Red Sox 5-1 Royals (27 Aug, 2012) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

62-67, 32-38 home


KC
BOS

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

D. Matsuzaka1-3

7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

L. Hochevar7-12

8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
  6
  Ball
- J Dyson stole second, J Dyson safe at third on error by second baseman D Pedroia.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- J Giavotella to second on wild pitch by D Matsuzaka.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- S Podsednik to third, D Pedroia to second on passed ball by S Perez.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Mortensen pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- V. Padilla pitching for BOS
  KC
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- L. Hochevar 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

6:35 PM, 27 August 2012

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,506

Game Time:2:34

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

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

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

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D. Matsuzaka1-3

L. Hochevar7-12

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