Red Sox 8-2 Royals (7 Aug, 2008) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

53-62, 27-32 home


BOS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	8	12	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	0

T. Wakefield7-8

6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

L. Hochevar6-10

5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- S Casey at first base.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- B Butler to third, A Gordon to second on passed ball by K Cash.
  3
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- T. Wakefield pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Delcarmen pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Masterson pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 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, 7 August 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,294

Game Time:2:47

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

T. Wakefield7-8

L. Hochevar6-10

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single