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GAME LOG
BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox manager Jimy Williams threw a fit in the
second inning as he saw the game slip away. His Kansas City
counterpart threw one in the eighth as the Royals nearly gave it
back.
"I was trying to stay as calm as possible without tearing a rib
or anything up," Royals manager Tony Muser said Wednesday night
after watching his team nearly blow a seven-run lead before
salvaging a 9-7 victory over Boston.
Mike Sweeney had four hits and Johnny Damon and Jermaine Dye had
three apiece for Kansas City. Mac Suzuki (2-0) scattered seven hits
and four walks in seven innings, striking out seven and allowing
two runs.
Jerry Spradlin earned his fifth save, getting four outs after
Boston scored five runs off Ricky Bottalico in the eighth, coming
back from a 9-2 deficit.
Mike Stanley doubled with one out in the eighth, then took third
on Scott Hatteberg's single and scored on an error by Bottalico,
who fielded Wilton Veras' grounder and bounced a throw to first
base. Jeff Frye walked to load the bases, and Bottalico hit Trot
Nixon, forcing in a run.
Jose Santiago came in to pitch and gave up a two-run double to
Brian Daubach, who had just three hits in his previous 21 at-bats.
Pinch-hitter Jason Varitek grounded out to drive in another run and
make it 9-7.
After Donnie Sadler was hit by a pitch and stole second,
Spradlin got Troy O'Leary to ground out to first to end the inning.
He allowed Scott Hatteberg's double with one out in the ninth to
bring the tying run to the plate before getting the final two outs
to seal the victory.
"That was a save," Muser said.
Pete Schourek (2-5) gave up six runs, six hits and two walks,
striking out one in 4 1/3 innings for the Red Sox, who lost their
manager and -- it seemed at the time -- the game -- during the Royals'
four-run second inning.
Dave McCarty homered with two outs, then Gregg Zaun and Rey
Sanchez walked before Damon doubled down the right-field line. The
ball came to a quick stop as if a fan had touched it, but
first-base umpire Jerry Crawford ruled that there was no
interference; Sanchez scored from first, beating a throw from Nixon
in right field.
Williams came out to argue with Crawford and plate umpire Mike
Everett, bumping chests and going nose-to-nose with Crawford before
and after he was ejected.
"I know I've made a lot of mistakes. I know I'm not perfect.
And maybe I've made some after that in the game," said Williams,
who admitted that he continued to make decisions from his office _
an apparent violation of baseball rules. "That's OK. I accept
that."
Damon, who took third on the throw, scored on a wild pitch to
make it 4-0.
Carl Everett hit his 16th homer to lead off the fourth, and Frye
added an RBI single to make it 4-2. But the Royals got four more
runs in the fifth.
Damon singled, stole his league-leading 17th base and scored on
Sweeney's double. Dye singled to score Sweeney, and Carlos Beltran
singled and scored on McCarty's groundout to make it 8-2.
Damon tripled and scored in the sixth to make it 9-2.
Game
notes
It was Suzuki's 25th birthday. ... McCarty hit his fourth
homer in eight games. ... The Royals allowed a major league-leading
91 homers in 51 games. Last year, they allowed just 53 in their
first 50 games. Frye has hit in 10 straight, his longest hitting
streak since 11 in 1997. ... 3B John Valentin will miss the rest of
the season with a ruptured patellar tendon. Surgery is scheduled
for Thursday. Andy Sheets was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to
replace him. ... Hipolito Pichardo was purchased from Pawtucket and
Tim Young was sent down. Pitcher Bret Saberhagen was moved from the
15- to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Pichardo on the
40-man roster.
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