DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/18/1995
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 560 - THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (30-17) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 0
Boston Red Sox (21-27) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Royals Solve Red Sox, 6-4
Royals right fielder Orlando Merced put his stamp on his team's 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. Merced was 3-5 with 2 home runs for Kansas City in the contest. Denny Neagle got the win, improving to 6-2. He held the Red Sox to 4 earned runs on 6 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 12 and walking 0. John Habyan earned the save for Kansas City, his 6th of the year.

With two out in the top of the second, Ray Lankford drilled a 2-run home run to right. It put Kansas City ahead, 2-0. For the game, Lankford went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Enjoyed this one," Merced told the Kansas City Chronicle. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

The Royals own a robust 30-17 mark.
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 3 4 .328 4 18
O. Merced RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .310 7 21
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .300 9 18
J. Burnitz LF 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .264 11 23
J. Thome DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .240 20 47
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .297 4 21
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 9 22
R. Lankford CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .266 3 14
B. Larkin SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .269 8 29
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 12 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Burnitz (6, 3rd Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (4, 5th Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (8, 5th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (20, 5th Inning off P. Harnisch, 1 on, 1 out) O. Merced 2 (7, 5th Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Hudek, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (3, 2nd Inning off P. Harnisch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 4 , T. Naehring 2 , O. Merced 9 , R. Lankford 5 , J. Olerud , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Thome , R. Lankford
GIDP: B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 5 11
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .173 11 19
A. Eto 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .226 9 26
H. Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 12 33
M. Blowers 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .159 3 9
R. Greer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 1 4
B. Haselman C 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .300 2 6
L. Stevens 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 12 33
T. Bogar SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
Totals 33 4 6 4 0 12 3      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Blowers (7, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Eto (9, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Haselman (2, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out) B. Bonds (11, 8th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bogar , A. Eto 4 , B. Haselman 5 , M. Blowers 2 , B. Bonds 4
2-out RBI: A. Eto , B. Bonds
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blowers-Bogar-Stevens)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (6-2) 8.0 6 4 4 0 12 3 120 82 3.14   
J. Habyan SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 66
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 30, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 7-5, J. Habyan 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 120-82, J. Habyan 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch L (4-4) 4.1 7 5 5 3 5 3 100 57 5.02   
R. Rodriguez 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 43 25 3.79   
J. Hudek 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 24 15 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 31
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 23, R. Rodriguez 12, J. Hudek 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 3-5, R. Rodriguez 3-1, J. Hudek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 100-57, R. Rodriguez 43-25, J. Hudek 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hudek 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Merced
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 9088
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