A home run by Dwight Evans in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie and produced a 3-2 Red Sox victory over the Royals. Veteran lefty Bill Lee, upping his record to 6-0, pitched out of a ninth-inning jam when the first two Royal batters, Hal McRae and John Wathan, singled.

After the Royals got runs in each of the first two innings, the Bosox tied the game in the fifth. A walk to Fred Lynn, single by Evans and sacrifice fly by Bob Bailey produced the first run. Frank Duffy moved Evans to second on a sacrifice bunt and Rick Burleson plated Evans with a single to left. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 Royals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .194 Wilson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Terrell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Rice lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .361 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 McRae dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Wathan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Lynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .322 Hurdle 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .244 Evans rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .257 Zdeb rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .227 Bailey dh 2 0 0 1 0 1 .095 Patek ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 Duffy 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 8 3 1 2 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 23,474 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Royals 6 DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 3 Errors: Remy, Patek Doubles: Zdeb (1) Home Runs: Evans (3) Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (14) Caught Stealing: Wilson (5) Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (1) Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (2) GIDP: Remy (3), Lynn (2), Yastrzemski (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(6-0) 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 35 2.52 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(4-3) 9 8 3 3 1 2 1 33 2.69 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 2 1 33 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro RED SOX 1ST: Burleson reached on an error by Patek; Remy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Terrell popped to second; Wilson stole third; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Wilson scored]; McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to center; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Hurdle walked; Zdeb doubled to center [Hurdle scored, Zdeb out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Patek singled to left; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. RED SOX 3RD: Bailey lined to third; Duffy popped to second; Burleson singled to left; Remy lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt Terrell reached on an error by Remy; Otis singled to left [Terrell to second]; Terrell was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); McRae forced Otis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to center; Yastrzemski lined to center; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Hurdle was called out on strikes; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn walked; Evans singled to center [Lynn to third]; Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lynn scored]; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Evans to second]; Burleson singled to left [Evans scored, Burleson out at second (left to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; White popped to third; Wilson singled to center; Wilson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2. RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to right; Rice singled to center [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Remy to third, Rice out at second]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Terrell flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; Wathan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn popped to second; Evans homered; Bailey was called out on strikes; Duffy popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle lined to second; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek singled to right; White forced Patek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson popped to shortstop; Remy popped to shortstop in foul territory; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to right; Terrell popped to first in foul territory; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski popped to second; Fisk popped to second; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; Wathan singled to right [McRae to second]; Hurdle struck out; Zdeb popped to first; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

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