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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 7

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Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 7

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 2000 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

BOS A    0  1  3    2  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   9 12  0
KC  A    5  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   7 11  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman dh                   6   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Nixon rf                      4   2   0   0       2   0       1   0
Daubach 1b                    3   1   2   2       2   0      12   1
  Brogna pr,1b                1   1   1   1       0   0       2   1
Everett cf                    4   1   1   2       2   1       1   0
O'Leary lf                    3   0   0   0       3   1       1   0
Merloni 3b                    6   0   1   1       0   0       0   4
Varitek c                     5   1   1   0       1   4       7   0
Lansing 2b                    4   1   1   0       1   1       3   3
Alexander ss                  4   2   3   1       1   0       1   7
P. Martinez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Pichardo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lowe p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       40   9  12   8      12   7      30  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Alexander-Lansing-Daubach, Pichardo-Alexander-Brogna.
BATTING - 
2B: Alexander (4,off Suzuki); Offerman (10,off Spradlin); Everett (22,off Larkin).
HR: Daubach (18,3rd inning off Suzuki 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Merloni (3,off Suzuki); Lansing (4,off Wilson); Nixon (8,off Wilson).
IBB: O'Leary 2 (2,by Wilson,by Larkin); Nixon (2,by Larkin).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Everett (10,3rd base off Suzuki/Zaun); Alexander (1,2nd base off Larkin/Zaun).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon dh                      5   2   2   0       0   0       0   0
Sanchez ss                    4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
  McCarty ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Ordaz pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sweeney 1b                    5   1   2   2       0   0       6   2
Dye rf                        5   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Randa 3b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       3   6
Quinn lf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Dunwoody cf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Zaun c                        4   0   1   2       0   2       7   0
Delgado 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Suzuki p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Spradlin p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Larkin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   7  11   7       1   6      30  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Randa-Delgado-Sweeney, Randa-Sweeney, Sweeney-Sanchez.
E: Sweeney (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Quinn (26,off P. Martinez); Zaun (8,off P. Martinez); Damon (33,off Lowe).
HR: Sweeney (22,2nd inning off P. Martinez 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Sweeney (11,off P. Martinez); Dunwoody (4,off Pichardo).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
P. Martinez                   8     8   6   6   0   6   1  31
Pichardo W(5-2)               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Lowe SV(30)                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6
Totals                       10    11   7   7   1   6   1  40

Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Suzuki                        3     2   5   5   7   1   1  17
Spradlin                      3     4   1   1   1   3   0  14
Wilson                        3     3   0   0   1   1   0  12
Larkin L(0-3)                 1     3   3   3   3   2   0   9
Totals                       10    12   9   9  12   7   1  52
Suzuki faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
IBB: Wilson (2,O'Leary); Larkin 2 (2,Nixon,O'Leary).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Spradlin 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Pat Spieler
Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 18928
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Royals       
1. Offerman            dh        Damon               dh
2. Nixon               rf        Sanchez             ss
3. Daubach             1b        Sweeney             1b
4. Everett             cf        Dye                 rf
5. O'Leary             lf        Randa               3b
6. Merloni             3b        Quinn               lf
7. Varitek             c         Dunwoody            cf
8. Lansing             2b        Zaun                c
9. Alexander           ss        Delgado             2b
   P. Martinez         p         Suzuki              p

RED SOX 1ST: Offerman grounded out (second to first); Nixon
flied to center; Daubach walked; Everett walked [Daubach to
second]; O'Leary grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to center; Sanchez singled to right
[Damon to third]; Sweeney popped to second; Dye singled to left
[Damon scored, Sanchez to second]; Randa singled to right
[Sanchez scored, Dye to third]; Quinn doubled to left [Dye
scored, Randa to third]; Dunwoody struck out; Zaun doubled
[Randa scored, Quinn scored]; Delgado grounded out (pitcher to
first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Merloni flied to center; Varitek walked; Lansing
grounded out (third to first) [Varitek to second]; Alexander
doubled to left [Varitek scored]; Offerman flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: Damon grounded out (third to first); Sanchez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweeney homered to left; Dye
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Royals 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Nixon walked; Daubach homered to right [Nixon
scored]; Everett walked; O'Leary walked [Everett to second];
Everett stole third; Merloni grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Everett scored, O'Leary out at second];
Varitek struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Randa grounded out (third to first); Quinn popped to
catcher; Dunwoody grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Lansing walked; SPRADLIN REPLACED SUZUKI
(PITCHING); Alexander singled to center [Lansing to third];
Offerman singled to right [Lansing scored, Alexander to second];
Nixon flied to center [Alexander to third]; Daubach walked
[Offerman to second]; Everett forced Daubach (second to
shortstop) [Alexander scored, Offerman to third]; O'Leary struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Zaun was called out on strikes; Delgado grounded out
(first to pitcher); Damon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Merloni popped to third; Varitek struck out;
Lansing singled to left; Alexander forced Lansing (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Sanchez singled to right; Sweeney grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanchez out at
second]; Dye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Offerman doubled; Nixon flied to center; Daubach
flied to right [Offerman to third]; Everett struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Randa grounded out (shortstop to first); Quinn
struck out; Dunwoody flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Royals 6.

RED SOX 7TH: WILSON REPLACED SPRADLIN (PITCHING); O'Leary flied
to left; Merloni reached on an error by Sweeney (assist by
Randa); Varitek singled to left [Merloni to second]; Lansing
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Merloni out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Zaun struck out; Delgado grounded out (pitcher to
first); Damon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Alexander singled; Offerman popped to third; Nixon
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Alexander out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Sanchez struck out; Sweeney flied to right; Dye
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Royals 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Daubach singled to center; BROGNA RAN FOR DAUBACH;
Everett grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brogna to second];
O'Leary was walked intentionally; Merloni forced O'Leary (third
to second) [Brogna to third]; Varitek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: BROGNA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PICHARDO
REPLACED P. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Randa singled to right; Quinn
flied to left; Dunwoody grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Randa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 6, Royals 6.

RED SOX 10TH: LARKIN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Lansing struck
out; Alexander walked; Alexander stole second; Offerman flied to
left; Nixon was walked intentionally; Brogna singled to left
[Alexander scored, Nixon to second]; Everett doubled to left
[Nixon scored, Brogna to third]; O'Leary was walked
intentionally; Merloni singled [Brogna scored, Everett to third,
O'Leary to second]; Varitek struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 9, Royals 6.

ROYALS 10TH: LOWE REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING); Zaun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Delgado grounded out (first to
pitcher); Damon doubled to right; MCCARTY BATTED FOR SANCHEZ;
McCarty walked; ORDAZ RAN FOR MCCARTY; Sweeney singled to center
[Damon scored, Ordaz to second]; Dye forced Sweeney (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Royals 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          9  12   0   13
 Royals           7  11   1    3
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