Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
72-53, 34-35 Away
4
72-53, 34-35 Away
Final
42-83, 25-38 Home
7
42-83, 25-38 Home
Red Sox Hitting
a-grounded to second for A Cora in the 8th
b-grounded to first for G Kapler in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Mueller (27, J Lima); A Cora (6, J Lima); M Ramirez (26, J Lima); J Varitek (26, S Camp)
- RBIB Mueller (52), A Cora 2 (16), J Varitek (60)
- 2Out RBIB Mueller, A Cora
- GIDPJ Olerud
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSA Cora (1, 2nd base by S Camp/P Phillips)
- Fielding
- AssistsJ Damon (P Phillips at 3rd base)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (30, C Schilling); D DeJesus (31, C Schilling)
- 3BP Phillips (1, M Remlinger)
- HRE Brown (11, 7th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBID Hocking (1), P Phillips (5), T Long 2 (44), M Teahen (34), D DeJesus (55), E Brown (61)
- 2Out RBIT Long, E Brown
- SFT Long
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSM Teahen (2, 2nd base by J Papelbon/J Varitek)
- SBE Brown (6, 2nd base off C Schilling/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Berroa-D Hocking-M Stairs)
- EA Berroa (17, throw)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Schilling(L,8-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 82-58 | 6.89 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 6.69 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27-21 | 2.50 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 127-92 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Schilling 2-7; M Remlinger 3-0; J Papelbon 1-2
- Game ScoresC Schilling 29
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lima(W,5-16) |
A. Burgos(H,11) |
J. Affeldt(H,12) |
M. MacDougal(S,21) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84-48 | 6.43 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 7.24 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18-8 | 3.63 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 4.31 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.72 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 142-79 |
- Pitching
- HBPE Brown (By C Schilling)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lima 7-7; S Camp 4-0; A Burgos 2-0; J Affeldt 1-0; M MacDougal 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Lima 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Hocking singled to left, M Teahen scored, A Berroa to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | P Phillips singled to left, A Berroa scored, D Hocking to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | T Long singled to center, D Hocking scored, P Phillips thrown out at third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Sweeney scored, E Brown out at second. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | B Mueller doubled to right, K Millar scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | A Cora doubled to deep right, B Mueller scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | D DeJesus doubled to left, D Hocking scored, D DeJesus to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | T Long hit sacrifice fly to right, D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Varitek doubled to deep left center, M Ramirez scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 6th | A Cora grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Varitek scored, B Mueller out at second. | 4 | 6 | |
| 7th | E Brown homered to left. | 4 | 7 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 26 August 2005
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 21,815
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
- First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Third Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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