DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/27/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1585 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (52-81) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 10 0
Kansas City Royals (79-54) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 8 1
Sanders Goes Off, But Red Sox Win
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 7-5. Earning player of the game honors was left fielder Reggie L. Sanders, who hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Shinji Imanaka got the win, improving to 11-6. He held the Royals to 3 earned runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 3. The Red Sox' win now puts them at 52-81.

The Red Sox grabbed the lead in the top of the third. With two out, David Ortiz hit a 3-run home run off Rheal Cormier, putting Boston in front, 4-0. For Ortiz, it was his 14th home run of the season.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Ortiz.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 6 31
A. Eto 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .204 17 57
M. Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .188 19 54
D. Ortiz DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .222 14 70
L. Stevens 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .212 10 30
R. Greer RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 2 15
T. Greene C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .182 20 43
T. Bogar 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .194 2 14
T. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191 0 2
Totals 38 7 10 7 0 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher 2 (28, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Beck, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Greene (16, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ortiz (14, 3rd Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Greene (20, 9th Inning off R. Beck, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Stevens (10, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 4 , D. Ortiz 4 , T. Greene 7 , M. Cameron , T. Bogar , L. Stevens 5
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz , T. Greene , T. Bogar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cameron , A. Eto
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .205 3 30
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .216 15 43
   a-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 41 83
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .435 6 8
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .227 29 74
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 29 82
R. Milligan DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 11 25
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 14 62
T. Eusebio C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .305 5 21
R. Sanders LF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .250 18 42
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 8 17      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (6, 5th Inning off S. Imanaka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (29, 6th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders 2 (18, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones 5 , Q. Veras , K. Kiyohara , R. Sanders 10 , T. Eusebio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kiyohara 2
Sac Fly: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kiyohara (1)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka W (11-6) 6.1 5 3 3 3 6 2 106 62 3.64   
P. Assenmacher H (4) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 33 20 3.03   
J. Borowski SV (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 54
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 27, P. Assenmacher 10, J. Borowski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 4-9, P. Assenmacher 2-3, J. Borowski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 106-62, P. Assenmacher 33-20, J. Borowski 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Assenmacher 1-0 , J. Borowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (12-7) 6.0 8 6 3 0 4 2 104 72 3.17   
R. Beck 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 34 26 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 42
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 27, R. Beck 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 7-7, R. Beck 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 104-72, R. Beck 34-26
Balk: R. Cormier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Reggie L. Sanders
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15016
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