Royals 12, Red Sox 9

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BOS (89-60) 006021000 9 12 1
KAN (62-88) 00113610 - 12 11 0

Final

 
W:Y. Yabuta (2-1)
L:D. Bard (2-2)
SV:J. Soria (27)
Boston Red Sox
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
J Ellsbury CF51120020.303.354
D Pedroia 2B31212020.297.368
V Martinez C41221023.300.380
K Youkilis 1B50100026.308.415
J Bay LF52230017.269.388
D Ortiz DH41101020.233.326
M Lowell 3B30002127.293.338
R Baldelli RF42200112.262.318
1000005.226.284
A Gonzalez SS31101011.298.316
1000005.227.277
Totals38912872186  
a-grounded to second for R Baldelli in the 9th
b-flied out to right for A Gonzalez in the 9th
BATTING
HR: J Bay (36, 3rd inning off L DiNardo 2 on, 1 Out)
RBI: J Bay 3 (113), J Ellsbury 2 (57), D Pedroia (64), V Martinez 2 (100)
2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 2, D Pedroia, V Martinez 2
Red Sox RISP: 5-13 (R Baldelli 0-1, A Gonzalez 1-2, D Pedroia 1-1, K Youkilis 0-1, V Martinez 1-2, M Lowell 0-1, J Ellsbury 1-3, J Bay 1-2)
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
E: V Martinez (7, throw)
DP: 1 (K Youkilis-A Gonzalez-K Youkilis).
PB: V Martinez.
Outfield Assist: R Baldelli (Y Betancourt at 2nd base).
Boston Red Sox
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
T Wakefield5.0554721103-594.33
M Delcarmen0.234411025-124.34
D Bard
(L, 2-2; B, 3)		0.122210014-93.72
B Wagner1.011123021-122.89
M Bowden1.000000012-89.00
Totals8.01112111161175-100 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Wakefield 14/26; M Delcarmen 3/6; D Bard 1/3; B Wagner 4/6; M Bowden 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Wakefield 19-4-20-16; M Delcarmen 1-3-4-4; D Bard 0-2-5-2; B Wagner 1-6-4-1; M Bowden 3-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 6-7; M Delcarmen 1-0; D Bard 0-0; B Wagner 0-0; M Bowden 1-2
Game Scores: T Wakefield 34
Kansas City Royals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBP
W Bloomquist RF31002123.269.314
M Maier LF31002123.245.333
B Butler 1B42221013.300.358
M Jacobs DH32132221.230.303
A Callaspo 2B-3B51220117.298.351
M Olivo C32102026.251.291
A Gordon 3B41221022.227.333
0000000.175.200
Y Betancourt SS50220014.240.271
J Anderson CF32101116.240.279
Totals33121111116175  
BATTING
2B: J Anderson (6, M Delcarmen); B Butler 2 (49, B Wagner, M Delcarmen); A Callaspo (37, M Delcarmen); A Gordon (5, D Bard)
HR: M Jacobs (18, 5th inning off T Wakefield 2 on, 1 Out)
RBI: A Gordon 2 (16), M Jacobs 3 (58), B Butler 2 (85), A Callaspo 2 (69), Y Betancourt 2 (43)
2-out RBI: B Butler 2, A Callaspo 2, A Gordon, Y Betancourt 2
GIDP: J Anderson
Royals RISP: 6-13 (A Gordon 2-2, Y Betancourt 1-2, M Maier 0-1, J Anderson 0-1, A Callaspo 1-2, M Jacobs 1-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, B Butler 1-2)
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: J Anderson 2 (22, 2nd base off T Wakefield/V Martinez, 3rd base off T Wakefield/V Martinez); W Bloomquist 2 (23, 2nd base off T Wakefield/V Martinez 2); M Olivo (5, 2nd base off T Wakefield/V Martinez)
FIELDING
Outfield Assist: W Bloomquist (D Pedroia at 3rd base).
Kansas City Royals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L DiNardo5.01088601116-578.22
Y Yabuta
(W, 2-1)		1.021101022-1214.04
J Wright
(H, 12)		2.000010033-174.54
J Soria
(S, 27)		1.000001015-92.36
Totals9.01299721186-95 
PITCHING
WP: L DiNardo; Y Yabuta
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L DiNardo 14/30; Y Yabuta 3/5; J Wright 3/7; J Soria 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L DiNardo 18-5-11-23; Y Yabuta 5-3-0-4; J Wright 6-0-5-6; J Soria 3-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L DiNardo 9-5; Y Yabuta 1-1; J Wright 3-3; J Soria 1-1
Game Scores: L DiNardo 9
Scoring Summary
BOSKAN
3rdJ Bay homered to left center, D Pedroia and V Martinez scored.30
3rdJ Ellsbury singled to center, D Ortiz and R Baldelli scored, A Gonzalez to second.50
3rdD Pedroia singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, J Ellsbury to second.60
3rdJ Anderson scored, W Bloomquist to third, M Maier to second on passed ball by V Martinez.61
4thA Gordon singled to center, M Olivo scored.62
5thV Martinez singled to right, R Baldelli and J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia out at third.82
5thM Jacobs homered to right, W Bloomquist and B Butler scored.85
6thJ Bay scored, D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by Y Yabuta.95
6thB Butler doubled to deep right, J Anderson scored.96
6thA Callaspo doubled to deep right center, B Butler and M Jacobs scored.98
6thA Gordon doubled to deep left, A Callaspo scored, M Olivo to third.99
6thY Betancourt singled to right, M Olivo and A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt out stretching at second.911
7thB Butler doubled to deep left center, M Maier scored.912
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Game Notes
RED SOX CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES.
Game Information
StadiumKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance16,770 (43.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:21
Weather67 degrees, rain
Wind0 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Greg Gibson

Series At A Glance

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)
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