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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2

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Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 15, 1998 (N) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
BOS A    0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Halter ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Offerman 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Mack dh                       4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Conine lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
King 1b                       3   0   2   0       1   1      11   0
Pendleton 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
Dye rf                        3   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
  Sutton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fasano c                      3   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Rosado p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bevil p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Whisenant p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   2   9   2       1   6      24  10
BATTING - 
2B: Mack (7,off Wakefield); Fasano (1,off Wakefield).
GDP: Mack (4,off Corsi).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Halter (1,2nd base by Wakefield/Varitek).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lewis rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Buford cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Vaughn 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
Leyritz dh                    4   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
O'Leary lf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Varitek c                     4   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
Benjamin ss                   3   1   1   1       0   0       1   4
Merloni 3b                    2   1   2   3       1   0       1   2
Lemke 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Wakefield p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Corsi p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eckersley p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   5   8   5       1   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Benjamin-Lemke-Vaughn.
BATTING - 
2B: Benjamin (5,off Rosado); Buford (6,off Rosado); Leyritz (3,off Rosado);
Merloni (1,off Rosado).
HR: Leyritz (7,2nd inning off Rosado 0 on 0 out); Merloni (1,2nd inning off
Rosado 2 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rosado L(0-3)                 6     8   5   5   1   2   2  27
Bevil                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Whisenant                     1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     8   5   5   1   2   2  33

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wakefield W(5-1)              7     7   2   2   1   6   0  28
Corsi                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Eckersley SV(1)               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   2   2   1   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Drew Coble
Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 31466
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox           
1. Damon               cf        Lewis               rf
2. Halter              ss        Buford              cf
3. Offerman            2b        Vaughn              1b
4. Mack                dh        Leyritz             dh
5. Conine              lf        O'Leary             lf
6. King                1b        Varitek             c
7. Pendleton           3b        Benjamin            ss
8. Dye                 rf        Merloni             3b
9. Fasano              c         Lemke               2b
   Rosado              p         Wakefield           p

ROYALS 1ST: Damon popped to second; Halter singled to center;
Offerman batted right handed; Halter was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Offerman batted right handed; Offerman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Lewis flied to right; Buford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vaughn grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mack grounded out (second to first); Conine flied to
right; King singled to left; Pendleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Leyritz homered to left; O'Leary singled to center;
Varitek singled to shortstop [O'Leary to second]; Benjamin
doubled to left [O'Leary scored, Varitek to third]; Merloni
homered to left [Varitek scored, Benjamin scored]; Lemke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lewis was called out on
strikes; Buford doubled to right; Vaughn grounded out (pitcher
to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Dye struck out; Fasano popped to first; Damon
singled to shortstop; Halter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Leyritz lined to right; O'Leary flied to center;
Varitek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Offerman batted right handed; Offerman grounded out
(third to first); Mack grounded out (shortstop to first); Conine
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Benjamin grounded out (shortstop to first); Merloni
walked; Lemke flied to right; Lewis forced Merloni (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 5TH: King walked; Pendleton flied to right; Dye flied to
center; Fasano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Buford grounded out (third to first); Vaughn popped
to shortstop; Leyritz doubled to center; O'Leary flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Damon popped to third; Halter flied to center;
Offerman batted right handed; Offerman singled to left; Mack
doubled to center [Offerman scored]; Conine flied to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Varitek grounded out (third to first); Benjamin
lined to left; Merloni doubled to left; Lemke flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 7TH: King was called out on strikes; Pendleton singled to
center; Dye struck out; Fasano doubled to center [Pendleton
scored]; Damon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: BEVIL REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); Lewis grounded
out (first unassisted); Buford popped to shortstop; WHISENANT
REPLACED BEVIL (PITCHING); Vaughn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 8TH: CORSI REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING); Halter popped
to shortstop; Offerman singled to center; Mack grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Offerman out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Leyritz grounded out (pitcher to first); O'Leary
grounded out (second to first); Varitek lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 9TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED CORSI (PITCHING); Conine grounded
out (shortstop to first); King singled to center; Pendleton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [King to second]; SUTTON BATTED
FOR DYE; Sutton popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           2   9   0    6
 Red Sox          5   8   0    4
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