Boston Red Sox v Kansas City Royals – Box Score – Friday, May 18, 2001

Game #41
Friday, May 18, 2001
Boston 6, Kansas City 3

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Nixon rf                3  1  1  1   2  1   0  .244
Offerman 2b             5  1  1  0   0  1   2  .316
Everett cf              5  1  2  0   0  0   1  .301
Ramirez dh              5  0  2  2   0  1   1  .411
O'Leary lf              4  0  1  0   0  1   5  .230
Valentin ss             4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .167
Daubach 1b              2  1  0  0   2  2   0  .232
Hillenbrand 3b          4  1  2  0   0  0   1  .297
Varitek c               4  1  1  3   0  1   0  .289
Totals                 36  6 10  6   4  9  11
BATTING: 2B - Everett (11, Bailey). 3B - Ramirez (2, Bailey).
HR - Varitek (2, 4th inning off B Stein 2 on, 1 out); Nixon
(5, 4th inning off B Stein 0 on, 1 out). RBI - Ramirez 2 (52),
Varitek 3 (12), Nixon (15). 2-out RBI - Ramirez 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - O'Leary 4, Ramirez 1. GIDP -
Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - Hillenbrand (7, throw). DP: 1 (Valentin-Offerman-Daubach).
KANSAS CITY            ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Beltran cf              5  0  2  0   0  2   2  .288
Sanchez ss              4  0  1  0   0  1   3  .279
Sweeney 1b              4  1  1  0   0  0   2  .295
Dye rf                  4  1  2  0   0  2   1  .269
Randa 3b                4  1  1  0   0  2   1  .256
Brown lf                4  0  0  1   0  2   1  .300
Alicea 2b               3  0  2  1   1  1   0  .276
Ibanez dh               4  0  0  0   0  0   4  .179
Hinch c                 1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .133
 Ortiz c                2  0  0  0   0  1   2  .206
 a-Delgado ph           1  0  0  0   0  1   2  .000
Totals                 36  3  9  2   1 13  18
a-struck out for H Ortiz in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Alicea (2, Lowe). RBI - Brown (19), Alicea (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sanchez 1, Beltran 2.
GIDP - Sweeney. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - Alicea (5, throw). Outfield assists - Dye
(Hillenbrand at 1st base). DP: 1 (Alicea-Sanchez-Sweeney).
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    Boston         - 001 500 000  --  6
    Kansas City    - 000 000 003  --  3
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Martinez (W, 6-0)             8       5   0   0   1  12   0   1.52
Pichardo                      0       3   3   2   0   0   0  18.00
Lowe                          1       1   0   0   0   1   0   5.33
KANSAS CITY                  ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Stein (L, 1-4)                3 1/3   6   5   4   3   4   2   6.99
Bailey                        3 2/3   3   1   1   0   2   0   2.40
Henry                         2       1   0   0   1   3   0   5.25
Pichardo pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Pitches-strikes: Stein 77-49; Bailey 44-31; Henry 21-15; Martinez 108-80;
Pichardo 8-6; Lowe 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: Stein 4-2; Bailey 7-2;
Henry 1-1; Martinez 8-4; Pichardo 0-0; Lowe 1-1. Batters faced: Stein 19;
Bailey 14; Henry 7; Martinez 29; Pichardo 3; Lowe 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Chris Guccione.
T--2:50. Att--34,154. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 3
mph, out to right.

Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, t-throw to first)

Boston 1st — Nixon (bfbb) walked. Offerman (fbfbb) lined out to deep right. Everett (cb) singled to right, Nixon to second. Ramirez [leads al in avg (.412), obp (.500), slg (.758) and rbi (50); .471 w/risp](bbc) grounded out third to first, Nixon to third, Everett to second. O’Leary (f) popped out to shallow right.

Kansas City 1st — Beltran (c) singled to center. Sanchez (bctf) grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Beltran out shortstop to second. Sweeney flied out to center. Dye (tcfb) struck out swinging.

Boston 2nd — Valentin (cf) struck out swinging. Daubach (bbcbsff) walked. Hillenbrand (b) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.

Kansas City 2nd — Randa (bbcsfbff) popped out to first. Brown (bss) struck out swinging. Alicea (fc) struck out looking.

Boston 3rd — Varitek (ccbbf) struck out swinging. Nixon (ccfbf) struck out swinging. Offerman (c) singled off 1B’s glove into right. Everett (bff) safe on 2B’s throwing error [dove under 1B’s attempted tag], Offerman to second. Ramirez (fbs) singled to left, Offerman scored, Everett to second. [Manny now 15-25 w/risp & 2 out: .600] O’Leary (cfb) struck out swinging, catcher to first. [unearned run]

Kansas City 3rd — Ibanez (c) grounded out second to first. Hinch (fcff) struck out swinging. Beltran (fbbs) struck out looking.

Boston 4th — Valentin (bb) grounded out shortstop to first. Daubach (fbbfb) walked. Hillenbrand (f) singled to left, Daubach to second. Varitek (ff) homered to right [425 feet], Daubach, Hillenbrand and Varitek scoredNixon (cbf) homered down right field line [345 feet]. Bailey relieved Stein. Offerman (csb) flied out to CF in shallow left center. Everett (cff) doubled down right field line. Ramirez (b) tripled to left center, Everett scored [16-26, .615]. O’Leary (s) grounded out first unassisted.

Kansas City 4th — Sanchez (fcb) safe on infield single up 3B line (no play by P). Sweeney (b) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first [Valentin dove to left, shoveled ball from web of glove to 2B, excellent relay!!!]. Dye singled to left. Randa (ccbff) struck out swinging.

Boston 5th — Ortiz replaced Hinch at C. Valentin (cbbb) grounded out third to first. Daubach (bfbf) struck out looking. Hillenbrand (ff) grounded out first unassisted.

Kansas City 5th — Brown (bs) flied out to left. Alicea (c) singled to shallow center. Ibanez (fbb) grounded into fielder’s choice, Alicea out second to shortstop. Ortiz (b) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 6th — Varitek (c) lined out to pitcher. Nixon (b) grounded out third to first. Offerman (bcf) grounded out second to first.

Kansas City 6th — Beltran (cf) struck out swinging. Sanchez grounded out second to first. Sweeney (sbc) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 7th — Everett grounded out first unassisted. Ramirez (b) grounded out shortstop to first. O’Leary (bbf) singled off P glove into center. Valentin (bff) struck out looking.

Kansas City 7th — Dye (fbc) struck out swinging. Randa (ffbb) struck out swinging. Brown (ffbf) struck out swinging. [10+K: 75th time, 48th time as Red Sock, 10th time this year]

Boston 8th — Henry relieved Bailey. Daubach (cc) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (bs) singled to shallow right, out rounding base, right field to first. Varitek (c) flied out to center.

Kansas City 8th — Alicea (sbbbc) walked. Ibanez (bbfffff) flied out to left. Ortiz (bsbf) struck out swinging. Beltran singled to center, Alicea to third. Sanchez (cf) struck out swinging.

Boston 9th — Nixon (bbb) walked. Offerman (bsc) struck out swinging. Everett (f) grounded out third to first, Nixon to second. Ramirez (ff) struck out swinging.

Kansas City 9th — Pichardo relieved Martinez. Sweeney (bf) singled to left. Dye singled to center, Sweeney to second. Randa (cfb) singled to left, Sweeney to third, Dye to second. Lowe relieved Pichardo. Brown (bf) safe at first on Hillenbrand’s throwing error to second, Sweeney and Dye scored, Randa to second. Alicea (s) doubled down left field line, Randa scored, Brown to third. Ibanez lined out to shortstop. Delgado pinch-hit for Ortiz. Delgado (cbfbb) struck out swinging. Beltran (fbbff) grounded out shortstop to first [dove into first].

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