Final
Boston Red Sox
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22-11 14 Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
14-20 3 Kansas City Royals
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Decisions

Win Probability

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Top 1st

  1. Nomar Garciaparra singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. John Valentin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon. Nomar Garciaparra to 2nd.

  3. Mo Vaughn singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Nomar Garciaparra scores. John Valentin to 3rd.

    -11.2%

  4. Jim Leyritz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Johnny Damon. John Valentin scores.

    +1.4%

  5. Troy O'Leary strikes out swinging.

  6. Damon Buford doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Jeff Conine. Mo Vaughn scores.

    -8.9%

  7. Darren Lewis pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 1st

  1. Johnny Damon lines out to right fielder Darren Lewis.

  2. Jose Offerman triples (3) on a line drive to left fielder Troy O'Leary.

  3. Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Jose Offerman scores.

    +4.9%

  4. Jeff King pops out to third baseman John Valentin.

  5. Jeff Conine lines out to center fielder Damon Buford.

Top 2nd

  1. Jason Varitek singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shane Halter.

  2. Mark Lemke pops out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  3. Nomar Garciaparra flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  4. John Valentin doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Jeff Conine. Jason Varitek scores.

    -8.3%

  5. Mo Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 2nd

  1. Dean Palmer lines out to center fielder Damon Buford.

  2. Jermaine Dye flies out to right fielder Darren Lewis.

  3. Mike Sweeney strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1. Jim Leyritz hits a home run (6).

    -6.4%

  2. Troy O'Leary singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  3. Damon Buford singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Troy O'Leary to 2nd.

  4. Darren Lewis doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Troy O'Leary scores. Damon Buford scores.

    -5.6%

  5. Jason Varitek lines out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  6. Mark Lemke grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Jeff King.

  7. Nomar Garciaparra strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd

  1. Shane Halter pops out to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  2. Johnny Damon flies out to center fielder Damon Buford.

  3. Jose Offerman flies out to center fielder Damon Buford.

Top 4th

  1. John Valentin grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Mo Vaughn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  3. Jim Leyritz singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Mo Vaughn to 2nd.

  4. Troy O'Leary hits a home run (8). Mo Vaughn scores. Jim Leyritz scores.

    -3.2%

  5. Damon Buford strikes out swinging.

  6. Darren Lewis pops out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

Bottom 4th

  1. Larry Sutton grounds out to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  2. Jeff King grounds out, shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  3. Jeff Conine strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1. Jason Varitek grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Mark Lemke grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Jamie Walker.

  3. Nomar Garciaparra pops out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

Bottom 5th

  1. Dean Palmer flies out to left fielder Troy O'Leary.

  2. Jermaine Dye hit by pitch.

  3. Mike Sweeney singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Jermaine Dye to 3rd.

  4. Shane Halter pops out to shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.

  5. Johnny Damon flies out to right fielder Darren Lewis.

Top 6th

  1. John Valentin singles on a line drive to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  2. Mo Vaughn strikes out swinging.

  3. Jim Leyritz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jeff Conine. John Valentin to 2nd.

  4. Troy O'Leary strikes out swinging.

  5. Damon Buford called out on strikes.

Bottom 6th

  1. Jose Offerman hits a ground-rule double (9) on a line drive .

  2. Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to right fielder Darren Lewis. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

  3. Jeff King reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Bret Saberhagen to catcher Jason Varitek. Jose Offerman out at home. Larry Sutton to 3rd. Jeff King to 2nd.

  4. Jeff Conine singles on a fly ball to right fielder Darren Lewis. Larry Sutton scores. Jeff King to 3rd.

    +0.6%

  5. Dean Palmer strikes out swinging.

  6. Jermaine Dye singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. Jeff King scores. Jeff Conine to 2nd.

    +0.7%

  7. Mike Sweeney flies out to right fielder Darren Lewis.

Top 7th

  1. Darren Lewis singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. Jason Varitek hit by pitch. Darren Lewis to 2nd.

  3. Mark Lemke singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Darren Lewis scores. Jason Varitek to 2nd.

    -0.3%

  4. Nomar Garciaparra reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Shane Halter. Jason Varitek scores. Mark Lemke to 3rd.

    -0.2%

  5. John Valentin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Johnny Damon. Mark Lemke scores.

    +0.0%

  6. Mo Vaughn singles on a line drive to shortstop Shane Halter. Nomar Garciaparra to 2nd.

  7. Jim Leyritz grounds into a double play, pitcher Jamie Walker to shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. Mo Vaughn out at 2nd. Jim Leyritz out at 1st.

Bottom 7th

  1. Shane Halter singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford.

  2. Johnny Damon flies out to center fielder Damon Buford.

  3. Jose Offerman called out on strikes.

  4. Larry Sutton flies out to center fielder Damon Buford.

Top 8th

  1. Troy O'Leary hits a home run (9).

    +0.0%

  2. Damon Buford called out on strikes.

  3. Darren Lewis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  4. Jason Varitek grounds out, second baseman Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King.

  5. Mark Lemke flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

Bottom 8th

  1. Jeff King flies out to left fielder Darren Lewis.

  2. Jeff Conine grounds out, third baseman John Valentin to first baseman Reggie Jefferson.

  3. Terry Pendleton lines out to shortstop Mike Benjamin.

Top 9th

  1. Mike Benjamin strikes out swinging.

  2. John Valentin called out on strikes.

  3. Reggie Jefferson grounds out, second baseman Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 9th

  1. Jermaine Dye walks.

  2. Mike Sweeney grounds into a double play, shortstop Mike Benjamin to second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Reggie Jefferson. Jermaine Dye out at 2nd. Mike Sweeney out at 1st.

  3. Shane Halter lines out to third baseman John Valentin.

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Date
May 9, 1998 (Saturday)
Series
2 of 4
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
24,439
Duration
2h 48m
Weather
Unknown / 75°F / Wind: 8 mph, In From LF mph
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