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@BAL		4
5
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@CHW		1
4
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@KCR		2
1
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@MIN		2
8
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@OAK		3
7
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@TEX		4
2
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@TOR		6
9
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@CIN		3
4
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@HOU		0
2
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@LAD		3
7
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@NYM		7
3
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@PHI		2
9
MON
@STL		9
6
Sunday, April 28, 1991 (null)
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 21,426, Time of Game: 2:57
Red Sox
2
10-7
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Royals
1
8-9
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
W: Dana Kiecker (1-0)
L: Tom Gordon (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  0
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 2 4 0 0 0 .323 .981 29 18 0.093 0.65 0.111 -0.018 0.9 0 1 2B
Jody Reed 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .131 .345 13 11 0.097 1.03 0.134 -0.037 1.0 1 4
Mike Greenwell LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .292 .847 17 10 0.271 1.50 0.288 -0.016 2.5 3 0 3B
Jack Clark DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 .226 .794 20 8 -0.066 1.42 0.058 -0.125 -0.4
   Steve Lyons PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ellis Burks CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .230 .689 25 15 -0.216 1.40 0.000 -0.216 -2.3 3 0
Tom Brunansky RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .831 23 10 -0.068 1.23 0.039 -0.107 -0.9 2 0
Mike Marshall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .900 12 9 -0.169 1.65 0.000 -0.169 -1.7 8 0
   Carlos Quintana 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .649 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Tony Pena C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .457 13 11 -0.084 0.80 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 7 0
Tim Naehring SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .360 24 13 -0.085 0.84 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 1 3
Dana Kiecker P 2
   Tony Fossas P 1
   Jeff Gray P 1
   Jeff Reardon P
Team Totals 38 2 10 2 4 7 .263 .675 176 105 -0.227 1.18 0.630 -0.857 -2.5 27 12
2B: W Boggs (5, off T Gordon).
3B: M Greenwell (2, off T Gordon).
TB: M Greenwell 5; W Boggs 5; J Reed 2; J Clark.
RBI: M Greenwell 2 (6).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Boggs-J Reed-C Quintana; J Reed-T Naehring-M Marshall.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Eisenreich LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .778 8 5 0.179 1.32 0.196 -0.018 1.1 1 0 SB
Bill Pecota 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .639 12 5 0.092 1.45 0.108 -0.016 0.6 0 3
   Terry Puhl PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 3 3 -0.079 3.34 0.000 -0.079 -0.3
   Paul Zuvella 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Danny Tartabull RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .281 .788 17 10 0.011 1.98 0.128 -0.117 0.1 3 0 2B
Kirk Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .893 14 8 -0.230 2.65 0.000 -0.230 -1.3
Warren Cromartie 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .616 11 5 -0.057 1.08 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 8 0
   Russ Morman PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 6 3 -0.195 3.54 0.000 -0.195 -0.8 2 0
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 .868 22 16 0.011 1.50 0.097 -0.086 -0.3 1 2
   Gary Thurman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .578 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .775 14 10 0.129 2.03 0.180 -0.052 0.5 7 0 HBP
   David Howard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Brian McRae CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .109 .239 14 9 -0.482 2.68 0.000 -0.482 -1.9 2 0 2·GDP
Terry Shumpert 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .475 7 6 -0.105 1.37 0.000 -0.105 -0.6 3 3
Storm Davis P
   Tom Gordon P 2
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 2 7 .219 .536 128 80 -0.726 1.97 0.709 -1.437 -3.5 27 10
2B: D Tartabull (7, off D Kiecker).
HBP: M Macfarlane (1, by J Reardon).
TB: J Eisenreich 3; D Tartabull 2; K Stillwell; M Macfarlane; B Pecota.
GIDP: B McRae 2 (3).
RBI: D Tartabull (10).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Pecota (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Eisenreich (2, 2nd base off D Kiecker/T Pena).

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
Dana Kiecker, W (1-0) 5.1 5 1 1 1 6 0 2.92 21 79 51 27 11 13 11 3 0 0 59 0.125 1.22 1.1
Tony Fossas, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 7 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.155 3.53 0.9
Jeff Gray, H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.13 6 11 9 6 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.181 1.99 0.8
Jeff Reardon, S (7) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.23 6 31 17 13 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.268 4.18 0.7
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 7 0 1.00 35 128 80 48 13 19 15 10 2 0 59 3 0 0.729 1.18 3.5

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
Storm Davis 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 3.60 13 53 32 21 3 8 7 5 2 0 43 -0.004 1.52 -0.0
Tom Gordon, L (1-1) 7 5 1 1 3 7 0 0.47 29 123 73 39 14 20 8 11 4 0 0 0 0.232 1.02 2.5
Team Totals 9 10 2 1 4 7 0 1.00 42 176 105 60 17 28 15 16 6 0 43 0 0 0.228 1.97 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Reardon (1; M Macfarlane).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 21,426.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 0mph, Overcast, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR B. McRae J. Reardon 33% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b9 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Macfarlane J. Reardon -13% 67% Hit By Pitch; Thurman to 2B
b8 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Gibson J. Reardon 12% 84% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R BOS M. Greenwell S. Davis 12% 71% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Boggs Scores/unER; Reed to 3B
b5 1-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO KCR B. McRae D. Kiecker 11% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-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' Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs S. Davis 4% 54% Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Reed S. Davis 5% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 2B; Reed to 1B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R BOS M. Greenwell S. Davis 12% 71% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Boggs Scores/unER; Reed to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Clark S. Davis 3% 74% Walk; Greenwell to 2B
t1 1-0 0 123 6,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks S. Davis -6% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
t1 1-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Brunansky S. Davis -7% 62% Popfly: 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Marshall S. Davis -6% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Eisenreich D. Kiecker -4% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Pecota D. Kiecker -2% 49% Eisenreich Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR B. Pecota D. Kiecker 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Eisenreich to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R KCR D. Tartabull D. Kiecker -7% 43% Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Eisenreich Scores
b1 1-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR K. Gibson D. Kiecker 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tartabull to 3B
b1 1-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O KCR W. Cromartie D. Kiecker 4% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Pena S. Davis -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. Naehring S. Davis -2% 46% Popfly: 1B
t2 1-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs S. Davis 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Reed S. Davis 2% 49% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
t2 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Greenwell S. Davis 3% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Boggs to 3B; Reed to 2B
t2 1-1 2 123 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Clark S. Davis -8% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell D. Kiecker 2% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane D. Kiecker 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. McRae D. Kiecker 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
Tom Gordon replaces Storm Davis pitching
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks T. Gordon -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS T. Brunansky T. Gordon 3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Marshall T. Gordon -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Marshall to 1B
t3 1-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. Pena T. Gordon -3% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Shumpert D. Kiecker 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Eisenreich D. Kiecker 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR B. Pecota D. Kiecker -1% 47% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull D. Kiecker 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
t4 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Gordon -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  BOS W. Boggs T. Gordon 5% 52% Double (Line Drive)
t4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Reed T. Gordon 6% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Boggs to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO BOS M. Greenwell T. Gordon 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Boggs Scores; Reed to 2B
t4 2-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Clark T. Gordon 1% 62% Walk
t4 2-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS E. Burks T. Gordon -4% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR K. Gibson D. Kiecker 3% 61% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR W. Cromartie D. Kiecker 2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell D. Kiecker 1% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
t5 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. Brunansky T. Gordon -2% 62% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Marshall T. Gordon -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Pena T. Gordon -1% 59% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Macfarlane D. Kiecker -5% 53% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 1-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO KCR B. McRae D. Kiecker 11% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Shumpert D. Kiecker 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
t6 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Gordon -2% 64% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
t6 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Boggs T. Gordon -2% 62% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t6 2-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Reed T. Gordon -1% 61% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Dana Kiecker facing 1-2-3
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Eisenreich D. Kiecker -6% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b6 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Pecota D. Kiecker -9% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Eisenreich to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull D. Kiecker 9% 54% Strikeout Swinging
Tony Fossas replaces Dana Kiecker pitching
b6 1-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Gibson T. Fossas 5% 59% Groundout: P-1B; Eisenreich to 3B; Pecota to 2B
Russ Morman pinch hits for Warren Cromartie (1B) batting 5th
b6 1-2 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O KCR R. Morman T. Fossas 11% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
Russ Morman moves from PH to 1B
t7 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS M. Greenwell T. Gordon 11% 80% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
t7 2-1 0 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Clark T. Gordon -5% 76% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-1 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O BOS E. Burks T. Gordon -7% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  BOS T. Brunansky T. Gordon 1% 70% Walk
t7 2-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Marshall T. Gordon -6% 64% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Jeff Gray facing 6-7-8
Jeff Gray replaces Tony Fossas pitching
Carlos Quintana replaces Mike Marshall playing 1B batting 7th
b7 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell J. Gray 5% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Macfarlane J. Gray 3% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR B. McRae J. Gray 2% 75% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
t8 2-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS T. Pena T. Gordon -2% 73% Flyball: RF
t8 2-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. Naehring T. Gordon -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Boggs T. Gordon 1% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t8 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Reed T. Gordon -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Jeff Gray facing 9-1-2
b8 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Shumpert J. Gray 6% 76% Flyball: RF
b8 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Eisenreich J. Gray -7% 69% Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Bill Pecota (3B) batting 2nd
b8 1-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Puhl J. Gray 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Reardon replaces Jeff Gray pitching
b8 1-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Tartabull J. Reardon -5% 72% Walk; Eisenreich to 2B
b8 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Gibson J. Reardon 12% 84% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
Paul Zuvella replaces Terry Puhl (PH) playing 3B batting 2nd
t9 2-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS M. Greenwell T. Gordon -2% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 2-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Clark T. Gordon 2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Steve Lyons pinch runs for Jack Clark (DH) batting 4th
t9 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks T. Gordon -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Brunansky T. Gordon -2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Jeff Reardon facing 5-6-7
b9 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Morman J. Reardon 9% 89% Flyball: CF
b9 1-2 1 --- 10,(3-2)  KCR K. Stillwell J. Reardon -10% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Kurt Stillwell (SS) batting 6th
b9 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Macfarlane J. Reardon -13% 67% Hit By Pitch; Thurman to 2B
David Howard pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane (C) batting 7th
b9 1-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR B. McRae J. Reardon 33% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

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