Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

32-61, 13-38 Away

Final

56-36, 30-13 Home


KC
BOS

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- M Grudzielanek caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- B. Duckworth pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- M Stairs hit for E German.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
4
Red Sox
5

Game 1

18/7

Royals
0
Red Sox
1

Game 2

19/7

Royals
0
Red Sox
1

Game 3

19/7

Fenway Park

12:05 AM, 19 July 2006

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 36,224

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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

J. Lester5-0

B. Duckworth1-3

J. Papelbon28

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out