Boston Red Sox v Kansas City Royals — Game One — Sunday, April 21, 2002– Pedro Martinez
Game #15
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Boston 12, Kansas City 2 (Game 1)
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .317
J Offerman dh 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .320
N Garciaparra ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
M Ramirez lf 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 .358
B Daubach 1b 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .333
S Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345
T Nixon rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .259
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125
R Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
C Baerga 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545
Totals 39 12 16 12 2 3 5
BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (3, D Reichert); C Baerga (1, M Asencio). 3B - J Damon (2,
D Reichert). HR - B Daubach (3, 4th inning off D Reichert 0 on, 0 Out), J Offerman (2,
7th inning off C Bailey 2 on, 2 Out), M Ramirez 2 (6, 8th inning off C Bailey 0 on,
0 Out, 9th inning off M Asencio 1 on, 1 Out), J Damon (2, 9th inning off M Asencio
1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Offerman. RBI - T Nixon 2 (4), J Offerman 4 (8), B Daubach (6),
M Ramirez 3 (17), J Damon 2 (8). 2-out RBI - J Offerman 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Sanchez 1. GIDP - M Ramirez, D Mirabelli. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Damon (5, 2nd base off C Bailey/B Mayne). CS - T Nixon (1,
3rd base by D Reichert/B Mayne).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - T Nixon (C Beltran at 1st base). DP: 1
(T Nixon-B Daubach).
KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Knoblauch dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .170
M Tucker rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .225
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208
M Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328
R Ibanez lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289
J Randa 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .317
a-D McCarty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
N Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
B Mayne c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .171
C Febles 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .242
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 4 8
a-lined out to third for J Randa in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Tucker (2, J Burkett); R Ibanez (5, J Burkett). 3B - C Febles (1,
J Burkett). HR - J Randa (1, 4th inning off J Burkett 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Febles (2),
J Randa (12). 2-out RBI - C Febles. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Knoblauch 2, M Sweeney 1, R Ibanez 1. Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - M Tucker (4, 2nd base off J Burkett/D Mirabelli).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Randa-C Febles-M Sweeney, N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney).
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BOSTON - 021 100 314 -- 12 16 0
KANSAS CITY - 010 100 000 -- 2 7 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Burkett (W, 1-0) 5 7 2 2 1 2 1 3.60
T Wakefield (S, 1) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
D Reichert (L, 0-3) 6 2/3 8 6 6 2 3 1 6.35
C Bailey 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 2 12.15
M Asencio 1 4 4 4 0 0 2 36.00
WP - J Burkett, D Reichert. Pitches-strikes: J Burkett 88-53; T Wakefield 40-27;
D Reichert 105-62; C Bailey 24-16; M Asencio 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Burkett 5-7; T Wakefield 6-4; D Reichert 9-7; C Bailey 4-0; M Asencio 0-3.
Batters faced: J Burkett 22; T Wakefield 12; D Reichert 28; C Bailey 7; M Asencio 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Dennis Spagnardi.
T--2:35.
Weather: 56 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.
Play-by-play:
(b – ball; c – called strike; s – swinging strike; f – foul; B/C/S/F – result on bunt attempt; i – intentional ball; p – pitchout; t – throw to first; T – pickoff attempt at 2B)
Boston 1st — Damon (bbc) grounded out shortstop to first. Offerman (fbbf) lined out to left. Garciaparra (b) flied out to center.
Kansas City 1st — Knoblauch (cb) popped out to shortstop. Tucker doubled to left. Beltran (cc) struck out swinging. Sweeney (b) popped out to SS in shallow left.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (fb) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B. Daubach (b) singled to center, Ramirez to second. Hillenbrand (c) popped out to 2B in shallow right. Nixon (csfbb) doubled to right center, fielded by RF, Ramirez and Daubach scored. Mirabelli (bbb) walked. Sanchez (cbc – Nixon caught stealing third, catcher to third, Mirabell to second on fielder’s choice) struck out looking.
Kansas City 2nd — Ibanez (bbfb) doubled to right center, fielded by CF. Randa (cf) flied out to right. Perez flied out to left. Mayne (bccbb) walked. Febles (cb) singled to center, Ibanez scored, Mayne to second. Knoblauch (cfb) popped out to first.
Boston 3rd — Damon (cb) tripled to right. Offerman (bcb) hit sacrifice fly to left, Damon scored. Garciaparra grounded out third to first. Ramirez (cbs) struck out swinging.
Kansas City 3rd — Tucker (bbcff) singled to right. Beltran (b – Tucker stole second – fbfb) struck out swinging. Sweeney (cbb – Tucker to third on wild pitch – f) popped out to first. Ibanez (bbb) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 4th — Daubach (bcbbfff) homered to right, Daubach scored. Hillenbrand (fcbff) struck out swinging. Nixon (bfbb) grounded out second to first. Mirabelli (b) grounded out shortstop to first.
Kansas City 4th — Randa (cbb) homered to left, Randa scored. Perez bunted out third to first. Mayne (cbsbff) grounded out third to first. Febles (cb) tripled to right center, fielded by CF. Knoblauch (bsf) grounded out first unassisted.
Boston 5th — Sanchez flied out to right. Damon (cf) grounded out second to first. Offerman (cb) grounded out first unassisted.
Kansas City 5th — Tucker (cFbbfb) singled to right. Beltran (btbbtc) grounded into fielder’s choice, Tucker out second to shortstop. Sweeney (cbfb) flied out into double play to right, Beltran out, right field to first.
Boston 6th — Garciaparra (sc) safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Ramirez (btbbc) grounded into double play, third to second to first. Daubach (b) singled to left. Hillenbrand (cb) flied out to right.
Kansas City 6th — Wakefield relieved Burkett. Ibanez (bbcF) grounded out first to pitcher. Randa (bcbc) struck out swinging. Perez grounded out third to first.
Boston 7th — Nixon (bcb) singled to right. Mirabelli (bb) fouled out to third. Sanchez (b – Nixon to second on wild pitch – bbcf) grounded out third to first, Nixon to third. Damon (bbbccf) walked. Bailey relieved Riechert. Offerman (b – Damon stole second – sc) homered to right, Nixon, Damon and Offerman scored. Garciaparra (bb) grounded out third to first.
Kansas City 7th — Mayne (bbcfb) grounded out shortstop to first. Febles (Sb) grounded out third to first. Knoblauch popped out to 2B in shallow right.
Boston 8th — Ramirez (bcs) homered to center, Ramirez scored. Daubach (c) singled to center. Hillenbrand (sf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Daubach out shortstop to second. Nixon (bsb) singled to left, Hillenbrand to second. Mirabelli (bbc) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Kansas City 8th — Baerga replaced Sanchez at 2B. Tucker (c) grounded out third to first. Beltran (cbs) popped out to catcher. Sweeney (cbf) struck out swinging.
Boston 9th — Asencio relieved Bailey. Baerga (sb) doubled to right center, fielded by CF. Damon (bbf) homered to right center, Baerga and Damon scored. Offerman (cbf) singled to right. Garciaparra (bbs) flied out to left. Ramirez homered to left, Offerman and Ramirez scored. Daubach (bbfb) flied out to right. Hillenbrand (bbsb) popped out to 2B in shallow center.
Kansas City 9th — Ibanez (bcs) grounded out second to first. McCarty pinch-hit for Randa. McCarty lined out to third. Perez (cbb) flied out to left.
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