Ejections: Benito Santiago by Mike DiMuro [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 34589
Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Boston Red Sox
1. Berroa ss Damon cf
2. Beltran cf Bellhorn 2b
3. Sweeney 1b Ortiz dh
4. Stairs dh Ramirez lf
5. Randa 3b Varitek c
6. Guiel lf Millar rf
7. Santiago c Mueller 3b
8. Relaford 2b McCarty 1b
9. DeJesus rf Reese ss
May p Lowe p
ROYALS 1ST: 16 minute rain delay at start of game; Berroa
grounded out (second to first); Beltran flied to center; Sweeney
singled to center; Stairs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Damon grounded out (third to first); Bellhorn
grounded out (third to first); Ortiz was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Randa grounded out (third to first); Guiel grounded
out (second to first); Santiago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Varitek
flied to left; Millar singled to right; Mueller homered to left
[Millar scored]; McCarty flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Relaford walked; DeJesus reached on a fielder's
choice [Relaford to second (error by Reese; assist by McCarty)];
Berroa struck out; Beltran grounded out (first unassisted)
[Relaford to third, DeJesus to second]; Sweeney doubled to left
[Relaford scored (unearned), DeJesus scored (unearned)]; Sweeney
stole third; Stairs flied to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 3RD: Reese singled to center; Reese was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Damon
singled to pitcher; Bellhorn was called out on strikes; Ortiz
flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Randa lined to shortstop; Guiel walked; Santiago
grounded out (third to first) [Guiel to second]; Relaford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
2, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 4TH: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Varitek was
called out on strikes; Millar flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 5TH: DeJesus grounded out (third to first); Berroa
grounded out (third to first); Beltran singled to left; Beltran
stole second; Sweeney was walked intentionally; Stairs grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Red Sox
2.
RED SOX 5TH: Mueller grounded out (second to first); McCarty
doubled to center; Reese grounded out (third to first); Damon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2,
Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Randa singled to left; Guiel out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Randa to second]; Santiago flied to center;
Relaford walked; DeJesus walked [Randa to third, Relaford to
second]; Berroa singled to third [Randa scored, Relaford to
third, DeJesus to second]; MALASKA REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING);
Beltran doubled to left [Relaford scored, DeJesus scored, Berroa
scored]; Sweeney was walked intentionally; Stairs struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Bellhorn was called out on strikes; Ortiz doubled
to right; Ramirez walked; Varitek was called out on strikes;
Millar singled to shortstop [Ortiz to third, Ramirez to second];
CERDA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Mueller grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 7TH: ARROYO REPLACED MALASKA (PITCHING); Randa was called
out on strikes; Guiel flied to right; Santiago was called out on
strikes; Santiago ejected by HP umpire DiMuro for arguing
called third strike; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Red
Sox 2.
RED SOX 7TH: STINNETT REPLACED SANTIAGO (PLAYING C ); McCarty
flied to left; Reese walked; Cerda threw a wild pitch [Reese to
second]; Damon grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reese to third];
Bellhorn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Red Sox 2.
ROYALS 8TH: DINARDO REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Relaford singled
to right; DeJesus out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Relaford to second]; Berroa flied to right; Beltran doubled
[Relaford scored]; Sweeney was walked intentionally; Stairs
flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 8TH: Ortiz struck out; Ramirez homered to left; Varitek
grounded out (pitcher to first); SULLIVAN REPLACED CERDA
(PITCHING); Millar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7,
Red Sox 3.
ROYALS 9TH: TIMLIN REPLACED DINARDO (PITCHING); Randa struck
out; Guiel struck out; Stinnett homered to left; Relaford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
8, Red Sox 3.
RED SOX 9TH: Mueller flied to right; McCarty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reese walked; Reese advanced to second
because of defensive indifference [Reese to second]; Damon
singled to center [Reese scored]; REYES REPLACED SULLIVAN
(PITCHING); Damon advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Damon to second]; Bellhorn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Red Sox 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 8 9 0 9
Red Sox 4 9 1 7
