Baseball Guru
04-11-2002, 05:19 AM
By HOWARD ULMAN
AP Sports Writer
April 10, 2002, 9:34 PM EDT
BOSTON -- Paul Byrd pitched seven sharp innings and Mike Sweeney got three hits and scored twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday night.
The Red Sox lost for the first time since opening day, ending their four-game winning streak.
Byrd (2-0) gave up five hits and didn't allow a walk for his second straight start.
Byrd left with one out in the eighth when he gave up singles to Shea Hillenbrand and Jason Varitek. Hillenbrand scored on Carlos Baerga's sacrifice fly off Brian Shouse.
Cory Bailey got four outs for his first save.
Kansas City took a 6-1 lead with four runs in the eighth off Rich Garces.
Derek Lowe (1-1) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings. It was his first start since holding Baltimore hitless for seven innings in a 3-0 win last Friday night.
Chuck Knoblauch had two hits and tied his career high with three stolen bases.
Knoblauch led off the game with a single and, after a stolen base, scored on Sweeney's double.
Brian Daubach's second homer in two days tied it in the second. The Royals made it 2-1 in the fourth when Sweeney doubled and scored on Brent Mayne's single.
Garces gave up hits to the first four batters in the eighth. Carlos Beltran singled, stole second and took third on Sweeney's single. The next four batters each drove in a run on a single by Michael Tucker, a double by Joe Randa and sacrifice flies by Raul Ibanez and Mayne.
The Royals loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, but Sweeney grounded into a home-to-first double play.
Notes:@ Lowe made his fifth start since moving from the bullpen into Boston's rotation last Sept. 22. For the first time in that stretch, he allowed a run in the first six innings. ... Royals pitchers have walked four batters in 43 1-3 innings. ... Kansas City stole five bases against Varitek, who is 0-for-7 against stealers after missing most of last season with a broken right elbow. ... More than 5,000 Boston firefighters and EMTs were guests of the Red Sox at the game.
AP Sports Writer
April 10, 2002, 9:34 PM EDT
BOSTON -- Paul Byrd pitched seven sharp innings and Mike Sweeney got three hits and scored twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday night.
The Red Sox lost for the first time since opening day, ending their four-game winning streak.
Byrd (2-0) gave up five hits and didn't allow a walk for his second straight start.
Byrd left with one out in the eighth when he gave up singles to Shea Hillenbrand and Jason Varitek. Hillenbrand scored on Carlos Baerga's sacrifice fly off Brian Shouse.
Cory Bailey got four outs for his first save.
Kansas City took a 6-1 lead with four runs in the eighth off Rich Garces.
Derek Lowe (1-1) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings. It was his first start since holding Baltimore hitless for seven innings in a 3-0 win last Friday night.
Chuck Knoblauch had two hits and tied his career high with three stolen bases.
Knoblauch led off the game with a single and, after a stolen base, scored on Sweeney's double.
Brian Daubach's second homer in two days tied it in the second. The Royals made it 2-1 in the fourth when Sweeney doubled and scored on Brent Mayne's single.
Garces gave up hits to the first four batters in the eighth. Carlos Beltran singled, stole second and took third on Sweeney's single. The next four batters each drove in a run on a single by Michael Tucker, a double by Joe Randa and sacrifice flies by Raul Ibanez and Mayne.
The Royals loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, but Sweeney grounded into a home-to-first double play.
Notes:@ Lowe made his fifth start since moving from the bullpen into Boston's rotation last Sept. 22. For the first time in that stretch, he allowed a run in the first six innings. ... Royals pitchers have walked four batters in 43 1-3 innings. ... Kansas City stole five bases against Varitek, who is 0-for-7 against stealers after missing most of last season with a broken right elbow. ... More than 5,000 Boston firefighters and EMTs were guests of the Red Sox at the game.