Red Sox 2, 
Royals 1
| W: | J. Masterson (1-0) |
| L: | G. Meche (3-6) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (13) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .235 |
| M Teahen RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .269 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .257 |
| T Pena SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| a-A Callaspo PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| b-M Olivo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for T Pena in the 7th b-struck out swinging for A Callaspo in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon 2 (12, J Masterson 2); D DeJesus (2, H Okajima) RBI: J Buck (14) 2-out RBI: J Buck GIDP: B Butler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Guillen 2, B Butler 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (L, 3-6) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 119-76 | 5.58 |
| R Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.86 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 134-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 28; R Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 5-8; R Ramirez 1-0 Game Scores: G Meche 65 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .296 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .292 |
| J Ellsbury LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .328 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| J Lugo SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Crisp (8, G Meche) RBI: J Lugo (11), C Crisp (11) SF: J Lugo 2-out RBI: C Crisp Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 2, K Youkilis 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). Outfield Assist: C Crisp (A Gordon at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Masterson (W, 1-0) | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91-55 | 1.46 |
| J Lopez (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.18 |
| M Delcarmen (H, 6) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 5.71 |
| H Okajima (H, 10) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27-14 | 0.90 |
| J Papelbon (S, 13) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 149-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Gload (By J Masterson) Batters faced: J Masterson 24; J Lopez 1; M Delcarmen 2; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Masterson 10-3; J Lopez 0-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; H Okajima 1-0; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: J Masterson 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BOS | |||
 | 2nd | J Lugo hit sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored, J Drew to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | C Crisp hit a ground rule double to right, J Drew scored, J Varitek to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 7th | J Buck singled to shallow center, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,486 (101.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Brian Knight |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, May 20th 2008
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 6 |
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 12 |
| Baltimore | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta | 6 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |