Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Nixon rf Beltran cf
2. Offerman 2b Sanchez ss
3. Everett cf Sweeney 1b
4. Ramirez dh Dye rf
5. Bichette lf Randa 3b
6. Daubach 1b Brown dh
7. Valentin ss Quinn lf
8. Hillenbrand 3b Alicea 2b
9. Varitek c Ortiz c
Nomo p Reichert p
RED SOX 1ST: Nixon flied to left; Offerman doubled; Everett
grounded out (second to first) [Offerman to third]; Ramirez
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Beltran grounded out (second to first); Sanchez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweeney flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Bichette grounded out (shortstop to first); Daubach
struck out; Valentin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Dye struck out; Randa singled to center; Brown flied
to right; Quinn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Hillenbrand was called out on strikes; Varitek
flied to left; Nixon singled to left; Offerman flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Alicea flied to right; Ortiz tripled to center;
Beltran hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ortiz scored]; On a bunt
Sanchez singled to third; Sweeney singled to left [Sanchez to
second]; Dye forced Sweeney (third to second) [Sanchez to
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Everett tripled to left; Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Everett scored]; Bichette lined to center;
Daubach singled to right; Valentin walked [Daubach to second];
Hillenbrand flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Randa singled to left; Brown doubled to left [Randa
to third]; Quinn grounded out (third to first); Alicea grounded
out (second to first) [Randa scored, Brown to third]; Ortiz
singled to left [Brown scored]; Ortiz was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
RED SOX 5TH: Varitek was hit by a pitch; Nixon grounded out
(first unassisted) [Varitek to second]; Offerman grounded out
(third to first); Everett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Beltran struck out; Sanchez walked; On a bunt
Sweeney singled to third [Sanchez to second]; Sanchez stole
third; Dye hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanchez scored,
Sweeney to second]; Randa grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
RED SOX 6TH: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Bichette
struck out; Daubach was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 4.
ROYALS 6TH: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Quinn homered
to left; Alicea was called out on strikes; Ortiz flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 5.
RED SOX 7TH: Valentin homered to center; Hillenbrand flied to
right; Varitek grounded out (shortstop to first); Nixon flied to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: ARROJO REPLACED NOMO (PITCHING); Beltran grounded
out (second to first); Sanchez grounded out (second to first);
Sweeney doubled to right; Dye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
RED SOX 8TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED REICHERT (PITCHING); Offerman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Everett grounded out (first
unassisted); Ramirez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: SCHOUREK REPLACED ARROJO (PITCHING); Randa flied to
right; MCCARTY BATTED FOR BROWN; McCarty singled; Quinn forced
McCarty (second to shortstop); Alicea singled [Quinn to second];
Ortiz singled to left [Quinn scored, Alicea to third]; Beltran
lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 6.
RED SOX 9TH: MCCARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Bichette grounded out (second to
first); Daubach grounded out (second to first); Valentin was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals
6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 2 5 0 5
Royals 6 13 0 7
