Red Sox 7, 
Royals 6
| W: | M. Timlin (2-1) |
| L: | M. MacDougal (0-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Berroa SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 |
| C Beltran CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| M Sweeney DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| J Gonzalez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| M Stairs LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 |
| J Randa 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| K Harvey 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .353 |
| B Santiago C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 |
| D Relaford 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .219 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Stairs (2, T Wakefield) RBI: M Sweeney (20), J Gonzalez (12), M Stairs (13), J Randa (11) GIDP: B Santiago Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Stairs 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Berroa (1, 3rd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); C Beltran (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli) CS: C Beltran (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Stairs (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Randa-D Relaford-K Harvey). PB: B Santiago. | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Affeldt | 7.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 122-76 | 5.06 |
| J Grimsley (H, 19) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.18 |
| M MacDougal (L, 1-1; B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17-8 | 11.57 |
| S Sullivan | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.63 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 150-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Affeldt HBP: M Bellhorn (By J Affeldt) Batters faced: J Affeldt 34; J Grimsley 2; M MacDougal 4; S Sullivan 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Affeldt 10-8; J Grimsley 0-1; M MacDougal 0-0; S Sullivan 0-1 Game Scores: J Affeldt 43 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| M Bellhorn 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .256 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .374 |
| K Millar 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| G Kapler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .236 |
| b-J Varitek PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| D Mirabelli C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| B Mueller 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .239 |
| P Reese SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| a-B Daubach PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| C Crespo SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| a-struck out looking for P Reese in the 8th b-doubled to deep right for G Kapler in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Millar (5, J Affeldt); J Damon (8, J Affeldt); J Varitek (4, S Sullivan) HR: J Damon (2, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 1 Out); M Bellhorn (3, 9th inning off M MacDougal 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Damon (17), K Millar (9), D Mirabelli (6), M Bellhorn 2 (13), J Varitek (15) 2-out RBI: K Millar, J Varitek GIDP: B Mueller Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Mueller 1, D Ortiz 1, G Kapler 2, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Bellhorn (2, catch); B Mueller (7, throw) DP: 1 (B Mueller-M Bellhorn-K Millar). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114-71 | 2.75 |
| M Timlin (W, 5-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 122-78 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Harvey (By T Wakefield); M Stairs (By T Wakefield) Batters faced: T Wakefield 36; M Timlin 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 14-7; M Timlin 1-1 Game Scores: T Wakefield 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BOS | |||
 | 1st | M Sweeney grounded out to shortstop, A Berroa scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | D Relaford scored, C Beltran caught stealing first, C Beltran safe at first on error by M Bellhorn. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | J Damon homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | K Millar doubled to left, M Bellhorn scored, M Ramirez to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | J Gonzalez singled to left, A Berroa scored, M Sweeney to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | M Stairs doubled to right, M Sweeney scored, J Gonzalez to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | J Randa reached on infield single to third, J Gonzalez scored, M Stairs scored, J Randa to second on throwing error by third baseman B Mueller. | 6 | 2 |
| 8th | D Mirabelli singled to left, M Ramirez scored, G Kapler to third, G Kapler scored on throwing error by left fielder M Stairs. | 6 | 4 |
| 9th | M Bellhorn homered to right, J Damon scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 9th | J Varitek doubled to deep right, M Ramirez scored. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,280 (95.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Terry Craft, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Friday, May 7th 2004
| Colorado | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 11 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Montreal | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 | in 10 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Anaheim | 1 |
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 11 | in 13 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 |