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Kansas City Royals 2–8 Boston Red Sox: MLB regular season, 30 May 2000

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–2 at Fenway Park on 30 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.

30 May 2000 International Fenway Park
Source-checked report card · BaseballFinal: Kansas City Royals 2–8 Boston Red Sox

30 May 2000 · Fenway Park

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The game

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–2 at Fenway Park on 30 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs, while the home Boston Red Sox finished with 8. The winning margin was 6 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, Boston Red Sox scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 0–2 Boston Red Sox. In inning 2, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–2 Boston Red Sox.

In inning 3, Boston Red Sox scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–6 Boston Red Sox. In inning 4, Boston Red Sox scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–7 Boston Red Sox.

In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Boston Red Sox scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–8 Boston Red Sox.

Pitching decisions

Jeff Fassero was credited with the pitching win. Jeff Suppan was charged with the loss.

Hits, errors and innings

Kansas City Royals finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Boston Red Sox finished with 12 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 25 wins and 25 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Boston Red Sox 29 wins and 18 losses.

Inning by inning

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox
InningKansas City RoyalsBoston Red Sox
102
210
304
401
500
611
700
800
90—
Total28

Sources

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