DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/19/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1153 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-36) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 7 13 0
Boston Red Sox (36-61) 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 10 1
Red Sox Drop Royals with Late Score
The Boston Red Sox dealt the Kansas City Royals a 8-7 loss at Fenway Park. David Ortiz was the star on offense. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. The winner was Boston reliever Joe Borowski, now 4-3. The loser was Steve Woodard. With the win, Boston has a record of 36-61. Kansas City falls to 61-36.

The game came to an abrupt end with two out in the bottom of the ninth. On a pitch from John Habyan, Mike Blowers hit a walk-off run-scoring single. It gave Boston the 8-7 walk-off win.

"That's how to finish a ballgame," said Blowers.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .304 13 39
A. Jones CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .231 21 56
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .269 23 62
R. Milligan DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .258 8 20
B. Larkin SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .253 9 40
T. Eusebio C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .300 3 15
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 18 52
   b-R. Wilkins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 19 42
R. Sanders LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .237 13 34
J. Thome 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 .261 34 68
Q. Veras 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .222 3 22
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 10 25      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for T. Eusebio in the 9th
b - R. Wilkins substituted for R. Lankford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo 2 (15, 1st Inning off S. Imanaka, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (17, 1st Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out) Q. Veras (6, 2nd Inning off S. Imanaka, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (18, 9th Inning off J. Borowski, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Eusebio (3, 6th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 4 , A. Jones 2 , Q. Veras 3 , B. Larkin 4 , J. Thome , R. Sanders , T. Eusebio 5 , R. Milligan
2-out RBI: Q. Veras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alomar 3 , A. Jones , B. Larkin , T. Eusebio
Sac Fly: J. Thome
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
PB: T. Eusebio
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .279 3 14
A. Eto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 12 43
B. Bonds LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289 26 57
M. Blowers 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .286 0 3
D. Ortiz DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .256 11 52
M. Cameron CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .177 18 47
L. Stevens 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .203 4 13
R. Greer RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213 2 10
T. Greene C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .162 11 25
   a-T. Hollandsworth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 6 27
Totals 35 8 10 8 4 6 7      
a - T. Hollandsworth pinch hit for T. Greene in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cameron (12, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ortiz (11, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Greene (11, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out) M. Cameron (18, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 2 , D. Ortiz 5 , T. Greene 4 , M. Cameron 6 , L. Stevens , M. Blowers 2
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz , M. Cameron 2 , M. Blowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortiz , L. Stevens
Sac Bunt: A. Eto
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Blowers (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 4.2 8 7 7 2 2 3 81 50 4.03   
S. Woodard L (3-6) 3.2 1 1 1 1 4 0 57 34 3.90   
J. Habyan 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 20
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 24, S. Woodard 13, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 5-7, S. Woodard 3-4, J. Habyan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 81-50, S. Woodard 57-34, J. Habyan 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Woodard 1-0 , J. Habyan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka 7.0 8 3 3 2 8 1 116 71 3.62   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 18 6.21   
R. Hernandez 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 13 7 4.47   
J. Borowski W (4-3), BS (5) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 55
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 32, R. Rodriguez 6, R. Hernandez 2, J. Borowski 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 4-9, R. Rodriguez 1-0, R. Hernandez 0-0, J. Borowski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 116-71, R. Rodriguez 31-18, R. Hernandez 13-7, J. Borowski 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-1 , R. Hernandez 1-0 , J. Borowski 3-3
WP: S. Imanaka
Hit Batsmen: S. Imanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Ortiz
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 11035
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