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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2002-04-21 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · 56°F, overcast · Wind 10 mph L to R · 2:35

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 12–2. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 9th. John Burkett earned the win and Tim Wakefield picked up the save. Manny Ramirez went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	4	12	16
KCA	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: John Burkett L: Dan Reichert SV: Tim Wakefield

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Darren Spagnardi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	3	2	2	1	0
Jose Offerman	4	2	2	4	0	0
Nomar Garciaparra	5	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Ramirez	5	3	3	3	0	1
Brian Daubach	5	2	4	1	0	0
Shea Hillenbrand	5	0	0	0	0	1
Trot Nixon	4	1	3	2	0	0
Doug Mirabelli	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rey Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Baerga	1	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Tucker	4	0	3	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Sweeney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Raul Ibanez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Randa	3	1	1	1	0	1
Neifi Perez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Mayne	2	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Febles	3	0	2	1	0	0
Dave McCarty	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Burkett	5.0	7	1	2
Tim Wakefield	4.0	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dan Reichert	6.2	8	2	3
Cory Bailey	1.1	4	0	0
Miguel Asencio	1.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: 63/G6S
Jose Offerman: 7/L78M
Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8LXD

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 6/P6
Michael Tucker: D7/L78S
Carlos Beltran: K
Mike Sweeney: 6/P6D

Top 2

Manny Ramirez: S6/G56
Brian Daubach: S8/L8LM.1-2
Shea Hillenbrand: 4/P3D
Trot Nixon: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-H
Doug Mirabelli: W
Rey Sanchez: CS3(25).1-2
Rey Sanchez: K/C

Bot 2

Raul Ibanez: D8/L8RS
Joe Randa: 9/F89M
Neifi Perez: 7/F78M
Brent Mayne: W
Carlos Febles: S8/L6M.2-H;1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: 3/P3

Top 3

Johnny Damon: T9/G3
Jose Offerman: 7/SF/F78D.3-H
Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G56S
Manny Ramirez: K

Bot 3

Michael Tucker: S9/L9M
Carlos Beltran: SB2
Carlos Beltran: K
Mike Sweeney: WP.2-3
Mike Sweeney: 3/P23
Raul Ibanez: 63/G6MS

Top 4

Brian Daubach: HR/F89D
Shea Hillenbrand: K
Trot Nixon: 43/G4
Doug Mirabelli: 63/G6S

Bot 4

Joe Randa: HR/F7LD
Neifi Perez: 53/BG56S
Brent Mayne: 53/G56S
Carlos Febles: T8/L8RD
Chuck Knoblauch: 3/G3

Top 5

Rey Sanchez: 9/F9M
Johnny Damon: 43/G4
Jose Offerman: 3/G3

Bot 5

Michael Tucker: S9/L4D
Carlos Beltran: 46(1)/FO/G4
Mike Sweeney: 9(B)3(1)/FDP/F9LD

Top 6

Nomar Garciaparra: S6/G6MS
Manny Ramirez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Brian Daubach: S7/G
Shea Hillenbrand: 9/F9D

Bot 6

Raul Ibanez: 31/G34
Joe Randa: K
Neifi Perez: 53/G5S

Top 7

Trot Nixon: S9/G34
Doug Mirabelli: 5/FL
Rey Sanchez: WP.1-2
Rey Sanchez: 53/G56.2-3
Johnny Damon: W
Jose Offerman: SB2
Jose Offerman: HR/F9LD.3-H;2-H
Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5

Bot 7

Brent Mayne: 63/G6
Carlos Febles: 53/G56S
Chuck Knoblauch: 4/P34D

Top 8

Manny Ramirez: HR/F8LXD
Brian Daubach: S8/G4M
Shea Hillenbrand: 64(1)/FO/G6
Trot Nixon: S7.1-2
Doug Mirabelli: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

Michael Tucker: 53/G5S
Carlos Beltran: 2/P2L
Mike Sweeney: K

Top 9

Carlos Baerga: D9/F89XD
Johnny Damon: HR/F9D.2-H
Jose Offerman: S9/G34
Nomar Garciaparra: 7/F7D
Manny Ramirez: HR/F7LD.1-H
Brian Daubach: 9/F9D
Shea Hillenbrand: 4/P4MD

Bot 9

Raul Ibanez: 43/G4S
Dave McCarty: 5/L5
Neifi Perez: 7/F78M

Notes & reviews

Debut for umpire Darren Spagnardi

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