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CAL  7
CHW  6

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TOR  7
@CLE  1

KCR  5
BOS  4

(12)
BAL  2
@MIN  1

OAK 13
DET  2

MIL 10
@SEA  6

STL  5
@ATL  4

(14)
CHC 11
LAD  1

SFG  7
@FLA  1

SDP 10
@HOU  4

MON  6
COL  4

PIT  7
@NYM  5

CIN  6
@PHI  5

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Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 39,526

Friday, April 5, 1996, 1:44
Time of Game: 4:24
Red Sox
4
0-4
Lost 4
5th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    5 13  2
W: T Clark (1-0), L: B Pennington (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Royals
5
1-3
Won 1
3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Cordero 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .529   30    4   7   SH
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    2   0  .067  .289   23    4   3   SB
M Vaughn 1B                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   15   11   1   
J Canseco DH                  5   2   2   1    1   0  .250  .896   28    0   0   HR,2B
K Mitchell RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750   15    2   0   2B
  M Cuyler RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  T O'Leary PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    5    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   0   0   1    1   1  .143  .331   12    4   0   SF,IW
M Stanley C                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .077  .404   22    7   2   
T Naehring 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .763    6    1   2   
  E Beltre 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   11    1   0   
D Hosey CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .385  .967   15    1   0   CS

A Sele P                                                                 0   1
  M Maddux P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
  B Pennington P                                                         0   0
  J Suppan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41   4   8   4    7   8              185   35  16
BATTING
2B: K Mitchell (1, off T Belcher); J Canseco (2, off T Belcher).
HR: J Canseco (1, off T Belcher; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: M Greenwell (1, off T Belcher).
SH: W Cordero (1, off J Valera).
IBB: M Greenwell (1, by T Belcher).
TB: J Canseco 6; D Hosey 2; K Mitchell 2; M Vaughn; T Naehring; W Cordero.
RBI: J Canseco (2); M Greenwell (1); K Mitchell (1); W Cordero (1).
2-out RBI: J Canseco; W Cordero.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2. W Cordero-M Vaughn-W Cordero-M Vaughn; J Valentin-W Cordero-M Vaughn.
PB: M Stanley (2).
E: J Valentin (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Valentin (2, 2nd base off T Belcher/M Macfarlane).
CS: D Hosey (1, 2nd base by T Belcher/M Macfarlane).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .596   29    2   2   CS
T Goodwin LF                  6   3   2   0    0   2  .357  .757   28    4   1   2·SB
J Damon CF                    6   1   3   3    0   1  .385 1.077   32    8   0   HR,2B,CS
K Lockhart 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .733   15    1   2   
  J Randa PH-3B               1   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333   16    0   3   IW
M Tucker RF                   6   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .343   25    1   0   SB,GDP
B Hamelin 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .308   17    7   0   
  D Howard PH-1B              2   1   1   0    1   0  .429  .985   15    4   0   SB
J Vitiello DH                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .585   11    0   0   
  J Nunnally PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   0   
  P Lennon PH                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.238    9    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .728   18    5   1   2B,SB,GDP
  L Norman PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Fasano C                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    5    4   0   
J Offerman SS                 5   0   3   0    0   1  .308  .616   28    0   1   CS

T Belcher P                                                              0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   1
  J Valera P                                                             0   1
  T Clark P                                                              0   0
Totals                       44   5  13   5    8   7              259   36  12
BATTING
2B: J Damon (1, off A Sele); M Macfarlane (2, off H Slocumb).
HR: J Damon (1, off A Sele; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
IBB: J Randa (1, by B Pennington).
TB: J Damon 7; J Offerman 3; M Macfarlane 2; T Goodwin 2; J Vitiello; D Howard; M Tucker; P Lennon.
GIDP: M Macfarlane (1); M Tucker (1).
RBI: J Damon 3 (3); M Macfarlane (1); P Lennon (1).
2-out RBI: P Lennon.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: M Macfarlane (1); K Lockhart (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Howard (1, 2nd base off H Slocumb/M Stanley); M Tucker (1, 2nd base off A Sele/M Stanley); M Macfarlane (1, 2nd base off A Sele/M Stanley); T Goodwin 2 (6, 3rd base off B Pennington/M Stanley, 2nd base off B Pennington/M Stanley).
CS: B Roberts (1, 3rd base by A Sele/M Stanley); J Offerman (1, 2nd base by M Maddux/M Stanley); J Damon (1, 3rd base by A Sele/M Stanley).

PITCHING

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
A Sele                         5     8   3   3    3   1   1   5.40   23   94-55   34· 4·17   10· 5· 4· 0     37    -     0.88  -0.06
M Maddux                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    6   27-15    8· 5· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.55   0.18
M Stanton, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0  27.00    3   19-13    8· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.16
H Slocumb, BS (1)              2     2   1   1    1   3   0   3.00    9   47-27   12· 4·11    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.63  -0.11
B Pennington, L (0-1)          1.2   1   1   0    3   1   0   0.00   10   48-21   11· 3· 7    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    3.15   0.14
J Suppan                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    6.39  -0.33
Totals                        11.2  13   5   4    8   7   1          52  238-133  74·18·41   18·11· 8· 0          3-1 
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
T Belcher                      7.2   8   4   3    3   3   1   3.52   33  114-71   45·10·16    7·15· 5· 0     49    -     1.18  -0.09
J Montgomery                   2.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8   27-17    6· 3· 8    4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.51   0.26
J Valera                       1.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    6   26-13    3· 3· 7    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.45   0.08
T Clark, W (1-0)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   14-7     4· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    5.35   0.23
Totals                        12     8   4   3    7   8   1          50  181-108  58·17·33   14·15· 6· 0          4-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: T Belcher (1; M Greenwell); B Pennington (1; J Randa).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 4:24.
Attendance: 39,526.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 37° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Cordero            2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. T Goodwin            LF 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. J Damon              CF 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. K Lockhart           3B 
5. K Mitchell           RF    5. M Tucker             RF 
6. M Greenwell          LF    6. B Hamelin            1B 
7. M Stanley            C     7. J Vitiello           DH 
8. T Naehring           3B    8. M Macfarlane         C  
9. D Hosey              CF    9. J Offerman           SS 

   A Sele               P        T Belcher            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  4-4  123  3   33% 100% P Lennon        J Suppan        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Goodwin Scores/unER; Randa to 3B; Howard to 2B
   b 9   1  4-3  --3  4   28%  71% M Macfarlane    H Slocumb       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Howard Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  ---  3  -27%  32% J Canseco       T Belcher       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t12   2  4-4  123  5   18%  66% T O'Leary       T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   b 9   0  4-3  -2-  6  -17%  31% J Nunnally      H Slocumb       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  W Cordero       Lineout: CF
          ---  7   50%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  J Canseco       Valentin Steals 2B; Valentin to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  6   55%  " "             Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   55%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      1--  3   65%  J Damon         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Goodwin Scores
   O      -2-      60%  K Lockhart      Damon Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B-2B-P-SS)
          ---  6   62%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   59%  M Tucker        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   64%  M Greenwell     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   62%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  2   60%  T Naehring      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stanley to 2B
          12-  1   57%  D Hosey         Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Stanley to 3B; Naehring to 2B
   RO     123  6   56%  W Cordero       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Stanley Scores; Naehring out at Hm/LF-C; Hosey to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  B Hamelin       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   56%  J Vitiello      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   52%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  J Offerman      Macfarlane Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   55%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   56%  J Canseco       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   60%  B Roberts       Walk
          1--  6   65%  T Goodwin       Single to SS (Line Drive); Roberts to 2B
   O      12-      58%  J Damon         Roberts Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Goodwin to 2B
   RR     -2-  4   73%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Goodwin Scores
   O      ---  2   72%  K Lockhart      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  2   73%  M Tucker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      74%  B Hamelin       Tucker Steals 2B
          -2-  7   74%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   71%  J Vitiello      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   74%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   76%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   77%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   75%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   77%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   75%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   73%  T Goodwin       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   76%  T Naehring      Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   78%  D Hosey         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  9   80%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   82%  J Damon         Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
                  Esteban Beltre replaces Tim Naehring playing 3B batting 8th
   O      1--  6   80%  K Lockhart      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   76%  M Tucker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   79%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   76%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   64%  J Canseco       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Vaughn to 3B
   R      -23  2   55%  K Mitchell      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Vaughn Scores; Canseco to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   54%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Canseco Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   58%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Maddux facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Maddux replaces Aaron Sele pitching
          ---  5   63%  B Hamelin       Walk
   O      1--  4   58%  J Vitiello      Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  3   50%  M Macfarlane    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   54%  E Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  D Hosey         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      57%  W Cordero       Hosey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   60%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Maddux facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   65%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      55%  B Roberts       Offerman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   52%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   55%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   59%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   32%  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  7   30%  K Mitchell      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   29%  M Greenwell     Intentional Walk
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Tim Belcher pitching
          12-  4   26%  M Stanley       Walk; Mitchell to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      123  3   34%  E Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Stanton replaces Mike Maddux pitching
   O      ---  8   27%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Joe Randa pinch hits for Keith Lockhart batting 4th
   O      ---  7   22%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   18%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Randa moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   20%  D Hosey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   22%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   23%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 6-7-8
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mike Stanton pitching; Milt Cuyler replaces Kevin Mitchell playing RF batting 5th; David Howard pinch hits for Bob Hamelin batting 6th
          ---  3   37%  D Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Joe Vitiello batting 7th
          1--      47%  J Nunnally      Howard Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      44%  M Macfarlane    Passed Ball; Howard to 3B
   R      --3  4   71%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Howard Scores
                  Les Norman pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane batting 8th
   O      -2-  4   64%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Norman to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
                  Sal Fasano replaces Les Norman playing C batting 8th; David Howard moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   57%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  M Cuyler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   59%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   54%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   57%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  9   50%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Julio Valera facing 6-7-8
                  Julio Valera replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
   O      ---  5   57%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  E Beltre        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Pennington facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Pennington replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching
   O      ---  4   59%  D Howard        Flyball: LF
                  Patrick Lennon pinch hits for Jon Nunnally batting 7th
   O      ---  6   54%  P Lennon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   57%  S Fasano        Walk
          1--  5   62%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Fasano to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  B Roberts       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Top of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Julio Valera facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   42%  D Hosey         Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  W Cordero       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Hosey to 2B
          -2-  5   42%  J Valentin      Walk
                  Terry Clark replaces Julio Valera pitching
   O      12-  4   53%  M Vaughn        Lineout: LF
          12-  5   47%  J Canseco       Walk; Hosey to 3B; Valentin to 2B
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Milt Cuyler batting 5th
   O      123  5   66%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Pennington facing 2-3-4
                  Troy O'Leary moves to RF
          ---  6   73%  T Goodwin       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   65%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          1--      71%  J Randa         Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  4   72%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   62%  M Tucker        Popfly: 1B
          12-      65%  D Howard        Goodwin Steals 3B
          1-3  5   67%  " "             Walk; Randa to 2B
                  Jeff Suppan replaces Brad Pennington pitching
   R      123  3  100%  P Lennon        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Goodwin Scores/unER; Randa to 3B; Howard to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 5.

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