Red Sox 7, Royals 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 X 7 12 0
WP: T. Wakefield (3-1)
LP: C. George (3-2)
 Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Kansas City
-C. Beltran in the park home run to right
Top 4th: Kansas City
-M. DiFelice homered to left center
Bot 5th: Boston
-T. Nixon reached on an infield single, K. Millar scored, B. Mueller to second
Bot 6th: Boston
-K. Millar hit sacrifice fly to deep right center, T. Walker scored
-B. Mueller singled to left, N. Garciaparra scored, S. Hillenbrand to second
-T. Nixon singled to right center, S. Hillenbrand scored, B. Mueller to third
Bot 8th: Boston
-K. Millar doubled to left, M. Ramirez scored
-B. Mueller singled to right center, D. Jackson scored, S. Hillenbrand to second
-J. Damon singled to left, S. Hillenbrand scored, D. Mirabelli to second
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
M. Tucker rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275
J. Randa 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .320
C. Beltran cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .176
M. Sweeney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275
R. Ibanez lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .341
K. Harvey dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
A. Berroa ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
M. DiFelice c 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .231
   B. Mayne ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
C. Febles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
   D. Relaford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 8 13  
 Batting
2B - R Ibanez 2 (8, T Wakefield 2); J Randa (8, T Wakefield).
HR - C Beltran (2, 3rd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 2 Out), M Difelice (1, 4th inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out).
S - A Berroa.
RBI - C Beltran (5), M Difelice (3).
2-out RBI - C Beltran.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tucker 1, R Ibanez 1, C Febles 2, K Harvey 2.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
CS - M Tucker (3, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
 
 Fielding
E - M Difelice (2, throw).
DP - 1 (A Berroa-C Febles-M Sweeney).
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .240
T. Walker 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286
N. Garciaparra ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .270
M. Ramirez lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .337
K. Millar dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .303
   D. Jackson dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
S. Hillenbrand 1b 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .337
B. Mueller 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .300
T. Nixon rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .321
D. Mirabelli c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .194
 Totals 34 7 12 7 1 2 16  
 Batting
2B - K Millar (8, D Carrasco).
SF - K Millar.
RBI - T Nixon 2 (12), K Millar 2 (19), B Mueller 2 (7), J Damon (9).
2-out RBI - B Mueller, T Nixon, J Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 2, T Walker 1, D Mirabelli 2.
GIDP - M Ramirez.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - N Garciaparra (3, 2nd base off J Grimsley/M Difelice), T Nixon (3, 2nd base off J Grimsley/M Difelice).
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. George (L, 3-2) 5.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 4.82
J. Grimsley 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.60
D.J. Carrasco 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 3.65
J. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Wakefield (W, 3-1) 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 2 4.31
M. Timlin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42
A. Embree 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9.64
B. Lyon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08

Updated at Tue Apr 29, 17:50:48 2003 PT

 
 Top Performers
 Kansas City
C. Beltran C. Beltran
1-3, 1 HR
1 RBI
 Boston
T. Nixon T. Nixon
2-4
2 RBI