Red Sox 5-4 Royals (1 May, 2003) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

18-9, 9-2 home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	2
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	11	0

A. Embree1-0

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

M. MacDougal1-2

0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- B Mueller to second on wild pitch by D May.
  2
  1
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- M Sweeney caught stealing second, pitcher to second.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- A. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Damon ran for D Ortiz.
  2
  1
- T Nixon hit for D Jackson.
  2
  1
- T Nixon in center field.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Mendoza pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- A. Lopez pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- K Millar scored, S Hillenbrand to third, J Damon to second on wild pitch by A Lopez.
  2
  2
- K. Wilson pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Mendoza pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- C Febles ran for J Randa.
  2
  2
- B. Lyon pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- A. Embree pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- C Febles at second base.
  4
  2
- D Relaford at third base.
  4
  2
- A. Embree pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 9th
- M. MacDougal pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- T Walker to second on wild pitch by M MacDougal.
  4
  2
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Damon continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher B Mayne.
  4
  4
- J Varitek safe at first on error by first baseman M Sweeney, M Ramirez scored, S Hillenbrand to third, J Damon to second.
  4
  5
- 3 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Red Sox
7

Game 1

29/4

Royals
4
Red Sox
5

Game 2

1/5

Royals
5
Red Sox
6

Game 3

1/5

Fenway Park

12:05 AM, 1 May 2003

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 31,334

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Poncino
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Third Base Umpire - Brian Onora

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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Kansas City Royals

Boston Red Sox

A. Embree1-0

M. MacDougal1-2

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Fly Out