Royals 3-2 Red Sox (18 May, 2016) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

20-19, 13-6 home


BOS
KC

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 91
  3
  Fly Out
  Curve 75
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Pedroia to second on wild pitch by Kennedy.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Wright pitching for BOS
  BOS
  KC
- Escobar stole second.
  2
  3
- Escobar to third on passed ball by Hanigan.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- S. Wright pitching for KC
  BOS
  KC
- Holt hit for Rutledge.
  2
  3
- Hernández hit for Young.
  2
  3
- H. Ramírez hit for Hanigan.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	90
2 Strike Looking	Fastball	91
3 Fly Out	Curve	75

Red Sox
-
Royals
-

Game 1

17/5

Red Sox
4
Royals
8

Game 1

18/5

Red Sox
2
Royals
3

Game 2

18/5

Red Sox
5
Royals
2

Game 3

19/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:15 PM, 18 May 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 33,613

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Clint Fagan
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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

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B. Flynn1-0

S. Wright3-4

W. Davis9

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