Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

8-19, 2-13 Away

Final

18-11, 9-3 Home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	6	9	1
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	13	1

M. Timlin2-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

M. MacDougal0-1

0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. BerroaSS
C. BeltranCF
M. SweeneyDH
M. StairsLF
J. Randa3B
K. Harvey1B
B. SantiagoC
D. Relaford2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	0	0	1	.230	.254	.311
5	0	1	0	0	0	.308	.413	.644
4	1	1	1	1	0	.280	.327	.452
3	1	1	1	0	0	.302	.392	.524
4	0	1	1	0	0	.287	.358	.404
2	0	0	0	1	1	.353	.411	.482
4	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.268	.367
4	1	1	0	0	2	.219	.219	.281
31	5	7	3	2	4

Batting
2BM Stairs (2, T Wakefield)
RBIM Sweeney (20), M Stairs (13), J Randa (11)
GIDPB Santiago
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSC Beltran (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield)
SBA Berroa (1, 3rd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); C Beltran (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli)

Fielding
DP1 (J Randa-D Relaford-K Harvey)
EM Stairs (1, throw)
PBB Santiago

Red Sox Hitting

hitters
J. DamonCF
M. Bellhorn2B
D. OrtizDH
M. RamirezLF
K. Millar1B
G. KaplerRF
bJ. VaritekPH
D. MirabelliC
B. Mueller3B
P. ReeseSS
aB. DaubachPH
C. CrespoSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	1	1	1	0	.255	.352	.406
4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.239	.415	.391
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256	.336	.530
4	2	3	0	0	1	0	.374	.447	.626
4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.290	.363	.400
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.236	.267	.250
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.318	.423	.534
4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.400	.478	.950
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.323	.376
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.274	.313
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.286	.320
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.233
38	7	13	6	2	3	6

a-struck out looking for P Reese in the 8th

b-doubled to deep right for G Kapler in the 9th

Batting
2BK Millar (5, J Affeldt); J Damon (8, J Affeldt); J Varitek (4, S Sullivan)
HRJ Damon (2, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 1 Out); M Bellhorn (3, 9th inning off M MacDougal 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Damon (17), K Millar (9), D Mirabelli (6), M Bellhorn 2 (13), J Varitek (15)
2Out RBIK Millar, J Varitek
GIDPB Mueller
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (B Mueller-M Bellhorn-K Millar)
EM Bellhorn (2, catch); B Mueller (7, throw)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Affeldt
J. Grimsley(H,19)
M. MacDougal(L,1-1; B, 2)
S. Sullivan
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	11	4	4	1	4	1	122-76	5.06
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	3.18
0.1	1	3	3	2	1	1	17-8	11.57
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	4.63
8.2	13	7	7	3	6	2	150-92

Pitching
WPJ Affeldt
HBPK Harvey (By T Wakefield); M Stairs (By T Wakefield)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Affeldt 10-8; J Grimsley 0-1; M MacDougal 0-0; S Sullivan 0-1
Game ScoresJ Affeldt 43

Red Sox Pitching

pitchers
T. Wakefield
M. Timlin(W,5-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	9	6	4	2	3	114-71	2.75
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	4.38
9.0	9	6	4	2	4	122-78

Pitching
HBPM Bellhorn (By J Affeldt)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wakefield 14-7; M Timlin 1-1
Game ScoresT Wakefield 45

Scoring Summary

		KC	BOS
1st	M Sweeney grounded out to shortstop, A Berroa scored.	1	0
3rd	D Relaford scored, C Beltran caught stealing first, C Beltran safe at first on error by M Bellhorn.	2	0
3rd	J Damon homered to right.	2	1
3rd	K Millar doubled to left, M Bellhorn scored, M Ramirez to third.	2	2
5th	J Gonzalez singled to left, A Berroa scored, M Sweeney to second.	3	2
5th	M Stairs doubled to right, M Sweeney scored, J Gonzalez to third.	4	2
5th	J Randa reached on infield single to third, J Gonzalez scored, M Stairs scored, J Randa to second on throwing error by third baseman B Mueller.	6	2
8th	D Mirabelli singled to left, M Ramirez scored, G Kapler to third, G Kapler scored on throwing error by left fielder M Stairs.	6	4
9th	M Bellhorn homered to right, J Damon scored.	6	6
9th	J Varitek doubled to deep right, M Ramirez scored.	6	7

Royals
6
Red Sox
7

Game 1

8/5

Royals
1
Red Sox
9

Game 2

8/5

Royals
8
Red Sox
4

Game 3

9/5

Fenway Park

12:05 AM, 8 May 2004

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 35,280

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
First Base Umpire - Terry Craft
Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

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M. MacDougal0-1

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