Boston Red Sox v Kansas City Royals — Game Two — Sunday, April 21, 2002– Pedro Martinez

Game #16
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Boston 8, Kansas City 7 (Game 2)


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Henderson lf          3  1  0  0   1  1   1  .292
J Damon cf              5  2  4  4   0  0   0  .354
S Hillenbrand 3b        5  1  2  0   0  0   0  .349
M Ramirez dh            2  1  1  0   3  0   2  .364
T Clark 1b              5  0  1  1   0  2   2  .184
C Baerga 2b             4  1  0  0   1  0   5  .400
T Nixon rf              5  0  0  0   0  2   2  .237
J Varitek c             5  1  4  3   0  0   0  .333
R Sanchez ss            5  1  2  0   0  0   0  .264
Totals                 39  8 14  8   5  5  12
BATTING: 2B - J Varitek 2 (2, J Affeldt). HR - J Damon (3, 3rd inning off 
B Rekar 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Damon 4 (12), T Clark (7), J Varitek 3 (7). 
2-out RBI - J Varitek 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Henderson 1, 
R Sanchez 1, C Baerga 5. GIDP - R Henderson, S Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 10. 
BASERUNNING: SB - S Hillenbrand (2, 2nd base off B Rekar/A Hinch). 
FIELDING: E - R Henderson (1, bobble). 
KANSAS CITY            ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
D Sadler lf             5  1  1  0   0  1   0  .150
M Tucker rf             5  3  2  1   0  1   1  .244
C Beltran cf            3  2  2  2   1  1   1  .232
M Sweeney 1b            4  1  2  1   1  0   0  .339
R Ibanez dh             2  0  0  0   0  1   0  .275
 a-J Randa ph-dh        2  0  0  0   1  2   2  .302
N Perez ss              4  0  2  2   0  0   2  .224
L Alicea 3b             4  0  1  1   0  0   0  .200
A Hinch c               3  0  0  0   0  2   2  .000
 b-B Mayne ph-c         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .167
C Febles 2b             2  0  0  0   2  0   1  .229
Totals                 35  7 10  7   5  8   9
a-struck out swinging for R Ibanez in the 6th;  b-flied out to deep center for 
A Hinch in the 8th.
BATTING: 3B - M Tucker (2, D Lowe). HR - C Beltran (2, 9th inning off U Urbina 
0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Beltran. RBI - M Tucker (8), C Beltran 2 (10), N Perez 2 (8), 
L Alicea (3), M Sweeney (9). 2-out RBI - N Perez 2, L Alicea, M Sweeney, 
C Beltran. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Perez 2, A Hinch 2. 
Team LOB - 7. 
BASERUNNING: CS - C Febles (3, 2nd base by D Lowe/J Varitek). 
FIELDING: DP: 2 (N Perez-C Febles-M Sweeney 2). 
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    BOSTON          - 004 040 000   --   8 14  1
    KANSAS CITY     - 200 003 101   --   7 10  0
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BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (W, 3-1)               5 1/3   4   5   5   3   4   0   2.73
C Fossum                      1 1/3   3   1   1   1   3   0   2.16
S Kim (H, 2)                  1 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   3.24
U Urbina (S, 7)               1       2   1   1   0   1   1   6.48
KANSAS CITY                  ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
B Rekar (L, 0-1)              4       7   7   7   3   2   1  15.75
J Affeldt                     3       4   1   1   2   3   0   3.37
N Field                       1       3   0   0   0   0   0   2.25
J Grimsley                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.35
B Rekar pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
WP - S Kim. IBB - M Ramirez (by J Affeldt). HBP - R Henderson (by J Affeldt). 
Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 88-52; C Fossum 37-22; S Kim 21-15; U Urbina 27-19; 
B Rekar 89-53; J Affeldt 63-32; N Field 19-12; J Grimsley 9-6. Ground balls-fly 
balls: D Lowe 5-6; C Fossum 1-0; S Kim 0-4; U Urbina 1-1; B Rekar 7-3; 
J Affeldt 5-1; N Field 3-0; J Grimsley 2-1. Batters faced: D Lowe 22; C Fossum 8; 
S Kim 6; U Urbina 5; B Rekar 22; J Affeldt 15; N Field 5; J Grimsley 3. 
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Dennis  Spagnardi. 3B--Bill 
Welke. 
T--3:13. Att--17,289. 
Weather: 63 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 — Henderson (bcb) flied out to left. Damon (f) popped out to first. Hillenbrand (bbfbf) grounded out shortstop to first.

Kansas City 1st — Sadler (cffffbffb) safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Tucker (t) tripled to deep center, Sadler scored. Beltran (b) hit sacrifice fly to CF in right center, Tucker scored. Sweeney (b) flied out to right. Ibanez (cbfbf) grounded out first to pitcher.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez (bbf) grounded out pitcher to first. Clark (csb) struck out swinging. Baerga (bc) grounded out second to first.

Kansas City 2nd — Perez (cf) flied out to left. Alicea (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Hinch (cbbf) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 3rd — Nixon (bcfbbf) flied out to right. Varitek (bf) singled to right. Sanchez (b) singled to left, Varitek to second. Henderson (bbccbf) walked, Varitek to third, Sanchez to second. Damon homered to right, Varitek, Sanchez, Henderson and Damon scored. Hillenbrand (cfb) singled to CF in left center. Ramirez (bbcs – Hillenbrand stole second – b) walked. Clark (f) grounded out second to first, Hillenbrand to third, Ramirez to second. Baerga (c) grounded out first to pitcher.

Kansas City 3rd — Febles (bbb) walked. Sadler (Ftffpb – Febles out at second, catcher to second) flied out to left. Tucker (cbbsb) struck out looking.

Boston 4th — Nixon (bcb) grounded out first unassisted. Varitek (b) safe on infield single, fielded by P. Sanchez (fcbbffb) grounded out third to first, Varitek to second. Henderson (cf) struck out swinging.

Kansas City 4th — Beltran (cbbsf) struck out swinging. Sweeney grounded out shortstop to first. Ibanez (cffbb) struck out swinging.

Boston 5th — Damon (bffbf) safe on infield single, fielded by 2B. Hillenbrand (tpcf) singled to right, Damon to second. Ramirez (bbbc) walked, Damon to third, Hillenbrand to second. Affeldt relieved Rekar. Clark (cb) (mlb:c) grounded out third to first, Damon scored, Hillenbrand to third, Ramirez to second. Baerga (bbfb) walked. Nixon (cc) struck out swinging. Varitek (cb) doubled to shallow right, Hillenbrand, Ramirez and Baerga scored. Sanchez (bfbcfb) grounded out shortstop to first.

Kansas City 5th — Perez singled to center. Alicea (bbcf) flied out to center. Hinch (bcf) struck out looking. Febles (b) grounded into fielder’s choice, Perez out shortstop to second.

Boston 6th — Henderson (bccb) hit by pitch. Damon (cb) singled to center, Henderson to second. Hillenbrand (bcbsb) grounded out shortstop to first, Henderson to third, Damon to second. Ramirez (iii) intentionally walked. Clark (fc) struck out swinging. Baerga (b) lined out to shortstop.

Kansas City 6th — Sadler (bfbfb) lined out to right. Tucker singled to center. Beltran (cbbb) walked, Tucker to second. Sweeney (bbTb) walked, Tucker to third, Beltran to second. Fossum relieved Lowe. Randa pinch-hit for Ibanez. Randa (bfcb) struck out swinging. Perez (bb) singled to left, Tucker and Beltran scored, Sweeney to second. Alicea (b) singled to left, Sweeney scored, Alicea to second on LF’s fielding error. Hinch (cbs) struck out looking.

Boston 7th — Nixon (fbbc) struck out swinging. Varitek (bcbbs) doubled to right. Sanchez (bbc) singled to left, Varitek to third. Henderson (bb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.

Kansas City 7th — Febles (cfbbb) walked. Sadler (ccfbbf) struck out looking. Tucker (ctsff) grounded into fielder’s choice, Febles out second to shortstop. Beltran (bbbc) singled to left, Tucker to third. Kim relieved Fossum. Sweeney (c) singled to right, Tucker scored, Beltran to third. Randa (bccb – Sweeney to second on wild pitch – b) walked. Perez (fbff) lined out to right.

Boston 8th — Field relieved Affeldt. Damon (cbcffb) singled to left. Hillenbrand (tcsb) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first. Ramirez (c) singled to left. Clark (bbb) singled to right, Ramirez to third. Baerga (b) grounded out second to first.

Kansas City 8th — Alicea (c) flied out to center. Mayne pinch-hit for Hinch. Mayne (c) flied out to center. Febles (cbf) lined out to center.

Boston 9th — Mayne replaced Hinch at C. Grimsley relieved Field. Nixon (bcff) flied out to center. Varitek (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Sanchez (b) grounded out shortstop to first.

Kansas City 9th — Urbina relieved Kim. Sadler (cbs) popped out to second. Tucker (bcffbf) grounded out second to first. Beltran (cfbf) homered to right, Beltran scored. Sweeney (bfsf) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B. Randa (bbcfbf) struck out swinging.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
BOSTON           12    4  .750   -      4-4    8-0   08-02 04-02 00-00 WON  6
NY YANKEES       12    8  .600   2      7-2    5-6   12-08 00-00 00-00 WON  1
TAMPA BAY         7   10  .412   5 1/2  5-4    2-6   03-08 04-02 00-00 WON  1
TORONTO           7   10  .412   5 1/2  3-7    4-3   06-07 01-03 00-00 LOST 1
BALTIMORE         6   12  .333   7      2-6    4-6   05-09 01-03 00-00 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MINNESOTA        13    6  .684   -      8-1    5-5   03-01 10-05 00-00 WON  4
CHI WHITE SOX    12    6  .667     1/2  8-2    4-4   03-01 08-03 01-02 WON  2
CLEVELAND        11    7  .611   1 1/2  6-0    5-7   00-00 09-06 02-01 LOST 6
KANSAS CITY       5   11  .313   6 1/2  2-6    3-5   02-04 03-07 00-00 LOST 4
DETROIT           3   14  .176   9      2-6    1-8   02-04 01-10 00-00 LOST 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          15    4  .789   -      5-4   10-0   00-00 02-01 13-03 WON  2
OAKLAND          11    8  .579   4      6-4    5-4   00-00 00-00 11-08 WON  2
ANAHEIM           6   12  .333   8 1/2  3-9    3-3   00-00 01-02 05-10 LOST 2
TEXAS             5   13  .278   9 1/2  2-7    3-6   00-00 00-00 05-13 LOST 2
SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST RESULTS
Toronto       - 000 000 020  --  2  4  0 
NY Yankees    - 210 021 03x  --  9 10  1
Baltimore     - 000 100 000  --  1  4  0
Tampa Bay     - 000 010 01x  --  2  7  0
Detroit       - 320 300 000  --  8 10  2 
Chi White Sox - 800 000 30x  -- 11 11  0
Cleveland     - 000 200 000  --  2  8  1 
Minnesota     - 000 310 00x  --  4 13  2
Texas         - 100 001 010  --  3  9  1 
Seattle       - 111 101 00x  --  5  8  1
Anaheim       - 100 000 130  --  5 12  0 
Oakland       - 010 020 003  --  6 12  1

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
MONTREAL         11    8  .579   -      6-4    5-4   07-06 04-02 00-00 WON  3
ATLANTA          10    9  .526   1      6-3    4-6   10-09 00-00 00-00 WON  4
NY METS          10    9  .526   1      5-4    5-5   07-06 03-03 00-00 LOST 3
FLORIDA           8   10  .444   2 1/2  5-4    3-6   08-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
PHILADELPHIA      7   12  .368   4      5-5    2-7   06-07 01-05 00-00 LOST 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
PITTSBURGH       12    5  .706   -      5-4    7-1   05-01 07-04 00-00 WON  6
CINCINNATI       10    8  .556   2 1/2  4-5    6-3   03-03 07-05 00-00 WON  2
ST LOUIS          9   10  .474   4      6-3    3-7   00-00 07-06 02-04 LOST 4
HOUSTON           8   10  .444   4 1/2  4-5    4-5   00-00 06-06 02-04 WON  1
MILWAUKEE         7   12  .368   6      5-5    2-7   00-00 05-08 02-04 WON  4
CHICAGO CUBS      6   11  .353   6      2-6    4-5   02-04 04-07 00-00 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO    12    6  .667   -      6-3    6-3   00-00 04-02 08-04 LOST 1
ARIZONA          12    7  .632     1/2  6-3    6-4   00-00 04-02 08-05 WON  2
LOS ANGELES      11    8  .579   1 1/2  6-4    5-4   00-00 00-00 11-08 LOST 1
SAN DIEGO         9   10  .474   3 1/2  7-2    2-8   00-00 00-00 09-10 WON  1
COLORADO          6   13  .316   6 1/2  3-7    3-6   00-00 04-02 02-11 LOST 2
SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST RESULTS
Florida       - 000 000 110   --  2  7  0 
Atlanta       - 201 000 10x   --  4 15  2
NY Mets       - 101 100 000   --  3 10  0 
Montreal      - 202 002 00x   --  6 12  0
Philadelphia  - 012 000 000   --  3  6  0 
Pittsburgh    - 251 010 00x   --  9 15  1
St. Louis     - 200 000 100   --  3  6  0 
Milwaukee     - 200 200 10x   --  5 10  1
Cincinnati    - 310 000 001   --  5  5  3 
Chi Cubs      - 000 100 101   --  3  7  3
San Francisco - 000 000 000   --  0  2  1 
Houston       - 102 001 00x   --  4 11  0
San Diego     - 100 010 300   --  5  9  1 
Los Angeles   - 000 000 000   --  0  3  1
Colorado      - 100 000 000   --  1  2  1 
Arizona       - 012 110 02x   --  7  9  1

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