7:05 PM ET, September 9, 2006
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Nelson (1-1)
L: C. Breslow (0-1)
Game Notes
| THE HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S DUSTIN PEDROIA IN THE FOURTH INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. |
Final in 12
Kansas City leads 2-0 (as of 9/9)
| Game 1: Friday, September 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 9 | ||
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| Kansas City | 10 | Final in 12 |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 10 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 9, 2006
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Nelson (1-1)
L: C. Breslow (0-1)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus LF | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | ||
| E German 3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | ||
| M Sweeney DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .264 | ||
| J Keppinger PR-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||
| S Costa RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | ||
| R Shealy 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .306 | ||
| P Bako C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 | ||
| a-E Brown PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | ||
| J Buck C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | ||
| J Gathright CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 | ||
| A Blanco SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .268 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for P Bako in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E German 2 (10, J Beckett 2); R Shealy 2 (8, J Beckett, M Delcarmen); D DeJesus (29, C Breslow); A Blanco (4, J Lopez) HR: J Keppinger (1, 12th inning off M Delcarmen 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Gathright (31), M Grudzielanek 2 (50), S Costa (19), J Keppinger 3 (3), A Blanco 3 (9) 2-out RBI: J Gathright, S Costa, A Blanco 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Sweeney 1, D DeJesus 1, R Shealy 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus (5, 3rd base off M Delcarmen/J Varitek); M Grudzielanek (3, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/J Varitek) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Shealy-A Blanco-J Nelson). Outfield Assist: D DeJesus (M Lowell at Home). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| L Hudson | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 116-68 | 5.25 | |
| R Braun (B, 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-18 | 0.00 | |
| J Peralta | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-14 | 4.68 | |
| A Sisco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-6 | 7.62 | |
| J Nelson (W, 1-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 3.75 | |
| A Burgos | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 6.00 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 206-127 | ||
| PITCHING WP: L Hudson IBB: M Ramirez (By A Sisco); M Loretta (By J Nelson) Batters faced: L Hudson 26; R Braun 6; J Peralta 5; A Sisco 3; J Nelson 5; A Burgos 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hudson 4-11; R Braun 1-3; J Peralta 3-0; A Sisco 1-0; J Nelson 3-1; A Burgos 2-1 Game Scores: L Hudson 49 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Youkilis 1B-3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .136 | ||
| K Huckaby C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| c-J Varitek PH-C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .285 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .318 | ||
| e-E Hinske PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | ||
| T Nixon RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| d-G Kapler PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .242 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| D Murphy PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| D Mirabelli C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .187 | ||
| a-M Loretta PH-2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 | ||
| A Gonzalez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | ||
| b-W Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| A Cora SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |||
| a-walked for D Mirabelli in the 7th b-hit a ground rule double to deep center for A Gonzalez in the 7th c-struck out swinging for K Huckaby in the 10th d-popped out to first for T Nixon in the 10th e-popped out to shortstop for M Ramirez in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Pena (13, R Braun); K Youkilis (37, J Peralta) HR: D Pedroia (1, 4th inning off L Hudson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (2), D Mirabelli (23), W Pena (39), K Youkilis (66) S: C Crisp SF: K Youkilis 2-out RBI: D Mirabelli GIDP: A Cora Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 1, G Kapler 3 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Ramirez (2, bobble) | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Beckett | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 110-73 | 5.09 | |
| K Foulke | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-15 | 5.27 | |
| M Timlin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.97 | |
| C Breslow (L, 0-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-14 | 3.52 | |
| M Delcarmen | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-13 | 5.06 | |
| J Lopez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.35 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 194-132 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: M Grudzielanek (By M Delcarmen) HBP: J Buck (By M Delcarmen); J Gathright (By J Lopez) Batters faced: J Beckett 34; K Foulke 5; M Timlin 3; C Breslow 4; M Delcarmen 6; J Lopez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 11-10; K Foulke 2-0; M Timlin 1-1; C Breslow 0-0; M Delcarmen 1-1; J Lopez 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 51 | ||||||||||
| KC | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Gathright singled to center, R Shealy scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Grudzielanek singled to center, E German scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | D Pedroia homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Mirabelli singled to left, T Nixon scored, M Lowell thrown out at home, C Crisp to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Grudzielanek grounded out to third, A Blanco scored, D DeJesus to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | S Costa singled to left, D DeJesus scored, M Sweeney to second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7th | W Pena hit a ground rule double to deep center, M Lowell scored, M Loretta to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 7th | K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to left, M Loretta scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 12th | J Keppinger homered to right, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored. | 7 | 4 | |
| 12th | A Blanco doubled to left, R Shealy, J Buck and J Gathright scored, A Blanco to third on error by left fielder M Ramirez. | 10 | 4 | |
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| THE HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S DUSTIN PEDROIA IN THE FOURTH INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,402 (98.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:18 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Mark Carlson |