Red Sox 9-1 Royals (8 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

19-11, 10-3 home


KC
BOS

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

C. Schilling4-2

9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

J. Gobble1-1

5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Damon safe at first on error by third baseman J Randa.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Varitek stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Varitek stole second.
  1
  4
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- KC
  BOS
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- A Guiel in right field.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- C Crespo in left field.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- N. Field pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Schilling pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- D DeJesus hit for M Stairs.
  1
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
6
Red Sox
7

Game 1

8/5

Royals
1
Red Sox
9

Game 2

8/5

Royals
8
Red Sox
4

Game 3

9/5

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

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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C. Schilling4-2

J. Gobble1-1

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging