Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Damon cf Knoblauch dh
2. Offerman dh Tucker rf
3. Garciaparra ss Beltran cf
4. Ramirez lf Sweeney 1b
5. Daubach 1b Ibanez lf
6. Hillenbrand 3b Randa 3b
7. Nixon rf Perez ss
8. Mirabelli c Mayne c
9. R. Sanchez 2b Febles 2b
Burkett p Reichert p
RED SOX 1ST: Debut for umpire Darren Spagnardi; Damon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Offerman lined to left;
Garciaparra lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Knoblauch popped to shortstop; Tucker doubled to
left; Beltran struck out; Sweeney popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Ramirez singled to shortstop; Daubach singled to
center [Ramirez to second]; Hillenbrand popped to second; Nixon
doubled to right [Ramirez scored, Daubach scored]; Mirabelli
walked; Nixon was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Mirabelli to second]; R. Sanchez was called out on strikes; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Ibanez doubled to center; Randa lined to right;
Perez flied to left; Mayne walked; Febles singled to center
[Ibanez scored, Mayne to second]; Knoblauch popped to first; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Damon tripled to right; Offerman hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Damon scored]; Garciaparra grounded out (third to
first); Ramirez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Tucker singled to right; Tucker stole second;
Beltran struck out; Burkett threw a wild pitch [Tucker to
third]; Sweeney popped to first; Ibanez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Daubach homered to right; Hillenbrand struck out;
Nixon grounded out (second to first); Mirabelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Randa homered to left; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Mayne grounded out (third to first); Febles tripled to
center; Knoblauch grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 5TH: R. Sanchez flied to right; Damon grounded out
(second to first); Offerman grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Tucker singled to right; Beltran forced Tucker
(second to shortstop); Sweeney flied into a double play (right
to first) [Beltran out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Garciaparra singled to shortstop; Ramirez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Garciaparra out
at second]; Daubach singled to left; Hillenbrand flied to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: WAKEFIELD REPLACED BURKETT (PITCHING); Ibanez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Randa struck out; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Royals 2.
RED SOX 7TH: Nixon singled to right; Mirabelli popped to third
in foul territory; Reichert threw a wild pitch [Nixon to
second]; R. Sanchez grounded out (third to first) [Nixon to
third]; Damon walked; BAILEY REPLACED REICHERT (PITCHING); Damon
stole second; Offerman homered to right [Nixon scored, Damon
scored]; Garciaparra grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Mayne grounded out (shortstop to first); Febles
grounded out (third to first); Knoblauch popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Royals 2.
RED SOX 8TH: Ramirez homered to center; Daubach singled to
center; Hillenbrand forced Daubach (shortstop to second); Nixon
singled to left [Hillenbrand to second]; Mirabelli grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nixon out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: BAERGA REPLACED R. SANCHEZ (PLAYING 2B); Tucker
grounded out (third to first); Beltran popped to catcher;
Sweeney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Royals 2.
RED SOX 9TH: ASENCIO REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Baerga doubled
to right; Damon homered to right [Baerga scored]; Offerman
singled to right; Garciaparra flied to left; Ramirez homered to
left [Offerman scored]; Daubach flied to right; Hillenbrand
popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 12, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Ibanez grounded out (second to first); MCCARTY
BATTED FOR RANDA; McCarty lined to third; Perez flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 12, Royals 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 12 16 0 3
Royals 2 7 0 5
