Boston Red Sox v Kansas City Royals – Thursday, April 11, 2002 — PedroMartinez

Game #7
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Kansas City 8, Boston 5


KANSAS CITY            ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Knoblauch lf          5  1  1  2   0  2   0  .188
N Perez ss              3  1  0  1   1  0   0  .212
C Beltran cf            4  1  2  2   1  0   0  .267
M Sweeney 1b            4  0  1  0   1  1   1  .323
M Tucker rf             5  0  0  1   0  2   2  .143
J Randa 3b              4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .296
R Ibanez dh             3  2  2  1   1  0   0  .316
 D Sadler pr-dh         0  1  0  0   0  0   0  .167
A Hinch c               2  2  0  0   1  0   1  .000
L Alicea 2b             3  0  1  1   1  0   0  .250
 C Febles 2b            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .200
Totals                 33  8  7  8   6  6   4
BATTING: 2B - C Beltran 2 (3, F Castillo, W Banks); C Knoblauch (2, U Urbina). 
HR - R Ibanez (1, 2nd inning off F Castillo 0 on, 1 Out). SF - N Perez. RBI - 
R Ibanez (4), M Tucker (3), C Knoblauch 2 (8), N Perez (3), L Alicea (1), 
C Beltran 2 (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Randa 1, M Tucker 2, 
C Beltran 1. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - C Beltran  (2, 3rd base off F Castillo/J Varitek), D Sadler 
(1, 2nd base off U Urbina/J Varitek), C Knoblauch  (4, 3rd base off U Urbina/
J Varitek).
FIELDING: E - C Durbin (1, throw); C Knoblauch (2, catch); J Grimsley (1, 
throw). DP: 1 (L Alicea-N Perez-M Sweeney).
BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  0  1  2   1  0   0  .286
S Hillenbrand 3b        4  1  1  2   1  3   2  .370
N Garciaparra ss        3  0  0  0   2  0   2  .267
M Ramirez lf            3  0  0  0   2  0   0  .174
T Clark 1b              4  0  0  0   1  1   1  .200
B Daubach dh            4  0  0  0   1  4   4  .375
J Varitek c             4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .364
T Nixon rf              4  1  1  0   0  1   2  .259
R Sanchez 2b            4  2  3  1   0  0   0  .304
Totals                 34  5  7  5   8  9  12
BATTING: 2B - R Sanchez (1, C Durbin). 3B - J Damon (1, J Grimsley). HR - 
S Hillenbrand (3, 2nd inning off C Durbin 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Sanchez (3), 
J Damon 2 (4), S Hillenbrand 2 (8). 2-out RBI - J Damon. Runners left in scoring 
position, 2 out - B Daubach 2, N Garciaparra 2, T Nixon 1, S Hillenbrand 1. 
GIDP - T Clark. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Damon  (2, 2nd base off C Durbin/A Hinch), R Sanchez  (1, 
3rd base off C Durbin/A Hinch).
FIELDING: E - M Ramirez (1, throw). PB - J Varitek 2.
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    KANSAS CITY     - 010 001 204   --   8  7  3
    BOSTON          - 040 000 010   --   5  7  1
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KANSAS CITY                  ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Durbin                      4       5   4   4   4   4   1  11.88
B Stein                       3       0   0   0   3   2   0   3.00
J Grimsley (W, 1-0)           2       2   1   1   1   3   0   1.80
BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
F Castillo                    6       3   2   2   3   4   1   2.25
R Arrojo (B, 1)               1       1   2   2   1   0   0   4.15
C Fossum                      1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.50
U Urbina (L, 0-2; B, 1)         1/3   1   4   3   2   0   0   8.30
W Banks                         2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
WP - U Urbina. HBP - A Hinch (by R Arrojo). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 87-48; 
B Stein 50-29; J Grimsley 35-23; F Castillo 106-66; R Arrojo 28-15; C Fossum 16-11; 
U Urbina 15-5; W Banks 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Durbin 5-3; B Stein 2-5; 
J Grimsley 1-2; F Castillo 8-6; R Arrojo 2-1; C Fossum 2-1; U Urbina 1-0; 
W Banks 0-0. Batters faced: C Durbin 21; B Stein 12; J Grimsley 9; F Castillo 24; 
R Arrojo 6; C Fossum 4; U Urbina 4; W Banks 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Tony 
Randazzo. 
T--3:30. Att--32,953. 
Weather: 49 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.

Play-by-play:
(b – ball; c – called strike; s – swinging strike; f – foul; F – foul bunt; i – intentional ball; t – throw to first; p -pitchout)

Kansas City 1st — Knoblauch (cbf) struck out swinging. Perez (b) grounded bunt out catcher to first. Beltran (bbcbsff) doubled to deep left. Sweeney (bcbb) walked, Beltran stole third. Tucker (b) grounded out first unassisted. 

Boston 1st — Damon (c) grounded bunt out first to pitcher.  Hillenbrand (bcs) struck out looking. Garciaparra (bbbc) walked. Ramirez (cbbb) walked, Garciaparra to second. Clark (cbbsbfft – Garciaparra to third, Ramirez to second on P’s throwing error) Clark walked. Daubach (cbbfb) struck out looking. 

Kansas City 2nd — Randa (ccb) grounded out second to first. Ibanez (cbfbb) homered to right, Ibanez scored. Hinch (cb) grounded out third to first. Alicea (cbfbb) walked. Knoblauch (ttcpct) struck out swinging. 

Boston 2nd — Varitek (cbbb) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Nixon (b) singled to shallow right, Varitek to second. Sanchez (b) doubled to deep left, Varitek scored, Nixon to third. Damon (f) grounded out first unassisted, Nixon scored, Sanchez to third. Hillenbrand (bfs) homered to left, Sanchez and Hillenbrand scored. Garciaparra (bbfs) flied out to shallow center. Ramirez (fbbbff) grounded out shortstop to first.

Kansas City 3rd — Perez (c) flied out to left. Beltran (b) grounded bunt out pitcher to first. Sweeney (f) popped out to shortstop.

Boston 3rd — Clark (sc) grounded out pitcher to first. Daubach (fbcb) struck out swinging. Varitek grounded out first unassisted. 

Kansas City 4th — Tucker (cbs) struck out swinging. Randa (cfbf) struck out looking. Ibanez (cbbcffffbf) flied out to deep center.

Boston 4th — Nixon (bsb) flied out to center. Sanchez (b) singled to shallow center. Damon (cfbtbbf) walked, Sanchez to second. Hillenbrand (cbb – Sanchez stole third, Damon to second – ffb) struck out swinging. Garciaparra flied out to shallow right.

Kansas City 5th — Hinch flied out to center. Alicea (bccb) lined out to second. Knoblauch (ccffb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 5th — Stein relieved Durbin. Ramirez (bbfb) flied out to right. Clark (ssbf) safe at first on LF’s fielding error. Daubach (bbb) walked, Clark to second. Varitek (cc) popped out to shortstop. Nixon (cc) struck out swinging.

Kansas City 6th — Perez (cbsfb) flied out to left. Beltran (bbfb) walked. Sweeney (tb) singled to shallow left, Beltran to third, Sweeney to second on LF’s throwing error. Tucker (fbc) grounded out second to first, Beltran scored, Sweeney to third. Randa (ffbbfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 6th — Sanchez (c) flied out to right. Damon (b) popped out to shortstop. Hillenbrand (bbb) walked. Garciaparra (fbf) flied out to center.

Kansas City 7th — Arrojo relieved Castillo. Ibanez (bcbb) walked. Hinch (fcf) hit by pitch, Ibanez to second. Alicea (bbc) safe at first on infield single, fielded by 3B, Ibanez to third, Hinch to second. Knoblauch (c) grounded out shortstop to first, Ibanez scored, Hinch to third, Alicea to second. Perez (sbsbfbf) hit sacrifice fly to center, Hinch scored. Beltran (fbbb) grounded out third to first. 

Boston 7th — Ramirez (csbbfb) walked. Clark (bsbff) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Daubach (ssbf) struck out swinging.

Kansas City 8th — Fossum relieved Arrojo. Sweeney (bff) flied out to shallow right. Tucker grounded out first to pitcher. Randa (cbbc) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 8th — Grimsley relieved Stein. Varitek (csf) flied out to left. Nixon (b) grounded out second to first. Sanchez (cb) singled to left. Damon (cbt – Sanchez to second on P’s throwing error – f) tripled to right, Sanchez scored. Hillenbrand (bcf) struck out looking.

Kansas City 9th — Urbina relieved Fossum. Ibanez (sbfbf) singled to center. Sadler pinch-ran for Ibanez. Hinch (bb – Sadler stole second – b) walked. Alicea (FFbb – Sadler to third, Hinch to second on wild pitch) grounded out second to first, Sadler scored, Hinch to third. Knoblauch doubled to left, Hinch scored. Perez (bctbb) walked, Knoblauch stole third. Banks relieved Urbina. Beltran (b – Perez to second on passed ball – c) doubled to left, Knoblauch and Perez scored. Sweeney (bscb – Beltran to third on passed ball) struck out swinging. Tucker (cbbsf) struck out swinging.

Boston 9th — Febles replaced Alicea at 2B. Garciaparra (bbbcf) walked. Ramirez (cb) flied out to deep center. Clark (ssb) struck out swinging. Daubach (bbcf) struck out swinging.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES        7    3  .700   -      3-0    4-3   07-03 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
BOSTON            4    3  .571   1 1/2  1-3    3-0   03-01 01-02 00-00 LOST 2
TAMPA BAY         4    4  .500   2      3-0    1-4   01-04 03-00 00-00 LOST 1
TORONTO           4    5  .444   2 1/2  3-5    1-0   03-02 01-03 00-00 WON  2
BALTIMORE         2    6  .250   4      2-6    0-0   02-06 00-00 00-00 WON  1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND         9    1  .900   -      4-0    5-1   00-00 07-00 02-01 WON  8
MINNESOTA         5    5  .500   4      0-0    5-5   03-01 02-04 00-00 LOST 4
CHI WHITE SOX     4    4  .500   4      0-0    4-4   00-00 03-02 01-02 WON  2
KANSAS CITY       4    4  .500   4      2-3    2-1   02-01 02-03 00-00 WON  2
DETROIT           0    8  .000   8      0-5    0-3   00-03 00-05 00-00 LOST 8
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE           7    3  .700   -      3-3    4-0   00-00 02-01 05-02 WON  4
OAKLAND           6    4  .600   1      3-1    3-3   00-00 00-00 06-04 LOST 2
ANAHEIM           3    6  .333   3 1/2  1-6    2-0   00-00 01-02 02-04 LOST 4
TEXAS             3    6  .333   3 1/2  2-3    1-3   00-00 00-00 03-06 WON  2
THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH RESULTS
NY Yankees    -  010 000 200  --  3  7  1 
Toronto       -  104 102 03x  -- 11 12  0
Oakland       -  000 000 000  --  0  2  0 
Texas         -  021 120 01x  --  7 14  0
Tampa Bay     -  023 10  0 000  --  6  6  3 
Baltimore     -  100 11 12 00x  -- 15 18  1
Minnesota     -  110 011 000  --  4  9  1 
Cleveland     -  202 400 00x  --  8  9  1
Seattle       -  000 206 000  --  8  8  1 
Anaheim       -  000 020 200  --  4 10  0

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MONTREAL          5    3  .625   -      1-2    4-1   03-02 02-01 00-00 WON  2
PHILADELPHIA      5    4  .556     1/2  4-2    1-2   05-04 00-00 00-00 WON  2
NY METS           4    4  .500   1      1-2    3-2   02-01 02-03 00-00 WON  1
ATLANTA           4    5  .444   1 1/2  3-3    1-2   04-05 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
FLORIDA           3    5  .375   2      0-2    3-3   03-05 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
PITTSBURGH        5    2  .714   -      1-1    4-1   02-01 03-01 00-00 LOST 1
ST LOUIS          5    3  .625     1/2  3-2    2-1   00-00 04-01 01-02 WON  2
CINCINNATI        4    4  .500   1 1/2  3-3    1-1   01-02 03-02 00-00 WON  1
HOUSTON           4    5  .444   2      3-3    1-2   00-00 03-03 01-02 LOST 2
CHICAGO CUBS      2    5  .286   3      1-3    1-2   01-01 01-04 00-00 LOST 1
MILWAUKEE         2    6  .250   3 1/2  1-2    1-4   00-00 01-04 01-02 LOST 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO     7    1  .875   -      4-1    3-0   00-00 00-00 07-01 WON  1
LOS ANGELES       4    4  .500   3      3-3    1-1   00-00 00-00 04-04 LOST 1
ARIZONA           4    5  .444   3 1/2  2-1    2-4   00-00 02-01 02-04 LOST 3
SAN DIEGO         4    5  .444   3 1/2  3-0    1-5   00-00 00-00 04-05 WON  3
COLORADO          4    5  .444   3 1/2  2-1    2-4   00-00 04-02 00-03 WON  2
THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH RESULTS
Milwaukee     -  100 003 100  --  5  7  1 
St. Louis     -  013 100 01x  --  6 11  1
NY Mets       -  001 000 110  --  3  6  0 
Chi Cubs      -  000 000 011  --  2 12  2
Los Angeles   -  000 001 030  --  4 10  0 
San Francisco -  002 000 010  --  3  8  1
Montreal      -  301 000 010  --  5  8  3 
Florida       -  002 400 01x  --  7 11  2
Atlanta       -  010 220 100  --  6  8  1 
Philadelphia  -  000 000 020  --  2  6  1
Cincinnati    -  000 120 000  --  3  8  1 
Pittsburgh    -  000 200 000  --  2  7  1
Arizona       -  010 120 310  --  8 15  1 
Colorado      -  200 000 020  --  4  6  0
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