Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

9-20, 3-14 Away

Final

19-12, 10-4 Home


KC
BOS

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

D. May1-4

5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

D. Lowe3-3

5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 5 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 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
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- D DeJesus grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Relaford safe at second on error by shortstop P Reese.
  0
  2
- M Sweeney stole third.
  2
  2
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- P Reese caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 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
- C Beltran stole second.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Lowe pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- M. Malaska pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J. Cerda pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J. Cerda pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Arroyo pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- K Stinnett catching.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- J. Cerda pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- P Reese to second on wild pitch by J Cerda.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- L. DiNardo pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- J. Cerda pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- S. Sullivan pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- S. Sullivan pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Timlin pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 9th
- S. Sullivan pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- P Reese to second on fielder's indifference.
  8
  3
- D. Reyes pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 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

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

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

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

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out