Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Escobar (25, J Lester)
- GIDPO Infante
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-6 (A Gordon 0-1, N Aoki 0-2, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 0-1, B Hayes 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Valencia-A Escobar-E Hosmer)
- EA Escobar (10, throw)
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Nava (7, Y Ventura); S Victorino (6, Y Ventura)
- HRD Ross (6, 4th inning off Y Ventura 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Pedroia (37), D Nava 3 (13), D Ross 2 (10)
- SFD Nava
- GIDPD Ortiz
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-14 (M Carp 0-1, D Ross 1-2, J Bradley Jr. 0-1, D Ortiz 0-3, D Pedroia 0-3, B Holt 0-2, S Drew 0-1, D Nava 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (S Drew-D Pedroia-M Carp)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Ventura(L,7-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 94-55 | 3.59 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36-22 | 2.33 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 5.97 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 153-89 |
- Pitching
- WPY Ventura
- HBPE Hosmer (By J Lester)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedY Ventura 12-26; F Bueno 5-9; S Downs 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesY Ventura 9-4-21-21; F Bueno 5-5-8-4; S Downs 3-0-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsY Ventura 7-6; F Bueno 2-2; S Downs 2-1
- Game ScoresY Ventura 17
Red Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 23-30; J Tazawa 1-1; E Mujica 2-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 21-12-25-19; J Tazawa 1-1-1-0; E Mujica 1-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 10-6; J Tazawa 0-0; E Mujica 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Lester 80
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Holt scored, D Nava out at second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | D Nava hit a ground rule double to deep right, D Ross and J Bradley Jr. scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | D Ross homered to left (350 feet), S Victorino scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4th | D Nava hit sacrifice fly to center, J Bradley Jr. scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
BOS wins 3-0
Game Information
Fenway Park
6:35 PM, 20 July 2014
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,439
Game Time:2:56
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley
- First Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
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 |

