Red Sox 6, 
Royals 3
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .282 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .307 |
| A Gordon 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 |
| M Teahen 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .255 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| J Gathright CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| BATTING RBI: J Guillen (31), A Gordon (21), D DeJesus (17) S: M Grudzielanek 2-out RBI: J Guillen, D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, M Teahen 3 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (11, 2nd base off J Lopez/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen, T Pena-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Tomko (L, 2-5) | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 91-52 | 5.76 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-12 | 2.70 |
| J Peralta | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 6.14 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.48 |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28-16 | 0.98 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 161-95 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Tomko; R Mahay Batters faced: B Tomko 19; R Mahay 6; J Peralta 4; J Gobble 3; J Soria 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Tomko 8-3; R Mahay 1-1; J Peralta 1-1; J Gobble 1-1; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: B Tomko 30 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .249 |
| M Ramirez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .287 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .320 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .295 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Lowell (9, B Tomko); C Crisp (9, B Tomko) HR: J Ellsbury (4, 1st inning off B Tomko 0 on, 0 Out); J Varitek (6, 5th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Ellsbury (17), J Varitek (18), J Lugo (12), D Ortiz (38), D Pedroia (24) SF: D Ortiz GIDP: M Ramirez, M Lowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lugo 1, D Pedroia 2, C Crisp 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (19, 2nd base off J Peralta/J Buck) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Colon (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 74-46 | 3.60 |
| C Hansen (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 6.14 |
| J Lopez (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.00 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 5.40 |
| M Timlin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 8.25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 139-85 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Colon 23; C Hansen 3; J Lopez 4; M Delcarmen 3; M Timlin 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Colon 8-3; C Hansen 2-0; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 2-1; M Timlin 1-2 Game Scores: B Colon 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BOS | |||
 | 1st | J Ellsbury homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | J Guillen singled to center, J Gathright scored, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | A Gordon singled to right, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | J Varitek homered to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | J Lugo singled to center, C Crisp scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | D Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lugo scored, J Ellsbury to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to second on wild pitch by R Mahay. | 2 | 5 |
| 7th | D Pedroia singled to center, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 9th | D DeJesus singled to right, J Gathright scored. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,674 (102% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, May 21st 2008
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 12 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Texas | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 7 |
| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |