Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
31-23, 13-14 Away
2
31-23, 13-14 Away
Final
20-32, 13-12 Home
5
20-32, 13-12 Home
Red Sox Hitting
a-hit for P Reese in the 7th
b-grounded into fielder's choice to second for B Daubach in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ Damon (13, J Gobble); D Ortiz (24, J Gobble)
- HRD Mirabelli (4, 6th inning off J Gobble 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Mirabelli (10), D Ortiz (47)
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- PBD Mirabelli 2
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Randa3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .348 | .387 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .370 | .547 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .338 | .452 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .376 | .415 | .545 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .342 | .451 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .324 | .352 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .288 | .383 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .256 | .342 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .287 | .242 |
| 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (3, T Wakefield)
- 3BA Berroa (2, T Wakefield)
- RBIC Beltran (41), A Berroa 2 (12), M Stairs (22), J Randa (19)
- 2Out RBIA Berroa
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSC Beltran (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli)
- SBT Graffanino (4, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); B Santiago (1, 3rd base off A Martinez/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- AssistsM Stairs (M Bellhorn at Home)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Wakefield(L,12-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 116-71 | 3.76 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-10 | 1.13 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 137-81 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wakefield 9-6; A Martinez 2-2
- Game ScoresT Wakefield 38
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Gobble(W,9-8) |
S. Sullivan(H,7) |
J. Cerda(H,12) |
J. Grimsley(H,19) |
J. Affeldt(S,13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84-52 | 4.76 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19-7 | 3.91 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.18 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2.01 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.55 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 126-75 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Gobble 4-12; S Sullivan 0-0; J Cerda 2-1; J Grimsley 1-0; J Affeldt 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Gobble 55
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Beltran singled to center, T Graffanino scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Berroa singled to center, B Santiago scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | A Berroa tripled to deep right, J Randa scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Stairs walked, C Beltran scored, M Sweeney to third, K Harvey to second. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Randa singled to left, M Sweeney scored, K Harvey to third, M Stairs to second. | 0 | 5 | |
| 6th | D Mirabelli homered to left. | 1 | 5 | |
| 6th | D Ortiz doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored, M Bellhorn tagged out at home. | 2 | 5 | |
BOS wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 5 June 2004
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 28,182
Game Time:2:41
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Terry Craft
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
2025 American League East Standings
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 |
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