Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

56-71, 30-38 Away

Final

62-67, 32-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
J. DysonCF	0-3	1	0	.269
A. EscobarSS	0-4	0	0	.301
A. GordonLF	2-3	0	1	.295
B. ButlerDH	1-3	0	0	.304
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	.294
M. Moustakas3B	0-4	0	0	.246
L. CainRF	0-3	0	0	.244
E. Hosmer1B	1-4	0	0	.241
J. Giavotella2B	2-4	0	0	.222

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Hochevar	8.0	8	4	1	6	114-78	4.93

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Fenway Park

6:35 PM, 27 August 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,506

Game Time:2:34

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


KC
BOS

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

D. Matsuzaka1-3

7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

L. Hochevar7-12

8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	BOS
1st	A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to right, J Dyson scored.	1	0
1st	J Ellsbury homered to right (370 feet).	1	1
3rd	C Ross singled to left, D Pedroia and S Podsednik scored advancing on play. C Ross out stretching at second.	1	3
6th	C Ross doubled to left, J Ellsbury scored.	1	4
6th	J Loney singled to left center, C Ross scored.	1	5

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

Game Information

D. Matsuzaka1-3

L. Hochevar7-12

Scoring Summary

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