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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2000-08-25 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20028 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from RF · 2:35

Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 6–2. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 7th. Jeff Suppan earned the win. Johnny Damon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2		6	13

W: Jeff Suppan L: Bryce Florie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Pat Spieler · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	4	0	1	0	0	2
Trot Nixon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Daubach	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Everett	4	1	1	2	0	1
Troy O'Leary	2	0	1	0	2	0
Lou Merloni	4	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Hatteberg	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Lansing	3	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Alexander	2	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	2	2	1	0
Rey Sanchez	5	1	3	1	0	0
Mike Sweeney	4	1	1	2	0	1
Jermaine Dye	4	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Randa	4	0	1	1	0	1
Mark Quinn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave McCarty	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hector Ortiz	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jeff Reboulet	4	1	1	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Fassero	5.1	9	2	2
Bryce Florie	2.2	4	0	4

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Suppan	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Offerman: 7/F78XD+
Trot Nixon: 63/G6M
Brian Daubach: D7/L7D+
Carl Everett: HR/F9D+.2-H
Troy O'Leary: 7/F7M

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: W
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6+.1-2
Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: 9/F89M

Top 2

Lou Merloni: 8/L8RM-
Scott Hatteberg: D/L89D+
Mike Lansing: 53/G5S-
Manny Alexander: 31/G34S

Bot 2

Joe Randa: K/C
Mark Quinn: 43/G4M
Dave McCarty: 7/L7D+

Top 3

Jose Offerman: S8/G6M+
Trot Nixon: 9(B)3(1)/LDP/L9M
Brian Daubach: 43/G4

Bot 3

Hector Ortiz: 53/G5-
Jeff Reboulet: S7/G56
Johnny Damon: SB2
Johnny Damon: 31/G34.2-3
Rey Sanchez: S7/L78S.3-H
Mike Sweeney: 7/L78XD+

Top 4

Carl Everett: K
Troy O'Leary: W
Lou Merloni: 13/G13-.1-2
Scott Hatteberg: 8/L8LD+

Bot 4

Jermaine Dye: S9/L9M
Joe Randa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MS-
Mark Quinn: S/L4D
Dave McCarty: WP.1-2
Dave McCarty: 53/G6S-

Top 5

Mike Lansing: 63/G6
Manny Alexander: W
Jose Offerman: K/C
Trot Nixon: 43/G4

Bot 5

Hector Ortiz: 8/F8RM-
Jeff Reboulet: 43/G4M+
Johnny Damon: S9/L34D-
Rey Sanchez: S5/BG5S.1-3(E5)
Mike Sweeney: 13/G13

Top 6

Brian Daubach: 63/G6M
Carl Everett: 7/F7D+
Troy O'Leary: W
Lou Merloni: 53/G5-

Bot 6

Jermaine Dye: D7
Joe Randa: S/L89S+.2-H
Mark Quinn: 4/P34D
Dave McCarty: D/F89XD+.1-3
Hector Ortiz: IW
Jeff Reboulet: K
Johnny Damon: 9/F89D

Top 7

Scott Hatteberg: 1/G13-
Mike Lansing: 53/G5
Manny Alexander: 7/F78D

Bot 7

Rey Sanchez: S8/G6M
Mike Sweeney: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Jermaine Dye: K
Joe Randa: 6/L6-
Mark Quinn: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Jose Offerman: K
Trot Nixon: 3/G3
Brian Daubach: 13/G13-

Bot 8

Dave McCarty: K
Hector Ortiz: S8/L8LS
Jeff Reboulet: K
Johnny Damon: HR/F9D+.1-H
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6

Top 9

Carl Everett: 9/F9M
Troy O'Leary: S/L8RM
Lou Merloni: 46(1)3/GDP/G4MS