Royals (3) vs Red Sox (5) · May 17, 1998 · MLB Scores

FINAL

May 17, 1998

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	0
BOS	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	-	5	9	3

win:R. Mahay (BOS)loss:G. Rusch (KC)save:T. Gordon (BOS)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	AVG
1Johnny DamonCF	2	5	1	0	0	0	.265
2Shane HalterSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	.291
Dean PalmerPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.277
3Jose Offerman2B	1	4	1	0	1	0	.311
4Jeff King1B	1	4	0	1	1	0	.255
5Larry SuttonLF	2	3	1	0	0	1	.250
6Terry Pendleton3B	2	4	0	1	0	0	.232
7Jeff ConineDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	.163
8Jermaine DyeRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	.194
9Sal FasanoC	0	3	0	0	2	0	.192
Shane MackPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	.293
TOTAL	10	36	3	2	9	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Glendon RuschLHP	5.0	6	4	4	7	4	1	6.23
Brian BevilRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.57
Matt WhisenantLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.89
Scott ServiceRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.60

TOTAL	8.0	9	5	5	9	4	1

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Darren LewisRF	3	4	1	2	1	0	1	.292
2Damon BufordCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.273
3Mo Vaughn1B	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	.326
4Jim LeyritzDH	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	.310
5Troy O'LearyLF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.292
6Jason VaritekC	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	.295
7Mike BenjaminSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.292
8Lou Merloni3B	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	.267
9Mark Lemke2B	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	.186


TOTAL	9	30	5	5	9	4	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	ERA
Derek LoweRHP	5.0	5	2	1	3	1	2.33
Ron MahayLHP	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1.93
Jim CorsiRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	3.00
Dennis EckersleyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	7.98
Tom GordonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	1.42
TOTAL	9.0	10	3	2	9	1

kcbos

1
Jeff King singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Johnny Damon scores.[1 run]
10
3
Missed catch error by pitcher Derek Lowe on the pickoff attempt. Jose Offerman scores. Jeff King to 3rd.[1 run]
20
3
Mo Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Mark Lemke scores. Darren Lewis to 2nd.[1 run]
21
5
Darren Lewis hits a home run (2).[1 run]
22
6
Terry Pendleton singles on a ground ball to third baseman Lou Merloni. Larry Sutton scores.[1 run]
32
6
Lou Merloni singles on a fly ball to left fielder Larry Sutton. Troy O'Leary scores. Jason Varitek to 3rd. Lou Merloni to 2nd.[1 run]
33
6
Mark Lemke out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Jason Varitek scores. Lou Merloni to 3rd.[1 run]
34
6
Darren Lewis singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shane Halter. Lou Merloni scores.[1 run]
35

1st inningkcbos

TOP 1
SINGLE — Johnny Damon singles on a fly ball to center fielder Damon Buford.
00
SAC BUNT — Shane Halter out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Derek Lowe to first baseman Mo Vaughn. Johnny Damon to 2nd.[1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jose Offerman grounds out, first baseman Mo Vaughn to pitcher Derek Lowe. Johnny Damon to 3rd.[2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Jeff King singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Johnny Damon scores.[1 run]
10
SINGLE — Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Jeff King to 3rd.
10
GROUNDOUT — Terry Pendleton grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn.[3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Darren Lewis strikes out swinging.[1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Damon Buford flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.[2 outs]
10
WALK — Mo Vaughn walks.
10
DOUBLE — Jim Leyritz doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Larry Sutton. Mo Vaughn to 3rd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Troy O'Leary strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
10

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BOS

3Runs5

10Hits9

0Errors3

.278Batting Avg.300

36At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In5

1Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts9

8Left on Base7

12Total Bases14

Sunday, May 17, 1998 · 12:33 AM

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weather: 57 degrees, overcast