Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
Red Sox Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for D Mcdonald in the 5th
- Batting
- 2BD Ortiz (13, D Duffy); W Middlebrooks (4, D Duffy); M Aviles (9, D Duffy); A Gonzalez (7, D Duffy)
- RBIK Shoppach (5), D Pedroia 2 (13)
- 2Out RBIK Shoppach, D Pedroia 2
- GIDPN Punto
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-9 (C Ross 0-1, D Ortiz 0-1, D Pedroia 1-1, D McDonald 0-2, K Shoppach 1-1, R Sweeney 0-1, M Byrd 1-1, N Punto 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSM Byrd (1, 2nd base by J Mijares)
- Picked OffM Byrd (1st base by J Mijares)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Pedroia-M Aviles-A Gonzalez)
Royals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for H Quintero in the 7th
- Batting
- HRB Butler (6, 8th inning off M Albers 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Getz (6), H Quintero (6), B Butler 3 (23)
- 2Out RBIH Quintero
- SHC Getz
- GIDPE Hosmer
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP3-9 (M Moustakas 0-1, H Quintero 1-2, B Pena 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, J Dyson 0-1, C Getz 1-1, B Butler 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSH Quintero (1, 2nd base by D Bard/K Shoppach)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)
- EC Getz (1, throw)
Red Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- WPD Bard
- BKD Bard 2
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Bard 17-29; M Albers 3-3; A Miller 0-1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Bard 21-4-12-23; M Albers 2-1-2-3; A Miller 0-3-0-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Bard 16-3; M Albers 0-2; A Miller 0-0
- Game ScoresD Bard 42
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Mijares(W,2-1) |
J. Broxton(S,6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 102-56 | 4.00 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 3.31 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30-21 | 2.51 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.69 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 166-99 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Duffy 12-24; K Herrera 0-5; J Mijares 3-7; J Broxton 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Duffy 21-4-14-17; K Herrera 3-3-6-3; J Mijares 7-4-6-4; J Broxton 2-0-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Duffy 4-8; K Herrera 2-1; J Mijares 1-1; J Broxton 1-2
- Game ScoresD Duffy 31
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | K Shoppach singled to center, W Middlebrooks scored, M Byrd to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | D Pedroia walked, M Byrd scored, K Shoppach to third, M Aviles to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | E Hosmer scored, M Moustakas to second on balk by D Bard. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | C Getz singled to left center, M Moustakas scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | H Quintero singled to center, C Getz scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4th | D Pedroia singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5th | R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Punto out at second, A Gonzalez to third, A Gonzalez scored on throwing error by second baseman C Getz. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 8th | B Butler homered to left center (420 feet), J Dyson and A Gordon scored. | 4 | 6 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 9 May 2012
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,524
Game Time:2:52
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
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 |

