 9.

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