Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Lewis rf Young cf
2. Valentin 3b Offerman 2b
3. Vaughn 1b Mack dh
4. Leyritz dh King 1b
5. O'Leary lf Conine lf
6. Buford cf Palmer 3b
7. Benjamin ss Dye rf
8. Varitek c Fasano c
9. Merloni 2b Martinez ss
Wakefield p Rosado p
RED SOX 1ST: Lewis grounded out (first unassisted); Valentin
grounded out (third to first); Vaughn singled to left; Leyritz
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Young grounded out (second to first); Offerman
batted right handed; Offerman flied to left; Mack flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: O'Leary grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Buford lined to center; Benjamin flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: King flied to center; Conine struck out; Palmer
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Varitek flied to center; Merloni flied to right;
Debut game for Lou Merloni; Lewis popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Dye struck out; Fasano flied to left; Martinez
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Valentin flied to right; Vaughn grounded out
(second to first); Leyritz lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Young popped to second; Offerman batted right
handed; Offerman flied to right; Mack popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 5TH: O'Leary struck out; Buford grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Benjamin singled to left; Varitek homered to
left-center [Benjamin scored]; Merloni struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: King lined to third; Conine walked; Palmer grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Conine out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
RED SOX 6TH: Lewis popped to second; Valentin was called out on
strikes; Vaughn walked; Leyritz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Dye grounded out (third to first); Fasano was called
out on strikes; Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 0.
RED SOX 7TH: PITTSLEY REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); O'Leary popped
to second; Buford tripled to center; Benjamin reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Buford scored (RBI),
Benjamin to first (error by King; assist by Pittsley)]; Varitek
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Benjamin to second];
Merloni grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Young was called out on strikes; Offerman batted
right handed; Offerman flied to right; Mack singled to center;
King forced Mack (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Lewis singled to second; Valentin popped
to first; Lewis was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Vaughn flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 8TH: Conine popped to catcher; Palmer struck out; Dye
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 0.
RED SOX 9TH: Leyritz walked; WHISENANT REPLACED PITTSLEY
(PITCHING); O'Leary popped to shortstop; Buford was called out
on strikes; Benjamin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox
3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 9TH: Fasano grounded out (third to first); SUTTON BATTED
FOR MARTINEZ; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); DAMON
BATTED FOR YOUNG; On a bunt Damon singled to pitcher; Offerman
batted right handed; Damon advanced to second because of
defensive indifference [Damon to second]; Offerman batted right
handed; Offerman reached on an error by Valentin [Damon scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; GORDON REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING);
Offerman advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Offerman to second]; Mack grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 3 5 1 4
Royals 1 2 1 2
