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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2005
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 23, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,323 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| Trot Nixon | Right Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chip Ambres | Center Fielder |
| Terrence Long | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Donnie Murphy | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 23, 2005
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Greinke
Damon hits a line drive towards first. Sweeney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Greinke
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Wells
Ambres hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wells
Long strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wells
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Wells
There's a wild pitch. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Wells
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Greinke
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Greinke
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wells
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Wells
Berroa bunts towards the mound. Wells throws towards second. Graffanino fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Graffanino. Brown moves to third. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Teahen vs. Wells
Teahen hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Wells
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Wells
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Greinke
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Greinke
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Long. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Greinke
Graffanino hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Greinke
Damon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Long. Damon reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Renteria moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Greinke
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ambres. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Renteria scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Greinke
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Wells
Ambres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Wells
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ambres moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Wells
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ambres moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Wells
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Greinke
Varitek hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Greinke
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Greinke
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Greinke
Graffanino hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Greinke
Damon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wells
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Wells
Berroa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino misplays the ball. That's an error on Graffanino. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Wells
Teahen takes first base on ball four. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Wells
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Greinke
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out. Renteria moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Greinke
Nixon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ambres. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Renteria scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Greinke
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wells
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Wells
Ambres hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wells
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez throws the ball in to Graffanino who tags Long, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Greinke
Olerud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Greinke
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Greinke
Graffanino hits a fly ball into center field. Ambres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Greinke
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Gonzalez
Geremi Gonzalez now pitching.
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Gonzalez
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gonzalez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Greinke
Renteria hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ambres. Renteria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Greinke
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. Renteria moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Greinke
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Gonzalez
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen hits a line drive into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Gonzalez
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Bayliss
Jonah Bayliss now pitching.
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Bayliss
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bayliss
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Gonzalez
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ambres vs. Gonzalez
Ambres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Gonzalez
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Gonzalez
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Bayliss
Graffanino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Bayliss
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Bayliss
Renteria hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Stairs hits a line drive into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Timlin
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Timlin
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Timlin
Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Timlin
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Timlin
Buck hits a popup towards the mound. Timlin can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Brown moves to third. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Timlin
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Teahen scores. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ambres vs. Timlin
Ambres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/2005 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 5 1 1 1 Ambres C, cf 4 0 1 0
Renteria E, ss 5 2 3 1 Long T, lf 4 0 2 0
Ortiz D, dh 4 0 1 1 Sweeney M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez M, lf 3 0 0 0 Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 0
Nixon T, rf 4 0 1 1 Brown E, rf 3 1 1 0
Varitek J, c 4 1 1 1 Berroa A, ss 4 0 1 0
Olerud J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 2 1 0 0
Mueller B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Buck J, c 4 0 1 0
Graffanino T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, 2b 4 0 1 2
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36 5 9 5 33 2 8 2
Boston 003 110 000 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D (W) 5.0 5 0 0 2 5
Gonzalez J 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Timlin M 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (L) 7.0 9 5 5 2 3
Bayliss J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Graffanino T 2
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Sweeney M, Mueller B, Damon J, Ortiz D, Nixon T, Renteria E
HR -- Varitek J
WP -- Wells D, Timlin M
T -- 2:51
A -- 21323
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