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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 18, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 18, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,154 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Paul Emmel 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Chris Guccione |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Trot Nixon | Right Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| John Valentin | Shortstop |
| Brian Daubach | First Baseman |
| Shea Hillenbrand | Third Baseman |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Dee Brown | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Raul Ibanez | DH |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 18, 2001
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stein
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Stein
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Stein
Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Stein
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to third. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
O'Leary vs. Stein
O'Leary hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Martinez
Beltran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Martinez
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Stein
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Daubach vs. Stein
Daubach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Stein
Hillenbrand hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Martinez
Randa hits a popup towards first. Daubach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Stein
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stein
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Stein
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Stein
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alicea. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Stein
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Everett moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Stein
O'Leary strikes out. Hinch drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws O'Leary out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Martinez
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Martinez
Hinch strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Martinez
Beltran is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Stein
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Daubach vs. Stein
Daubach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Stein
Hillenbrand hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Daubach moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Stein
Varitek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stein
Nixon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
Everett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Bailey
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Ramirez reaches third base with a triple. Everett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
O'Leary vs. Bailey
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Leary for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Martinez
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Martinez
Randa strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Bailey
Hector Ortiz now catching.
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Daubach vs. Bailey
Daubach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hillenbrand vs. Bailey
Hillenbrand hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hillenbrand for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Martinez
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Martinez
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Bailey
Varitek hits a line drive towards the mound. Bailey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bailey
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Bailey
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Martinez
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Martinez
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Everett for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Bailey
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Bailey
O'Leary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Bailey
Valentin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Martinez
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Daubach vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Daubach strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hillenbrand vs. Henry
Hillenbrand hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dye throws the ball in to Sweeney who tags Hillenbrand trying to return to first, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Henry
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Martinez
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Martinez
Ibanez hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Martinez
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Martinez
Beltran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alicea moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Martinez
Sanchez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Henry
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Henry
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Henry
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Henry
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Pichardo
Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Pichardo
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hillenbrand fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hillenbrand. Sweeney scores. Dye scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Lowe
Alicea hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Alicea reaches second base with a double. Randa scores. Brown moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ibanez vs. Lowe
Ibanez hits a line drive towards short. Valentin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Lowe
Wilson Delgado pinch hits for Hector Ortiz.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Lowe
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2001 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Nixon T, rf 3 1 1 1 Beltran C, cf 5 0 2 0
Offerman J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Sanchez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Everett C, cf 5 1 2 0 Sweeney M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez M, dh 5 0 2 2 Dye J, rf 4 1 2 0
O'Leary T, lf 4 0 1 0 Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Valentin J, ss 4 0 0 0 Brown D, lf 4 0 0 1
Daubach B, 1b 2 1 0 0 Alicea L, 2b 3 0 2 1
Hillenbrand S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Ibanez R, dh 4 0 0 0
Varitek J, c 4 1 1 3 Hinch A, c 1 0 0 0
Ortiz H, c 2 0 0 0
Delgado W, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 6 10 6 36 3 9 2
Boston 001 500 000 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 003 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez P (W) 8.0 5 0 0 1 12
Pichardo H* 0.0 3 3 2 0 0
Lowe D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B (L) 3.1 6 5 4 3 4
Bailey C 3.2 3 1 1 0 2
Henry D 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Alicea L, Hillenbrand S
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 7
2B -- Everett C, Alicea L
3B -- Ramirez M
HR -- Varitek J, Nixon T
T -- 2:50
A -- 34154
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