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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

2003-05-01 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 31950 · 62°F, cloudy · Wind 17 mph to LF · 2:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Jason Shiell earned the win and Brandon Lyon picked up the save. Carlos Beltran went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jason Shiell L: Jason Grimsley SV: Brandon Lyon

Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Michael Tucker	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Randa	4	1	2	0	1
Carlos Beltran	4	2	2	2	2
Mike Sweeney	4	1	2	2	0
Raul Ibanez	4	1	2	1	0
Ken Harvey	4	0	0	0	1
Angel Berroa	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Difelice	3	0	0	0	0
Carlos Febles	3	0	0	0	0
Brent Mayne	1	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	3	1	0	0	0
Todd Walker	5	1	3	2	0	0
Nomar Garciaparra	4	1	1	1	0	0
Manny Ramirez	3	0	2	1	0	0
David Ortiz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Trot Nixon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Bill Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeremy Giambi	2	0	1	0	2	1
Doug Mirabelli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Snyder	5.0	5	2	1
Kris Wilson	1.0	4	0	1
Jason Grimsley	2.0	2	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Casey Fossum	0.2	2	1
Steve Woodard	4.2	5	2
Mike Timlin	1.2	0	1
Jason Shiell	1.0	1	1
Brandon Lyon	1.0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Tucker: 43/G34
Joe Randa: K
Carlos Beltran: S7/L56D+
Mike Sweeney: HR/F7D+.1-H
Raul Ibanez: S9/L9S
Ken Harvey: 43/G4

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: E3/L34
Todd Walker: WP.1-2
Todd Walker: T8/F8RXD+.2-H(UR)
Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G56
Manny Ramirez: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H(UR)
David Ortiz: 153/G15+

Top 2

Angel Berroa: 13/G15
Mike Difelice: 8/F8LD
Carlos Febles: 53/G5

Bot 2

Trot Nixon: 8/F8LD
Bill Mueller: 43/G34
Jeremy Giambi: D7/F7D+
Doug Mirabelli: 43/G4

Top 3

Michael Tucker: 7/F7S
Joe Randa: S9/L9S
Carlos Beltran: K
Mike Sweeney: 8/F89D

Bot 3

Johnny Damon: S6/G4MS
Todd Walker: SB2
Todd Walker: 31/G3.2-3
Nomar Garciaparra: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
Manny Ramirez: S9/L4D+
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Trot Nixon: K

Top 4

Raul Ibanez: 8/F8LXD+
Ken Harvey: K
Angel Berroa: 8/F8LD

Bot 4

Bill Mueller: 7/F78XD
Jeremy Giambi: W
Doug Mirabelli: 7/F78M
Johnny Damon: 3/G3

Top 5

Mike Difelice: 43/G4
Carlos Febles: 63/G6M
Michael Tucker: 8/L8LXD+

Bot 5

Todd Walker: S8/L89S+
Nomar Garciaparra: 64(1)/FO/G6
Manny Ramirez: 4/P34D-
David Ortiz: 6/P8RS-

Top 6

Joe Randa: S9/L89S+
Carlos Beltran: HR/F89XD+.1-H
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6MS
Raul Ibanez: HR/F9D+
Ken Harvey: 8/F8LXD+
Angel Berroa: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Trot Nixon: HR/F78XD+
Bill Mueller: D7/F7D+
Jeremy Giambi: K
Doug Mirabelli: 53/G5
Johnny Damon: HP
Todd Walker: 3/G34

Top 7

Mike Difelice: 53/G56
Carlos Febles: 3/P34
Michael Tucker: K

Bot 7

Nomar Garciaparra: S4/P34D-
Manny Ramirez: S7/L7LD+.1-3
David Ortiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(NR)
Trot Nixon: S8/G4M
Bill Mueller: 31/G3

Top 8

Joe Randa: 53/G56+
Carlos Beltran: K
Mike Sweeney: S8/G6
Raul Ibanez: 4/P4

Bot 8

Jeremy Giambi: W
Jason Varitek: SB2
Jason Varitek: 13/SH/BG3S.2-3
Johnny Damon: FC3/G34.3XH(3252);B-1
Todd Walker: D7/L7D+.1-H
Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F9D

Top 9

Ken Harvey: 13/G13
Angel Berroa: 8/L8RD+
Brent Mayne: K

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Kyle Snyder
the first pitch after Mike Sweeney's homer was behind Raul Ibanez; Red Sox pitcher Casey Fossum Manager Grady Little ejected by HP umpire Phil Cuzzi
Royals catcher Mike DiFelice ejected by HP umpire Phil Cuzzi for complaining about the inconsistent strike zone

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