Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

21-12, 10-8 Away

Final

20-10, 11-1 Home


BOS
KC

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

C. Fossum3-1

6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 5 BB

J. Affeldt2-1

4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M Tucker caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- C Febles stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- K. Wilson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J Damon stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- K. Wilson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 4 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Fossum pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M. Timlin pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- C Febles stole home, M Tucker stole second, M Tucker safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Mirabelli.
  6
  3
- M. Timlin pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- R. Bukvich pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Timlin pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- M. MacDougal pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- D Jackson in right field.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Red Sox
6
Royals
7

Game 1

6/5

Red Sox
7
Royals
3

Game 2

7/5

Red Sox
9
Royals
6

Game 3

7/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 7 May 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,848

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Terry Craft
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Third Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford

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

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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C. Fossum3-1

J. Affeldt2-1

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2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
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