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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

1991-04-28 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21426 · 75°F, overcast · Wind to RF · 2:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Dana Kiecker earned the win and Jeff Reardon picked up the save. Mike Greenwell went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Dana Kiecker L: Tom Gordon SV: Jeff Reardon

Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wade Boggs	5	2	4	0	0	0
Jody Reed	5	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Greenwell	5	0	3	2	0	0
Jack Clark	3	0	1	0	2	1
Ellis Burks	5	0	0	0	0	3
Tom Brunansky	3	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Pena	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Naehring	4	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Eisenreich	4	1	3	0	0	0
Bill Pecota	2	0	1	0	1	0
Danny Tartabull	3	0	1	1	1	2
Kirk Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Cromartie	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kurt Stillwell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Macfarlane	3	0	1	0	0	1
Brian McRae	4	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Shumpert	3	0	0	0	0	1
Russ Morman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Puhl	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dana Kiecker	5.1	5	1	6
Tony Fossas	0.2	0	0	0
Jeff Gray	1.2	1	0	1
Jeff Reardon	1.1	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Storm Davis	2.0	5	1	0
Tom Gordon	7.0	5	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wade Boggs: S/L56
Jody Reed: E5/G5L.1-2;B-1
Mike Greenwell: S/L89S.2-H(UR);1-3
Jack Clark: W.1-2
Ellis Burks: 9/F4D
Tom Brunansky: 4/P4
Mike Marshall: 43/G4

Bot 1

Jim Eisenreich: S8/G4MD
Bill Pecota: SB2
Bill Pecota: 43/G4.2-3
Danny Tartabull: D/F89XD.3-H
Kirk Gibson: 43/G4.2-3
Warren Cromartie: 13/G13

Top 2

Tony Pena: 63/G6
Tim Naehring: 3/P3
Wade Boggs: S7/G56D
Jody Reed: S7/G56D.1-2
Mike Greenwell: S9/G34D.2-3;1-2
Jack Clark: 53/G56

Bot 2

Kurt Stillwell: 7/F78XD
Mike Macfarlane: K
Brian McRae: K

Top 3

Ellis Burks: K
Tom Brunansky: W
Mike Marshall: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
Tony Pena: K

Bot 3

Terry Shumpert: 8/F78M
Jim Eisenreich: 63/G6
Bill Pecota: W
Danny Tartabull: K

Top 4

Tim Naehring: 7/F78M
Wade Boggs: D/L78M
Jody Reed: S9/L9S.2-3
Mike Greenwell: 43/G34.3-H(RBI);1-2
Jack Clark: W
Ellis Burks: 53/G56S

Bot 4

Kirk Gibson: 13/G13S
Warren Cromartie: 63/G6M
Kurt Stillwell: K

Top 5

Tom Brunansky: 8/F8RS
Mike Marshall: K
Tony Pena: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Mike Macfarlane: S5/G5L
Brian McRae: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Terry Shumpert: K

Top 6

Tim Naehring: 3/P3S
Wade Boggs: 13/G13
Jody Reed: 4/P34

Bot 6

Jim Eisenreich: S9/G34D
Bill Pecota: S8/G6MD.1-2
Danny Tartabull: K
Kirk Gibson: 13/G13S.2-3;1-2
Russ Morman: 8/F8LD

Top 7

Mike Greenwell: T8/L8LS
Jack Clark: K
Ellis Burks: K
Tom Brunansky: W
Mike Marshall: 13/G13

Bot 7

Kurt Stillwell: 31/G3L
Mike Macfarlane: 7/F78XD
Brian McRae: 9/L9M

Top 8

Tony Pena: 9/F89M
Tim Naehring: 63/G6
Wade Boggs: S4/G4M
Jody Reed: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 8

Terry Shumpert: 9/F9LM
Jim Eisenreich: S4/L4M
Terry Puhl: K
Danny Tartabull: W.1-2
Kirk Gibson: 7/F7S

Top 9

Mike Greenwell: 9/F89D
Jack Clark: S8/L8LM
Ellis Burks: K
Tom Brunansky: K

Bot 9

Russ Morman: 8/F8RD
Kurt Stillwell: S9/G34D
Mike Macfarlane: HP.1-2
Brian McRae: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
umpchange,2,ump2b,(None)
rain delay $2B umpire Al Clark suffered back spams and did not return after the rain delay
2:03 rain delay
Red Sox protest game because Mike Macfarlane never touched 1B after HBP

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