Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

55-69, 29-36 Away

Final

60-66, 30-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
L. CainCF	1-5	0	0	0	.253
A. EscobarSS	0-2	1	0	0	.303
A. GordonLF	2-4	0	0	1	.291
B. ButlerDH	1-4	0	0	0	.302
J. DysonPR-DH	0-0	0	0	0	.272
J. FrancoeurRF	0-4	0	0	0	.238
M. Moustakas3B	0-3	1	0	0	.249
B. PenaC	1-4	0	0	0	.250
E. Hosmer1B	1-3	1	1	1	.239
J. Giavotella2B	1-4	0	0	1	.209

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Chen	6.0	8	3	1	5	98-65	5.41
K. Herrera	0.1	2	1	0	0	7-7	2.52
T. Collins	0.2	0	0	1	2	15-8	3.13
A. Crow	1.0	0	0	0	1	12-10	3.53

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Fenway Park

12:10 AM, 25 August 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,228

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	4	10	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	BOS
1st	D Ortiz singled to center, P Ciriaco and J Ellsbury scored.	0	2
3rd	E Hosmer homered to left (378 feet).	1	2
3rd	A Gordon doubled to left, A Escobar scored.	2	2
4th	J Giavotella reached on infield single to first, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third, E Hosmer to second.	3	2
7th	P Ciriaco doubled to left, M Gomez and M Aviles scored.	3	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Red Sox
4

Game 1

25/8

Royals
10
Red Sox
9

Game 2

26/8

Royals
6
Red Sox
8

Game 3

26/8

Royals
1
Red Sox
5

Game 4

27/8

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

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J. Lester8-10

K. Herrera1-2

A. Bailey1

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