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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Kansas City @ Boston

Red Sox 5   Royals 4
Record 18-9
 
    A M E R I C A N     L E A G U E    
    P       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10       R H E    
      Royals   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2       4 5 2    
      Red Sox   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3       5 11 0    
 

 

Duck!

  • I don't know if I've ever seen a pitcher with that little control. Hopefully Shea and Nomar woke up with just some black and blue, that could have been real ugly.

    What a game. I still can't say for sure if the Sox earned it or if KC simply gave the game away. One one hand, there was the game ending error, the wild pitch that allowed the tieing run in the 8th, and of course Mike MacDougal's wildness. Sounds like a giveaway to me.

    Then there's the Sox who loaded the bases with one out in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings and didn't drive in a single run (well, maybe there was one in the ninth), which had me pulling my hair out and ready to go nuts with this write-up.

    You could make an argument though that they did earn it, in that, even though they kept avoiding the big hit, they kept the pressure on, there was no let up. In seasons past usually a missed opportunity like the one in the seventh, would spell the end of the game. Not so thus far with the 2003 Sox.

    The pen gets a 6 out of 10 for the night. Mendoza was very good until the 9th, and then Lyon allowed his inherited runners to score (not what a 'closer' is supposed to do).

    I can't figure it out, was that a positive write up?

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • K A N S A S   C I T Y B O S T O N
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    M Tucker rf
    J Randa 3b
    C Febles pr-2b
    C Beltran cf
    M Sweeney 1b
    R Ibanez lf
    K Harvey dh
    D Relaford 2b-3b
    B Mayne c
    A Berroa ss     		4
    4
    0
    4
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    2     		0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1     		1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0     		1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0     		B Mueller 3b
    T Walker 2b
    N Garciaparra ss
    M Ramirez lf
    K Millar rf
    S Hillenbrand 1b
    D Ortiz dh
    J Damon pr
    J Varitek c
    D Jackson cf
    a-T Nixon ph-cf     		4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    0
    4
    2
    0     		1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0     		2
    1
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0     		1
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 30 4 5 4 Totals 34 5 11 3
    KANSAS CITY

    Batting
    2B: D Relaford (4, D Lowe); M Tucker (5, D Lowe); C Beltran (1, R Mendoza)
    RBI: M Tucker (9), J Randa (14), K Harvey 2 (13)
    Gidp: K Harvey
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- B Mayne 1, C Beltran 1
    Team LOB: 4

    Baserunning
    CS: M Sweeney (1, 2nd base by D Lowe)

    Fielding
    E: B Mayne (1, dropped foul ball); M Sweeney (3, ground ball)

    BOSTON

    a-walked for D Jackson in the 7th.

    Batting
    2B: J Varitek (7, D May); S Hillenbrand (10, A Lopez)
    HR: B Mueller (1, 1st inning off D May 0 on, 0 Out)
    RBI: B Mueller (8), M Ramirez (19), K Millar (20)
    S: J Varitek
    SF: K Millar
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- B Mueller 2, D Jackson 1, N Garciaparra 2, K Millar 1, S Hillenbrand 2
    Team LOB: 14

    Baserunning
    CS: N Garciaparra (2, 2nd base by D May/B Mayne)

    Fielding
    DP: 1 (B Mueller-T Walker-S Hillenbrand).

    K A N S A S   C I T Y B O S T O N
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    D May
    J Grimsley (H,8)
    A Lopez (B,2)
    K Wilson
    M MacDougal (L,1-2);B,2
    D Carrasco     		5.2
    0.1
    1.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0     		5
    0
    4
    0
    2
    0     		1
    0
    1
    0
    3
    0     		1
    0
    1
    0
    2
    0     		2
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0     		6
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0     		1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0     		D Lowe
    R Mendoza
    B Lyon
    A Embree (W,1-0)     		7
    1
    0.2
    0.1     		2
    2
    1
    0     		2
    2
    0
    0     		2
    2
    0
    0     		3
    0
    1
    0     		2
    0
    1
    0     		0
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 8.1 11 5 4 5 8 1 Totals 9 5 4 4 4 3 0
    R Mendoza pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. D Carrasco pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

    WP - D May 2, A Lopez, M MacDougal
    IBB - J Damon (by A Lopez), R Ibanez (by B Lyon)
    HBP - A Berroa (by D Lowe); N Garciaparra (by M MacDougal); S Hillenbrand (by M MacDougal); J Damon (by D Carrasco)
    Batters faced - D May 23; J Grimsley 1; A Lopez 12; K Wilson 1; M MacDougal 5; D Carrasco 2; D Lowe 25; R Mendoza 5; B Lyon 4; A Embree 1
    Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D May 4-6; J Grimsley 0-0; A Lopez 3-1; K Wilson 0-1; M MacDougal 0-1; D Carrasco 0-0; D Lowe 12-6; R Mendoza 3-0; B Lyon 0-1; A Embree 0-1
    Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Brian Onora
    Time: 3:06
    Att: 31,334
    Weather: 54 degrees, clear
    Wind: 18 mph, out to left
    Game Scores: D May 59, D Lowe 64


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