Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
Royals Hitting
a-popped out to first for M Stairs in the 9th
- Batting
- HRB Santiago (3, 5th inning off C Schilling 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Santiago (9)
- 2Out RBIB Santiago
- SHD Relaford
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Berroa-D Relaford-K Harvey)
- EJ Randa (4, ground ball)
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Bellhorn (6, J Gobble); K Millar (6, J Gobble); M Ramirez (9, J Gobble)
- HRP Reese 2 (2, 5th inning off J Gobble 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off J Grimsley 1 on, 2 Out); D Mccarty (1, 8th inning off N Field 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Bellhorn (14), P Reese 3 (12), M Ramirez (20), J Varitek (16), B Mueller (17), D McCarty 2 (3)
- 2Out RBIP Reese 2
- GIDPD McCarty
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- SBJ Varitek 2 (3, 2nd base off J Gobble/B Santiago 2)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Gobble(L,9-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 89-61 | 3.75 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 3.75 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23-12 | 2.53 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 136-92 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Gobble 5-7; J Grimsley 2-0; S Camp 1-2; N Field 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Gobble 29
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Schilling(W,21-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 120-85 | 2.81 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 120-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Schilling 7-12
- Game ScoresC Schilling 81
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Bellhorn doubled to left, J Damon scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5th | B Santiago homered to left. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | M Ramirez doubled to left, K Millar scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6th | J Varitek singled to left, M Ramirez scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6th | B Mueller singled to center, J Varitek scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6th | P Reese homered to left, G Kapler scored. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8th | D McCarty homered to left, B Mueller scored. | 1 | 9 | ||
BOS wins 2-1
Game Information
Fenway Park
6:20 PM, 8 May 2004
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,929
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Terry Craft
- First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Third Base Umpire - Joe West
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |

