Thursday, May 1, 2003
Game # 28
Boston 6, Kansas City 5
KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Tucker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Randa 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .325
C Beltran cf 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .214
M Sweeney 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280
R Ibanez lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .337
K Harvey dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235
A Berroa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Difelice c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
B Mayne c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
C Febles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 35 5 8 5 0 6 4
BATTING: HR – M Sweeney (6, 1st inning off C Fossum 1 on, 2 Out), C Beltran (3,
6th inning off S Woodard 1 on, 0 Out), R Ibanez (5, 6th inning off S Woodard
0 on, 1 Out). RBI – M Sweeney 2 (21), C Beltran 2 (7), R Ibanez (13). 2-out RBI –
M Sweeney 2. Team LOB – 3.
FIELDING: E – M Sweeney (4, ground ball). DP: 1 (C Febles-A Berroa-M Sweeney).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 .241
T Walker 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .296
N Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .277
M Ramirez lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .352
D Ortiz 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200
T Nixon rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .329
B Mueller 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310
J Giambi dh 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .140
D Jackson pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176
a-J Varitek ph-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Totals 32 6 11 5 3 2 17
a-sacrificed to pitcher for D Mirabelli in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B – J Giambi (3, K Snyder); B Mueller (8, K Wilson); T Walker (5,
J Grimsley). 3B – T Walker (1, K Snyder). HR – T Nixon (2, 6th inning off
K Wilson 0 on, 0 Out). S – J Varitek. SF – N Garciaparra, M Ramirez. RBI –
T Walker 2 (14), M Ramirez (20), N Garciaparra (14), T Nixon (13). 2-out RBI –
T Walker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – N Garciaparra 1, T Walker 1,
T Nixon 1, D Mirabelli 1. GIDP – D Ortiz. Team LOB – 9.
BASERUNNING: SB – J Damon (6, 2nd base off K Snyder/M Difelice), D Jackson
(5, 2nd base off J Grimsley/M Difelice).
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KANSAS CITY – 200 003 000 — 5
BOSTON – 201 001 11x — 6
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Snyder 5 5 3 1 2 1 0 1.80
K Wilson (H, 1) 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 3.00
J Grimsley (L, 1-2; B, 3) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.75
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.45
S Woodard 4 2/3 5 3 3 0 2 2 5.51
M Timlin 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
J Shiell (W, 1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
B Lyon (S, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.84
K Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
WP – K Snyder. HBP – J Damon (by K Wilson). Pitches-strikes: K Snyder 89-56;
K Wilson 38-20; J Grimsley 26-16; C Fossum 13-9; S Woodard 69-46; M Timlin 19-13;
J Shiell 16-12; B Lyon 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Snyder 7-7; K Wilson 2-0;
J Grimsley 5-1; C Fossum 1-0; S Woodard 6-6; M Timlin 1-3; J Shiell 1-1; B Lyon 1-1.
Batters faced: K Snyder 23; K Wilson 8; J Grimsley 8; C Fossum 5; S Woodard 19;
M Timlin 5; J Shiell 4; B Lyon 3.
UMPIRES: HP–Phil Cuzzi. 1B–Jerry Crawford. 2B–Brian Onora. 3B–Larry Poncino.
EJECTIONS: BOSTON’s Fossum by Cuzzi (1st), BOSTON’s Little by Cuzzi (1st),
KANSAS CITY’s Difelice by Cuzzi (8th).
T–2:57. Att–31,950. Weather: 64 degrees, overcast. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.
Play-by-Play:
(b – ball, s – swinging strike; c – called strike; f – foul; t – pitcher’s throw to first; T – catcher throw to first (usually right after preceding pitch); p – pitchout; B/S/C/F – ball/strike/foul on bunt attempt)
Kansas City 1st — Tucker grounded out second to first. Randa (cff) struck out swinging. Beltran singled to left. Sweeney (cbbbf) homered to deep left center, Beltran and Sweeney scored. Ibanez (b – ball thrown behind batter/Fossum & Little ejected/Woodard relieved Fossum – c) singled to right. Harvey (c) grounded out second to first.
Boston 1st — Damon (cfbb) safe at first on 1B’s fielding error. Walker (cb – Damon to second on wild pitch) tripled to center, Damon scored. Garciaparra (fs) grounded out third to first. Ramirez (b) hit sacrifice fly to center, Walker scored. Ortiz (f) grounded out pitcher to third to first [hit P’s leg/deflect to 3B].
Kansas City 2nd — Berroa (ccbb) grounded out pitcher to first. DiFelice (cbb) flied out to CF in left center. Febles (c) grounded out third to first.
Boston 2nd — Nixon flied out to CF in left center. Mueller (c) grounded out second to first. Giambi (bccbbff) doubled off left field wall. Mirabelli (c) grounded out to second.
Kansas City 3rd — Tucker (sbb) flied out to shallow left. Randa (bbc) singled to right. Beltran (cc) struck out swinging. Sweeney (tcbf) flied out to center.
Boston 3rd — Damon (Cbf) safe on infield single, fielded by SS [high chop over mound/no play]. Walker (tscftb – Damon stole second/ball got away from C/no throw) grounded out first to pitcher, Damon to third. Garciaparra (bbfc) hit sacrifice fly to center, Damon scored. Ramirez (ccbb) singled to right. Ortiz (cbbb) walked, Ramirez to second. Nixon (fcbb) struck out swinging.
Kansas City 4th — Ibanez (cb) flied out to deep center. Harvey (scbf) struck out swinging. Berroa (b) flied out to center.
Boston 4th — Mueller (c) flied out to deep left. Giambi (bfbb) walked. Mirabelli (bf) flied out to LF in shallow left center. Damon (bcb) grounded out first unassisted.
Kansas City 5th — DiFlelice (fbff) grounded out second to first. Febles (Cbc) grounded out shortstop to first [to left/spin behind 2B]. Tucker (bfsbb) flied out to center.
Boston 5th — Walker (cfbbbf) singled to right center, fielded by RF. Garciaparra (bTf) grounded into fielder’s choice, Walker out shortstop to second [dive to right/no relay]. Ramirez (bstctbtf) popped out to 2B in shallow right [ran out for short pop]. Ortiz (b) popped out to SS in shallow center [caught over shoulder].
Kansas City 6th — Randa (cb) singled to right. Beltran (bf) homered to right center, Randa and Beltran scored. Sweeney (b) grounded out shortstop to first. Ibanez (cbbbf) homered to right, Ibanez scored. Timlin relieved Woodard. Harvey (bsfbb) flied out to deep center. Berroa flied out to center.
Boston 6th — Wilson relieved Snyder. Nixon (ccbbbf) homered to left center, Nixon scored. Mueller (cbbb) doubled off left field wall. [pit coach visit/pen up] Giambi (bsfb) struck out looking. Mirabelli (bccb) grounded out third to first. Damon (bbc) hit by pitch (right elbow). [no action by umps?!?!?] Walker (b) grounded out first unassisted.
Kansas City 7th — DiFelice (cb) grounded out third to first. Febles (cf) popped out to first. Tucker (bcbsf) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th — Garciaparra (cb) singled to shallow right [popup/2B tried for basket catch]. Ramirez (fbcbtf) singled off left field wall [vicious line drive], Garciaparra to third. Grimsley relieved Wilson. Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Garciaparra scored [no rbi]. Nixon (c) singled to shallow right center [past 2B dive right], fielded by CF. Mueller (cbb) grounded out first to pitcher.
Kansas City 8th — Shiell relieved Timlin. Randa (bbcc) grounded out third to first. Beltran (ccb) struck out swinging. Sweeney (f) singled to center. Ibanez (ccfb) popped out to second.
Boston 8th — Giambi (sbcbbf) walked. Jackson ran for Giambi. Varitek hit for Mirabelli. Varitek (B – Jackson stole second [C to mound/pc visit/C ejected/Mayne replaced DiFelice at C] – FF) sacrificed pitcher to first, Jackson to third. Damon (bfbf) safe at second on fielder’s choice, Jackson out first to catcher to third to catcher [rundown]. Walker doubled off left field wall, Damon scored [good hustle into 2B]. Garciaparra flied out to right.
Kansas City 9th — Lyon relieved Shiell. Varitek replaced Mirabelli at C. Harvey (bcs) grounded out pitcher to first. Berroa (ssfbb) lined out to center. Mayne (fbfb) struck out looking.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 22 6 .786 – 9-3 13-3 09-03 07-00 06-03 WON 2
BOSTON 19 9 .679 3 10-2 9-7 13-06 03-00 03-03 WON 4
BALTIMORE 15 12 .556 6 1/2 7-6 8-6 07-08 08-04 00-00 WON 4
TORONTO 11 18 .379 11 1/2 5-10 6-8 05-12 05-04 01-02 WON 1
TAMPA BAY 10 18 .357 12 8-8 2-10 10-15 00-03 00-00 LOST 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
KANSAS CITY 17 8 .680 – 10-0 7-8 01-05 16-03 00-00 LOST 4
CHI WHITE SOX 15 13 .536 3 1/2 10-6 5-7 01-02 13-09 01-02 WON 1
MINNESOTA 13 14 .481 5 6-7 7-7 06-10 07-04 00-00 WON 3
CLEVELAND 7 20 .259 11 3-9 4-11 03-03 04-09 00-08 LOST 8
DETROIT 3 23 .115 14 1/2 1-10 2-13 00-03 01-16 02-04 LOST 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
OAKLAND 17 11 .607 – 12-3 5-8 00-00 07-02 10-09 LOST 1
SEATTLE 17 11 .607 – 11-5 6-6 01-02 05-01 11-08 LOST 2
ANAHEIM 13 14 .481 3 1/2 8-7 5-7 02-04 02-00 09-10 WON 2
TEXAS 13 15 .464 4 8-8 5-7 05-04 00-00 08-11 LOST 1
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST RESULTS
BALTIMORE 5, DETROIT 2 (1ST GM)
BALTIMORE 6, DETROIT 4 (2ND GM)
MINNESOTA 6, TAMPA BAY 5 (13 INNINGS)
BOSTON 6, KANSAS CITY 5
NY YANKEES 2, SEATTLE 1
TORONTO 7, TEXAS 6
CHI WHITE SOX 7, OAKLAND 5
ANAHEIM AT CLEVELAND (POSTPONED)
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 18 10 .643 – 10-6 8-4 10-09 08-01 00-00 WON 5
MONTREAL 18 10 .643 – 10-6 8-4 08-05 08-04 02-01 WON 3
PHILADELPHIA 17 12 .586 1 1/2 10-6 7-6 07-06 03-03 07-03 WON 1
FLORIDA 15 15 .500 4 9-6 6-9 09-11 04-02 02-02 WON 1
NY METS 11 17 .393 7 8-7 3-10 05-08 05-07 01-02 LOST 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CHICAGO CUBS 16 12 .571 – 8-5 8-7 04-02 08-05 04-05 WON 1
ST LOUIS 14 12 .538 1 7-4 7-8 05-04 07-04 02-04 WON 4
PITTSBURGH 13 14 .481 2 1/2 4-11 9-3 03-03 06-06 04-05 WON 3
CINCINNATI 12 16 .429 4 7-8 5-8 02-04 04-09 06-03 WON 2
HOUSTON 11 16 .407 4 1/2 5-7 6-9 02-07 06-06 03-03 LOST 3
MILWAUKEE 9 19 .321 7 4-9 5-10 01-08 06-07 02-04 LOST 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SAN FRANCISCO 19 8 .704 – 8-4 11-4 01-02 08-04 10-02 LOST 1
COLORADO 15 13 .536 4 1/2 11-4 4-9 00-03 06-06 09-04 LOST 2
LOS ANGELES 14 15 .483 6 7-6 7-9 02-02 04-02 08-11 LOST 1
ARIZONA 12 17 .414 8 6-8 6-9 05-05 03-03 04-09 LOST 1
SAN DIEGO 10 18 .357 9 1/2 5-8 5-10 00-00 03-06 07-12 LOST 5
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST RESULTS
MONTREAL 5, MILWAUKEE 0
ST LOUIS 6, NY METS 5 (10 INNINGS)
CINCINNATI 7, COLORADO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 5, SAN FRANCISCO 1 (10 INNINGS)
PITTSBURGH 5, SAN DIEGO 2
ATLANTA 8, HOUSTON 7
FLORIDA 4, ARIZONA 3
PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 1
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