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@KCR		3
5
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@OAK		6
3
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@SEA		6
0
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@TEX		7
2
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@ATL		3
6
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@FLA		4
3
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@MON		1
2
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@NYM		1
4
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@PHI		1
4
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@PIT		7
8
Thursday, May 7, 1998 7:06
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 14,703, Time of Game: 2:40
Red Sox
3
21-11
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
 at Royals
5
14-19
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
W: Pat Rapp (2-3)
L: Brian Rose (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3 10  1
Royals          0  0  1   0  2  1   0  1  X    5  5  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 .303 .853 13 7 0.231 1.61 0.308 -0.077 1.6 2 3 2B,2·HBP
John Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .240 .699 20 12 -0.210 1.55 0.052 -0.262 -1.0 2 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .344 1.022 19 12 -0.224 1.84 0.029 -0.252 -1.4 6 2
Reggie Jefferson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .284 .782 18 10 -0.085 1.12 0.014 -0.099 -0.9
   Damon Buford PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .900 4 2 0.078 1.62 0.078 0.000 0.4
Troy O'Leary LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .303 .923 13 9 -0.077 1.35 0.056 -0.133 -0.6 3 0 2B
Scott Hatteberg C 4 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .778 25 14 0.026 1.48 0.138 -0.112 0.4 2 0
Midre Cummings RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .964 22 13 -0.020 1.34 0.102 -0.122 -0.2 3 0
Darren Lewis CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .766 13 10 0.094 1.49 0.146 -0.052 0.8 4 0
Mark Lemke 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .157 .437 10 7 -0.049 1.09 0.018 -0.067 -0.6 1 2
   Jim Leyritz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.047 4 3 -0.098 3.97 0.000 -0.098 -0.8
   Mike Benjamin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .699 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Rose P 1
   Jim Corsi P
   Dennis Eckersley P
Team Totals 38 3 10 2 3 7 .263 .665 161 99 -0.334 1.52 0.941 -1.274 -2.1 24 7
2B: N Garciaparra (5, off S Service); T O'Leary (9, off P Rapp).
HBP: N Garciaparra 2 (3, 2 by P Rapp).
TB: T O'Leary 3; D Lewis 2; N Garciaparra 2; M Vaughn; D Buford; R Jefferson; M Lemke; M Cummings.
RBI: N Garciaparra 2 (27).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
PB: S Hatteberg (3).
E: N Garciaparra (9).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 .715 9 6 -0.071 0.80 0.017 -0.087 -0.8 3 0
Jose Offerman 2B 2 2 1 2 2 0 .315 .814 19 10 0.278 0.98 0.294 -0.016 2.5 1 3 HR,SB
Hal Morris 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .395 .981 7 5 -0.014 1.65 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 1
   Shane Mack PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .892 1 1 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 1 0
   Ernie Young RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .538 5 3 -0.004 0.67 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 1 0
Jeff King DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 .843 15 11 -0.071 1.10 0.024 -0.095 -0.9 SF
Jeff Conine LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .455 18 12 -0.018 0.58 0.026 -0.044 -0.3 5 0
Dean Palmer 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .312 .982 8 7 0.026 0.77 0.077 -0.051 0.5 1 2 HR
Larry Sutton RF-1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .665 13 8 -0.044 0.52 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 4 0
Mike Sweeney C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .218 .614 13 7 0.058 1.16 0.095 -0.038 0.4 7 0
Shane Halter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .774 9 5 0.035 0.93 0.064 -0.028 0.2 4 1
Pat Rapp P
   Scott Service P
   Matt Whisenant P
   Jeff Montgomery P
Team Totals 29 5 5 5 2 2 .172 .598 117 75 0.166 0.90 0.597 -0.430 0.4 27 7
HR: J Offerman (1, off B Rose; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); D Palmer (10, off B Rose; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: J King (3, off D Eckersley).
TB: J Offerman 4; D Palmer 4; M Sweeney; J Conine; J Damon.
RBI: J Offerman 2 (16); J King (30); D Palmer (30); H Morris (14).
2-out RBI: J Offerman 2; D Palmer.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: P Rapp ().
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (8, 2nd base off D Eckersley/S Hatteberg).

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
Brian Rose, L (1-3) 6 5 4 3 1 1 2 5.80 25 84 57 44 7 6 8 15 1 0 48 -0.126 1.02 -0.6
Jim Corsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 12 6 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.6
Dennis Eckersley 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 10.97 4 21 12 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.057 0.65 -0.4
Team Totals 8 5 5 4 2 2 2 4.50 32 117 75 51 10 14 10 18 2 0 48 0 0 -0.167 1.52 -0.4

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
Pat Rapp, W (2-3) 7 6 1 0 2 5 0 3.45 32 118 73 38 10 25 8 15 6 0 66 0.309 1.11 3.0
Scott Service, H (6) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.78 6 26 15 5 3 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 -0.211 2.79 -2.1
Matt Whisenant, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.151 4.90 0.7
Jeff Montgomery, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.68 4 13 9 3 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.084 2.02 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 3 7 0 2.00 43 161 99 47 16 36 9 22 9 0 66 2 0 0.333 0.90 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Rapp 2 (4; N Garciaparra, N Garciaparra).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Ray DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 14,703.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 18mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Royals
1 Nomar Garciaparra SS 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 John Valentin 3B 2 Jose Offerman 2B
3 Mo Vaughn 1B 3 Hal Morris 1B
4 Reggie Jefferson DH 4 Jeff King DH
5 Troy O'Leary LF 5 Jeff Conine LF
6 Scott Hatteberg C 6 Dean Palmer 3B
7 Midre Cummings RF 7 Larry Sutton RF
8 Darren Lewis CF 8 Mike Sweeney C
9 Mark Lemke 2B 9 Shane Halter SS
Brian Rose P Pat Rapp P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  RR BOS N. Garciaparra S. Service -26% 53% Double to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Hatteberg Scores; Cummings Scores; Lewis to 3B
b5 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR J. Offerman B. Rose 24% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores
t8 3-4 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin S. Service 18% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn M. Whisenant 15% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  BOS D. Lewis S. Service -11% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hatteberg to 3B; Cummings to 2B

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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' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra P. Rapp -3% 47% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin P. Rapp -5% 41% Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn P. Rapp 5% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson P. Rapp 4% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary P. Rapp 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Damon B. Rose -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman B. Rose -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR H. Morris B. Rose -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg P. Rapp 2% 52% Lineout: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Cummings P. Rapp -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Lewis P. Rapp -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cummings to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Lemke P. Rapp 5% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra P. Rapp 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. King B. Rose -2% 53% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Conine B. Rose 3% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR D. Palmer B. Rose -3% 52% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O KCR L. Sutton B. Rose -2% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin P. Rapp 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn P. Rapp 2% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS R. Jefferson P. Rapp -1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS T. O'Leary P. Rapp -4% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jefferson to 3B
t3 0-0 2 -23 7,(2-2)  R BOS S. Hatteberg P. Rapp -9% 40% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Jefferson Scores/No RBI/unER; O'Leary to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Cummings P. Rapp 5% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Rose 4% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR S. Halter B. Rose 6% 55% Reached on E6 (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Sweeney to 2B
b3 0-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Damon B. Rose 5% 61% Passed Ball; Sweeney to 3B; Halter to 2B
b3 0-1 0 -23 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Damon B. Rose -6% 55% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman B. Rose 1% 56% Walk
b3 0-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO KCR H. Morris B. Rose -0% 56% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sweeney Scores/unER; Halter to 3B
Shane Mack pinch runs for Hal Morris (1B) batting 3rd
b3 1-1 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. King B. Rose -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 8-9-1
Larry Sutton moves from RF to 1B
Shane Mack moves from PR to RF
t4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis P. Rapp 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lemke P. Rapp 2% 55% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra P. Rapp -2% 53% Hit By Pitch
t4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Valentin P. Rapp 3% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Conine B. Rose -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer B. Rose -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR L. Sutton B. Rose -1% 50% Flyball: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 3-4-5
t5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn P. Rapp 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson P. Rapp 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS T. O'Leary P. Rapp -2% 54% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t5 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg P. Rapp 3% 57% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Rose -3% 54% Flyball: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR S. Halter B. Rose -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon B. Rose 2% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR J. Offerman B. Rose 24% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores
b5 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Mack B. Rose -1% 76% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
t6 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Cummings P. Rapp 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis P. Rapp 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-1)  BOS M. Lemke P. Rapp -2% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra P. Rapp 3% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King B. Rose -2% 82% Flyball: RF
b6 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Conine B. Rose -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b6 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR D. Palmer B. Rose 8% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton B. Rose -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
t7 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin P. Rapp 3% 91% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Vaughn P. Rapp -3% 88% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t7 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson P. Rapp 3% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary P. Rapp 2% 94% Flyball: SS (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 8-9-1
Jim Corsi replaces Brian Rose pitching
b7 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Corsi -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR S. Halter J. Corsi -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Damon J. Corsi -0% 92% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Scott Service facing 6-7-8
Scott Service replaces Pat Rapp pitching
Ernie Young replaces Shane Mack playing RF batting 3rd
t8 1-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg S. Service -4% 88% Walk
t8 1-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS M. Cummings S. Service -8% 80% Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hatteberg to 2B
t8 1-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  BOS D. Lewis S. Service -11% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hatteberg to 3B; Cummings to 2B
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Mark Lemke (2B) batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Leyritz S. Service 10% 79% Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
t8 1-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  RR BOS N. Garciaparra S. Service -26% 53% Double to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Hatteberg Scores; Cummings Scores; Lewis to 3B
t8 3-4 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin S. Service 18% 71% Strikeout Swinging
Matt Whisenant replaces Scott Service pitching
t8 3-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn M. Whisenant 15% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
Dennis Eckersley replaces Jim Corsi pitching
Mike Benjamin replaces Jim Leyritz (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b8 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman D. Eckersley 2% 88% Walk
b8 4-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR E. Young D. Eckersley 2% 90% Offerman Steals 2B
b8 4-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Young D. Eckersley -0% 90% Flyball: CF; Offerman to 3B
b8 4-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RO KCR J. King D. Eckersley 2% 92% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
b8 5-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Conine D. Eckersley -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
Jeff Montgomery replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
Damon Buford pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson (DH) batting 4th
t9 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Buford J. Montgomery -8% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t9 3-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Montgomery 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 3-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg J. Montgomery 6% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 3-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Cummings J. Montgomery 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

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