Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

64-49, 24-33 Away

Final

53-60, 27-30 Home


BOS
KC

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Ball
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M Aviles to third, E German to second on wild pitch by C Buchholz.
  2
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Buchholz pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Masterson pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- M Aviles at second base.
  2
  4
- E German in left field.
  2
  4
- T Pena at shortstop.
  2
  4
- R Gload at first base.
  2
  4
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Lopez pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J Ellsbury ran for D Pedroia.
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Red Sox
3
Royals
4

Game 1

5/8

Red Sox
8
Royals
2

Game 2

6/8

Red Sox
8
Royals
2

Game 3

7/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 5 August 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,378

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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

G. Meche10-9

C. Buchholz2-7

J. Soria32

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1 Foul Ball
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking
5 Ball
6 Foul Ball
7 Ball