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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 12, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,488 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Drew Coble |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Donnie Sadler | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Saberhagen
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Saberhagen
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Saberhagen
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Rosado
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Saberhagen
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Saberhagen
Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Saberhagen
Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Saberhagen
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmer scores. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Saberhagen
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rosado
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Rosado
O'Leary is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Rosado
Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Buford reaches second base with a double. O'Leary goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Rosado
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sadler vs. Rosado
Sadler hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Rosado
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Saberhagen
Rivera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sadler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Saberhagen
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Saberhagen
Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Saberhagen
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Damon moves to third. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Saberhagen
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Pendleton vs. Saberhagen
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Saberhagen
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Saberhagen
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Saberhagen
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Saberhagen
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rosado
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Rosado
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rosado
Buford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Saberhagen
Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Saberhagen
Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Saberhagen
Offerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Offerman reaches second base with a double. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Saberhagen
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Saberhagen
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Rosado
Varitek hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Rosado
Sadler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Rosado
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sadler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Saberhagen
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Saberhagen
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Saberhagen
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Garciaparra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Service
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Service
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Swindell
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Swindell
Morris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Morris reaches second base with a double. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Swindell
Offerman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Damon scores. Morris moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Corsi
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Pendleton vs. Corsi
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sutton vs. Corsi
Sutton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Service
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Service
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Service covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Service
Sadler strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Eckersley
Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Eckersley
Rivera bunts towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Sadler covering, for the out. Sweeney moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Damon vs. Eckersley
Damon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Morris vs. Eckersley
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney scores. Dye moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. Eckersley
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Eckersley
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Service
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Service
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Service
There's a wild pitch. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Service
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lewis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Service
Garciaparra hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Reyes
Carlos Reyes now pitching.
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Reyes
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Reyes
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Reyes
Dye is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Reyes
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Sweeney moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Reyes
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Dye scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Reyes
Morris hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Morris reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Reyes
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Reyes
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Reyes
Pendleton hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Whisenant
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Whisenant
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Varitek vs. Whisenant
Varitek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Varitek reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sadler vs. Whisenant
Sadler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Varitek scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Whisenant
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Sadler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Whisenant
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1998 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 2 2 2 Lewis D, rf 2 1 1 0
Morris H, 1b 6 0 5 2 Valentin J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 5 0 3 1 Vaughn M, 1b 3 0 0 1
Palmer D, dh 4 1 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 0
Pendleton T, 3b 6 1 2 0 Stanley M, dh 4 1 1 0
Sutton L, lf 5 0 0 0 O'Leary T, lf 3 1 0 0
Sweeney M, c 5 2 2 1 Buford D, cf 4 0 1 1
Dye J, rf 3 1 1 0 Varitek J, c 3 1 1 1
Rivera L, ss 4 1 1 1 Sadler D, 2b 3 0 1 1
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42 8 16 7 30 4 5 4
Kansas City 010 000 115 -- 8
Boston 010 000 012 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J 5.0 2 1 1 4 6
Service S (W) 3.0 0 1 0 1 5
Whisenant M 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B 6.0 6 1 1 2 4
Swindell G (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Corsi J 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Eckersley D 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Reyes C 1.0 6 5 5 1 1
E -- Morris H
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 15, Boston 7
2B -- Buford D, Offerman J, Morris H 2, Sweeney M, Stanley M, Varitek J
SH -- Rivera L
SF -- Vaughn M
HBP -- by Rosado J (O'Leary T)
WP -- Corsi J, Service S
T -- 3:44
A -- 32488
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