Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
9-20, 3-14 Away
8
9-20, 3-14 Away
Final
19-12, 10-4 Home
4
19-12, 10-4 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (5, D Lowe); C Beltran 2 (9, L DiNardo, M Malaska)
- HRK Stinnett (2, 9th inning off M Timlin 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Sweeney 2 (22), A Berroa (5), C Beltran 4 (25), K Stinnett (3)
- 2Out RBIM Sweeney 2, A Berroa, C Beltran 4, K Stinnett
- SHA Guiel; D DeJesus
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBM Sweeney (2, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek); C Beltran (9, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Varitek)
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD McCarty (3, D May); D Ortiz (12, D May)
- HRB Mueller (5, 2nd inning off D May 1 on, 2 Out); M Ramirez (8, 8th inning off J Cerda 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB Mueller 2 (19), M Ramirez (21), J Damon (18)
- 2Out RBIB Mueller 2, J Damon
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSP Reese (1, 2nd base by D May)
- Fielding
- EP Reese (5, catch)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPJ Cerda
- IBBM Sweeney 3 (By D Lowe, M Malaska, L DiNardo)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD May 7-4; J Cerda 4-1; S Sullivan 1-1; D Reyes 0-0
- Game ScoresD May 51
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lowe(L,14-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 103-57 | 5.01 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.55 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 1.13 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25-16 | 4.73 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 182-104 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Lowe 11-4; M Malaska 0-0; B Arroyo 0-1; L DiNardo 1-2; M Timlin 1-0
- Game ScoresD Lowe 37
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Mueller homered to left, K Millar scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Sweeney doubled to left, D Relaford and D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | A Berroa reached on infield single to third, J Randa scored, D Relaford to third, D DeJesus to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | C Beltran doubled to left, D Relaford, D DeJesus and A Berroa scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 8th | C Beltran hit a ground rule double to left, D Relaford scored. | 7 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Ramirez homered to left. | 7 | 3 | |
| 9th | K Stinnett homered to left. | 8 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Damon singled to center, P Reese scored. | 8 | 4 | |
BOS wins 2-1
Game Information
Fenway Park
7:05 PM, 9 May 2004
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,589
Game Time:3:20
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Joe West
- Third Base Umpire - Terry Craft
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 |
2025 American League East Standings
MLB News