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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 14, Kansas City Royals 3

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Boston Red Sox 14, Kansas City Royals 3

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Game Played on Friday, May 8, 1998 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

BOS A    3  1  3    3  0  0    3  1  0  -  14 20  0
KC  A    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Garciaparra ss                5   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
  Benjamin ss                 1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Valentin 3b                   5   1   3   2       0   1       2   1
Vaughn 1b                     5   2   3   1       0   1       3   0
  Jefferson 1b                1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Leyritz dh                    4   2   3   2       0   0       0   0
O'Leary lf                    5   3   3   4       0   2       1   0
  Cummings rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Buford cf                     5   1   2   1       0   3       6   0
Lewis rf,lf                   5   1   3   2       0   0       5   0
Varitek c                     4   2   1   0       0   0       5   0
Lemke 2b                      5   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Saberhagen p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Garces p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       45  14  20  13       0   9      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Benjamin-Lemke-Jefferson.
BATTING - 
2B: Buford (5,off Haney); Valentin (9,off Haney); Lewis 2 (6,off Walker,off
Bevil).
HR: Leyritz (6,3rd inning off Haney 0 on 0 out); O'Leary 2 (9,4th inning off
Walker 2 on 1 out,8th inning off Bevil 0 on 0 out).
SF: Leyritz (2,off Haney); Valentin (2,off Walker).
HBP: Varitek (1,by Walker).
GDP: Leyritz (3,off Walker).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Varitek (1,2nd base off Haney/Sweeney).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Offerman 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   1       0   2
  Martinez ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sutton dh                     4   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
King 1b                       4   1   0   0       0   0       8   1
Conine lf                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Palmer 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Pendleton ph,3b             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dye rf                        2   0   1   1       1   0       4   0
Sweeney c                     4   0   1   0       0   1       9   0
Halter ss,2b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Haney p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Walker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Bevil p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3       1   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Walker-Halter-King.
E: Halter (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Offerman (9,off Saberhagen).
3B: Offerman (3,off Saberhagen).
HBP: Dye (1,by Saberhagen).
GDP: Sweeney (3,off Garces).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Saberhagen W(5-0)             6     7   3   3   0   3   0  26
Garces SV(1)                  3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10
Totals                        9     8   3   3   1   4   0  36
WP: Saberhagen (1).
HBP: Saberhagen (1,Dye).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haney L(2-3)                  2     8   6   6   0   1   1  14
Walker                        5    10   7   6   0   5   1  26
Bevil                         2     2   1   1   0   3   1   8
Totals                        9    20  14  13   0   9   3  48
Haney faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning
HBP: Walker (1,Varitek).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Walker 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Evans
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 24439
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Garciaparra         ss        Damon               cf
2. Valentin            3b        Offerman            2b
3. Vaughn              1b        Sutton              dh
4. Leyritz             dh        King                1b
5. O'Leary             lf        Conine              lf
6. Buford              cf        Palmer              3b
7. Lewis               rf        Dye                 rf
8. Varitek             c         Sweeney             c
9. Lemke               2b        Halter              ss
   Saberhagen          p         Haney               p

RED SOX 1ST: Garciaparra singled to center; Valentin singled to
center [Garciaparra to second]; Vaughn singled to center
[Garciaparra scored, Valentin to third]; Leyritz out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Valentin scored]; O'Leary struck out;
Buford doubled to left [Vaughn scored]; Lewis popped to first; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Damon lined to right; Offerman tripled to left;
Sutton singled to center [Offerman scored]; King popped to
third; Conine lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Royals 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Varitek singled to shortstop; Lemke popped to
right; Garciaparra flied to center; Varitek stole second;
Valentin doubled to left [Varitek scored]; Vaughn grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Palmer lined to center; Dye flied to right; Sweeney
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Leyritz homered to left-center; O'Leary singled to
second; WALKER REPLACED HANEY (PITCHING); Buford singled to
center [O'Leary to second]; Lewis doubled to right [O'Leary
scored, Buford scored]; Varitek lined to center; Lemke grounded
out (third to first); Garciaparra struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Halter popped to first; Damon flied to center;
Offerman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Valentin grounded out (third to first); Vaughn
singled to right; Leyritz singled to center [Vaughn to second];
O'Leary homered to right-center [Vaughn scored, Leyritz scored];
Buford struck out; Lewis popped to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 10, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Sutton grounded out (first unassisted); King
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conine struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Royals 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Varitek grounded out (second to first); Lemke
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garciaparra popped to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Palmer flied to left; Dye was hit by a pitch;
Saberhagen threw a wild pitch [Dye to second]; Sweeney singled
to center [Dye to third]; Halter popped to shortstop; Damon
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Royals 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Valentin singled to second; Vaughn struck out;
Leyritz singled to left [Valentin to second]; O'Leary struck
out; Buford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 10, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Offerman doubled; Sutton singled to right [Offerman
to third]; King reached on a fielder's choice [Offerman out at
home (pitcher to catcher), Sutton to third, King to second (on
throw)]; Conine singled to right [Sutton scored, King to third];
Palmer struck out; Dye singled to shortstop [King scored, Conine
to second]; Sweeney flied to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 10, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Lewis singled to center; Varitek was hit by a pitch
[Lewis to second]; Lemke singled to center [Lewis scored,
Varitek to second]; Garciaparra reached on an error by Halter
[Varitek scored (no RBI), Lemke to third]; Valentin out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Lemke scored (unearned)]; Vaughn
singled to shortstop [Garciaparra to second]; Leyritz grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Vaughn out
at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 13, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: GARCES REPLACED SABERHAGEN (PITCHING); Halter
singled to center; BENJAMIN REPLACED GARCIAPARRA (PLAYING SS);
Damon flied to center; Offerman was called out on strikes;
Sutton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 13,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: BEVIL REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); HALTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARTINEZ REPLACED OFFERMAN (PLAYING SS);
O'Leary homered to left-center; Buford was called out on
strikes; Lewis doubled to right; Varitek grounded out (second to
first); Lemke flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 14,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED VAUGHN (PLAYING 1B); LEWIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CUMMINGS REPLACED O'LEARY
(PLAYING RF); King flied to left; Conine grounded out (third to
first); PENDLETON BATTED FOR PALMER; Pendleton lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 14, Royals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: PENDLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Benjamin
struck out; Valentin was called out on strikes; Jefferson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
14, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Dye walked; Sweeney grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dye out at second]; Halter lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 14, Royals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         14  20   0    7
 Royals           3   8   1    6
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