May 7, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 5
BOS 3 DET 6
@OAK 3 TOR 6
@SEA 0 CLE 7
@TEX 2 ATL 6
SDP 3 LAD 4
@FLA 3 MON 2
COL 1 NYM 4
STL 1 PHI 4
ARI 1 PIT 8
CIN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,703

Thursday, May 7, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:40

Red Sox

21-11

Lost 2

2nd, 3 GB

                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

W: P Rapp (2-3), L: B Rose (1-3), S: J Montgomery (7)

Royals

14-19

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   1   2    0   0  .303  .853   13    2   3   2B,2·HBP
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .240  .699   20    2   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .344 1.022   19    6   2   
R Jefferson DH                4   1   1   0    0   2  .284  .781   18    0   0   
  D Buford PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .900    4    0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .303  .923   13    3   0   2B
S Hatteberg C                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .778   25    2   0   
M Cummings RF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .964   22    3   0   
D Lewis CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .766   13    4   0   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .157  .437    9    1   2   
  J Leyritz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.048    4    0   0   
  M Benjamin 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .699         0   0   

B Rose P                                                                 1   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   3  10   2    3   7              160   24   7

BATTING

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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .715   11    3   0   
J Offerman 2B                 2   2   1   2    2   0  .315  .815   19    1   3   HR,SB
H Morris 1B                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .395  .981    7    0   1   
  S Mack PR-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .892    1    1   0   
  E Young RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .538    9    1   0   
J King DH                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .280  .843   15    0   0   SF
J Conine LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .455   18    5   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .312  .982    8    1   2   HR
L Sutton RF-1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .666   13    4   0   
M Sweeney C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .614   13    7   0   
S Halter SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .774    9    4   1   

P Rapp P                                                                 0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       29   5   5   5    2   2              123   27   7

BATTING

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).

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
B Rose, L (1-3)                6     5   4   3    1   1   2   5.80   25   84-57   44· 7· 6    8·14· 1· 0     48    -     1.02  -0.13
J Corsi                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3   12-6     3· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
D Eckersley                    1     0   1   1    1   1   0  10.97    4   21-12    4· 3· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.06
Totals                         8     5   5   4    2   2   2          32  117-75   51·10·14   10·16· 2· 0           -

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
P Rapp, W (2-3)                7     6   1   0    2   5   0   3.45   32  117-72   38·10·25    8· 9· 6· 0     66    -     1.11   0.31
S Service, H (6)               0.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   3.78    6   26-15    5· 3· 7    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.81  -0.21
M 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    4.94   0.15
J Montgomery, S (7)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.68    4   13-9     3· 3· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.00   0.08
Totals                         9    10   3   2    3   7   0          43  160-98   47·16·36    9·13· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Rapp 2 (4; N Garciaparra, N Garciaparra).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Ray DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 14,703.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 18mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals                   
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. J Damon              CF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. J Offerman           2B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. H Morris             1B 
4. R Jefferson          DH    4. J King               DH 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. J Conine             LF 
6. S Hatteberg          C     6. D Palmer             3B 
7. M Cummings           RF    7. L Sutton             RF 
8. D Lewis              CF    8. M Sweeney            C  
9. M Lemke              2B    9. S Halter             SS 

   B Rose               P        P Rapp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-1  123  4  -26%  53% N Garciaparra   S Service       Double to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Hatteberg Scores; Cummings Scores; Lewis to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  1--  2   24%  77% J Offerman      B Rose          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores
   t 8   1  4-3  -23  5   18%  71% J Valentin      S Service       Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   2  4-3  -23  4   15%  86% M Vaughn        M Whisenant     Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 8   0  4-1  12-  5  -11%  69% D Lewis         S Service       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hatteberg to 3B; Cummings to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  N Garciaparra   Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   41%  J Valentin      Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   51%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   55%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Rose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  H Morris        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, Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: 3B
          ---  6   50%  M Cummings      Walk
          1--  3   46%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cummings to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   55%  N Garciaparra   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, Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   56%  J Conine        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  4   52%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  8   50%  L Sutton        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, Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   53%  R Jefferson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   49%  T O'Leary       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jefferson to 3B
   R      -23  7   40%  S Hatteberg     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Jefferson Scores/No RBI/unER; O'Leary to 3B
   O      1-3  3   45%  M Cummings      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, Brian Rose facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   49%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  2   55%  S Halter        Reached on E6 (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Sweeney to 2B
          12-      61%  J Damon         Passed Ball; Sweeney to 3B; Halter to 2B
   O      -23  3   55%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -23  6   56%  J Offerman      Walk
   RO     123  2   56%  H Morris        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sweeney Scores/unER; Halter to 3B
                  Shane Mack pinch runs for Hal Morris batting 3rd
   O      1-3  6   50%  J King          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, Pat Rapp facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Sutton moves to 1B; Shane Mack moves to RF
   O      ---  1   53%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   55%  M Lemke         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   53%  N Garciaparra   Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   56%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Rose facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  J Conine        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  L Sutton        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, Pat Rapp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   54%  T O'Leary       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   57%  S Hatteberg     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, Brian Rose facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  M Sweeney       Flyball: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   52%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   53%  J Damon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   77%  J Offerman      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores
   O      ---  1   76%  S Mack          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, Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   80%  M Cummings      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   84%  N Garciaparra   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, Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   82%  J King          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   81%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   89%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   88%  L Sutton        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, Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   91%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   88%  M Vaughn        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   91%  R Jefferson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   94%  T O'Leary       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, Jim Corsi facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Corsi replaces Brian Rose pitching
   O      ---  5   93%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   92%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Damon         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, Scott Service facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Service replaces Pat Rapp pitching; Ernie Young replaces Shane Mack playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  4   88%  S Hatteberg     Walk
          1--  4   80%  M Cummings      Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hatteberg to 2B
          12-  5   69%  D Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hatteberg to 3B; Cummings to 2B
                  Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Mark Lemke batting 9th
   O      123  4   79%  J Leyritz       Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
   RR     123  4   53%  N Garciaparra   Double to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Hatteberg Scores; Cummings Scores; Lewis to 3B
   O      -23  5   71%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Scott Service pitching
   O      -23  4   86%  M Vaughn        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, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Jim Corsi pitching; Mike Benjamin replaces Jim Leyritz playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  7   88%  J Offerman      Walk
          1--      90%  E Young         Offerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  " "             Flyball: CF; Offerman to 3B
   RO     --3  6   92%  J King          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  J Conine        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, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Matt Whisenant pitching; Damon Buford pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 4th
          ---  4   84%  D Buford        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   91%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   96%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  100%  M Cummings      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 5.

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