Royals 5, 
Red Sox 1
| W: | Z. Greinke (15-8) |
| L: | P. Byrd (1-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (28) |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .302 | .354 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .298 | .371 |
| V Martinez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .299 | .379 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .305 | .412 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .232 | .325 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .267 | .386 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .265 | .383 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .210 | .316 |
b-C Kotchman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .279 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .293 | .311 |
a-J Reddick PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .271 |
J Lowrie SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .219 |
c-M Lowell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .337 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 140 | ||
| a-flied out to center for A Gonzalez in the 8th b-reached on error for J Varitek in the 9th c-flied out to center for J Lowrie in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (45, Z Greinke) RBI: V Martinez (101) Red Sox RISP: 0-7 (A Gonzalez 0-1, V Martinez 0-2, K Youkilis 0-2, M Lowell 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (64, 3rd base off R Colon/M Olivo); D Pedroia (19, 2nd base off R Colon/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-V Martinez). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd (L, 1-2) | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101-60 | 6.04 |
| M Delcarmen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 4.31 |
| M Bowden | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 7.87 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113-67 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Byrd 15/32; M Delcarmen 0/1; M Bowden 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Byrd 15-5-14-26; M Delcarmen 0-0-0-1; M Bowden 2-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 8-12; M Delcarmen 0-1; M Bowden 0-2 Game Scores: P Byrd 32 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .283 | .349 |
| M Maier CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .248 | .335 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .299 | .357 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .229 | .302 |
| A Callaspo 2B-3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .302 | .355 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .272 | .325 |
J Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .279 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .251 | .290 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .227 | .331 |
L Hernandez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .200 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .237 | .269 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 113 | ||
| BATTING RBI: M Jacobs (59), A Callaspo (70), M Teahen (47), A Gordon 2 (18) 2-out RBI: A Gordon 2 GIDP: M Teahen Royals RISP: 2-8 (A Gordon 1-2, A Callaspo 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, M Teahen 0-2, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Butler (10, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 15-8) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91-53 | 2.08 |
| R Colon | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-16 | 4.72 |
| J Wright | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-7 | 4.50 |
| J Soria (S, 28) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 140-77 | |
| PITCHING Balk: R Colon First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 13/23; R Colon 2/8; J Wright 1/4; J Soria 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 18-9-11-15; R Colon 5-2-5-4; J Wright 2-3-1-1; J Soria 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 3-10; R Colon 2-2; J Wright 0-0; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: Z Greinke 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Jacobs walked, D DeJesus scored, M Maier to third, B Butler to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | A Callaspo singled to right, M Maier scored, B Butler to third, M Jacobs to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | M Teahen grounded out to second, B Butler scored, M Jacobs to third, A Callaspo to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1st | A Gordon singled to left, M Jacobs and A Callaspo scored. | 0 | 5 |
 | 8th | V Martinez grounded out to first, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| RED SOX FIRST BASEMAN VICTOR MARTINEZ SINGLED IN THE SIXTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 21 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 21,228 (55.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Lance Barrett, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 22nd
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 14 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 10 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 | in 11 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| San Diego | 10 | Final |
| Colorado | 11 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 10 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |