Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

55-69, 29-36 Away

Final

60-66, 30-37 Home


KC
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	4	10	1

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- M Aviles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Lavarnway out at second, M Aviles to second on throwing error by second baseman J Giavotella.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- J Giavotella safe at first on error by shortstop M Aviles.
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- J Ellsbury caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- P Ciriaco stole third.
  3
  4
- D Pedroia stole second.
  3
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- J Dyson ran for B Butler.
  3
  4
- J Dyson stole second.
  3
  4
- V. Padilla pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- A. Miller pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Bailey pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Red Sox
4

Game 1

25/8

Royals
10
Red Sox
9

Game 2

26/8

Royals
6
Red Sox
8

Game 3

26/8

Royals
1
Red Sox
5

Game 4

27/8

Fenway Park

12:10 AM, 25 August 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,228

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	29	22	.569	-	W5
Chicago	25	24	.510	3	L1
Minnesota	23	27	.460	5.5	W1
Detroit	20	30	.400	8.5	L5
Kansas City	20	30	.400	8.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	33	15	.688	-	W4
New York	30	20	.600	4	L1
Toronto	22	27	.449	11.5	W1
Boston	22	27	.449	11.5	W3
Baltimore	21	29	.420	13	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox

J. Lester8-10

K. Herrera1-2

A. Bailey1

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MLB News

Ohtani returns to lineup on start day, hits leadoff home run

PCA calls pair of errors 'genuinely laughable'

Jeff McNeil's homer in 9th and Tyler Soderstrom's single in 10th lift A's to 6-5 win over Angels

Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single