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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

1997-05-06 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 20178 · 57°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:51

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 7–2. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 9th. Jose Rosado earned the win and Hipolito Pichardo picked up the save. Wil Cordero went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	7	11
BOS	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

W: Jose Rosado L: Tom Gordon SV: Hipolito Pichardo

Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Ted Hendry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	4	1	0	1	1	2
Jay Bell	3	0	1	2	1	1
Bip Roberts	5	0	2	2	0	1
Jeff King	5	0	1	0	0	1
Chili Davis	4	0	1	0	0	2
Scott Cooper	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Sweeney	3	1	1	0	1	1
Tom Goodwin	3	2	1	1	1	1
Johnny Damon	4	2	3	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nomar Garciaparra	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wil Cordero	4	1	1	1	0	1
Mo Vaughn	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Stanley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Naehring	3	1	1	0	1	1
John Valentin	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rudy Pemberton	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Haselman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Shane Mack	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Rosado	7.2	5	0	7
Hipolito Pichardo	1.1	0	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Gordon	8.1	9	3	9
Heathcliff Slocumb	0.2	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Offerman: K
Jay Bell: W
Bip Roberts: CS2(26)
Bip Roberts: K

Bot 1

Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G56
Wil Cordero: 9/F9LD
Mo Vaughn: 9/F89D

Top 2

Jeff King: 8/L8RM
Chili Davis: K
Scott Cooper: K

Bot 2

Mike Stanley: 63/G6
Tim Naehring: 9/F9LS
John Valentin: D7/L7LDW/R4
Rudy Pemberton: K

Top 3

Mike Sweeney: W
Tom Goodwin: K
Johnny Damon: S3/G34S.1-2
Jose Offerman: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Jay Bell: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Bill Haselman: K
Shane Mack: 6/P56D
Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5L

Top 4

Bip Roberts: 43/G4M
Jeff King: 53/G5
Chili Davis: K

Bot 4

Wil Cordero: HR/F8RXD
Mo Vaughn: K
Mike Stanley: K
Tim Naehring: S7/L7LS/R4
John Valentin: D7/L7M/R4U5.1-H
Rudy Pemberton: K

Top 5

Scott Cooper: DGR/G3L
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6M.2-3
Tom Goodwin: W
Johnny Damon: S8/F8RS/R5.3-H;1-3;B-2
Jose Offerman: 43/G4M.3-H;2-3
Jay Bell: S7/L56D/R4.3-H
Bip Roberts: 9/L8RXD

Bot 5

Bill Haselman: S8/L8RS/R6
Shane Mack: 9/F89XD/R6
Nomar Garciaparra: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 6

Jeff King: S7/L7LM/R64
Chili Davis: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
Scott Cooper: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
Mike Sweeney: K
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4

Bot 6

Wil Cordero: 8/F8LXD
Mo Vaughn: 9/F9LD
Mike Stanley: 5/L5

Top 7

Johnny Damon: 43/G4
Jose Offerman: K
Jay Bell: K

Bot 7

Tim Naehring: K
John Valentin: 9/F9M
Rudy Pemberton: 7/F78D

Top 8

Bip Roberts: S8/G6M/R4
Jeff King: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Chili Davis: 7/F7S

Bot 8

Bill Haselman: 2/P23F
Shane Mack: 3E1/G34
Nomar Garciaparra: 54(1)/FO/G56
Wil Cordero: K

Top 9

Scott Cooper: 7/L7LD
Mike Sweeney: D8/L8RXD/R4
Tom Goodwin: S8/L8RS/R4.2-H
Johnny Damon: S9/G4/R3.1-3
Jose Offerman: SB2
Jose Offerman: I
Jay Bell: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bip Roberts: S7/L56D/R6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jeff King: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 9

Mo Vaughn: K
Mike Stanley: 53/G5
Tim Naehring: W
John Valentin: 3/G3