Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Betts rf Merrifield lf
2. Benintendi lf Bonifacio rf
3. Bogaerts ss Cain cf
4. Moreland 1b Hosmer dh
5. Young dh Perez c
6. Bradley cf Moustakas 3b
7. Rutledge 2b Cuthbert 1b
8. Vazquez c Escobar ss
9. Marrero 3b Torres 2b
Pomeranz p Kennedy p
RED SOX 1ST: Betts popped to second; Benintendi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bogaerts walked; Moreland popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (third to first); Bonifacio
was called out on strikes; Cain flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Young popped to catcher; Bradley popped to second;
Rutledge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer doubled to center; Perez singled to left
[Hosmer to third]; Moustakas grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hosmer scored, Perez out at second];
Cuthbert grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Vazquez grounded out (second to first); Marrero
struck out; Betts flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Escobar doubled to left; Torres grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Escobar to third]; Merrifield out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Escobar scored]; Bonifacio grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2.
RED SOX 4TH: Benintendi homered to right-center; Bogaerts
homered to left-center; Moreland walked; Young struck out;
Bradley flied to center; Rutledge struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Cain was called out on strikes; Hosmer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez walked; Moustakas flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Vazquez singled to left; Marrero reached on an
error by Kennedy on a sacrifice bunt [Vazquez to third, Marrero
to second]; Betts lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Vazquez
scored (unearned)]; Benintendi flied to center [Marrero to
third]; Bogaerts was walked intentionally; MINOR REPLACED
KENNEDY (PITCHING); Bogaerts safe on a pick-off error by
Cuthbert [Marrero scored (unearned)]; Moreland flied to center;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Cuthbert struck out; Escobar grounded out (third to
first); Torres lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Royals 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Young flied to left; Bradley was called out on
strikes; Rutledge grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield singled to center; Bonifacio popped to
first; Cain forced Merrifield (shortstop to second); Hosmer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 7TH: Vazquez was called out on strikes; Marrero struck
out; Betts doubled to left; Benintendi popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Perez singled to center; Moustakas struck out;
Cuthbert singled to right [Perez to second]; KELLY REPLACED
POMERANZ (PITCHING); Escobar flied to left; Torres walked [Perez
to third, Cuthbert to second]; Merrifield lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
RED SOX 8TH: SORIA REPLACED MINOR (PITCHING); Bogaerts grounded
out (third to first); Moreland lined to left; Young struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: BARNES REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Bonifacio walked;
Cain walked [Bonifacio to second]; SCOTT REPLACED BARNES
(PITCHING); Hosmer walked [Bonifacio to third, Cain to second];
Perez homered to left-center [Bonifacio scored, Cain scored,
Hosmer scored]; Moustakas singled to shortstop; HEMBREE REPLACED
SCOTT (PITCHING); GORDON BATTED FOR CUTHBERT; Gordon popped to
second; Escobar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Moustakas out at second]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 6.
RED SOX 9TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HOSMER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GORDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); HERRERA REPLACED BONIFACIO (PITCHING); Bradley doubled to
center; Rutledge grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bradley to
third]; Vazquez was called out on strikes; H. RAMIREZ BATTED FOR
MARRERO; H. Ramirez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Royals 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 4 5 0 5
Royals 6 8 2 5
