Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals
12-18, 8-8 Away
3
12-18, 8-8 Away
Final
11-19, 4-13 Home
4
11-19, 4-13 Home
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Gonzalez (8, B Chen); J Saltalamacchia (6, B Chen)
- RBIA Gonzalez 3 (19)
- 2Out RBIA Gonzalez 3
- SHM Byrd
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-9 (M Aviles 0-3, D Ortiz 0-1, D Pedroia 1-1, W Middlebrooks 0-1, R Sweeney 0-2, A Gonzalez 1-1)
- Fielding
- EM Byrd (1, line drive)
- AssistsC Ross (I Falu at Home)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Pena (6, J Lester); I Falu (1, J Lester); A Escobar (10, J Lester); A Gordon (8, C Mortensen); C Getz (5, C Mortensen)
- RBIB Pena 2 (5), A Escobar (8)
- 2Out RBIB Pena 2
- SHC Getz
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-8 (I Falu 0-1, B Pena 1-1, A Escobar 1-1, J Dyson 0-1, J Giavotella 0-1, B Butler 0-2, J Francoeur 0-1)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lester(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 108-69 | 4.29 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36-25 | 0.96 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 144-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPM Byrd (By B Chen)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 16-24; C Mortensen 7-11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 24-5-22-18; C Mortensen 6-5-4-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 9-3; C Mortensen 3-4
- Game ScoresJ Lester 47
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Chen(W,1-4) |
A. Crow(H,6) |
J. Broxton(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103-68 | 4.83 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30-17 | 1.54 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 142-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPA Gordon (By J Lester)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Chen 18-28; A Crow 4-4; J Broxton 1-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Chen 19-10-17-22; A Crow 3-1-0-3; J Broxton 5-0-8-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Chen 8-7; A Crow 0-3; J Broxton 2-1
- Game ScoresB Chen 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Giavotella safe at first on error by center fielder M Byrd, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | B Pena doubled to deep left center, J Francoeur and J Giavotella scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | A Gonzalez doubled to deep right center, M Byrd, R Sweeney and D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | A Escobar doubled to right center, I Falu scored. | 3 | 4 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 10 May 2012
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,339
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
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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