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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4

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Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 11, 1998 (N) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  1    0  -   4  9  0
BOS A    0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  1    3  -   7 13  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      5   1   2   0       0   0       3   1
Morris lf,1b                  4   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Offerman 2b                   2   1   1   0       3   0       1   4
Palmer 3b                     4   0   2   1       1   2       1   3
King 1b                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fasano ph,1b                1   0   0   1       0   1       8   0
  Dye ph,rf                   2   1   0   0       0   1       0   0
Pendleton dh                  5   0   1   1       0   2       0   0
Sutton rf,lf                  3   0   1   0       2   1       3   1
Sweeney c                     4   0   0   0       1   0       6   1
Lopez ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Belcher p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Whisenant p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4       7   8      28  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Lopez-Offerman-Fasano, Damon-Offerman-Morris, Offerman-Lopez-Morris.
BATTING - 
2B: Offerman (21,off Avery); Pendleton (7,off Lowe).
SH: Morris (4,off Avery); Fasano (3,off Avery); Lopez (3,off Corsi).
GDP: Dye (6,off Lowe).
IBB: Sutton (1,by Lowe).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Offerman (31,3rd base off Avery/Hatteberg); Damon (19,2nd base off Gordon/Hatteberg).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lewis cf                      4   1   1   0       1   1       1   0
Valentin 3b                   5   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Vaughn 1b                     5   1   3   0       0   0      13   0
Garciaparra ss                4   3   2   4       1   1       0   2
O'Leary lf                    4   1   2   1       0   2       1   0
Stanley dh                    3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Buford pr,dh                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bragg rf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       2   1
Hatteberg c                   4   0   2   0       0   0       8   1
Sadler 2b                     1   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Merced ph                   0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Benjamin 2b                 1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Avery p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Corsi p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Swindell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lowe p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gordon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  13   6       3   6      30  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Valentin-Benjamin.
BATTING - 
2B: Vaughn (21,off Belcher).
3B: O'Leary (8,off Belcher).
HR: Garciaparra 2 (24,6th inning off Belcher 0 on 2 out,10th inning off Montgomery
2 on 1 out).
SH: Sadler (3,off Belcher).
SF: Merced (2,off Belcher).
GDP: Bragg (14,off Belcher); Hatteberg (8,off Montgomery).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Belcher                       7     6   3   3   3   5   1  28
Whisenant                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Montgomery L(1-4)             1.1   6   4   4   0   1   1   9
Totals                        9.1  13   7   7   3   6   2  40

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Avery                         6     4   2   2   4   5   0  25
Corsi                         0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Swindell                      0.2   0   1   1   1   0   0   3
Lowe                          0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   4
Gordon W(6-3)                 2.1   3   1   1   0   3   0  10
Totals                       10     9   4   4   7   8   0  44
Avery faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Swindell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
WP: Avery (5).
IBB: Lowe (2,Sutton).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Corsi 1-0; Swindell 2-0; Lowe 1-1; Gordon 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ed Hickox
Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance: 33290
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Boston Red Sox           
1. Damon               cf        Lewis               cf
2. Morris              lf        Valentin            3b
3. Offerman            2b        Vaughn              1b
4. Palmer              3b        Garciaparra         ss
5. King                1b        O'Leary             lf
6. Pendleton           dh        Stanley             dh
7. Sutton              rf        Bragg               rf
8. Sweeney             c         Hatteberg           c
9. Lopez               ss        Sadler              2b
   Belcher             p         Avery               p

ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to center; Morris out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Damon to second]; Offerman doubled to
center [Damon out at home (right to second to catcher)]; Palmer
walked; King forced Palmer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Lewis walked; Valentin flied to center; Vaughn
doubled to right [Lewis out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; Garciaparra struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Pendleton was called out on strikes; Sutton was
called out on strikes; Sweeney popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: O'Leary was called out on strikes; Stanley flied to
right; Bragg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red
Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Lopez grounded out (second to first); Damon grounded
out (first unassisted); Morris singled to center; Offerman
walked [Morris to second]; Palmer singled to left [Morris
scored, Offerman to third]; FASANO BATTED FOR KING; Fasano
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: FASANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hatteberg
singled to center; Sadler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Hatteberg to second]; Lewis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Valentin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Pendleton flied to right; Sutton grounded out (first
unassisted); Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Vaughn popped to shortstop; Garciaparra walked;
O'Leary tripled to center [Garciaparra scored]; Stanley walked;
Bragg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stanley out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red
Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Lopez struck out; Damon flied to center; Morris
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hatteberg lined to left; Sadler grounded out (third
to first); Lewis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Offerman walked; Avery threw a wild pitch [Offerman
to second]; Palmer struck out; Offerman stole third; Fasano out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Offerman scored];
Pendleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Valentin grounded out (third to first); Vaughn
popped to third; Garciaparra homered to right-center; O'Leary
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Red Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Sutton walked; CORSI REPLACED AVERY (PITCHING);
Sweeney walked [Sutton to second]; Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Sutton to third, Sweeney to second];
SWINDELL REPLACED CORSI (PITCHING); Damon lined to second;
Morris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Stanley lined to center; Bragg singled to center;
Hatteberg singled to right [Bragg to third]; MERCED BATTED FOR
SADLER; Merced out on a sacrifice fly to right [Bragg scored];
Lewis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: BENJAMIN REPLACED MERCED (PLAYING 2B); Offerman
walked; LOWE REPLACED SWINDELL (PITCHING); Palmer singled to
left [Offerman to second]; DYE BATTED FOR FASANO; Dye grounded
into a double play (third to second) [Offerman out at third,
Palmer out at second]; Pendleton doubled to center [Dye scored];
Sutton was walked intentionally; GORDON REPLACED LOWE
(PITCHING); Sweeney popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: WHISENANT REPLACED BELCHER (PITCHING); MORRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); DYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Valentin grounded
out (third to first); Vaughn singled to center; Garciaparra
flied into a double play (center to second to first) [Vaughn out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Lopez flied to right; Damon singled to shortstop;
Damon stole second; Morris singled to left [Damon scored, Morris
to second (on throw)]; Offerman flied to left [Morris to third];
Palmer struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED WHISENANT (PITCHING); O'Leary
singled to right; Stanley singled to left [O'Leary to second];
BUFORD RAN FOR STANLEY; Bragg singled to right [O'Leary to
third, Buford to second]; Hatteberg grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [O'Leary scored (no RBI), Buford
to third, Bragg out at second]; Benjamin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 10TH: BUFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dye struck out;
Pendleton struck out; Sutton singled to center; Sweeney popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 10TH: Lewis singled to left; Valentin flied to left;
Vaughn singled to right [Lewis to third]; Garciaparra homered to
left [Lewis scored, Vaughn scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 4, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           4   9   0   10
 Red Sox          7  13   0    5
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