MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/20/2002
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 253 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (6-10) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Royals (9-7) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 9 1
With 6-3 Win, Royals Improve to 9-7
The Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, in AL action at Kauffman Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Kansas City pitcher and Bastrop, Louisiana, native Shane Reynolds. The setback makes the Red Sox 6-10.

The Royals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Steve Finley. For the game, Finley was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season gave Kansas City a 4-0 lead.

"Shane was pounding the zone," said Kansas City manager Todd Moudy.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hall RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .305 0 6
S. Spencer CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .293 2 4
J. Cust LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .237 3 5
J. Burnitz DH 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 .210 5 14
J. Buck C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 5 10
O. Saenz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .333 1 1
G. Blum SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 1 4
J. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321 3 9
   a-D. Mientkiewicz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 0 6
   b-D. Easley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 0 5
S. Andrews 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .185 0 3
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 13 21      
a - D. Mientkiewicz pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 8th
b - D. Easley substituted for D. Mientkiewicz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Saenz (1, 6th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Buck (5, 8th Inning off J. Benoit, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Hernandez (1, 2nd Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (5, 8th Inning off J. Benoit, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hall 2 , J. Cust , J. Burnitz 4 , J. Buck 2 , O. Saenz 2 , J. Hernandez 3 , S. Andrews
2-out RBI: S. Andrews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hall , J. Buck , O. Saenz , S. Andrews
Sac Fly: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Andrews (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Spencer (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286 1 7
P. Konerko C 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .312 6 16
J. Valentin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 1 6
A. Huff 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .298 7 18
R. Ludwick LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .270 1 3
J. Cirillo 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .317 1 6
M. Newfield RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .117 2 7
S. Finley DH 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .321 3 7
A. Sanchez CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .290 0 3
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Konerko (4, 1st Inning off S. Sauerbeck, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ludwick (4, 5th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Finley (3, 2nd Inning off S. Sauerbeck, 3 on, 0 outs) , P. Konerko (6, 5th Inning off S. Sauerbeck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Konerko 7 , J. Valentin , A. Huff , R. Ludwick 3 , S. Finley 4 , A. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Huff , J. Cirillo 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (3)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sauerbeck L (1-2) 4.0 6 5 5 2 0 2 63 4.66   
G. Olson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 11.70   
S. Stewart 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 18 9.00   
S. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sauerbeck 28
Batters Faced: S. Sauerbeck 20, G. Olson 7, S. Stewart 6, S. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sauerbeck 9-3, G. Olson 2-3, S. Stewart 0-1, S. Reed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sauerbeck 63-44, G. Olson 28-19, S. Stewart 18-11, S. Reed 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds W (2-0) 5.2 6 2 1 3 6 0 107 0.66   
J. Benoit H (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 23 4.15   
M. Williams H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0.00   
J. Rocker SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 54
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 27, J. Benoit 6, M. Williams 3, J. Rocker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 7-4, J. Benoit 0-0, M. Williams 0-1, J. Rocker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 107-70, J. Benoit 23-19, M. Williams 12-5, J. Rocker 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Benoit 1-0 , M. Williams 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Reynolds
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 35525
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