Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

65-49, 25-33 Away

Final

53-61, 27-31 Home


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	8	13	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	2

J. Beckett10-8

6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

B. Bannister7-10

4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Double
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M Teahen doubled to right center, M Aviles scored.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxTop 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J Bay to third on wild pitch by B Bannister.
  2
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J Ellsbury stole second.
  2
  1
- H. Ramirez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- M Lowell out to pitcher.
  3
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- H. Ramirez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- J Ellsbury stole second.
  4
  1
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- M Lowell safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon.
  5
  1
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- M. Timlin pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Tejeda pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- K Cash catching.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Smith pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 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, 6 August 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,069

Game Time:3:01

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

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

J. Beckett10-8

B. Bannister7-10

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Double