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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 2, 1987
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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 2, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 2, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,154 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Terry Cooney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bo Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Pecota | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Ross Jones | Shortstop |
| Larry Owen | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 2, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Gubicza
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gubicza
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Gubicza
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Pecota scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stanley
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gubicza
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Gubicza
Horn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Gubicza
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Gubicza
Owen hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Stanley
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Stanley
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Stanley
Jones is hit by the pitch. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Stanley
Owen hits a popup towards the mound. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Stanley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gubicza
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Gubicza
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gubicza
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pecota vs. Stanley
Pecota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Balboni vs. Stanley
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gubicza
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gubicza
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Gubicza
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stanley
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Stanley
Owen bunts towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Stanley
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Gubicza
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Gubicza
Owen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Gubicza
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenwell tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Gubicza
Burks takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Gubicza
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Crawford
Pecota takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Crawford
Balboni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Balboni reaches second base with a double. Pecota goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Crawford
Jones bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Crawford
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Crawford
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Crawford
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Crawford
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Tartabull hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gubicza
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gubicza
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Gubicza
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bolton
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Bolton
Pecota is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Bolton
Balboni hits a line drive into left field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Bolton
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Bolton
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Gubicza
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Gubicza
Owen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bolton
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Bolton
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gubicza
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Gubicza
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gubicza
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Gubicza
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gubicza
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Gubicza
Rice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
Pecota hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Schiraldi
There goes Pecota. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Pecota steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Schiraldi
Balboni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pecota scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Schiraldi
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Schiraldi
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schiraldi
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Smith reaches second base with a double. Balboni moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Schiraldi
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Balboni scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Schiraldi
Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Schiraldi
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Gubicza
Horn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Gubicza
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Greenwell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Gleaton
Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
Owen hits a line drive beyond second. Pecota can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Greenwell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Gleaton
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Marc Sullivan.
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Gleaton
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1987 -- Boston at Kansas City (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 6 3 3 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Seitzer K, 3b 6 4 6 7
Boggs W, 3b 2 0 1 0 Brett G, dh 5 1 2 2
Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 5 0 2 2
Horn S, dh 3 1 0 0 Jackson B, cf 5 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 4 2 2 3 Pecota B, 2b 4 2 2 0
Greenwell M, rf 4 2 2 0 Balboni S, 1b 4 1 3 2
Owen S, ss 4 0 2 1 Jones R, ss 3 2 1 0
Sullivan M, c 2 0 0 1 Owen L, c 4 0 0 0
Benzinger T, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 9 5 42 13 20 13
Boston 020 010 002 -- 5
Kansas City 101 240 05x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 3.2 10 4 4 1 1
Crawford S 1.0 3 4 4 2 1
Bolton T 2.1 2 0 0 2 2
Schiraldi C 1.0 5 5 5 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W) 8.1 8 5 5 4 2
Gleaton J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Rice J
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Kansas City 12
2B -- Brett G, Balboni S, Smith L, Seitzer K
3B -- Greenwell M
HR -- Evans D 2, Seitzer K 2, Brett G
SB -- Pecota B
SH -- Owen L
SF -- Sullivan M
HBP -- by Stanley B (Jones R)
PB -- Owen L
T -- 2:51
A -- 29154
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