Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

43-61, 15-32 Away

Final

64-38, 33-18 Home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	16	1
2	3	0	5	0	1	0	1	-	12	16	2

J. Lackey9-8

5.2 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

B. Chen5-4

4.0 IP, 10 H, 10 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Double
- M Cabrera safe at first on error by third baseman K Youkilis.
  0
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Ellsbury stole second.
  3
  4
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- J. Lackey pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Lackey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- R. Williams pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- N. Adcock pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Williams pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- J Reddick in right field.
  4
  11
- D McDonald in left field.
  4
  11
- Y Navarro at third base.
  4
  11
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- N. Adcock pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- M Aviles at shortstop.
  4
  11
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Williams pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- D. Wheeler pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- N. Adcock pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop, J Ellsbury to second on throwing error by shortstop M Aviles.
  5
  11
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- D. Wheeler pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- D Sutton at second base.
  5
  12
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Red Sox
1

Game 1

26/7

Royals
9
Red Sox
13

Game 2

27/7

Royals
5
Red Sox
12

Game 3

28/7

Royals
4
Red Sox
3

Game 4

28/7

Fenway Park

12:10 AM, 28 July 2011

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 38,329

Game Time:3:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

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. Lackey9-8

B. Chen5-4

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