Red Sox 8-4 Royals (14 Sep, 2014) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

81-68, 39-36 home


BOS
KC

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

J. Kelly2-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

J. Vargas11-9

5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

Red SoxTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 87
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 87
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 80
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 81
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- C Vazquez hit for D Ortiz.
  8
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Layne pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Frasor pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Badenhop pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- C. Coleman pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- E. Mujica pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	87
2 Ball	Fastball	87
3 Strike Swinging	Changeup	80
4 Strike Swinging	Changeup	81

Red Sox
6
Royals
3

Game 1

12/9

Red Sox
4
Royals
2

Game 2

13/9

Red Sox
1
Royals
7

Game 3

14/9

Red Sox
8
Royals
4

Game 4

14/9

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 14 September 2014

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,065

Game Time:3:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

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

J. Kelly2-2

J. Vargas11-9

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