DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/26/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1573 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (51-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 1
Kansas City Royals (79-53) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 2
Royals Waste Great Game from Neagle
The Red Sox had to overcome a fine performance from Kansas City pitcher Denny Neagle to grab a 5-3 win at Royals Stadium. Neagle allowed 1 earned run over 8 innings. Joe Borowski converted his 13th save in 18 tries. With the victory, the Red Sox record now stands at 51-81.

Neagle gave Boston a solid start. The left-hander, who is listed at 6' 2", 220 lbs, allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 8 innings.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .264 6 31
A. Eto 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .206 17 57
M. Cameron CF 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .188 19 54
D. Ortiz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .221 13 67
L. Stevens 1B 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .207 9 29
B. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .129 0 1
T. Hollandsworth LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .223 10 37
T. Greene C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .176 19 41
T. Bogar 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .192 2 13
Totals 32 5 4 4 3 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher (26, 9th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Stevens (14, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 2 , D. Ortiz , T. Greene , L. Stevens 2
2-out RBI: T. Bogar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fletcher , A. Eto
Hit by Pitch: T. Bogar , A. Eto
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Greene (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fletcher (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Fletcher-Eto-Stevens, Bogar-Eto-Stevens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 3 30
R. Lankford LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .273 25 67
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 41 83
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 29 82
J. Burnitz DH 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .199 26 65
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .229 24 55
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 14 62
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .218 15 42
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .225 28 73
Totals 30 3 5 3 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (23, 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (21, 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (26, 8th Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz 4 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins
GIDP: A. Jones , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: Q. Veras
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Naehring (3) , B. Larkin (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Veras)
PB: R. Wilkins
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson 4.2 3 2 1 4 3 0 82 46 5.17   
E. Plunk 2.2 1 1 1 1 4 1 40 22 5.97   
D. Bochtler W (2-4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 4.40   
J. Borowski SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 51
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 22, E. Plunk 10, D. Bochtler 2, J. Borowski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 6-4, E. Plunk 2-2, D. Bochtler 0-1, J. Borowski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 82-46, E. Plunk 40-22, D. Bochtler 8-5, J. Borowski 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plunk 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 8.0 2 1 1 2 12 0 110 67 4.06   
A. Benitez L (3-6), BS (10) 1.0 2 4 1 1 1 0 31 22 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 84
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 28, A. Benitez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 3-8, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 110-67, A. Benitez 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Benitez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15001
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