Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Boston Red Sox
1. Damon cf Lewis rf
2. Halter ss Buford cf
3. Offerman 2b Vaughn 1b
4. King 1b Leyritz dh
5. Sutton lf O'Leary lf
6. Pendleton 3b Varitek c
7. Conine dh Benjamin ss
8. Dye rf Merloni 3b
9. Fasano c Lemke 2b
Rusch p Lowe p
ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to center; Halter out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Damon to second]; Offerman grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Damon to third]; King singled to center
[Damon scored]; Sutton singled to center [King to third];
Pendleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Lewis struck out; Buford flied to center; Vaughn
walked; Leyritz doubled to left [Vaughn to third]; O'Leary
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Conine grounded out (second to first); Dye grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fasano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Varitek grounded out (first to pitcher); Benjamin
was called out on strikes; Merloni struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 1, Red Sox 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Damon grounded out (first to pitcher); Halter
grounded out (second to first); Offerman singled to center; King
reached on an error by Merloni [Offerman to third]; King safe on
a pick-off error by Lowe [Offerman scored (unearned), King to
third]; Sutton walked; Pendleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Lemke singled to left; Lewis singled to center
[Lemke to third]; Buford popped to third; Vaughn grounded out
(second to first) [Lemke scored, Lewis to second]; Leyritz
walked; O'Leary grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Conine was called out on strikes; Dye grounded out
(third to first); Fasano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Varitek doubled to center; Benjamin grounded out
(second to first) [Varitek to third]; Merloni walked; Lemke
lined into a double play (right to catcher) [Varitek out at
home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Damon singled to right; Halter grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Damon out at
second]; Offerman lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, Red Sox 1.
RED SOX 5TH: Lewis homered to left; Buford was called out on
strikes; Vaughn struck out; Leyritz was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 6TH: MAHAY REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING); King flied to left;
Sutton singled to right; Sutton stole second [Sutton to third
(error by Varitek)]; Pendleton singled to third [Sutton scored];
Conine singled to center [Pendleton to second]; Dye struck out;
Fasano grounded out (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 6TH: O'Leary singled to center; Varitek walked [O'Leary
to second]; BEVIL REPLACED RUSCH (PITCHING); Benjamin flied to
center; Merloni singled to left [O'Leary scored, Varitek to
third, Merloni to second (on throw)]; Lemke out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Varitek scored, Merloni to third]; Lewis singled
to shortstop [Merloni scored]; Buford forced Lewis (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.
ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt Damon grounded out (pitcher to first);
CORSI REPLACED MAHAY (PITCHING); Halter flied to left; Offerman
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red
Sox 5.
RED SOX 7TH: WHISENANT REPLACED BEVIL (PITCHING); Vaughn flied
to left; Leyritz was called out on strikes; O'Leary grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.
ROYALS 8TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED CORSI (PITCHING); King struck
out; Sutton grounded out (first unassisted); Pendleton doubled
to left; Conine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red
Sox 5.
RED SOX 8TH: SERVICE REPLACED WHISENANT (PITCHING); Varitek
singled to third; Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Varitek to second]; Merloni struck out; Lemke lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Red Sox 5.
ROYALS 9TH: GORDON REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Dye struck
out; MACK BATTED FOR FASANO; Mack doubled to center; Damon
grounded out (second to first) [Mack to third]; PALMER BATTED
FOR HALTER; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3,
Red Sox 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 10 0 8
Red Sox 5 9 3 7
