Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

37-51, 15-27 Away

Final

54-34, 31-14 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	3	0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	-	6	10	0

J. Beckett11-3

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

B. Chen0-4

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Ellsbury stole second.
  0
  2
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- N Green to second on wild pitch by J Cruz.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
8
Red Sox
6

Game 1

10/7

Royals
0
Red Sox
1

Game 2

11/7

Royals
9
Red Sox
15

Game 3

12/7

Royals
0
Red Sox
6

Game 4

12/7

Fenway Park

6:35 PM, 12 July 2009

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,612

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

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. Beckett11-3

B. Chen0-4

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