Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

65-46, 30-29 Away

Final

39-73, 24-33 Home


BOS
KC

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- M Ramirez to third on wild pitch by L Hudson.
  0
  2
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- A Cora at second base.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M Grudzielanek to third, M Sweeney to second on wild pitch by J Lester.
  3
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Hansen pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- A Berroa sacrificed to third, J Buck to second, A Berroa safe at first on error by pitcher C Hansen. J Buck to third on error by pitcher C Hansen.
  3
  4
- BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
Red SoxTop 7th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Seanez pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- BOS
  KC
- D DeJesus in left field.
  4
  6
- J Gathright in center field.
  4
  6
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Nelson pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Seanez pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- J. Tavarez pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- C Crisp stole second.
  4
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Red Sox
4
Royals
6

Game 1

9/8

Red Sox
4
Royals
5

Game 2

10/8

Red Sox
4
Royals
5

Game 3

11/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 9 August 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,687

Game Time:3:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

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

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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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

L. Hudson5-3

J. Lester5-2

A. Burgos17

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ball
6 Ball
7 Fly Out