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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 6, 1974
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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 July 6, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 1974 |
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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 | July 6, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 23,331 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | DH |
Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 6, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wise
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wise
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wise
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Wise
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Briles
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Briles
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wise
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Wise
Solaita hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wohlford vs. Wise
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Wise
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Solaita moves to third. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Wise
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Solaita scores. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Wise
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Briles
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Briles
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Briles
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wise
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wise
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Wise
There goes Otis. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Wise
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wise
There goes McRae. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Wise
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solaita vs. Wise
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Briles
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Wise
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wise
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wise
Brett hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Wise
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Healy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Wise
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Healy scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Wise
Blackwell has Patek trapped. The throw from Blackwell to Petrocelli and back to Blackwell who tags Patek out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Briles
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Briles
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Briles
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wise
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wise
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Wise
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solaita vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Cleveland
Wohlford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Cleveland
Healy takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to third. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Cleveland
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Briles
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Briles
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Briles
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cleveland
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cleveland
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cleveland
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Briles
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Briles
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mario Guerrero.
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
McAuliffe hits a line drive towards first. Solaita catches it and throws to second to double up Miller. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cleveland
Rick Burleson now playing shortstop. Bob Montgomery now catching.
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Cleveland
Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Cleveland
Wohlford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Cleveland
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Harper. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Fitzmorris
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Cleveland
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cleveland
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cleveland
There goes Patek. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cleveland
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fitzmorris
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Fitzmorris
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fitzmorris
Miller hits a line drive into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cleveland
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Cleveland
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cleveland
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Fitzmorris
Al Cowens now playing right field.
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Fitzmorris
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Fitzmorris
Terry Hughes pinch runs for Bob Montgomery.
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Fitzmorris
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Fitzmorris
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/1974 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Harper T, lf 5 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 0 1 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0 Cooper C, dh 5 1 1 1 McRae H, rf 5 1 2 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Mayberry J, dh 3 1 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 2 Solaita T, 1b 4 1 2 1 Miller R, cf 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 2 0 1 0 Healy F, c 3 1 2 1 Carbo B, ph 1 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 1 0 1 0 Blackwell T, c 2 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 1 0 0 0 Hughes T, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 11 4 37 3 10 3 Kansas City 021 110 000 -- 5 Boston 021 000 000 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W) 5.1 7 3 3 1 3 Fitzmorris A (S) 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wise R (L) 4.1 10 5 5 2 3 Cleveland R 4.2 1 0 0 4 2 E -- Brett G 2, Patek F DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Boston 9 2B -- Solaita T, Evans D, McRae H HR -- Petrocelli R, Cooper C SB -- Otis A, McRae H, Harper T CS -- Patek F 2 SH -- Griffin D T -- 2:58 A -- 23331
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