BASERUNNING - SB: Ellsbury (33,2nd base off Hochevar/Perez); Pedroia (24,2nd base off Hochevar/Perez);
Crawford 2 (17,2nd base off Hochevar/Perez,3rd base off Hochevar/Perez).
Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Ellsbury cf Gordon lf
2. Lowrie 3b Cabrera cf
3. Gonzalez 1b Butler dh
4. Pedroia 2b Hosmer 1b
5. Reddick rf Francoeur rf
6. Crawford lf Giavotella 2b
7. Lavarnway dh Perez c
8. Varitek c Moustakas 3b
9. Aviles ss Escobar ss
Beckett p Hochevar p
RED SOX 1ST: Ellsbury singled to first; Lowrie flied to center;
Ellsbury stole second; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted)
[Ellsbury to third]; Pedroia struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Gordon doubled to right; Cabrera out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gordon to third]; Butler out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Gordon scored]; Hosmer grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 2ND: Reddick doubled to right; Crawford struck out;
Lavarnway flied to center; Varitek singled to left [Reddick
scored, Varitek out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Francoeur flied to right; Giavotella grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Aviles singled to center; Hochevar threw a wild
pitch [Aviles to second]; Ellsbury walked; Lowrie flied to left;
Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted) [Aviles to third,
Ellsbury to second]; Pedroia singled to center [Aviles scored,
Ellsbury scored]; Pedroia stole second; Reddick struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Moustakas flied to right; On a bunt Escobar singled
to first; Gordon homered to left [Escobar scored]; Cabrera
grounded out (pitcher to first); Butler singled to center;
Beckett threw a wild pitch [Butler to second]; Hosmer flied to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
RED SOX 4TH: Crawford singled to right; Lavarnway flied to
center; Crawford stole second; Crawford stole third; Varitek
walked; Aviles flied into a double play to center [Crawford out
at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 4TH: Francoeur grounded out (third to first); Giavotella
was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 3.
RED SOX 5TH: Ellsbury popped to first; Lowrie doubled to right;
Gonzalez struck out; Pedroia singled to center [Lowrie scored,
Pedroia out at second (center to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Moustakas singled to shortstop; Escobar out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Moustakas to second]; Gordon
struck out; Cabrera flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 3.
RED SOX 6TH: Reddick flied to center; Crawford struck out;
Lavarnway was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Butler singled to left; Hosmer struck out; Francoeur
flied to left; Giavotella singled to center [Butler to second];
Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
RED SOX 7TH: WOOD REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Varitek lined to
left; Aviles popped to second; Ellsbury grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Moustakas popped to third; Escobar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gordon grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
RED SOX 8TH: Lowrie struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted); Pedroia doubled to left; COLLINS REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Reddick walked; Crawford flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: BARD REPLACED BECKETT (PITCHING); Cabrera grounded
out (shortstop to first); Butler singled to center; GETZ RAN FOR
BUTLER; Hosmer forced Getz (third to second); Francoeur struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
RED SOX 9TH: GETZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CROW REPLACED
COLLINS (PITCHING); Lavarnway flied to center; Varitek flied to
center; Aviles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 9TH: PAPELBON REPLACED BARD (PITCHING); Giavotella
grounded out (first unassisted); Perez struck out; Moustakas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 4 9 0 5
Royals 3 8 0 5
