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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 2, 2007
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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 April 2, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 2007 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 2, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Schilling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,257 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Jim Wolf |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Ross Gload | Left Fielder |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 2, 2007
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Meche
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Meche
Youkilis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Meche
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Youkilis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Meche
Drew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lowell vs. Meche
Lowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Schilling
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Schilling
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Schilling
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Schilling
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Schilling
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Shealy vs. Schilling
Shealy takes first base on ball four. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Gload vs. Schilling
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Meche
Varitek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Meche
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Meche
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gload throws the ball in to Grudzielanek who tags Pedroia, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Schilling
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Schilling
Pena hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Crisp who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Schilling
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Schilling
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pena scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Schilling
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Meche
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Meche
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Meche
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Schilling
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Schilling
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Schilling
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Meche
Drew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Meche
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Meche
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Schilling
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Schilling
Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Buck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Schilling
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Schilling
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Schilling
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Drew. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. Buck scores. Pena goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Schilling
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Schilling
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Meche
Crisp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Meche
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Meche
Lugo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopez
Javier Lopez now pitching.
Gordon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Lopez
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Lopez
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Meche
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Youkilis is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Meche
Ortiz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Buck hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Okajima
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Okajima
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Okajima
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Meche
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drew for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Meche
Lowell hits a fly ball into left field. Gload settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Meche
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Okajima
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Okajima
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Okajima
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shealy vs. Donnelly
Brendan Donnelly now pitching.
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Meche
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops it up and throws to first, with Meche covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Meche
Pedroia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Lugo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Peralta
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Peralta
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Pineiro
Joel Pineiro now pitching.
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis fields the ball and throws to Pineiro covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Pineiro
Buck hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Pineiro
Pena hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Gload goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Romero
J.C. Romero now pitching.
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Romero
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Peralta
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Peralta
Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for J.D. Drew.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Peralta
Lowell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gload. Lowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Peralta
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/2/2007 -- Boston at Kansas City (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lugo J, ss 4 0 1 0 DeJesus D, cf 5 0 0 0
Youkilis K, 1b 4 1 2 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 2 3 3
Ortiz D, dh 3 0 1 1 Teahen M, rf 4 0 2 1
Ramirez M, lf 4 0 0 0 Sweeney M, dh 4 0 2 0
Drew J, rf 2 0 1 0 Gordon A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pena W, ph 1 0 0 0 Shealy R, 1b 3 0 0 1
Lowell M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gload R, lf 4 1 1 0
Varitek J, c 4 0 0 0 Buck J, c 4 2 2 1
Crisp C, cf 3 0 0 0 Pena T, ss 3 2 2 1
Pedroia D, 2b 3 0 2 0
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32 1 8 1 35 7 12 7
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 110 301 01x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling C (L) 4.0 8 5 5 2 5
Lopez J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Okajima H 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Donnelly B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Pineiro J 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Romero J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 7.1 6 1 1 1 6
Peralta J 1.2 2 0 0 0 4
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Ortiz D, Buck J, Grudzielanek M, Lowell M
3B -- Pena T 2
HR -- Buck J
HBP -- by Lopez J (Gordon A), by Meche G (Ortiz D)
T -- 2:54
A -- 41257
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