Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
Red Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. OrtizDH |
J. BayLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .354 | .419 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .371 | .445 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .379 | .475 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .412 | .547 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .325 | .443 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .386 | .550 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .383 | .494 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .316 | .395 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .279 | .302 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .311 | .466 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .271 | .444 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .219 | .246 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .337 | .486 |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
a-flied out to center for A Gonzalez in the 8th
b-reached on error for J Varitek in the 9th
c-flied out to center for J Lowrie in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Pedroia (45, Z Greinke)
- RBIV Martinez (101)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-7 (A Gonzalez 0-1, V Martinez 0-2, K Youkilis 0-2, M Lowell 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Ellsbury (64, 3rd base off R Colon/M Olivo); D Pedroia (19, 2nd base off R Colon/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Gonzalez-V Martinez)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. MaierCF-RF |
A. Callaspo2B-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .349 | .437 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .335 | .349 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .357 | .484 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .302 | .405 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .355 | .453 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .325 | .408 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .279 | .306 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .290 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .331 | .356 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .200 | .175 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .269 | .338 |
| 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
- Batting
- RBIM Jacobs (59), A Callaspo (70), M Teahen (47), A Gordon 2 (18)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon 2
- GIDPM Teahen
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-8 (A Gordon 1-2, A Callaspo 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, M Teahen 0-2, B Butler 0-1)
- Fielding
- EB Butler (10, ground ball)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Byrd(L,1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101-60 | 6.04 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 4.31 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 7.88 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113-67 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedP Byrd 15-32; M Delcarmen 0-1; M Bowden 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesP Byrd 15-5-14-26; M Delcarmen 0-0-0-1; M Bowden 2-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Byrd 8-12; M Delcarmen 0-1; M Bowden 0-2
- Game ScoresP Byrd 32
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,15-8) |
J. Soria(S,28) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91-53 | 2.08 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-16 | 4.72 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-7 | 4.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.34 |
| 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 140-77 |
- Pitching
- BKR Colon
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 13-23; R Colon 2-8; J Wright 1-4; J Soria 1-1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 18-9-11-15; R Colon 5-2-5-4; J Wright 2-3-1-1; J Soria 0-0-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 3-10; R Colon 2-2; J Wright 0-0; J Soria 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Jacobs walked, D DeJesus scored, M Maier to third, B Butler to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | A Callaspo singled to right, M Maier scored, B Butler to third, M Jacobs to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | M Teahen grounded out to second, B Butler scored, M Jacobs to third, A Callaspo to second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1st | A Gordon singled to left, M Jacobs and A Callaspo scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8th | V Martinez grounded out to first, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 5 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 23 September 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 21,228
Game Time:2:31
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
- Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
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 |

