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August 12, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 8 16 1
Red Sox 4 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 8 16 1
Red Sox 4 5 0

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .250 .343
At Bats 3 430
Hits 0 111
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 36
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 53
RBI’s 0 49

Matt Whisenant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Fenway Park - August 12, 1998
Out
Matt Whisenant
Mike Sweeney
Hal Morris
Jose Offerman
Terry Pendleton
Luis Rivera
Larry Sutton
Johnny Damon
Jermaine Dye
John Valentin
Darren Lewis
Donnie Sadler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 8 16 1 15
Boston Red Sox 4 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Scott Service
Losing Pitcher Greg Swindell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 32,488
Time of Game 3 hours 44 minutes
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lewis takes first base on ball four. Sadler moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sadler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Varitek scores.
Bottom 9 Varitek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Varitek reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores.
Bottom 9 Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Pendleton hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Palmer strikes out.
Top 9 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Morris moves to third.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Dye scores. Rivera moves to second.
Top 9 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Sweeney moves to third. Dye moves to second.
Top 9 Dye is walked intentionally.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Garciaparra hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Lewis moves to third.
Bottom 8 Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lewis takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second.
Top 8 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Offerman strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Damon is walked intentionally.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Sadler strikes out.
Bottom 7 Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Service covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Buford strikes out.
Top 7 Sutton strikes out.
Top 7 Pendleton strikes out.
Top 7 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jim Corsi now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Damon scores. Morris moves to third. Offerman moves to second.
Top 7 Offerman is walked intentionally.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Greg Swindell now pitching. Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Leary strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sutton strikes out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sadler moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sadler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Varitek hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Palmer strikes out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 4 O'Leary strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stanley strikes out.
Top 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dye takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Palmer strikes out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Damon moves to second.
Top 3 Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sadler reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Sadler hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Varitek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 O'Leary is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Stanley strikes out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer moves to third.
Top 2 Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmer moves to second.
Top 2 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Valentin hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lewis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morris strikes out.
Top 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out.