Final
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
16-26 3 Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox Red Sox Red Sox BOS
27-15 5 Boston Red Sox
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Win Probability

KC BOS
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Kansas City Royals Top 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon singles on a fly ball to center fielder Damon Buford.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Derek Lowe to first baseman Mo Vaughn. Johnny Damon to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman grounds out, first baseman Mo Vaughn to pitcher Derek Lowe. Johnny Damon to 3rd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Johnny Damon scores.

    Kansas City Royals
    1
    Boston Red Sox
    0
  5. B
    S
    O

    Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Jeff King to 3rd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Darren Lewis strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Damon Buford flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mo Vaughn walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jim Leyritz doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Larry Sutton. Mo Vaughn to 3rd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Troy O'Leary strikes out swinging.

Kansas City Royals Top 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye grounds out, shortstop Mike Benjamin to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Sal Fasano strikes out swinging.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jason Varitek grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Glendon Rusch.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Benjamin called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Lou Merloni strikes out swinging.

Kansas City Royals Top 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon grounds out, first baseman Mo Vaughn to pitcher Derek Lowe.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Lou Merloni. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Larry Sutton walks.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton grounds out, pitcher Derek Lowe to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mark Lemke singles on a ground ball to left fielder Larry Sutton.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Darren Lewis singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Mark Lemke to 3rd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Damon Buford pops out to third baseman Terry Pendleton.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Mo Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Mark Lemke scores. Darren Lewis to 2nd.

    Kansas City Royals
    2
    Boston Red Sox
    1
  5. B
    S
    O

    Jim Leyritz walks.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Troy O'Leary grounds out, pitcher Glendon Rusch to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Top 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye grounds out, third baseman Lou Merloni to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Sal Fasano strikes out swinging.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jason Varitek doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Benjamin grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Jason Varitek to 3rd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Lou Merloni walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Mark Lemke lines into a double play, right fielder Jermaine Dye to catcher Sal Fasano. Jason Varitek out at home. Mark Lemke out at 1st.

Kansas City Royals Top 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

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

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter grounds into a double play, pitcher Derek Lowe to shortstop Mike Benjamin to first baseman Mo Vaughn. Johnny Damon out at 2nd. Shane Halter out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman lines out to second baseman Mark Lemke.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Darren Lewis hits a home run (2).

    Kansas City Royals
    2
    Boston Red Sox
    2
  2. B
    S
    O

    Damon Buford called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mo Vaughn strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jim Leyritz called out on strikes.

Kansas City Royals Top 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King flies out to left fielder Troy O'Leary.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to right fielder Darren Lewis.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton singles on a ground ball to third baseman Lou Merloni. Larry Sutton scores.

    Kansas City Royals
    3
    Boston Red Sox
    2
  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine singles on a fly ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Terry Pendleton to 2nd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye strikes out swinging.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Sal Fasano grounds out to third baseman Lou Merloni.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Troy O'Leary singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jason Varitek walks. Troy O'Leary to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mike Benjamin flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Lou Merloni singles on a fly ball to left fielder Larry Sutton. Troy O'Leary scores. Jason Varitek to 3rd. Lou Merloni to 2nd.

    Kansas City Royals
    3
    Boston Red Sox
    3
  5. B
    S
    O

    Mark Lemke out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Jason Varitek scores. Lou Merloni to 3rd.

    Kansas City Royals
    3
    Boston Red Sox
    4
  6. B
    S
    O

    Darren Lewis singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shane Halter. Lou Merloni scores.

    Kansas City Royals
    3
    Boston Red Sox
    5
  7. B
    S
    O

    Damon Buford grounds into a force out, shortstop Shane Halter to second baseman Jose Offerman. Darren Lewis out at 2nd. Damon Buford to 1st.

Kansas City Royals Top 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon bunt grounds out, pitcher Ron Mahay to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter flies out to left fielder Troy O'Leary.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman called out on strikes.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mo Vaughn flies out to left fielder Larry Sutton.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jim Leyritz called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Troy O'Leary grounds out, third baseman Terry Pendleton to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Top 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Larry Sutton grounds out to first baseman Mo Vaughn.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Troy O'Leary.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine strikes out swinging.

Boston Red Sox Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jason Varitek singles on a ground ball to third baseman Terry Pendleton.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Scott Service to second baseman Jose Offerman. Jason Varitek to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Lou Merloni strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Mark Lemke lines out to shortstop Shane Halter.

Kansas City Royals Top 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Mack doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn. Shane Mack to 3rd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer strikes out swinging.

Date
May 17, 1998 (Sun) @ 7:33 AM
Series
3 of 3
Venue
Fenway Park
Attendance
29,736
First Pitch
5:11 PM
Duration
2h 41m
Weather
Overcast / 57°F / Wind: 7 mph, In From RF mph

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